A comprehensive review of the environmental benefits of urban green spaces
Environ Res. 2024 Apr 1:118837. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118837. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis detailed analysis highlights the numerous environmental benefits provided by urban green spaces, emphasizing their critical role in improving urban life quality and advancing sustainable development. The review delves into critical themes such as the impact of urban green spaces on human health, the complex interplay between urban ecology and sustainability, and the evaluation of ecosystem services using a comprehensive review of existing literature. The investigation thoroughly examines various aspects of green infrastruc...
Source: Environmental Research - April 3, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fan Zhang Haochen Qian Source Type: research
Fractionation of metals in soil for strawberry cultivation: Effect on metal migration in food chain and application in risk assessment
Environ Res. 2024 Apr 1:118840. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118840. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAlthough trace metals in strawberry production system have attracted growing attention, little is known about metal fractionation in soil for strawberry cultivation. We hypothesized that the metal fractions in soil influenced by strawberry production had significant effect on food chain transport of metals and their risk in soil. Here, samples of strawberries and soil were gathered in the Yangtze River Delta, China to verify the hypothesis. Results showed that the acid-soluble Cr, Cd, and Ni in soil for strawberry cultivation w...
Source: Environmental Research - April 3, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Lanqin Yang Yunxi Yang Yuanming Wang Benle Liu Hao Chen Wenhua You Biao Huang Source Type: research
Analyzing the response of rice to tefuryltrione herbicide: Haplotype variation and evolutionary dynamics of the HIS1 gene
This study explores the genetic landscape of HIS1 within Korean rice (KRICE), aiming to unveil genetic variations, haplotype diversity, and evolutionary relationships across diverse rice ecotypes. The indica ecotype showed the highest nucleotide diversity, while the wild and temperate japonica groups exhibited low diversity, hinting at selective sweeps and possible population expansion. Negative Tajima's D values in temperate japonica and wild groups indicate an excess of low-frequency mutations, potentially resulting from selective sweeps. In contrast, with positive Tajima's D values, admixture indica, and aus, groups sug...
Source: Environmental Research - April 3, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Kyaw Myo Aung Chu Sang-Ho Bhagwat Nawade Chang-Yong Lee Eul Jai Myung Yong-Jin Park Source Type: research
Co-benefits and influencing factors exploration of air pollution and carbon reduction in China: Based on marginal abatement costs
This study addresses the pressing need for cost-effective emission reduction strategies that maximize co-benefits in terms of air pollution and carbon emissions. Our research contributes to the literature by accurately measuring these co-benefits, thereby facilitating their prompt realization in different regions. We employ an input-output framework that integrates carbon emissions and air pollution, allowing us to calculate marginal abatement costs using the shadow price of undesired output. Through this approach, we quantify the co-benefits and analyze the factors influencing them at both spatiotemporal and factor levels...
Source: Environmental Research - April 3, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Zhicheng Duan Tie Wei Pin Xie Yilong Lu Source Type: research
Sustainable efficient utilization of magnetic porous biochar for adsorption of orange G and tetracycline: Inherent roles of adsorption and mechanisms
Environ Res. 2024 Mar 31:118834. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118834. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIron-doped biochar has been widely used as an adsorbent to remove contaminants due to the high adsorption performance, but it still suffers from complicated preparation methods, unstable iron loading, unsatisfactory specific surface area, and uneven distribution of active sites. Here, a novel magnetic porous biochar (FeCS800) with nanostructure on surface was synthesized by one-pot pyrolysis method of corn straw with K2FeO4, and used in orange G (OG) and tetracycline (TC) adsorption. FeCS800 exhibited outstanding adsorption ca...
Source: Environmental Research - April 2, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Jiayin Hao Zhiliang Cui Jiale Liang Jun Ma Nanqi Ren Huihui Zhou Defeng Xing Source Type: research
Essential bioactive competence of laminarin ( β-glucan)/ laminaran extracted from Padina tetrastromatica and Sargassum cinereum biomass
This study was conducted to extract laminarin-enriched solvent extracts from Padina tetrastromatica and Sargassum cinereum and to evaluate their anticancer activity against the HeLa cell line in vitro (MTT assay). Furthermore, their toxicity was determined through a zebra fish model study. P. tetrastromatica and S. cinereum biomasses have a higher concentration of essential biomolecules such as carbohydrates, protein, and crude fiber, as well as essential minerals (Na, Mg, K, Ca, and Fe) and secondary metabolites. Methanol extracts, in particular, contain a higher concentration of vital phytochemicals than other solvent ex...
Source: Environmental Research - April 2, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Hai-Anh Ha Abeer S Aloufi Parveen B Source Type: research
Joint effects of prenatal exposure to indoor air pollution and psychosocial factors on early life inflammation
This study investigates the individual and joint effects of prenatal exposure to indoor air pollution and psychosocial factors on early life inflammation (interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)). We analyzed data from the South African Drakenstein Child Health Study (N = 225). Indoor air pollution and psychosocial factor measurements were taken in the 2nd trimester of pregnancy. Circulating inflammatory markers (IL-1β, Il-6, and TNF-α) were measured in serum in the infants at 6 weeks postnatal. Linear regression models were used to investigate associations between individual...
Source: Environmental Research - April 2, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Grace M Christensen Michele Marcus Petrus J W Naud é Aneesa Vanker Stephanie M Eick W Michael Caudle Susan Malcolm-Smith Shakira F Suglia Howard H Chang Heather J Zar Dan J Stein Anke H üls Source Type: research
Human adaptation to heat in the context of climate change: A conceptual framework
Environ Res. 2024 Mar 31:118803. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118803. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTClimate change is causing serious damage to natural and social systems, as well as having an impact on human health. Among the direct effects of climate change is the rise in global surface temperatures and the increase in the frequency, duration, intensity and severity of heat waves. In addition, understanding of the adaptation process of the exposed population remains limited, posing a challenge in accurately estimating heat-related morbidity and mortality. In this context, this study seeks to establish a conceptual framewor...
Source: Environmental Research - April 2, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Miguel Ángel Navas-Martín Teresa Cuerdo-Vilches Jos é Antonio López-Bueno Julio D íaz Cristina Linares Gerardo S ánchez-Martínez Source Type: research
Sustainable efficient utilization of magnetic porous biochar for adsorption of orange G and tetracycline: Inherent roles of adsorption and mechanisms
Environ Res. 2024 Mar 31:118834. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118834. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIron-doped biochar has been widely used as an adsorbent to remove contaminants due to the high adsorption performance, but it still suffers from complicated preparation methods, unstable iron loading, unsatisfactory specific surface area, and uneven distribution of active sites. Here, a novel magnetic porous biochar (FeCS800) with nanostructure on surface was synthesized by one-pot pyrolysis method of corn straw with K2FeO4, and used in orange G (OG) and tetracycline (TC) adsorption. FeCS800 exhibited outstanding adsorption ca...
Source: Environmental Research - April 2, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Jiayin Hao Zhiliang Cui Jiale Liang Jun Ma Nanqi Ren Huihui Zhou Defeng Xing Source Type: research
Essential bioactive competence of laminarin ( β-glucan)/ laminaran extracted from Padina tetrastromatica and Sargassum cinereum biomass
This study was conducted to extract laminarin-enriched solvent extracts from Padina tetrastromatica and Sargassum cinereum and to evaluate their anticancer activity against the HeLa cell line in vitro (MTT assay). Furthermore, their toxicity was determined through a zebra fish model study. P. tetrastromatica and S. cinereum biomasses have a higher concentration of essential biomolecules such as carbohydrates, protein, and crude fiber, as well as essential minerals (Na, Mg, K, Ca, and Fe) and secondary metabolites. Methanol extracts, in particular, contain a higher concentration of vital phytochemicals than other solvent ex...
Source: Environmental Research - April 2, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Hai-Anh Ha Abeer S Aloufi Parveen B Source Type: research
Joint effects of prenatal exposure to indoor air pollution and psychosocial factors on early life inflammation
This study investigates the individual and joint effects of prenatal exposure to indoor air pollution and psychosocial factors on early life inflammation (interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)). We analyzed data from the South African Drakenstein Child Health Study (N = 225). Indoor air pollution and psychosocial factor measurements were taken in the 2nd trimester of pregnancy. Circulating inflammatory markers (IL-1β, Il-6, and TNF-α) were measured in serum in the infants at 6 weeks postnatal. Linear regression models were used to investigate associations between individual...
Source: Environmental Research - April 2, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Grace M Christensen Michele Marcus Petrus J W Naud é Aneesa Vanker Stephanie M Eick W Michael Caudle Susan Malcolm-Smith Shakira F Suglia Howard H Chang Heather J Zar Dan J Stein Anke H üls Source Type: research
Human adaptation to heat in the context of climate change: A conceptual framework
Environ Res. 2024 Mar 31:118803. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118803. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTClimate change is causing serious damage to natural and social systems, as well as having an impact on human health. Among the direct effects of climate change is the rise in global surface temperatures and the increase in the frequency, duration, intensity and severity of heat waves. In addition, understanding of the adaptation process of the exposed population remains limited, posing a challenge in accurately estimating heat-related morbidity and mortality. In this context, this study seeks to establish a conceptual framewor...
Source: Environmental Research - April 2, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Miguel Ángel Navas-Martín Teresa Cuerdo-Vilches Jos é Antonio López-Bueno Julio D íaz Cristina Linares Gerardo S ánchez-Martínez Source Type: research
Neurotoxic effects of low dose ranges of environmental metal mixture in a rat model: The benchmark approach
Environ Res. 2024 Mar 30:118680. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118680. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMetals exert detrimental effects on various systems within the body, including the nervous system. Nevertheless, the dose-response relationship concerning the administration of low doses of metal mixtures remains inadequately explored. The assessment of neurotoxic effects of lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic mixture (MIX) administered at low dose ranges, was conducted using an in vivo approach. A subacute study was conducted on a rat model consisting of a control and five treatment groups subjected to oral exposure with grad...
Source: Environmental Research - April 1, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Katarina Živančević Katarina Barali ć Dragana Vukeli ć Đurđica Marić Jelena Kotur-Stevuljevi ć Jasmina Ivani šević Miroslav Savi ć Bojan Batinic Radmila Jankovi ć Aleksandra Buha Djordjevic Evica Antonijevi ć Miljaković Marijana Ćurčić Z Source Type: research
Effects of long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution on COVID-19 incidence: A population-based cohort study accounting for SARS-CoV-2 exposure levels in the Netherlands
This study shows that long-term exposure to air pollution increases both SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 hospitalisation risks, even after controlling for SARS-CoV-2 exposure levels, and that PM may have differential effects on these COVID-19 outcomes depending on the emission source.PMID:38561121 | DOI:10.1016/j.envres.2024.118812 (Source: Environmental Research)
Source: Environmental Research - April 1, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Jelle Zorn Mariana Sim ões Guus J M Velders Miriam Gerlofs-Nijland Maciek Strak Jos é Jacobs Marieke B A Dijkema Thomas J Hagenaars Lidwien A M Smit Roel Vermeulen Lapo Mughini-Gras Lenny Hogerwerf Don Klinkenberg Source Type: research
"Characterization of residential proximity to sources of environmental carcinogens in clusters of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in San Luis Potosi, Mexico"
CONCLUSIONS: This study has a limited source and amount of available data on ALL cases, so selection bias is present as well as the inability to rule out residual confounding factors, since covariates were not included. However, in this study, children living in environments with high vehicular density, gas stations, brick kilns, incinerators, commercial establishments burning biomass, or near industrial zones may be at higher risk for ALL.PMID:38555983 | DOI:10.1016/j.envres.2024.118790 (Source: Environmental Research)
Source: Environmental Research - March 31, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Lizet Jarquin-Ya ñez Monica Imelda Martinez-Acu ña Ivan Lopez-Arevalo Jaqueline Calderon Hernandez Source Type: research
