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Construction of flake ball-shaped Bi 2 WO 6 embedded on phenyl functionalized g-C 3 N 4 nanosheet for efficient degradation insight of colorless pollutants and its biological application
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 17. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33294-x. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA facile solvent-free solid-state method was adapted to synthesize the spherical-shaped Bi2WO6 engraved on phenyl-doped g-C3N4 nanosheet, i.e., Bi2WO6/Ph-gC3N4 (or BPCN) composites with varying weights of Bi2WO6. Several spectral analyses were used to characterize all the synthesized nanomaterials. The synthesized photocatalyst showed good absorption under visible light as confirmed by UV-visible DRS analysis. Morphological analyses like SEM and TEM determine the successful fabrication of binary heterocomposite. Further,...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 17, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ziyaur Rasool Mohammad Saud Athar Mohammad Muneer Source Type: research

Towards synergy: network facility development, whole process carbon reduction and pollution reduction, and regional disparities
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 17. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33271-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe in-depth implementation of the "Broadband China Strategy" is of great significance in promoting the synergistic governance of urban carbon reduction and pollution reduction. In this paper, based on the "Broadband China" pilot program implemented in China in 2014 as a quasi-natural experiment, the coupled synergy model is used to measure the carbon and pollution reduction synergy index based on the balanced panel data of 277 prefectural-level cities and above in China from 2006 to 2020, and the staggered and synthetic...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 17, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Xuefeng Zhang Hui Sun Xuechao Xia Zedong Yang Shusen Zhu Source Type: research

Source analysis of chlorine in municipal solid waste under waste classification: a case study of Hangzhou, China
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33243-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTInorganic chlorine is susceptible to water and soil salinization due to its non-degradability and high mobility. To clarify the environmental risks associated with the active inorganic chlorine in municipal solid waste (MSW), the specific characteristics and contributions of inorganic chlorine in different MSW categories were investigated in this study. MSW samples were collected from eight representative waste classification residential areas in Hangzhou, China. It was found that the inorganic chlorine content in differ...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 16, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Yuyang Long Ying Hu Dongyun Liu Dongsheng Shen Foquan Gu Source Type: research

Green alternatives to petroleum-based plastics: production of bioplastic from Pseudomonas neustonica strain NGB15 using waste carbon source
In conclusion, poly-β-hydroxybutyrate production by Pseudomonas neustonica NGB15 using a low-cost fermentation medium has been shown to be biotechnologically promising.PMID:38625463 | DOI:10.1007/s11356-024-33309-7 (Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International)
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 16, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Nurdan G önül Baltacı Mustafa Özkan Baltacı Arzu G örmez Serkan Örtücü Source Type: research

A comparative assessment of biomethane potential of fresh fecal matter and fecal sludge and its correlation with malodor
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33289-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTComprehensive and proper management of fecal sludge (FS) is an ongoing concern in many nations. Decentralized fecal sludge treatment plants (FSTPs) are effective in this regard; however, many have experienced strong public opposition based partly on suspicion of malodor. Fecal sludge and freshly generated fecal matter (FM) samples from various FSTPs were collected, characterized, and investigated for biomethane potential. The homogenized samples were anaerobically digested for 28 days. Digestion successfully reduced tota...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 16, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Atun Roy Choudhury Neha Singh Jitesh Lalwani Mallikarjuna Goriparthi Rao Bhanu Prakash Konyala Chiradeep Nadella Abhishek Nayakwadi Sankar Ganesh Palani Source Type: research

Can carbon emission trading improve regional eco-efficiency? Based on the environmental innovation perspective
This study is based on panel data from 30 provinces and municipalities directly under China's central government and autonomous regions from 2003 to 2019. The eco-efficiency of these provinces is measured using the super-efficiency DEA model and the difference-in-difference method (DID). The results show that (1) China's emission trading policy significantly improves regional ecological efficiency and the per capita GDP. The improvement can effectively improve regional ecological efficiency. (2) The mediating effect of green innovation and environmental pollution is significant. That is, China's carbon emission trading pol...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 16, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Xiongying Li Yifan Yu Junhua Pan Miraj Ahmed Bhuiyan Source Type: research

Assessing metal(loid)s-Induced long-term spatiotemporal health risks in Coastal Regions, Bay of Bengal: A chemometric study
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33141-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDespite sporadic and irregular studies on heavy metal(loid)s health risks in water, fish, and soil in the coastal areas of the Bay of Bengal, no chemometric approaches have been applied to assess the human health risks comprehensively. This review aims to employ chemometric analysis to evaluate the long-term spatiotemporal health risks of metal(loid)s e.g., Fe, Mn, Zn, Cd, As, Cr, Pb, Cu, and Ni in coastal water, fish, and soils from 2003 to 2023. Across coastal parts, studies on metal(loid)s were distributed with 40% in...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 16, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Shammi Aktar Abu Reza Md Towfiqul Islam Md Yousuf Mia Jannatun Nahar Jannat Md Saiful Islam Md Abu Bakar Siddique Md Abdullah Al Masud Abubakr M Idris Subodh Chandra Pal Venkatramanan Senapathi Source Type: research

Removal of benzophenone-4 via chlorination and advanced oxidation processes in aqueous solution: kinetics, by-product identification, and mechanistic studies
In this study, we focus on the degradation of this compound by chlorine, and we report the efficiency of its removal from water by applying two advanced oxidation processes UV/TiO2 and UV/H2O2 aiming to achieve a superior mineralization result. The study was performed in purified water (pH = 6.5, temperature = 25 °C) with an initial concentration of BP-4 similar to that detected in WWTPs (10 mg/L). The results showed that 76% of BP-4 was degraded after 80 min of reaction with chlorine leading to the formation of one by-product persistent in the solution. The oxidation by UV/TiO2 and UV/H2O2 led to a total removal of BP-4 ...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 16, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Lama Santbay Mounir Kassir Rania Nassar Samia Mokh Mohamad Al Iskandarani Ahmad Rifai Source Type: research

Marine pollution and ecological degradation-issues and challenges
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33201-4. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38625468 | DOI:10.1007/s11356-024-33201-4 (Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International)
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 16, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: S Krishnakumar D Satheesh Herbert Singh Babu Nallusamy M A Mohammed Aslam Source Type: research

Optimal detection and classification of grid connected system using MSVM-FSO technique
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-32921-x. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper, a hybrid method, is proposed for protecting the hybrid photovoltaic (PV) and wind turbine (WT) system. The proposed protecting method is the hybrid wrapper of both the multiple support vector machine (MSVM) and firebug swarm optimization (FSO), commonly named as MSVM-FSO method. The proposed technique is diagnosing the appropriate fault occurring in the hybrid system. The main purpose of the proposed system is to assure the system with lower complexity for the fault diagnosis and detection (FDD) for improving...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 16, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Samuel Raj Daison Stallon Ramanpillai Anand Ramasamy Kannan Seenakesavan Rajasekaran Source Type: research

Phase separation as a strategy to prevent sulfide-related drawbacks in methanogenesis: performance and energetic aspects
This study investigated the impacts of removing SO42- during fermentation on the performance of a second-stage methanogenic continuous reactor (R2), comparing the results with those obtained in a single-stage system (R1) fed with SO42--rich wastewater (SO42- of up to 400 mg L-1, COD/SO42- of 3.12-12.50). The organic load (OL) was progressively increased to 5.0 g COD d-1 in both reactors, showing completely discrepant performances. Sulfate-reducing bacteria outperformed methanogens in the consumption for organic matter during the start-up phase (OL = 2.5 g COD d-1) in R1, directing up to 73% of the electron flow to SO42- re...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 16, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Carolina Gil-Garcia Lucas Tadeu Fuess Andr é do Vale Borges M árcia Helena Rissato Zamariolli Damianovic Source Type: research

Unlocking the nanoparticle emission potential: a study of varied filaments in 3D printing
This study investigates nanoparticle emission during 3D printing processes, assessing various filament materials' impact on air quality. Commonly used 3D printers, including both filament and resin-based types, were examined. The study's scope encompasses diverse filament materials like ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene), PLA (polylactic acid), PETG (polyethylene terephthalate glycol), ASA (acrylonitrile styrene acrylate), TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane), PP (polypropylene), nylon, and wood-based variants, alongside three types of resins. The research delves into the relationship between the type of material and nanopa...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 16, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Hector Garcia-Gonzalez Maria Teresa Lopez-Pola Source Type: research

Enhancing biomass and lipid accumulation by a novel microalga for unsterilized piggery biogas slurry remediation
This study examines the growth of a novel algae Chlorella sp. YSD-2 and the removal of nutrients from the BS using different pretreatment methods, including dilution ratio and sterilization. The highest biomass production (1.84 g L-1) was achieved in the 1:2 unsterilized biogas slurry, which was 2.03 times higher than that in the sterilized group, as well as higher lipid productivity (17.29 mg L-1 d-1). Nevertheless, the sterilized biogas slurry at a 1:1 dilution ratio exhibited the most notable nutrient-removal efficiency, with COD at 71.97%, TP at 91.32%, and TN at 88.80%. Additionally, the analysis of 16S rRNA sequencin...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 16, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Li Huang Xingling Zhao Kai Wu Chengyue Liang Jing Liu Hong Yang Fang Yin Changmei Wang Bin Yang Wudi Zhang Source Type: research

Thermal properties analysis and thermal cycling of HITEC molten salt with h-BN nanoparticles for CSP thermal energy storage applications
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33151-x. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMolten salts are the operational fluid for most concentrated solar power (CSP) systems, which has attracted more attention among the scientific community due to the augmentation of their properties with the doping of nanoparticles. Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) nanoparticles were dispersed in HITEC molten salt to create a novel nanofluid and evaluate the h-BN nanoparticles' influence on HITEC thermophysical properties. The influence of nanoparticle concentration (0.1, 0.5, and 1wt.%) of h-BN and HITEC was studied in thi...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 16, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Subbarama Kousik Suraparaju Hatem Ahmad Aljaerani Mahendran Samykano Kumaran Kadirgama Muhamad Mat Noor Sendhil Kumar Natarajan Source Type: research

Foliar applied potassium nanoparticles (K-NPs) and potassium sulfate on growth, physiological, and phytochemical parameters in Melissa officinalis L. under salt stress
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33306-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSalinity stress significantly constrains agricultural productivity and vegetation decline worldwide, particularly in Iran. Potassium, the second most prevalent nutrient in plants, is well known to be essential for cell metabolism. Here, the effects of potassium fertilizer in two biogenic nanoparticles (K-NPs) and conventional (potassium sulfate) forms (0.1 mg/ml) on Melissa officinalis L. under salinity (0, 50, 100, and 150 mM) were investigated. The results demonstrated that stress markers (electrolyte leakage, malondia...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 16, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fatemeh Mousavi Nanehkaran Seyed Mehdi Razavi Alireza Ghasemian Abazar Ghorbani Meisam Zargar Source Type: research