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Strength characterization and sustainability assessment of coal bottom ash concrete
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 18. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33303-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCoal bottom ash (CBA) which is waste and environment contaminant has been used in grinded and raw form as replacement of Portland cement (PC) and natural fine aggregates (NFA) in concrete. The combined effect of grinding period (GP) (2-10 h), grinded CBA (GCBA) (10-30%), and raw CBA (0-50%) on strength and microstructural characteristics was investigated and optimized along with its sustainability assessment. An enhancement in strength parameters with an increase in GP and replacement of PC and NFA with GCBA and CBA resp...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 18, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Nitin Ankur Navdeep Singh Source Type: research

Sources of persistent and mobile chemicals in municipal wastewater: a sewer perspective in Leipzig, Germany
This study outlines that sewer sampling can provide valuable information on the sources of PM chemicals. This knowledge is a prerequisite for their future emission control at source or substitution as an alternative to end-of-pipe treatment in municipal wastewater treatment plants.PMID:38635091 | DOI:10.1007/s11356-024-33259-0 (Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International)
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 18, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Alina H Seelig Daniel Zahn Thorsten Reemtsma Source Type: research

Enhanced reduction of sulfate by iron-carbon microelectrolysis: interaction mechanism between microelectrolysis and microorganisms
In this study, an iron-carbon mixed micro-electrolysis bioreactor (R1), iron-carbon layered bioreactor (R2), activated carbon bioreactor (R3), and scrap iron filing bioreactor (R4) were constructed by up-flow column experimental device. The performance and mechanism of removing high-concentration sulfate wastewater under different sulfate concentrations, hydraulic retention times (HRT), and chemical oxygen demand (COD)/SO42- were discussed. The results show that the iron-carbon microelectrolysis-enhanced SRB technology can remove high-concentration sulfate wastewater, and the system can still operate normally at low pH. In...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 18, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Hanzhe Li Junzhen Di Yanrong Dong Sihang Bao Saiou Fu Source Type: research

Life cycle exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO 2 -NPs) induces filial toxicity and population decline in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
In this study, we combined data of in vivo toxicity and modeling to investigate the potential negative impacts of TiO2-NP exposure. We employed the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, an environmental organism, to conduct a full life cycle TiO2-NP toxicity assays. Moreover, to assess the potential impact of TiO2-NP toxicity on population dynamics, we applied a stage-constructed matrix population model (MPM). Results showed that TiO2-NPs caused significant reductions in reproduction, survival, and growth of parental C. elegans (P0) at the examined concentrations. Moreover, these toxic effects were even more pronounced in the s...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 18, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Hsin Yen Chi-Wei Huang Chien-Hou Wu Vivian Hsiu-Chuan Liao Source Type: research

Efficient magnetic solid-phase extraction, UPLC-MS/MS detection, and consumption assessment of five trace psychoactive substances
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 18. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33284-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has become an objective and updated surveillance strategy for monitoring and estimating consumption trends of psychoactive substances (PSs) in the population. Firstly, magnetic shrimp shell biochar-based adsorbent (DZMBC) was synthesized and employed for extraction trace PSs from municipal wastewater. Proper pyrolysis temperature and increased KOH activator content favored the pore structure and surface area, thus facilitating extraction. DZMBC delivered exceptional extraction performa...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 18, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Rong Zhu Shurui Cao Hongtao Su Dewang Ming Yao Tang Zhiqiong Chen Source Type: research

Performance of NiO doped on alkaline sludge from waste photovoltaic industries for catalytic dry reforming of methane
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 18. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33325-7. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAlkali sludge (AS) is waste abundantly generated from solar photovoltaic (PV) solar cell industries. Since this potential basic material is still underutilized, a combination with NiO catalyst might greatly influence coke resentence, especially in high-temperature thermochemical reactions (Arora and Prasad, RSC Adv. 6:108,668-108688, 2016). This paper investigated alkaline sludge containing 3CaO-2SiO2 doped with well-known NiO to enhance the dry reforming of methane (DRM) reaction. The wet-impregnation method was used to...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 18, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Mohd Razali Shamsuddin Siow Hwa Teo Tengku Sharifah Marliza Tengku Azmi Azizul Hakim Lahuri Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap Source Type: research

Presence of the neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine in irrigation water and accumulation in cereal grains with human exposure risk
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 18. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33188-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe present study demonstrates the presence of the neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine and its cyanobacterial producers in irrigation water and grains of some cereal plants from farmlands irrigated with Nile River water in Egypt. BMAA detected by LC-MS/MS in phytoplankton samples was found at higher concentrations of free form (0.84-11.4 μg L-1) than of protein-bound form (0.16-1.6 μg L-1), in association with the dominance of cyanobacteria in irrigation water canals. Dominant cyanobacterial species isolated from the...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 18, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Zakaria A Mohamed Rehab O Elnour Saad Alamri Mohamed Hashem Alexandre Campos Vitor Vasconcelos Hanan Badawye Source Type: research

Intelligent and sustainable waste classification model based on multi-objective beluga whale optimization and deep learning
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 18. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33233-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTResource recycling is considered necessary for sustainable development, especially in smart cities where increased urbanization and the variety of waste generated require the development of automated waste management models. The development of smart technology offers a possible alternative to traditional waste management techniques that are proving insufficient to reduce the harmful effects of trash on the environment. This paper proposes an intelligent waste classification model to enhance the classification of waste ma...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 18, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Gehad Ismail Sayed Mohamed Abd Elfattah Ashraf Darwish Aboul Ella Hassanien Source Type: research

The impact of urbanization and economic growth on carbon dioxide emission in sub-Saharan African countries: a perspective from the spatial-temporal approach
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 17. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33274-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is seeing exceptional urbanization and economic expansion rates. Therefore, the STIRPAT (Stochastic Impacts by Regression on Population, Affluence, and Technology) parameters and the spatial econometric framework are used in this work to examine the influence of economic growth and urbanization on SSA's CO2 emissions. Likewise, to determine the spatial effect and understand how factors influence the spatial dependence of carbon emissions, the study builds a spatial Durbin model (SDM). In line wit...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 17, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Gnanba Joelle Lo ïc Abro Francis Kyere Doris Laure Bakam Agyemang Kwasi Sampene Wenchao Li Source Type: research

Photodegradation of bisphenol A in water and ice: identification of products using three photosensitizers
In this study, we investigated both direct and indirect photodegradation of BPA in the presence of specific photosensitizers producing · OH , 1O2, 3CDOM*, and NO2- to specifically explore the products of the reaction. The study was conducted in both liquid water and ice, under light and dark conditions. Results, obtained by HPLC-HRMS, revealed that the matrix in which the reaction takes place, in addition to the photosensitizer used, may influence the degradation by-products. This allows for the possibility of distinguishing the reaction environment based on the identified product.PMID:38630396 | DOI:10.1007/s11356-024-3...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 17, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Stefano Frassati Elena Barbaro Marco Vecchiato Marco Roman Kitae Kim Yong-Yoon Ahn Andrea Spolaor Carlo Barbante Andrea Gambaro Source Type: research

Decarbonizing energy: Evaluating fossil fuel displacement by renewables in OECD countries
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 17. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33324-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEnergy transition to greener systems has been a focal point in climate policy agendas across countries as the negative environmental impacts of fossil fuel technologies have become more evident Displacing fossil fuels with clean energy alternatives in this regard is essential for meeting global climate objectives. In this context, the study analyzes the role of disaggregated renewable energy sources on fossil fuel displacement in 36 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries in the period 2000...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 17, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Selin Karlilar Pata Mehmet Balcilar Source Type: research

Unusually large microporous HKUST-1 via polyethylene glycol-templated synthesis: enhanced CO 2 uptake with high selectivity over CH 4 and N 2 
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 17. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33263-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPorous solids with highly microporous structures for effective carbon dioxide uptake and separation from mixed gases are highly desirable. Here we present the use of polyethylene glycol (20,000 g/mol) as a soft template for the simple and rapid synthesis of a highly microporous Cu-BTC (denoted as HKUST-1). The polyethylene glycol-templated HKUST-1 obtained at room temperature in 10 min exhibited a very high Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area of 1904 m2/g, pore volume of 0.87 cm3/g, and average micropore size of 0....
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 17, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fahed A Aloufi Nadhem Missaoui Riyadh F Halawani Hamza Kahri Bassem Jamoussi Andrew J Gross Source Type: research

Co-application of biochar and selenium nanoparticles improves yield and modifies fatty acid profile and essential oil composition of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) under cadmium toxicity
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 17. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33270-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTFatty acids and essential oils (EOs) are the primary variables that influence the quality of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.). Soil toxicity to cadmium (Cd) is the main environmental issue facing fennel, and priming methods like soil amendments and nanoparticles (NPs) are commonly utilized to deal with it. The goal of the current study was to examine the effects of biochar (BC) and selenium nanoparticles (Se NPs) on fennel plants in Cd-contaminated soils. The pot experiment was conducted with Cd stress at 0, 10, and 20 ...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 17, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Masoumeh Jahantigh Marzieh Ghanbari Jahromi Fatemeh Sefidkon Marjan Diyanat Weria Weisany Source Type: research

Association between urinary BTEX metabolites and dyslexic odds among school-aged children
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 17. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33268-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBenzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) are ubiquitous in the environment, and all of them can cause neurotoxicity. However, the association between BTEX exposure and dyslexia, a disorder with language network-related regions in left hemisphere affected, remains unclear. We aimed to assess the relationship between BTEX exposure and dyslexic odds among school-aged children. A case-control study, including 355 dyslexics and 390 controls from three cities in China, was conducted. Six BTEX metabolites were measured...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 17, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Rundong Liu Yanjian Wan Bing Zhu Qi Liu Haoxue Wang Qi Jiang Yanan Feng Kaiheng Zhu Shuai Zhao Zhen Xiang Ying Zhu Ranran Song Source Type: research

Ecotourism or ecological concerns? Tracing the impact of economic policy uncertainty and natural resources on tourism-driven ecological footprints
This study applies a novel dynamic ARDL simulation approach for long-run and short-run analyses. The study also employs frequency-domain causality to check the causal relationship between the variables. The result reveals that tourism has a positive effect on the ecological footprint. Similarly, economic policy uncertainty has a positive and significant effect on the ecological footprint in India during the sample period. Additionally, natural resource rent shows a positive effect on the ecological footprint or deteriorating environmental quality in the short and long run in the sample period. However, renewable energy con...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 17, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Malayaranjan Sahoo Patita Paban Mohanty Shreyasee Kaushik Muhummad Khairul Islam Lisma Rourt Source Type: research