Raw Materials Synthesis from Heavy Metal Industry Effluents with Bioremediation and Phytomining: A Biomimetic Resource Management Approach by Salmah B. Karman, S. Zaleha M. Diah, Ille C. Gebeshuber

“…Biomimetic resource management comprises bioremediation, biosorption, biosynthesis, phytomining, and further methods that provide innovative ways of interpreting waste and pollutants as raw materials for research and industry, inspired by materials, structures, and processes in living nature.…”
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Present Status of Ganges River Dolphins Platanista gangetica gangetica (Roxburgh, 1801) in the Turag River, Dhaka, Bangladesh by Mohammad Abdul Baki, Naser Ahmed Bhouiyan, Md. Saiful Islam, Shayer Mahmood Ibney Alam, Shibananda Shil, Md. Muzammel Hossain

“…The dolphins were counted within an 18.4 km stretch (known to be the most polluted stretch) of the 75 km long river. A total of 62 dolphin sightings were recorded, both as individual sightings and as groups. …”
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A multi-levels analysis to evaluate the toxicity of microplastics on aquatic insects: A case study with damselfly larvae (Ischnura elegans) by Lin Sun, Zhongyan Cheng, Mei Wang, Chao Wei, Haoyu Liu, Yuxia Yang

“…Microplastic (MP) pollution prevalent in freshwater environments and jeopardizes the organisms living there. …”
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The Assessment of Health Risk from Heavy Metals with Water Indices for Irrigation and the Portability of Munzur Stream: A Case Study of the Ovacık Area (Ramsar Site), Türkiye by Kutlu Banu, Sarıgül Ali

“…The principal component analysis data formed the four principal components, explaining 98.22% of the total variance. The sources of pollution in this area include the rock types of the basin, soil erosion, domestic waste water discharge and agricultural flow of inorganic fertilisers.…”
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Alternative Usage of Raw Material and Fuel in Cement Plants: Case Study by Şeyma Ordu, Ebru Öztürk

“…Increasing use of alternative fuels and raw materials is very important in terms of eliminating environmental pollution, saving natural material resources and energy. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Impingement Heat Transfer for a Laminar Premixed Bunsen Flame by Darya A. Slastnaya, Roman V. Tolstoguzov, Leonid M. Chikishev, Vladimir M. Dulin

“…Moreover, the most detailed mechanism, GRI-Mech 3.0, predicts an elevated concentration of NO_X pollutants caused by the mentioned phenomenon.…”
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An Innovative Methodological Approach for Monitoring and Chemical Characterization of Odors around Industrial Sites by A. Di Gilio, J. Palmisani, G. de Gennaro

“…The methodology’s strengths are as follows: (1) the tailored approach for each typology of industrial areas/sites; (2) integration of technologies able to provide real-time information about the emissive sources; (3) mapping of air pollutants on the territory aimed to identify and discriminate among different fugitive emissions responsible for odor annoyance; (4) collection of more representative air samples only during the nuisance events, thanks to the implementation of innovative sampling systems and citizens’ involvement; and (5) increased analytical sensitivity in odor-active VOCs detection. …”
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The stability improvements of dye-sensitized solar cell with natural template for photoanode using lignin extracted from rice husk by Gita Rabelsa, Shobih, Jojo Hidayat, Phutri Milana, Widhya Budiawan, Erdin Almuqqodas, Natalita M. Nursam, Ahmad Ibrahim, Lia M. Pranoto, Yuliar Firdaus, Brian Yuliarto

“…In response to escalating global concerns over environmental pollution, the development of green dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) has emerged as a promising technology for solar energy conversion. …”
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Attenuation of progressive surface gravity waves by floating spheres by Ross Calvert, Jessamy Mol, Bruce R. Sutherland, Ton S. van den Bremer

“…We explore the potential implications of these findings for the attenuation of progressive waves by (pancake) sea ice and for the indirect detection of marine plastic pollution from space.…”
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The Spatiotemporal Pattern of the Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) on the Canopies of Various Forest Types in the Exurban National Park: A Case in Ningbo City, Eastern China by Yufeng Chi, Shudi Zuo, Yin Ren, Kaichao Chen

“…The spatiotemporal distribution pattern of the aerosol optical depth (AOD) is influenced by many environmental factors, such as meteorological condition changes, atmospheric pollution, and topographic changes. Understanding the relationship between the vegetation land cover and the AOD would favor the improvement of forest ecosystem services. …”
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Sulfur Speciation in the Surface Sediments of Lakes from Different Regions, China: Characterization by S K-Edge XANES Spectroscopy by Wang Jingfu, Chen Jingan, Dai Zhihui, Yang Haiquan, Ma Chenyan

“…The results showed that sedimentary S in Qinghai Lake has a high proportion of sulfate averaged 88.9% due to physical weathering of watershed rocks, while deposited S in Taihu Lake has a high fraction of intermediate S (36.5%), which may be the response of the agricultural nonpoint source pollution in drainage basin. The three lakes located in Southwest China have similar composition characteristics of S species, indicating similar S sources including chemical weathering of carbonate and atmospheric deposition. 60–90% of S compounds in the surface sediments were in the form of sulfate and FeS. …”
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Seat-integrated Personalized Ventilation Diffuser for Improving Air Quality Aboard Commercial Aircraft by Georgescu Matei-Razvan, Danca Paul, Cosoiu Costin Ioan, Bode Florin, Nastase Ilinca

“…The study employs an experimental setup backed by numerical simulations to evaluate the system’s potential to disperse pollutants near the breathing zone. Human thermal manikins were used to simulate the passengers in a full-scale mock-up of the airplane cabin. …”
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HCHs and DDTs in Soils around Guanting Reservoir in Beijing, China: Spatial-Temporal Variation and Countermeasures by Tie-yu Wang, Bing Tan, Yong-long Lu

“…The high risk regions of pollution of HCHs and DDTs are mainly distributed in the vicinity of Beixinpu town as well. …”
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Seasonal Changes and Spatial Variation in Water Quality of a Large Young Tropical Reservoir and Its Downstream River by Teck-Yee Ling, Norliza Gerunsin, Chen-Lin Soo, Lee Nyanti, Siong-Fong Sim, Jongkar Grinang

“…Low NO2--N, NO3--N, and SRP and high BOD5, OKN, and TP were observed in the reservoir indicating organic pollution. Active logging activities and the dam construction upstream resulted in water quality deterioration. …”
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Estimation of Hourly Traffic Flows from Floating Car Data for Vehicle Emission Estimation by Yun Jiang, Guohua Song, Zeyu Zhang, Zhiqiang Zhai, Lei Yu

“…In order to model air quality in heavy pollution days, a dynamic emission monitoring system is implemented in the Beijing road network, which requires the input of hourly traffic flows. …”
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Utilization of Bathymetry Data and Backscatter in Geohazard Identification Process at Drilling Stage by Hana Hariyanto Irena, Khomsin, Nyoman Dimas Adhi I, Rachmat Anggara, Rashieka Noer Kayla

“…The purpose of this research is, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, to prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds. The acoustic instruments used were Single Beam Echosounder, Multibeam Echosounder, and Side Scan Sonar. …”
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Preparation, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties of Spinel-Corundum-Sialon Composite Materials from Waste Fly Ash and Aluminum Dross by Juntong Huang, Minghao Fang, Zhaohui Huang, Yan’gai Liu, Jingzhou Yang, Saifang Huang, Youguo Xu, Kai Chen, Shuai Yi, Shaowei Zhang

“…This work could provide a new method to reduce environmental pollution and manufacture low cost high performance refractory materials using the abundant waste materials fly ash and aluminum dross.…”
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Biogenic Synthesis of Cu-Doped ZnO Photocatalyst for the Removal of Organic Dye by Biruktait Ayele Lemecho, Fedlu Kedir Sabir, Dinsefa Mensur Andoshe, Noto Susanto Gultom, Dong-Hau Kuo, Xiaoyun Chen, Endale Mulugeta, Temesgen D. Desissa, Osman Ahmed Zelekew

“…Therefore, the use of water hyacinth plant extract with the optimum amount of Cu added to ZnO during the preparation of the catalyst could have a promising application in the degradation of organic pollutants.…”
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A Calorimetric Characterization of Cr(VI)-Reducing Arthrobacter oxydans at Different Phases of the Cell Growth Cycle by Nugzar G. Bakradze, Marina K. Abuladze, Victor M. Sokhadze, Nina V. Asatiani, Nelly A. Sapojnikova, Tamara M. Kartvelishvili, Emma N. Namchevadze, Nelly Y. Tsibakhashvili, Leila V. Tabatadze, Lia V. Lejava, Hoi-Ying Holman

“…This is the first of a series of calorimetric studies designed to characterize and understand survival mechanisms of metal-reducing bacteria isolated from metal-polluted environments. In this paper we introduce a new concept of thermal spectrum of the endothermic melting of complex biological systems (e.g., proteins, nucleic acids, ribosomes, membrane structures) in intact cells. …”
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Constrained Multiobjective Equilibrium Optimizer Algorithm for Solving Combined Economic Emission Dispatch Problem by M. A. El-Shorbagy, A. A. Mousa

“…This problem has two objective functions that represent the minimizing of generation costs and minimizing the emission of environmental pollution caused by generators. The proposed algorithm integrates the dominant criteria for multiobjective functions that allow the decision-maker to detect all the Pareto boundaries of constrained combined economic emission dispatch problem. …”
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