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1. (Mis) management of floodplain vegetation: The effect of invasive species on vegetation roughness and flood levels

Author:
Tímea Kiss; Judit Nagy; István Fehérváry; Csaba Vaszkó
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.686 pp. 931-945
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Amorpha fruticosa; Populus; ecological invasion; floodplains; floods; forest plantations; habitats; invasive species; land cover; models; pastures; plants (botany); plows; riparian forests; rivers; roughness; water flow; wetlands; Hungary
Abstract:
... Floodplains are prone to plant invasions, which increase their roughness and decrease their flood conveyance capacity. In recent decades, extremely high floods have occurred in the Tisza River (Hungary) without an increase in discharge. This could be partly explained by land cover changes, as plough fields and pastures have been replaced by forest plantations and invasive plants have become widesp ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.006

2. 1,4-Dioxane as an emerging water contaminant: State of the science and evaluation of research needs

Author:
Krystal J. Godri Pollitt; Jae-Hong Kim; Jordan Peccia; Menachem Elimelech; Yawei Zhang; Georgia Charkoftaki; Brenna Hodges; Ines Zucker; Huang Huang; Nicole C. Deziel; Kara Murphy; Momoko Ishii; Caroline H. Johnson; Andrea Boissevain; Elaine O'Keefe; Paul T. Anastas; David Orlicky; David C. Thompson; Vasilis Vasiliou
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.690 pp. 853-866
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
adsorption; carcinogenicity; carcinogens; chemical interactions; chronic exposure; dioxane; drinking water; environmental fate; exposure pathways; foods; groundwater; health effects assessments; health policy; human health; humans; liver; maximum contaminant level; microfiltration; physicochemical properties; remediation; solvents; uncertainty; water pollution; water supply; United States
Abstract:
... 1,4-Dioxane has historically been used to stabilize chlorinated solvents and more recently has been found as a contaminant of numerous consumer and food products. Once discharged into the environment, its physical and chemical characteristics facilitate migration in groundwater, resulting in widespread contamination of drinking water supplies. Over one-fifth of U.S. public drinking water supplies ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.443

3. A 110-year pollen record of land use and land cover changes in an anthropogenic watershed landscape, eastern China: Understanding past human-environment interactions

Author:
Yawen Ge; Ke Zhang; Xiangdong Yang
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.650 pp. 2906-2918
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Anthropocene epoch; Brassicaceae; Pinus; Platanus; Quercus; Salix; Ulmus; anthropogenic activities; cluster analysis; ecological succession; ecosystem services; ferns and fern allies; forestry; historical records; lakes; land use and land cover maps; landscapes; lead; palynology; pollen; radionuclides; remote sensing; sediments; spores; surface water; terrestrial ecosystems; urbanization; vegetation cover; watersheds; wetlands; China
Abstract:
... Land use and land cover changes (LUCCs) have largely altered terrestrial ecosystems and landscapes during the Anthropocene. Reconstructing past LUCCs is necessary to better understand terrestrial ecosystem succession and human-environment interactions so that ecosystem services can be used conservatively and developed sustainably. In this paper, we reconstructed the LUCCs over the past century in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.058

4. 137Cs transfer from canopies onto forest floors at Mount Tsukuba in the four years following the Fukushima nuclear accident

Author:
Tatsuhiro Nishikiori; Mirai Watanabe; Masami K. Koshikawa; Keiji Watanabe; Shigeki Yamamura; Seiji Hayashi
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.659 pp. 783-789
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
accidents; atmospheric deposition; canopy; cesium; forest ecosystems; forest litter; forests; half life; inventories; nuclear power; power plants; radionuclides; temporal variation; throughfall; trees; Japan
Abstract:
... This study investigated the transport of 137Cs within a forest ecosystem by examining temporal changes in the inventory and determining the major pathways of transfer following significant atmospheric deposition. A forested area of eastern Japan was monitored for four years immediately after the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident in March 2011 that released a large amount of radionuclides. The ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.359

5. 17-β-Estradiol: Significant reduction of its toxicity in water treated by photocatalysis

Author:
Luis Orozco-Hernández; Leobardo Manuel Gómez-Oliván; Armando Elizalde-Velázquez; Reyna Natividad; Lucio Fabian-Castoño; Nely SanJuan-Reyes
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.669 pp. 955-963
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Cyprinus carpio; biomarkers; catalase; indicator species; lipid peroxidation; oxidative stress; photocatalysis; pollutants; superoxide dismutase; titanium dioxide; toxicity; water pollution
Abstract:
... The aim of this study was to assess the efficiency of photocatalysis by TiO2 on the removal of 17-β-estradiol (E2) (at environmentally relevant concentrations) and the toxicity caused by this emerging pollutant. After 60min of TiO2/UV treatment at pilot scale (14L), E2 was removed from water approximately 85%. The toxicity was established by using Cyprinus carpio as bioindicator organism and oxida ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.190

6. 1H NMR-based metabolomic analysis of nine organophosphate flame retardants metabolic disturbance in Hep G2 cell line

Author:
Jinping Gu; Feng Su; PanPan Hong; Quan Zhang; Meirong Zhao
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.665 pp. 162-170
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
amino acid metabolism; antagonists; biomarkers; flame retardants; human cell lines; magnetism; metabolites; metabolomics; mineralocorticoid receptors; multivariate analysis; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; organophosphorus compounds; osmotic pressure; oxidative stress; phenotype; pollutants
Abstract:
... Organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) are frequently found in the environment and could be adversely affecting organisms. In fact, nine OPFRs have been shown to cause endocrine disruptions, but information on the metabolism-perturbing properties of these OPFRs remains unclear. In this study, the ¹H-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) based metabolomic method was applied to evaluate the metabolic d ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.055

7. 2,7-Dibromocarbazole interferes with tube formation in HUVECs by altering Ang2 promoter DNA methylation status

Author:
Chenyang Ji; Siqing Yue; Jinping Gu; Yuan Kong; Haofeng Chen; Chang Yu; Zhe Sun; Meirong Zhao
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.697 pp. 134156
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
DNA methylation; RNA interference; adverse effects; angiogenesis; biomarkers; carbazoles; demethylation; human umbilical vein endothelial cells; phenotype; polymerase chain reaction; toxicity
Abstract:
... 2,7-Dibromocarbazole (2,7-DBCZ) is one of the most frequently detected polyhalogenated carbazoles (PHCZs) in the environmental media. 2,7-DBCZ has attracted public attention for its potential for dioxin-like toxicity and cardiovascular toxicity. However, researches on the potential mechanism of angiogenesis inhibition by 2,7-DBCZ is still insufficient. Herein, human umbilical vein endothelial cell ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134156

8. A 2000-year sediment record reveals rapidly changing sedimentation and land use since the 1960s in the Upper Mara-Serengeti Ecosystem

Author:
Christopher L. Dutton; Amanda L. Subalusky; Troy D. Hill; Julie C. Aleman; Emma J. Rosi; Kennedy B. Onyango; Kanuni Kanuni; Jenny A. Cousins; A. Carla Staver; David M. Post
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.664 pp. 148-160
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
basins; carbon; dry season; ecosystems; environmental factors; land use; mercury; nitrogen; paleoecology; people; pollution load; rivers; sediments; watersheds; wetlands; wildebeest; Eastern Africa; Nile River
Abstract:
... The Mara River basin is a trans-boundary basin of international importance. It forms the headwaters of the Nile River and serves as the primary dry season water source for an estimated 1.1 million rural people and the largest remaining overland migration of 1.4 million wildebeest in the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem. Changes throughout the basin are impacting the quantity and quality of the Mara River, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.421

9. The 240Pu/239Pu atom ratio in Chinese soils

Author:
Yanan Huang; Stephen G. Tims; Michaela B. Froehlich; Shaoming Pan; L. Keith Fifield; Stefan Pavetich; Dominik Koll
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.678 pp. 603-610
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
data collection; edaphic factors; latitude; plutonium; radionuclides; soil; China
Abstract:
... The 240Pu/239Pu atom ratio is a very effective tool for the identification of the origin of plutonium (Pu) in the soil environment. We examine a dataset of 240Pu/239Pu atom ratios determined from surface and core soils at 240 sites across China. The data were compiled from 18 separate literature sources from the last 20 years. For the first time the spatial distribution (3 latitude bands and 7 nat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.251

10. A 30-year record reveals re-equilibration rates of 137Cs in marine biota after the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant accident: Concentration ratios in pre- and post-event conditions

Author:
Hyoe Takata; Mathew P. Johansen; Masashi Kusakabe; Takahito Ikenoue; Mizuro Yokota; Hiroshi Takaku
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.675 pp. 694-704
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
accidents; cesium; coasts; diet; fish; food choices; half life; marine environment; monitoring; nuclear power; power plants; radionuclides; seawater; Japan
Abstract:
... Concentration ratios (CRs), expressed by dividing 137Cs activity in seawater by that in marine biota (mainly fish), were obtained from the monitoring of 137Cs in coastal areas around Japan between 1984 and 2016. Before the TEPCO Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident (1984–2010), mean CRs of 137Cs, mainly from global fallout (i.e. CRGF), were almost constant for each species throu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.015

11. 3D Bombax-structured carbon nanotube sponge coupling with Ag3PO4 for tetracycline degradation under ultrasound and visible light irradiation

Author:
Jiafeng Jin; Min Liu; Lanhui Feng; Haoyu Wang; Yanling Wang; Tuan A.H. Nguyen; Yameng Wang; Jinren Lu; Yiming Li; Mutai Bao
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.695 pp. 133694
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
adsorption; carbon nanotubes; electrochemistry; electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy; free radicals; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; ion exchange; irradiation; moieties; photocatalysis; photoluminescence; photolysis; spectrometers; surface area; tetracycline; ultrasonic treatment; ultrasonics; vapors
Abstract:
... A novel photocatalytic carbon nanotube sponge with three-dimensional Bombax-structure was fabricated by a facile chemical vapor deposition followed by in situ ion-exchange approach. The as-prepared sponge achieved both high-efficiency adsorption and photocatalysis towards antibiotics, which can remove up to 90% of tetracycline within an hour. The morphology and mechanism of the photocatalytic CNT ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133694

12. 3D characterization of the subsurface redox architecture in complex geological settings

Author:
Hyojin Kim; Anne-Sophie Høyer; Rasmus Jakobsen; Lærke Thorling; Jens Aamand; Pradip Kumar Maurya; Anders Vest Christiansen; Birgitte Hansen
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 pp. 133583
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
agricultural soils; aquatic ecosystems; aquatic environment; base flow; geophysics; glacial deposits; hydrochemistry; intensive farming; landscapes; leaching; nitrogen; pollution load; public health; space and time; surface water; watersheds
Abstract:
... Nitrogen (N) leaching caused by agricultural activities is one of the major threats to the aquatic ecosystems and public health. Moving from the agricultural soils through the subsurface and reemerging to the surface water, N undergoes various biogeochemical reactions along pathways in the subsurface, which occur heterogeneously in space and time. Thus to improve our understanding on the fate and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133583

13. AWARE-US: Quantifying water stress impacts of energy systems in the United States

Author:
Uisung Lee; Hui Xu; Jesse Daystar; Amgad Elgowainy; Michael Wang
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.648 pp. 1313-1322
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
decision making; ecosystems; electric vehicles; energy; freshwater; humans; hydrogen fuel cells; life cycle assessment; quantitative analysis; runoff; water shortages; water stress; United States
Abstract:
... Energy production typically consumes a large amount of fresh water, which is a critical resource for both human and ecosystem needs. Robust water impact analysis is prudent prior to deploying new energy systems at scale. While there are many water indices representing relative water availability (or scarcity), they are not suitable for analyzing the impact of consumptive water in the context of li ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.250

14. Abiotic and biotic controls on dynamics of labile phosphorus fractions in calcareous soils under agricultural cultivation

Author:
Feng-Rui Li; Lu-Lu Liu; Ji-Liang Liu; Kun Yang
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.681 pp. 163-174
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
agricultural land; alkaline phosphatase; ammonium nitrogen; anions; arid zones; calcareous soils; calcium; chalk grasslands; chemical bases; chlorides; enzyme activity; grassland soils; land use change; macroinvertebrates; magnesium; microbial carbon; mineralization; nitrate nitrogen; nitrates; organic phosphorus; path analysis; phosphates; potassium; sodium; sodium bicarbonate; soil microorganisms; soil pH; sulfates; topsoil; China
Abstract:
... Soil labile inorganic and organic phosphorus (L-Pi and L-Po) extracted by NaHCO₃ are potentially important sources of plant-available P. Their availability is strongly affected by soil physiochemical and biological properties. Here we conducted a field study in an arid region of northwestern China to investigate how L-Pi and L-Po dynamics are affected by changes in physiochemical and biological va ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.091

15. Abiotic and biotic processes of diclofenac in enriched nitrifying sludge: Kinetics, transformation products and reactions

Author:
Gang Wu; Jinju Geng; Shengnan Li; Juechun Li; Yingying Fu; Ke Xu; Hongqiang Ren; Xuxiang Zhang
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.683 pp. 80-88
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
adsorption; ammonia; ammonium; aquatic environment; biodegradation; diclofenac; environmental impact; equations; half life; hydroxylation; kinetics; lactams; nitrification; nitrifying bacteria; nitrites; oxidation; pH; sludge; volatilization; wastewater treatment
Abstract:
... Diclofenac (DCF), as an emerging contaminant in aquatic environments, has sparked increasing concerns about its impact on the environment. Nitrification in wastewater treatment processing has removed DCF to a large extent. However, the removal characteristics and mechanisms of DCF in the nitrification process are still poorly understood. In this study, enriched nitrifying sludge was used to invest ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.216

16. Above- and belowground carbon stocks are decoupled in secondary tropical forests and are positively related to forest age and soil nutrients respectively

Author:
I.L. Jones; Isabel L. Jones; Saara J. DeWalt; Omar R. Lopez; Lynsey Bunnefeld; Zarah Pattison; Daisy H. Dent
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.697 pp. 133987
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
abandoned land; aboveground biomass; carbon dioxide; carbon sinks; chronosequences; dead wood; forest regeneration; forest stands; landscapes; models; necromass; nitrogen; reforestation; secondary forests; soil; soil carbon; soil fertility; soil nutrients; stand age; tropical forests; uncertainty; Panama
Abstract:
... Reducing atmospheric CO₂ is an international priority. One way to assist stabilising and reducing CO₂ is to promote secondary tropical forest regrowth on abandoned agricultural land. However, relationships between above- and belowground carbon stocks with secondary forest age and specific soil nutrients remain unclear. Current global estimates for CO₂ uptake and sequestration in secondary tropical ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133987

17. Abundance and community composition of comammox bacteria in different ecosystems by a universal primer set

Author:
Zhirong Zhao; Guohe Huang; Shishi He; Nan Zhou; Mingyuan Wang; Chenyuan Dang; Jiawen Wang; Maosheng Zheng
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.691 pp. 146-155
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
activated sludge; agricultural soils; ammonia; bacteria; community structure; drinking water; ecosystems; environmental factors; genes; genetic markers; littoral zone; nitrification; nitrogen cycle; oligodeoxyribonucleotides; phylogeny; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; rivers; sediments; wastewater treatment
Abstract:
... Complete ammonia oxidizing bacteria (CAOB) have been recognized as a new member of ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms (AOMs) due to its single-step nitrification capability. However, the abundance and diversity of CAOB in environmental ecosystems were still far from known owing to the lack of specific molecular marker. Herein, a universal primer set specifically targeting both clades of CAOB amoA ge ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.131

18. Abundance of diet-derived polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans in the bodies and nests of the yellow-legged hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax and risks to human health in South Korea

Author:
Hye-Ok Kwon; Chul-Su Kim; Yun-Se Lee; Moon Bo Choi
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.654 pp. 1033-1039
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Vespa velutina; World Health Organization; adults; dietary exposure; human health; ingredients; larvae; monitoring; nests; pollution; polychlorinated dibenzodioxins; polychlorinated dibenzofurans; risk; risk assessment; social wasps; toxicity; South Korea
Abstract:
... Detecting polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in an organism's environment is ecologically significant. In particular, the detection of PCDD/Fs in organisms consumed as food suggests the possibility of human health risks. In South Korea, there is a unique custom in which social wasps, such as hornets, have been used as ingredients in traditional liqu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.060

19. Accelerated burial of petroleum hydrocarbons in Arabian Gulf blue carbon repositories

Author:
Ananya Ashok; Michael Cusack; Vincent Saderne; Periyadan K. Krishnakumar; Lotfi Rabaoui; Mohammed A. Qurban; Carlos M. Duarte; Susana Agustí
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.669 pp. 205-212
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
blue carbon; emissions; habitats; hydrocarbons; marine ecosystems; marine sediments; oils; petroleum; shorelines; Persian Gulf
Abstract:
... Massive consumption of petroleum since the past century has led to considerable emissions into marine ecosystems. Marine sediments may accumulate substantial quantities of petroleum and associated contaminants in oil-producing areas. Here, we report accelerated accumulation of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) in ‘blue carbon’ vegetated ecosystems of the Arabian Gulf – the world's most important ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.437

20. Accelerated productions and physicochemical characterizations of different extracellular polymeric substances from Chlorella vulgaris with nano-ZnO

Author:
Jinfeng Zhao; Shixiang Liu; Na Liu; Han Zhang; Qiongzhi Zhou; Fei Ge
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.658 pp. 582-589
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Chlorella vulgaris; moieties; nanoparticles; organic carbon; polysaccharides; proteins; zinc oxide
Abstract:
... Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) play significant roles in protecting cells against environmental stresses. However, little information is known about the roles of different EPS in these processes. In this study, the productions and physicochemical characterizations of soluble-EPS (S-EPS) and bound-EPS (B-EPS), the two different fractions of EPS from a green alga Chlorella vulgaris under t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.019