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1. Access to clean technologies, energy, finance, and food: environmental sustainability agenda and its implications on Sub-Saharan African countries

Author:
Hishan, Sanil S.; Sasmoko,; Khan, Aqeel; Ahmad, Jamilah; Hassan, Zainudin Bin; Zaman, Khalid; Qureshi, Muhammad Imran
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.16 pp. 16503-16518
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
carbon; carbon dioxide; energy; environmental Kuznets curve; environmental factors; finance; food production; greenhouse gas emissions; issues and policy; models; natural resources conservation; particulates; per-capita income; pollution; population density; socioeconomics; sustainable development; sustainable technology; trade; Sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract:
... The Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is far lag behind the sustainable targets that set out in the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which is highly needed to embark the priorities by their member countries to devise sustainable policies for accessing clean technologies, energy demand, finance, and food production to mitigate high-mass carbon emissions and conserve environmental agenda ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-05056-7

2. Acetone adsorption capacity of sulfur-doped microporous activated carbons prepared from polythiophene

Author:
Zhu, Junchao; Chen, Ruofei; Zeng, Zheng; Su, Changqing; Zhou, Ke; Mo, Yamian; Guo, Yang; Zhou, Fan; Gao, Jie; Li, Liqing
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.16 pp. 16166-16180
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
acetone; activated carbon; activation energy; adsorption; desorption; energy; models; moieties; molecular dynamics; oxidation; porous media; sorption isotherms; sulfonic acid; sulfur; surface area; temperature
Abstract:
... Sulfur-doped activated carbons (SACs) with high sulfur content and large specific surface area were synthesized from polythiophene for acetone removal. The sulfur content of carbons (3.10–8.43 at.%) could be tunable by adjusting the activation temperature. The BET surface area and pore volume of the obtained samples were 916–2020 m² g⁻¹ and 0.678–1.100 cm³ g⁻¹, with a significant proportion of mic ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-05051-y

3. Adaptive observation-based subsurface conceptual site modeling framework combining interdisciplinary methodologies: a case study on advancing the understanding of a groundwater nitrate plume occurrence

Author:
Utom, Ahamefula U.; Werban, Ulrike; Leven, Carsten; Müller, Christin; Dietrich, Peter
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.16 pp. 15754-15766
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
bioprocessing; case studies; chemical concentration; cost effectiveness; geophysics; groundwater; hydrogeology; mathematical models; microbiology; monitoring; nitrates; risk assessment; solutes; stable isotopes; surveys; wells
Abstract:
... Traditional site characterization and laboratory testing methods are insufficient to quantify and conceptualize subsurface contaminant source-pathway-receptor heterogeneity issues, as they hamper groundwater risk assessment and water resource management using mathematical modeling. To address these issues, we propose an adaptive observation-based conceptual site modeling framework, which emphasize ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-05048-7

4. A dualistic water cycle system dynamic model for sustainable water resource management through progressive operational scenario analysis

Author:
Peng, Jiayu; Lu, Shaoyong; Cao, Yimei; Wang, Xing; Hu, Xiaozhen; Wang, Minghao; Zheng, Binghui
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.16 pp. 16085-16096
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
basins; case studies; dynamic models; freshwater lakes; hydrologic cycle; irrigation; planning; pollution load; runoff; total nitrogen; water management; water pollution; China
Abstract:
... A reliable system simulation of the reciprocal mechanism between water resource utilization and dualistic water cycle is essential to the basin water resource sustainability management. In this study, a system dynamic model was built to simulate the water cycle change and lake water environmental pressure under the influence of water resources utilization, and the procedure of a progressive operat ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-04565-9

5. Air pollution survey across the western Mediterranean Sea: overview on oxygenated volatile hydrocarbons (OVOCs) and other gaseous pollutants

Author:
Vichi, Francesca; Imperiali, Andrea; Frattoni, Massimiliano; Perilli, Mattia; Benedetti, Paolo; Esposito, Giulio; Cecinato, Angelo
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.16 pp. 16781-16799
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
acetaldehyde; acetone; air pollution; air quality; anthropogenic activities; basins; carbonyl compounds; climate change; coasts; emissions; formaldehyde; hydrocarbons; ozone; photochemistry; pollutants; shipping; sulfur dioxide; surveys; volcanic activity; Mediterranean Sea; Tyrrhenian Sea
Abstract:
... Despite the Mediterranean Sea basin is among the most sensitive areas over the world for climate change and air quality issues, it still remains less studied than the oceanic regions. The domain investigated by the research ship Minerva Uno cruise in Summer 2015 was the Tyrrhenian Sea. An overview on the marine boundary layer (MBL) concentration levels of carbonyl compounds, ozone (O₃), and sulfur ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-04916-6

6. Ambient air pollution and risk of type 2 diabetes in the Chinese

Author:
Li, Hui; Duan, Donghui; Xu, Jiaying; Feng, Xiaoqi; Astell-Burt, Thomas; He, Tianfeng; Xu, Guodong; Zhao, Jinshun; Zhang, Lina; You, Dingyun; Han, Liyuan
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.16 pp. 16261-16273
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
air pollutants; air pollution; chronic diseases; confidence interval; disease surveillance; environmental monitoring; females; males; models; noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; ozone; particulates; risk; sulfur dioxide; time series analysis
Abstract:
... We performed a time series analysis to investigate the potential association between exposure to ambient air pollution and type 2 diabetes (T2D) incidence in the Chinese population. Monthly time series data between 2008 and 2015 on ambient air pollutants and incident T2D (N = 25,130) were obtained from the Environment Monitoring Center of Ningbo and the Chronic Disease Surveillance System of Ningb ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-04971-z

7. Ameliorative effect of Bacillus subtilis, Saccharomyces boulardii, oregano, and calcium montmorillonite on growth, intestinal histology, and blood metabolites on Salmonella-infected broiler chicken

Author:
Abudabos, Alaeldein M.; Alhouri, Hemiar A.A.; Alhidary, Ibrahim A.; Nassan, Mohammed A.; Swelum, Ayman A.
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.16 pp. 16274-16278
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Bacillus subtilis; Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. cerevisiae; Salmonella; blood; blood proteins; body weight changes; broiler chickens; calcium; chicks; diet; feed additives; feed conversion; feed intake; glucose; histology; intestines; metabolites; montmorillonite; oregano; transferases; villi
Abstract:
... This study evaluated the effects of Bacillus subtilis, Saccharomyces boulardii, oregano, and calcium montmorillonite on the physical growth, intestinal histomorphology, and blood metabolites in Salmonella-challenged birds during the finisher phase. In this study, a total of 600 chicks (Ross 308) were randomly distributed into the following dietary treatments: basal diet with no treatment; infected ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-05105-1

8. Aminosilane-grafted spherical cellulose nanocrystal aerogel with high CO2 adsorption capacity

Author:
Zhang, Tianmeng; Zhang, Yang; Jiang, Hua; Wang, Xiaoyu
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.16 pp. 16716-16726
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
absorbents; acid hydrolysis; adsorption; aerogels; carbon dioxide; cellulose; freeze drying; heat treatment; hydrogels; nanocrystals; nitrogen; sorption isotherms; surface area
Abstract:
... In this study, the cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) obtained by acid hydrolysis of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) are customized by suspension to obtain a spherical CNC hydrogel. The N-(2-aminoethyl) (3-amino-propyl) methyldimethoxyansile (AEAPMDS) preparation was grafted to spherical CNC hydrogel using a water phase heat treatment. Finally, aerogel samples were obtained by tert-butanol replacement ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-05068-3

9. An empirical model on the impact of foreign direct investment on China’s environmental pollution: analysis based on simultaneous equations

Author:
Ayamba, Emmanuel Caesar; Haibo, Chen; Ibn Musah, Abdul-Aziz; Ruth, Appiah; Osei-Agyemang, Andrew
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.16 pp. 16239-16248
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
economic development; economic investment; empirical models; environmental factors; equations; foreign direct investment; pollution; pollution control; production technology; China
Abstract:
... This paper analyses the link between foreign direct investment (FDI) and economic growth and their subsequent impact on environmental pollution in China. The simultaneous equation method was used with data from 31 provinces in China covering the period between 1995 and 2016. The findings indicate that the effect of FDI on economic growth, industrial structure, and environmental pollution control p ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-04991-9

10. An integrated bioaugmentation/electrocoagulation concept for olive mill wastewater management and the reuse in irrigation of biofuel plants: a pilot study

Author:
Abdulla, Hesham M.; El-Shatoury, Sahar A.; El-Shahawy, Abeer A.; Ghorab, Safaa A.; Nasr, Mahmoud; Trujillo, Martha E.
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.16 pp. 15803-15815
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Jatropha curcas; Kitasatospora; Micromonospora; Simmondsia chinensis; Streptomyces; bioaugmentation; biofilm; biofilters; biofuels; chemical oxygen demand; electrocoagulation; fruit yield; irrigated soils; irrigation; jojoba; lipid content; lipids; microorganisms; olive mill wastewater; olives; operating costs; ribosomal DNA; seed oils; seedlings; shrubs; toxicity; wastewater treatment
Abstract:
... A consortium of highly degrading microorganisms was used in an integrated bioaugmentation/electrocoagulation process for treating olive mill wastewater. The system was investigated for treating 1 m³ day⁻¹, at a pilot scale, for 2 years; hydraulic loading rate and organic loading rate were 2880 l m⁻² day⁻¹ and 37,930 g COD m⁻² day⁻¹, respectively. Average removal efficiency for COD, oils, and total ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-04893-w

11. A novel approach using low-cost Citrus limetta waste for mixotrophic cultivation of oleaginous microalgae to augment automotive quality biodiesel production

Author:
Katiyar, Richa; Gurjar, Bhola Ram; Kumar, Amit; Bharti, Randhir Kumar; Biswas, Shalini; Pruthi, Vikas
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.16 pp. 16115-16124
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Chlorella; Citrus; biodiesel; biomass production; carbon; cold; commercialization; computer software; cost effectiveness; fatty acid methyl esters; feedstocks; fuel production; lipid content; lipids; microalgae; nitrogen; oxidative stability; photobioreactors; wastes
Abstract:
... The present study reports the use of Citrus limetta (CL) residue for cultivating Chlorella sp. mixotrophically to augment production of biodiesel. The cultivation of Chlorella sp. using CL as media was carried out by employing a fed-batch technique in open tray (open tray+CL) and in software (BioXpert V2)–attached automated photobioreactor (PBR+CL) systems. Data showed the limit of nitrogen substi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-04946-0

12. Application of modified receptor model for soil heavy metal sources apportionment: a case study of an industrial city, China

Author:
Li, Yufeng; Zhao, Zhongqiu; Yuan, Ye; Zhu, Peitian; Li, Xuezhen; Guo, Anning; Yang, Qiao
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.16 pp. 16345-16354
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
agricultural land; arsenic; cadmium; case studies; chromium; copper; heavy metals; lead; mercury; models; nickel; pollution; soil types; traffic; zinc; China
Abstract:
... As we all know, geochemical data usually contain outliers and they are heterogeneous, which will severely affect the use of receptor models based on classical estimates. In this paper, an advanced modified RAPCS-RGWR (robust absolute principal component scores-robust geographically weighted regression) receptor model was introduced to analyze the pollution sources of eight heavy metals (Cd, Hg, As ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-04973-x

13. Aquaponics: a sustainable alternative to conventional agriculture in Egypt – a pilot scale investigation

Author:
El-Essawy, Hisham; Nasr, Peter; Sewilam, Hani
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.16 pp. 15872-15883
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
aquaponics; capital; conventional farming; crop quality; crops; developing countries; economic feasibility; entrepreneurship; fish production; heavy metals; organic foods; pesticide residues; supermarkets; vitamins; Egypt
Abstract:
... Conventional agriculture has been widely used to overcome food scarcity in Egypt, but in turn created new environmental, social, and economic problems. Aquaponics has a huge potential as a sustainable solution since it demonstrates promising results for urban food development while providing new entrepreneurship and start-up opportunities. Although it presents a big opportunity especially for deve ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-04970-0

14. Arsenic migration during co-processing of secondary residues from ammonium paratungstate production in cement kiln

Author:
Xiao, Haiping; Ge, Jinlin; Chen, Yu; Peng, Zheng; Yan, Dahai; Li, Li; Karstensen, Kare Helge; Engelsen, Christian J.; Huang, Qifei
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.16 pp. 16105-16114
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
ammonium; arsenic; cement; field experimentation; flue gas; kilns; leaching; pollution; pollution control; sulfides; China
Abstract:
... To reduce the environmental pollution caused by ammonium paratungstate (APT) production in the Ganzhou area in China, simulated experiments in laboratory and field experiments in cement kilns were performed. The migration characteristics of As in secondary residues (thermometallurgy and hydrometallurgy residues) from APT production in cement kilns were similar, and As in the residues existed in th ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-04821-y

15. Assessing the seasonality of occupancy number-associated CO2 level in a Taiwan hospital

Author:
Li, Yi-Chen; Tseng, Wen-Chang; Hsieh, Nan-Hung; Chen, Szu-Chieh
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.16 pp. 16422-16432
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
autumn; carbon dioxide; environmental protection; hospitals; occupational therapy; patients; physical therapy; spring; summer; winter; Taiwan
Abstract:
... This study enabled the assessment of indoor CO₂ levels and evaluated the relationship between occupancy numbers with CO₂ levels in a Taiwan hospital. The measurements were conducted over four seasons for five working days (Monday to Friday), with sampling conducted simultaneously from 09:00 am to 5:00 pm and across six locations (for spatial variability): hall (H), registration and cashier (RC), w ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-05084-3

16. Assessment of water quality from the Blue Lagoon of El Cobre mine in Santiago de Cuba: a preliminary study for water reuse

Author:
Gámez, Odalys Rodríguez; Laffont-Schwob, Isabelle; Prudent, Pascale; Vassalo, Laurent; Rodrìguez, Isabel Aguilera; Macías, Rocio Pérez; Petit, Marie-Eléonore; Ibarra, Ana Teresa Acebal; Masotti, Véronique; Perraud-Gaime, Isabelle; Rodríguez, Arelis Abalos
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.16 pp. 16366-16377
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Vibrio fischeri; chlorides; constructed wetlands; copper; dissolved oxygen; dry season; ecotoxicology; electrical conductivity; environmental health; lakes; landscaping; manganese; metalloids; nitrates; pH; phosphates; remediation; risk; sulfates; surface water; water quality; water reuse; water treatment; wet season; Cuba
Abstract:
... The creation of pit lakes is usually an acceptable solution from the landscaping point of view for voids left by discontinued open-pit mines. However, without rehabilitation, these voids represent a potential environmental risk. The aim of the present work was to assess, for the first time, the water quality, i.e., physicochemical characteristics, metal and metalloid (MM) content, and ecotoxicity ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-05030-3

17. Asymmetric causality among renewable energy consumption, CO2 emissions, and economic growth in KSA: evidence from a non-linear ARDL model

Author:
Toumi, Saïd; Toumi, Hassen
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.16 pp. 16145-16156
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
adverse effects; asymmetry; carbon dioxide; greenhouse gas emissions; models; renewable energy sources; sustainable development; time series analysis; Saudi Arabia
Abstract:
... This study applies asymmetric causality to renewable energy (REC), carbon dioxide emissions (CE), and real GDP using non-linear broadcasting between these variables through the non-linear autoregressive distributed lag model (NARDL) to examine the short- and long-run asymmetries in the inconsistency of greenhouse gas emissions among the variables and to unpack the asymmetric causality of selective ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-04955-z

18. A web-based GIS system for wildlife species: a case study from Khouzestan Province, Iran

Author:
Obeidavi, Zeinab; Rangzan, Kazem; Kabolizade, Mostafa; Mirzaei, Rouhollah
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.16 pp. 16026-16039
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Internet; biodiversity; case studies; computer software; conservation areas; data analysis; databases; geographic information systems; models; user interface; wildlife; Iran
Abstract:
... Recent efforts to aggregate, process, and use biodiversity information have appended novel opportunities and challenges for the field, and a rapid increase in studies that integrate and analyze data in the biological-ecological realm. We developed a web-based GIS system for the wildlife of Khouzestan Province that provides potential distribution maps and other spatial and nonspatial data on the wi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-04616-1

19. Bioaccumulation, antioxidative response, and metallothionein expression in Lupinus luteus L. exposed to heavy metals and silver nanoparticles

Author:
Jaskulak, Marta; Rorat, Agnieszka; Grobelak, Anna; Chaabene, Zayneb; Kacprzak, Małgorzata; Vandenbulcke, Franck
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.16 pp. 16040-16052
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Lupinus luteus; bioaccumulation; cadmium; computer software; essential genes; heavy metals; lead; leaves; metallothionein; nanoparticles; nanosilver; nickel; nitrates; peroxidase; phytoremediation; planning; polluted soils; silver; zinc
Abstract:
... Yellow-lupin (Lupinus luteus L.) was grown on soils contaminated with heavy metals during two parallel studies. In the first one, the soil was contaminated by industrial activities whereas, in the second one, the soil was artificially contaminated with a single metal including Cd, Pb, Zn, Ni (in nitrate form), and Ag (in nitrate and nanoparticles form). The study was performed to assess a plant’s ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-04972-y

20. Biochemical and morphological responses in Ucides cordatus (Crustacea, Decapoda) as indicators of contamination status in mangroves and port areas from northern Brazil

Author:
Carvalho Neta, Raimunda Nonata Fortes; Mota Andrade, Ticianne de Sousa de Oliveira; de Oliveira, Suelen Rosana Sampaio; Torres Junior, Audalio Rebelo; da Silva Cardoso, William; Santos, Débora Martins Silva; dos Santos Batista, Wanda; de Sousa Serra, Ilka Márcia R.; Brito, Natilene Mesquita
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.16 pp. 15884-15893
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Decapoda; adults; coasts; crabs; environmental quality; enzyme activity; glutathione transferase; males; mathematical models; pollution; Brazil
Abstract:
... The aims of this study were to analyze biochemical and morphological responses (glutathione S-transferase activity and branchial lesions) in Ucides cordatus (crabs) and to verify how the species is responding to environmental contamination in a port (potentially contaminated area) and mangrove (reference area; Amazon Coast, Maranhão, Brazil). Adult males were captured bimonthly for a period of 1 y ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-04849-0