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1. Accumulation and relationship of metals in different soil aggregate fractions along soil profiles

Author:
Qian Shen; Mengjie Wu; Mingkui Zhang
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2022 v.115 pp. 47-54
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
aggregate stability; microaggregates; principal component analysis; soil organic matter; soil profiles; topsoil; China
Abstract:
... Different aggregates vary in their ability to retain or adsorb metals in soil. Five soil profiles were sampled from different soil horizons and grouped, and the concentrations of Al, Mg, Ca, Fe, Mn, Cd, Cu and Pb were determined in six sizes of aggregates (> 2, 2-1, 1-0.6, 0.6-0.25, 0.25-0.053, < 0.053 mm). Significantly high (p < 0.05) structural stability indexes (SSI) and aggregate stability in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2021.07.007

2. Analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Bay following a large-scale industrial fire using ion-mobility-spectrometry-mass spectrometry

Author:
Alan Valdiviezo; Noor A. Aly; Yu-Syuan Luo; Alexandra Cordova; Gaston Casillas; MaKayla Foster; Erin S. Baker; Ivan Rusyn
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2022 v.115 pp. 350-362
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
exposure assessment; fire fighting; groundwater; liquid chromatography; surface water; tandem mass spectrometry; China
Abstract:
... Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent organic pollutants of concern because of their ubiquitous presence in surface and ground water; analytical methods that can be used for rapid comprehensive exposure assessment and fingerprinting of PFAS are needed. Following the fires at the Intercontinental Terminals Company (ITC) in Deer Park, TX in 2019, large quantities of PFAS-containi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2021.08.004

3. Antibiotics along an alpine river and in the receiving lake with a catchment dominated by grazing husbandry

Author:
Jianwei Dong; Dandan Yan; Kangle Mo; Qiuwen Chen; Jianyun Zhang; Yuchen Chen; Zhiyuan Wang
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2022 v.115 pp. 374-382
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
aquaculture; aquatic ecosystems; basins; ciprofloxacin; clarithromycin; clay; enrofloxacin; lakes; livestock; ofloxacin; organic carbon; pollution; river water; rivers; roxithromycin; sulfacetamide; suspended sediment; watersheds; China
Abstract:
... The livestock breeding industries face overuse of antibiotics, which has been intensively studied in recent years. However, the occurrence and fate of antibiotics as well as their potential threats to the aquatic environments in alpine and arid regions remain unclear. This study investigated the relationship of the occurrence and concentrations of antibiotics between the Kaidu River and Bosten Lak ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2021.08.007

4. Application of aluminosilicate clay mineral-based composites in photocatalysis

Author:
Yingtong Zou; Yezi Hu; Zewen Shen; Ling Yao; Duoyue Tang; Sai Zhang; Shuqin Wang; Baowei Hu; Guixia Zhao; Xiangke Wang
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2022 v.115 pp. 190-214
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
adsorption; aluminum silicates; clay; energy conversion; irradiation; kaolinite; montmorillonite; photocatalysis; photocatalysts; semiconductors; solar radiation; surface area; China
Abstract:
... Aluminosilicate clay mineral (ACM) is a kind of typical raw materials that used widely in manufacturing industry owing to the abundant reserve and low-cost exploring. In past two decades, in-depth understanding on unique layered structure and abundant surface properties endows ACM in the emerging research and application fields. In field of solar-chemical energy conversion, ACM has been widely use ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2021.07.015

5. Assessment of health benefit of PM2.5 reduction during COVID-19 lockdown in China and separating contributions from anthropogenic emissions and meteorology

Author:
Heming Bai; Wenkang Gao; Yuanpeng Zhang; Li Wang
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2022 v.115 pp. 422-431
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
COVID-19 infection; air quality; death; meteorology; models; regression analysis; river deltas; rivers; China; Yangtze River
Abstract:
... The national lockdown policies have drastically disrupted socioeconomic activities during the COVID-19 pandemic in China, which provides a unique opportunity to investigate the air quality response to such anthropogenic disruptions. And it is meaningful to evaluate the potential health impacts of air quality changes during the lockdown, especially for PM₂.₅ with adverse health effects. In this stu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2021.01.022

6. Bamboo charcoal addition enhanced the nitrogen removal of anammox granular sludge with COD: Performance, physicochemical characteristics and microbial community

Author:
Menglei Guo; Ying Jiang; Junxiang Xie; Qianfei Cao; Qun Zhang; Adams Mabruk; Chongjun Chen
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2022 v.115 pp. 55-64
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
Planctomycetes; anaerobic ammonium oxidation; bamboos; charcoal; denitrification; hydrazine; metagenomics; microbial communities; nitrogen; sludge; total nitrogen; upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor; China
Abstract:
... The effects of different chemical oxygen demand (COD) concentrations on the anammox granular sludge with Bamboo Charcoal (BC) addition were evaluated in UASB reactor. The results showed that the average total nitrogen (TN) removal efficiency was reduced from 85.9% to 81.4% when COD concentration was increased from 50 to 150 mg/L. However, the TN removal efficiency of BC addition reactors was drama ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2021.07.010

7. Catalytic performance and reaction mechanisms of NO removal with NH3 at low and medium temperatures on Mn-W-Sb modified siderite catalysts

Author:
Guihuan Yao; Yuliang Wei; Keting Gui; Xiang Ling
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2022 v.115 pp. 126-139
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
X-ray diffraction; ammonia; catalysts; catalytic activity; reflectance; siderite; spectroscopy; temperature; thermogravimetry; China
Abstract:
... Iron-based catalysts have been explored for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO due to environmentally benign characters and good SCR activity. Mn-W-Sb modified siderite catalysts were prepared by impregnation method based on siderite ore, and SCR performance of the catalysts was investigated. The catalysts were analyzed by X-ray diffraction, H₂-temperature-programmed reduction, Brunauer-Emm ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2021.06.029

8. Chemical characterization and source identification of PM2.5 in Luoyang after the clean air actions

Author:
Min Xu; Zirui Liu; Bo Hu; Guangxuan Yan; Jianan Zou; Shuman Zhao; Jingxiang Zhou; Xianhui Liu; Xueping Zheng; Xiaoyan Zhang; Jing Cao; Mengshuang Guan; Yirong Lv; Yanyun Zhang
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2022 v.115 pp. 265-276
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
aerosols; air; air pollution; autumn; coal; combustion; energy; nitrates; sulfates; winter; China
Abstract:
... Luoyang is a typical heavy industrial city in China, with a coal-dominated energy structure and serious air pollution. Following the implementation of the clean air actions, the physicochemical characteristics and sources of PM₂.₅ have changed. A comprehensive study of PM₂.₅ was conducted from October 16, 2019 to January 23, 2020 to evaluate the effectiveness of previous control measures and furth ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2021.06.021

9. Cross-boundary transport and source apportionment for PM2.5 in a typical industrial city in the Hebei Province, China: A modeling study

Author:
Xiaoyong Liu; Xiaole Pan; Jie Li; Xi Chen; Hang Liu; Yu Tian; Yuting Zhang; Shandong Lei; Weijie Yao; Qi Liao; Yele Sun; Zifa Wang; Hong He
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2022 v.115 pp. 465-473
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
air pollution; air quality; glass; models; nests; particulates; pollutants; pollution control; relative humidity; transportation; troposphere; wind; China
Abstract:
... Cross-boundary transport of air pollution is a difficult issue in pollution control for the North China Plain. In this study, an industrial district (Shahe City) with a large glass manufacturing sector was investigated to clarify the relative contribution of fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅) to the city's high levels of pollution. The Nest Air Quality Prediction Model System (NAQPMS), paired with We ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2021.03.008

10. Drivers of microbial beta-diversity in wastewater treatment plants in China

Author:
Bing Zhang; Ting Yang; Chenxiang Sun; Xianghua Wen
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2022 v.115 pp. 341-349
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
activated sludge; biogeography; community structure; geographical distribution; microbial communities; microorganisms; pH; phylogeny; species diversity; wastewater treatment; China
Abstract:
... As one of the most well-documented biogeographic patterns, the distance-decay relationship provides insights into the underlying mechanisms driving biodiversity distribution. Although wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are well-controlled engineered ecosystems, this pattern has been seen among microbial communities in activated sludge (AS). However, little is known about the relative importance o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2021.07.028

11. Effect of Mn2+ on the phosphorus removal and bioflocculation under anoxic condition

Author:
Xiaohui Xu; Lanhe Zhang; Xiangdong Zhang; Xiaohui Guan; Dezhou Wei
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2022 v.115 pp. 37-46
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; acid phosphatase; alkaline phosphatase; chemical oxygen demand; contact angle; flocculation; fluorescence emission spectroscopy; manganese; oxidoreductases; particle size; phosphorus; polymers; polysaccharides; sewage treatment; sludge; steel; total phosphorus; zeta potential; China
Abstract:
... Manganese ion (Mn²⁺) generated from metallurgical, steel making and chemical industries enters sewage treatment plants and affects the sludge activity and flocculation. The effect of Mn²⁺ on the removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total phosphorus (TP) and sludge activity were investigated in anoxic zone of an anaerobic/anoxic/oxic (A²O) process. The compositions and structures of extracel ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2021.07.012

12. Energy-efficient removal of carbamazepine in solution by electrocoagulation-electrofenton using a novel P-rGO cathode

Author:
Zhihui Xiao; Tingyu Cui; Zhenbei Wang; Yan Dang; Meijie Zheng; Yixinfei Lin; Zilong Song; Yiping Wang; Chao Liu; Bingbing Xu; Amir Ikhlaq; Jolanta Kumirska; Ewa Maria Siedlecka; Fei Qi
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2022 v.115 pp. 88-102
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
cathodes; electric energy consumption; electrochemistry; electrocoagulation; electron transfer; energy efficiency; graphene; kinetics; pH; China
Abstract:
... In this study, carbamazepine (CBZ) decay in solution has been studied by coupling electrocoagulation with electro-Fenton (EC-EF) with a novel P-rGO/carbon felt (CF) cathode, aiming to accelerate the in-situ generation of •OH, instead of adding Fe²⁺ and H₂O₂. Firstly, the fabricated P-rGO and its derived cathode were characterized by XRD, SEM, AFM, XPS and electrochemical test (EIS, CV and LSV). Se ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2021.07.019

13. Enhanced metronidazole removal by binary-species photoelectrogenic biofilm of microaglae and anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria

Author:
Xubin Zhang; Jian Sun; Mengmeng Zhao
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2022 v.115 pp. 25-36
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
Chlorella vulgaris; Rhodopseudomonas palustris; adsorption; biodegradation; biofilm; biomass production; humic acids; metronidazole; photosensitivity; photosynthesis; polymers; tryptophan; wastewater; wastewater treatment; China
Abstract:
... High efficient removal of antibiotics during nutriments recovery for biomass production poses a major technical challenge for photosynthetic microbial biofilm-based wastewater treatment since antibiotics are always co-exist with nutriments in wastewater and resist biodegradation due to their strong biotoxicity and recalcitrance. In this study, we make a first attempt to enhance metronidazole (MNZ) ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2021.07.016

14. Estimation of the accumulation rates and health risks of heavy metals in residential soils of three metropolitan cities in China

Author:
Chi Peng; Kai Zhang; Meie Wang; Xinxing Wan; Weiping Chen
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2022 v.115 pp. 149-161
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
heavy metals; soil parent materials; urbanization; China
Abstract:
... Heavy metal concentrations in urban soils are likely to increase over time because of continuous urbanization and heavy metal emissions. To estimate the accumulation rates of heavy metals in urban soils, we collected soil samples from residential areas with different building ages in the metropolitan cities of Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing, China. Heavy metal concentrations in the soils varied a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2021.07.008

15. Exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate reduced cell viability and insulin release capacity of β cells

Author:
Weiping Qin; Xiaomin Ren; Lixia Zhao; Lianghong Guo
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2022 v.115 pp. 162-172
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
apoptosis; bioassays; blood serum; body weight; cell viability; diabetes; glucose; human health; humans; insulin; males; mice; necrosis; perfluorooctane sulfonic acid; risk; toxicity; toxicology; China
Abstract:
... Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are found to have multiple adverse outcomes on human health. Recently, epidemiological and toxicological studies showed that exposure to PFAS had adverse impacts on pancreas and showed association with insulin abnormalities. To explore how PFAS may contribute to diabetes, we studied impacts of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) on cell viability and insulin ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2021.07.004

16. In vitro toxicity of particulate matter emissions from residential pellet combustion

Author:
Estela D. Vicente; Daniela Figueiredo; Cátia Gonçalves; Isabel Lopes; Helena Oliveira; Nora Kováts; Teresa Pinheiro; Célia A. Alves
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2022 v.115 pp. 215-226
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
Acacia; Ames test; Salmonella Typhimurium; Vibrio fischeri; biochemical pathways; bioluminescence; combustion; cytotoxicity; ecotoxicology; epithelium; heating systems; human cell lines; humans; lactate dehydrogenase; lungs; mutagens; particulates; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; raw materials; China
Abstract:
... Particulate matter emissions (PM₁₀) from the combustion, in a residential stove, of two commercial brands of certified (ENplus A1) pellets, a non-certified brand and laboratory made pellets of acacia were tested for their ability to induce ecotoxic, cytotoxic, and mutagenic responses in unicellular organisms and a human cell line. Ecotoxicity was evaluated through the Vibrio fischeri bioluminescen ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2021.06.008

17. Investigation of PM2.5 pollution during COVID-19 pandemic in Guangzhou, China

Author:
Luyao Wen; Chun Yang; Xiaoliang Liao; Yanhao Zhang; Xuyang Chai; Wenjun Gao; Shulin Guo; Yinglei Bi; Suk-Ying Tsang; Zhi-Feng Chen; Zenghua Qi; Zongwei Cai
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2022 v.115 pp. 443-452
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
COVID-19 infection; pandemic; pollution; traffic; China
Abstract:
... The COVID-19 pandemic has raised awareness about various environmental issues, including PM₂.₅ pollution. Here, PM₂.₅ pollution during the COVID-19 lockdown was traced and analyzed to clarify the sources and factors influencing PM₂.₅ in Guangzhou, with an emphasis on heavy pollution. The lockdown led to large reductions in industrial and traffic emissions, which significantly reduced PM₂.₅ concent ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2021.07.009

18. Long-term declining in carbon monoxide (CO) at a rural site of Beijing during 2006–2018 implies the improved combustion efficiency and effective emission control

Author:
Yingruo Li; Zhiqiang Ma; Tingting Han; Weijun Quan; Junxia Wang; Huaigang Zhou; Di He; Fan Dong
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2022 v.115 pp. 432-442
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
air; air pollution; air pollution control; carbon monoxide; climate; combustion; combustion efficiency; models; observational studies; China
Abstract:
... Carbon monoxide (CO) is primarily the result of incomplete combustion, which has important impacts on the atmospheric chemical cycle and climate. Improved quantitative characterization of long-term CO trends is important for both atmospheric modeling and the design and implementation of policies to efficiently control multiple pollutants. Due to the limitations of high time-resolution and high-qua ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2020.11.011

19. Migration and transformation of Sb are affected by Mn(III/IV) associated with lepidocrocite originating from Fe(II) oxidation

Author:
Yalu Shao; Qian Sun; Liangkai Wang; Weiyong Zhan; Hongwei Zhang; Hua Zhong
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2022 v.115 pp. 308-318
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
lepidocrocite; manganese oxides; oxidation; pollutants; sorption; toxicity; China
Abstract:
... Antimony (Sb) is a recognized priority pollutant with toxicity that is influenced by its migration and transformation processes. Oxidation of Fe(II) to Fe(III) oxides, which is a common phenomenon in the environment, is often accompanied by the formation of Mn(III/IV) and might affect the fate of Sb. In this study, incorporated Mn(III) and sorbed/precipitated Mn(III/IV) associated with lepidocroci ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2021.08.001

20. Mixing regime shapes the community assembly process, microbial interaction and proliferation of cyanobacterial species Planktothrix in a stratified lake

Author:
Junwen Chen; Huacong Liu; Yaohui Bai; Jing Qi; Weixiao Qi; Huijuan Liu; Jianfeng Peng; Jiuhui Qu
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2022 v.115 pp. 103-113
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
Planktothrix; community structure; lakes; microbial communities; species richness; summer; winter; China
Abstract:
... Lake mixing influences aquatic chemical properties and microbial community composition, and thus, we hypothesized that it would alter microbial community assembly and interaction. To clarify this issue, we explored the community assembly processes and cooccurrence networks in four seasons at two depths (epilimnion and hypolimnion) in a mesotrophic and stratified lake (Chenghai Lake), which formed ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2021.07.001