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1. Agent-based modelling of water balance in a social-ecological system: A multidisciplinary approach for mountain catchments

Author:
Lisa Huber; Johannes Rüdisser; Claude Meisch; Rike Stotten; Georg Leitinger; Ulrike Tappeiner
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.755 pp. 142962
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
case studies; climate change; environment; irrigation scheduling; issues and policy; land use; models; mountains; runoff; socioeconomics; space and time; stakeholders; supply balance; tourism; water shortages; water yield; watershed management; watersheds
Abstract:
... The European Alps are known as the ‘water towers of Europe’. However, climatic and socioeconomic changes influence both water supply and demand, increasing the need to manage this limited and valuable resource properly to avoid user conflicts and water scarcity. Two major challenges emerge when assessing water scarcity in the Alps: Firstly, mountainous regions are very heterogeneous regarding wate ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142962

2. Aluminized surface to improve solar light absorption in open reactors: Application for micropollutants removal in effluents from municipal wastewater treatment plants

Author:
Elizangela P. Costa; Melina Roccamante; Patricia Plaza-Bolaños; Isabel Oller; Ana Agüera; Camila C. Amorim; Sixto Malato
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.755 pp. 142624
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
absorption; acetaminophen; caffeine; chlorides; diclofenac; environment; iron; municipal wastewater; pH; solar radiation; sulfamethoxazole; sulfates; trimethoprim; wastewater treatment
Abstract:
... This work proposes the evaluation of an aluminized surface on the bottom of open reactors to perform a photo-Fenton process, at circumneutral pH (using Fe III-Ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinic acid complex), for elimination of micropollutants (MPs) in real effluents from municipal wastewater treatment plants (EMWWTP). Firstly, the strategy was to initially investigate the real EMWWTP spiked with sev ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142624

3. Ambient gamma dose rate as an indicator of geogenic radon potential

Author:
D.E. Tchorz-Trzeciakiewicz; M. Rysiukiewicz
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.755 pp. 142771
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
air pollutants; environment; granite; lung neoplasms; potassium; probability; radon; soil air; soil permeability; spectrometers; surveys; thorium; uranium
Abstract:
... Radon is the second cause of lung cancer after smoking, therefore is acknowledged as a major indoor air pollutant. Geogenic radon potential indicates regions where for natural reasons elevated indoor radon levels or elevated probability of their occurrence can be expected. The most common procedure for establishing geogenic radon potential includes measurements of soil permeability and soil gas ra ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142771

4. Ammonia removal from thermal hydrolysis dewatering liquors via three different deammonification technologies

Author:
Pascal Ochs; Benjamin D. Martin; Eve Germain; Tom Stephenson; Mark van Loosdrecht; Ana Soares
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.755 pp. 142684
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
ammonia; anaerobic digestion; batch systems; biofilm; biomass; dewatering; environment; instrumentation; municipal wastewater; nitrification; nitrogen; sludge; thermal hydrolysis; toxicity; wastewater treatment
Abstract:
... The benefits of deammonification to remove nitrogen from sidestreams, i.e., sludge dewatering liquors, in municipal wastewater treatment plants are well accepted. The ammonia removal from dewatering liquors originated from thermal hydrolysis/anaerobic digestion (THP/AD) are deemed challenging. Many different commercial technologies have been applied to remove ammonia from sidestreams, varying in r ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142684

5. Analyzing the local and climatic conditions affecting the urban overheating magnitude during the Heatwaves (HWs) in a coastal city: A case study of the greater Sydney region

Author:
Hassan Saeed Khan; Mattheos Santamouris; Riccardo Paolini; Peter Caccetta; Pavlos Kassomenos
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.755 pp. 142515
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
case studies; coasts; energy balance; heat transfer; population density; temperature; thermal stress; urbanization; water content; wind; Australia
Abstract:
... Urban overheating coincides with Heatwaves (HWs) and the thermal stress might get amplified in cities. To predict the interactions between urban overheating and HWs, the surface energy balance response to HWs is crucial. HW is a regional phenomenon and the climatic conditions may influence the local conditions to alter the energy budget contrast between a city and its adjacent peripheral areas. Th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142515

6. Application of olive mill waste-based biochars in agriculture: Impact on soil properties, enzymatic activities and tomato growth

Author:
Leila El-Bassi; Ahmed Amine Azzaz; Salah Jellali; Hanene Akrout; Evan A.N. Marks; Camélia Matei Ghimbeu; Mejdi Jeguirim
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.755 pp. 142531
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
agricultural soils; application rate; biochar; biofertilizers; carbon; economic sectors; environment; enzyme activity; feedstocks; olive mill wastewater; olive oil; olives; oxidoreductases; proteinases; pyrolysis; seedling growth; tomatoes; urease
Abstract:
... The olive oil industry is an important economic sector in Mediterranean countries. However, oil production is unfortunately accompanied by the generation of huge amounts of olive mill solid wastes (OMSW) and olive mill wastewater (OMWW). In the present study, a strategy is proposed for converting these olive mill wastes into biochar through pyrolysis, for their later use as an organic amendment in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142531

7. Application of quantitative transcriptomics in evaluating the ex vivo effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) ovarian physiology

Author:
Essa Ahsan Khan; Xiaokang Zhang; Eileen Marie Hanna; Fekadu Yadetie; Inge Jonassen; Anders Goksøyr; Augustine Arukwe
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.755 pp. 142904
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Gadus morhua; agarose; cell adhesion; environment; females; gene expression regulation; gene ontology; lipid metabolism; liver; oocytes; organ culture; ovulation; steroidogenesis; transcriptome; transcriptomics; wildlife
Abstract:
... Because of their global consumption and persistence, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), are ubiquitously distributed in the environment, as well as in wildlife and humans. In the present study, we have employed an ex vivo organ culture technique, based on the floating agarose method, of Atlantic cod ovarian tissue to investigate the effects of three different concentrations of PFOS, PFOA ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142904

8. Assessing local acid mine drainage impacts on natural regeneration-revegetation of São Domingos mine (Portugal) using a mineralogical, biochemical and textural approach

Author:
Renata A. Ferreira; Manuel F. Pereira; João P. Magalhães; António M. Maurício; Isabel Caçador; Susete Martins-Dias
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.755 pp. 142825
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
acid mine drainage; environment; feldspar; hydrology; hypersalinity; jarosite; land restoration; phytotoxicity; quartz; quartzite; remediation; silt fraction; sulfides; texture; vegetation; Portugal
Abstract:
... São Domingos sulfide mine was shut down more than 50 years ago leaving behind eroded and depositional surfaces due to acid mine drainage (AMD). The aim of this study was to assess six selected sites subjected to AMD, considered phytotoxic regions characterized by vegetation scarcity. Two main criteria, nature and composition of soluble fractions and total chemistry of surficial products related to ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142825

9. Associations between PM1 exposure and daily emergency department visits in 19 hospitals, Beijing

Author:
Hao Wang; Feng Lu; Moning Guo; Wenhong Fan; Wei Ji; Zhaomin Dong
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.755 pp. 142507
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
aerodynamics; confidence interval; environment; meta-analysis; particulates; pollution; risk factors; standard deviation; time series analysis; warm season; China
Abstract:
... Although the adverse health effects caused by PM₂.₅ (particulate matter (PM) with an aerodynamic diameter <2.5 μm) and PM₁₀ (PM with an aerodynamic diameter <10 μm) have been examined in numeric studies, far less scientific evidence is available for PM with an aerodynamic diameter <1 μm (PM₁). We performed a time series analysis to elucidate the associations between PM₁ exposure and emergency depa ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142507

10. Bathymetric gradient shapes the community composition rather than the species richness of deep-sea benthic ciliates

Author:
Feng Zhao; Sabine Filker; Chunsheng Wang; Kuidong Xu
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.755 pp. 142623
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Ciliophora; community structure; environmental DNA; evolution; meta-analysis; nutrient availability; seamounts; species richness
Abstract:
... The bathymetric gradient is one of the most important factors that regulate the distribution of life. However, community variations of benthic ciliates along bathymetric gradients in the deep sea remain rather unexplored. In this study, we hypothesize that in the deep sea, the bathymetric gradient shapes the benthic ciliate community composition rather than the species richness. Here, we evaluated ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142623

11. Biodegradability of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate by a newly isolated bacterium Achromobacter sp. RX

Author:
Ping Wang; Jingjing Gao; Yu Zhao; Min Zhang; Sijie Zhou
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.755 pp. 142476
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Achromobacter; Pinus massoniana; activated sludge; bacteria; benzoic acid; biodegradability; biodegradation; bioreactors; carbon dioxide; decontamination; environment; half life; kinetics; manufacturing; nitrogen; nucleotide sequences; pH; phthalates; phthalic acid; plasticizers; polluted soils; pollution; poly(vinyl chloride); polysorbates; sequence analysis; solubilization; total organic carbon
Abstract:
... Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is a chemical plasticizer that has been commonly used in the manufacture of polyvinyl chloride. DEHP is one of the environmental pollution sources. In this study, a gram-negative strain RX bacterium utilizing DEHP as sole carbon source was isolated from activated sludge through screening test. This strain RX was identified as Achromobacter sp. RX based on its mor ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142476

12. Biodegradation kinetics of individual and mixture non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in an agricultural soil receiving alkaline treated biosolids

Author:
W. Shu; G.W. Price; R. Jamieson; C. Lake
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.755 pp. 142520
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
agricultural soils; biodegradation; biosolids; environment; half life; ibuprofen; ketoprofen; land application; loamy sand soils
Abstract:
... Land application of biosolids is one potential source of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) into agricultural soils. Degradation is an important natural attenuation pathway that affects the fate and transport of PPCPs in the soil system and biosolids application could alter the process. The present study assessed the effect of individual and mixture compound environments on the bio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142520

13. Brown watersnakes (Nerodia taxispilota) as bioindicators of mercury contamination in a riverine system

Author:
David L. Haskins; M. Kyle Brown; Robert B. Bringolf; Tracey D. Tuberville
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.755 pp. 142545
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Ameiurus; Ictalurus; Lepomis; Micropterus salmoides; Nerodia; Pomoxis; bass; bioaccumulation; blood; catfish; diet; indicator species; mercury; muscles; piscivores; pollution; riparian areas; risk; rivers; snakes; tail; Savannah River; Southeastern United States
Abstract:
... Mercury (Hg) is a contaminant that enters the environment through natural or anthropogenic means. Ecological risk assessments have examined Hg bioaccumulation and effects in many taxa, but little is known about Hg dynamics in reptiles, or their potential use as bioindicator species for monitoring Hg in aquatic systems. Numerous snake species, like North American watersnakes (Nerodia spp.), are pis ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142545

14. C4 herbs dominate the reservoir flood area of the Three Gorges Reservoir

Author:
Aiying Zhang; Zongqiang Xie
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.755 pp. 142479
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Poaceae; dominant species; ecological restoration; ecosystems; environment; floodplains; introduced species; invasive species; nitrogen; photosynthesis; riparian areas; riparian vegetation; species diversity; vascular plants; China
Abstract:
... Dam operations can dramatically degenerate riparian vegetation. To improve the restoration practices of reservoir riparian vegetation, it is important to understand which and how a dominant species physiologically and ecologically maintain high fitness in this type of ecosystems. We explored the compositional change of riparian plants during the long-term flood-dry-flood cycle in the reservoir flo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142479

15. COVID-19 pandemic: Solid waste and environmental impacts in Brazil

Author:
Rodrigo Custodio Urban; Liane Yuri Kondo Nakada
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.755 pp. 142471
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
COVID-19 infection; World Health Organization; drinking water; electric power; environment; landfills; longevity; people; prices; public health; risk; solid wastes; Brazil
Abstract:
... The World Health Organization has recently declared South America the new epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, as Brazil has become one of the most affected countries. Besides public health and economic impacts, social isolation has also caused indirect environmental effects. The aim of this study was to assess environmental impacts caused by shifts on solid waste production and management due to t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142471

16. Can pollen explain the seasonality of flu-like illnesses in the Netherlands?

Author:
Martijn J. Hoogeveen; Eric C.M. van Gorp; Ellen K. Hoogeveen
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.755 pp. 143182
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
COVID-19 infection; allergenicity; climate; environment; meteorological data; models; pollen; relative humidity; reproduction; solar radiation; temperature; Netherlands
Abstract:
... Current models for flu-like epidemics insufficiently explain multi-cycle seasonality. Meteorological factors alone, including the associated behavior, do not predict seasonality, given substantial climate differences between countries that are subject to flu-like epidemics or COVID-19. Pollen is documented to be allergenic, it plays a role in immuno-activation and defense against respiratory virus ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143182

17. Can top-down effects of cypriniform fish be used to mitigate eutrophication effects in medium-sized European rivers?

Author:
Madlen Gerke; Dirk Hübner; Jörg Schneider; Carola Winkelmann
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.755 pp. 142547
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Chondrostoma nasus; Squalius cephalus; biodiversity; biomass; bioturbation; chlorophyll; environment; eutrophication; fish; food webs; habitats; herbivores; hyporheic zone; omnivores; oxygen; periphyton; rivers; surface water
Abstract:
... Eutrophication seriously threatens the ecological quality and biodiversity of running waters. In nutrient-enriched streams and shallow rivers, eutrophication leads to excessive periphyton growth and, in turn, biological clogging, oxygen depletion in the hyporheic zone and finally a reduction in the hyporheic habitat quality. Top-down control of the food-web by manipulating fish stocks, similar to ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142547

18. Changes in ambient air quality and atmospheric composition and reactivity in the South East of the UK as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown

Author:
K.P. Wyche; M. Nichols; H. Parfitt; P. Beckett; D.J. Gregg; K.L. Smallbone; P.S. Monks
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.755 pp. 142526
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
COVID-19 infection; air; air quality; anthropogenic activities; atmospheric chemistry; environment; issues and policy; nitrogen; ozone; particulates; social behavior; spectroscopy; viruses
Abstract:
... The COVID-19 pandemic forced governments around the world to impose restrictions on daily life to prevent the spread of the virus. This resulted in unprecedented reductions in anthropogenic activity, and reduced emissions of certain air pollutants, namely oxides of nitrogen. The UK ‘lockdown’ was enforced on 23/03/2020, which led to restrictions on movement, social interaction, and ‘non-essential’ ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142526

19. Characterization of the fate and distribution of methoxyfenozide in a water-plant-fish-sediment microcosm using a multimedia fugacity model

Author:
Yajie Chen; Xingang Liu; Fengshou Dong; Jun Xu; Xiaohu Wu; Yongquan Zheng
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.755 pp. 142482
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Danio rerio; Egeria densa; aquatic environment; methoxyfenozide; models; paddies; risk assessment; sediments
Abstract:
... Methoxyfenozide is widely employed in paddy land and can flow out into the aquatic environment. The present study combines two approaches, namely, an aquatic microcosm simulation experiment and a multimedia fugacity model, to study the fate and distribution of methoxyfenozide in an aquatic microcosm containing water, sediment, aquatic plants, and zebrafish. The model results indicated that the sim ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142482

20. Chemotrophic profiling of prokaryotic communities thriving on organic and mineral nutrients in a submerged coastal cave

Author:
Adelfia Talà; Alessandro Buccolieri; Matteo Calcagnile; Gaetano Ciccarese; Michele Onorato; Raffaele Onorato; Antonio Serra; Francesco Spedicato; Salvatore Maurizio Tredici; Pietro Alifano; Genuario Belmonte
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.755 pp. 142514
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
DNA barcoding; Fervidobacterium; Thermodesulfovibrio; archaeology; biosphere; carbon; ecosystems; energy; genes; habitats; hydrogen; hydrogen sulfide; models; nitrogen; permeability; sulfates; sulfur; Italy
Abstract:
... The geothermal system of the Salento peninsula (Italy) is characterized by the presence of many hydrogen sulfide-rich underground waters and thermal springs. We focused our attention on the submerged section of Zinzulùsa (Castro, Italy), a cave of both naturalistic and archaeological interest. In pioneer studies, some hypotheses about the origin of the sulfurous waters of this area were proposed. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142514