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1. A linear regression approach to evaluate the green supply chain management impact on industrial organizational performance

Author:
Ubaidullah Mumtaz; Yousaf Ali; Antonella Petrillo
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.624 pp. 162-169
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
design for environment; developing countries; economic performance; environmental management; factor analysis; fearfulness; industry; managers; operating costs; pollution; regression analysis; supply chain; surveys; Pakistan
Abstract:
... The increase in the environmental pollution is one of the most important topic in today's world. In this context, the industrial activities can pose a significant threat to the environment. To manage problems associate to industrial activities several methods, techniques and approaches have been developed. Green supply chain management (GSCM) is considered one of the most important “environmental ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.089

2. Acute changes in a respiratory inflammation marker in guards following Beijing air pollution controls

Author:
Jing Shang; Reza Bashiri Khuzestani; Wei Huang; Jianxiong An; James J. Schauer; Dongqing Fang; Tianqi Cai; Jingyu Tian; Shujian Yang; Bo Guo; Yuanxun Zhang
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.624 pp. 1539-1549
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
air; air pollution; biomarkers; body mass index; calcium; chemical composition; dust; factor analysis; inflammation; models; particulates; physical activity; pollutants; pollution control; relative humidity; roadsides; samplers; smoke; steel; sulfates; temperature; toxicity; waist circumference; China
Abstract:
... The adverse respiratory health effects of PM₂.₅ have been studied. However, the epidemiological evidence for the association of specific PM₂.₅ sources with health outcomes is still limited. This study investigated the association between PM₂.₅ components and sources with a biomarker of acute respiratory inflammation (FeNO) in guards. Personal exposure was estimated by microenvironment samplers and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.109

3. Antimony mobility during prolonged waterlogging and reoxidation of shooting range soil: A field experiment

Author:
Susan Tandy; Kerstin Hockmann; Martin Keller; Björn Studer; Andreas Papritz; Rainer Schulin
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.624 pp. 838-844
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
antimony; drained conditions; field experimentation; flooded conditions; hydrology; iron; leachates; leaching; lysimeters; oxides; soil; soil pollution; soil solution; sorption
Abstract:
... Due to its increasing anthropogenic use, antimony (Sb) soil pollution is of growing concern. Many soils experience fluctuating hydrological conditions, yet very little is known about how this affects the mobility of this toxic element under field conditions. In this study, we performed an outdoor lysimeter experiment to compare Sb leaching from a calcareous shooting range soil under drained and pr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.193

4. Approach for predicting P sorption/desorption behaviour of potentially eroded topsoil in watercourses

Author:
Jakub Borovec; Jiří Jan
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.624 pp. 1316-1324
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
aluminum; desorption; equations; iron; oxalates; oxides; phosphorus; prediction; soil erosion models; soil types; sorption isotherms; topsoil
Abstract:
... This study focuses on the quantification of the impact of potentially eroded topsoil particles on the available watercourse P concentration. We used 56 topsoil samples for determining the relation existing between the molar ratio of sorption-active Fe- and Al-(hydr)oxides to plant available P, as determined by the commonly used oxalate and Mehlich 3 extractions (PM₃). Our sample set covers the mos ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.218

5. Assessment of climate change effects on mountain ecosystems through a cross-site analysis in the Alps and Apennines

Author:
M. Rogora; L. Frate; M.L. Carranza; M. Freppaz; A. Stanisci; I. Bertani; R. Bottarin; A. Brambilla; R. Canullo; M. Carbognani; C. Cerrato; S. Chelli; E. Cremonese; M. Cutini; M. Di Musciano; B. Erschbamer; D. Godone; M. Iocchi; M. Isabellon; A. Magnani; L. Mazzola; U. Morra di Cella; H. Pauli; M. Petey; B. Petriccione; F. Porro; R. Psenner; G. Rossetti; A. Scotti; R. Sommaruga; U. Tappeiner; J.-P. Theurillat; M. Tomaselli; D. Viglietti; R. Viterbi; P. Vittoz; M. Winkler; G. Matteucci
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.624 pp. 1429-1442
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
benthic organisms; climate; climate change; data collection; environmental impact; freshwater; freshwater ecosystems; growing season; microbial biomass; monitoring; nitrates; phenology; plankton; protocols; snowpack; soil temperature; solutes; species diversity; vegetation cover; Alps region; Austria; Italy; Switzerland
Abstract:
... Mountain ecosystems are sensitive and reliable indicators of climate change. Long-term studies may be extremely useful in assessing the responses of high-elevation ecosystems to climate change and other anthropogenic drivers from a broad ecological perspective. Mountain research sites within the LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research) network are representative of various types of ecosystems and span ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.155

6. Bradyrhizobium japonicum USDA110: A representative model organism for studying the impact of pollutants on soil microbiota

Author:
Vishal Shah; Sanjana Subramaniam
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.624 pp. 963-967
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Bradyrhizobium japonicum; Escherichia coli; industry; models; nitrogen fixation; pollutants; screening; soil; soil biota; soil fertility; soil microorganisms; toxicity
Abstract:
... Photobacteria phosoreum or Escherichia coli are widely used in the scientific, industrial, and regulatory industries for evaluating the toxicity of pollutants against the soil microbial community. The organisms, however, are not part of the soil microbiota and the toxicity data obtained using these organisms could be misleading. Analysis of microbiota present in the soil obtained from across the w ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.185

7. Changes in eggshell thickness and ultrastructure in the Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) Pyrenean population: A long-term analysis

Author:
Mauro Hernández; Ma Àngels Colomer; Manuel Pizarro; Antoni Margalida
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.624 pp. 713-721
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
breeding; egg shell; egg shell thickness; eggs; fledglings; food availability; nests; organochlorine pesticides; polychlorinated biphenyls; surface area; ultrastructure; viability; vultures; Spain
Abstract:
... The Spanish Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) population has suffered from negative trends in a number of reproductive parameters that could jeopardize its long-term viability. From 1989 to 2012, 27 entire eggs and 63 eggshell fragments were collected from nests after breeding failure and/or fledging. Longer-term changes in eggshell thickness were made by examining 69 eggs collected in Spain fro ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.150

8. Changes in metal speciation and mobility during electrokinetic treatment of industrial wastes: Implications for remediation and resource recovery

Author:
Claudia Peppicelli; Peter Cleall; Devin Sapsford; Michael Harbottle
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.624 pp. 1488-1503
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
buffering capacity; dust; electric field; fractionation; furnaces; industrial wastes; ions; lead; mine tailings; pH; redox potential; remediation; zinc
Abstract:
... Industrial waste deposits contain substantial quantities of valuable metals and other resources, although often in a recalcitrant form that hinders their recovery. This paper reports an experimental programme on the application of electrokinetic (EK) processing to two different waste materials (a mine tailings deposit and a metallurgical furnace dust), with the aim of exploring the effect of EK on ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.132

9. Characterisation of electron beam irradiation-immobilised laccase for application in wastewater treatment

Author:
Elham Jahangiri; Isabell Thomas; Agnes Schulze; Bettina Seiwert; Hubert Cabana; Dietmar Schlosser
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.624 pp. 309-322
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Phoma; acetaminophen; active ingredients; cross-coupling reactions; crosslinking; enzyme kinetics; immobilized enzymes; indomethacin; irradiation; ketoprofen; laccase; municipal wastewater; oxidation; pH; pollutants; temperature; thermoplastics; triclosan; wastewater treatment
Abstract:
... Laccase from Phoma sp. UHH 5-1-03 was cross-linked to polyvinylidene fluoride membranes by electron beam irradiation. Immobilised laccase displayed a higher stability than the non-immobilised enzyme with respect to typical wastewater temperatures, and pH at a range of 5 to 9. Batch tests addressed the removal of pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs; applied as a mixture of acetaminophen, bezaf ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.127

10. Contamination and risk implications of endocrine disrupting chemicals along the coastline of China: A systematic study using mussels and semipermeable membrane devices

Author:
Jill M.Y. Chiu; Beverly H.K. Po; Natalie Degger; Anna Tse; Wenhua Liu; Gene Zheng; Dong-Mei Zhao; Di Xu; Bruce Richardson; Rudolf S.S. Wu
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.624 pp. 1298-1307
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Mytilus galloprovincialis; Perna viridis; World Health Organization; acceptable daily intake; aquatic environment; bisphenol A; cities; coasts; endocrine-disrupting chemicals; estradiol; monitoring; mussels; public health; risk; seafood consumption; seafoods; Australia; China; United States
Abstract:
... A systematic study has been carried out to assess the contamination of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in five highly urbanized coastal cities spanning from temperate to subtropical environments along the coastline of China. In each of these cities, species of native mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis, M. coruscus or Perna viridis) were deployed alongside with semipermeable membrane devices ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.214

11. Continuous monitoring of radon gas as a tool to understand air dynamics in the cave of Altamira (Cantabria, Spain)

Author:
Carlos Sainz; Daniel Rábago; Santiago Celaya; Enrique Fernández; Jorge Quindós; Luis Quindós; Alicia Fernández; Ismael Fuente; Jose Luis Arteche; Luis Santiago Quindós
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.624 pp. 416-423
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
air; carbon dioxide; detectors; exposure duration; karsts; monitoring; radon; seasonal variation; Spain
Abstract:
... The use of radon as an atmospheric tracer in the Altamira Cave over the past 30years has provided relevant information about gaseous exchanges between the Polychromes Room, the adjoining Chambers inside the cave, and the outside atmosphere. The relatively simple physico-chemical behaviour of radon gas provides a marked advantage over other tracer gases that are usually present in high concentratio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.146

12. Dicarboxylic acids and levoglucosan in aerosols from Indo-Gangetic Plain: Inferences from day night variability during wintertime

Author:
Fena Sorathia; Prashant Rajput; Tarun Gupta
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.624 pp. 451-460
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
aerosols; biomass; burning; diurnal variation; malonic acid; organic carbon; oxalic acid; particulates; potassium; succinic acid; sulfates; tracer techniques; water solubility; winter; India; Indo-Gangetic Plain
Abstract:
... This study assesses daytime and nighttime atmospheric abundance and molecular distribution of dicarboxylic acids (DCA: C₂–C₁₀) and biomass burning tracers (levoglucosan and biomass burning derived potassium: K⁺BB) in PM₁₀ (particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter≤10μm) from an urban location, Kanpur (in central Indo-Gangetic Plain: IGP) during wintertime (December 2015–February 2016). In this ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.124

13. Diel cycles of reduced manganese and their seasonal variability in the Marque River (northern France)

Author:
Pierre-Jean Superville; Anastasia Ivanovsky; Pratima Bhurtun; Jean Prygiel; Gabriel Billon
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.624 pp. 918-925
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
antagonists; bioactive properties; biodegradability; eutrophication; manganese; manganese oxides; organic matter; oxidation; oxygen; rivers; seasonal variation; suburban areas; summer; winter; France
Abstract:
... Electrolabile reduced manganese (II) has been monitored by voltammetry during two periods of one month in summer 2014 and at the end of winter 2015 in a small river (the Marque River) located in northern France and going through a suburban area with agricultural activities. Diel variations, evolution within the one-month periods and seasonal differences have been observed. Taking into consideratio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.189

14. Dissolution and transport of insensitive munitions formulations IMX-101 and IMX-104 in saturated soil columns

Author:
Jennifer D. Arthur; Noah W. Mark; Susan Taylor; Jiří Šimůnek; Mark L. Brusseau; Katerina M. Dontsova
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.624 pp. 758-768
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
adsorption; explosives; groundwater contamination; leachates; models; soil; solubility; solutes
Abstract:
... Military training exercises can result in deposition of energetic residues on range soils, which ultimately can contaminate groundwater with munitions constituents. Column experiments followed by HYDRUS-1D modeling were conducted to evaluate dissolution and transport of energetic constituents from the new insensitive munitions (IM) formulations IMX-101, a mixture of 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NT ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.307

15. Do the Escherichia coli European Union shellfish safety standards predict the presence of Arcobacter spp., a potential zoonotic pathogen?

Author:
Nuria Salas-Massó; M. José Figueras; Karl B. Andree; M. Dolors Furones
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.624 pp. 1171-1179
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Arcobacter; Escherichia coli; European Union; bacteria; food safety; mussels; oysters; pathogens; public health; risk; safety standards; shellfish; summer; temperature; water pollution
Abstract:
... The genus Arcobacter comprises Campylobacter-related species, considered zoonotic emergent pathogens, the presence of which in water has been associated with fecal pollution. Discharges of fecal polluted water into the sea have been considered as one of the main reasons for the presence of Arcobacter in shellfish, and this may represent a risk for public health. In this study, the European Union s ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.178

16. Effect-directed analysis (EDA) of Danube River water sample receiving untreated municipal wastewater from Novi Sad, Serbia

Author:
Muhammad Arslan Kamal Hashmi; Beate I. Escher; Martin Krauss; Ivana Teodorovic; Werner Brack
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.624 pp. 1072-1081
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
adverse effects; aquatic organisms; bioassays; chemical analysis; endocrine-disrupting chemicals; estradiol; estriol; estrone; females; freshwater ecosystems; males; medroxyprogesterone; municipal wastewater; oxidative stress; pollutants; pollution load; progesterone; reporter genes; reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography; risk reduction; river water; stress response; surface water; testosterone; wastewater treatment; wildlife; xenobiotics; Danube River; Serbia
Abstract:
... The release of a multitude of pollutants from untreated municipal wastewater (UMWW) to surface waters may have adverse effects on aquatic wildlife including endocrine disruption. For effect-directed analysis (EDA), a Danube river water sample downstream of emission of UMWW in Novi Sad, Serbia was extracted on-site and after processing in the lab was subjected to reporter gene assays which revealed ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.187

17. Effective removal of the antibiotic Nafcillin from water by combining the Photoelectro-Fenton process and Anaerobic Biological Digestion

Author:
Jorge Vidal; Cesar Huiliñir; Rocío Santander; Javier Silva-Agredo; Ricardo A. Torres-Palma; Ricardo Salazar
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.624 pp. 1095-1105
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
anaerobic digestion; antimicrobial properties; aromatic compounds; carbon dioxide; carboxylic acids; chromatography; electrochemistry; electrolysis; hospitals; hydrogen peroxide; hydroxyl radicals; inorganic ions; iron; nafcillin; oxidation; photolysis; veterinary clinics
Abstract:
... The elimination of the antibiotic Nafcillin (NAF), which is usually used in hospitals and veterinary clinics around the world, was assessed through a combination of three advanced electrochemical oxidation processes followed by anaerobic digestion process. In the first stage different electrochemical advanced oxidation processes (EAOPs) were used: electro-oxidation with hydrogen peroxide (EO-H₂O₂) ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.159

18. Effects of particles on potential denitrification in the coastal waters of the Beibu Gulf in China

Author:
Jian Zeng; Min Chen; Minfang Zheng; Yusheng Qiu; Wentao He; Yingxue He; Xiao Liu
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.624 pp. 1274-1286
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
coastal water; denitrification; genes; marine environment; nitrogen; oxygen; particulate organic carbon; particulates; river water; sediments; stable isotopes; surface area; China
Abstract:
... Although the influence of suspended particulate matter (SPM) on denitrifying activity has been identified in river waters recently through metabolic incubations and community gene analysis, the regulations of SPM to denitrification in marine systems are still poorly understood. In the present study, the effects of suspended particle properties (including concentration, composition and size) on pot ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.192

19. Environmental factors associated with blood lead among newcomer women from South and East Asia in the Greater Toronto Area

Author:
Abtin Parnia; Dolon Chakravartty; Clare L.S. Wiseman; Josephine Archbold; Ray Copes; Noureen Zawar; Shirley X. Chen; Donald C. Cole
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.624 pp. 558-566
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
agricultural land; blood; blood sampling; cosmetics; environmental exposure; environmental factors; health education; interviews; lead; life history; models; public health; regression analysis; stakeholders; surveys; women; Bangladesh; China; India; Ontario; Pakistan; Sri Lanka
Abstract:
... Newcomers bring with them histories of environmental exposure in their home countries and may have different sources of lead (Pb) exposure compared to other residents of their adopted country.To describe past and current factors associated with Pb exposure and blood Pb among South and East Asian newcomer women of reproductive age in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Ontario, Canada.In collaboration ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.336

20. Feasibility of using the National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank for retrospective exploratory studies of perfluorinated alkyl acids

Author:
Jennifer M. Lynch; Jared M. Ragland; William K. Reagen; Susan T. Wolf; Michelle D. Malinsky; Michael B. Ellisor; Amanda J. Moors; Rebecca S. Pugh; Jessica L. Reiner
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.624 pp. 781-789
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Lagenorhynchus; acids; adults; blubber; clothing; dolphins; fire extinguishers; foams; foraging; half life; humans; juveniles; leaching; life history; liver; lubricants; monitoring; paper; perfluorononanoic acid; perfluorooctane sulfonic acid; perfluorooctanoic acid; polytetrafluoroethylene; protocols; tissue banks; wildlife; Florida; Massachusetts
Abstract:
... Perfluorinated alkyl acids (PFAAs) have been used for 50+ years in materials such as stain-resistant treatments for paper and clothing, lubricants, and foam fire extinguishers. PFAAs are characterized by a fully fluorinated alkyl chain with a terminal acid group. Their long half-lives and ubiquitous environmental distribution create considerable concern for wildlife and human exposure. There is in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.299