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1. Acidic sandy soil improvement with biochar — A microcosm study

Author:
Molnár, Mónika; Vaszita, Emese; Farkas, Éva; Ujaczki, Éva; Fekete-Kertész, Ildikó; Tolner, Mária; Klebercz, Orsolya; Kirchkeszner, Csaba; Gruiz, Katalin; Uzinger, Nikolett; Feigl, Viktória
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2016 v.563-564 pp. 855-865
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
animals; biochar; composts; ecotoxicology; feedstocks; fertilizer rates; field experimentation; hulls; microorganisms; paper; physical activity; physical properties; physicochemical properties; pyrolysis; risk; sandy soils; sludge; soil amendments; soil biota; soil habitats; soil physical properties; toxicity; wood
Abstract:
... Biochar produced from a wide range of organic materials by pyrolysis has been reported as a means to improve soil physical properties, fertility and crop productivity. However, there is a lack of studies on the complex effects of biochar both on the degraded sandy soil physico-chemical properties and the soil biota as well as on toxicity, particularly in combined application with fertilizer and co ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.091

2. Aerosol number size distributions over a coastal semi urban location: Seasonal changes and ultrafine particle bursts

Author:
Babu, S. Suresh; Kompalli, Sobhan Kumar; Moorthy, K. Krishna
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2016 v.563-564 pp. 351-365
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
aerosols; air; diurnal variation; geometry; mass transfer; meteorology; mixing; seasonal variation; surface area; troposphere; turbulent flow; urban areas
Abstract:
... Number-size distribution is one of the important microphysical properties of atmospheric aerosols that influence aerosol life cycle, aerosol-radiation interaction as well as aerosol-cloud interactions. Making use of one-yearlong measurements of aerosol particle number-size distributions (PNSD) over a broad size spectrum (~15–15,000nm) from a tropical coastal semi-urban location-Trivandrum (Thiruva ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.246

3. Agar agar-stabilized milled zerovalent iron particles for in situ groundwater remediation

Author:
Velimirovic, Milica; Schmid, Doris; Wagner, Stephan; Micić, Vesna; von der Kammer, Frank; Hofmann, Thilo
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2016 v.563-564 pp. 713-723
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
agar; cost effectiveness; grinding; groundwater; hydrocarbons; iron; longevity; polymers; porous media; raw materials; remediation
Abstract:
... Submicron-scale milled zerovalent iron (milled ZVI) particles produced by grinding macroscopic raw materials could provide a cost-effective alternative to nanoscale zerovalent iron (nZVI) particles for in situ degradation of chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons in groundwater. However, the aggregation and settling of bare milled ZVI particles from suspension presents a significant obstacle to their ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.11.007

4. A groundwater management plan for Stuttgart

Author:
Vasin, Sandra; Carle, Achim; Lang, Ulrich; Kirchholtes, Hermann Josef
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2016 v.563-564 pp. 704-712
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; aquifers; chlorinated hydrocarbons; groundwater; groundwater contamination; industrialization; mathematical models; mineral water; prioritization; remediation; solvents; springs (water); urban areas; water management; water quality
Abstract:
... In general, groundwater in urban areas is exposed to anthropogenic influence and suffers from concentrations of contaminants. Stuttgart, as a highly industrialized city, has more than 5000 contaminated sites which might influence the Stuttgart's mineral water quality. Despite tremendous efforts and intensive single site orientated remediation since 1984 in downtown, the mineral springs were still ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.10.078

5. Analysis of silver and gold nanoparticles in environmental water using single particle-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry

Author:
Yang, Yuan; Long, Chen-Lu; Li, Hai-Pu; Wang, Qiang; Yang, Zhao-Guang
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2016 v.563-564 pp. 996-1007
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
detection limit; dispersions; engineering; environmental assessment; environmental factors; environmental fate; filtration; humans; nanogold; nanoparticles; nanosilver; particle size distribution; risk; silver; spectroscopy; transmission electron microscopy; wastewater; water pollution
Abstract:
... The production and use of engineering nanomaterials (ENMs) leads to the release of manufactured or engineered nanoparticles into environment. The quantification and characterization of ENMs are crucial for the assessment of their environmental fate, transport behavior and health risks to humans. To analyze the size distribution and particle number concentration of AgNPs and AuNPs in environmental ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.150

6. A national discharge load of perfluoroalkyl acids derived from industrial wastewater treatment plants in Korea

Author:
Kim, Hee-Young; Seok, Hyun-Woo; Kwon, Hye-Ok; Choi, Sung-Deuk; Seok, Kwang-Seol; Oh, Jeong Eun
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2016 v.563-564 pp. 530-537
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
acids; electronics; fabrics; industrial wastewater treatment; metals; municipal wastewater; paper; perfluorooctane sulfonic acid; perfluorooctanoic acid; sludge; textile industry; South Korea
Abstract:
... Levels of 11 perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs), including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), were measured in wastewater (influent and effluent) and sludge samples collected from 25 industrial wastewater treatment plants (I-WWTPs) in five industrial sectors (chemicals, electronics, metals, paper, and textiles) in South Korea. The highest ∑11PFAAs concentrations were ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.04.077

7. A new test for plant bioaccessibility in sulphidic wastes and soils: A case study from the Wheal Maid historic tailings repository in Cornwall, UK

Author:
van Veen, E.M.; Lottermoser, B.G.; Parbhakar-Fox, A.; Fox, N.; Hunt, J.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2016 v.563-564 pp. 835-844
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
antimony; arsenic; bioavailability; cadmium; case studies; copper; cost effectiveness; humans; hydrogen peroxide; landscapes; lead; mine tailings; mineralization; mining; oxidation; roots; soil; sulfide minerals; sulfides; toxic substances; toxicity; water uptake; zinc; United Kingdom
Abstract:
... Currently, bioaccessibility testing at contaminated sites is dominated by techniques designed to assess oral bioaccessibility to humans. Determining the plant bioaccessibility of toxic trace elements is also important. In mining landscapes, sulphides are an important source of potentially toxic elements. Simple tests to evaluate readily leachable metals and metalloids exist but do not extract elem ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.054

8. Application of PAH concentration profiles in lake sediments as indicators for smelting activity

Author:
Warner, Wiebke; Ruppert, Hans; Licha, Tobias
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2016 v.563-564 pp. 587-592
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
copper; heavy metals; lakes; mining; pollution; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; sediments; shale; sludge; smelting; Germany
Abstract:
... The ability of lake sediment cores to store long-term anthropogenic pollution establishes them as natural archives. In this study, we focus on the influence of copper shale mining and smelting in the Mansfeld area of Germany, using the depth profiles of two sediment cores from Lake Süßer See. The sediment cores provide a detailed chronological deposition history of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.04.103

9. Application of the system of environmental economic accounting for water SEEAW to the Spanish part of the Duero basin: Lessons learned

Author:
Vicente, D.J.; Rodríguez-Sinobas, L.; Garrote, L.; Sánchez, R.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2016 v.563-564 pp. 611-622
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
accounting; assets; basins; humans; hydrologic models; hydrometeorology; management systems; methodology; planning; rivers; simulation models; snow; water allocation; watersheds; Portugal; Spain
Abstract:
... The System of Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water (SEEA-W) consists of an agreed international framework for organizing hydrological and economic information in a coherent and consistent manner. The methodology yields to the SEEA-W physical tables focusing on the quantitative assessment of the stocks and their changes in a river basin during the accounting period. For that purpose, the inf ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.04.078

10. A review on the use of membrane technology and fouling control for olive mill wastewater treatment

Author:
Pulido, Javier Miguel Ochando
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2016 v.563-564 pp. 664-675
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
biodegradation; centrifugation; cost effectiveness; economic feasibility; effluents; fats and oils industry; fouling; ions; olive oil; olives; operating costs; phytotoxicity; wastewater; wastewater treatment
Abstract:
... Olive mill effluents (OME) by-produced have significantly increased in the last decades as a result of the boost of the olive oil agro-industrial sector and due to the conversion into continuous operation centrifugation technologies. In these effluents, the presence of phytotoxic recalcitrant pollutants makes them resistant to biological degradation and thus inhibits the efficiency of biological a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.09.151

11. Assessing the capacity of zero valent iron nanofluids to remediate NAPL-polluted porous media

Author:
Tsakiroglou, Christos; Terzi, Katerina; Sikinioti-Lock, Alexandra; Hajdu, Kata; Aggelopoulos, Christos
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2016 v.563-564 pp. 866-878
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
atomic absorption spectrometry; dechlorination; equations; ganglia; longevity; models; nanofluids; nanoparticles; porous media
Abstract:
... A variety of aqueous suspensions (nanofluids) of zero-valent nano-particles (nZVI) are prepared by wet chemistry techniques, their stability and longevity is evaluated by physic-chemical methods of characterization, and their reactivity toward the dechlorination of per-chloro-ethylene (PCE) is examined with tests in batch reactors. For assessing the mobility, longevity and reactivity of nZVI suspe ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.010

12. Assessment of health risks due to arsenic from iron ore lumps in a beach setting

Author:
Swartjes, Frank A.; Janssen, Paul J.C.M.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2016 v.563-564 pp. 405-412
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
acceptable daily intake; arsenic; bioavailability; body weight; carcinogens; children; coasts; exposure scenario; human health; humans; ingestion; risk; risk characterization; risk management; soil; Netherlands
Abstract:
... In 2011, an artificial hook-shaped peninsula of 128ha beach area was created along the Dutch coast, containing thousands of iron ore lumps, which include arsenic from natural origin. Elemental arsenic and inorganic arsenic induce a range of toxicological effects and has been classified as proven human carcinogens. The combination of easy access to the beach and the presence of arsenic raised conce ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.04.100

13. Assessment of resident's exposure level and health economic costs of PM10 in Beijing from 2008 to 2012

Author:
Hou, Qing; An, Xingqin; Tao, Yan; Sun, Zhaobin
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2016 v.563-564 pp. 557-565
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
cities; dose response; economic costs; epidemiological studies; financial economics; geographic information systems; human health; humans; issues and policy; particulates; pollutants; pollution control; population density; population distribution; public health; urban areas; China
Abstract:
... Epidemiological studies have asserted a negative association between atmospheric particulates and human health, especially particulate matter (PM10), which can cause a noticeable damage to human health. In recent years, PM10 has become the primary pollutant in major cities in China. It is crucial to evaluate the health impacts of PM10 to make pollution control policies and protect public health. F ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.215

14. Assessment of the bioaccumulation of metals to chicken eggs from residential backyards

Author:
Grace, Emily J.; MacFarlane, Geoff R.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2016 v.563-564 pp. 256-260
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
arsenic; bioaccumulation; cadmium; chicken eggs; chickens; copper; disturbed soils; eggs; farming systems; gardening; geophagia; lead; meat; soil pollution; soil quality; urban areas; urban soils; vegetable growing; vegetables; zinc; Australia; New Zealand
Abstract:
... Soil in urban areas contains the residues of past land-uses and practices. Urban farming (keeping chickens, vegetable gardening) requires soil disturbance and can increase exposure of residents to these contaminants. We measured the level of lead, arsenic, cadmium, copper and zinc contaminants in soil and eggs from 26 backyard chicken coops across the Lower Hunter, NSW Australia. We compared the l ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.04.128

15. Association of food consumption during pregnancy with mercury and lead levels in cord blood

Author:
Kim, Jin Hee; Lee, Su Jin; Kim, Su Young; Choi, Gyuyeon; Lee, Jeong Jae; Kim, Hai-Joong; Kim, Sungjoo; Park, Jeongim; Moon, Hyo-Bang; Choi, Kyungho; Kim, Sungkyoon; Choi, Soo ran
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2016 v.563-564 pp. 118-124
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
adverse effects; blood; body mass index; cesarean section; fish; fish consumption; food consumption; foods; growth and development; income; lead; linear models; mercury; pregnancy; pregnant women; tea; vegetable consumption; vegetables
Abstract:
... In utero exposure to mercury and lead has been linked to various adverse health effects related to growth and development. However, there was no evidence on the relationship between food consumption during pregnancy and mercury or lead level in cord blood. Therefore we measured mercury and lead levels in bloods, urines, and cord bloods obtained from 302 pregnant women and estimated relationships b ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.04.082

16. Atmospheric oxidation of phenanthrene initiated by OH radicals in the presence of O2 and NOx — A theoretical study

Author:
Zhao, Nan; Zhang, Qingzhu; Wang, Wenxing
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2016 v.563-564 pp. 1008-1015
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
risk; gases; hydroxyl radicals; phenanthrenes; nitrogen oxides; oxidation; oxygen
Abstract:
... Phenanthrene (Phe) is one of the most abundant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) observed in polluted urban atmosphere. The most important atmospheric loss process of Phe is the reaction with OH radicals. The present work investigated OH radical-initiated atmospheric degradation of Phe in the presence of O2 and NOx. The possible reaction mechanism was elucidated by density functional theory ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.089

17. Bacterial diversity and composition in major fresh produce growing soils affected by physiochemical properties and geographic locations

Author:
Ma, Jincai; Ibekwe, A. Mark; Yang, Ching-Hong; Crowley, David E.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2016 v.563-564 pp. 199-209
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
agricultural soils; bacterial communities; carbon; clay; clay fraction; community structure; correspondence analysis; edaphic factors; electrical conductivity; fresh produce; green leafy vegetables; neural networks; nitrogen content; pH; sequence analysis; water holding capacity; Arizona; California
Abstract:
... Microbial diversity of agricultural soils has been well documented, but information on leafy green producing soils is limited. In this study, we investigated microbial diversity and community structures in 32 (16 organic, 16 conventionally managed soils) from California (CA) and Arizona (AZ) using pyrosequencing, and identified factors affecting bacterial composition. Results of detrended correspo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.04.122
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10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.04.122

18. Behavior and characterization of titanium dioxide and silver nanoparticles in soils

Author:
Pachapur, Vinayak Laxman; Dalila Larios, A.; Cledón, Maximiliano; Brar, Satinder Kaur; Verma, Mausam; Surampalli, R.Y.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2016 v.563-564 pp. 933-943
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
bioavailability; coatings; colloids; corrosion; ecosystems; filtration; mineral soils; minerals; nanoparticles; nanosilver; silver; titanium dioxide; toxicity; ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy; uncertainty; water content; zeta potential
Abstract:
... The presence and transport of emerging Engineered Nano Particles (ENPs) in the environment is driven by combination of multiple factors comprising their size, charge and aggregation/agglomeration rate along with interactions with different soil types. Due to the complexity of the soil, it is difficult to associate an exact concentration with the possible transport pathways, interactions and transf ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.11.090

19. Biochar physico-chemical properties as affected by environmental exposure

Author:
Sorrenti, Giovambattista; Masiello, Caroline A.; Dugan, Brandon; Toselli, Moreno
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2016 v.563-564 pp. 237-246
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; aluminum; ammonium nitrogen; biochar; calcium; carbon; ecosystem services; electrical conductivity; environmental exposure; hydraulic conductivity; imbibition; iron; manganese; nectarines; nitrate nitrogen; orchards; oxidation; pH; porosity; silicon; sodium; soil management
Abstract:
... To best use biochar as a sustainable soil management and carbon (C) sequestration technique, we must understand the effect of environmental exposure on its physical and chemical properties because they likely vary with time. These properties play an important role in biochar's environmental behavior and delivery of ecosystem services. We measured biochar before amendment and four years after amend ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.245

20. Bioextraction potential of seaweed in Denmark — An instrument for circular nutrient management

Author:
Seghetta, Michele; Tørring, Ditte; Bruhn, Annette; Thomsen, Marianne
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2016 v.563-564 pp. 513-529
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Saccharina latissima; aquatic environment; coastal water; combustion; cradle-to-cradle; emissions; eutrophication; fertilizers; freshwater; landfills; life cycle impact assessment; macroalgae; magnesium; management systems; nitrogen; nutrient management; nutrients; phosphorus; seaweed culture; wastes; water management; watersheds; Denmark
Abstract:
... The aim of the study is to assess the efficacy of seaweed for circular nutrient management to reduce eutrophication levels in the aquatic environment. We performed a comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of two reference waste management systems treating seaweed as biowaste, i.e. landfill disposal and combustion, and an alternative scenario using the seaweed Saccharina latissima as a resource fo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.04.010