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1. Effect of rainfall-runoff process on sources and transformations of nitrate using a combined approach of dual isotopes, hydrochemical and Bayesian model in the Dagang River basin

Author:
Xiaoqi Kang; Yuan Niu; Hui Yu; Peng Gou; Qinyao Hou; Xiaofeng Lu; Yali Wu
Source:
Science of the total environment 2022 v.837 pp. 155674
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Bayesian theory; animal manures; aquatic environment; concrete; denitrification; eutrophication; groundwater; hydrochemistry; issues and policy; lakes; natural resources conservation; nitrates; nitrification; nitrogen; nitrogen cycle; nonpoint source pollution; oxygen isotopes; principal component analysis; rain; river water; rivers; runoff; sewage; surveys; water quality; watersheds
Abstract:
... The control of agricultural nitrogen through inflow rivers is crucial for lake aquatic environment conservation, while nitrate is the main form of non-point source pollution of agricultural nitrogen in watersheds. Therefore, understanding the nitrate sources and transformation in the intensive-agricultural region was particularly concerned. Nitrate sources and transformation varied largely during ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155674

2. Environmental assessment, microstructural behaviour, stress–strain characteristics, and effect of exposure to extreme temperature on sustainable concrete made with dolomite mining residues

Author:
Yash Agrawal; Trilok Gupta; Salman Siddique; Ravi Kumar Sharma; Narayan Lal Panwar
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research 2022 v.29 no.29 pp. 44067-44090
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
concrete; dolomite; environmental assessment; freeze-thaw cycles; pollution; research; rivers; sand; sustainable development; temperature; thermogravimetry; India
Abstract:
... Mining and extraction of stones and minerals play a significant role in many countries economic growth in the world. The production of dolomite minerals in various industries in India and other countries produces vast amounts of waste in different fractions. Disposal of these types of industrial wastes in an immense quantity causes environmental pollution. The performance of dolomite mining residu ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-022-18730-0

3. Invasion meltdown and burgeoning threats of invasive fish species in inland waters of India in the era of climate change

Author:
Atul K. Singh; Sharad C Srivastava
Source:
Aquatic ecosystem health & management 2022 v.24 no.3 pp. 18-27
ISSN:
1463-4988
Subject:
Clarias gariepinus; Cyprinus carpio; Oreochromis niloticus; administrative management; biomass; catfish; climate change; concrete; dynamic models; environmental health; freshwater; invasive species; population dynamics; prediction; rain; rivers; temperature; variance; India
Abstract:
... Cyprinus carpio, Oreochromis niloticus and Clarias gariepinus are the most abundantly captured invasive fish species in the mid-stretch of the Ganga river. Fish yield and biomass data based on mean abundance by weight was calculated using algorithms and spatio-temporal population dynamics model for future prediction of these invasive fish species. Temporal biomass forecast based on mean abundance ...
DOI:
10.14321/aehm.024.03.04

4. Predicting the strength of concrete made with stone dust and nylon fiber using artificial neural network

Author:
Sourav Ray; Mohaiminul Haque; Tanvir Ahmed; Ayesha Ferdous Mita; Md Hadiuzzaman Saikat; Md Mafus Alom
Source:
Heliyon 2022 v.8 no.3 pp. e09129
ISSN:
2405-8440
Subject:
cement; compression strength; concrete; construction materials; dust; landfills; neural networks; nylon; rivers; sand; tensile strength
Abstract:
... Excessive demand of concrete is causing depletion of natural sand resources. Especially, the extraction of river sand negatively affects its surrounding environment. A sustainable solution to this problem can be the proper utilization of waste materials and by-products like stone dust (SD) as fine aggregate replacement in concrete. The recycling of stone dust as a construction material lessens the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09129

5. Recycled concrete aggregates are an economic form of urban riparian erosion management with limited impacts on freshwater chemistry and microbial diversity

Author:
Rachelle E. Beattie; Bixia Su; Rebecca Thill; Krassimira R. Hristova
Source:
Journal of hazardous materials 2022 v.434 pp. 128934
ISSN:
0304-3894
Subject:
Acidovorax; Nitrosomonas; Rhodoferax; Sphingomonas; community structure; concrete; freshwater; hydrochemistry; infrastructure; microbial communities; pH; risk; rivers; stream channels; stream erosion; water quality
Abstract:
... Urban streams are at high risk of riparian erosion which impacts adjacent infrastructure stability. Methods to prevent stream erosion have been proposed including using recycled concrete (RC) materials to help stabilize the streambed; however, little is known about the environmental and biological impacts of using RC in urban streams. RC, new concrete (NC), and river rock controls were evaluated f ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128934

6. Sustainable precast concrete blocks incorporating recycled concrete aggregate, stone crusher, and silica dust

Author:
Gyanendra Kumar Attri; Ramesh Chandra Gupta; Sandeep Shrivastava
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2022 v.362 pp. 132354
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
abrasion resistance; acid tolerance; air pollution; compression strength; concrete; dust; economic analysis; infrastructure; microstructure; modulus of rupture; primary energy; rivers; sand; silica; stakeholders; sulfates; sustainable development; tensile strength; texture; urbanization; waste management; water uptake
Abstract:
... Due to rapid urbanization and onset of various infrastructure projects, construction and demolition waste management is a key challenge to related stakeholders. The utilization of stone crusher dust (SCD) and silica dust (SD) generated as wastes in stone processing units is also a matter of concern as it leads to air pollution. As per the published research articles, these industrial wastes can re ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132354

7. Characteristics and applications of hybrid constructed wetlands for low-polluted water: Cased in Bagong River of the Yellow River Watershed, China

Author:
Yanling Feng; Yifeng Wu; Bo Wei; Hongsheng Zhu; Yao Xu
Source:
Ecological engineering 2022 v.182 pp. 106718
ISSN:
0925-8574
Subject:
ammonium nitrogen; biodiversity; chemical oxygen demand; concrete; hybrids; land use; phosphorus; plant growth; pollution control; rivers; temperature; total nitrogen; total phosphorus; water quality; watersheds; China; Yellow River
Abstract:
... Low-polluted waters treated by traditional constructed wetlands were usually difficult especially because of restricted available land use. A hybrid constructed wetlands (CWs) could be applied to remediate low-polluted rivers, which can realize steps complementary to each other that exploit the specific advantages of the individual systems and achieve higher treatment effects. The hybrid CWs cover ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoleng.2022.106718

8. Development of eco-efficient lightweight self-compacting concrete with high volume of recycled EPS waste materials

Author:
Nahla Hilal; Nadhim Hamah Sor; Rabar H. Faraj
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research 2021 v.28 no.36 pp. 50028-50051
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
cement; ceramics; climate; compression strength; concrete; durability; environmental protection; industrial wastes; modulus of rupture; pollution; polystyrenes; research; rivers; sand; tensile strength; ultrasonics; water uptake
Abstract:
... Reusing the industrial waste materials is one of the main aims of sustainability and achieve the environmental protection. However, concrete is the main production for recycling waste materials and cleaning the climate. The utilization of self-consolidating lightweight concrete (SCLC) can achieve two important advantages of the structure self-weight reduction and improving workability. This paper ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-021-14213-w

9. Experimental Rehabilitation of Three Concrete, Urban Stretches Streams Through Biophilic Interventions Designed: Environmental Evaluations

Author:
Alexandre Marco da Silva; Rosiane Argenton e Silva; Kristiane Ramos Primo; Beatriz Capelo Olímpio; Gabriela Bassi Silva; Caroline Terzella Di Giorgio
Source:
Water, air, and soil pollution 2021 v.232 no.1 pp. 24
ISSN:
0049-6979
Subject:
air; biodiversity; concrete; landscapes; rivers; soil pollution; urbanization; water; water quality; watersheds; Brazil
Abstract:
... In this study, we assumed that river rehabilitation refers to a set of ecological and managing actions aimed to recuperate the natural conditions of a river system to sustain biodiversity, permit recreational uses, manage floods, and conciliate the landscape progress. Through this study, we intended to understand the hydrological- and water quality–related variables of three urbanized catchment ar ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11270-020-04957-5

10. Fast enhancement of recycled fine aggregates properties by wet carbonation

Author:
Xiaoliang Fang; Dongxing Xuan; Peiliang Shen; Chi Sun Poon
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2021 v.313 pp. 127867
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
carbon dioxide; carbonation; cement; compression strength; concrete; cost effectiveness; rivers; sand; shrinkage
Abstract:
... Accelerated carbonation for recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) was one of the effective and economic solutions for improving the quality of RCA and its concrete products. Previously, a fast wet carbonation method was developed and proved to be effective for property enhancement of the coarse fraction of RCA by transforming the carbonation reaction from a gas-solid phase to a liquid-solid phase. Fas ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127867

11. Mapping shallow groundwater salinity in a coastal urban setting to assess exposure of municipal assets

Author:
Irene Setiawan; Leanne Morgan; Crile Doscher; Kelvin Ng; Amandine Bosserelle
Source:
Journal of hydrology 2022 v.40 pp. 100999
ISSN:
2214-5818
Subject:
chlorides; concrete; earthquakes; groundwater; liquefaction; piezometers; prioritization; risk; rivers; saltwater intrusion; sand; stormwater; wastewater; water salinity; water salinization; water supply
Abstract:
... Christchurch, New Zealand. Low-lying coastal cities worldwide are vulnerable to shallow groundwater salinization caused by saltwater intrusion and anthropogenic activities. Shallow groundwater salinization can have cascading negative impacts on municipal assets, but this is rarely considered compared to impacts of salinization on water supply. Here, shallow groundwater salinity was sampled at high ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ejrh.2022.100999

12. Spatial and Temporal Effects of Irrigation Canals Rehabilitation on the Land and Crop Yields, a Case Study: The Nile Delta, Egypt

Author:
Sherien Abd-Elziz; Martina Zeleňáková; Branislav Kršák; Hany F. Abd-Elhamid
Source:
Water 2022 v.14 no.5 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
case studies; concrete; drainage; groundwater; irrigation; models; rhizosphere; river deltas; rivers; seepage; surface water; water shortages; water table; Egypt
Abstract:
... Shortage of surface water is considered an international problem that has even extended to countries that have rivers, in particular countries sharing the same river basins and downstream countries, such as Egypt. This issue requires intensive management of available water resources. Irrigation Canals Rehabilitation (ICR) has become essential to protect surface water in irrigation canals from loss ...
DOI:
10.3390/w14050808

13. State of aquatic invasive species in tropical India: An overview

Author:
Atul K. Singh
Source:
Aquatic ecosystem health & management 2021 v.24 no.2 pp. 13-23
ISSN:
1463-4988
Subject:
Cyprinus carpio; biodiversity; concrete; environmental health; fish; freshwater; freshwater aquaculture; indigenous species; invasive species; protocols; risk assessment; rivers; India
Abstract:
... India, a megadiverse tropical country is grappling with the rising trend of aquatic invasions. Out of 532 introduced non-native fish, 16 species of freshwater aquaculture and aquarium were assessed invasive by using a risk assessment protocol, ‘Fish Invasiveness Screening Test’. Six major identified invasion pathways of the aquatic invasive species were inadvertent or deliberate releases, escapes, ...
DOI:
10.14321/aehm.024.02.05

14. Use of water hyacinth waste to produce fibre-reinforced polymer composites for concrete confinement: Mechanical performance and environmental assessment

Author:
Tidarut Jirawattanasomkul; Haruna Minakawa; Suched Likitlersuang; Tamon Ueda; Jian-Guo Dai; Nattamet Wuttiwannasak; Nattapong Kongwang
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2021 v.292 pp. 126041
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
Eichhornia crassipes; concrete; construction industry; construction materials; drainage; economic impact; environmental assessment; modulus of elasticity; recycling; research; rivers; tensile strength; testing; wastes; water
Abstract:
... Use of eco-friendly building materials and/or recycling technologies becomes a trend in construction industry. In many countries, fast spreading of water hyacinth in natural rivers and canals results in a drainage problem. Consequently, the municipal offices have to spend substantial annual budgets to get rid of the water hyacinth wastes. This research explores for the first time the development a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126041

15. Water resources protection of mining area in Toutun river basin of Tianshan Mountains: a case study of Liuhuanggou Coal Mine

Author:
Wang Hai; Tong Meiling
Source:
Environmental earth sciences 2022 v.81 no.14 pp. 372
ISSN:
1866-6280
Subject:
case studies; cement; coal; concrete; hydrochemistry; rivers; seepage; stream channels; surveys; topographic slope; water pollution; watersheds; China
Abstract:
... The ecological environment of the Northern Slope of Tianshan Mountain (Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region) is very fragile and water resources is in severe shortage due to a long time of coal mining. To solve water pollution and wasting problems caused by the seepage of the Toutun river on the northern slope of Tianshan Mountain, we analyzed the geological conditions of the Liuhuanggou Coal Mine, in ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12665-022-10495-6

16. A green ultra-lightweight chemically foamed concrete for building exterior: A feasibility study

Author:
Jinyan Shi; Baoju Liu; Zhihai He; Yuanchun Liu; Junyi Jiang; Tianyu Xiong; Jiawei Shi
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2021 v.288 pp. 125085
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
compression strength; concrete; density; feasibility studies; financial economics; foaming; heavy metals; humidity; insulating materials; leaching; particles; polystyrenes; pressure; rivers; sediments; temperature; thermal conductivity; water
Abstract:
... Ultra-lightweight foamed alkali-activated concrete based on river sediment-metakaolin blends was prepared by the mixed foaming method of chemical foaming. Polluted river sediment is transformed into eco-friendly foamed concrete without heating and pressure. The results showed that ultra-lightweight foamed concrete presented its dry density between 100 and 600 kg/m³, the thermal conductivity betwee ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125085

17. Analysis of Infiltrating Water Characteristics of Permeable Pavements in a Parking Lot at Full Scale

Author:
Jaerock Park; Jaehyun Park; Jonghyun Cheon; Jaehyuk Lee; Hyunsuk Shin
Source:
Water 2020 v.12 no.8 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
concrete; flood damage; flow; groundwater; monitoring; overland flow; pavements; rain intensity; rivers; runoff; streams; urban areas; watersheds
Abstract:
... Impermeable materials are used for parking lots at apartment complexes and large stores which are concentrated in urban areas. These materials increase the amount of surface runoff by blocking infiltration, resulting in flood damage, dry stream phenomena in rivers in urban watersheds, and the depletion of ground water. In this study, a parking lot plot was constructed to quantitatively evaluate th ...
DOI:
10.3390/w12082081

18. Characterisation of magnesite mine tailings as a construction material

Author:
Vinodhkumar Shanmugasundaram; Balaji Shanmugam
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research 2021 v.28 no.33 pp. 45557-45570
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
concrete; construction materials; insulating materials; landfills; magnesite; pollution; research; rivers; sand; India
Abstract:
... Magnesite Mine Tailings (MMT) is a kind of waste produced during the mining of magnesite ore. Due to open cast mining process, huge amount of tailings are generated and dumped as open landfill that leads to numerous environmental hazards in the vicinity. MMT from Salem mine dump site, India, is collected, and a series of laboratory tests related to physical, chemical, mineralogical, mechanical, el ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-021-13890-x

19. Climbing for dummies: recommendation for multi‐specific fishways for the conservation of tropical eels and gobies

Author:
R. Lagarde; D. Courret; H. Grondin; L. Faivre; D. Ponton
Source:
Animal conservation 2021 v.24 no.6 pp. 970-981
ISSN:
1367-9430
Subject:
Anguilla marmorata; Salmonidae; Sicyopterus lagocephalus; concrete; fish ladders; freshwater; migratory behavior; rivers
Abstract:
... Dams and other man‐made barriers impair upstream fish migration and thus threaten fish populations that need access to upper river reaches to complete their life cycle. For many years, fishways have been used to mitigate this impact. Fishways around the globe are typically built based on recommendations made for northern hemisphere species, particularly salmonids. These recommendations do not cons ...
DOI:
10.1111/acv.12699

20. Hardened properties of mortar mixtures containing pre-treated waste oyster shells

Author:
Ruiwen Liu; Da Chen; Xinglu Cai; Ziming Deng; Yingdi Liao
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.266 pp. 121729
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
comparative study; concrete; construction materials; durability; engineering; mechanical properties; microstructure; mineralogy; oyster shells; polyvinyl alcohol; porosity; rivers; sand; sodium silicate; wastes
Abstract:
... Considering the environmental issue due to waste oyster shells (WOS) dumped randomly and over-exploitation of river sand resources, a drive toward utilization of crushed WOS as substitution materials for fine aggregates mixed in concrete has been initiated. Waste oyster shells have been proved to have the potential to be recycled for use as construction materials. However, applying fine WOS aggreg ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121729