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... High phosphorus steel slag and carbonized rice husk are two common wastes characterized by high generation and low secondary use values. Through the reduction of high phosphorus steel slag by biomass, both wastes were fully utilized, thus reducing the negative impact on the environment. In this study, variables such as temperature, time, and amount of reactants were changed to determine the optima ...
... Litter decomposition processes are regulated by three driving variables: physico-chemical climate, litter quality and decomposer organisms [...] ...
environmentalimpact, etc ; algorithms; case studies; energy; Show all 4 Subjects
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... Energy systems optimization problems are complex due to strongly non-linear system behavior and multiple competing objectives, e.g. economic gain vs. environmental impact. Moreover, a large number of input variables and different variable types, e.g. continuous and categorical, are challenges commonly present in real-world applications. In some cases, proposed optimal solutions need to obey explic ...
environmentalimpact, etc ; energy efficiency; mass flow; Show all 3 Subjects
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... Organic Rankine cycle systems are the most promising technology to recover the waste heat from heavy-duty vehicles in an efficient and economical way, thus increasing their energy efficiency and reducing their environmental impact. A major challenge for an efficient and profitable integration of the organic Rankine cycle unit is presented by the highly transient nature of the waste heat during a d ...
environmentalimpact, etc ; case studies; energy; transportation; Show all 4 Subjects
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... Reducing the environmental impact of transportation requires the successful integration of renewable energy sources into the electrical transportation networks. However, the mismatch between renewable generation and the intermittent bus schedules causes temporary absence of loads and creates considerable excess energy, potentially rendering the systems economically infeasible. So far, studies on i ...
environmentalimpact, etc ; issues and policy; sustainable development; Show all 3 Subjects
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... Sustainable development has been an important policy goal for the international community for over three decades. Still, the state of the planet continues to worsen. This conceptual article considers the failure largely a result of structural obstacles and the so-called weak sustainability discourse, popularized by the Brundtland report and manifested today in The 2030 Agenda. The article adopts a ...
environmentalimpact, etc ; appetite; nutritive value; randomized clinical trials; Show all 4 Subjects
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... In response to the detrimental health- and environmental impacts of European consumers' dietary patterns, Nutri-Scores and Eco-Scores have been introduced on packages as guidance for choices. Whereas the scores are promising to improve food choices from a nutritional point of view, the scant available literature suggests very limited effects on the environmental impact of food choices. Therefore, ...
environmentalimpact, etc ; biodiversity; geographical distribution; models; pollution; wastes; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Marine animals have been known to interact with and become entangled in plastic debris for decades. Despite increasing annual input volumes of plastic waste to the natural environment and the threat this constitutes to marine biodiversity, impacts of mismanaged plastic waste generally remain unquantified in environmental impact assessments. In this paper, we develop a Species Sensitivity Distribut ...
Emily A.C. Grundy; Peter Slattery; Alexander K. Saeri; Kieren Watkins; Thomas Houlden; Neil Farr; Henry Askin; Joannie Lee; Alex Mintoft-Jones; Sophia Cyna; Alyssa Dziegielewski; Romy Gelber; Amy Rowe; Maya B. Mathur; Shane Timmons; Kun Zhao; Matti Wilks; Jacob R. Peacock; Jamie Harris; Daniel L. Rosenfeld; Chris Bryant; David Moss; Michael Zorker
environmentalimpact, etc ; animals; meat; meat consumption; meta-analysis; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Transitioning toward plant-based diets can alleviate health and sustainability challenges. However, research on interventions that influence animal-product consumption remains fragmented and inaccessible to researchers and practitioners. We conducted an overview of systematic reviews, also known as a meta-review. We searched five databases for reviews that examined interventions that influence (in ...
environmentalimpact, etc ; food chemistry; nutritive value; phytochemicals; prices; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Organic farming is characterized by the prohibition of the use of chemical synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, feed additives and genetically modified organisms and by the application of sustainable agricultural technologies based on ecological principles and natural rules. Organic products are believed to be more nutritious and safer foods compared to the conventional alternatives by consumers, wi ...
environmentalimpact, etc ; ecology; environment; macroinvertebrates; rivers; water; England; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Flow–ecology relationships within river systems are an important area of ongoing investigation, because of potential applications such as understanding the ecological impact of flow alteration at modified sites. This study analyses relationships between flow characteristics and benthic macroinvertebrates from 18 streams of similar size and typology within Northern England, to develop quantitative ...
environmentalimpact, etc ; Trichoptera; bioaccumulation; metabolome; methylparaben; pollution; risk; Show all 7 Subjects
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... The widespread use of methylparaben as a preservative has caused increased exposure to natural aquatic systems in recent decades. However, current studies have suggested that exposure to this compound can result in endocrine disrupting effects, raising much concern regarding its environmental impact. In contast, methylparaben has also been found to be part of the metabolome of some organisms, prom ...
environmentalimpact, etc ; biodegradability; edible films; food research; polysaccharides; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Food packaging is an important area of food research due to its prime role in the protection and containment of foodstuffs. Traditionally petroleum-derived polymers fulfill the lion's share of packaging material requirements. However, present-day consumers are more concerned about the environmental impact and health hazards of these synthetic polymers. This necessitates the requirement of alternat ...
environmentalimpact, etc ; gels; green chemistry; porous media; silica; wastes; Show all 6 Subjects
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... To answer questions surrounding the sustainability of silica production, MilliporeSigma’s DOZN 2.0 Green Chemistry Evaluator was employed as it provides quantitative values based on the 12 principles of Green Chemistry. As a first study using DOZN 2.0 to evaluate the greenness of nanomaterials, a range of silica types were considered and their greenness scores compared. These included low- and hig ...
environmentalimpact, etc ; biomass; biorefining; biotechnology; cost effectiveness; feedstocks; lignocellulose; Show all 7 Subjects
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... The growing worldwide concern over the environmental impact of our heavy dependence on fossil fuels has provided impetus for biomass utilisation to produce fuels and chemicals. A cost‐effective conversion technology stands as a challenge for bio‐based fuels and chemicals to be competitive with petroleum‐derived products. This review provides an overview of the recent advances in the conversion tec ...
environmentalimpact, etc ; carbon; energy use and consumption; equipment; China; Show all 5 Subjects
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... The emergence of fifth-generation (5G) telecommunication would change modern lives, however, 5G network requires a large number of base stations, which may lead to greater carbon emissions. Since 2020, over 700,000 5G base stations are in operation in China. This study aims to understand the carbon emissions of 5G network by using LCA method to divide the boundary of a single 5G base station and d ...
Rachael A. King; Erinn P. Fagan-Jeffries; Tessa M. Bradford; Danielle N. Stringer; Terrie L. Finston; Stuart A. Halse; Stefan M. Eberhard; Garth Humphreys; Bill F. Humphreys; Andrew D. Austin; Steven J. B. Cooper
environmentalimpact, etc ; Amphipoda; groundwater; invertebrates; new species; Western Australia; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Amphipod crustaceans comprise a significant and enigmatic component of Australian groundwater ecosystems, particularly in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Many amphipod species in the Pilbara, including species in the genus Nedsia Barnard & Williams, 1995 , are considered short range endemics, poorly or contentiously defined by taxonomic treatments based on morphology alone and have uncert ...
environmentalimpact, etc ; biopolymers; carbon dioxide; food industry; solvents; thermosensitivity; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Supercritical impregnation has attracted interest in recent years as it is an effective method to incorporate active compounds into polymers for different applications. The food industry corresponds to a potential field for the use of this technique, with emphasis on the development of active packaging. In this process, active agents are dissolved in a supercritical fluid and incorporated into a p ...
environmentalimpact, etc ; age; ambient temperature; composite materials; extracts; testing; Show all 6 Subjects
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... This paper investigates the effect of environmental conditions on the cohesive law of composite bonded joints under mode I and mode II loadings. An inverse method recently developed by the authors has been used to extract the cohesive stress-separation relation from the experimental load–displacement curve without considering a predefined shape of the cohesive law. Two types of adhesively composit ...
environmentalimpact, etc ; capital; compliance; environmental management; industry; risk management; Show all 6 Subjects
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... In this paper, we seek to inform managers, regulators, and investors of the setting in which a firm's environmental management activity is costly and when it is profitable. To identify this setting, we classify firms according to their environmental management activities and the subsequent impact on firm operating performance. This classification has allowed us to explore four potential economic d ...