From megaprojects to tourism gentrification? The case of Santa Cruz Verde 2030 (Canary Islands, Spain) by Marcus Hübscher

“… The inner-city oil refinery in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, has been shaping the city’s urbanism as an employer, but also as a polluter and a physical barrier for more than 80 years. …”
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Research on the influence of g-C3N4 microstructure changes on the efficiency of visible light photocatalytic degradation by Hong Tu, Bihong Tian, Zhichao Zhao, Renjiang Guo, Ya Wang, Shunhong Chen, Jian Wu

“…The structural modulation of pristine graphitic carbon nitride poses a considerable challenge in the rational design of catalysts for the efficient degradation of small organic pollutants under visible light. In this study, we combined first-principles calculations and the structure-function relationship to predict a high-performance catalyst. …”
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The efficiency of galvanic wastewater treatment facility 'Frad' in Aleksinac by Veličković Jasmina, Arsić Nebojša B., Stošić Ljiljana

“…Research goal: The efficiency of sewage treatment plants can be illustrated by a study on the evaluation of pollutant levels of the influent and the effluent at the treatment plant of sewage treatment plants discharging into the environment.…”
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Temporal and Spatial Distribution Characteristics of NOx Emissions of City Buses on Real Road Based on Spatial Autocorrelation by Qikai Peng, Jiaqiang Li, Yanyan Wang, Longqing Zhao, Jianwei Tan, Chao He

“…The NOx emissions showed spatial correlation during all four periods, whereas the pollutive emissions showed spatial aggregation. According to the heat map, the NOx concentrations peaked during the midday and the afternoon. …”
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A single changing hypernetwork to represent (social-)ecological dynamics by Gaucherel, Cédric, Cosme, Maximilian, Noûs, Camille, Pommereau, Franck

“…., species extinction/invasion, pollutant or human arrival/migration). Qualitative and discrete-event models developed in computer science appear suitable for modeling hypergraph (topological) dynamics. …”
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Characteristics of Emissions from Reclamation of Solid-recovered Fuel (SRF) in a Cogeneration Plant by Yi-Ming Kuo, Shih-Wei Huang, Wang Yu Kuan

“…The reclamation performance of the tested fuels was evaluated by analyzing the pollutant characteristics of the bottom ash, fly ash, and flue gas. …”
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The real driving emissions characteristics of light-duty diesel vehicle in four typical cities with varying altitudes in China by Haojie Gao, Rui Wang, Zhisong Wen, Xin Xiong, Zhuan Zheng, Shengqiang Lin, Hongchun Ding, Wenbin Tan

“…The emissions of all pollutants were significantly lower than the China VI b emission standards. …”
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Bioremediation of Soil Microcosms from Auto-Mechanic Workshops by AT Ajao, AO Oluwajobi, VS Olatayo

“…These findings have environmental implication towards developing a bioremediation protocol that could be exploited for cleaning oil polluted soil @JASEM Keywords: Bioremediation, automechanic workshop, Bioindicator, Hydrocarbon, Selective enrichment J. …”
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Unraveling the metabolic landscape of Exophiala spinifera strain FM: Model reconstruction, insights into biodesulfurization and beyond. by Hamta Babaei Naeij, Zahra Etemadifar, John Kilbane, Mohammad Hossein Karimi-Jafari, Sepideh Mofidifar

“…Through bioinformatics analysis, we identified genes potentially involved in DBT desulfurization and degradation pathways for hazardous pollutants. We focused on understanding the cost associated with metabolites in sulfur assimilation pathway to assess economic feasibility, optimize resource allocation, and guide metabolic engineering and process design. …”
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The hydrochemistry of Angwan Mallam and environs (PART OF KEFFI SHEET 208 NE) by Adama Baba, Olalekan Agboola Olowoyeye

“…The cation, anion, and heavy element are majorly derived from leaching of the surrounding rocks and human activities influence as the mining activities in some of the villages does not contaminate or pollute its water, soil and wellbeing of the people living in Agwan mallam. …”
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Investigating vegetable contamination in indigent communities by heavy metals: a case of food safety in Bushenyi, Uganda by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi

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STUDIES ON THE APPLICATION OF HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES IN THE FIELD OF ULTRAFILTRATION by LAURENȚIU TATARU, VALENTIN NEDEFF, NARCIS BARSAN, MIRELA PANAINTE-LEHADUS, EMILIAN MOSNEGUTU, DANA-ALEXANDRA CHITIMUS

“…Current research is increasingly focusing on the use of state-of-the-art technologies for the elimination of pollutants in water and the use of membranes. This study focuses on testing hollow fiber organic membranes for the ultrafiltration process as a precursor to osmosis processes. …”
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Cadmium exposure increases insecticide sensitivity of Sogatella furcifera (Horváth) by decrease the diversity of symbiotic bacteria by Yanfei Zhu, Yu Wu, Xiangjie Li, Yujie Li, Zichao Zheng, Qiao Gao, Wenbing Ding, Hualiang He, Lin Qiu, Youzhi Li

“…Cadmium (Cd) is a prevalent environmental pollutant in agricultural ecosystems, particularly within paddy ecosystems, is readily absorbed by rice and enter herbivorous insects through the food chain, thereby influencing the implementation of integrated pest management strategies. …”
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The Current Status of Atmospheric Micro/Nanoplastics Research: Characterization, Analytical Methods, Fate, and Human Health Risk by Hsin-Chieh Kung, Chien-Hsing Wu, Nicholas Kiprotich Cheruiyot, Justus Kavita Mutuku, Bo-Wun Huang, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien

“…However, most of the toxic effects of these contaminants are related to surface-bound compounds, including heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants. Some polymers, such as expanded polystyrene, decompose to form carcinogens. …”
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How endocrine disruptors affect fish reproduction on multiple levels: A review by Socha Magdalena, Chyb Jarosław, Suder Aleksandra, Bojarski Bartosz

“…In this review, we provide an overview of the adverse effects of these pollutants on both female and male fish reproduction (i.e., hormonal disruption in the HPG axis, gametogenesis disorders, disturbed embryogenesis, etc.). …”
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Smart natural technology & maintenance of sustainable aquatic environment: A study during lockdown by Sucharita Bhattacharyya, Anwesh Bhowmick

“…However, industrial effluents, agricultural runoffs, discharge of untreated wastewater along with sedimentation produce gross negative effects on the Gangetic environment. These directly pollute the river, disrupt its regular flow, and obstruct the normal activities of the Dolphin, thus destroying its habitat which ultimately reduces the population and affects the river's bio-diversity balance. …”
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Screening of <i>Polyalthia longifolia</i> and <i>Aloe vera</i> for their phytoextractability of heavy metals in tropical soil of the Niger Delta by FBG Tanee, N Amadi

“… The work focuses on the screening of Polyalthia longifolia and Aloe vera for their phytoextractability of  heavy metal in soil of the Niger Delta. 5kg of soil was polluted with 100 mg of Zn, Fe and Pb each  replicated 9 times. …”
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Determination of the Concentration of Total Cyanide in Waste Water of a Tobacco Company in Southwestern Nigeria by MT Osobamiro

“… Cyanide has been listed as one of the toxic pollutants that is usually released into the environment. …”
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Analysis of Leaching Rate of Heavy Metals from Fly Ash at Varying Leachant pH & Cumulative Liquid to Solid Ratios by Tobby, Micheal Agwe, Sharma, S. N., Pandey, Govind

“…This continued disposal of FA into the environment makes the heavy metals contained therein to move out in the leachate generated, polluting the soil, surface and ground water sources among others. …”
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