Towards CO2 emissions reduction of shipping: Ca(OH)2 based carbon capture system for safeguarding the marine environment by Valentina Bortuzzo, Valentina Bortuzzo, Serena Bertagna, Luca Braidotti, Vittorio Bucci

“…Climate change poses a global challenge related to the reduction of pollutant atmospheric emissions and the maritime transportation sector is directly involved, due to its significant impact on the production of Greenhouse Gases and other substances. …”
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Effects of dump site soil on the leaf structures of <i>Luffa cylindrical</i> (sponge gourd) and <i>Amaranthus viridis</i> (green amaranth) by S.I. Musa, K.O. Awayewaserere, K.I. Njoku

“…All the HMs detected at the three spots and control were below the World Health Organization (WHO) and Dutch pollutant standard level, except for (Zn) which was at the exact limit (50.000Mg/kg). …”
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Estimation of the Visibility in Seoul, South Korea, Based on Particulate Matter and Weather Data, Using Machine-learning Algorithm by Bu-Yo Kim, Joo Wan Cha, Ki-Ho Chang, Chulkyu Lee

“…Therefore, visibility in Seoul, which is the most polluted city in South Korea, was estimated using machine learning (ML) algorithms based on meteorological (temperature, relative humidity, and precipitation) and particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) data acquired from an automatic weather station, and the estimated visibility was compared with the observed visibility. …”
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Select toxic metals status of pregnant women with history of pregnancy complications in Benin City, South-South Nigeria by OE Otebhi, HB Osadolor

“… Toxic metals are part of the most important groups of environmental pollutants that can bind to vital  cellular components and interfere with their functions via inhalation, foods, water etc. …”
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Studies of heavy metal contents and microbial composition of rhizosphere of <i>Panicum maximum</i> within and around auto mechanic workshop in Benin City by O Osazuwa, I Beckley, UC Osayamen

“…Total hydrocarbon content ranged from 1445.0 – 2314.2 mg/kg in the oil-polluted soils, compared to 851.5 mg/kg in the control soil. …”
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Occurrence of Acetaminophen, Amoxicillin, Diclofenac and Methylparaben in Lagos and Ologe Lagoons, Lagos, Nigeria by O.S. Folarin, A.A. Otitoloju, N.H. Amaeze, J.K. Saliu

“…Therefore, there is need for environmental regulators to make concerted efforts towards environmental monitoring of this group of pollutants. Keywords: Acetaminophen, Amoxicillin, Diclofenac, Methylparaben, Environmental Occurrence …”
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Impact of partially treated sewage effluent on the water quality of recipient Epie Creek Niger Delta, Nigeria using Malaysian Water Quality Index (WQI) by A Rim-Rukeh, LE Agbozu

“…Empirically, the water quality can be described as fairly polluted. This means that the water quality across the sampling points is poor indicating that most parameters have deteriorated.…”
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VOC Emissions from a Rendering Plant and Evaluation for Removal of Pentanal by Oxidization Using Hydrogen Peroxide by Wen-Hsi Cheng, Chun-Hung Lin, Chung-Shin Yuan, Ken-Lin Chang

“…Experimental results indicated that ozone could not effectively reduce aldehydes and toluene, and the residual ozone remaining in the exhaust gas is a secondary air pollutant and irritate the human respiratory tracts. …”
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Recent Decreasing Trends in Surface PM2.5 over East Asia in the Winter-Spring Season: Different Responses to Emissions and Meteorology between Upwind and Downwind Regions by Young-Hee Ryu, Seung-Ki Min, Alma Hodzic

“…Furthermore, it demonstrated that the decline in PM2.5 over the latter nation is attributable to control measures in China that have been in effect since 2013. The most polluted of the three target regions, the NCP, which is also upwind (in contrast to the downwind YRD and SMA), exhibited the largest decrease due to emission reduction. …”
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Relationship between Biological and Qualitative Indices in Surface Waters Receiving the Effluent of Fish Farms in the Northwest of Iran by Farhad Pourfaraj, Malek Abazari, Eslam Moradiasl, S. Amad Mokhtariai

“…It can be stated that increasing in the concentration of pollutants in the source and end of the river could lead to a sharp decrease in bio­logical index. …”
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Ground-level Particulate Sulphate and Gaseous Sulphur Dioxide Downwind of an Aluminium Smelter by Dane Blanchard, Julian Aherne

“…Abstract Particulate sulphate (pSO4 2−) is an atmospheric pollutant known to affect human/environmental health and global radiative-forcing. …”
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Fish consumption patterns and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls in fried and grilled fish products and mitigation strategies by Abhishek, S. Chakkaravarthi, Tripti Agarwal

“…The study is unique in terms of the simultaneous determination of two types of persistent organic pollutants in grilled and fried fish products. The concentration of ∑13PAHs and ∑6PCBs in these samples varied from 20.80 ± 2.06–947.65 ± 40.85 µg kg−1 and 2.86 ± 0.16–46.52 ± 0.46 µg kg−1, respectively. …”
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Chemical Characteristics and Trends of Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall: A Review by Aditi Majumdar, Dhrubajyoti Samanta, Reshmi Das

“…The chemical composition of ISM is influenced by pollutant type, meteorology, and topography. As a result, the chemical makeup of rainwater varies greatly across places. …”
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Food Safety Analysis of Milk and Beef in Southwestern Uganda by Phyllis Candy, Natabo, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Sarah, Namubiru, Dickson Stuart, Tayebwa, Andrew, Tamale, Pwaveno H., Bamaiyi

“…Inorganic pollutants in milk and beef are of major public health concern; however, information in Africa is still limited due to low food safety monitoring practices. …”
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A review of photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) technology applied in building environment control by Xuhui Cao, Niansi Li, Yulin Li, Lei Che, Bendong Yu, Huifang Liu

“…Therefore, building-integrated PV/T system has good application potential in building environment control such as indoor air temperature, air humidity and gaseous pollutants control. In the review of the past decade at home and abroad, most of the research on PV/T focuses on the development process, equipment and materials, accounting for 28 %, 21 % and 19 %, respectively, while only 15 % is related to the building-integrated PV/T system. …”
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Airborne Ultrafine Particle and Acute Physiological Effects during Maximal Aerobic Power Test by Angelo Rodio, Francesco Misiti, Alessandro Zagaglia, Luca Stabile, Giorgio Buonanno, Luigi Fattorini

“…Abstract Background The practice of physical exercise in polluted areas could lead to adverse health effects that may contribute to the incidence and/or worsening of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and some types of cancer. …”
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Prevalence, Dispersion and Nature of Bioaerosols over a Solid Landfill Site in Central India by Priyanka D. Bhoyar, Pooja Kamdi, Amit Bafana, Panuganti C. S. Devara, Saravanadevi Sivanesan, Amrit Kumar, Kannan Krishnamurthi

“…They are the least investigated pollutants due to their complex structure and composition. …”
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Cardiotoxicity of polystyrene nanoplastics and associated mechanism of myocardial cell injury in mice by Ziyi Xiong, Qiling Kong, Juan Hua, Qi Chen, Dandan Wang

“…Aims: Nanoplastics (NPs) are emerging organic pollutants generated by plastic degradation and are ubiquitous in the environment. …”
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Synergistic effects of PS-NPs and Cd on ovarian toxicity in adolescent rats: Ferroptosis by induction of mitochondrial redox imbalance via the SIRT3-SOD2/Gpx4 pathway by Hua Wu, Lihua Feng, Huang Wu, Lihong Wang, Hengyi Xu, Fen Fu

“…Nanoplastics (NPs) are an emerging class of pollutants. They can act as a“Trojan horse” to change the bioavailability and toxicity of heavy metals in the environment. …”
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Real-World Effectiveness of Portable Air Cleaners in Reducing Home Particulate Matter Concentrations by Frederic T. Lu, Robert J. Laumbach, Alicia Legard, Nirmala T. Myers, Kathleen G. Black, Pamela Ohman-Strickland, Shahnaz Alimokhtari, Adriana de Resende, Leonardo Calderón, Gediminas Mainelis, Howard M. Kipen

“…Abstract Portable air cleaners (PACs) equipped with HEPA filters are gaining attention as cost-effective means of decreasing indoor particulate matter (PM) air pollutants and airborne viruses. However, the performance of PACs in naturalistic settings and spaces beyond the room containing the PAC is not well characterized. …”
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