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Industrial co-agglomeration, green finance and urban carbon emission efficiency: Empirical evidence from Shandong province in China
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
This study explores the impact of industrial co-agglomeration on urban carbon emission efficiency in Shandong Province from China during 2007 to 2020. The moderating effect model is constructed to explore the role green finance in the impact of industrial co-agglomeration on urban carbon emission...
Elimination of malachite green by modified Fenton like process. Application of Box Behnken design
Advanced Oxidation Processes for Wastewater treatment
The aim of this work was to investigate an advanced oxidation process for removing malachite green from aqueous solutions using a modified Fenton-like process. An experimental Box-Behnken design was applied to determine the optimal conditions by examining the effects of catalyst concentration ([Fe 2...
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) removal by combining bio-scrubber and ozone pretreatment
Air Quality
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are toxic for the environment and human health and their tendency to readily volatilize in the atmosphere can lead to problems connected to odours annoyance. Conventional VOCs gaseous emissions treatments entail the application of chemical-physical processes, only...
Adsorption of Methylene Blue using Bottom Ash: Experimental Design, Isotherm Analysis, and Optimum Conditions
Water and Wastewater Treatment
This study investigated the removal of methylene blue (MB) via adsorption using waste bottom ash. The bottom ash, sourced from a waste storage site in the Çorlu district of Tekirdağ province, Thrace Region, was utilized as the adsorbent. The research examined the impact of several variables on MB...
Decolarization of methylene blue and methyl orange with Ag doped TiO2 under UV-A and UV-Visible conditions: process optimization by response surface method and toxicity evaluation
Water and Wastewater Treatment
MB decolarization with pure TiO 2 and Ag doped TiO 2 based photocatalytic system were investigated under UV-A and UV-Visible conditions. Different ratios of Ag were used as metal dopant. 1% Ag-TiO 2 increased the decolorization efficiencies of MB and MO dyes, also the k app constant enhanced under...
Determination of the optimal conditions for the adsorption of cadmium ions and phenol on chestnut(Castanea sativa) shell
General
Adsorption of cadmium ions and phenol from aqueous solutions on chestnut (Castanea sativa) shell was studied. An incomplete 33 factorial design was applied to investigate the influence of the initial cadmium ions (20-60-100 mg l-1) or phenol concentration (0.01-0.255- 0.5 g l-1), temperature (10-25...
An Environmental Impact Assessment Decision Analysis System for Irrigation Systems
General
In this paper an Environmental Impact Assessment Multicriteria Decision Analysis System for irrigation projects (EIAMDAS) used as a comprehensive tool that enables comparison between irrigation project alternatives is presented. The comparison is based upon all relevant aspects of the surrounding...
Bayesian model of urban water safety management
Water Resources Management
Water supply system is a critical infrastructure. Main task of urban water system is to provide consumers with drinking water in adequate quantity, at the required quality and pressure corresponding to current standards. For the purposes of this paper, operational reliability of the water supply...
Optimization of Solar Energy for Salt Extraction from Lake Katwe, Uganda
Sustainable Energy
The solar evaporative crystallization process at Lake Katwe was studied using brine evaporation rates, thermal, convection, and radiation energy losses as well as reported meteorological data around the salt lake basin. A simulation model of a salt pan was developed on a lumped basis to study its...
Optimization of crystal violet adsorption on common lilac tree leaf powder as natural adsorbent material
Water and Wastewater Treatment
In this study the efficiency of crystal violet dye removal from aqueous solutions using lilac tree leaf powder as adsorbent material was tested. After adsorbent surface analysis by SEM and FTIR technics, the influence of six controllable factor on dye adsorption process was assesses using a L27...
Estimation of Anisotropies in Chlorophyll A spatial distributions based on satellite data and variography by
General
Sea eutrophication is a natural process, however in many cases is considered one of the major forms of water pollution affecting coastal areas, lakes and reservoirs all over the world. Many methodologies have been developed for assessing eutrophication and during the last decades, the contribution...
Exploring Gene Expression Biclustering with Integrated PSO-SA-Fuzzy Logic Methodology and its Application to Air Pollution Analysis
Air Quality
Gene expression data analysis is crucial for understanding complex biological mechanisms, yet current biclustering techniques struggle with noise, unpredictability, and intrinsic uncertainty. This study proposes an innovative biclustering method combining particle swarm optimization (PSO), simulated...
Ziziphus Jujube Seeds derived Biomass as Cost-Effective Biosorbent for the removal of Cr6+ from Aqueous solutions: Isotherm and Kinetic Studies
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Biosorption of hexavalent chromium ions from the synthetic solution was performed using activated Ziziphus jujube seeds powder as an adsorbent material. A chemical synthesis process prepared the adsorbent, and various methods have evaluated its characteristics. FTIR, SEM and EDX analysis was...
Treatability Studies of Hospital Wastewaters with AOPs by Taguchi’s Experimental Design
Advanced Oxidation Processes
In this study, it was studied various advanced oxidation treatment processes; Fenton, UV/H2O2, UV/O3/H2O2 for treatability of hospital wastewaters containing antibiotics (cephalosporines). Taguchi’s L25 orthogonal array design was applied to design of advanced oxidation processes, for simplification...
Evaluation of the optimal operation conditions using response surface methodology for the treatment of DMP by electrocoagulation
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Phthalic acid esters, commonly called as phthalates, are of a common use in the industrial activities and are known with their hazardous impact on the environment and on humans such as endocrine disrupting agents, carcinogenic and toxic effects. These adverse effects have led to increasing interest...
Chemically modified Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed: a sustainable solution for heavy metal removal from wastewater
Water and Wastewater Treatment
In this study, a batch adsorption process was conducted utilizing Ascophyllum Nodosum biosorbent as an organic adsorbent used for the elimination of heavy metal ions (specifically chromium, nickel, and zinc) from wastewater. To examine the surface morphology and functional groups, the biosorbent...
The Conversion of SO2 by Hydrogen Oxidation Branching Vhain Reaction
Air Quality
The Conversion of SO2 by Hydrogen Oxidation Branching Chain Reaction A.A. Arutyunyan Institute of Chemical Physics after A.B. Nalbandyan NAS of The Republic of Armenia, 5/2 Paruyr Sevak St., Yerevan 0014, Republic of Armenia E-mail: harhasmik@mail.ru The process of SО2 conversion in the hydrogen...
Modeling and characterization of natural organic matter and its relationship with the THMs formation
Water Quality
Natural organic matter (NOM) has been identified as the prominent precursor for disinfection by-products (DBPs) formation during chlorination. Various studies have shown that the characteristics of NOM influence the Trihalomethanes (THMs) formation mechanism. The present study represents NOM...
An analytical study of groundwater fluctuations in unconfined leaky aquifers induced by multiple localized recharge and withdrawal
Water Resources Management
Commonly used analytical methods for assessing the effects of recharge and withdrawal on the groundwater flow system are based on an idealistic assumption that the aquifer’s base is fully impervious. In reality, the hydrostratigraphic conditions are often complex and involve leakage induced flow...
Granular activated carbon as nucleus for formation of Anammox granules in an expanded granular-sludge-bed reactor
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Granular activated carbon (GAC) was used in an Anammox process treating synthetic wastewater with the aim of evaluating its use as a growth nucleus to enhance granule formation. In an expanded granular-sludge-bed reactor, granules were formed demonstrating excellent retention characteristics with an...
Evaluate the effectiveness of the UV/ persulfate process to remove catechol from solution aqueous
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Catechol is used as an antioxidant, fungicide, and polymerization inhibitors in a variety of industries such as petrochemical. Catechol must be removed from effluents before it enters to environment. This study aimed to investigate combined UV radiation and persulfate process in removal of catechol...
Application of Box–Behnken design for optimization of malachite green removal from aqueous solutions by modified barley straw
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Untreated wastewater can have important effects on the environment and human. The aim of the work was to evaluate the effectiveness of modified barley straw to remove malachite green from industrial wastewater. Studied variables were pH, contact time, initial malachite green concentration, and...
Deep Learning Driven Crop Classification and Chlorophyll Content Estimation for the Nexus Food higher Productions using Multi-spectral Remote Sensing Images
Water, Energy and/or Food Nexus
Due to the development of open access medium-high resolution remote sensing data like multispectral remote sensing images, crop classification becomes a hot research topic to be realized on large scale using machine learning (ML) models. At the same time, chlorophyll content is a critical index used...
Advanced deep learning method for Aerial image segmentation of landscape changes in pre-and post-disaster scenarios
Environmental data analysis and modelling
The precise analysis of conditions in the landscape before and aftermath of the disaster is a mandatory challenge in aerial image landscape monitoring. The change in patterns of landscape, damaged pathways, and damaged areas will have a major impact without monitoring and redevelopment. Therefore...
Sustainable surfactant removal and wastewater reuse in carwash systems using natural zeolite
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Jordan is the world’s second water-poorest country. Treating and reusing of wastewater are significantly important at the national level. This research aims to investigate the use of natural and modified Zeolite for the removal of Methylene Blue Active Substances (MBAS) and lead (Pb), major...
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15-01-2025
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15-01-2025
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14-01-2025
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14-01-2025
Ecology, environmental change and management
12-01-2025
Biowaste
02-01-2025
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02-01-2025
Air Quality
02-01-2025
Nanomaterials in the environment: applications and effects
02-01-2025
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12-02-2025
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10-02-2025
Water Quality
10-02-2025
Water Resources Management
10-02-2025
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10-02-2025
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10-02-2025
Solid Waste Management
07-02-2025
Chemicals in the environment
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