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From Regulatory Pressure to Green Innovation: A Cognitive Perspective from China's Plastic Industry

by Zhang Caihua Zhang Zhuang Zhao Kunjian Lei Xue

Environmental management and policy

Environmental regulations aim to stimulate green innovation, yet the cognitive mechanisms through which policies influence corporate decisions remain poorly understood. This study investigates how environmental regulations transform corporate behavior through management cognition pathways using...

Environmental Management Environmental planning +3 more

A Case Study on the Upgrading and Reconstruction of a Wastewater Treatment Plant in Hebei Province

by Si Xiurong Li Min Wang Kaixuan Li Boran Zhang Lan Lv Hong Lv Xiao

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

The effluent quality of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Hebei Province met the Class I-A standard of "Discharge Standard of Pollutants for Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants"(GB 18918-2002) (COD≤50 mg/L, TN≤15 mg/L, TP≤0.5 mg/L, NH3-N≤8 mg/L). However, under the guidance of energy...

Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrading and Reconstruction +3 more

Improving Ozone Layer Depletion Forecasting with Hybrid Bi-Directional LSTM with CNN Classifier Model

by Ali JAVED

Air pollution and health

Due to the methane emission from the mining of coal and industrial byproducts including CFCs, depletion of the ozone layer causes raised global warming and worsens climate change. One chlorine atom can lead to the destruction of 1,00,000 ozone molecules causing depletion at a much faster rate than...

Hybrid Bi-Directional LSTM CNN Classifier +3 more

Upregulate Soil Health and Wheat Yield: Conversion of Organic Waste into Bio-activated Zn-Enriched Compost for Deficient Soils

by Naeem Muhammad Iqbal Zafar Hussain Azhar Jamil Moazzam Ahmad Hafiz Tanvir Ismail Ahmed Mahmoud El-Mogy Mohamed El Ganainy Sherif El-Beltagi Hossam Hadid Maha Loutfi

Solid Waste Management

Soil zinc (Zn) deficiency is a major constraint limiting wheat productivity and nutritional quality, particularly in degraded agricultural lands. Sustainable organic waste management through composting presents an eco-friendly approach to enhancing soil health while mitigating environmental...

compost organic matter +3 more

Decolorization of azo dye Congo red by manganese dependent peroxidase of immobilized Pleurotus sajor caju

by Yehia Ramy Almustafa Hibah

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

Azo dyes and the byproducts of their degradation have the potential to pollute the environment. Natural water bodies experience less sunlight penetration as a result of these effluents being released into rivers and lakes. Because of their hue, the dyes pollute flowers and the aesthetics because...

Enhancement of Advanced Oxidation Processes in Oil Refinery Wastewater Treatment Using Deep Neural Networks

by Dhivakar Manikandan Velusamy Karthik

Issue 5

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

The complex composition of persistent and resistant contaminants in oil refinery wastewater presents a significant environmental challenge that conventional treatment methods frequently fail to effectively address. Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs), specifically the photo-Fenton method, and a deep...

Advanced oxidation process (AOPs). Deep learning +4 more

Biomonitoring of soil quality in the Souk Ahras region (Northeast Algeria) using Cornu aspersum as a bioindicator: Trace metals and sulfates analysis

by Bendjebbar Roumaissa Berrouk Houda Barour Choukri Sleimi Noomene Merghad Amina

Air pollution and health

The present study aims to assess the impact of physicochemical parameters on the availability of trace metal elements (TME) in soil by analyzing the accumulation of copper (Cu), zinc (Zn) and sulfates in both soil and edible tissues of Cornu aspersum using a passive biomonitoring approach at three...

Does Air pollution affect the green innovation of industrial enterprises? Insights from Urban Sewage Control Policies in China

by Zhang XIlin Li Ding Yan Han Ma Shenglin

Environmental management and policy

Environmental protection and technological innovation are key strategies for transforming economic development and have long been a focus of research. Environmental regulation plays a vital role in addressing the externalities of environmental governance and fostering corporate innovation. This...

air pollution Environmental Regulations +3 more

Alkali and Magnetite Modified Fly Ash as Granular Adsorbent for Removal of Naphthol AS Dye from Aqueous Solution

by Purbasari Aprilina Kusumawardani Restu Ariyanti Dessy Handayani Noer Abyor

Issue 6

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

The presence of dye pollutants in the aquatic environment, apart from causing aesthetic problems, can also cause health problems. Removal of dye pollutants in industrial wastewater can be done using the adsorption method, which is a simple, effective and low-cost process. Fly ash is a solid waste...

carrageenan modified fly ash +2 more

Study on the Impact of New Energy Vehicles on Urban Air Quality

by Li Jing Li Yan Yu Na Wang Xinming Han Xiuyan

Issue 6

Air pollution and health

Abstract：This study aims to assess the impact of the new energy vehicle industry on urban air quality in China, focusing on the spatial and temporal variation of PM2.5 concentrations. Based on panel data from 286 prefecture-level cities in China from 2013 to 2022, an analytical framework is...

new energy vehicles Urban Air Quality +2 more

Antioxidant activity of Punica granatum L against the reproductive toxicity of an organic solvent toluene in male Wistar rat

by Hamdi Leila Boukarine Rahma Arkoub Fatma Zohra Retem Chahira Khelili Kamel

Issue 5

Air pollution and health

The purpose of our study was to assess the adverse outcomes of exposure to toluene (Tol) on the male reproductive system and to investigate the potential efficacy of Punica granatum juice (PJ) and peel aqueous extract (PAE) against these effects. Rats were divided into the following groups: Control...

Assessment of water quality in two dams in semi-arid region dams of northeastern Algeria: Using pollution indices

by Zohra SAHRAOUI Hichem KHAMMAR Saci NADJAI Amin CHAFFAI Nadhir BOUCHEMA Ahlem BOURMADA

Issue 5

Air pollution and health

This study investigates surface water pollution in two dams in northeastern Algeria: Ourkiss Dam in Oum El Bouaghi Province and Babar Dam in Khenchela Province, over a year (March 2023 to February 2024). The research assesses pollution levels, organic contamination, and nutrient status using several...

New Urbanization Policies and Agricultural Non-point Source Pollution Control in China: Mechanisms and Implications

by Li Haitian Lei Xue

Environmental management and policy

The rapid urbanization in China has led to severe agricultural non-point source pollution, threatening sustainable development. This study investigates the impact of new urbanization policies on controlling agricultural non-point source pollution and explores the underlying mechanisms. Utilizing...

agricultural non-point source pollution motion response +4 more

Effects of land-use patterns at different scales on water quality in the Huaihe River Basin in China

by Wu Wu lin Li Xiaolong Li Gao Liangmin Gao Zhang Kai Zhang Pang Zhendong Pang

Issue 5

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

The influence of land-use patterns on water quality in the Huaihe River Basin was analyzed using the Nemerow index, correlation and multiple linear regression analysis based on the measured data from 62 sampling sites in the Huaihe River Basin (China). In the point buffer zone, a significant...

land-use ; spatial scale ; Nemerow index ; correlation ; Huaihe River Basin

Assessment of Heavy and Trace Metal Pollution in the Karun River, Iran

by Jadari Hooshang Jahani Davood Peyrowan Hamidreza Kohansal Ghadimvand Nader

Issue 5

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

The Karun River, the longest and highest water flow river in Iran, has experienced heavy and trace metal pollution in recent years. While previous studies have evaluated the water quality of the river, not all sections from north to south have been examined for all metals. To address this gap, a...

Unveiling the physio-biochemical, photosynthetic and ionic Responses of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes exposed to NaCl and chromium stress

by Ali Muhammad Chen Yu Ahmad Salman Aloufi Salman Al-Asmari Fahad İzgü Tolga Şimşek Özhan Alalawy Adel M.AL-Balawi Siham Alasmari Abdulrahman Alaida Meaad

Issue 5

Environmental management and policy

Heavy metal pollution and salinity is a serious ecological concern posing threat to agriculture sustainability and global food security. Chromium (Cr) accumulation in arable lands is of serious concern due to its long term persistent in the soil and strong detrimental impacts on crop yield. Soil...

Leaf gas exchange combined abiotic stresses +3 more

Multi-Objective Evaluation of Bioretention Systems Based on Principal Component Analysis-Projection Pursuit Model

by Liu Zhen Fu Yiwei Qiang Weibo Ji Fangfang Cheng Qiming Liao Jingsong Wu Sifei Zhao Bing Hu Sixu Chen Yao

Issue 5

Hydrology and Water Resources Management

Hydraulic infiltration and decontamination performance of bioretention systems are influenced by plant species and planting layers. However, traditional evaluation methods are limited by their high subjectivity and inability to capture complex relationships among multidimensional data accurately...

Occurrence and drivers of Antibiotics in the rural-urban River Network: A case study of Hongze Lake basin, China

by Xi Shanshan He Rong Jiang Rongsheng Zhang Jiamei Zhang Hua Shuai Zicheng

Issue 5

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

The massive use of antibiotics and the consequent antibiotic pollution have become a major risk to river ecosystems, water quality, and human health. In this study, 28 antibiotics were analyzed in the rural-urban river water of Suzhou City, the inflow rivers of Hongze Lake. The total concentration...

Antibiotics drivers and sources +1 more

Improvement of the photo-Fenton performance at near neutral pH by the addition of tannic acid from tea leaves waste as a complexing agent in the Pb(II) photo-oxidation

by Tri Wahyuni Endang Kuncoro Hardiana Zahwa Alharrisa Early Suratman Adhitasari

Issue 8

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

IIntroducing tannic acid from tea leaves waste as a complexing agent of Fe(III) into photo-Fenton process to prevent Fe(OH)3 precipitation at pH 7, and further to increase photo-Fenton activity in the near neutral pH for Pb(II) photo-oxidation is systematically addressed. The photo-Fenton process...

Photo-Fenton near neutral pH +3 more

Research on Carbon Emission Peaks in Large Energy Production Region in China —Based on the Open STIRPAT Model

by Wang Zhiqiang Wu Qinglong Ma Shenglin

Issue 5

Environmental management and policy

The interdependence between different regions within a country has an important impact on the prediction of regional carbon emission peaks. In this paper, taking Shanxi Province, a large energy producing region in China, as an example, we select the driving factors to construct an open STIRPAT model...

open STIRPAT model，carbon peaking，forecasting， scenario analysis approach

Improving the energy efficiency and carbon dioxide reduction of a long-haul bus through aerodynamic design optimization

by Sunil S. Arunachalam K.

Issue 5

Climate change

Exhaustion of fossil fuel resources, inconsistent fuel costs and the difficulty of adopting electric vehicle technology in commercial vehicles support the idea that there is an opportunity for research in public transit regarding the correlation between energy efficiency and aerodynamic drag. The...

Aerodynamic drag Carbon dioxide emissions +3 more

Air Pollution Prediction using Attention Module With CNN -OptBiLSTM

by Visu P Rajesh Khanna M. Sundara Rajulu Navaneethakrishnan Subramanian P.

Issue 6

Air pollution and health

Predicting air pollution using environmental data assessment parameters becomes increasingly significant amid growing fears about climate change and the sustainability of urban areas. The use of sophisticated deep learning (DL) methods to model the intricate relation among these variables represents...

air pollution Air Quality Index Prediction +2 more

Environmental emission characteristics of diesel engine performance using biodiesel by cotton and pumpkin seed

by Sivakumar A. Subbarayan M.R. Sankarapandian S. Seenivasan M.

Issue 5

Air pollution and health

The hunt for alternative fuels that may be utilized in place of conventional fuels is intensifying quickly since the availability of fossil fuels is dwindling daily. In this work, biodiesel derived from pumpkin and cotton seed oils is presented for use as diesel engine fuel. Related to diesel, the...

Biodiesel Cotton Seed Oil +2 more

Amelioration of drought stress in wheat by using plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and biogas slurry

by Saleem A. Raza M.A.S Khan I.H. Tahir M.A. Iqbal R. Aslam M.U. Ejaz Z. Ditta A. AlMunqedhi B.M. Al Farraj D.A.

Issue 8

Hydrology and Water Resources Management

Drought stress has a significant impact on cereal-based staple food production, particularly in developing countries like Pakistan. To ensure a sustainable and reliable food supply, it is essential to develop comprehensive production plans that incorporate various approaches to mitigate the effects...

PGPR drought +4 more

Theoretical Investigation of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Oriented to Automotive Applications

by Anandkumar G. Ramakrishnan S. Arivarasan N. Annamalai K.

Issue 5

Air pollution and health

Because of their efficiency and low environmental effect, proton exchange membrane fuel cells, or PEMFCs, are discussed in this abstract as a viable renewable energy source. The paper investigates PEMFCs theoretically, delving into their electrochemical mechanisms and developing a MATLAB simulation...

Fuel cells Electrodes +3 more