Air pollution and health
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...
Environmental management and policy
Rainfall erosion is a complex environmental problem involving multiple influences, both natural and human. To explore effective strategies to suppress the erosive power of rainfall on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, researchers considered the complexity of regional geographic features. This paper also...
Circular Economy and Bioeconomy
This study investigates the dynamic relationship between climate risk indices and tourism sector performance in European and US stock markets, aiming to understand how climate-related risks affect tourism industry valuations across different quantiles and time frequencies. We apply the Quantile...
Hazardous Substances and Risk Analysis
The environmental quality of rivers is a comprehensive effect of the superposition of multiple sources, and distinguishing the contribution of coal mining areas to river is an important and interesting work. In order to explore the impact of heavy metal in the sediment and to distinguish the...
Air pollution and health
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...
Air pollution and health
The study was conducted to quantify Pb, Ni, Cr, Cd, Cu, and Fe in drinking water (surface and subsurface water) from Nawanshahr Town, Abbottabad, Pakistan, and to evaluate the associated threat to the health of the inhabitants. An atomic absorption spectrometer (Perkin Elmer, AAS-700) was utilized...
Hydrology and Water Resources Management
The Chennai region's meteorological conditions are causing floods in many districts to occur more frequently and with greater intensity. Therefore, anticipating and planning for floods under severe weather conditions is essential for making decisions and handling impending calamities. These days...
Solid Waste Management
Plastic has gained significant popularity due to its lightweight, durability, and cost-effectiveness compared to traditional materials like metals and clay. However, its non-biodegradable nature has led to an alarming escalation in environmental pollution, posing a severe threat to ecosystems. To...
Air pollution and health
Erythromycin (ERY) is widely used as an antibiotic, leading to its pervasive presence in the environment and potential risks to non-target species. This study investigated the under sub-lethal effects of ERY on Florida red tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) by examining changes in their hematological and...
Environmental management and policy
For improve the evaluation ability of eco-environmental quality in rural tourism areas, a factor evaluation method was proposed. The big data mining method is used to quantitatively evaluate different types of ecological environment and extract their features. The fuzzy clustering method is used to...
Air pollution and health
In order to investigate the main pollution factors of underground drinking water sources in semi-arid agricultural areas in China, and to reveal the threatening influence of pollutants on the normal water security of local society. Single-factor evaluation index, principal component analysis, basic...
General
Climate change significantly threatens global ecosystems and human societies, necessitating innovative strategies for mitigation and adaptation. This study addresses the problem of increasing climate vulnerability by investigating the role of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in enhancing resilience...
Environmental management and policy
Nanomaterials, known for their exceptional physicochemical properties, are used in electronics, skincare, catalysts, agriculture, and water treatment. Their small size and large surface area enable high adsorption capacities and rapid adsorption rates, effectively removing organic and inorganic...
Soil and groundwater contamination and remediation
Heavy metals have significant environmental impacts on human health and ecosystems. Appropriate remediation measures can be developed based on the source characteristics of heavy metals. So tracking the source of heavy metal pollution has become a prerequisite for assessing its potential pollution...
Air pollution and health
The present study aimed to compare the concentration of 14 metals in the air of 4 cities of Khuzestan province (Ahvaz, Dezful, Mahshahr, and Abadan) in dusty and non-dustynon-dustyy conditions, and determine risk and non-carcinogenic risk in a six-month period from 2017 to 2018 (autumn, winter, and...
Climate change
Temperature dynamics is a widely recognized indicator of the global warming phenomenon. Changes in temperature patterns in Bhubaneswar, India, were assessed by examining the monthly minimum and maximum temperature data for 60 years (1956–2015) sourced from the Indian Meteorological Department...
Air pollution and health
Microplastics, found in various environments oceans, freshwater systems, soil, and the atmosphere, can enter ecosystems through various pathways, including the degradation of macroplastic parts or direct release from consumer products. By polluting terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems...
Hazardous Substances and Risk Analysis
Contamination of the food chain by toxic metals is one of the main concerns for human health. Milk is part of a balanced diet; essential for proper growth, but can also contains hazardous chemicals and contaminants including heavy metals which can be a risk for health. The aim of this study is to...
Circular Economy and Bioeconomy
Dyes play a crucial role in various industries, but their environmental impact and potential health risks have raised concerns. This review paper examines the classification and applications of dyes, highlighting the challenges posed by synthetic dyes and the growing interest in natural dyes. The...
Hydrology and Water Resources Management
The increasing industrialization and urbanization in recent times has led to a significant increase in heavy metal pollution in soil and sediment. The present study aims to evaluate the heavy metal contamination (HmC) in surface sediments collected from the Kosasthalaiyar River located between...
Air pollution and health
This study was conducted to evaluate the attributable proportion and relative risks caused by inevitable exposure of humans to particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10). The health impacts of particulates in terms of attributable proportion were modulated using AirQ+ software. Input data related to...
Hazardous Substances and Risk Analysis
In Gilgit-Baltistan, urbanization, transportation, unplanned small-scale industry, kitchen waste, inorganic fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides, and weedicides contribute to agricultural field contamination, creating severe health risks. This study aims to determine the health risks caused by...
Climate change
Flooding events are the most devastating natural disasters that Malaysia had experienced these recent years. It has become a challenge for the government and society to mitigate the flood events that occurs naturally, especially when climate change had worsened the situation. This study focuses on...
Hazardous Substances and Risk Analysis
In shale gas-producing countries, soil, and groundwater contamination due to surface spills associated with hydraulic fracturing operations is one of the most worrying problems that arise, since its elimination is not easy or cheap to carry out, and its effects persist for many years. Thus, this...
Air pollution and health
The aim of current study was to evaluate the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) concentration and probabilistic health risk in vegetables and fruits samples of Tehran city, Iran during 2018-2019 using magnetic solid-phase extraction (MSPE)and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry(GC-MS).The...