Sources, Mobility, Reactivity, and Remediation of Heavy Metal(loid) Pollution: A ReviewAbstract Heavy metal(loid)s are a group of elements present commonly in the environment, including Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Hg, Pb, and As elements, among others. While these elements could have their origins in natural sources, anthropogenic activities, such as mining, agriculture, industry, etc., ar [...] 262 3666 |
Degree-hours and Degree-days in Coastal Mediterranean Cities, Patras and Kalamata, Greeceby
Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos
,
Athanassios Giannopoulos
,
Yannis Caouris
,
Manolis Souliotis
and
Mattheos Santamouris
Abstract The hourly ambient air temperature information was analyzed for two Greek coastal Mediterranean cities: Patras (for the entire 2018 year) with ten urban and one rural stations, and Kalamata (for the entire 2019 and 2020 years) with eight urban and two rural stations. The heating and cool [...] 178 2599 |
Carbon–CO2 Gasification to CO by Microwave Heatingby
June An
and
Young Nam Chun
Abstract The use of renewable energy has currently been increasing due to air pollution and climate change problems. These energies are valuable as a clean or low-carbon energy, but the renewable energies like solar or wind energy are problematic in terms of energy intensity and discontinuity. Thus, energy c [...] 184 2681 |
Climate Change, CO2-Concentration, and the Impact on Long-Term Pollen Observation with Implications for Human Healthby
Thomas Frei
Abstract Climate change has a major impact on nature and influences ecological systems. The increase in the CO2-concentration in the atmosphere is a major driver of global warming. This study showed that global warming has a major impact on the release of pollen, and hence, [...] 196 2565 |
Architecture as Habitat: Enhancing Urban Ecosystem Services Using Building EnvelopesAbstract The practice of reconciliation ecology in urban environments relies heavily on urban green space as the primary source of vegetated habitat in cities. However, most cities lack the quantity, connectivity, and accessibility of green space needed to provide essential ecosystem services for [...] 201 3501 |
Coral Reef Mapping Using Remote Sensing Techniques and a Supervised Classification AlgorithmAbstract The vitality of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is threatened by many human-made impacts. Monitoring this ecosystem makes it possible to study the general condition and the health of the GBR. However, due to the large extent of the GBR and limited accessibility in the ocean environment, map [...] 425 4379 |
Assessment of Trametes versicolor, Isochrysis galbana, and Purple Phototrophic Bacteria for the Removal of Pharmaceutical Compounds in Hospital Wastewaterby
Ana Cruz del Álamo
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María Isabel Pariente
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Sánchez-Bayo Alejandra
,
Daniel Puyol
,
Rosalía Rodríguez
,
Victoria Morales
,
Luis Fernando Bautista
,
Gemma Vicente
,
Juan Antonio Melero
,
Raúl Molina
and
Fernando Martínez
Abstract Hospitals are one of the key contributors of pharmaceutical contaminants of emerging concern to the sewer systems. Hospitals wastewaters contain concentrations of pharmaceutical compounds between 3 and 150, which are higher than urban wastewater streams. However, dedicated treatments of [...] 191 2825 |
Contributing Factors to Forest Loss in Conterminous U.S. for the 1990s and 2000sby
Giorgos Mountrakis
and
Sheng Yang
Abstract While numerous studies have considered forest loss factors at local scales, there is a gap of comparative quantitative regional modeling at the U.S. national level. Here, we investigated statistical relationships between gross forest cover loss (GFCL) and numerous socioeconomic, biophysi [...] 187 2180 |
The Art of (Up)Recycling: How Plastic Debris Has Become a Matter of Art?Abstract Since 1907, when Bakelite was invented, there has been a dramatic rise in the daily usage of plastic-like materials. Today, its negative impacts are a part of scientific studies and public debates. Art and artists play a significant role in these discussions. They mediate between the spe [...] 243 2878 |
Oil Spill Detection Using Satellite ImageryAbstract Since oil exploration began, oil spills have become a serious problem. When drilling for oil, there is always a risk of an oil spill. With the new development of technology over the years, oil spill detection has become much easier making the clean-up of a spill to happen much faster red [...] 301 3661 |
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