Environmental Science

16 April 2021

Plastic additives: challenges in ecotox hazard assessment

Andrew Barrick, Olivier Champeau, Amélie Chatel, Nicolas Manier, Grant Northcott, Louis A. Tremblay

Monika Mortimer –– The article presents an excellent synthesis of the state of the art in environmental impacts of plastic additives released from micro- and nanosized plastic particles. It is of interest to a wide audience ranging from regulators and toxicologists to plastics manufacturers.

7 April 2021

Potentially toxic metal(loid) distribution and migration in the bottom weathering profile of indigenous zinc smelting slag pile in clastic rock region

Yishu Peng, Ruidong Yang, Tao Jin, Jun Chen, Jian Zhang

Carlos Zuniga-Gonzalez –– Potentially toxic metal (loid) distribution and migration in the bottom weathering profile of indigenous zinc smelting slag pile in clastic rock region is a contribution to be considered in policies to mitigate environmental impact, fundamentally in countries where indigenous people and those living in poverty can be affected by intoxication.

2 March 2021

Examining long-term natural vegetation dynamics in the Aral Sea Basin applying the linear spectral mixture model

Yiting Su, Dongchuan Wang, Shuang Zhao, Jiancong Shi, Yanqing Shi, Dongying Wei

Jianjun Zhang –– This paper introduces the Linear Spectral Mixture Model to examine long-term natural vegetation dynamics.

22 December 2020

The effect of brewery spent grain application on biogas yields and kinetics in co-digestion with sewage sludge

Aleksandra Szaja, Agnieszka Montusiewicz, Magdalena Lebiocka, Marta Bis

Sanket Joshi –– Biogas, a well-known source of energy, could benefit both waste treatment aspects and affordable energy security. Current paper highlights synergistic effects of using sewage sludge with brewery spent grain on biogas yields and kinetics.

21 December 2020

Estimating salt content of vegetated soil at different depths with Sentinel-2 data

Yinwen Chen, Yuanlin Qiu, Zhitao Zhang, Junrui Zhang, Ce Chen, Jia Han, Dan Liu

Marcia Marques –– The subject has high relevance in terms of soil salination monitoring and modeling, a hot topic for soil fertility and sustainable soil management.

1 December 2020

Effects of plastic mulching on the accumulation and distribution of macro and micro plastics in soils of two farming systems in Northwest China

Fanrong Meng, Tinglu Fan, Xiaomei Yang, Michel Riksen, Minggang Xu, Violette Geissen

Najat Saliba –– This article evaluates the accumulation and distribution of agricultural plastic debris. A topic of high interest to many disciplines.

5 November 2020

Characterizing carbonyl compounds and their sources in Fuzhou ambient air, southeast of China

Zhen He, Xin Zhang, Yunfeng Li, Xuefen Zhong, Hong Li, Rui Gao, Jinjuan Li

Valsaraj KT –– OVOCs are very important in the formation of smog in many urban areas.

3 November 2020

Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis emissions from humans and animals in the Three Gorges Reservoir in Chongqing, China

Qian Huang, Ling Yang, Bo Li, Huihui Du, Feng Zhao, Lin Han, Qilong Wang, Yunjia Deng, Guosheng Xiao, Dayong Wang

Joseph Gillespie –– Hunag et al. develop a model that estimates Cryptosporidium and G. duodenalis emissions from human and animal feces in the Three Gorges Reservoir and predicts the effects of sanitation, urbanization, and population growth on oocyst and cyst emissions for 2050.

7 October 2020

A digital mapping application for quantifying and displaying air temperatures at high spatiotemporal resolutions in near real-time across Australia

Mathew Webb, Budiman Minasny

Xinfeng Wang –– This work created near real-time air temperature maps at a high spatial resolution across Australia using the thin plate spline interpolation in concert with a digital elevation model and ‘live’ recordings, and then applied them to a fully automated mapping system, It has methodological innovation and important practical value.

29 September 2020

Study of marsh wetland landscape pattern evolution on the Zoigê Plateau due to natural/human dual-effects

Liqin Dong, Wen Yang, Kun Zhang, Shuo Zhen, Xiping Cheng, Lihua Wu

Guobin Fu –– The Ruoergai (Zoige) is the largest plateau wetland in the world, therefore such a study has many implications for plateau wetland ecosystem.