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Disintegration half-life of biodegradable plastic films on different marine beach sediments
"Plastic pollution is a universal issue, and several options are constantly being researched such as, biodegradable plastics, bioplastics (or to avoid plastic altogether!). Current manuscript highlights one such approach to study a long term evaluation of disintegration of biodegradable plastic films in the seawater/beach sediment."
Sanket Joshi, Handling Editor
Towards an open and synergistic framework for mapping global land cover
"A novel and interesting algorithm to integrate currentglobal thematic land cover maps to derive a time series of 30 m general land cover maps."
Jingzhe Wang, Handling Editor
A new HSI denoising method via interpolated block matching 3D and guided filter
"An interesting method for denoising Hyperspectral Images."
Lei Wang, Handling Editor
Leveraging the potential of nature to meet net zero greenhouse gas emissions in Washington State
"This article estimates the potential of natural climate solution pathways to reduce the net emissions of greenhouse gases and finds they are effective and mutually beneficial."
Xinfeng Wang, Handling Editor
Conversion of alpine pastureland to artificial grassland altered CO2 and N2O emissions by decreasing C and N in different soil aggregates
"This study provides useful insights into the effects of land use changes on soil aggregate-associated carbon and nitrogen and greenhouse gas emissions."
Muhammad Riaz, Handling Editor
Comparative analysis of carbon footprint between conventional smallholder operation and innovative largescale farming of urban agriculture in Beijing, China
"This work is very useful, as it details a methodical and rigorous approach to evaluating and studying the carbon fruit print of agricultural activities."
Charles Okpala, Handling Editor
Grab what you can—an evaluation of spatial replication to decrease heterogeneity in sediment eDNA metabarcoding
"The study focused on an important methodological aspect of data variability and how to reduce it when conducting eDNA metabarcoding."
Monika Mortimer, Handling Editor
Airborne transmission pathway for coastal water pollution
"The study shows how water pollution could pose a health risk via inhalation in coastal areas."
Monika Mortimer, Handling Editor
The effects of the depth of fertilization on losses of nitrogen and phosphorus and soil fertility in the red paddy soil of China
"This article is good to guide how to minimize fertilizer losses."
Mukhtar Ahmed, Handling Editor
Ambient ozone pollution at a coal chemical industry city in the border of Loess Plateau and Mu Us Desert: characteristics, sensitivity analysis and control strategies
"This work conducts systemic investigations on the photochemical pollution and control strategies at a coal chemical industry city in North China with arid climate, where related study is rare but in urgent need."
Xinfeng Wang, Handling Editor
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