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Assessment and management of impacts of human activities and natural events (e.g. earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis) on the environment.

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A green, fast protocol to estimate the accumulation of airborne anthropogenic microfibers in Pittosporum tobira in urban areas: effects of season and rainfall
Anna Gaglione, Angelo Granata, Fiore Capozzi, Antonio Rallo, Simonetta Giordano, Maria Cristina Sorrentino, Valeria Spagnuolo
Human landscape disturbance and wildlife gut microbiota: global knowledge gaps
Rocío Paleo-López, Carolina S. Ugarte, Camila J. Stuardo, Andrea X. Silva, Constanza Napolitano
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Biodegradation of plastic waste by yellow mealworms (Tenebrio molitor larvae)
Wissarut Srisakvarangkool, Panjamaphon Chanthasena, A’liyatur Rosyidah, Phongsakorn Ganta, Supavadee Kerdtoob, Nawarat Nantapong
Spatiotemporal distribution and driving factors of atmospheric pollutants in the U-Chang-Shi urban agglomeration, Northwestern China
Sheng Chen, Jinglong Li, Qing He, Si Chen, Gaixia Ding, Zihao Dang

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A green, fast protocol to estimate the accumulation of airborne anthropogenic microfibers in Pittosporum tobira in urban areas: effects of season and rainfall
Anna Gaglione, Angelo Granata, Fiore Capozzi, Antonio Rallo, Simonetta Giordano, Maria Cristina Sorrentino, Valeria Spagnuolo
Biodegradation of plastic waste by yellow mealworms (Tenebrio molitor larvae)
Wissarut Srisakvarangkool, Panjamaphon Chanthasena, A’liyatur Rosyidah, Phongsakorn Ganta, Supavadee Kerdtoob, Nawarat Nantapong

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The use of biochar in animal feeding
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Anthropogenic Impact on Microbe-Host Diversity in the Global South
6th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity: WCMB 2023
World Seagrass Day 2023
The State of Active Seagrass Conservation and Restoration
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