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Verrillo M, Cianciullo P, Cozzolino V, De Ruberto F, Maresca V, Di Fraia A, Fusaro L, Manes F, Basile A. Oxidative Stress Response Mechanisms Sustain the Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activity of Quercus ilex. Plants (Basel) 2024; 13:1154. [PMID: 38674563 DOI: 10.3390/plants13081154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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The development of new natural antibiotics is considered as the heart of several investigations in the nutraceutical field. In this work, leaves of Quercus ilex L. treated by tropospheric ozone (O3) and nitrogen (N) deposition, exhibited a clear antimicrobial efficacy against five multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial strains (two gram-positive and three gram-negative). Under controlled conditions, it was studied how simulated N deposition influences the response to O3 and the antibacterial and antioxidant activity, and antioxidant performance. The extraction was performed by ultra-pure acetone using two different steps. A higher antioxidant activity was measured in the presence of interaction between O3 and N treatments on Quercus leaves. At the same time, all organic extracts tested have shown bacteriostatic activity against all the tested strains with a MIC comprised between 9 and 4 micrograms/mL, and a higher antioxidant efficacy shown by spectrophotometric assay. Stronger antimicrobial activity was found in the samples treated with O3, whereas N-treated plants exhibited an intermediate antibacterial performance. This performance is related to the stimulation of the non-enzymatic antioxidant system induced by the oxidative stress, which results in an increase in the production of antimicrobial bioactive compounds.
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- Mariavittoria Verrillo
- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Piazza Carlo di Borbone 1, 80055 Portici, Italy
- Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca per la Risonanza Magnetica Nucleare per l'Ambiente, l'Agroalimentare, ed i Nuovi Materiali (CERMANU), University of Naples "Federico II", Piazza Carlo di Borbone 1, 80055 Portici, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Piazza Carlo di Borbone 1, 80055 Portici, Italy
- Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca per la Risonanza Magnetica Nucleare per l'Ambiente, l'Agroalimentare, ed i Nuovi Materiali (CERMANU), University of Naples "Federico II", Piazza Carlo di Borbone 1, 80055 Portici, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University Federico II Via Cinthia 26, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University Federico II Via Cinthia 26, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- National Research Council, Institute of BioEconomy, Via dei Taurini 19, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, p.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University Federico II Via Cinthia 26, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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Munné-Bosch S. Achieving the impossible: prevention and eradication of invasive plants in Mediterranean-type ecosystems. Trends Plant Sci 2024; 29:437-446. [PMID: 38040553 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2023.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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An in-depth analysis of the mechanistic processes underlying the evolution and ecophysiology of typical invasive plants such as Carpobrotus spp., Acacia spp., Agave spp., and Opuntia spp. in Mediterranean-type ecosystems shows very sophisticated, complex, and efficient strategies for invasion success, particularly in fragmented habitats. Propagule pressure at both geographical and temporal scales and the establishment of long-term seed banks are determinant for invasion success. A two-sword strategy based on long-term prevention and eradication is proposed for the management of Mediterranean-type ecosystems. Eradication of invasive plants in Mediterranean-type ecosystems appears to be extremely difficult nowadays and, at least for some invaders like Carpobrotus spp., long-term approaches that ultimately culminate in the elimination of seed banks is the only path for success.
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- Sergi Munné-Bosch
- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Barcelona, Faculty of Biology, Av. Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; Institute of Research in Biodiversity (IRBio), University of Barcelona, Faculty of Biology, Av. Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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Moreira VR, Moser PB, Guimarães RN, Xavier C, Fidelis C, Silva AFR, Grossi LB, Faria CV, Santos LVS, Amaral MCS. Integrating reverse osmosis to a conventional river water treatment plant as a strategy to produce drinking water after mining dam rupture events: a case study. Environ Technol 2024:1-12. [PMID: 38449387 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2024.2326799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Incidents of mining dam failure have compromised the water quality, threatening the water supply. Different strategies are sought to restore the impacted area and to guarantee the water supply. One example is water treatment plants that treat high-polluted waters within the required limits for their multiple usages. The current study assesses the integration of reverse osmosis (RO) to a river water treatment plant (RWTP) installed in Brumadinho (Minas Gerais, Brazil) to treat the water from the Ferro-Carvão stream impacted by the B1 dam rupture in 2019. The RWTP started eleven months after the mining dam rupture and is equipped with eight coagulation-flocculation tanks followed by eight pressurised filters. A pilot RO plant was installed to polish the water treated by the RWTP. Water samples were collected at different points of the water treatment plant and were characterised by their physical, chemical, and biological parameters (160 in total). The results were compared with the historical data (1997-2022) to reveal the alterations in the water quality after the rupture event. The compliance with both parameters was only achieved after the RO treatment, which acted as an additional barrier to 30 contaminants. The water quality indexes (WQI) suggested that the raw surface water, even eleven months after the incident, was unfit for consumption (WQI: 133.9) whereas the reverse osmosis permeate was ranked as excellent in the rating grid (WQI: 23.7).
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- Victor Rezende Moreira
- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Diretoria Especial de Reparação e Desenvolvimento, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Diretoria Especial de Reparação e Desenvolvimento, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Diretoria Especial de Reparação e Desenvolvimento, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Diretoria Especial de Reparação e Desenvolvimento, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Tecnologia de Produtos e Processos, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica (CEFET - MG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Roland HB, Kohlhoff J, Lanphier K, Hoysala S, Kennedy EG, Harley J, Whitehead C, Gribble MO. Perceived Challenges to Tribally Led Shellfish Toxin Testing in Southeast Alaska: Findings From Key Informant Interviews. Geohealth 2024; 8:e2023GH000988. [PMID: 38516504 PMCID: PMC10956280 DOI: 10.1029/2023gh000988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Shellfish harvesting is central to coastal Alaska Native ways of life, and tribes in Southeast Alaska are committed to preserving sustainable and safe access to subsistence foods. However, consumption of non-commercially harvested shellfish puts Alaska Native communities at elevated risk of exposure to shellfish toxins. To address a lack of state or federal toxin testing for subsistence and recreational harvesting, tribes across Southeast Alaska have formed their own toxin testing and ocean monitoring program. In this study, we interviewed environmental managers responsible for tribes' testing and others with shellfish toxin expertise to report on perceptions of barriers to tribally led testing in Southeast Alaska. Tribal staff identified 40 prospective key informants to interview, including all environmental managers responsible for shellfish toxin testing at subsistence sites in Southeast Alaska. All 40 individuals were invited to participate in an interview and 27 individuals were interviewed. The most frequently discussed barriers to shellfish toxin testing in Southeast Alaska relate to logistical and staffing difficulties associated with communities' remote locations, inconsistent and inadequate funding and funding structures that increase staff burdens, risk communication challenges related to conveying exposure risks while supporting subsistence harvesting, and implications of climate change-related shifts in toxin exposures for risk perception and risk communication. Participants stressed the social origins of perceived barriers. Disinvestment may create and sustain barriers and be most severely felt in Native communities and remote places. Climate change impacts may interact with social and cultural factors to further complicate risk management.
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- Hugh B. Roland
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public HealthUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamBirminghamALUSA
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- Rollins School of Public HealthEmory UniversityAtlantaGAUSA
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- Bodega Marine Laboratory and Department of Earth and Planetary SciencesUniversity of California, DavisBodega BayCAUSA
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- Alaska Coastal Rainforest CenterUniversity of Alaska SoutheastJuneauAKUSA
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- Division of Occupational, Environmental and Climate MedicineDepartment of MedicineUniversity of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoCAUSA
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Losciale R, Day JC, Rasheed MA, Heron SF. The vulnerability of World Heritage seagrass habitats to climate change. Glob Chang Biol 2024; 30:e17113. [PMID: 38273578 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.17113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Seagrass is an important natural attribute of 28 World Heritage (WH) properties. These WH seagrass habitats provide a wide range of services to adjacent ecosystems and human communities, and are one of the largest natural carbon sinks on the planet. Climate change is considered the greatest and fastest-growing threat to natural WH properties and evidence of climate-related impacts on seagrass habitats has been growing. The main objective of this study was to assess the vulnerability of WH seagrass habitats to location-specific key climate stressors. Quantitative surveys of seagrass experts and site managers were used to assess exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity of WH seagrass habitats to climate stressors, following the Climate Vulnerability Index approach. Over half of WH seagrass habitats have high vulnerability to climate change, mainly from the long-term increase in sea-surface temperature and short-term marine heatwaves. Potential impacts from climate change and certainty scores associated with them were higher than reported by a similar survey-based study from 10 years prior, indicating a shift in stakeholder perspectives during the past decade. Additionally, seagrass experts' opinions on the cumulative impacts of climate and direct-anthropogenic stressors revealed that high temperature in combination with high suspended sediments, eutrophication and hypoxia is likely to provoke a synergistic cumulative (negative) impact (p < .05). A key component contributing to the high vulnerability assessments was the low adaptive capacity; however, discrepancies between adaptive capacity scores and qualitative responses suggest that managers of WH seagrass habitats might not be adequately equipped to respond to climate change impacts. This thematic assessment provides valuable information to help prioritize conservation actions, monitoring activities and research in WH seagrass habitats. It also demonstrates the utility of a systematic framework to evaluate the vulnerability of thematic groups of protected areas that share a specific attribute.
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- Riccardo Losciale
- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research, James Cook University, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
- Physics and Marine Geophysical Laboratory, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Wahl M, Levy T, Ventura T, Sagi A. Monosex Populations of the Giant Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii-From a Pre-Molecular Start to the Next Generation Era. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:17433. [PMID: 38139271 PMCID: PMC10743721 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242417433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Sexual manipulation in the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii has proven successful in generating monosex (both all-male and all-female) populations for aquaculture using a crustacean-specific endocrine gland, the androgenic gland (AG), which serves as a key masculinizing factor by producing and secreting an insulin-like AG hormone (IAG). Here, we provide a summary of the advancements from the discovery of the AG and IAG in decapods through to the development of monosex populations in M. rosenbergii. We discuss the broader sexual development pathway, which is highly divergent across decapods, and provide our future perspective on the utility of novel genetic and genomic tools in promoting refined approaches towards monosex biotechnology. Finally, the future potential benefits of deploying monosex prawn populations for environmental management are discussed.
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- Melody Wahl
- Department of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel;
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- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA;
- Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University, Pacific Grove, CA 93950, USA
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- Centre for Bioinnovation, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD 4556, Australia;
- School of Science and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD 4556, Australia
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- Department of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel;
- National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel
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Liu J, Yuan W, Lin K, Wang J, Sonne C, Rinklebe J. Thallium Pollution from the Lithium Industry Calls for Urgent International Action on Regulations. Environ Sci Technol 2023; 57:19099-19101. [PMID: 37991818 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c08267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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- Juan Liu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, and Key Laboratory of Waters Safety & Protection in the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, and Key Laboratory of Waters Safety & Protection in the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Earth Observatory of Singapore and Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, and Key Laboratory of Waters Safety & Protection in the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Faculty of Technological Sciences, Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, Roskilde DK-4000, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water- and Waste-Management, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal 42285, Germany
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Li LY, Duan YJ, Hou J. Research progress on source, risk assessment, and management of emerging pollutants in drinking water. Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao 2023; 34:3447-3456. [PMID: 38511385 DOI: 10.13287/j.1001-9332.202312.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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With the extensive production and use of various chemicals, emerging pollutants including environmental endocrine disrupting chemicals, perfluoro chemicals, antibiotics, and microplastics have been continuously entering the environment, and spread to water through multiple pathways. The pollution of these emerging pollutants raised continuous concerns for the safety of drinking water, threating the ecological environment and human health. In combination with international research progress, we discussed in detail about pollution, source, and risk assessment of emerging pollutants in drinking water. We further suggested and prospected the challenge of environmental management of emerging pollutants. This review could promote the public's understanding of emerging pollutants, and provide theoretical support for risk prevention and treatment of emerging pollutants in drinking water.
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- Lin-Yun Li
- Ministry of Social and Ecological Civilization, Party School of Hebei Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (Hebei Academy of Governance), Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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Golik VI, Klyuev RV, Martyushev NV, Kondratiev VV, Tynchenko VS, Gladkikh VA, Iushkova LV, Brigida V. Reuse and Mechanochemical Processing of Ore Dressing Tailings Used for Extracting Pb and Zn. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:7004. [PMID: 37959601 PMCID: PMC10647765 DOI: 10.3390/ma16217004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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The increasing accumulation of rock waste obtained due to ore processing and its environmental impacts, such as acid mine drainage and elevated concentrations of heavy metals in soils, necessitates the transformation of mining technologies based on the concept of circular waste management. The research is aimed at improving the parameters of the mechanical activation effect produced on technogenic georesources, as well as at expanding the application scope of disintegrators in the field of using the partial backfill of the mined-out space when developing stratified deposits. In this regard, the research purpose was to substantiate the parameters of extracting metals from enrichment tailings using their mechanochemical activation to ensure cyclic waste management. The research involved the application of three-dimensional interpolation methods used for processing the data and the graphical representation. As a result, the following was found to be characteristic of the waste of the Sadonsky mine management. The degree of extracting zinc from pre-activated tailings increases logarithmically when the H2SO4 concentration and the NaCl proportion decrease 3.5 times. The degree of extracting lead from the activated tailings increases according to the Fourier law when decreasing the NaCl mass concentration, and an optimal range of the H2SO4 (0.38-0.51%) proportion decreases six times. One of the key results of the research is the justification of expanding the scope of applying disintegrators in the case of a directed activation influence exerted on the components of the stowing strips. The obtained results expand the understanding of the mechanism of the influence of the mechanochemical activation of dry tailings on the reactivity unevenness when extracting several metals from them.
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- Vladimir I. Golik
- Department “Technique and Technology of Mining and Oil and Gas Production”, Moscow Polytechnic University, 33 B. Semenovskaya St., 107023 Moscow, Russia; (V.I.G.); (R.V.K.)
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- Department “Technique and Technology of Mining and Oil and Gas Production”, Moscow Polytechnic University, 33 B. Semenovskaya St., 107023 Moscow, Russia; (V.I.G.); (R.V.K.)
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- Materials Science Department, Tomsk Polytechnic University, 30 Lenin Ave., 634050 Tomsk, Russia
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- Laboratory of Geochemistry of Ore Formation and Geochemical Methods of Prospecting, A. P. Vinogradov Institute of Geochemistry of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 664033 Irkutsk, Russia
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- Department of Technological Machines and Equipment of Oil and Gas Complex, School of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Siberian Federal University, 660041 Krasnoyarsk, Russia;
- Information-Control Systems Department, Institute of Computer Science and Telecommunications, Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, 660037 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
- Artificial Intelligence Technology Scientific and Education Center, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, 105005 Moscow, Russia
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- Stroytest Research and Testing Center, Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, 26 Yaroslavskoye Shosse, 129337 Moscow, Russia
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- Basic Department, Higher School of Restaurant Management, Siberian Federal University, 660041 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
- Department of State and Municipal Administration, Siberian Fire and Rescue Academy of State Fire Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, 662972 Zheleznogorsk, Russia
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- Department of Biomedical, Veterinary and Ecological Directions, RUDN University, 6 Miklukho-Maklaya St., 117198 Moscow, Russia;
- Research Institute of Comprehensive Exploitation of Mineral Resources of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Kryukovskiy Tupik, 111020 Moscow, Russia
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Falconer L, Cutajar K, Krupandan A, Capuzzo E, Corner RA, Ellis T, Jeffery K, Mikkelsen E, Moore H, O'Beirn FX, O'Donohoe P, Ruane NM, Shilland R, Tett P, Telfer TC. Planning and licensing for marine aquaculture. Rev Aquac 2023; 15:1374-1404. [PMID: 38505117 PMCID: PMC10947445 DOI: 10.1111/raq.12783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Revised: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Marine aquaculture has the potential to increase its contribution to the global food system and provide valuable ecosystem services, but appropriate planning, licensing and regulation systems must be in place to enable sustainable development. At present, approaches vary considerably throughout the world, and several national and regional investigations have highlighted the need for reforms if marine aquaculture is to fulfil its potential. This article aims to map and evaluate the challenges of planning and licensing for growth of sustainable marine aquaculture. Despite the range of species, production systems and circumstances, this study found a number of common themes in the literature; complicated and fragmented approaches to planning and licensing, property rights and the licence to operate, competition for space and marine spatial planning, emerging species and diversifying marine aquaculture production (seaweed production, Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture [IMTA], nutrient and carbon offsetting with aquaculture, offshore aquaculture and co-location and multiuse platforms), and the need to address knowledge gaps and use of decision-support tools. Planning and licensing can be highly complicated, so the UK is used as a case study to show more detailed examples that highlight the range of challenges and uncertainty that industry, regulators and policymakers face across interacting jurisdictions. There are many complexities, but this study shows that many countries have undergone, or are undergoing, similar challenges, suggesting that lessons can be learned by sharing knowledge and experiences, even across different species and production systems, rather than having a more insular focus.
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- Lynne Falconer
- Institute of Aquaculture, University of StirlingStirlingScotlandUK
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of StirlingStirlingScotlandUK
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of StirlingStirlingScotlandUK
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceDorsetUK
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceDorsetUK
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceDorsetUK
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- The Association for Coastal Ecosystem ServicesLochend CottageDunbarUK
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- Scottish Association for Marine ScienceObanUK
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of StirlingStirlingScotlandUK
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Fay CD, Healy JP, Diamond D. Advanced IoT Pressure Monitoring System for Real-Time Landfill Gas Management. Sensors (Basel) 2023; 23:7574. [PMID: 37688023 PMCID: PMC10490650 DOI: 10.3390/s23177574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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This research presents a novel stand-alone device for the autonomous measurement of gas pressure levels on an active landfill site, which enables the real-time monitoring of gas dynamics and supports the early detection of critical events. The developed device employs advanced sensing technologies and wireless communication capabilities, enabling remote data transmission and access via the Internet. Through extensive field experiments, we demonstrate the high sampling rate of the device and its ability to detect significant events related to gas generation dynamics in landfills, such as flare shutdowns or blockages that could lead to hazardous conditions. The validation of the device's performance against a high-end analytical system provides further evidence of its reliability and accuracy. The developed technology herein offers a cost-effective and scalable solution for environmental landfill gas monitoring and management. We expect that this research will contribute to the advancement of environmental monitoring technologies and facilitate better decision-making processes for sustainable waste management.
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- Cormac D. Fay
- SMART Infrastructure Facility, Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
- CLARITY: Centre for Sensor Web Technologies, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, D09 V209 Dublin, Ireland
- National Centre for Sensor Research (NCSR), Dublin City University, Glasnevin, D09 V209 Dublin, Ireland
- Insight Centre for Data Analytics, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, D09 V209 Dublin, Ireland
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- CLARITY: Centre for Sensor Web Technologies, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, D09 V209 Dublin, Ireland
- National Centre for Sensor Research (NCSR), Dublin City University, Glasnevin, D09 V209 Dublin, Ireland
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- CLARITY: Centre for Sensor Web Technologies, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, D09 V209 Dublin, Ireland
- National Centre for Sensor Research (NCSR), Dublin City University, Glasnevin, D09 V209 Dublin, Ireland
- Insight Centre for Data Analytics, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, D09 V209 Dublin, Ireland
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Hong YJ, Feng CL, Xu DY, Wu FC. [Comprehensive Review on Environmental Biogeochemistry of Nonylphenol and Suggestions for the Management of Emerging Contaminants]. Huan Jing Ke Xue 2023; 44:4717-4727. [PMID: 37694664 DOI: 10.13227/j.hjkx.202209256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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In recent years, China's air environment, water environment, and soil environmental quality have been improved, and a "clear water blue sky" has become a normal state. However, as persistent organic pollutants, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, antibiotics, microplastics, and other emerging contaminants are continuously detected in the environment, these emerging contaminants have gradually been attracting wide attention. Nonylphenol, as a typical endocrine disrupting chemical, has also attracted the attention of researchers. The environmental behaviors and exposure levels of nonylphenol in Chinese water bodies were summarized systematically, and the ecological risks caused by nonylphenol were evaluated based on the risk quotient method and joint probability curve method. The results showed that the toxic effects of nonylphenol on aquatic organisms mainly included acute toxicity, growth and development toxicity, and estrogenic effect and reproductive toxicity. Nonylphenol was commonly found in the water bodies of major drainage areas in China, and the average concentration of nonylphenol ranged from 60 to 1000 ng·L-1, with the highest concentration being as high as 4628 ng·L-1. The results of risk assessment based on the risk quotient method and joint probability curve method showed that nonylphenol had certain risks to aquatic life in the major basins of China. Finally, the commonly used nonylphenol treatment, disposal, and risk management and control technologies were summarized, and the international supervision methods of endocrine-disrupting chemicals were compared. Aiming at addressing the problems existing in China's environmental management, targeted policy suggestions were put forward. The research results can provide reference for the management and control of emerging contaminants in China.
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- Ya-Jun Hong
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 241000, China
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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Lemasson AJ, Somerfield PJ, Schratzberger M, Knights AM. Challenges of evidence-informed offshore decommissioning: an environmental perspective. Trends Ecol Evol 2023; 38:688-692. [PMID: 37147226 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Many offshore artificial structures are at or nearing their ends of life, and society faces the considerable challenge that is decommissioning. Current scientific evidence of the ecological and environmental consequences of decommissioning is insufficient to reliably and accurately inform decision-making and policy development. Thus, we must strengthen the scientific basis for evidence-informed decommissioning.
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- Anaëlle J Lemasson
- School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK.
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- PML - Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth PL1 3DH, UK
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- Cefas - Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft NR33 0HT, Suffolk, UK
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- School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK
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Ahmed DA, Haubrock PJ, Cuthbert RN, Bang A, Soto I, Balzani P, Tarkan AS, Macêdo RL, Carneiro L, Bodey TW, Oficialdegui FJ, Courtois P, Kourantidou M, Angulo E, Heringer G, Renault D, Turbelin AJ, Hudgins EJ, Liu C, Gojery SA, Arbieu U, Diagne C, Leroy B, Briski E, Bradshaw CJA, Courchamp F. Recent advances in availability and synthesis of the economic costs of biological invasions. Bioscience 2023; 73:560-574. [PMID: 37680688 PMCID: PMC10481418 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biad060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
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Biological invasions are a global challenge that has received insufficient attention. Recently available cost syntheses have provided policy- and decision makers with reliable and up-to-date information on the economic impacts of biological invasions, aiming to motivate effective management. The resultant InvaCost database is now publicly and freely accessible and enables rapid extraction of monetary cost information. This has facilitated knowledge sharing, developed a more integrated and multidisciplinary network of researchers, and forged multidisciplinary collaborations among diverse organizations and stakeholders. Over 50 scientific publications so far have used the database and have provided detailed assessments of invasion costs across geographic, taxonomic, and spatiotemporal scales. These studies have provided important information that can guide future policy and legislative decisions on the management of biological invasions while simultaneously attracting public and media attention. We provide an overview of the improved availability, reliability, standardization, and defragmentation of monetary costs; discuss how this has enhanced invasion science as a discipline; and outline directions for future development.
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- Danish A Ahmed
- Center for Applied Mathematics and Bioinformatics, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Hawally, Kuwait
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- Center for Applied Mathematics and Bioinformatics, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Hawally, Kuwait
- Department of River Ecology and Conservation, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt,Gelnhausen, Germany
- South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences at Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, NorthernIreland
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- School of Arts and Sciences at Azim Premji University, Bangalore, India
- School of Arts and Sciences, Azim Premji University, Bhopal, India
- Society for Ecology, Evolution, and Development, Wardha, India
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- South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Department of Basic Sciences in the Faculty of Fisheries at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, in Muğla, Turkey
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences in the Faculty of Science and Technology at Bournemouth University, Poole, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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- Graduate Program in Conservation and Ecotourism at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro State, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
- Institute of Biology at Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Neotropical Limnology Group, at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro State, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro State, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação in the Departamento de Engenharia Ambiental, Setor de Tecnologia, at the Universidade Federal do Paraná, in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- School of Biological Sciences at King's College, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Environmental Economics—Montpellier, National Institute for Research in Agriculture and the Environment, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Sociology, Environmental and Business Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg Ø, Denmark
- Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Plouzané, France
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- Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação in the Instituto de Ciências Naturais at the Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Nürtingen-Geislingen University, Nürtingen, Germany
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- Centre National de Recherche Scientifique's Ecosystèmes, Biodiversité, Evolution, University of Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Université Paris–Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Great Lakes Forestry Centre at Canadian Forestry Services, part of Natural Resources Canada, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology at Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- College of Fisheries at the Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- Institute of Hydrobiology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Botany at the University of Kashmir, Kashmir, India
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- Université Paris–Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, at the National Zoological Park, Front Royal, Virginia, United States
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- Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations, at Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montferrier-sur-Lez Cedex, France
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- Unité Biologie des Organismes et des Ecosystèmes Aquatiques, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Sorbonne Universités, Université de Caen Normandie, Université des Antilles, in Paris, France
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- Global Ecology Laboratory, Partuyarta Ngadluku Wardli Kuu, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- Université Paris–Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Rabone M, Wiethase JH, Simon-Lledó E, Emery AM, Jones DOB, Dahlgren TG, Bribiesca-Contreras G, Wiklund H, Horton T, Glover AG. How many metazoan species live in the world's largest mineral exploration region? Curr Biol 2023; 33:2383-2396.e5. [PMID: 37236182 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.04.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The global surge in demand for metals such as cobalt and nickel has created unprecedented interest in deep-sea habitats with mineral resources. The largest area of activity is a 6 million km2 region known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the central and eastern Pacific, regulated by the International Seabed Authority (ISA). Baseline biodiversity knowledge of the region is crucial to effective management of environmental impact from potential deep-sea mining activities, but until recently this has been almost completely lacking. The rapid growth in taxonomic outputs and data availability for the region over the last decade has allowed us to conduct the first comprehensive synthesis of CCZ benthic metazoan biodiversity for all faunal size classes. Here we present the CCZ Checklist, a biodiversity inventory of benthic metazoa vital to future assessments of environmental impacts. An estimated 92% of species identified from the CCZ are new to science (436 named species from a total of 5,578 recorded). This is likely to be an overestimate owing to synonyms in the data but is supported by analysis of recent taxonomic studies suggesting that 88% of species sampled in the region are undescribed. Species richness estimators place total CCZ metazoan benthic diversity at 6,233 (+/-82 SE) species for Chao1, and 7,620 (+/-132 SE) species for Chao2, most likely representing lower bounds of diversity in the region. Although uncertainty in estimates is high, regional syntheses become increasingly possible as comparable datasets accumulate. These will be vital to understanding ecological processes and risks of biodiversity loss.
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- Muriel Rabone
- Deep-Sea Systematics and Ecology Group, Life Sciences Department, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Rd, SW7 5BD London, UK.
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- Department of Biology, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK
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- National Oceanography Centre, European Way, SO14 3ZH Southampton, UK
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- Deep-Sea Systematics and Ecology Group, Life Sciences Department, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Rd, SW7 5BD London, UK
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- National Oceanography Centre, European Way, SO14 3ZH Southampton, UK
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden; NORCE, Norwegian Research Centre, 112, 5008 Bergen, Norway
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- Deep-Sea Systematics and Ecology Group, Life Sciences Department, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Rd, SW7 5BD London, UK
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- Deep-Sea Systematics and Ecology Group, Life Sciences Department, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Rd, SW7 5BD London, UK; Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- National Oceanography Centre, European Way, SO14 3ZH Southampton, UK
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- Deep-Sea Systematics and Ecology Group, Life Sciences Department, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Rd, SW7 5BD London, UK
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Pérez-Pereira A, Carvalho AR, Carrola JS, Tiritan ME, Ribeiro C. Integrated Approach for Synthetic Cathinone Drug Prioritization and Risk Assessment: In Silico Approach and Sub-Chronic Studies in Daphnia magna and Tetrahymena thermophila. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28072899. [PMID: 37049662 PMCID: PMC10096003 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28072899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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Synthetic cathinones (SC) are drugs of abuse that have been reported in wastewaters and rivers raising concern about potential hazards to non-target organisms. In this work, 44 SC were selected for in silico studies, and a group of five emerging SC was prioritized for further in vivo ecotoxicity studies: buphedrone (BPD), 3,4-dimethylmethcathinone (3,4-DMMC), butylone (BTL), 3-methylmethcathinone (3-MMC), and 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV). In vivo short-term exposures were performed with the protozoan Tetrahymena thermophila (28 h growth inhibition assay) and the microcrustacean Daphnia magna by checking different indicators of toxicity across life stage (8 days sublethal assay at 10.00 µg L-1). The in silico approaches predicted a higher toxic potential of MDPV and lower toxicity of BTL to the model organisms (green algae, protozoan, daphnia, and fish), regarding the selected SC for the in vivo experiments. The in vivo assays showed protozoan growth inhibition with MDPV > BPD > 3,4-DMMC, whereas no effects were observed for BTL and stimulation of growth was observed for 3-MMC. For daphnia, the responses were dependent on the substance and life stage. Briefly, all five SC interfered with the morphophysiological parameters of juveniles and/or adults. Changes in swimming behavior were observed for BPD and 3,4-DMMC, and reproductive parameters were affected by MDPV. Oxidative stress and changes in enzymatic activities were noted except for 3-MMC. Overall, the in silico data agreed with the in vivo protozoan experiments except for 3-MMC, whereas daphnia in vivo experiments showed that at sublethal concentrations, all selected SC interfered with different endpoints. This study shows the importance to assess SC ecotoxicity as it can distress aquatic species and interfere with food web ecology and ecosystem balance.
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- Ariana Pérez-Pereira
- TOXRUN-Toxicology Research Unit, University Institute of Health Sciences, IUCS-CESPU, CRL, 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal
- Department of Biology and Environment, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), CITAB, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- TOXRUN-Toxicology Research Unit, University Institute of Health Sciences, IUCS-CESPU, CRL, 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal
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- Department of Biology and Environment, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), CITAB, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Inov4Agro-Institute for Innovation, Capacity Building and Sustainability of Agri-Food Production, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- TOXRUN-Toxicology Research Unit, University Institute of Health Sciences, IUCS-CESPU, CRL, 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal
- Interdisciplinary Center of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Edifício do Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
- Laboratory of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- TOXRUN-Toxicology Research Unit, University Institute of Health Sciences, IUCS-CESPU, CRL, 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal
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Tremblay LA, Chariton AA, Li MS, Zhang Y, Horiguchi T, Ellis JI. Monitoring the Health of Coastal Environments in the Pacific Region-A Review. Toxics 2023; 11:277. [PMID: 36977042 PMCID: PMC10059979 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11030277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Coastal areas provide important ecological services to populations accessing, for example, tourism services, fisheries, minerals and petroleum. Coastal zones worldwide are exposed to multiple stressors that threaten the sustainability of receiving environments. Assessing the health of these valuable ecosystems remains a top priority for environmental managers to ensure the key stressor sources are identified and their impacts minimized. The objective of this review was to provide an overview of current coastal environmental monitoring frameworks in the Asia-Pacific region. This large geographical area includes many countries with a range of climate types, population densities and land uses. Traditionally, environmental monitoring frameworks have been based on chemical criteria set against guideline threshold levels. However, regulatory organizations are increasingly promoting the incorporation of biological effects-based data in their decision-making processes. Using a range of examples drawn from across the region, we provide a synthesis of the major approaches currently being applied to examine coastal health in China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. In addition, we discuss some of the challenges and investigate potential solutions for improving traditional lines of evidence, including the coordination of regional monitoring programs, the implementation of ecosystem-based management and the inclusion of indigenous knowledge and participatory processes in decision-making.
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- Louis A. Tremblay
- Cawthron Institute, Private Bag 2, Nelson 7042, New Zealand
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science of China, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science of China, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Ecosystem Impact Research Section, Health and Environmental Risk Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2, Onogawa, Tsukuba 305-8506, Ibaraki, Japan
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- School of Sciences, Waikato University, Tauranga 3240, New Zealand
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Chu Y, Li M, Jin J, Dong X, Xu K, Jin L, Qiao Y, Ji H. Advances in the Application of the Non-Conventional Yeast Pichia kudriavzevii in Food and Biotechnology Industries. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9. [PMID: 36836285 DOI: 10.3390/jof9020170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Pichia kudriavzevii is an emerging non-conventional yeast which has attracted increased attention for its application in food and biotechnology areas. It is widespread in various habitats and often occurs in the spontaneous fermentation process of traditional fermented foods and beverages. The contributions of P. kudriavzevii in degrading organic acid, releasing various hydrolase and flavor compounds, and displaying probiotic properties make it a promising starter culture in the food and feed industry. Moreover, its inherent characteristics, including high tolerance to extreme pH, high temperature, hyperosmotic stress and fermentation inhibitors, allow it the potential to address technical challenges in industrial applications. With the development of advanced genetic engineering tools and system biology techniques, P. kudriavzevii is becoming one of the most promising non-conventional yeasts. This paper systematically reviews the recent progress in the application of P. kudriavzevii to food fermentation, the feed industry, chemical biosynthesis, biocontrol and environmental engineering. In addition, safety issues and current challenges to its use are discussed.
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Hameed R, Rehaman N, Shoaib M, Ibtsam M. Promoting pro-environmental behavior among one belt one road firms' employees through the lens of green human resource practices. Work 2023; 76:1373-1384. [PMID: 37393463 DOI: 10.3233/wor-211442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The realization of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has opened up new horizons for economic development along with threats to climate change in Pakistan. It has intended to change the social and corporate landscape, which necessitates investigation regarding corporate green HRM practices and employee behaviors of the firms involved. OBJECTIVE This study developed a theoretical framework and investigated the mediating impact of pro-environmental psychological climate (PEPC) between green human resource management (GHRM) and pro-environmental behavior (PEB) of the employees working under CPEC in Pakistan. Therefore, the core intent lies in recognizing those aspects of manipulating the pro-environmental behavior of the employees of the firms involved. METHODS Based on the simple random sampling technique, data was collected from 388 employees using a quantitative approach. SmartPLS was used to analyze the data. RESULTS The findings suggest that GHRM practices have an impact on organizations' pro-environmental psychological climate and employees' pro-environmental behavior. Furthermore, the pro-environmental psychological climate encourages employees to engage in environmentally friendly behaviors within Pakistani organizations working under CPEC. CONCLUSION GHRM has proved to be a vital instrument for attaining organizational sustainability and pro-environmental behavior. The original study results are particularly valuable for employees of the firms working under CPEC as they motivate them to engage in more sustainability solutions. The study findings add to the body of GHRM practices and strategic management, and thus policymakers can better postulate, align, and exercise GHRM practices.
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- Rizwana Hameed
- Institute of Business and Management, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
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He G, Zhang C, Dong Z. Survival in desert: Extreme water adaptations and bioinspired structural designs. iScience 2022; 26:105819. [PMID: 36636349 PMCID: PMC9830228 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Deserts are the driest places in the world, desert creatures have evolved special adaptations to survive in this extreme water shortage environment. The collection and transport of condensed water have been of particular interest regarding the potential transfer of the underlying mechanisms to technical applications. In this review, the mechanisms of water capture and transport were first summarized. Secondly, an introduction of four typical desert creatures including cactus, desert beetles, lizards, and snakes which have special adaptations to manage water was elaborated. Thirdly, the recent progress of biomimetic water-collecting structures including cactus, desert beetles, and lizards inspired designs and the influence of overflow on water collection was demonstrated. Finally, the conclusions were drawn, and future issues were pointed out. The present study will further promote research on bioinspired water management strategies.
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- Guandi He
- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Sciences, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China,School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Sciences, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China,Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China,Corresponding author
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Sciences, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China,School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China,Corresponding author
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Gill N, Chisholm L, Atchison J, Graham S, Hawkes G, Head L, McKiernan S. Scaling up qualitative research to harness the capacity of lay people in invasive plant management. Conserv Biol 2022; 36:e13929. [PMID: 35481684 PMCID: PMC10087763 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
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Successful management of invasive plants (IPs) requires the active participation of diverse communities across land tenures. This can be challenging because communities do not always share the views of scientists and managers. They may directly disagree, have alternative views, or be unwilling to manage IPs. Reviews of IP social science identify opportunities to better understand the role of cultural processes and everyday practices to address these challenges. To scale up and leverage the insights of existing qualitative social science IP research, we used meta-ethnography to unlock accounts and interpretations of lay perspectives. Meta-ethnography is a form of qualitative research synthesis increasingly used beyond its origins in health and education to produce interpretive syntheses of an area of research. In the 7 phases of meta-ethnography, we systematically identified and synthesized 19 qualitative articles pertinent to lay experience and knowledge of IPs in diverse settings. Action and meaning regarding IPs were influenced by 6 meta-themes in personal and social life: dissonance, priorities, difference, agency, responsibility, and future orientations. Through descriptions and examples of each meta-theme, we demonstrated how the meta-themes are higher level structuring concepts across the qualitative research that we analyzed and we retained grounding in the in-depth qualitative research. We characterized the meta-themes as leverage points and tensions by which we reframed lay people in terms of capacity for reflective IP management rather than as obstacles. The meta-ethnography synthesis shows how leverage points and tensions emerge from everyday life and can frame alternative and meaningful starting points for both research and public engagement and deliberation regarding IP management. These insights are not a panacea, but open up new space for reflective and mutual consideration of how to effectively navigate often complex IP problems and address conservation and social and livelihood issues in dynamic social and physical environments.
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- Nicholas Gill
- School of Geography and Sustainable Communities, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Earth, Atmospheric, and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Geography and Sustainable Communities, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Geography and Sustainable Communities, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Geography and Sustainable Communities, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Geography and Sustainable Communities, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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McAfee D, McLeod IM, Alleway HK, Bishop MJ, Branigan S, Connell SD, Copeland C, Crawford CM, Diggles BK, Fitzsimons JA, Gilby BL, Hamer P, Hancock B, Pearce R, Russell K, Gillies CL. Turning a lost reef ecosystem into a national restoration program. Conserv Biol 2022; 36:e13958. [PMID: 35621094 PMCID: PMC10087571 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
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Achieving a sustainable socioecological future now requires large-scale environmental repair across legislative borders. Yet, enabling large-scale conservation is complicated by policy-making processes that are disconnected from socioeconomic interests, multiple sources of knowledge, and differing applications of policy. We considered how a multidisciplinary approach to marine habitat restoration generated the scientific evidence base, community support, and funding needed to begin the restoration of a forgotten, functionally extinct shellfish reef ecosystem. The key actors came together as a multidisciplinary community of researchers, conservation practitioners, recreational fisher communities, and government bodies that collaborated across sectors to rediscover Australia's lost shellfish reefs and communicate the value of its restoration. Actions undertaken to build a case for large-scale marine restoration included synthesizing current knowledge on Australian shellfish reefs and their historical decline, using this history to tell a compelling story to spark public and political interest, integrating restoration into government policy, and rallying local support through community engagement. Clearly articulating the social, economic, and environmental business case for restoration led to state and national funding for reef restoration to meet diverse sustainability goals (e.g., enhanced biodiversity and fisheries productivity) and socioeconomic goals (e.g., job creation and recreational opportunities). A key lesson learned was the importance of aligning project goals with public and industry interests so that projects could address multiple political obligations. This process culminated in Australia's largest marine restoration initiative and shows that solutions for large-scale ecosystem repair can rapidly occur when socially valued science acts on political opportunities.
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- Dominic McAfee
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Environment Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- TropWATER, Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Provide Food and Water, The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, Virginia, USA
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- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The Nature Conservancy Australia, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Environment Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- DigsFish Services Pty Ltd, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- The Nature Conservancy Australia, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Science and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- Victorian Fisheries Authority, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The Nature Conservancy, c/o Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA
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- Albert Park Yachting and Angling Club, Albert Park, Victoria, Australia
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Taylors Beach, New South Wales, Australia
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- TropWATER, Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
- The Nature Conservancy Australia, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
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Zhang X, Yan G, Feng Q, Razzaq A, Abbas A. Ecological Sustainability and Households' Wellbeing: Linking Households' Non-Traditional Fuel Choices with Reduced Depression in Rural China. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:15639. [PMID: 36497713 PMCID: PMC9741401 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192315639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2022] [Revised: 11/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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A sustainable and pleasant environment is deemed to offer various positive externalities such as scenic, visual and behavioral archetypes and patterns exhibiting in various forms. Such a scenario can significantly relieve households from many psychological and personal complications such as depression. Depression has aroused great concerns in recent years due to its personal and social burdens and unforeseeable damage. Many studies have explored the effects of air pollution caused by traditional fuel consumption on depression. However, limited evidence is available on how household non-traditional fuel choices affect depression. Based on a nationally representative dataset collected from China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) in 2012, this paper employs an endogenous switching regression (ESR) model and an endogenous switching probit (ESP) model to address the endogenous issue and to estimate the treatment effects of non-traditional fuel choices on depression in rural China. The empirical results show that non-traditional fuel users have significantly lower Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) scores, indicating non-traditional fuel users face a lower risk of depression. Compared to solid fuels, employing non-traditional fuels will lead to a 3.659 reduction in depression score or decrease the probability of depression by 8.2%. In addition, the results of the mechanism analysis show that household non-traditional fuel choices affect depression by reducing the probability of physical discomfort and chronic disease. This study provides new insight into understanding the impact of air pollution in the house on depression and how to avoid the risk of depression in rural China effectively.
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- Xiaoheng Zhang
- College of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
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- College of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
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- Business School, Huanggang Normal University, No. 146 Xingang 2nd Road, City Development Zone, Huanggang 438000, China
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- Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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Szaruga E, Załoga E. Environmental Management from the Point of View of the Energy Intensity of Road Freight Transport and Shocks. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:14417. [PMID: 36361290 PMCID: PMC9653597 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192114417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The research aimed to identify the directions of rationalization of the energy intensity of road freight transport in the context of the long-term balance of the drifting economy. The study was related to the case of Poland, and its scope spans 8.5 years. The long-term drift of the economy and shocks from the production process of the construction, industry, and processing sectors were taken into account in the research. In addition, the structural shocks were decomposed and validated. Twenty-one statistically significant multidirectional and varying relationships between the energy consumption of road transport and production in the construction, industry, and processing sectors were confirmed, including 7 long-term and 14 immediate relationships. The leakage of shocks in production has been demonstrated in the construction, industry, and processing sectors. The shock from the construction sector lowered the energy consumption of road transport in the long run. The greatest impact of the shock occurred only after 6-12 months and slowly stabilized after approximately 24 months. On the other hand, the shock in production in the industry and processing sectors reduced energy intensity in the short term but increased in the long term. The shocks in the industry and processing sectors transformed relatively quickly.
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Dudzińska M, Gwiaździńska-Goraj M, Jezierska-Thöle A. Social Factors as Major Determinants of Rural Development Variation for Predicting Epidemic Vulnerability: A Lesson for the Future. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:13977. [PMID: 36360858 PMCID: PMC9656134 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192113977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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There have been changes in social attitudes in recent years. These changes have been a consequence of a new societal view of the common good, which manifests itself in social responsibility for a clean and healthy environment. The outbreak and spread of the COVID-19 epidemic has highlighted the socio-spatial variation across regions and countries. The epidemic necessitated restrictive measures by state authorities. In the initial period in many countries, the actions of the authorities were identical throughout the country. This was mainly due to a lack of information about the differentiation of areas in relation to the epidemic risk. The aim of the research was to present a model for classifying rural areas taking into account vulnerability to epidemic threats. The model takes into account demographic, social, economic and spatial-environmental development factors. A total of 33 indicators based on public statistics that can be used to determine the area's vulnerability to epidemic threats were identified. The study showed that for Poland, 11 indicators are statistically significant to the developed classification model. The study found that social factors were vital in determining an area's vulnerability to epidemic threats. We include factors such as average number of persons per one apartment, village centers (number), events (number), number of people per facility (cultural center, community center, club, community hall), residents of nursing homes per 1000 inhabitants, and the number of children in pre-school education establishments per 1000 children aged 3-5 years. The research area was rural areas in Poland. The results of the classification and the methods used should be made available as a resource for crisis management. This will enable a better response to threats from other epidemics in the future, and will influence the remodeling of the environment and social behavior to reduce risks at this risk, which has a significant impact on sustainable development in rural areas.
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- Małgorzata Dudzińska
- Institute of Spatial Management and Geography, Faculty of Geoengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Institute of Spatial Management and Geography, Faculty of Geoengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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Shi M, Lu X, Jiang H, Mu Q, Chen S, Fleming RM, Zhang N, Wu Y, Foley AM. Opportunity of rooftop solar photovoltaic as a cost-effective and environment-friendly power source in megacities. iScience 2022; 25:104890. [PMID: 36039294 PMCID: PMC9418859 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Rooftop solar photovoltaics (RSPV) are critical for megacities to achieve low-carbon emissions. However, a knowledge gap exists in a supply-demand-coupled analysis that considered simultaneously RSPV spatiotemporal patterns and city-accommodation capacities, a pivotal way to address solar PV intermittency issues. Here, we developed an aggregated model for an RSPV + system by linking building-level potential assessment to dynamic optimization of building-related flexible loads. Taking Beijing, the capital city of China, as case in point, we show that annual RSPV potential in Beijing’s Greater-Metropolitan area amounts to 15.4 TWh, all of which could be accommodated environmentally friendly and cost-effectively through the smart operation of electric vehicles and air conditioners equipped with thermal energy storage (TES). Additionally, the RSPV + system would reduce the 8.6 GW transmission capacity otherwise required for increasing electricity demand for 2035 in Beijing. The analysis offers an important reference for sustainable RSPV development in mega-cities in China and other countries globally. Develop a building-level RSPV potential assessment model for mega-cities Show the chance to fully use RSPV potential cost-effectively and environment-friendly The RSPV potential in the Beijing GM area amounts to 20.8% of the power demand Deployment of RSPV + system would reduce the required new transmission capacity
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- Mai Shi
- School of Environment, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.,Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Tsinghua University, Beijing 10084, P.R. China.,Beijing Laboratory of Environmental Frontier Technologies, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.,Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Tsinghua University, Beijing 10084, P.R. China.,Beijing Laboratory of Environmental Frontier Technologies, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Lab of Power Systems, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.,Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Tsinghua University, Beijing 10084, P.R. China.,Beijing Laboratory of Environmental Frontier Technologies, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.,Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Tsinghua University, Beijing 10084, P.R. China.,Beijing Laboratory of Environmental Frontier Technologies, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Lab of Power Systems, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT9 5AH, UK.,Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Ireland
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Sun J, Safdar H, Jaffri ZUA, Ibn-ul-Hassan S, Ozturk I. Substantiating Nexus Between Consumption Values and Sustainable Consumption Behavior: A Way Toward Sustainable Business. Front Psychol 2022; 13:908391. [PMID: 35814058 PMCID: PMC9258684 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.908391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The unprecedented economic growth in recent decades has cultivated the exploitation of natural resources and over-consumption, leading to ecological deterioration and sustainability. The ever-increasing consumption in developing countries is creating a significant environmental strain. Thus, the industry and consumers' environmental issues and their harmful effects on human health have led to concerns among researchers, scientists, academic communities, and policymakers. The present work examines the impact of different consumption value factors on sustainable consumption behavior concerning consumer choice in Pakistan and China. A cross-sectional study is conducted, and data are collected through a primary source questionnaire. A sample of 431 respondents is chosen from different cities in Pakistan, and a sample of 342 respondents is selected from China. Estimation techniques like descriptive statistics, frequency distribution, multicollinearity, R square, independent sample t-test, the coefficient of correlation, and regression analysis are used for the data analysis. The comparative results show that knowledge values (KVs) and emotional values (EMVs) significantly influence the choice behavior of respondents toward environmentally friendly products both in Pakistan and China. In contrast, social values (SVs) and conditional values (CVs) show insignificant influence. Furthermore, functional values (FVs) are significant in Pakistan while insignificant in the context of China, and environmental values (EVs) are significant in China although insignificant in Pakistan with regard to sustainable consumption behavior.
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- Jianmin Sun
- School of Management, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Neijiang Normal University, Neijiang, China
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- Department of Commerce and Business, Government College University Faisalabad, Layyah, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Nisantasi University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Stevenson JL, Geris J, Birkel C, Tetzlaff D, Soulsby C. Assessing land use influences on isotopic variability and stream water ages in urbanising rural catchments. Isotopes Environ Health Stud 2022; 58:277-300. [PMID: 35549960 DOI: 10.1080/10256016.2022.2070615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Stable water isotopes are invaluable in helping understand catchment functioning and are widely used in experimental catchments, with higher frequency data becoming increasingly common. Such datasets incur substantial logistical costs, reducing their feasibility for use by decision makers needing to understand multi-catchment, landscape-scale functioning over a relatively short period to assess the impact of proposed land use change. Instead, reconnaissance style surveys (high spatial resolution across the landscape at a lower temporal frequency, over a relatively short period) offer an alternative, complementary approach. To test if such sampling could identify heterogeneities in hydrological functioning, and associated landscape controls, we sampled 27 stream sites fortnightly for one year within a peri-urban landscape undergoing land use change. Visual examination of raw data and application of mean transit time and young water fraction models indicated urbanisation, agriculture and responsive soils caused more rapid cycling of precipitation to stream water, whereas mature forestry provided attenuation. We were also able to identify contiguous catchments which functioned fundamentally differently, meaning their response to land use alteration would also be different. This study demonstrated how stable water isotopes can be a valuable, low-cost addition to tools available for environmental decision makers by providing local, process-based information.
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- Jamie Lee Stevenson
- School of Geosciences, Northern Rivers Institute, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- School of Geosciences, Northern Rivers Institute, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Department of Geography and Water and Global Change Observatory, University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
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- Geographisches Institut, Humboldt University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- IGB Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
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- School of Geosciences, Northern Rivers Institute, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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Scarcity of natural resources, shifting demographics, climate change, and increasing waste are four major challenges in the quest to feed the exploding world population. These challenges serve as the impetus to harness novel technologies to improve agriculture, productivity, and sustainability. Urban farming has several advantages over conventional farming: higher productivity, improved sustainability, and the ability to provide fresh food all year round. Novel materials are key to accelerating the evolution of urban farming - with their ability to facilitate controlled release of nutrients and pesticides, improved seed health, substrates with better water retention capability, more efficient recycling of agricultural waste, and precise plant health monitoring. Materials science enables environmental sustainability and higher harvest yields in urban farms. Here, Singapore is used as an example of a land-scarce city where urban farming may be the solution for future food production. Potential research directions and challenges in urban farming are highlighted, and how material optimization and innovation drive the development of urban farming to meet national and global food demands is briefly discussed. This review serves as a guide for researchers and a reference for stakeholders of urban farms, policy makers, and other interested parties.
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- Lifei Xi
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
- Facility for Analysis, Characterisation, Testing and Simulation (FACTS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, 138634, Singapore
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
- Facility for Analysis, Characterisation, Testing and Simulation (FACTS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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Ho YH, Wang CK, Lin CY. Antecedents and Consequences of Green Mindfulness: A Conceptual Model. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:ijerph19116367. [PMID: 35681952 PMCID: PMC9180682 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19116367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2022] [Revised: 05/15/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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While many companies take the environmental environment as a fundamental part of their business strategies, managers are facing the challenges to explore the integration of environmental concepts and business operations. Although there are an amount of studies about environmental management in the literature, only a few of them applied the concept of mindfulness to environmental management. Mindfulness is regarded as a way of operation marked by the willingness to consider alternative perspectives, focus on the present, attention to operational detail, and interest in exploring and understanding failures. This study suggests that companies require keeping mindfulness in environmental management implementation. Therefore, this paper aims to explore the application of mindfulness theory to environmental management, and propose a conceptual model of antecedents and consequences of green mindfulness. The proposed multilevel model describes the influences of organizational and individual antecedents on green mindfulness, and the organizational and individual consequences of green mindfulness.
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- Yi-Hui Ho
- Department of International Business, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan 71101, Taiwan;
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- College of Management, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan 71101, Taiwan;
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- Department of International Business, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan 71101, Taiwan;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-6-2785123 (ext. 2000)
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Assessment of water and soil quality is critical for the health, economy, and sustainability of any community. The release of a range of life-threatening pollutants from agriculture, industries, and the residential communities themselves into the different water resources and soil requires of analytical methods intended for their detection. Given the challenge that represents coping with the monitoring of such a diverse and large number of compounds (with over 100,000 chemicals registered, yet in continuous increase), holistic solutions such as electronic tongues (ETs) are emerging as a promising tool for a sustainable, simple, and green monitoring of soil and water resources. In this direction, this review aims to present and critically provide an overview of the basic concepts of ETs, followed by some relevant applications recently reported in the literature in environmental analysis, more specifically, the monitoring of water and wastewater, their quality and the detection of water pollutants as well as soil analysis.
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Heggli A, Hatchett B, Schwartz A, Bardsley T, Hand E. Toward snowpack runoff decision support. iScience 2022; 25:104240. [PMID: 35494240 PMCID: PMC9051623 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Rain-on-snow (ROS) events are commonly linked to large historic floods in the United States. Projected increases in the frequency and magnitude of ROS multiply existing uncertainties and risks in operational decision making. Here, we introduce a framework for quality-controlling hourly snow water content, snow depth, precipitation, and temperature data to guide the development of an empirically based snowpack runoff decision support framework at the Central Sierra Snow Laboratory for water years 2006-2019. This framework considers the potential for terrestrial water input from the snowpack through decision tree classification of rain-on-snow and warm day melt events to aid in pattern recognition of prominent weather and antecedent snowpack conditions capable of producing snowpack runoff. Our work demonstrates how (1) present weather and (2) antecedent snowpack risk can be "learned" from hourly data to support eventual development of basin-specific snowpack runoff decision support systems aimed at providing real-time guidance for water resource management.
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- Anne Heggli
- Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno 89512, NV, USA
- Corresponding author
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- Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno 89512, NV, USA
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- University of California, Berkeley, Central Sierra Snow Laboratory, Soda Springs, 95728 CA, USA
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- National Weather Service, Reno, 1000 Dandini Road, Reno 89512, NV, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno 89503, Nevada, USA
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Graciano RCD, Oliveira RS, Santos IM, Yazbeck GM. Genomic Resources for Salminus brasiliensis. Front Genet 2022; 13:855718. [PMID: 35419039 PMCID: PMC8995856 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.855718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The Neotropical region bears the most diverse freshwater fish fauna on the planet and is the stage for dramatic conservation struggles. Initiatives aiming for conservation of a single emblematic fish, a flagship species, to which different onlookers relate on a cultural/personal level, holds promise towards engagement and conservation actions benefiting whole biological communities and ecosystems. Here, we present the first comprehensive genomic resources for Salminus brasiliensis, a potential flagship Neotropical species. This fish faces pressing conservation issues, as well as taxonomic uncertainty, being a main species relevant to angling and commercial fisheries. We make available 178 million Illumina paired-end reads, 90 bases long, comprising 16 Gb (≈15X coverage) of filtered data, obtained from a primary genomic library of 500-bp fragments. We present the first de novo genomic assembly for S. brasiliensis, with ∼1 Gb (N50 = 10,889), as well as the coding genome annotation of 12,962 putative genes from assembled genomic fragments over 10 kb, most of which could be identified from the Ostariophysi GenBank database. We also provide a genome-wide panel for more than 80,000 predicted microsatellite loci for low-cost, fast and abundant DNA marker development for this species. A total of 47, among 52 candidates, empirically assayed microsatellites were confirmed as polymorphic in this fish. All genomic data produced for S. brasiliensis is hereby made publicly accessible. With the disclosure of these results, we intend to foster general biology studies and to provide tools to be applied immediately in conservation and aquaculture in this candidate flagship Neotropical species.
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- Raissa Cristina Dias Graciano
- Laboratório de Recursos Genéticos, Programa de Pós Graduação Em Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei, São João Del Rei, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciência da Computação, Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei, São João Del Rei, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Recursos Genéticos, Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei, São João Del Rei, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Recursos Genéticos, Programa de Pós Graduação Em Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei, São João Del Rei, Brazil.,Laboratório de Recursos Genéticos, Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei, São João Del Rei, Brazil
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Mikhailenko AV, Yashalova NN, Ruban DA. Environmental Pollution in Geopark Management: A Systematic Review of the Literary Evidence. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:4748. [PMID: 35457619 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19084748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Dozens of geoparks have been created in the world since the beginning of the 21st century. Their environmental impact is yet to be fully understood. A bibliographical survey was undertaken to systematically review the journal articles devoted to environmental pollution in geoparks. The considered literature focuses on 10 geoparks (many of them are the members of the UNESCO Global Geoparks network) from eight countries, namely, China, Italy, Malaysia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, and South Korea. Significant pollution was registered in half of these geoparks. Trace metals and metalloids such as arsenic and cadmium are often reported as pollutants. Water pollution is the most common. In many cases, environmental pollution is not related to geoparks, but results from agricultural and industrial activities. Sometimes, this pollution is inherited from past mining activities, and the latter are related to the geoheritage represented in the geoparks. However, there are also examples of pollution triggered by tourist activities in geoparks and the related infrastructural failures. Various mitigation approaches are considered in the literature (establishing monitoring networks, installing filtration membranes, etc.). It is argued that environmental pollution can be used in geoparks for eco-education and eco-awareness initiatives. Research in environmental pollution in geoparks is an emerging field, and does not avoid multiple biases. Nonetheless, the actual importance of this research is undisputable, and it will be demanded in the future.
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Rocha MF, Michalsky ÉM, Lara-Silva FO, Pereira NCL, Lana RS, França-Silva JC, Pinheiro LC, Marinho SDSB, Santos RCD, Santo LRE, Fortes-Dias CL, Dias ES. Impact of vector control actions in the abundance of Lutzomyia longipalpis in Montes Claros, Brazil. Acta Trop 2022; 228:106305. [PMID: 34998997 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic to many states in Brazil. To prevent further expansion of the disease, the Brazilian Ministry of Health adopted integrated measures through the Program of Surveillance and Control of Visceral Leishmaniasis (PSCVL), whose actions include the diagnosis and euthanasia of seropositive dogs (the main domestic reservoirs), the use of residual insecticides, environmental management (EM) to control vector population (mainly Lutzomyia longipalpis phlebotomine), rigorous epidemiological surveillance, and health education. The present study was conducted in areas with recent moderate VL transmission to evaluate the efficacy of vector control activities. The systematic capture of phlebotomine was performed for three consecutive days per month, from August 2015 to July 2017. The number of specimens captured was taken as a representative of the monthly insect population. A total of 38,055 phlebotomine specimens were captured and identified at the species level. Lu. longipalpis was consistently found to be the predominant species (97.7%) each month. In the first year of the study, no intervention was performed. In the second year, two cycles of chemical spraying, EM, or a combination of both were performed before and after the rainy season. All interventions, either individually or in combination, reduced the abundance of Lu. longipalpis in the study area.
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Vargas-Terranova CA, Rodrigo-Ilarri J, Rodrigo-Clavero ME, Rozo-Arango MA. M-GRCT: A Dynamic Circular Economy Model for the Optimal Design of Waste Management Systems in Low-Income Municipalities. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:ijerph19052681. [PMID: 35270375 PMCID: PMC8910470 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19052681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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This article introduces M-GRCT, a circular economy decision support model for the design of recyclable waste management systems in low-income municipalities. The model allows for performing calculations on a set of two scenarios integrating a sociocultural dynamics assessment, this being a characteristic feature of this type of municipalities. The model also integrates the analysis of the remaining variables usually addressed in solid waste management schemes while considering topics such as reduction of the carbon footprint due to activities such as the transport of recyclable waste, the generation of leachates, the generation of greenhouse gases and the promotion of an increase in the number of associated recyclers and selective routes. The economic evaluation of the different implementation scenarios is supported by a dynamic tool called DATA4 (a macro-type array accompanied by two control panels programmed in Visual Basic and dashboards by Power BI). M-GRCT constitutes a tool for the promotion of good environmental practices and the identification of strategies for the promotion of local development mechanisms. Results provided by the model contrast with those obtained by traditional linear economy approaches. An illustrative example of the application of the M-GRCT model is shown. The model was used to simulate the municipal solid waste managing system of the municipality of Guateque (Colombia). The results show the importance of integrating both economic and environmental costs to optimally allocate governmental and private resources when the recycling rate is expected to increase in the next 10 years.
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- Camilo-A. Vargas-Terranova
- Programa de Ingeniería Ambiental y Sanitaria, Universidad de La Salle, Carrera 2 # 10-70, Piso 6-Bloque A, Bogotá 111711, Colombia;
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- Instituto de Ingeniería del Agua y Medio Ambiente (IIAMA), Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain;
- Correspondence:
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- Instituto de Ingeniería del Agua y Medio Ambiente (IIAMA), Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain;
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Field RD, Parrott L. Mapping the functional connectivity of ecosystem services supply across a regional landscape. eLife 2022; 11:69395. [PMID: 35175193 PMCID: PMC8853660 DOI: 10.7554/elife.69395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sustainably managing multifunctional landscapes for production of multiple ecosystem services (ES) requires thorough understanding of the interactions between ES and the ecological processes that drive them. We build upon landscape connectivity theory to present a spatial approach for assessing functional connections between multiple ES at the landscape scale, and take a closer look at the concept of ES interactions by explicitly representing the mechanisms behind the relationships between ES. We demonstrate application of the approach using existing ES supply mapping data for plant agriculture, waterflow regulation, and landscape aesthetics and map the functional connectivity between them. We find that, when weights of all linkages were amalgamated, areas of high-value connectivity are revealed that are not present on any individual ES supply area or pairwise link maps, which suggests that the spatial focus of planning for optimal service provisioning may shift when functional relationships between several ES are considered. From water flow supply areas, our modeling maps several functional connections that operate over both short and long distances, which highlights the importance of managing ES flows both locally and across jurisdictions. We also found that different land use and land cover types than those associated with ES supply areas may be serving as critical corridors connecting interdependent ES. By providing spatial information on ES connectivity, our approach enables local and regional environmental planning and management to take full consideration of the complex, multi-scale interactions between ecological processes, land use and land cover, and ecosystem service supply on a landscape.
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- Rachel D Field
- The Okanagan Institute for Biodiversity, Resilience and Ecosystem Services (BRAES) Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada
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- The Okanagan Institute for Biodiversity, Resilience and Ecosystem Services (BRAES) Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada
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Augusto Ruiz Agudelo C, Cortes Gómez ÁM. Putting interactions on the map. eLife 2022; 11:76801. [PMID: 35175198 PMCID: PMC8853657 DOI: 10.7554/elife.76801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A method called functional connectivity mapping helps model some of the complex interactions between multiple ecosystem services.
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- César Augusto Ruiz Agudelo
- Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Ambientales y Sostenibilidad, Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogotá, Colombia
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Mestanza-Ramón C, Ordoñez-Alcivar R, Arguello-Guadalupe C, Carrera-Silva K, D’Orio G, Straface S. History, Socioeconomic Problems and Environmental Impacts of Gold Mining in the Andean Region of Ecuador. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:ijerph19031190. [PMID: 35162216 PMCID: PMC8835288 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19031190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Mining in Ecuadorian territory comprises three stages of Ecuadorian history: pre-Columbian, colonial, and republican times. In its beginnings, this activity did not have regulations or a legal foundation. The first Mining Law dates back to 1830, and it has been modified until the most recent update in 2009. The Andean region consists of 10 provinces, 9 of which have registered gold concessions, the most important of which are Loja, Azuay, and in recent years, Imbabura and Pichincha, which are the provinces with the highest number of reported concessions. The objective of this study focused on analyzing the historical and current situation of Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASGM) and the emergence of large-scale (industrial) mining. For the elaboration of this study, different methodological techniques were used, such as literature review, field interviews, and expert judgment validation. The main findings show that the provinces of Loja, Azuay, Imbabura, and Pichincha are the most conflictive areas in the region due to the impacts caused by mining activities. In socio-economic terms, there are conflicts between inhabitants in favor and against these activities and problems associated with human health. In environmental terms, the findings suggest historical contamination of water sources by heavy metals, which has altered the surrounding aquatic and terrestrial systems. Finally, the study concludes that implementing public policies should be promoted to balance socio-economic and environmental aspects in gold mining activities in the Andean region of Ecuador, strengthening the use of new technologies and education to raise awareness of the serious effects of mining activities.
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- Carlos Mestanza-Ramón
- Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy;
- Research Group YASUNI-SDC, Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Sede Orellana, El Coca 220001, Ecuador
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- Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Riobamba 060104, Ecuador; (C.A.-G.); (K.C.-S.)
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- Department of Economics, Statistics, and Finance, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy;
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy;
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Yanke E, Moriarty H, Carayon P, Safdar N. "The Invisible Staff": A Qualitative Analysis of Environmental Service Workers' Perceptions of the VA Clostridium difficile Prevention Bundle Using a Human Factors Engineering Approach. J Patient Saf 2021; 17:e806-e814. [PMID: 29894437 PMCID: PMC6800805 DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Using a novel human factors engineering approach, the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety model, we evaluated environmental service workers' (ESWs) perceptions of barriers and facilitators influencing adherence to the nationally mandated Department of Veterans Affairs Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) prevention bundle. METHODS A focus group of ESWs was conducted. Qualitative analysis was performed employing a visual matrix display to identify barrier/facilitator themes related to Department of Veterans Affairs CDI bundle adherence using the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety work system as a framework. RESULTS Environmental service workers reported adequate cleaning supplies/equipment and displayed excellent knowledge of CDI hand hygiene requirements. Environmental service workers described current supervisory practices as providing an acceptable amount of time to clean CDI rooms, although other healthcare workers often pressured ESWs to clean rooms more quickly. Environmental service workers reported significant concern for CDI patients' family members as well as suggesting uncertainty regarding the need for family members to follow infection prevention practices. Small and cluttered patient rooms made cleaning tasks more difficult, and ESW cleaning tasks were often interrupted by other healthcare workers. Environmental service workers did not feel comfortable asking physicians for more time to finish cleaning a room nor did ESWs feel comfortable pointing out lapses in physician hand hygiene. CONCLUSIONS Multiple work system components serve as barriers to and facilitators of ESW adherence to the nationally mandated Department of Veterans Affairs CDI bundle. Environmental service workers may represent an underappreciated resource for hospital infection prevention, and further efforts should be made to engage ESWs as members of the health care team.
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- Eric Yanke
- Department of Medicine, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova, Pennsylvania and Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Wisconsin Institute for Healthcare Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital and Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School and Infection Control Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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Walshe N, Fennelly M, Hellebust S, Wenger J, Sodeau J, Prentice M, Grice C, Jordan V, Comerford J, Downey V, Perrotta C, Mulcahy G, Sammin D. Assessment of Environmental and Occupational Risk Factors for the Mitigation and Containment of a COVID-19 Outbreak in a Meat Processing Plant. Front Public Health 2021; 9:769238. [PMID: 34778195 PMCID: PMC8578806 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.769238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, meat processing plants have been vulnerable to outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Transmission of the virus is difficult to control in these settings because of a combination of factors including environmental conditions and the specific nature of the work. This paper describes a retrospective outbreak investigation in a meat processing plant, a description of the measures taken to prevent or contain further outbreaks, and insights on how those with specific knowledge of the working environment of these plants can collaborate with public health authorities to ensure optimal outbreak control. The plant experienced 111 confirmed positive asymptomatic cases in total with an estimated attack rate of 38% during a five-week period. 4 weeks after the first case, mass screening of all workers was conducted by the public health authorities. Thirty-two workers tested positive, of which 16 (50%) worked in one particular area of the plant, the boning hall (n = 60). The research team prepared and carried out semi-structured interviews with the plant personnel who were charged with COVID control within the plant. They carried out assessments of operational risk factors and also undertook air quality monitoring in the boning hall and abattoir. The air quality measurements in the boning hall showed a gradual build-up of carbon dioxide and aerosol particles over the course of a work shift, confirming that this poorly ventilated area of the plant had an environment that was highly favorable for aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Assessment of operational conditions incorporated visual surveys of the plant during the working day. Prior to and during the first 2 weeks of the outbreak, multiple measures were introduced into the plant by management, including physical distancing, provision of educational material to workers, visitor restrictions, and environmental monitoring. After the implementation of these measures and their progressive refinement by plant management, the factory had no further linked cases (clusters) or outbreaks for the following 198 days. The tailored approach to risk mitigation adopted in this meat processing plant shows that generic risk mitigation measures, as recommended by public health authorities, can be successfully adapted and optimized by designated plant emergency response teams.
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- Nicola Walshe
- School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- School of Medicine and School of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland.,Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Celbridge, Ireland
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Celbridge, Ireland
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Celbridge, Ireland
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- School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland
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- School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Celbridge, Ireland
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Andeobu L, Wibowo S, Grandhi S. A Systematic Review of E-Waste Generation and Environmental Management of Asia Pacific Countries. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:9051. [PMID: 34501640 PMCID: PMC8430537 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18179051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Due to the rapid increase in the use of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) worldwide, e-waste has become a critical environmental issue for many governments around the world. Several studies have pointed out that failure to adopt appropriate recycling practices for e-waste may cause environmental disasters and health concerns to humans due to the presence of hazardous materials. This warrants the need for a review of the existing processes of e-waste management. In view of the growing e-waste generation in the Asia Pacific region and the importance of e-waste management, this study critically reviews previous research on e-waste generation and management practices of major e-waste producing nations (Australia, China, India, Indonesia, and Malaysia) in the Asia Pacific region, provides an overview of progress made and identifies areas for improvement. To fulfil the aims of this research, previous studies from 2005 to 2020 are collected from various databases. Accordingly, this study focuses on e-waste generation and environmental management of these countries. This study found that e-waste management practices of the selected countries need to be enhanced and recommends several best practices for effectively managing e-waste.
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- Lynda Andeobu
- School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, 120 Spencer Street, Melbourne 3000, Australia; (S.W.); (S.G.)
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Rogovski P, da Silva R, Cadamuro RD, de Souza EB, Savi BP, Viancelli A, Michelon W, Tápparo DC, Treichel H, Rodríguez-Lazaro D, Fongaro G. Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis Control in Poultry Litter Mediated by Lytic Bacteriophage Isolated from Swine Manure. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:ijerph18168862. [PMID: 34444610 PMCID: PMC8393653 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18168862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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We report the use of bacteriophages for control of Salmonella Enteritidis in poultry production. Phage was isolated by the double-agar plate assay from agricultural waste samples, and one isolate, named SM1, was selected and propagated for application in poultry litter. Two experimental protocols were tested: single treatment and repeated treatment (re-application of phage SM1 after 6 h and 12 h). Each treatment cycle involved 25 g of poultry litter placed in plastic boxes and contaminated with 105 Colony Forming Units mL−1 (CFU mL−1) of S. Enteritidis, in independent duplicates. The contaminated litter was treated with 106 Plaque Forming Units mL−1 (PFU mL−1) of SM1 phage by dripping. Repeated application of phage SM1 reduced Salmonella counts by over 99.9%; the phage persisted in poultry litter for over 35 days. This study illustrates the application of SM1 treatment as a promising technology for bacterial control in production matrices that could allow safe and sustainable use of agricultural waste products as biofertilizers.
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- Paula Rogovski
- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil; (P.R.); (R.d.S.); (R.D.C.); (E.B.d.S.); (B.P.S.)
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- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil; (P.R.); (R.d.S.); (R.D.C.); (E.B.d.S.); (B.P.S.)
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- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil; (P.R.); (R.d.S.); (R.D.C.); (E.B.d.S.); (B.P.S.)
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- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil; (P.R.); (R.d.S.); (R.D.C.); (E.B.d.S.); (B.P.S.)
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- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil; (P.R.); (R.d.S.); (R.D.C.); (E.B.d.S.); (B.P.S.)
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- Research Group on Engineering, Performance and Environmental Quality, Universidade do Contestado (PMPECSA), Concórdia 89711-330, SC, Brazil; (A.V.); (W.M.)
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- Research Group on Engineering, Performance and Environmental Quality, Universidade do Contestado (PMPECSA), Concórdia 89711-330, SC, Brazil; (A.V.); (W.M.)
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- Centro de Engenharias e Ciências Exatas, Western Paraná State University, Cascavel 85819-110, PR, Brazil;
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Bioprocesses, Federal University of Fronteira Sul, Erechim 89802-112, RS, Brazil;
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Biotechnology and Food Science, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
- Research Centre for Emerging Pathogens and Global Health, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
- Correspondence: (D.R.-L.); (G.F.); Tel.: +34-637-451-110 (D.R.-L.)
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- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil; (P.R.); (R.d.S.); (R.D.C.); (E.B.d.S.); (B.P.S.)
- Correspondence: (D.R.-L.); (G.F.); Tel.: +34-637-451-110 (D.R.-L.)
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Jagaba AH, Kutty SRM, Hayder G, Baloo L, Noor A, Yaro NSA, Saeed AAH, Lawal IM, Birniwa AH, Usman AK. A Systematic Literature Review on Waste-to-Resource Potential of Palm Oil Clinker for Sustainable Engineering and Environmental Applications. Materials (Basel) 2021; 14:ma14164456. [PMID: 34442978 PMCID: PMC8397981 DOI: 10.3390/ma14164456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Several agro-waste materials have been utilized for sustainable engineering and environmental application over the past decades, showing different degrees of effectiveness. However, information concerning the wider use of palm oil clinker (POC) and its performance is still lacking. Therefore, as a solid waste byproduct produced in one of the oil palm processing stages, generating a huge quantity of waste mostly dumped into the landfill, the waste-to-resource potential of POC should be thoroughly discussed in a review. Thus, this paper provides a systematic review of the current research articles on the several advances made from 2005 to 2021 regarding palm oil clinker physical properties and performances, with a particular emphasis on their commitments to cost savings during environmental and engineering applications. The review begins by identifying the potential of POC application in conventional and geopolymer structural elements such as beams, slabs, and columns made of concrete, mortar, or paste for coarse aggregates, sand, and cement replacement. Aspects such as performance of POC in wastewater treatment processes, fine aggregate and cement replacement in asphaltic and bituminous mixtures during highway construction, a bio-filler in coatings for steel manufacturing processes, and a catalyst during energy generation are also discussed. This review further describes the effectiveness of POC in soil stabilization and the effect of POC pretreatment for performance enhancement. The present review can inspire researchers to find research gaps that will aid the sustainable use of agroindustry wastes. The fundamental knowledge contained in this review can also serve as a wake-up call for researchers that will motivate them to explore the high potential of utilizing POC for greater environmental benefits associated with less cost when compared with conventional materials.
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- Ahmad Hussaini Jagaba
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia; (S.R.M.K.); (L.B.); (A.N.); (N.S.A.Y.)
- Department of Civil Engineering, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi 740272, Nigeria;
- Correspondence: (A.H.J.); (G.H.)
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia; (S.R.M.K.); (L.B.); (A.N.); (N.S.A.Y.)
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- Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Kajang 43000, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
- Correspondence: (A.H.J.); (G.H.)
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia; (S.R.M.K.); (L.B.); (A.N.); (N.S.A.Y.)
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia; (S.R.M.K.); (L.B.); (A.N.); (N.S.A.Y.)
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia; (S.R.M.K.); (L.B.); (A.N.); (N.S.A.Y.)
- Department of Civil Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 810107, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia;
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi 740272, Nigeria;
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XJ, UK
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- Civil Engineering Department, University of Hafr Al-Batin, Hafr Al-Batin 31991, Saudi Arabia;
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Feuzer-Matos AJ, Testolin RC, Cotelle S, Sanches-Simões E, Pimentel-Almeida W, Niero G, Walz GC, Ariente-Neto R, Somensi CA, Radetski CM. Degradation of recalcitrant textile azo-dyes by fenton-based process followed by biochar polishing. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng 2021; 56:1019-1029. [PMID: 34338138 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2021.1959774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The use of advanced oxidative processes (AOPs) is an efficient alternative for the treatment of textile wastewaters. The aim of this study was to assess the dye removal efficiency of a Fenton-based degradation process followed by a polishing step using biochar prepared from rice husk. Six recalcitrant textile dyes - Reactive Red 195 (D1), Synolon Brown S2 (D2), Orange Remazol RGB (D3), Yellow Synozol K3 (D4), Reactive Orange (D5), and Reactive Black 5 (D6) - were treated with Fenton and photo-Fenton processes (with and without biochar polishing) under optimized conditions. The results showed a general efficiency ranking: photo-Fenton + biochar ≈ Fenton + biochar > photo-Fenton ≈ Fenton. The Fenton process was also efficient for the regeneration of the dye-saturated biochar. The photo-Fenton + biochar process achieved the following color removal percentages: D1 (98.8%), D2 (99.7%), D3 (98.9%), D4 (96.3%), D5 (94.2%) and D6 (94.8%). This process was applied to a real conventionally-treated textile wastewater and analysis showed a reduction in BOD (87.5% degradation), COD (62.5% degradation) and color (93.5% mean removal). These results reveal the possibility for the reuse of the treated water for non-potable industrial uses, for example, floor washing or the cleaning of machines and toilet areas.
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- Ana Júlia Feuzer-Matos
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia Ambiental, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Remediação Ambiental, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia Ambiental, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia Ambiental, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia Ambiental, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, Brazil
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- Instituto Federal de Educacao Ciencia e Tecnologia Catarinense - Campus Araquari, Araquari, Brazil
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- Instituto Federal de Educacao Ciencia e Tecnologia Catarinense - Campus Luzerna, Araquari, Brazil
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- Instituto Federal de Educacao Ciencia e Tecnologia Catarinense - Campus Araquari, Araquari, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia Ambiental, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, Brazil
- Instituto Federal de Educacao Ciencia e Tecnologia Catarinense - Campus Araquari, Araquari, Brazil
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Hammer MP, Taillebois L, King AJ, Crook DA, Wedd D, Adams M, Unmack PJ, Hoese DF, Bertozzi T. Unravelling the taxonomy and identification of a problematic group of benthic fishes from tropical rivers (Gobiidae: Glossogobius). J Fish Biol 2021; 99:87-100. [PMID: 33583039 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Flathead gobies (genus Glossogobius) include c. 40 small- to medium-sized benthic fishes found primarily in freshwater habitats across the Indo-Pacific, having biodiversity value as well as cultural and economic value as food fishes, especially in developing countries. To help resolve considerable confusion regarding the identification of some of the larger-growing Glossogobius species, a systematic framework was established using nuclear genetic markers, mitochondrial DNA barcoding and phenotypic evidence for a geographically widespread collection of individuals from the waterways of tropical northern Australia. Species boundaries and distribution patterns were discordant with those previously reported, most notably for the tank goby Glossogobius giuris, which included a cryptic species. Genetic divergence was matched with accompanying unique visual characters that aid field identification. Additional taxonomic complexity was also evident, by comparison with DNA barcodes from international locations, suggesting that the specific names applicable for two of the candidate species in Australia remain unresolved due to confusion surrounding type specimens. Although flathead gobies are assumed to be widespread and common, this study demonstrates that unrealised taxonomic and ecological complexity is evident, and this will influence assessments of tropical biodiversity and species conservation. This study supports the need for taxonomic studies of freshwater fishes to underpin management in areas subject to significant environmental change.
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- Michael P Hammer
- Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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- Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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- Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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- Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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- Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Evolutionary Biology Unit, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Centre of Applied Water Science, Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Evolutionary Biology Unit, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Pendergraph DP, Ranieri J, Ermatinger L, Baumann A, Metcalf AL, DeLuca TH, Church MJ. Differentiating Sources of Fecal Contamination to Wilderness Waters Using Droplet Digital PCR and Fecal Indicator Bacteria Methods. Wilderness Environ Med 2021; 32:332-9. [PMID: 34172374 DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2021.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Human activity in wilderness areas has the potential to affect aquatic ecosystems, including through the introduction of microorganisms associated with fecal contamination. We examined fecal microorganism contamination in water sources (lake outlets, snowmelt streams) in the popular Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness in the United States. Although the region is remote, increasing human visitation has the potential to negatively affect water quality, with particular concern about human-derived microorganism fecal contaminants. METHODS We used standard fecal indicator bacterial assays that quantified total coliform bacteria and Escherichia coli concentrations, together with more specific polymerase chain reaction-based microbial assays that identified possible human sources of fecal microorganisms in these waters. RESULTS Total coliforms were detected at all lake outlets (21 of 21 sites), and E coli was detected at 11 of 21 sites. Droplet digital polymerase chain reaction assays revealed the presence of human feces-derived microorganisms, albeit at abundances below the limit of detection (<10 gene copies per milliliter of water) at all but 1 of the sampling sites. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest low prevalence of water-borne pathogens (specifically E coli and human-derived Bacteroides) in this popular wilderness area. However, widespread detection of total coliforms, Bacteroides, and E coli highlight the importance of purifying water sources in wilderness areas before consumption. Specific sources of total coliforms and E coli in these waters remain unknown but could derive from wild or domesticated animals that inhabit or visit the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness. Hence, although contamination by human fecal microorganisms appears minimal, human visitation could indirectly influence fecal contamination through domesticated animals.
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Gómez-Creutzberg C, Lagisz M, Nakagawa S, Brockerhoff EG, Tylianakis JM. Consistent trade-offs in ecosystem services between land covers with different production intensities. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2021; 96:1989-2008. [PMID: 34031979 PMCID: PMC8519091 DOI: 10.1111/brv.12734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Sustaining multiple ecosystem services across a landscape requires an understanding of how consistently services are shaped by different categories of land uses. Yet, this understanding is generally constrained by the availability of fine‐resolution data for multiple services across large areas and the spatial variability of land‐use effects on services. We systematically surveyed published literature for New Zealand (1970–2015) to quantify the supply of 17 non‐production services across 25 land covers (as a proxy for land use). We found a consistent trade‐off in the services supplied by anthropogenic land covers with a high production intensity (e.g. cropping) versus those with extensive or no production. By contrast, forest cover was not associated with any distinct patterns of service supply. By drawing on existing research findings, we reveal complementarity and redundancy (potentially influencing resilience) in service supply from different land covers. This will guide practitioners in shaping land systems that sustainably support human well‐being.
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- Carla Gómez-Creutzberg
- Centre for Integrative Ecology, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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- Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute), Christchurch, 8440, New Zealand.,Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, Birmensdorf, CH-8903, Switzerland
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- Centre for Integrative Ecology, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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Reed G, Brunet ND, Longboat S, Natcher DC. Indigenous guardians as an emerging approach to indigenous environmental governance. Conserv Biol 2021; 35:179-189. [PMID: 32378218 PMCID: PMC7984387 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Over the past 3 decades, indigenous guardian programs (also known as indigenous rangers or watchmen) have emerged as an institution for indigenous governments to engage in collaborative environmental governance. Using a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature for research conducted in Australia, Canada, Aotearoa-New Zealand, and the United States, we sought to characterize the emergence of indigenous guardians in the literature and explore whether guardian approaches are representative of Indigenous approaches to environmental governance. Using a multistep relevance-screening method, we reviewed 83 articles published since 1995, that report on, critique, or comment on Indigenous guardians. Our findings indicated that most articles on the topic were published in the last decade (88%), focused on Australia (65%), and were in a social science discipline (53%). The lead author of the majority of articles was an academic, although only half of the articles included an indigenous scholar or member of an indigenous group or organization as a coauthor. Finally, 11 articles were on research of guardian programs that were locally led and only 5 exemplified indigenous governance, based on 2 well-known community-based monitoring typologies. Our findings indicate that more research is required to understand the implications of current guardian programs for indigenous self-determination, particularly when such programs are embedded in a broader western environmental governance structure.
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- Graeme Reed
- School of Environmental Design and Rural DevelopmentUniversity of Guelph50 Stone Road EastGuelphONN1G 2W1Canada
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- School of Environmental Design and Rural DevelopmentUniversity of Guelph50 Stone Road EastGuelphONN1G 2W1Canada
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- School of Environmental Design and Rural DevelopmentUniversity of Guelph50 Stone Road EastGuelphONN1G 2W1Canada
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- Department of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsUniversity of SaskatchewanRoom 3D34, Agriculture Building 51 Campus DriveSaskatoonSKS7N 5A8Canada
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Davids R, Rouget M, Burger M, Mahood K, Ditlhale N, Slotow R. Civic Ecology Uplifts Low-Income Communities, Improves Ecosystem Services and Well-Being, and Strengthens Social Cohesion. Sustainability 2021; 13:1300. [PMID: 37694220 PMCID: PMC7615067 DOI: 10.3390/su13031300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ecosystem services enhance well-being and the livelihoods of disadvantaged communities. Civic ecology can enhance social-ecological systems; however, their contributions to ecosystem services are rarely measured. We analysed the outcomes of civic ecology interventions undertaken in Durban, South Africa, as part of the Wise Wayz Water Care programme (the case study). Using mixed methods (household and beneficiary (community members implementing interventions) surveys, interviews, field observations, and workshops), we identified ecosystem service use and values, as well as the benefits of six interventions (solid waste management and removal from aquatic and terrestrial areas, recycling, invasive alien plant control, river water quality monitoring, vegetable production, and community engagement). Ecosystem services were widely used for agriculture, subsistence, and cultural uses. River water was used for crop irrigation, livestock, and recreation. Respondents noted numerous improvements to natural habitats: decrease in invasive alien plants, less pollution, improved condition of wetlands, and increased production of diverse vegetables. Improved habitats were linked to enhanced ecosystem services: clean water, agricultural production, harvesting of wood, and increased cultural and spiritual activities. Key social benefits were increased social cohesion, education, and new business opportunities. We highlight that local communities can leverage natural capital for well-being and encourage policy support of civic ecology initiatives.
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- Rashieda Davids
- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal 3201, South Africa
- EnviroHeart Consulting, Environmental and Sustainability Division, Johannesburg, Gauteng 2198, South Africa
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- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal 3201, South Africa
- Centre for International Cooperation in Development-Oriented Agronomical Research (CIRAD), Plant Populations and Bioaggressors in Tropical Ecosystems Joint Research Unit (UMR PVBMT), 97410 Saint-Pierre, France
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- Triple-P NPC (Previously i4WATER), Durban 4001, South Africa
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- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, Scottsville 3209, South Africa
- Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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