Search Results - "Environmental research"

Revisiting the environmental kuznets curve hypothesis in 208 counties: The roles of trade openness, human capital, renewable energy and natural resource rent by Wang, Qiang, Zhang, Fuyu, Li, Rongrong

“…Achieving carbon neutral requires a comprehensive understanding of the effect of different key factors on carbon emissions. To this end, this study…”
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Transmission of COVID-19 virus by droplets and aerosols: A critical review on the unresolved dichotomy by Jayaweera, Mahesh, Perera, Hasini, Gunawardana, Buddhika, Manatunge, Jagath

“…The practice of social distancing and wearing masks has been popular worldwide in combating the contraction of COVID-19. Undeniably, although such practices…”
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Global mortality from outdoor fine particle pollution generated by fossil fuel combustion: Results from GEOS-Chem by Vohra, Karn, Vodonos, Alina, Schwartz, Joel, Marais, Eloise A., Sulprizio, Melissa P., Mickley, Loretta J.

“…The burning of fossil fuels – especially coal, petrol, and diesel – is a major source of airborne fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and a key contributor to the…”
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Agricultural waste management strategies for environmental sustainability by Koul, Bhupendra, Yakoob, Mohammad, Shah, Maulin P.

“…Globally, abundant agricultural wastes (AWs) are being generated each day to fulfil the increasing demands of the fast-growing population. The limited and/or…”
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Emerging contaminants of high concern for the environment: Current trends and future research by Khan, Shamshad, Naushad, Mu, Govarthanan, Muthusamy, Iqbal, Jibran, Alfadul, Sulaiman M.

“…Wastewater is contaminated water that must be treated before it may be transferred into other rivers and lakes in order to prevent further groundwater…”
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Human health risk assessment of antibiotic resistance associated with antibiotic residues in the environment: A review by Ben, Yujie, Fu, Caixia, Hu, Min, Liu, Lei, Wong, Ming Hung, Zheng, Chunmiao

“…The extensive use of antibiotics leading to the rapid spread of antibiotic resistance poses high health risks to humans, but to date there is still lack of a…”
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The health benefits of the great outdoors: A systematic review and meta-analysis of greenspace exposure and health outcomes by Twohig-Bennett, Caoimhe, Jones, Andy

“…The health benefits of greenspaces have demanded the attention of policymakers since the 1800s. Although much evidence suggests greenspace exposure is…”
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Prevalence and hazardous impact of pharmaceutical and personal care products and antibiotics in environment: A review on emerging contaminants by Chaturvedi, Preeti, Shukla, Parul, Giri, Balendu Shekher, Chowdhary, Pankaj, Chandra, Ram, Gupta, Pratima, Pandey, Ashok

“…Antibiotic resistance is a global health emergency linked to unrestrained use of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) as prophylactic agent and…”
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SARS-Cov-2RNA found on particulate matter of Bergamo in Northern Italy: First evidence by Setti, Leonardo, Passarini, Fabrizio, De Gennaro, Gianluigi, Barbieri, Pierluigi, Perrone, Maria Grazia, Borelli, Massimo, Palmisani, Jolanda, Di Gilio, Alessia, Torboli, Valentina, Fontana, Francesco, Clemente, Libera, Pallavicini, Alberto, Ruscio, Maurizio, Piscitelli, Prisco, Miani, Alessandro

“…The burden of COVID-19 was extremely severe in Northern Italy, an area characterized by high concentrations of particulate matter (PM), which is known to…”
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Exploring pathways linking greenspace to health: Theoretical and methodological guidance by Markevych, Iana, Schoierer, Julia, Hartig, Terry, Chudnovsky, Alexandra, Hystad, Perry, Dzhambov, Angel M., de Vries, Sjerp, Triguero-Mas, Margarita, Brauer, Michael, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J., Lupp, Gerd, Richardson, Elizabeth A., Astell-Burt, Thomas, Dimitrova, Donka, Feng, Xiaoqi, Sadeh, Maya, Standl, Marie, Heinrich, Joachim, Fuertes, Elaine

“…In a rapidly urbanizing world, many people have little contact with natural environments, which may affect health and well-being. Existing reviews generally…”
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Does income inequality reshape the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis? A nonlinear panel data analysis by Wang, Qiang, Yang, Ting, Li, Rongrong

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has further increased income inequality. This work is aimed to explore the impact of income inequality on the environmental Kuznets curve…”
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Micro- and nano-plastics in edible fruit and vegetables. The first diet risks assessment for the general population by Oliveri Conti, Gea, Ferrante, Margherita, Banni, Mohamed, Favara, Claudia, Nicolosi, Ilenia, Cristaldi, Antonio, Fiore, Maria, Zuccarello, Pietro

“…Microplastics (MPs) represent a current public health concern since toxicity has not yet fully investigated. They were found in several foods, but to the best…”
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State-of-art advances on removal, degradation and electrochemical monitoring of 4-aminophenol pollutants in real samples: A review by Karimi-Maleh, Hassan, Darabi, Rozhin, Karimi, Fatemeh, Karaman, Ceren, Shahidi, Seyed Ahmad, Zare, Najmeh, Baghayeri, Mehdi, Fu, Li, Rostamnia, Sadegh, Rouhi, Jalal, Rajendran, Saravanan

“…p_Aminophenol, namely 4-aminophenol (4-AP), is an aromatic compound including hydroxyl and amino groups contiguous together on the benzene ring, which are…”
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The impact of renewable energy on carbon emissions and economic growth in 15 major renewable energy-consuming countries by Saidi, Kais, Omri, Anis

“…Closing the gap between carbon emissions and economic development is one of the solutions for reaching the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The role of…”
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Decline in PM2.5 concentrations over major cities around the world associated with COVID-19 by Chauhan, Akshansha, Singh, Ramesh P.

“…The COVID-19 started from Wuhan city in China, slowly spread across the globe after December 2019. Due to movement of people from one city to other cities, one…”
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Correlation between environmental pollution indicators and COVID-19 pandemic: A brief study in Californian context by Bashir, Muhammad Farhan, MA, Ben Jiang, Bilal, Komal, Bushra, Bashir, Muhammad Adnan, Farooq, Taimoor Hassan, Iqbal, Najaf, Bashir, Madiha

“…In December 2019, the novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak was first detected in Wuhan Hubei province, China. The April 24, 2020, the Centers for Disease…”
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Suspended fine particulate matter (PM2.5), microplastics (MPs), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in air: Their possible relationships and health implications by Akhbarizadeh, Razegheh, Dobaradaran, Sina, Amouei Torkmahalleh, Mehdi, Saeedi, Reza, Aibaghi, Roza, Faraji Ghasemi, Fatemeh

“…Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and their associated microcontaminants have been linked to increased harmful effects on the human health. In this…”
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The adverse health effects of bisphenol A and related toxicity mechanisms by Ma, Ya, Liu, Haohao, Wu, Jinxia, Yuan, Le, Wang, Yueqin, Du, Xingde, Wang, Rui, Marwa, Phelisters Wegesa, Petlulu, Pavankumar, Chen, Xinghai, Zhang, Huizhen

“…Bisphenol A (BPA) is an industrial component commonly used in synthesis of polycarbonate plastics, epoxy resin and other polymer materials. Due to its mass…”
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Biorenewable hydrogen production through biomass gasification: A review and future prospects by Cao, Leichang, Yu, Iris K.M., Xiong, Xinni, Tsang, Daniel C.W., Zhang, Shicheng, Clark, James H., Hu, Changwei, Ng, Yun Hau, Shang, Jin, Ok, Yong Sik

“…Hydrogen is recognized as one of the cleanest energy carriers, which can be produced from renewable biomass as a promising feedstock to achieve sustainable…”
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The role of air pollution (PM and NO2) in COVID-19 spread and lethality: A systematic review by Copat, Chiara, Cristaldi, Antonio, Fiore, Maria, Grasso, Alfina, Zuccarello, Pietro, Signorelli, Salvatore Santo, Conti, Gea Oliveri, Ferrante, Margherita

“…A new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has determined a pneumonia outbreak in China (Wuhan, Hubei Province) in December 2019, called COVID-19 disease. In addition to…”
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