Biorepositories (biobanks) of human body fluids and materials as archives for tracing early infections of COVID-19 ☆
Published in Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
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Monitoring and forecasting of seismic wavefields in the subsurface
Monitoring seismic wavefields caused by induced seismicity in the subsurface is a difficult process. Ideally, it requires physical receivers in the subsurface, which is unpractical. Frequently, only measurements at the surface of the Earth are available, which give a limited amount of information about the subsurface. One way to improve the monitor...
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) distribution in surface sediments from Yazhou Bay of Sanya, South China, and their...
Published in Marine pollution bulletin
The distribution, source, and ecological risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments were analyzed and discussed at 15 sampling sites in Yazhou Bay, Sanya. Results showed that the total PAH content in the surface sediments of Yazhou Bay ranged from 13.20 ng/g to 40.37 ng/g, and the average content was 31.53 ng/g. Component ...
Microplastics generated under simulated fire scenarios: Characteristics, antimony leaching, and toxicity.
Published in Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
Intentional or incidental thermal changes inevitably occur during the lifecycle of plastics. High temperatures accelerate the aging of plastics and promote their fragmentation to microplastics (MPs). However, there is little information available on the release of MPs after fires. In this study, an atomic force microscope combined with nanoscale in...
Variation in dustfall on the western Chinese Loess Plateau
Published in Arabian Journal of Geosciences
Dustfall samples from the western Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP) were collected from 2013 to 2016 at Jiuzhoutai for dustfall variation analysis. Results showed that the seasonal dustfall variations were non-significant in the region, indicating dustfall sources with inconsistent patterns largely contributed to the modern loess formation. The average r...
State, source and triggering mechanism of iron and manganese pollution in groundwater of Changchun, Northeastern China
Published in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
The present state of iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) concentration in groundwater of Changchun city located within the Songnen Plain of northeastern China was evaluated in this study. Heavy metal sources, as well as triggering mechanism, were analyzed using a physicochemical, statistical and spatial approach. Results revealed that out of the 2600 samp...
Exposure to respirable and fine dust particle over North-Central India: chemical characterization, source interpretation...
Published in Environmental geochemistry and health
This study enhances the understanding of the particulate matters (PM2.5 and PM10) and their physical and chemical behavior over the Taj Mahal, Agra, in North-Central India. The mass concentration was determined, and the shape and size of the particles and chemical characterizations have been carried out using SEM-EDX. The high level and significant...
Mechanisms of generation and exudation of Tibetan medicine Shilajit (Zhaxun)
Published in Chinese Medicine
BackgroundShilajit is a commonly used Tibetan medicine, and its water extract is mainly used for various heat-related syndrome, especially that of stomach, liver and kidney. Shilajit is found to exudate from rocks of cliff at an altitude of 2000–4000 m as a water-soluble mixture of black paste and animal feces of Trodocterus spp. or Ochotona spp. B...
Antibiotic resistance genes and bacterial community dynamics in the seawater environment of Dapeng Cove, South China.
Published in The Science of the total environment
In recent years, the propagation of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and increased antibiotic resistance in pathogens have gained serious attention. Numerous reports have investigated the influence of domestic sewage discharge, medical wastewater and aquaculture wastewater on rivers and lakes, while the dynamics of ARGs in seawater and the relati...
Distribution, seasonal trends, and lung cancer risk of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in North China: A th...
Published in Ecotoxicology and environmental safety
Atmospheric monitoring data of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) over a three-year period were collected from an urban site in Dalian, northeast China. The status of PAHs in the atmosphere in Dalian were evaluated by assessing concentration levels, congener profiles, seasonal trends, primary source, inhalation exposure and the risk of develop...
