Solar/periodate-triggered rapid inactivation of Microcystis aeruginosa by interrupting the Calvin-Benson cycle

Chengsong Ye, Chenlan Chen, Kaiting Zhang, Xu Wu, Wei-Feng Cai, Mingbao Feng, Xin Yu* Environment Internationalhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.108204Published: October 2023AbstractFrequent outbreak of cyanobacteria is a serious problem for drinking water treatment. The microcystins released from Microcystis aeruginosa (M. aeruginosa) could cause irreversible damage to human health. Cataly...

Application of poly (diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride) as for-ward osmosis draw agent: the quantified effect of osmotic pressure and viscosity

Mengyu Tang, Yanyan Chen, Hao Xie, Qingcheng Chen, Xin Yu, and Ranwen Ou*ACS EST Waterhttps://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsestwater.3c00300Published: 27 July 2023AbstractIn this study, four poly(diallyl dimethylammonium chloride) (PDDA) with different molecular weights are applied for forward osmosis concentration of high-salinity wastewater; meanwhile, the quantified effect of osmotic pressure ...

Hidden risks: Simulated leakage of domestic sewage to secondary water supply systems poses serious microbiological risks

Dong Hu, Xiang Li, Jie Zeng, Xinyan Xiao, Wenya Zhao, Jiakang Zhang, Xin Yu* Water Researchhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.120529Published: 1 October 2023AbstractThere are continuous reports about the pollution of the secondary water supply systems (SWSSs), among which domestic sewage leakage is the most serious. In this study, a pilot experiment lasting 70 days was conducted to explore t...

Hydrogen and oxygen isotope fractionation effects in different organ tissues of grapes under drought conditions

Yuchen Meng, Baohui Jin, Karyne M. Rogers, Haichao Zhou, Xin Song, Yihui Zhang, Guanghui Lin, and Hao Wu* Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistryhttps://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jafc.3c03161Published: 5 September 2023AbstractA study of different grapevine tissues and organs (root, stem, leaf, fruit) water isotope fractionation models from high-quality wine grapes produced in the Hel...

Integrated Agricultural Practices and Engineering Technologies Enhance Synergies of Food-Energy-Water Systems in Corn Belt Watersheds

Li, S., Cai, X.,* Niroula, S., Wallington, K., Gramig, B., Cusick, R., Singh, V., McIsaac, G., Oh, S., Kurambhatti, C., Emaminejad, A., John, S. Environmental Science & Technologyhttps://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.3c02055Published: 31 May 2023AbstractInterconnected food, energy, water systems (FEWS) require systems level understanding to design efficient and effective management strategie...

Nocturnal sap flow as compensation for water deficits: an implicit water-saving strategy used by mangroves in stressful environments

Sipan Wu , Xiaoxuan Gu , Yanghang Zheng and Luzhen Chen * Frontiers in Plant ScienceDoi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1118970Published: 5 May 2023AbstractAs part of the plant water-use process, plant nocturnal sap flow (Qn) has been demonstrated to have important ecophysiological significance to compensate for water loss. The purpose of this study was to explore nocturnal water-use strategies to fill the ...

Value chain carbon footprints of Chinese listed companies

Zengkai Zhang, Jiaoyan Li, Dabo Guan Nature Communicationshttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38479-5Published: 16 May 2023AbstractMeasuring the value chain carbon footprints of listed companies is essential for cumulative climate actions and climate-efficient capital allocation. We trace the carbon emissions embodied in the value chains of Chinese listed companies and find that there is an incr...

Improving daily streamflow simulations for data-scarce watersheds using the coupled SWAT-LSTM approach

Shengyue Chen, Jinliang Huang, Jr-Chuan HuangJournal of Hydrologyhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022169423006765Published: July 2023AbstractThere is a scarcity of streamflow data owing to the limited availability of gauge networks or delayed gauging in most parts of the world. To overcome this challenge and reproduce long-duration daily streamflow in both ungauged and poorly...

Ecological Risks of Emerging Pollutants in Urbanizing Regions

Yonglong Lu, Pei Wang, Jingjing Yuanhttps://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-19-9630-6?sap-outbound-id=4B52D3F16949681E82AC77696B5B81DBB26F3E3C#about-this-bookAbout this bookThis book characterizes the major pollution patterns of emerging contaminants, such as sources, emission effluents, temporal and spatial distributions, multi-media transportation and transformation processes, exposure...

How Indonesian marine protected areas (MPAs) are doing: A management performance-based evaluation

Lusita Meilana, Qinhua Fang*, Handoko Adi Susanto, Ririn Widiastutik, Dedy Eka Syaputra, Harrison Odion Ikhumhen, Rusdatus Sholihah, Amehr Hakim*, Suzhen Yang, Zhenghua LiuBiological Conservationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110033Published: June 2023 AbstractAccording to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) post-2020 global biodiversity framework, marine conservation activities...