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Delhi AQI update: Air quality worsens to 'very poor' level at 349, becomes 'severe' in these areas

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Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 02:49:00 GMT

In some areas of the national capital, the air quality dropped to the severe category, with an AQI in the range of 400.

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Delhi chokes amid rising air pollution, AQI crosses 400 at...

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Published On :: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 07:19:00 GMT

AQI in Anand Vihar area crossed the 400 mark, being recorded as 405 at 7 AM, categorized as 'severe', worse than the AQI of 367 recorded on Saturday.

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Delhi to face water shortage amid Diwali festivities till...; check list of affected areas

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Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:55:00 GMT

Several parts of east, northeast and south Delhi and areas under the New Delhi Municipal Council will be affected, it said.

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Delhi's air quality deteriorates to 'very poor' category, likely to worsen after festival

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Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:05:00 GMT

Delhi's air quality continued to deteriorate, remaining in the "very poor" category on Diwali, with levels expected to worsen to the "severe" category due to bursting of firecrackers at night.

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Swati Maliwal pours bottle of polluted water outside Delhi CM Atishi's residence; WATCH

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Published On :: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 13:58:24 GMT

She also placed the bottle of polluted water just outside the gate of Chief Minister Atishi's residence.

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Delhi-NCR update: No relief from pollution as AQI continues to remain 'very poor'

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Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 02:03:00 GMT

The residents of Delhi and the adjoining NCR region are seeing no relief from pollution as the Air Quality Index (AQI) continued to remain under the 'very poor' category.

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Fungal diversity and key functional gene abundance in Iowa bioretention cells: implications for stormwater remediation potential

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Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1796-1810
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00275J, Paper

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Erica A. Wiener, Jessica M. Ewald, Gregory H. LeFevre
Fungal communities within bioretention cells were diverse, including taxa capable of biodegrading recalcitrant contaminants, and influenced by plant type. Fungal functional genes demonstrate bioremediation potential in stormwater infrastructure.
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A 150 years record of polycyclic aromatic compounds in the Sihailongwan Maar Lake, Northeast China: impacts of socio-economic developments and pollution control

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Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1748-1759
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00309H, Paper

Jianing Zhang, Chong Wei, Yongming Han, Benjamin A. Musa Bandowe, Dewen Lei, Wolfgang Wilcke
The geochemical composition of sediment cores can serve as a proxy for reconstructing past human and nature-driven environmental and climatic changes.
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Combining a tunable pinhole with synchronous fluorescence spectrometry for visualization and quantification of benzo[a]pyrene at the root epidermis microstructure of Kandelia obovata

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Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1879-1886
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00443D, Paper

Bingman Lei, Yaxian Zhu, Yong Zhang
Establishing a method to reveal the distribution and retention of benzo[a]pyrene at the root epidermis microstructure of Kandelia obovata.
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Critical insights into data curation and label noise for accurate prediction of aerobic biodegradability of organic chemicals

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Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1780-1795
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00431K, Paper

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Paulina Körner, Juliane Glüge, Stefan Glüge, Martin Scheringer
The newly developed classifier has a balanced accuracy of 94.2%, better than any other classification model for aerobic biodegradability so far. During the model development, some data points needed to be excluded due to a very high variance.
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Assessment of extracellular polymeric substances production and antioxidant defences in periphytic communities exposed to effluent contaminants

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Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00446A, Paper

Carlos Silva, Etelvina Figueira, Diana Matos, Carina Sá, Tânia Vidal, Fernando José Mendes Gonçalves, Nelson Abrantes, Joana Luísa Pereira
Periphyton is frequently used in the evaluation of the ecological status of aquatic ecosystems using diatoms as a proxy.
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Assessment of the cytotoxicity micro- and nano-plastic on human intestinal Caco-2 cells and the protective effects of catechin

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Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00408F, Paper

Xiaoxia Wang, Zhongneng Yang, Xiao-Min Ren, Zhenghuan Zhang, Huan He, Xuejun Pan
This study found that PS-M/NPs have a size-dependent cytotoxic effect on the human intestinal epithelial cell line Caco-2, mediated by the production of reactive oxygen species. Additionally, catechins were shown to mitigate these adverse effects.
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Longevity of size-dependent particle removal performance of do-it-yourself box fan air filters

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Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00406J, Paper

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Theresa Pistochini, Graham Jaeger, Christopher D. Cappa, Richard L. Corsi
Filtration performance of do-it-yourself (DIY) box fan air filters deployed across a university campus was assessed over an academic year.
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How do ecosystem service functions affect ecological health? Evidence from the Yangtze River Economic Belt in China

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Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00296B, Paper

Wei Wang, Jun Yang, Guishan Yang, Chao Wu, Jie Yu
Ecosystem services serve as a bridge between social and economic impacts and ecological health.
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Polyethylene microplastics affect behavioural, oxidative stress, and molecular responses in the Drosophila model

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Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00537F, Paper

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Himanshu Ranjan, Swetha Senthil Kumar, Sharine Priscilla, Subhashini Swaminathan, Masakazu Umezawa, Sahabudeen Sheik Mohideen
The study highlights the negative effects of PE MPs on motor functions, oxidative stress, and cellular stress responses in Drosophila, emphasizing the broader ecological risks associated with microplastic pollution.
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Quantitative read-across structure–property relationship (q-RASPR): a novel approach to estimate the bioaccumulative potential for diverse classes of industrial chemicals in aquatic organisms

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Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00374H, Paper

Prodipta Bhattacharyya, Pabitra Samanta, Ankur Kumar, Shubha Das, Probir Kumar Ojha
The Bioconcentration Factor (BCF) is used to evaluate the bioaccumulation potential of chemical substances in reference organisms, and it directly correlates with ecotoxicity.
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Systematic characterization of selenium speciation in coal fly ash

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Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00398E, Paper

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Estefania Garcia, Pan Liu, Sharon E. Bone, Yinghao Wen, Yuanzhi Tang
A survey study of Se speciation in coal fly ash samples representative of coal source and combustion conditions.
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Domestic groundwater wells in Appalachia show evidence of low-dose, complex mixtures of legacy pollutants

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Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00364K, Paper

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Nicolette A. Bugher, Boya Xiong, Runako I. Gentles, Lukas D. Glist, Helen G. Siegel, Nicholaus P. Johnson, Cassandra J. Clark, Nicole C. Deziel, James E. Saiers, Desiree L. Plata
Private groundwater wells in communities co-located with historically contaminated sites and ongoing industrial activity contain complex mixtures of low-dose organic chemicals.
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Kinetic multilayer models for surface chemistry in indoor environments

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Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00549J, Paper

Pascale S. J. Lakey, Manabu Shiraiwa
Multiphase interactions and chemical reactions at indoor surfaces are of particular importance due to their impact on air quality in indoor environments with high surface to volume ratios.
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Combining sequential extractions with bulk and micro X-ray spectroscopy to elucidate iron and phosphorus speciation in sediments of an iron-treated peat lake

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Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00402G, Paper

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Melanie Münch, Andreas Voegelin, Luis Carlos Colocho Hurtarte, Jörg Goettlicher, T. Behrends
In shallow lakes, mobilization of legacy phosphorus (P) from the sediments can be the main cause for persisting eutrophication after reduction of external P input. In-lake remediation measures can be...
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