The Science of the total environment
Sep 17, 2023
Lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) presents a promising feedstock for carbon management due to enormous potential for achieving carbon neutrality and delivering substantial environmental and economic benefit. Bioenergy derived from LCB accounts for about ...
The Science of the total environment
Aug 29, 2023
This study aimed to develop machine learning based quantitative structure biodegradability relationship (QSBR) models for predicting primary and ultimate biodegradation rates of organic chemicals, which are essential parameters for environmental risk...
The Science of the total environment
Jul 20, 2023
Hospital acquired infections stemming from contaminated reusable medical devices are of increasing concern. This issue is exaggerated with the introduction of complex medical devices like endoscopes and robotic instrumentation. Although medical devic...
The Science of the total environment
Jun 22, 2023
Today, computational tools for the prediction of the metabolite structures of xenobiotics are widely available and employed in small-molecule research. Reflecting the availability of measured data, these in silico tools are trained and validated prim...
The Science of the total environment
Jun 19, 2023
When considering options for future foods, cell culture approaches are at the fore, however, culture media to support the process has been identified as a significant contributor to the overall global warming potential (GWP) and cost of cultivated me...
The Science of the total environment
Jun 13, 2023
Cities in the developing world are expanding rapidly, and undergoing changes to their roads, buildings, vegetation, and other land use characteristics. Timely data are needed to ensure that urban change enhances health, wellbeing and sustainability. ...
The Science of the total environment
Jun 5, 2023
Extreme heat events pose a significant threat to population health that is amplified by climate change. Traditionally, statistical models have been used to model heat-health relationships, but they do not consider potential interactions between tempe...
The Science of the total environment
May 5, 2023
Carbon capturing is imperative to fight climate change as much carbon emissions are liberated into the atmosphere, leading to adversely negative environmental impacts. Today's world addresses all the issues with the aid of digital technologies like d...
The Science of the total environment
Apr 26, 2023
Rapid pyrolysis is a promising technique to convert biomass into fuel oil, where NO emission remains a substantial environmental risk. NH and HCN are top precursors for NO emission. In order to clarify their migration path and provide appropriate str...
The Science of the total environment
Mar 13, 2023
Tritium (H) is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen that is abundantly released from nuclear industries. It is extremely mobile in the environment and in all biological systems, representing an increasing concern for the health of both humans and non-hu...