Microplastics (MPs) are an emerging global concern due to severe toxicological risks for ecosystems and public health. Therefore, this is the first study in Bangladesh to assess MP pollution and its associated risks for ecosystems and human health in...
Most of the existing municipal waste management (MWM) systems focus on the optimization of the waste disposal center locations and waste collection paths, which can be modeled based on the location-routing problem (LRP). This study models a green MWM...
Road safety is a critical concern that impacts both human lives and urban development, drawing significant attention from city managers and researchers. The perception of road safety has gained increasing research interest due to its close connection...
Environmental science and pollution research international
Dec 22, 2023
Groundwater is widely recognized as a vital source of fresh drinking water worldwide. However, the rapid, unregulated population growth and increased industrialization, coupled with a rise in human activities, have significantly harmed the quality of...
Environmental science and pollution research international
Nov 21, 2023
High-resolution urban surface information, e.g., the fraction of impervious/pervious surface, is pivotal in studies of local thermal/wind environments and air pollution. In this study, we introduced and validated a domain adaptive land cover classifi...
Urban economic competitiveness is a fundamental indicator for assessing the level of urban development and serves as an effective approach for understanding regional disparities. Traditional economic competitiveness research that relies solely on tra...
Extreme value theory models have opened doors for before-after safety evaluation of engineering treatments using traffic conflict techniques. Recent advancements in automated conflict extraction technologies have further expedited conflict-based safe...
The station-level ridership during the peak hour is one of the key indicators for the design of station size and relevant facilities. However, with the operation of metro system, it cannot be ignored that, in many cities, the station peak and the cit...
Journal of environmental sciences (China)
Sep 11, 2023
Severe ground-level ozone (O) pollution over major Chinese cities has become one of the most challenging problems, which have deleterious effects on human health and the sustainability of society. This study explored the spatiotemporal distribution c...
Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA
Aug 28, 2023
Prediction of municipal solid waste (MSW) generation plays an essential role in effective waste management. The main objectives of this study were to develop models for accurate prediction of MSW generation (MSWG) and analyze the influence of dominan...
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