Water ResearchPub Date : 2025-05-28DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123923
Dun Guo, Jingying Zhang, Wei Bian, Yanbin Chi, Bin Li, Qinting Ren, Lei Yang, Jun Lan, Yongxiang Ren
{"title":"Quantifying the underestimated plant potential for phosphorus removal in constructed wetlands: Revealing the mediating mechanism of radial oxygen loss","authors":"Dun Guo, Jingying Zhang, Wei Bian, Yanbin Chi, Bin Li, Qinting Ren, Lei Yang, Jun Lan, Yongxiang Ren","doi":"10.1016/j.watres.2025.123923","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2025.123923","url":null,"abstract":"Substrate adsorption is considered the primary phosphorus removal pathway in subsurface flow constructed wetlands (CWs), but the role of plants in this process remains underestimated. To clarify this issue, this study conducted root restriction by decreasing substrate depth from 60cm to 10 and 20cm to intensify the radial oxygen loss (ROL). On this basis, the resultant enhancement to soluble total phosphorus (TP) removal from late spring to early winter was quantified. Further, the underlying enhancing mechanisms were revealed by analyzing the P mass balance and substrate surface interfacial plant-microbial synergy. CWs shallower than 0.2m significantly intensified ROL and root biomass, showing 33.4% more volumetric P removal on average, and the increased rhizosphere P adsorption accounted for all increments. In the rhizosphere, ROL was activated by Fe (II) of Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> on the substrate surface and produced solid-liquid interfacial-bounded ·OH. Aromatic compounds in root exudations, microbial metabolites, and influent organics that occupied P adsorption sites were mainly converted to aliphatic compounds by ·OH and further biodegraded, thereby re-exposing the adsorption sites. This process contributes to 65.1% (9.41mgP/M·OH) of the volumetric efficiency increment, and the rest is owing to the ROL-induced P content increasing in extracellular polymeric substances. Larger root biomass created more rhizosphere substrates (accounting for 75.0%, 56.4%, and 16.1% in 0.1, 0.2, and 0.6m CWs, respectively), amplified the rhizosphere P removal increment, and durably more than halved the effluent TP. Intensifying ROL prolonged the substrate life cycle, and the effective mediation started after 40-day adaptive cultivation in shallow substrates. This study deepened the current theory and inspired CWs’ design and management.","PeriodicalId":443,"journal":{"name":"Water Research","volume":"58 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144154238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaoxue Mo, Cheng Wang, Yi Shan, Siqi Wang, Wen Yang, Zhaomin Xia, Zhanguo Qiao, Tao Zhang, Yuanyuan Ding, Rui Liu, Huaizhen He, Langchong He
{"title":"Screening and Discovery of Volatile Allergenic Components from Artemisia Ordosica in Yulin Region of Northern China","authors":"Xiaoxue Mo, Cheng Wang, Yi Shan, Siqi Wang, Wen Yang, Zhaomin Xia, Zhanguo Qiao, Tao Zhang, Yuanyuan Ding, Rui Liu, Huaizhen He, Langchong He","doi":"10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138759","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138759","url":null,"abstract":"Allergic diseases are on the rise globally, and Mas-related G protein-coupled receptor X2 (MRGPRX2) has been identified as a key receptor mediating allergic diseases and pseudo-allergic reaction. The <em>artemisia ordosica</em> and other <em>artemisia</em> species are widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, and has been demonstrated a strong association with allergic diseases, yet the specific allergenic substances are unclear. This study investigated <em>artemisia ordosica</em> as potential source of allergens. Combining the MRGPRX2-His-tag@VS/CMC model with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) analysis, five volatile components were identified as allergenic substances, including <em>α</em>-curcumene, (1<em>S</em>)-(-)-<em>α</em>-pinene, (1<!-- --> <em>R</em>)-(+)-<em>α</em>-pinene, (-)-<em>β</em>-pinene, and (<em>R</em>)-(+)-limonene. Among these, α-Curcumene, a relatively abundant compound, exhibited the strongest allergenic activity both in vitro and in vivo models, inducing the release of <em>β</em>-hexosaminidase, histamine, and cytokines from mast cells in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, both the identified mixture of allergenic components and <em>α</em>-curcumene alone exhibited comparable allergenic activity to the <em>artemisia ordosica</em> extract in both local and systemic allergic reactions in mice. Notably, the total content of volatile allergenic components increased gradually with plant growth, reaching substantially higher levels in August and September, coinciding with higher average temperatures. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to identify the volatile allergenic components in <em>artemisia ordosica</em> and reveal their content variation throughout its growth cycle. Given the widespread distribution of <em>artemisia</em> species in various regions of the Northern Hemisphere and the shared presence of volatile allergenic components, these findings offer a valuable experimental basis for the prevention and treatment of allergic diseases in areas where artemisia species are cultivated.<h3>Synopsis</h3>This study highlights the importance of investigating the volatile allergenic components of a<em>rtemisia ordosica</em> in the Yulin region. The identification of these allergenic components warrants further attention to the potential health risks associated with <em>artemisia ordosica</em>, especially concerning allergic diseases","PeriodicalId":361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hazardous Materials","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144154152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"C3H8 oxidation on atomic-scale catalysts: insights into active oxygen species and reaction pathways","authors":"Qifeng Zhang, Yuchun Song, Aijie Xu, Zhi-Qiang Wang, Li Wang, Yanglong Guo, Aiyong Wang, Wangcheng Zhan, Yun Guo","doi":"10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138716","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138716","url":null,"abstract":"Compared to nano-catalysts, atomic-scale dispersed catalysts offer greater potential for elucidating the fundamental nature of catalytic reactions. To investigate the role of ultra-low Ru loading (0.1<!-- --> <!-- -->wt%) in C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>8</sub> oxidation, single-atom (Ru/CeO<sub>2</sub>-SA), dual-pair (Ru2/CeO<sub>2</sub>), and tetra-atomic cluster (Ru4/CeO<sub>2</sub>) catalysts were employed. Loading Ru on CeO<sub>2</sub> suppressed C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>8</sub> adsorption while modulated oxygen activation, thereby influencing the reaction intermediates and engineering the propane oxidation pathways. Notably, Ru/CeO<sub>2</sub>-SA and Ru4/CeO<sub>2</sub> exhibited superior propane oxidation performance compared to Ru2/CeO<sub>2</sub> under both hydrated and anhydrous conditions. Ru/CeO<sub>2</sub>-SA achieved remarkable turnover frequency (TOF) of 43.7 ⁎ 10<sup>-2<!-- --> </sup>s<sup>-1</sup> at 280 °C and 50% conversion temperature (T<sub>50</sub>) as low as 267 °C, which surpassed Ru2/CeO<sub>2</sub> (TOF = 16.7 ⁎10<sup>-2<!-- --> </sup>s<sup>-1</sup>, T<sub>50</sub> = 365 °C) and Ru4/CeO<sub>2</sub> (TOF = 33.1⁎10<sup>-2<!-- --> </sup>s<sup>-1</sup>, T<sub>50</sub> = 330 °C), highlighting the critical role of single-atom architecture in enhancing catalytic efficiency. This enhanced performance was attributed to the formation of acrylic acid intermediates, facilitated by the surface lattice oxygen of CeO<sub>2</sub> adjacent to Ru. In contrast, the propionic acid generated from chemisorbed oxygen on Ru2/CeO<sub>2</sub> demonstrated a weaker promoting effect compared to acrylic acid. Additionally, the rapid oxidation of acetate to formate by lattice oxygen further contributed to the enhanced catalytic activity.","PeriodicalId":361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hazardous Materials","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144154266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chendong Tang , Hui Wang , Songshuo Li , Qing Wang , Ming Nie , Bo Li
{"title":"Effects of different ecological management measures of urban forests on soil bacterial diversity","authors":"Chendong Tang , Hui Wang , Songshuo Li , Qing Wang , Ming Nie , Bo Li","doi":"10.1016/j.ecoleng.2025.107682","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecoleng.2025.107682","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To enhance the sustainable development of urban ecosystems, understanding the responses of soil microbial diversity to different ecological management measures is essential. However, the primary factors driving soil microbial diversity in urban ecosystems remain largely unclear. In this study, we examined soil bacterial diversity in Shanghai Haiwan Forest Park and evaluated its responses to various ecological management measures. The results indicated that the different ecological management measures significantly affected soil bacterial diversity and that soil physicochemical properties (e.g., pH and AP) were crucial factors influencing bacterial diversity. In addition, the responses of soil bacterial diversity to management measures were not immediately apparent, and further research is needed to uncover potential patterns. This study provides empirical evidence supporting the integration of microbial diversity into urban ecological management strategies for the development of more effective land-use planning and conservation policies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11490,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Engineering","volume":"218 ","pages":"Article 107682"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144146841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fabio David Alabar , Natalia Politi , Anna M. Pidgeon , Paula Názaro , Ashley Olah , Silvana Yanina Tejerina , Volker C. Radeloff , Sebastián Martinuzzi , Mariano M. Amoroso , Luis Rivera
{"title":"Priority areas for the conservation of tree species in a neotropical seasonal dry forest under deforestation and climate change scenarios","authors":"Fabio David Alabar , Natalia Politi , Anna M. Pidgeon , Paula Názaro , Ashley Olah , Silvana Yanina Tejerina , Volker C. Radeloff , Sebastián Martinuzzi , Mariano M. Amoroso , Luis Rivera","doi":"10.1016/j.landurbplan.2025.105422","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.landurbplan.2025.105422","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Piedmont Forest in northwest Argentina, like most Neotropical seasonal dry forests, is one of the world́s most threatened ecosystems due to deforestation and climate change. To plan conservation strategies aimed at sustaining this forest type, the response to projected changes in habitat conditions must be anticipated. Our objectives were to determine the potential distribution and identify priority areas for conservation that remain stable for saplings and mature trees of three dominant species (<em>Anadenanthera colubrina</em>, <em>Calycophyllum multiflorum</em>, and <em>Phyllostylon rhamnoides</em>) in land use plan categories, protected areas, and forest types under current and two future climate scenarios in northwest Argentina. <em>Calycophyllum multiflorum</em> has the smallest current potential distribution of the three species, but expands to have the largest potential distribution under future climate scenarios. Deforestation reduced by 11–20 % and protected areas harbor < 10 % of the potential distribution of the three species in both age classes in current and future scenarios. In future scenarios, and compared to the current period, the overlap of the potential distribution will increase in the highest protection category, but also for areas categorized as low conservation value that can be transformed according to the land use plan. Half or more of the co-occurring potential distribution of each species, in each age class in current and future scenarios occurs in the Piedmont Forest. Three priority areas for conservation were identified totaling 5483 km<sup>2</sup> of which 9 % are currently within protected areas. Thus, at the end of this century the Piedmont Forest is likely to maintain its structure and function if measures are taken to ensure that natural tree regeneration can occur. In the face of future climate change, management policies can satisfy long-term conservation planning necessary to ensure persistence of Piedmont Forest function by protecting priority areas identified in this study.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54744,"journal":{"name":"Landscape and Urban Planning","volume":"262 ","pages":"Article 105422"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144147689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recovery of fluorine-containing resources from spent lithium-ion batteries as high-value products","authors":"Yongfeng Zhao , Yunpeng Wen , Yue Yang , Shengming Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108403","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108403","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The fluorine-containing organics in the spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) cause environmental pollution during recycling. Recovery of fluorine-containing resources is critical for the recycling process of spent LIBs. This study elucidated the transformation mechanism of fluoride in cathode black mass (BM) during pyrolysis and proposed an integrated approach for fluoride reclamation. At 650 °C, 89.7 % of fluorine was primarily migrated to the gas phase, while 10.3 % was retained in the solid residue. The fluorine in the gas phase was absorbed using water and converted into HF solution and the absorption efficiency was 96.4 % under the optimal conditions. Acid leaching was used to dissolve the LiF in the BM pyrolysis residue. Subsequent acid leaching effectively dissolved residual LiF from the solid pyrolysis product. Fluidized-bed crystallization was then applied to recover fluorine from the leaching solution as large-sized CaF<sub>2</sub> particles. The total amount of fluorine recovered from BM through both pathways was 94.5 %.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21153,"journal":{"name":"Resources Conservation and Recycling","volume":"221 ","pages":"Article 108403"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144147922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pseudo-color-assisted aggregation-induced emission dye biosensor for \"label-free\" monitoring of ochratoxin A signals in plants","authors":"Meng Wu, Sutong Li, Qiang Wu, Mengfan Hu, Limei Huang, Xiangyang Li","doi":"10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138770","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138770","url":null,"abstract":"Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a fungal toxin that is highly toxic and widely distributed, causing serious damage to important economic crops. Understanding their presence in plants can help protect economic crops from infection. In this work, a \"label-free\" OTA sensing probe that directly uses aptamer sequences to achieve targeted response was prepared. The aptamer hybridized with cDNA can resist digestion by exonuclease (EXO.I), while the presence of OTA competes with the aptamer and disrupts the resistance process. The entire sensing process can be monitored by the fluorescent indicator aggregation-induced emission dye (QAFI). The sensing method has a detection limit of 17 pM and a linear range of 0.05-150<!-- --> <!-- -->nM. This fluorescent probe can not only perform on-site analysis of OTA in vitro, but can also be easily incubated into plants for fluorescence monitoring. More importantly, in view of the problem that the single-color presentation of traditional fluorescence images is not easy to observe, this work uses Java algorithms to develop a pseudo-color one-key conversion applet. This greatly saves researchers time in analyzing images. On this basis, this work explores the characteristics of OTA infection in plants under various physiological states, which has a certain reference significance for the planting and cultivation of crops.","PeriodicalId":361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hazardous Materials","volume":"240 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144153821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gen Li, Tianshi Cheng, Xinpeng Wang, Zheng Zheng, Xionghan Feng
{"title":"Mixing of zeolite facilitates re-sequestration of heavy metals via generated Fe-(oxyhydr)oxides in sediments in the presence of NO3- compared to capping","authors":"Gen Li, Tianshi Cheng, Xinpeng Wang, Zheng Zheng, Xionghan Feng","doi":"10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138774","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138774","url":null,"abstract":"Under nitrate-rich conditions, microbially-driven nitrate reduction (as electron acceptor) mediates the transformation of oxidizable heavy metal (HM) species into acid-soluble and reducible fractions, concomitant with enhanced metal mobilization into overlying water. This study investigates the impact of zeolite application modes—capping and mixing—on controlling HM release with NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> addition. Compared to capping, mixing provides a more sustained inhibition of upward HMs release from sediment. Furthermore, a significant decrease in HM concentrations in overlying water is observed when experiments ended, indicating that sediments transition from being a source to a sink of HMs. Additionally, the study reveals a two-stage Fe(II) oxidation process in sediment, characterized by an initial slow oxidation phase followed by a rapid reaction phase. The distribution of HM fractions suggests that Fe-(oxyhydr)oxides generation is the primary reason for HMs re-sequestration. Therefore, the two-stage Fe(II) oxidation process coupled with zeolite regulates HM mobilization behavior. During the sediment's transition to a pollution source phase (characterized by limited Fe-(oxyhydr)oxides formation), zeolites adsorb dissolved metals from interstitial water. Conversely, upon progression to the pollution sink phase (marked by extensive Fe-(oxyhydr)oxides generation), adsorbed metals by zeolite redistribute into newly-formed Fe-(oxyhydr)oxides, thereby regenerating zeolites' adsorption capacity for HMs.","PeriodicalId":361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hazardous Materials","volume":"153 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144153823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Runyu Zou, Amanda Durkin, Annelien de Kat, Yvonne T. van der Schouw, Gerard Hoek, W.M.Monique Verschuren, Roel Vermeulen, Virissa Lenters
{"title":"Air pollution and anti-Müllerian hormone: the Doetinchem Cohort Study","authors":"Runyu Zou, Amanda Durkin, Annelien de Kat, Yvonne T. van der Schouw, Gerard Hoek, W.M.Monique Verschuren, Roel Vermeulen, Virissa Lenters","doi":"10.1016/j.envint.2025.109565","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2025.109565","url":null,"abstract":"Emerging epidemiologic studies have investigated the relationship between exposure to air pollutants and anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), a biomarker for ovarian reserve. However, findings remain inconclusive, and there is a lack of longitudinal studies with repeated AMH measurements, which could better characterize the impact of air pollutants on ovarian reserve across the lifespan. In 2574 women with a mean baseline age of 37.6 years from a prospective population-based cohort in the Netherlands, we used linear mixed models to investigate the associations between long-term exposure to four regulated air pollutants (NO<sub>2</sub>, O<sub>3</sub>, PM<sub>10</sub>, and PM<sub>2.5</sub>) and longitudinal serum AMH levels. Annual average concentrations of air pollutants were estimated at baseline residential addresses using an enhanced European hybrid land-use regression model. Serum AMH was measured up to five times over a period exceeding 20 years using the highly sensitive picoAMH assay. Results showed that, despite marginal AMH differences after age 60, there were no associations between the air pollutant exposures and AMH levels across the reproductive lifespan in single-pollutant models, and the observed differences were further attenuated in two-pollutant models. In addition, none of the air pollutants were related to age at menopause. To summarize, we did not find clinically relevant associations between long-term air pollutant exposure and longitudinal AMH levels. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings in diverse populations and higher exposure scenarios, as well as to explore vulnerable periods of exposure during early life.","PeriodicalId":308,"journal":{"name":"Environment International","volume":"58 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144154156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}