{"title":"Regional PM2.5 Estimation for Southern Ontario through Geographically Weighted Regression","authors":"K. Huang","doi":"10.3808/jeil.202300100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3808/jeil.202300100","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, a geographically weighted regression (GWR) approach was adopted to forecast regional concentration of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) for the southern Ontario based on both in situ meteorological measurement and Satellite retrievals of aerosol optical depth (AOD). The correlation between monitored concentration of PM2.5 and Satellite-retrieved AOD would be quantified. The ground-level PM2.5 for South Ontario area was then predicted using GWR with AOD and meteorological variables considered as inputs. The results indicated that performance of GWR was slightly better than the ordinary least squares (OLS) model, indicating spatial variations between independent and dependent variables. Consequently, the GWR model can help us to predict the PM2.5 concentration in terms of time or region with satellite data, and also help improve satellite data inversion.","PeriodicalId":143718,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Informatics Letters","volume":"136 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115302521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y. Liu, Xiujuan Chen, H. Wang, Winnipeg Manitoba R P Y Canada Hsbc Bank Canada
{"title":"Perspective for Emission and Control of Nitrous Gas in Biological Wastewater Treatment","authors":"Y. Liu, Xiujuan Chen, H. Wang, Winnipeg Manitoba R P Y Canada Hsbc Bank Canada","doi":"10.3808/jeil.201900020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3808/jeil.201900020","url":null,"abstract":". Being the third most significant anthropogenic greenhouse gas, nitrous gas (N 2 O) has 300-fold stronger effect than carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and 4 ~ 30-fold stronger effect than methane (CH 4 ). In this study, the main sources and mechanisms of N 2 O emission from biological wastewater treatment were reviewed, and the possible mitigation strategies were discussed. Parameters including dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, organic carbon, and nitrite concentration have influences on the emission of N 2 O. The possible mitigation strategies were put forward by controlling these parameters in biological wastewater treatment and inducing modified technologies such as simultaneous nitrification-denitrification, denitrifying phosphorus removal, and aerobic granular sludge. In order to obtain a near-zero N 2 O emission, applying typical catalysts in the nitrification or denitrification tank to decompose N 2 O into harmless gas is recommended. Moreover, a method of developing photochemical processes to transform N 2 O could also be suggested.","PeriodicalId":143718,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Informatics Letters","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126034213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research Progress on the Land Application of Tannery Sludge","authors":"K. Xu, C. Wu","doi":"10.3808/jeil.202100076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3808/jeil.202100076","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":143718,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Informatics Letters","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125890387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Review on Membrane Biofouling Occurring in MBR and Its Related Technologies for Greywater or Wastewater Treatment","authors":"P. Zhang, S. Young, W. Huang","doi":"10.3808/jeil.202300101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3808/jeil.202300101","url":null,"abstract":"Scarcity of water resource recommended developing innovative technology to reclaim wastewater. Greywater is an appropriate source to reuse through advanced treatment. Meanwhile, MBRs are novel techniques to reclaim wastewater, which are composed of activated sludge processes and membrane filtration. Characteristic and application of Hybrid MBR, MBMBR and OMBR were reviewed in this article. And sources, analysis methods and controlling methods of biofouling resulted from extracellular polymeric substances and soluble microbial products were also discussed. According to a detailed analysis of research publications, MBRs are promising techniques to reclaim wastewater.","PeriodicalId":143718,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Informatics Letters","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130717834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
W. D. Kirkey, C. B. Fuller, P. O’Brien, P. J. Kirkey, A. Mahmoud, A. N. Ernest, J. Guerrero
{"title":"River & Estuary Observation Network: Refinement of Stage Height Sensor Subsystem for Low Cost and High Reliability","authors":"W. D. Kirkey, C. B. Fuller, P. O’Brien, P. J. Kirkey, A. Mahmoud, A. N. Ernest, J. Guerrero","doi":"10.3808/JEIL.202000045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3808/JEIL.202000045","url":null,"abstract":". A system comprised of software and on-site measurements is presented for accurately obtaining water stage data from vented or non-vented submersible pressure sensors installed at autonomous stream gauging stations. The system accounts for pressure sensor offset errors, water density, and local gravitational acceleration to produce a stage height reading which is accurate to either ±0.01 ft (±3 mm) or to the accuracy limit of the sensor, whichever is greater. A 2 nd order polynomial expression for determination of water density from temperature and salinity is developed and found to be sufficiently accurate for this purpose. Simulated stage measurements performed in the laboratory with a commercially produced sensor showed errors of up to ±0.04 ft in reported stage when the sensor’s default conversion from pressure to depth was used; the maximum error limit was reduced to ±0.02 ft when the sensor output was instead processed using the new system. A custom-designed, low-cost, versatile submersible pressure sensor is introduced and tested under the same conditions and found to exhibit a maximum error of ±0.04 ft without any sensor calibration. These new developments, integrated into previously developed inexpensive base stations, enable accurate monitoring of stage height at remote locations with low installation and operating costs.","PeriodicalId":143718,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Informatics Letters","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129576631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Response of Surface Water Quality in Urban and Non-urban Areas to Heavy Rainfall: Implications for the Impacts of Climate Change","authors":"Q. Wu, X. Xia","doi":"10.3808/JEIL.201900004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3808/JEIL.201900004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":143718,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Informatics Letters","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127881376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gauging the Effects of Potential Chemical Transferal on High Flood-Risk Fenceline Communities","authors":"G. Newman, Z. Cai, R. Zhu, J. Horney, W. Chiu","doi":"10.3808/jeil.202100073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3808/jeil.202100073","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":143718,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Informatics Letters","volume":"202 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131235316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Application of Satellite Data on Water Pollution: An Intensive Review","authors":"J. Dey, R. Vijay","doi":"10.3808/jeil.202200084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3808/jeil.202200084","url":null,"abstract":"Evaluation of water pollution is a priority work nowadays. The signature of the waterbody reveals its excellence or mediocrity and reflectance that can measure by a sensor used to analyse the health status of the waterbody. The remote sensing analysis has become the latest state of art technologies for monitoring large-scale waterbodies. High-resolution satellite data are now available to estimate water pollution through various water quality parameters like clarity, chlorophyll, suspended solids, turbidity, temperature, salinity, organic matter, etc. In this review study, a special emphasise has been given to the various satellites like Landsat, sentinel, satellite pourl’Observation de la terre (SPOT), moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS), medium resolution imaging spectrometer (MERIS), Indian remote sensing satellites (IRS) and its application on water pollution. Availability of satellite data, algorithms, and models to assess water quality has also been reviewed in detailed. The review suggests development and innovation in satellites, sensors and techniques to assess the non-optically active constituents of water quality for better understanding and management of water pollution.","PeriodicalId":143718,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Informatics Letters","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115192448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dairy Wastewater Treatment through Synergies of the Biological and Hybrid Membrane: A Systematic Review","authors":"G. Mekuria","doi":"10.3808/jeil.202200087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3808/jeil.202200087","url":null,"abstract":"Wastewater treatment techniques have two categories: pre- and post-treatment. Physical, chemical, and biological pretreatment techniques are commonly employed to treat dairy wastewater. Secondly, dairy wastewater post-treatment techniques include physico-chemical and membrane treatment approaches. This review article aims to critically examine and describe pre- and post-treatment techniques for dairy wastewater treatment. The benefits, drawbacks, performance comparisons, and features of each pre - and posttreatment have been extensively investigated. This article uses a systematic literature review method to review and examine other research findings. The results indicate that despite extensive studies on pre- and post-treatment techniques, both have limitations. In this context, aerobic pre-treatment, for example, has high lactose levels, low water capacity, and efficiency concerns. Furthermore, anaerobic pretreatment has issues with lengthy starting times, a high fermentable lactose content, poor residual alkalinity, and fat consumption. In physico-chemical post-treatment, there are high amounts of sludge production and high quantities of chemicals required for pH corrections. Likewise, membrane post-treatment, for instance, has a short membrane lifespan, low selectivity and flux, linear up-scaling, and concentration polarization membrane fouling. Therefore, a synergy of physico-chemical and aerobic, for example, adsorption-aerobic, and synergy of pre-hydrolysis and anaerobic, such as enzymatic hydrolysis-anaerobic treatment, will help to overcome the drawbacks of both anaerobic and aerobic treatment techniques. In conclusion, the most promising techniques for dairy wastewater treatment are combinations of adsorption-aerobic and enzymatic hydrolysis-anaerobic with microfiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, and ultrafiltration.","PeriodicalId":143718,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Informatics Letters","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125944397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Perspectives on the Fate of Absorbed Nitrogen in Dairy Farms","authors":"K. Zhao, B. Luo, Y. Wu, W. Liu","doi":"10.3808/jeil.202200095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3808/jeil.202200095","url":null,"abstract":"The demand for milk rises dramatically due to the increased global population without damaging the standard of living. As a result, the scale of the dairy industry in the world is growing rapidly. Consequently, a concomitant problem that needs to be faced is the environmental impact of the by-products produced during the operation of the dairy farm. Among the substances produced in dairy farms, the most harmful pollutant to the environment is nitrogen (N). In addition, the N pollution from dairy farms is significant and N has a great danger to human health and society. This study provides a systematic review on how to alleviate N pollution from dairy cows during milk production and the removal of ammonia and nitrate from dairy wastewater via biochar adsorption. First, from a physiological perspective, the metabolic pathways of amino acids and ammonia in the rumen, portal-drained viscera, liver, and mammary gland of dairy cows are elaborated, as well as the measures to improve N utilization. In the second part, the progress of research on the removal of ammonia and nitrate by biochar adsorption and the involved mechanisms are summarized. Modified biochar has a significant improvement in nitrate removal due to weakening the repulsive effect of ions. Based on the review of this paper, it can provide relevant theoretical support for future studies on N pollution mitigation from dairy farms.","PeriodicalId":143718,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Informatics Letters","volume":"127 7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124241497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}