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Tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl) phosphate promotes malignant phenotypes by triggering epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human bronchial epithelial cells: Implication from the mitochondrial localization of TDP-43 Tris（2,4-二叔丁基苯基）磷酸通过触发人支气管上皮细胞的上皮-间质转化促进恶性表型：来自TDP-43线粒体定位的暗示

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Journal of Environmental Sciences-china Pub Date : 2026-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2026.105723

Xiaofei Wang, Chengxu Zhang, Linfeng Zhu, Yinghao Chen, Ying Wang, Ru Chen, Dan Li, Jinsong Xue, Ning Zhang, Chunmei Ge

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Biofouling control by quorum quenching bacteria in membrane bioreactors for high strength wastewater treatment with doubled flux 双通量高强度废水膜生物反应器中群体猝灭菌的生物污染控制

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Journal of Environmental Sciences-china Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2025.06.055

Li Wang , Meng Zhang , Hui Xu , Jianbo Liu

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Highly accurate calibration of particle number portable emissions measurement systems (PN-PEMS) via actual soot charging probability correction 粒子数便携式排放测量系统（PN-PEMS）通过实际烟尘充电概率校正的高精度校准

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Journal of Environmental Sciences-china Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2025.11.059

Haotian Guo , Chengxiang Guo , Tongzhu Yu , Huaqiao Gui , Yixin Yang , Zhe Ji , Junjie Liu , Jiguang Wang , Jianguo Liu

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Aggregate-mediated redistribution and bioavailability of cadmium in paddy soils under alternating redox conditions 交替氧化还原条件下水稻土镉团聚体介导的再分配和生物有效性

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Journal of Environmental Sciences-china Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2025.06.051

Luyao Qin , Xiaoyi Sun , Lei Yu , Jing Wang , Yuanqing Chao , Jason C. White , Meng Wang , Shibao Chen

{"title":"Aggregate-mediated redistribution and bioavailability of cadmium in paddy soils under alternating redox conditions","authors":"Luyao Qin , Xiaoyi Sun , Lei Yu , Jing Wang , Yuanqing Chao , Jason C. White , Meng Wang , Shibao Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.jes.2025.06.051","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jes.2025.06.051","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Unstable pe+pH (a soil redox parameter representing the total variation of pH and Eh, pe = −log<sub>10</sub>(e<sup>−</sup>) = Eh (mV)/59.2) environment caused by alternation flooding and drainage cycles can alter aggregate structure. However, the mechanism of aggregate restructuring and its impact on Cd distribution remains poorly understood. Contaminated soils were collected from three different rice-growing regions in China and then were subjected to a 40-day anaerobic incubation followed by a 20-day oxidation period. The contribution of known binders, including iron (Fe) oxides and soil organic carbon (SOC), to aggregate structural stability and its impact on DTPA-Cd distribution were investigated. The results show that flooding decreased laterite soil pe+pH from 9.56 to 1.73, resulting in the disintegration of macroaggregates and formation of microaggregates. In addition, free Fe oxides (Fe<sub>DCB</sub>) were mainly distributed in macroaggregates, while amorphous Fe oxides (Fe<sub>OA</sub>) and SOC tended to accumulate in microaggregates. The greatest decrease of 65.2 %–73.2 % was observed in aggregate mean weight diameter (MWD) after dithionite-citrate-bicarbonate (DCB) extraction, which indicates that Fe<sub>DCB</sub> contributed more to aggregate stability than Fe<sub>OA</sub> and SOC. Furthermore, flooding stage decreased the content of DTPA-Cd in bulk soil, and that tended to distribute in microaggregates (0.30 and 0.52 mg/kg for the > 2 and < 0.053 mm fraction, respectively). Taken together, unstable pe+pH changed the distribution of Fe oxides and SOC in different aggregate size, resulting in aggregate restructuring, which further impacted Cd distribution in paddy soil.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Sciences-china","volume":"164 ","pages":"Pages 12-22"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146172728","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}

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Highly selective catalytic hydrogenation conversion of CO2 to CO over lanthanum-doped supported ruthenium catalysts 镧掺杂负载钌催化剂上CO2到CO的高选择性催化加氢转化

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Journal of Environmental Sciences-china Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2025.05.053

Lanqing Yang, Xinyi Xie, Shidong Bao, Xiaolei Qu, Shourong Zheng, Heyun Fu

{"title":"Highly selective catalytic hydrogenation conversion of CO2 to CO over lanthanum-doped supported ruthenium catalysts","authors":"Lanqing Yang, Xinyi Xie, Shidong Bao, Xiaolei Qu, Shourong Zheng, Heyun Fu","doi":"10.1016/j.jes.2025.05.053","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jes.2025.05.053","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The selective catalytic hydrogenation of CO<sub>2</sub> to CO via the RWGS reaction is an effective avenue for resource utilization of CO<sub>2</sub>. In this study, we prepared serial La<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-doped Ru catalysts (i.e., RuLa/SBA-15) using a facile sequential impregnation method, and applied it for the selective hydrogenation conversion of CO<sub>2</sub> into CO. The La<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> doping remarkably promotes the dispersion of Ru nanoparticles and induces the formation of electron-deficient Ru species (Ru<sup>n+</sup>). <em>In-situ</em> DRIFTS study reveals that the hydrogenation of CO<sub>2</sub> over Ru catalysts with and without La<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> doping proceeds through different pathways. Both CO and CH<sub>4</sub> are formed on non-doped Ru/SBA-15 with formate as the key intermediate, but only CO is generated on RuLa/SBA-15 via carbonate as the intermediate because of the weakened CO adsorption on Ru<sup>n+</sup>. Thus, RuLa/SBA-15 exhibits outstanding CO selectivity for the hydrogenation of CO<sub>2</sub> without significant decline of activity. It achieves a CO<sub>2</sub> conversion of 51 % at 600 °C and nearly 100 % of CO selectivity across the examined reaction temperature of 300–600 °C, surpassing the performances of the non-doped counterpart (CO<sub>2</sub> conversion of 58 % at 600 °C and CO selectivity ranging from 2 %-63 %). This study provides a facile and cost-effective strategy to tune the structure of Ru catalysts for the hydrogenation conversion of CO<sub>2</sub> to obtain value-added products.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Sciences-china","volume":"163 ","pages":"Pages 136-144"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146189972","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}

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Spatial variability of groundwater nitrate in the loess area of Tongchuan City, China: New insights from farmland leaching quantification 铜川市黄土区地下水硝酸盐空间变异：农田淋滤量化的新认识

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Journal of Environmental Sciences-china Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2025.09.011

Wei Zhao , Peiyue Li , Tiantian Wang , Fangqiang Sun , Fang Zhang , Jia Yang , Jing Ning , Misbah Fida

{"title":"Spatial variability of groundwater nitrate in the loess area of Tongchuan City, China: New insights from farmland leaching quantification","authors":"Wei Zhao , Peiyue Li , Tiantian Wang , Fangqiang Sun , Fang Zhang , Jia Yang , Jing Ning , Misbah Fida","doi":"10.1016/j.jes.2025.09.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jes.2025.09.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>High groundwater nitrate associated with agricultural activity is a global environmental problem. However, linking spatial variability of groundwater nitrate and agricultural activity quantification needs to be elucidated. This paper seeks to explain the spatial variability of groundwater nitrate in the loess area of Tongchuan City, China, identify the contributing factors using hydrogeochemical and statistical methods, and analyze the connection between farmland leaching and groundwater nitrate quantitatively. Results indicate that the nitrate of the Quaternary alluvial pore water (QAP) is significantly higher during the wet season (3.60 to 68.24 mg/L) compared to the dry season (3.53 to 37.20 mg/L). QAP nitrate is significantly higher than that in loess fissure-pore water (LFP), which ranges from 0.66 to 5.47 mg/L during the wet season and 0.82 to 5.01 mg/L during the dry season. The thin and loose vadose zone of QAP makes the aquifer particularly susceptible to anthropogenic influences. Following recharge from LFP, the hydrochemical parameters in QAP increased by 1.22 to 3.12 times (except Na<sup>+</sup> and pH), the change of average nitrate concentration in QAP (10.11 mg/L) was considerably higher than that in LFP (0.03 mg/L) due to farmland leaching. A significant correlation (<em>R</em><sup>2</sup> = 0.70 exists between groundwater nitrate and farmland leaching in river valleys and on slopes where farmland is prevalent. Fertilizer accumulation in river valleys enhances downward leaching, thereby further exacerbating groundwater nitrate. These findings highlight that river valleys with extensive farmland in the Loess Plateau should be prioritized for preventing and controlling groundwater nitrate pollution from agricultural activities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Sciences-china","volume":"163 ","pages":"Pages 512-521"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146190475","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}

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Synergistic piezo-photocatalysis enabled by BaTiO3/pDEB hybrids for efficient organic pollutant degradation BaTiO3/pDEB复合材料的协同压电光催化降解有机污染物

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Journal of Environmental Sciences-china Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2025.05.050

Zhiquan Jin , Anhua Jiang , Linye Shen , Meixia Shi , Tao Zeng

{"title":"Synergistic piezo-photocatalysis enabled by BaTiO3/pDEB hybrids for efficient organic pollutant degradation","authors":"Zhiquan Jin , Anhua Jiang , Linye Shen , Meixia Shi , Tao Zeng","doi":"10.1016/j.jes.2025.05.050","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jes.2025.05.050","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study presents the synthesis and characterization of BaTiO<sub>3</sub>/pDEB hybrid materials engineered for enhanced piezo-photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants under visible light irradiation and ultrasonic vibration. By integrating the piezoelectric properties of BaTiO<sub>3</sub> with the visible light absorption and charge transport capabilities of poly-(1,4-diethynyl benzene) (pDEB), the BaTiO<sub>3</sub>/pDEB hybrids achieved efficient separation of photogenerated charge carriers, significantly improving its piezo-photocatalysis activity. Driven by the synergistic effects of piezocatalysis and photocatalysis, the optimized BaTiO<sub>3</sub>/pDEB<sub>5:2</sub> hybrids reach a complete BPA removal within 30 min, primarily through ·OH radical production. Additionally, toxicological assessments indicate reduced environmental toxicity of BPA degradation intermediates is achieved. These findings underscore the potential of BaTiO<sub>3</sub>/pDEB composites in sustainable pollutant remediation, advancing piezo-photocatalytic applications in environmental protection.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Sciences-china","volume":"163 ","pages":"Pages 116-125"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146189817","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}

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Effects of soil aging on distribution and desorption kinetics of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances by diffusive gradients in thin films 土壤老化对全氟烷基和多氟烷基物质薄膜扩散梯度分布和解吸动力学的影响

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Journal of Environmental Sciences-china Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2025.07.050

Xinting Zhao , Qinghua Zhou , Jiaxing Xie, Xin He, Yan Wang, Feng Tan

{"title":"Effects of soil aging on distribution and desorption kinetics of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances by diffusive gradients in thin films","authors":"Xinting Zhao , Qinghua Zhou , Jiaxing Xie, Xin He, Yan Wang, Feng Tan","doi":"10.1016/j.jes.2025.07.050","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jes.2025.07.050","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Soil aging is recognized to influence the soil-water partitioning behavior of organic pollutants, altering their mobility and bioavailability. However, the specific impacts of soil aging on the desorption behavior of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the solid phase require further investigation. This study investigated the impact of soil aging on the distribution and desorption kinetics of eleven legacy and emerging PFAS in agricultural soils, using the diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) technique. The results demonstrate that soil aging strengthened interactions between PFAS and soil particles, simultaneously reducing concentrations in both the soil solution and solid phase compartments. Additionally, high organic matter content facilitated PFAS sequestration. The nonlinear increase in PFAS mass accumulated by DGT device suggested that the consumption of PFAS at the DGT surface was partially offset by the resupply of labile PFAS from the solid phase. Modeling with the DGT-induced fluxes in soil model indicated that the labile pool size decreased following soil aging, with values ranging from 0.11 to 168 mL/g after 14 days and from 0.34 to 83 mL/g after 120 days. Overall, this study demonstrates that soil aging reduced PFAS concentration in the soil solution while also decreasing the labile pool size. These findings are significant for assessing PFAS transfer, fate, bioavailability, and potential risks to ecosystems and human health.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Sciences-china","volume":"163 ","pages":"Pages 262-271"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146189808","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}

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A combined biochar and biomineralization approach for enhanced soil Pb immobilization under accelerated aging 加速老化条件下生物炭与生物矿化联合强化土壤铅固定化的研究

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Journal of Environmental Sciences-china Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2025.09.007

Huicong Hu, Zhengtao Shen, Chao-Sheng Tang, Wen Mu, Mengtao Wang, Sensen Li, Xiaohua Pan, Huan Liu, Bao-Jun Wang

{"title":"A combined biochar and biomineralization approach for enhanced soil Pb immobilization under accelerated aging","authors":"Huicong Hu, Zhengtao Shen, Chao-Sheng Tang, Wen Mu, Mengtao Wang, Sensen Li, Xiaohua Pan, Huan Liu, Bao-Jun Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jes.2025.09.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jes.2025.09.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Long-term effectiveness remains a critical challenge for soil heavy metal immobilization. In this study, the combination of biochar and microbial induced carbonate precipitation (MICP), a biomineralization-based approach, referred to as BM treatment, was applied to a Pb-contaminated silty clay. A quantified accelerated aging experiment based on rainfall and wet-dry cycles was conducted to assess the stability of Pb across the simulated 100 years. BM treatment exhibited enhanced performance in Pb immobilization compared with single biochar and single MICP treatments under accelerated aging. Before aging, BM treatment was the only method capable of reducing soil Pb leachability to levels that meet the toxicity characteristic leaching procedure standard. After aging, the total Pb concentration in BM-treated soils showed the lowest reduction (10.6 %) after simulated 100 years, compared to reductions of 23.3 % and 18.1 % in biochar-treated and MICP-treated soils, respectively. BM treatment also significantly increased the fraction of generally stable Pb in the soil, maintaining a relatively high level (39.4 %-45.7 %) and enhanced calcium carbonate production (7.92 %) with minimal dissolution (2.14 % reduction) throughout the simulated 100 years. Biochar’s porous structure facilitated treatment solution delivery, overcoming MICP limitations in fine-pored clay soils. This study sheds light on the potential large-scale application of BM treatment in long-term soil heavy metal immobilization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Sciences-china","volume":"163 ","pages":"Pages 474-480"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146190088","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}

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Developing a standardized procedure for SPE-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to provide high-quality quantification of ambient antibiotics 开发标准化的spe酶联免疫吸附测定程序，以提供高质量的环境抗生素定量

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Journal of Environmental Sciences-china Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2025.06.041

Yun Yang , Lulu Li , Jinxin Wang , Jiahao Ouyang , Yu Quan , Sijie Chen , Chunzhao Chen , Wei Ouyang , Gang Yu , Li Ling

{"title":"Developing a standardized procedure for SPE-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to provide high-quality quantification of ambient antibiotics","authors":"Yun Yang , Lulu Li , Jinxin Wang , Jiahao Ouyang , Yu Quan , Sijie Chen , Chunzhao Chen , Wei Ouyang , Gang Yu , Li Ling","doi":"10.1016/j.jes.2025.06.041","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jes.2025.06.041","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The trade-off between quality and difficulty is a challenge when quantifying ambient antibiotics at trace levels. Compared with the precise yet complicate methods such as mass spectrometry (MS) techniques, the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) offer a simple alternative. While some studies applied it on quantifying environmental pollutants, diverse optimization procedures were employed and matrix effects were not well-addressed. Here, the quantification capability of solid-phase extraction (SPE) coupled with ELISA on ambient antibiotics was evaluated using a newly developed standardized procedure. SPE-ELISA first underwent more rigorous optimization using an overall performance index and three-dimensional recovery response surface. A series of quantitative indicators including precision (relative standard deviation reached 0.3 %), sensitivity (a minimal of 3.8 ng/L variation can be distinguished), limit of detection (0.3 µg/L without pretreatment), and recoveries (> 90 %) of SPE-ELISA were achieved and the corresponding conditions were revealed. To eliminate matrix effects, the standard addition method was adopted. This approach, coupled with the linearization of the nonlinear calibration curve, yielded highly accurate (errors of 9 % and 5.2 %) and reliable (standard deviation of 0.49 and 0.61) results on measuring simulated surface and wastewaters with 5 ng/L and 10 ng/L sulfamethoxazole, which were highly comparable to those of MS methods (<em>P</em> > 0.05). Overall, with more rigorous optimization and matrix effect eliminated, the standardized procedure in this study enabled SPE-ELISA to achieve high-quality quantification results. Considering the high throughputs, simple procedure, and low installation costs of SPE-ELISA, it could be a promising alternative for quantifying ambient antibiotics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Sciences-china","volume":"163 ","pages":"Pages 670-676"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146190102","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}

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