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{"title":"Research on prediction of PPV in open pit mine used on intelligent hybrid model of extreme gradient boosting.","authors":"Zhongyuan Gu, Xin Xiong, Chengye Yang, Miaocong Cao, Chun Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123248","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123248","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Peak particle velocity (PPV) serves as a critical metric in assessing the appropriateness of blasting design parameters. However, existing methods for accurately measuring PPV remain insufficient. To develop a robust PPV prediction model, this study integrates the Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) algorithm with four distinct optimization techniques: Runge Kutta Optimizer (RUN), Equilibrium Optimizer (EO), Gradient-Based Optimizer (GBO), and Reptile Search Algorithm (RSA). Real-time blasting data from open-pit mines are employed to predict PPV, utilizing parameters including Charge Quantity per Hole (CQH/kg), Total Charge Quantity (TCQ/kg), Distance from Bursting Point to Measuring Point (DBM/m), Drilling Depth (DP/m), Borehole Diameter (BD/mm), Spacing (S/m), Row Spacing (RS/m), Minimum Burden (MB/m), and Depth Displacement (DD/m). The predictive outcomes of the XGBoost model, optimized by various algorithms, are benchmarked against the Sadovsky empirical formula, the conventional XGBoost model, and several traditional machine learning models (Ridge, LASSO, SVM, SVR) using performance metrics including R², RMSE, VAF, MAE, and MBE. Additionally, the Shapley Additive Explanations (SHAP) method is employed to assess the impact of various factors on PPV prediction outcomes. The findings reveal that the GBO-optimized XGBoost model surpasses the RUN, EO, and RSA-optimized XGBoost models, along with other machine learning models and traditional empirical formulas, in predicting PPV. This study further corroborates that the XGBoost model, when enhanced with various optimization algorithms, effectively manages the non-linear characteristics of multiple factors, resulting in a reliable, straightforward, and efficient PPV prediction model. Moreover, the SHAP sensitivity analysis identifies DBM, TCQ, and CQH as the primary factors influencing PPV, enabling engineers to mitigate the impact on nearby structures, equipment, and personnel through the careful adjustment of explosive quantities.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"371 ","pages":"123248"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142611086","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}

{"title":"Photocatalytic degradation of microcystins from a field-collected cyanobacterial assemblage by 3D printed TiO₂ structures using artificial versus solar irradiation.","authors":"Alyssa J Calomeni-Eck, Alan J Kennedy, Andrew D McQueen, Mark L Ballentine, Brianna M Fernando, Lauren R May, Nicolas L Melby","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123208","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Microcystins (MCs) from freshwater cyanobacteria cause adverse effects to humans and ecological receptors through multiple exposure routes requiring adaptable and diverse treatment technologies. Photocatalysis of MCs using TiO₂ is a promising technology; however, TiO₂ photocatalysts as unbound nanoparticles in suspension are impractical to deploy. 3D Printing (3DP) provides a means to immobilize TiO₂, producing deployable photocatalyst structures with extensive geometric freedom. The objective of this proof-of-concept experiment was to incrementally increase the environmental complexity (e.g., broad-spectrum fluorescent lamps and outdoor solar; filtered cell lysate and algal assemblage as the source of MCs) while comparing photocatalysis rates of MCs by 3DP TiO₂ structures using polylactic acid (PLA) as the binder. Degradation half-lives of MCs were shorter in TiO₂ embedded in 3DP PLA relative to PLA-only controls with differences in half-lives ranging from 3.6 to 10h. The one exception was the outdoor solar and an algal assemblage, where significant differences could not be discerned due to the already rapid photolysis rates. Ultimately, photocatalysis rates (half-life = 1.9-11.6h) were comparable to those previously published for TiO₂ 3DP structures in a laboratory environment and TiO₂ fixed-films (half-life = 2-13h) demonstrating feasibility of 3DP to immobilize TiO₂ photocatalysts under a range of conditions. This is the first time that MC concentrations from a field-collected HAB were photocatalytically degraded in both solar simulated light and sunlight using a custom-made advanced photocatalytic nano-composite with enhanced performance through high surface area design enabled by 3D printing. These data inform future development of scalable, retrievable, and operationally flexible structures with immobilized TiO₂.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"371 ","pages":"123208"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142611488","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}

{"title":"The synchronized dynamic release behavior of microplastics during farmland soil erosion process.","authors":"Ying Hu, Jia Jia, Fanping Zhou, Dongsheng Shen, Jiali Shentu, Li Lu, Shengqi Qi, Min Zhu, Yuyang Long","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123343","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123343","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Microplastics (MPs) are widespread in farmland soil. However, the risks associated with their loss through soil erosion remain unknown. This study investigates the occurrence and behavior of MPs in farmland soil in a southeastern coastal area of China, focusing on their synchronized dynamic release during soil erosion scenarios. The results showed that the abundance of MPs in the tested farmland soil ranged from 2.40 × 10⁴ to 1.04 × 10⁵ items·kg^-1. MPs predominantly appear as fragments and particles, with sizes concentrated between 30 and 100 μm. During the process of soil erosion, characterized by rapid soil subsidence, the amount of MPs released into water bodies initially decreases, averaging a reduction of 1.08 × 10⁴ items·kg^-1. This is followed by an average increase of 1.89 × 10⁴ items·kg^-1. The competition between the adsorption, collision, and sedimentation of soil particles and the desorption and release of settled particles, determines this behavior. This pattern is strongly related to the physicochemical properties and mechanical composition of the soil. Deep learning predictions revealed that, without external influences, 49.42% of MPs in farmland soil could be synchronously released into water bodies during erosion. The analysis shows that MPs exhibit dynamic behavior in time and space, posing serious threats to aquatic ecosystems. Controlling soil erosion in farmland is crucial for the source management of MP migration.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"371 ","pages":"123343"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142611297","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}

{"title":"Improving methane production from waste-activated sludge by coupling thermal hydrolysis with potassium ferrate pretreatment.","authors":"Jun Zheng, Zhimin You, Yihu Sun, Hongbo Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123332","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123332","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Thermal hydrolysis (TH) is effective in improving the solubilization of waste-activated sludge, but opportunities for enhancement remain, particularly in increasing organic matter conversion and reducing the generation of refractory substances. This study proposed a novel pretreatment method combining TH and potassium ferrate (PF) and evaluated its performance in improving sludge methane production. The results indicated that the combined pretreatment increased the methane yield from 118 ± 2 mL/g VS to 215 ± 7 mL/g VS, an increase of 82.2 % compared to the control. Combined pretreatment promoted the exposure of functional groups in the extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and altered protein secondary structure composition, thereby disrupting EPS. PF improved the biodegradability of TH-treated sludge by degrading humic acids and Maillard reaction products. In addition, Fe(III) produced by PF induces dissimilar iron reduction, which enhances microbial electron transfer activity and facilitates subsequent hydrolysis and acidification processes. Combined pretreatment increased the abundance of hydrolyzing and acidifying bacteria, but reduced hydrogenotrophic methanogens. This article reveals that PF improves the biodegradability of TH-treated sludge and provides new ideas for advanced TH technologies for sludge resource recovery.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"371 ","pages":"123332"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142611409","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}

{"title":"Paving towards the sustainable development goals: Analyzing the nexus of financial technology, business-centric-tourism, and green growth.","authors":"Huma Iftikhar, Atta Ullah, Ningyu Qian, Radulescu Magdalena","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123153","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The world is facing crucial challenges such as environmental degradation, social inequality, and slow economic growth due to the current transformative era. These challenges constitute a significant barrier to unlocking the world's full potential. In response, green growth has emerged as a focal point in global discourse due to the pivotal shift of legislators and researchers from conventional economic growth to sustainable and green growth. This research will examine the influence of financial technology and business-centric-tourism on green growth for a full panel of 148 worldwide economies and four different income-levels during the period spanning 2004-2021. The financial technology index comprises twenty-one enabling and integrated variables that capture the intersection between finance and technology. The two-step system GMM (Generalized Method of Moment) corroborated by the 2SLS (Two-Stage Least Square) method indicates that financial technology and business-centric-tourism endorse green growth for the world overall, while mixed results were observed at different income-levels. Moreover, energy transition, globalization, and business environment positively influence green growth, while it is negatively impacted by urban transition and socio-economic conditions. This study aligns its outcomes with the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) of 2030 and adds value to business literature on green growth by offering significant policy implications for achieving balanced and inclusive growth.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"371 ","pages":"123153"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142611487","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}

{"title":"Disturbance impacts on Mediterranean forests across climate and management scenarios.","authors":"Aitor Ameztegui, Lluís Coll, Miquel De Cáceres, Alejandra Morán-Ordóñez","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123193","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123193","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the climate-vulnerable Mediterranean basin, the severity and frequency of disturbances such as windthrows, droughts and fires are intensifying. Forests are generally resilient, but struggle to adapt to abrupt changes, which can impact their functionality and service provision. Various forest management alternatives aim to reduce forest vulnerability to disturbances, but few studies have evaluated the impact of management alternatives on multiple disturbances and service provision simultaneously. We aimed at filling this gap by conducting simulations of forest dynamics between 2020 and 2100 for 261 pine-dominated forest plots in Catalonia (NE Spain), under two emissions scenarios (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5) and four management scenarios (business-as-usual, promotion of bioenergy, maximum carbon storage, and ecohydrological forest management). We used the annual simulated output of forest structure and composition and future climatic projections to produce annual estimates of six ecosystem services, and we determined the annual potential impact on forests of the three main abiotic disturbances in the Mediterranean region: fire, droughts, and windstorms. We also evaluated trade-offs and synergies between disturbance impact and the provision of ecosystem services. Our simulations predicted a greater influence of management over climate scenario on the potential impact caused by all disturbances. The business-as-usual scenario consistently predicted higher impacts than the other three management scenarios, regardless of the disturbance considered or the climate scenario (fire impact 175% higher, drought impact 300%; wind impact 130%). The other three management scenarios showed similar patterns in predicted impact, but differences among them increased under more severe climate conditions. In general, there was a positive correlation between the impact by the three disturbance agents, particularly drought and fire (Pearson's r = 0.69). We observed that the provision of some services is highly correlated to disturbance impacts, suggesting that, under certain management schemes, service provision may be compromised due to abiotic disturbance impacts. Our work supports the need for an \"adaptation-first\" model in which the promotion of forest adaptation is placed at the core of forest management as the only way to ensure forest persistence and the delivery of services.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"371 ","pages":"123193"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142611197","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}

{"title":"Effective cadmium immobilization in paddy soil by the interaction of sulfate reducing bacteria and manganese fertilizer.","authors":"Peng Yang, Bin Wu, Shuai Zheng, Yuxian Shangguan, Lujie Liang, Qingjuan Zheng, Junqi Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123261","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Manganese fertilizer (MnSO₄) was widely applied to control the Cadmium (Cd) uptake by rice, but the overall process of microbial activities controlling Cd mobilization in paddy soil is poorly understood. This study investigated the stimulation effect of sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) on Cd bioavailability with the input of different doses MnSO₄ (0.5, 1.0, 2.0 g/kg) under the anaerobic paddy soil. The results show that the input of MnSO₄ generated soil H⁺ release. However, the stimulation of SRB remarkedly increased soil pH and reduced the redox potential (Eh) by inhibiting the exchange of Mn²⁺ and H⁺, resulting in the available Cd decreased and the amorphous Fe/Mn Oxide-Cd increased significantly. In the co-existed SRB and 1.0 g/kg MnSO₄, the available Cd decreased remarkedly by 40.18%, which was transformed to reducible Cd. Meanwhile, the addition of MnSO₄ and SRB enhanced the abundance of Cd immobilization related bacteria, including Desulfobacterota, Chloroflexi, Bacteroidota, and Myxococcota. KEGG results showed that MnSO₄ and SRB treatment enhanced the ability of microbial sulfur and secondary metabolites. Furthermore, the sulfate reduction related genes (i.e. aprA, sat) obviously enriched in soils. Structural equation modeling showed that Mn, Fe, DOC, Eh, and pH are the key factors affecting available Cd. These findings add to the current knowledge of how MnSO₄ and microorganisms affect the mobilization and availability of Cd under paddy soil media, providing new ideas and a theoretical basis for reducing the environmental risk of Cd.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"371 ","pages":"123261"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142611169","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}

{"title":"The side effects of the cure: Large-scale risks of a phytosanitary action plan on protected habitats and species.","authors":"Rocco Labadessa, Maria Adamo, Cristina Tarantino, Saverio Vicario","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123285","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Agriculture acts as a predominant factor that affects the state and functionality of ecosystems worldwide. Nevertheless, in case of emergency actions for counteracting the expansion of plant diseases, large-scale and harmful agricultural practices can be legally allowed without considering their environmental impact. Here, we assess the risks to the conservation of protected habitats and species arising from the implementation of an emergency action plan for counteracting the expansion of the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa in Puglia, Italy. Based on official cartographic information provided by regional authority, we considered the distribution of habitats and animal species protected by European Directives and orchid species protected by the CITES Convention, and quantified their overlap with the land-cover categories subject to phytosanitary actions at different scales. We used ANOVA to test variations in species susceptibility to proposed agricultural practices. We highlight that the prescribed actions threaten more than 20 % of the regional cover of EU-protected habitats, with expected risk nearing local extinctions for some wetland and grassland habitat types. Both the prescribed mechanical practices and the chemical treatments variously affect the majority of selected animal species. Risks are significantly high to species associated with open habitats and agroecosystems, characterized by a weaker movement ability, or requiring the grass layer for breeding or foraging. Among orchid species, the prescribed actions are particularly threatening to endemic taxa. The risks arising from the implementation of the phytosanitary action plan underline the need to reconsider the currently adopted regulations through a multidisciplinary approach, aimed at integrating biodiversity and ecosystem stability at various scales.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"371 ","pages":"123285"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142611293","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}

{"title":"Social targeting conservation subsidies in the Western Lake Erie Basin.","authors":"Matthew Ashenfarb, Carrie Dale Shaffer-Morrison, Robyn Wilson, Sandra Marquart-Pyatt, Rebecca Epanchin-Niell","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123103","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Achieving public conservation objectives often requires voluntary conservation on private land. However, some landowners are reluctant to participate in voluntary conservation programs, even when offered financial incentives. Heterogeneity in willingness to participate suggests that policymakers can improve conservation outcomes by strategically targeting subsidy program outreach, messaging, and design to landowners who are more likely to enroll, which we call \"social targeting.\" This paper informs social targeting a subsidy to farmers to construct wetlands in the Western Lake Erie Basin in the United States. We use a discrete choice survey and a latent class model to identify preference heterogeneity and farmer attributes associated with willingness to construct wetlands. Willing respondents prefer larger projects, but fully subsidized construction is vital for participation. Simulation results highlight that even the most willing farmers are unlikely to install a wetland if construction is not fully subsidized. Policy practitioners should target outreach to younger farmers and larger farms. Outreach strategies should focus on private benefits from the wetland, such as aesthetic values and hunting opportunities, highlight farmer responsibility for Lake Erie water quality, and promote positive social norms surrounding wetland construction.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"371 ","pages":"123103"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142611099","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}

{"title":"Improving rice quality through biochar application in China: A meta-analysis.","authors":"Hui He, Li Long, Zhiqiang Fu","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122701","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122701","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This research investigates the effects of biochar application on rice quality through a comprehensive meta-analysis, aiming to elucidate the ambiguous impacts of biochar on rice quality indicators and providing a comprehensive quantitative evaluation to inform sustainable agricultural practices and the practical application of biochar in rice cultivation.</p><p><strong>Design/methodology/approach: </strong>Utilizing a systematic meta-analysis, this study extracts 934 pairs of observations from 28 different studies. It integrates data to assess the overarching impact of biochar on rice quality, with a specific focus on ten essential quality indicators: brown rice rate, milled rice rate, head rice rate, chalky rice rate, degree of chalkiness, length-width ratio, amylose content, protein content, gel consistency, and eating quality score. This approach enables a detailed evaluation of how biochar application influences these critical aspects of rice quality.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>The meta-analysis reveals that biochar application notably enhances the processing, appearance, and eating quality score of rice, evidenced by improvements in the brown rice rate by 0.5%, milled rice rate by 1.7%, head rice rate by 6.2%, length-width ratio by 1.4%, and eating quality score by 2.6%. It also substantially reduces the chalky rice rate by 11.1% and the degree of chalkiness by 12.9%. However, the impacts on nutritional indicators, such as amylose content, gel consistency, and protein content, were found to be statistically insignificant. The most favorable effects were observed in heavy loam soil, alkaline soil(pH ≥ 7.5), soil organic content (SOM)＜10 g kg^-1, biochar with a pH range of 7-8, high-temperature biochar (≥ 400 °C), and biochar derived from husk and shell.</p><p><strong>Practical implications: </strong>This study highlights biochar's potential to improve rice quality, particularly in terms of processing and appearance, without negatively affecting its nutritional profiles. These findings support the utilization of biochar in rice production to improve quality and provide valuable insights for the development of sustainable agricultural practices and effective biochar application guidelines.</p><p><strong>Originality/value: </strong>This study represents a pioneering effort in agricultural science by systematically quantifying the impact of biochar on key rice quality indicators. It sheds light on the positive effects of biochar in enhancing various aspects of rice quality, underscoring its vital role in promoting sustainable agricultural practices. Through this meta-analysis, the study establishes a foundation for effective biochar usage guidelines in rice cultivation, offering substantial insights and paving new avenues for research into biochar's application in agriculture.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"371 ","pages":"122701"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142611428","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}