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Combined Effects of PFAS and Metals on Cognitive Function. PFAS与金属对认知功能的联合影响。

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Environments - MDPI Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-07 DOI: 10.3390/environments13060319

Adeola Shogbaike, Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi

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Predicting Minute Ventilation from Heart Rate in Adolescents: A Tool for Environmental Health Studies. 从青少年心率预测微小通气：环境健康研究的工具

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Environments - MDPI Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-21 DOI: 10.3390/environments12120448

Celia Cacho, Meghana Giri, Kyung Hwa Jung, Ruskin Del Mundo, Aimee Layton, Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir

{"title":"Predicting Minute Ventilation from Heart Rate in Adolescents: A Tool for Environmental Health Studies.","authors":"Celia Cacho, Meghana Giri, Kyung Hwa Jung, Ruskin Del Mundo, Aimee Layton, Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir","doi":"10.3390/environments12120448","DOIUrl":"10.3390/environments12120448","url":null,"abstract":"Minute ventilation (VE) is central to understanding the interplay between air pollution and exercise. However, real-time measurement of VE in environmental health research is often limited by access to equipment and technical expertise. We aimed to (1) develop predictive equations for VE based on heart rate (HR) in adolescents using metabolic exercise testing data, (2) evaluate which demographic factors influenced model accuracy, and (3) compare our equations to previously published equations applied to our sample. We analyzed cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) data from 41 patients. VE was log-transformed, and generalized estimating equations (GEE) were used to model associations between HR and VE, adjusting for age, sex, race, ethnicity, and BMI. In the fully adjusted model, HR was a strong predictor of VE (p-value < 0.001); only sex was a significant covariate (p = 0.003). Stratification revealed a higher predicted VE at a given HR for males compared to females (ymale = 0.020x + 0.813 vs. yfemale = 0.019x + 0.708, where y = lnVE and x = HR) with a pseudo-R2 of 0.80 for males and pseudo-R2 of 0.82 for females. Our predictive equations had the lowest average percent difference between measured and predicted VE, whereas prior models under- or overestimated VE in our sample. Overall, sex-specific GEEs provide a practical method to estimate VE from HR in adolescents and can serve as tools to support exposure assessment and future applications in environmental health research.","PeriodicalId":36821,"journal":{"name":"Environments - MDPI","volume":"12 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13341173/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148406369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Preferential Allocation of Currently Assimilated Carbon Induced by the Source Leaf Position on Young Cork Oaks (Quercus suber L.) in Late Spring 晚春幼栎源叶位置诱导当前同化碳的优先分配

Environments - MDPI Pub Date : 2025-11-23 DOI: 10.3390/environments12120451

Carla Nóbrega, Helena Ávila, Renato Coelho, Margarida Tomé, Augusta Costa

{"title":"Preferential Allocation of Currently Assimilated Carbon Induced by the Source Leaf Position on Young Cork Oaks (Quercus suber L.) in Late Spring","authors":"Carla Nóbrega, Helena Ávila, Renato Coelho, Margarida Tomé, Augusta Costa","doi":"10.3390/environments12120451","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/environments12120451","url":null,"abstract":"The whole-plant preferential allocation patterns of recently assimilated carbon by the source leaves of six-year-old cork oaks (Quercus suber L.) were assessed 7 days after a 14CO2 pulse-labelling in late spring (end of May). The 14CO2 assimilation was separately induced on attached leaves on branches located at the top-down 30% of the crown height, in the middle 40% and at the bottom-up 30% of the crown height of twelve plants. Our results showed that the top source leaves retained the highest amount (64%) of their own current produced carbohydrates compared to either lower (49%) or middle (42%) source leaves. The top source leaves preferentially export current carbohydrates to their most proximal sinks, namely, other leaves or their branches. However, lower source leaves exported the highest amount of current carbon, about 37%, preferentially to the root system. Roots displayed the greatest sink strength for the available current carbohydrates, due to their largest biomass (between 69% and 75% of the whole plant biomass), when other strong sinks, such as the annual leaves, were fully expanded. Taken together, our data revealed that carbon supply by leaves and delivery to roots are critical for maintaining root growth in cork oak under Mediterranean seasonal drought conditions.","PeriodicalId":36821,"journal":{"name":"Environments - MDPI","volume":"12 12","pages":"451-451"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147878617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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What Drives Sustainable Energy Use? A Case Study from Jordanian Households 驱动可持续能源使用的因素是什么？来自约旦家庭的案例研究

Environments - MDPI Pub Date : 2025-11-23 DOI: 10.3390/environments12120452

Mohammad Jaber, Dhia Qasim, Abrar Ghaith

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Selective Adsorption Performance of a High-Capacity Mesoporous Silica Aerogel for Fluoroquinolones 大容量介孔二氧化硅气凝胶对氟喹诺酮类药物的选择性吸附性能

Environments - MDPI Pub Date : 2025-08-28 DOI: 10.3390/environments12090300

Yifan Zhao, Lin Gu, Zhihan Liu, Junyu Zhang, Wei Xia, Peng Wang, Wenlei Zhai, Guangxin Yang, Xiaosheng Shen, Cheng‐Qi Fan, Cong Kong

{"title":"Selective Adsorption Performance of a High-Capacity Mesoporous Silica Aerogel for Fluoroquinolones","authors":"Yifan Zhao, Lin Gu, Zhihan Liu, Junyu Zhang, Wei Xia, Peng Wang, Wenlei Zhai, Guangxin Yang, Xiaosheng Shen, Cheng‐Qi Fan, Cong Kong","doi":"10.3390/environments12090300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/environments12090300","url":null,"abstract":"Fluoroquinolone antibiotics (FQs) are widely applied in veterinary practice and animal husbandry and frequently persist in organic waste liquids (OWLs), creating substantial environmental and health risks when untreated. A high-capacity mesoporous silica aerogel (SA-60) was produced via a cost-effective sol–gel route from water glass, followed by ambient pressure drying at 60 °C for 6 h. SA-60 exhibited pronounced selectivity, providing a maximum adsorption capacity of 630.18 mg·g−1 for enrofloxacin (ENR) in acetonitrile. Adsorption efficiency was weakly dependent on pH. Mechanistic analysis indicated combined physical and chemical interactions, with intra-particle diffusion governing the overall rate. Thermodynamic evaluation showed a spontaneous and endothermic process for ENR adsorption. Organic solvent type and water content were major determinants of adsorption efficiency. Durable performance was observed, with capacity retention above 80% after five adsorption-desorption cycles. The mesoporous architecture (surface area 249.21 m2·g−1; average pore diameter 10.81 nm) supported the high uptake. These results identify SA-60 as a sustainable adsorbent for removing hazardous FQs from OWLs, offering a simple, energy-efficient approach for the source-level control of antibiotic pollution and improved environmental management.","PeriodicalId":36821,"journal":{"name":"Environments - MDPI","volume":"12 9","pages":"300-300"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/12/9/300/pdf?version=1756392570","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147332411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Long-Term Performance of Passive Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Samplers for Indoor Air. 室内空气被动挥发性有机化合物（VOCs）采样器的长期性能研究。

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Environments - MDPI Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-31 DOI: 10.3390/environments12080267

John H Zimmerman, Brian Schumacher, Christopher C Lutes, Brian Cosky, Heidi Hayes

{"title":"Long-Term Performance of Passive Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Samplers for Indoor Air.","authors":"John H Zimmerman, Brian Schumacher, Christopher C Lutes, Brian Cosky, Heidi Hayes","doi":"10.3390/environments12080267","DOIUrl":"10.3390/environments12080267","url":null,"abstract":"The reliability of passive samplers in measuring volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in indoor air depends on whether the uptake rate is constant given the environmental conditions and sampler exposure duration. The first phase of this study evaluated the performance of charcoal-based, solvent-extracted passive samplers (e.g., Radiello® 130 passive samplers with white diffusive bodies) over exposure periods ranging from 1 week to 1 year in a test house with known vapor intrusion (VI). Chloroform %Bias values exceeded the ±30% acceptance criterion after 4 weeks exposure. Benzene, hexane, and trichloroethylene (TCE) concentrations were within the acceptance criterion for up to three months. Toluene and tetrachloroethylene (PCE), the two least volatile compounds, demonstrated uniform uptake rates over one year. In the second phase of this study, testing of the longer exposure times of 6 months and 1 year were evaluated with three additional passive samplers: Waterloo Membrane Sampler™ (WMS™), SKC 575 with secondary diffusive cover, and Radiello® 130 passive samplers with yellow diffusive bodies. The SKC 575 and Radiello® 130 passive samplers produced acceptable results (%Bias ≤ 30%) over the 6-month exposure period, while the WMS™ sampler results favored petroleum hydrocarbon more than chlorinated solvent uptake. After the 1-year exposure period, the passive sampler performances were acceptable under specific conditions of this study. The results suggest that all three samplers can produce acceptable results over exposure time periods beyond 30 days and up to a year for some compounds.","PeriodicalId":36821,"journal":{"name":"Environments - MDPI","volume":"12 8","pages":"267"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12425130/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145065416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Toxic Legacy—Environmental Impacts of Historic Metal Mining and Metallurgy in the Harz Region (Germany) at Local, Regional and Supra-Regional Levels 有毒遗产-历史金属采矿和冶金在哈茨地区（德国）在地方，区域和超区域层面的环境影响

Environments - MDPI Pub Date : 2025-06-26 DOI: 10.3390/environments12070215

Louisa Friederike Steingräber, Friedhart Knolle, Horst Kierdorf, Catharina Ludolphy, Uwe Kierdorf

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Association of PFAS and Metals with Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Exploring the Mediating Effect of Diet. PFAS和金属与心血管疾病风险的关系：探讨饮食的中介作用。

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Environments - MDPI Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-28 DOI: 10.3390/environments12060178

Augustina Odediran, Kenneth Bollen, Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi

{"title":"Association of PFAS and Metals with Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Exploring the Mediating Effect of Diet.","authors":"Augustina Odediran, Kenneth Bollen, Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi","doi":"10.3390/environments12060178","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/environments12060178","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major global health burden influenced by genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors. Among these, exposure to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and toxic metals has been increasingly implicated in adverse cardiovascular outcomes. However, the mediating role of dietary inflammation in these associations remains unclear.Objective: This study investigates the relationship between PFAS and metal exposures and CVD risk, focusing on the potential mediating role of diet, operationalized through the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII). Additionally, this study examines age as an effect modifier in these associations.Methods: Utilizing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2017-2018 cycle (n = 660), we assessed environmental exposures (lead, cadmium, mercury, perfluorooctanoic acid-PFOA, perfluorooctane sulfonate-PFOS), dietary inflammatory potential (DII), and cardiovascular markers (blood pressure, lipid profile, C-reactive protein). Statistical analyses included linear regression and Bayesian Kernel Machine Regression-Causal Mediation Analysis (BKMR-CMA) to estimate the direct, indirect (through DII), and total effects of exposure on CVD risk biomarkers.Results: Linear regression revealed significant associations between mercury and reduced systolic blood pressure (SBP) (p = 0.017) and cadmium with increased C-reactive protein (CRP) (p = 0.006). Mediation analysis suggested dietary inflammation may play a role, though estimates were imprecise.Conclusions: PFAS and metals may influence CVD risk through inflammatory pathways, with potential age-related differences. Future longitudinal studies are needed to clarify these complex interactions, reduce measurement error, and guide age-specific exposure regulations.","PeriodicalId":36821,"journal":{"name":"Environments - MDPI","volume":"12 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12366770/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144972733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Evaluation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soil Remediation Technologies and Their Effects on Soybean Growth 石油烃污染土壤修复技术评价及其对大豆生长的影响

Environments - MDPI Pub Date : 2024-12-28 DOI: 10.3390/environments12010006

Dengyu Jiang, Tao Li, Xuanhe Liang, Xin Zhao, Shanlong Li, Yutong Li, Kokyo Oh, Haifeng Liu, Tiehua Cao

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引用次数: 3

Conceptual Design of an Urban Pocket Park Located in the Site of the Occurrence of a Nineteenth-Century Chapel Using Representatives of Local Xerothermic Vegetation 位于19世纪教堂遗址的城市口袋公园概念设计，使用当地干热植被的代表

Environments - MDPI Pub Date : 2024-11-13 DOI: 10.3390/environments11110252

Weronika Kopeć, Ewa Hanus-Fajerska, Leszek Bylina

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