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Synthesis and characterization of green phenolic resin with olive oil mill wastewater 橄榄油厂废水制备绿色酚醛树脂及表征

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Environmental Sciences Europe Pub Date : 2023-02-13 DOI: 10.1186/s12302-023-00719-2

Günay Özbay, Nadir Ayrilmis, Muhammad Syarhabil Ahmad

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引用次数: 2

Potassium citrate-derived porous carbon with high CO2 capture and Congo red adsorption performance 具有高CO2捕集性能和刚果红吸附性能的柠檬酸钾衍生多孔碳

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Environmental Sciences Europe Pub Date : 2023-02-08 DOI: 10.1186/s12302-023-00712-9

Song Wang, Tingting Zhang, Jiaxin Li, Yumeng Hua, Jiali Dou, Xuecheng Chen, Sanxi Li

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引用次数: 9

Sustainable development goal 13 and switching priorities: addressing climate change in the context of pandemic recovery efforts 可持续发展目标13和转换优先事项:在大流行病恢复工作背景下处理气候变化问题

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Environmental Sciences Europe Pub Date : 2023-01-19 DOI: 10.1186/s12302-022-00701-4

Walter Leal Filho, Aprajita Minhas, Birgit Schmook, Sofia Mardero, Ayyoob Sharifi, Shlomit Paz, Marina Kovaleva, Maria Cristina Albertini, Antonis Skouloudis

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引用次数: 3

The essential-use concept: a valuable tool to guide decision-making on applications for authorisation under REACH? 必要用途概念:指导REACH授权申请决策的宝贵工具?

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Environmental Sciences Europe Pub Date : 2023-01-18 DOI: 10.1186/s12302-022-00708-x

Romain Figuière, Flora Borchert, Ian T. Cousins, Marlene Ågerstrand

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引用次数: 0

Risk and economic cost of hospitalization due to atrial fibrillation caused by air pollution: a multi-city time series analysis 空气污染引起的房颤住院的风险和经济成本:多城市时间序列分析

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Environmental Sciences Europe Pub Date : 2023-01-16 DOI: 10.1186/s12302-022-00709-w

C. Lin, Jia Li, Wanyanhan Jiang, Xi Gao, Yi He, Lian Yang

引用次数: 1

Review: mountain lakes as freshwater resources at risk from chemical pollution 评论：山区湖泊是面临化学污染风险的淡水资源

IF 5.9 3区环境科学与生态学

Environmental Sciences Europe Pub Date : 2023-01-13 DOI: 10.1186/s12302-022-00710-3

Oliver Machate, D. Schmeller, T. Schulze, W. Brack

引用次数: 4

Melamine in the environment: a critical review of available information 环境中的三聚氰胺：对现有信息的批判性审查

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Environmental Sciences Europe Pub Date : 2023-01-10 DOI: 10.1186/s12302-022-00707-y

Laura H. Lütjens, S. Pawlowski, M. Silvani, U. Blumenstein, Ingo Richter

引用次数: 3

Distribution, health risk assessment, and water quality criteria of phthalate esters in Poyang Lake, China 鄱阳湖邻苯二甲酸酯的分布、健康风险评价及水质标准

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Environmental Sciences Europe Pub Date : 2023-01-06 DOI: 10.1186/s12302-022-00702-3

Shun-hao Ai, Xiaonan Wang, Xiangyun Gao, Qianyun Xu, Ji Li, Zhengtao Liu

引用次数: 3

Integrated use of biomarkers to assess the impact of heavy metal pollution on Solea aegyptiaca fish in Lake Qarun 综合利用生物标志物评估重金属污染对卡润湖埃及Solea aegyptiaca鱼的影响

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Environmental Sciences Europe Pub Date : 2022-08-20 DOI: 10.1186/s12302-022-00656-6

Asmaa M. El-Agri, M. Emam, H. Gaber, E. Hassan, S. Hamdy

引用次数: 6

Diversity, distribution, and function of bacteria in the supraglacial region hit by glacial lake outburst flood in northern Pakistan 巴基斯坦北部冰川湖溃决洪水袭击的冰上地区细菌的多样性、分布和功能

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Environmental Sciences Europe Pub Date : 2022-08-17 DOI: 10.1186/s12302-022-00654-8

Nikhat Ilahi, A. Bahadur, Wenyin Wang, A. Degen, Shi-chang Kang, W. Sajjad, Z. Shang

引用次数: 2