{"title":"Evaluation of various design models of irrigation sedimentation basins","authors":"F. Salmasi, J. Abraham, A. Salmasi","doi":"10.1007/s13762-023-05159-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13762-023-05159-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Sedimentation basins are structures that separate suspended sediments from river flows at irrigation intakes. There are many ways to design these sedimentation basins, some of which lead to unrealistic results because of their simplifying assumptions. Some of these methods are complex and are extremely difficult to use. Meanwhile, other methods to reduce the above problems have been proposed by a number of researchers that are based on laboratory or analytical studies. Due to the existence of various models, it is difficult to determine which approach is the most appropriate model. Here, by introducing multiple methods, their performance has been evaluated by comparison with laboratory data. Experiments were conducted on a flume 12 m in length, 1.2 m in width, and 0.5 m in height for three sediment sizes and for different discharges. Trapping efficiencies were calculated based on the remaining sediment in the invert of the flume after completion of the experiment. The results showed that the United States bureau of reclamation model shows a high efficiency of the sedimentation basins. In addition, it was found that the efficiency estimates of this model are very sensitive to input parameters. Examination of various statistical characteristics showed that the trapping efficiency in this study is consistent with the Sarikaya and Einstein models. Also, a regression equation with an accuracy of RMS = 7.32 can be used to estimate the trapping efficiency in irrigation sediment basins.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"20 10","pages":"11301 - 11308"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13762-023-05159-2.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24849774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Naghdi, M. Mirmohammadi, H. Karimzadegan, J. Ghodusi
{"title":"Studying the health risk assessment and effect of heavy metals from automobile industries on the air quality of the 21st district of Tehran","authors":"S. Naghdi, M. Mirmohammadi, H. Karimzadegan, J. Ghodusi","doi":"10.1007/s13762-023-05156-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13762-023-05156-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Automotive operations and manufacturing produce a lot of airborne particulate matter. Heavy metal-laden particulate matter may harm humans and the environment. This study examines the relationship between heavy metals and suspended particles in the automotive industry and assesses heavy metal risk. Using the OSHA125G guidelines, the measurement of particles and their analysis using fiberglass membrane filters and the acid digestion method in 15 points around the automotive industries of Region 21 in two hot and cold seasons was done 24 h a day, and finally, the contribution of heavy metals to the amount of suspended particles in the area was checked. In this study, the average concentration of total metals in the hot and cold seasons was 38 and 57 ng/m<sup>3</sup>, respectively. Also, the total concentration of suspended particles in summer is about 10% higher than its concentration in winter, and the reason for this can be the entry of suspended particles by local winds into the areas of Tehran. The highest and lowest incidences of cancer in the resident group are related to lead and nickel. Also, both groups of residents and workers are immune from non-carcinogenic risks. A study has shown that the amount of heavy metals in the atmosphere around the world is higher in the winter than in the summer. It is possible to claim that man-made activities, particularly automotive ones, were the origin of heavy metals other than nickel in the winter.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"20 10","pages":"11255 - 11266"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13762-023-05156-5.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24849856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Kinetic, statistical, and cost evaluations in the remediation of spent caustic wastewater by photo-electro-Fenton process","authors":"A. Shokri, M. S. Fard","doi":"10.1007/s13762-023-05149-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13762-023-05149-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Unsystematic monitoring in disposal and treatment of spent caustic wastewater, reducing energy resources, threatening our environment, and deteriorating water security challenge. In this context, spent caustic wastewater should be effectively remediated regarding its environmentally malign properties due to the presence of different contaminants with complicated formulations. Thus, in this research, the remediation of spent caustic effluent was investigated by the photo-electro-Fenton (PEF) as an advanced oxidation process (AOP). The Box–Behnken design (BBD) was applied for empirical outline and statistical interpretation of each variable, H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-to-COD ratio, pH, current density, and reaction temperature on the elimination of chemical oxygen demand (COD). The optimum points of variables were as follows: current density at 15.2 mA/cm<sup>2</sup>, H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-to-COD ratio at 0.57, pH at 3.9, and treatment time of 71 min. In this condition, the predicted and real values of COD removal percent were 96.20 and 97.0%, respectively. The kinetic analysis showed that the COD removal pursued the first-order kinetic model, and the half-life and reaction rate constant in the kinetic were 14.5 min and 0.0479 min<sup>−1</sup>, respectively. The considered specific energy consumption (SEC) value in the PEF process was 22.71 kWh/m<sup>3</sup> removal, showing that this process could be a cost-effective technique for the remediation of spent caustic effluent on a laboratory works. Therefore, based on the overall results, PEF can be a promising and highly effective process for the COD elimination in spent caustic wastewater.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"20 10","pages":"11207 - 11218"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24849848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}
J. H. Wang, L. Y. Wang, Q. B. Zhang, J. Wang, Y. C. Li, S. Y. Wang, J. C. Li, Y. F. Chi
{"title":"Effect of municipal sludge/blue-green algae ratio on thermophilic aerobic composting and its dissolved organic matter dynamic process","authors":"J. H. Wang, L. Y. Wang, Q. B. Zhang, J. Wang, Y. C. Li, S. Y. Wang, J. C. Li, Y. F. Chi","doi":"10.1007/s13762-023-05147-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13762-023-05147-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This work evaluated the performance of thermophilic aerobic co-composting of municipal sludge and blue-green algae and explored the dissolved organic matter dynamic evolution simultaneously. The results of 28-day monitoring demonstrated that the addition of blue-green algae greatly upgraded the municipal sludge thermophilic aerobic composting performance with the highest microcystin removal efficiency averaging 94.9%, germination index over 90% and moisture content below 45% at municipal sludge: blue-green algae ratio of 4:1. The synergistic effect of municipal sludge and blue-green algae enhanced microbial activity through creating a better aerobic composting environment and, therefore, improved the permeability of the input streams. Three-dimensional excitation-emission matrix spectra of the input streams were resolved by the parallel factor analysis model, and the main components were humic acid-like (Component 1), fulvic acid-like (Component 2), tryptophan-like (Component 3), and tyrosine-like (Component 4). In addition, the relative <i>F</i><sub>max</sub> of Component 1 and Component 2 increased during aerobic composting, while the <i>F</i><sub>max</sub> of Component 3 and Component 4 decreased sharply. The variation indicated that aerobic co-composting could enhance the decomposition of protein-like substances and promote the generation of humus-like substances, thus leading to the increased humification. Hence, the aerobic co-composting of municipal sludge and blue-green algae provided important theoretical support for the scale-up engineering treatment of MS.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"20 10","pages":"11309 - 11320"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13762-023-05147-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24849730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison of data-driven techniques for daily streamflow forecasting","authors":"P. de Bourgoing, A. Malekian","doi":"10.1007/s13762-023-05131-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13762-023-05131-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Four artificial intelligence methods are compared for streamflow forecasting. The models are tested using 20 years of daily streamflow values in seven basins of the Zagros Mountain Range, Iran. The models considered in the study are artificial neural networks (ANNs), Artificial Neural Networks trained with Ant Colony Optimization for continuous domains (ACO<sub>ℝ</sub>–ANN), Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) and Multigene Genetic Programming (MGGP). The performances of the models are measured by the root mean square error, the coefficient of determination (<i>R</i><sup>2</sup>) and the Nash–Sutcliffe model efficiency. Depending on the basin, ANN, ANFIS or MGGP is the best performing method. None of the methods outperforms the others for all the basins. Overall, the best-performing model is ANN and the worst is ACO<sub>ℝ</sub>–ANN. The physical and climate characteristics of the basins influence the models’ performances.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"20 10","pages":"11093 - 11106"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24849886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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":"Solar panel energy production forecasting by machine learning methods and contribution of lifespan to sustainability","authors":"H. Yılmaz, M. Şahin","doi":"10.1007/s13762-023-05110-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13762-023-05110-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The struggle to protect the atmosphere and the environment is increasing rapidly around the world. More work is needed to make energy production from renewable energy sources sustainable. The integration of energy with machine learning provides numerous advantages. In this study, the solar energy system, which is one of the main renewable energy sources, is considered. Support Vector Machine (SVM), K-nearest neighbor, Random Forest, Artificial Neural networks, Naive Bayes, Logistic Regression, Decision Tree, Gradient Boosting, Adaptive Boosting, and Stochastic Gradient Descent are used to forecast energy production. Forecast experiments are conducted in a region with high solar radiation and high temperature. Thus, there is an opportunity to examine overheated solar panels as well. A small-scale but adequate weather station is installed right next to the solar panel. Inputs such as temperature, pressure, humidity, and solar radiation obtained from the atmosphere with sensors are used. Obtained data are processed utilizing an Arduino microcontroller, data are recorded with C# software, and machine learning training is performed using Python programming. According to the results, the best performance is provided by SVM. This study provides guidance on whether solar energy systems investments are appropriate in the relevant region.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"20 10","pages":"10999 - 11018"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13762-023-05110-5.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24849823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Asmani, K. Bashirnezhad, P B Shahabi, I. Zahmatkesh
{"title":"Determining an equation for estimating the evaporation from water surfaces covered with photovoltaic panels","authors":"M. Asmani, K. Bashirnezhad, P B Shahabi, I. Zahmatkesh","doi":"10.1007/s13762-023-04910-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13762-023-04910-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Evaporation from the water surface is one of the important topics in management and decision making for water resources. For this reason, measuring the evaporation rate is highlighted. In this study, the evaporation equation is determined with appropriate accuracy by constructing a laboratory device at first. Then, the evaporation rate of the water surfaces covered with photovoltaic panels is calculated and presented in the form of a new experimental equation. The proposed experimental equation is examined and analyzed in different modes and is validated by laboratory data. According to the results, the predicted value by this equation has an average error of about 10.53%, which is acceptable compared to other equations. According to the results, the application of photovoltaic panels on the lake dam surface by 25, 50, 75, and 100% reduces water evaporation by 16.36, 23.28, 43.28, and 69%, respectively. This indicates less evaporation in the surface covered by the panel.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000 <figure><div><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></div></figure>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"20 10","pages":"10661 - 10672"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13762-023-04910-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24849822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mass transfer analysis of the isochoric–isotherm hydrate-based water desalination from CO2/C3H8 gas mixtures","authors":"M. Naseh, C. Falamaki, V. Mohebbi","doi":"10.1007/s13762-023-05140-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13762-023-05140-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The purpose of this study is to investigate the composition of the gas, liquid and hydrate phases during gas hydrate formation. The kinetics of gas hydrate formation from a CO<sub>2</sub>/C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>8</sub> gas mixture (initial molar ratio 80/20) under isochoric and isothermal (2, 4 and 6 °C) conditions from pure and saline water has been investigated. Experimental measurement of gas composition was performed by gas chromatography and that of the liquid phase by conductivity analysis. The main and novel finding of the present study is that at early times, the gas hydrate is supersaturated with CO<sub>2</sub>, following an equilibrium concentration of CO<sub>2</sub> and C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>8</sub> molecules at later times. Initially, the occupancy of the 5<sup>12</sup>6<sup>4</sup> cages of the SII structure by the CO<sub>2</sub> molecules exceeds the equilibrium plateau. A gradual egress of CO<sub>2</sub> to the liquid/gas phase occurs afterward, eventually resulting in the decrease in CO<sub>2</sub> and increase in C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>8</sub> apparent mass transfer coefficients.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"20 10","pages":"11149 - 11164"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13762-023-05140-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24849824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A systematic analysis of research trends on the utilization of life cycle assessment in pharmaceutical applications","authors":"M. R. Sabour, H. Zarrabi, M. Hajbabaie","doi":"10.1007/s13762-023-05103-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13762-023-05103-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Pharmaceutical manufacturing on a large scale and the presence of pharmaceuticals in the environment have sparked growing concern. The life cycle assessment (LCA) technique is an efficient tool for analyzing any potential environmental impacts associated with pharmaceuticals at each step of their life cycle. This study presents research trends and future directions of pharma-LCAs through bibliometric indicators. The Scopus database was used to collect the literature dataset. Between 2000 and 2022, a total of 207 documents involving “pharmaceutical” and “LCA” were released. Numerous aspects of these documents, including subject categories, journals, articles, countries, affiliations, funding sponsors, authors, and keywords, have been systematically examined in this research. Collaborations between authors and countries were visualized and analyzed by using social network analysis based on co-authorship relations. Additionally, keywords were clustered using co-occurrence relations to discover the most trending topics in the literature review. The research showed that as an evolutionary process, the utilization of the life cycle assessment method has continued to increase in the pharmaceutical sector within the period. As well, the principal focus of studies has been on pharmaceuticals for human consumption. The analysis of extracted keywords reveals that green chemistry, energy efficiency, and sustainable pharmacy have always been the main topics. However, in recent years, researchers' focus has shifted to environmental impacts, carbon footprint, wastewater treatment, human toxicity, active pharmaceutical ingredients and blisters.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3>\u0000 <figure><div><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></div></figure>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"20 10","pages":"10921 - 10942"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13762-023-05103-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24849821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. D. Yildizay, Ö. Aydin, Y. Erhan Böke, I. Y. Uralcan, F. Sen
{"title":"Investigation of energy efficiency of heating systems in power plant boilers for different conditions with CFD analysis","authors":"H. D. Yildizay, Ö. Aydin, Y. Erhan Böke, I. Y. Uralcan, F. Sen","doi":"10.1007/s13762-023-05130-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13762-023-05130-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Flame shape temperature distribution, CO<sub>2,</sub> and O<sub>2</sub> concentrations in the pulverized coal-fired boiler at Seyitömer Thermal Power Plant are numerically investigated for real operating conditions. The numerical results are compared with the measured results to validate the model. It is observed that the calculated and measured temperature differences are less than 50 K. For both numerical analysis and measurements, a decrease in O<sub>2</sub> concentrations and an increase in CO<sub>2</sub> concentrations in the flame zone of the furnace are observed. The flame shape was numerically analyzed for various operating conditions of the burners. It is observed that the flame does not fill the boiler, narrows along the boiler, and disturbs the homogeneity of the temperature distribution for the cases when the opposite burners 2 and 5 are switched off separately. As a result, coal burners should be shut down during operation, considering proper flame formation. This study has provided important information to the literature for more efficient and environmentally friendly coal combustion in thermal power plants.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"20 10","pages":"11231 - 11238"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13762-023-05130-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24849816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}