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2. Evaluation indicators for road traffic energy consumption: a review and prospect

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3. Recent updates on remediation approaches of environmentally occurring pollutants using visible light-active nano-photocatalysts

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4. A review of the status, challenges, trends, and prospects of groundwater quality assessment in Nigeria: an evidence-based meta-analysis approach

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5. Review of the research status on the transmission and diffusion characteristics of indoor viral aerosol particles

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6. Bibliometric analysis of Advanced Oxidation Processes studies with a focus on Life Cycle Assessment and Costs

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7. Review in application of blast furnace dust in wastewater treatment: material preparation, integrated process, and mechanism

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8. Metal contamination, their ecological risk, and relationship with other variables in surface sediments of urban rivers in a big city in Asia: case study of Hanoi, Vietnam

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9. Ammonia-induced oxidative stress triggered apoptosis in the razor clam (Sinonovacula constricta)

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10. Impact of climate change on water quality evolution in cold regions using a water–heat–nitrogen processes coupled model

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11. Can fintech pave the way for a transition towards low-carbon economy? Examination based on machine learning algorithm

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12. Comparison of sediment biomarker signatures generated using time-integrated and discrete suspended sediment samples

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13. Techno-environmental analysis to valorize the secondary energy resources from refuse-derived fuel-based waste to energy plant

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14. A Box-Behnken design-based chemometric approach to optimize the sono-photodegradation of hydroxychloroquine in water media using the Fe(0)/S₂O₈²⁻/UV system

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15. Analysing spatio-temporal drought characteristics and copula-based return period in Indian Gangetic Basin (1901–2021)

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16. Nitrogen metabolism pathways and functional microorganisms in typical karst wetlands

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17. Research on the dynamic mechanism of digital economy system coupling to enhance urban ecological resilience

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18. Carbon emissions in China’s urban agglomerations: spatio-temporal patterns, regional inequalities, and driving forces

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19. Impact of short-term irrigation of diverse distillery wastewater types on plant attributes and antioxidative enzymes of pea (Pisum sativum L. var. Rachna)

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20. Coagulation performance and mechanism analysis of humic acid by using covalently bonded coagulants: effect of pH and matching mechanism of humic acid functional groups

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21. Uncovering the mechanisms of how corn steep liquor and microbial communities minimize cadmium translocation in Chinese cabbage

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22. Environmental implications of three Pleurotus strain growths for water remediation in the perspective of climate change in New Egyptian Delta

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23. Geographic information system-based multi-criteria decision-making analysis for investment assessment of wind-photovoltaic-shared energy storage power stations: a case study of Shanxi Province

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24. Performance and mechanism of biochar@FeMg-LDH for efficient activation of persulfate for degradation of 2, 4-dichlorophenol in groundwater

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25. The government subsidy design considering the reference price effect in a green supply chain

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26. Effects of environmentally relevant concentrations of oxytetracycline and sulfadiazine on the bacterial communities, antibiotic resistance genes, and functional genes are different between maize rhizosphere and bulk soil

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27. High-solution emission characters and health risks of volatile organic compounds for sprayers in automobile repair industries

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28. Research on the path of building carbon peak in China based on LMDI decomposition and GA-BP model

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29. Environmental and ecological risk of microplastics in the surface waters and gastrointestinal tract of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) around the Lakshadweep Islands, India

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30. Assessment of drinking water quality and health risk using water quality index and multiple computational models: a case study of Yangtze River in suburban areas of Wuhan, central China, from 2016 to 2021

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31. Residual hydrocarbons in long-term contaminated soils: implications to risk-based management

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32. Future land use simulation model-based landscape ecological risk prediction under the localized shared socioeconomic pathways in the Xiangjiang River Basin, China

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33. Efficient sorption of As(III) from water by magnetite decorated porous carbon extracted from a biowaste material

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34. Alginate-encapsulated biochar as an effective soil ameliorant for reducing Pb phytoavailability to lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)

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35. Economic level, environmental regulation, and new energy industry development

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36. Satellite-based ensemble intelligent approach for predicting forest fire: a case of the Hyrcanian forest in Iran

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37. Analysis and identification of degradation products in gas, particle, and liquid phases of polypropylene and polyethyleneterephthalate microplastics aging through non-thermal plasma simulation

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38. Chronic exposure to low levels of phenanthrene induces histological damage and carcinogenic risk in the uterus of female mice

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39. Investigating the unparalleled effects of economic growth and high-quality economic development on energy insecurity in China: A provincial perspective

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40. Participatory hackathon to determine ecological relevant endpoints for a neurotoxin to aquatic and benthic invertebrates

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41. One to twelve-month-ahead forecasting of MODIS-derived Qinghai Lake area, using neuro-fuzzy system hybridized by firefly optimization

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42. Mineralization and residue characteristics of chloramphenicol in aerobic soils: evidence from a carbon-14 study

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43. Current patterns and trends of microplastic pollution in the marine environment: A bibliometric analysis

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44. Contradictions in human-nature relationships threaten coastal resilience and sustainability in the Bohai Rim Region, China

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45. The investigation of sorption–desorption performance and mechanism of copper by surfactant-modified zeolite in aqueous solutions

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46. Spatiotemporal evolution characteristics and driving forces of vegetation cover variations in the Chengdu-Chongqing region of China under the background of rapid urbanization

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47. Past environmental changes: using sedimentary photosynthetic pigments to enhance subtropical reservoir management

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48. Pyrolysis characteristics and product distribution of oil sludge based on radiant heating

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49. Excess secondary sludge reuse by H₂O₂ thermal dehydration

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50. A study on the dynamic impact of carbon emission trading on green and high-quality development

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