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Algae growth and photosynthesis can be inhibited in high-rate algae ponds (HRAP) in cold climates. This study evaluated the feasibility and importance of polyester fiber strips (PFS) that can be applied to HRAP as growing sites for algae survival, thus enhancing HRAP performance. The results indicated that 42.0±2.0% TN, 86.0±1.0% TP and 99.0±1.0% DCOD were reduced in HRAP with high PFS amounts, which...
Oyster shell powder is a potential adsorbent material that can be used to control pollution in groundwater. The current research objective is to evaluate the heavy metal ion adsorption properties by oyster shell powder in an aqueous solution. Three kinds of heavy metals (copper, cadmium, and lead) were adsorbed using oyster shell powder from aqueous solution. The effects of different temperatures,...
Biochar produced from sewage sludge could provide an important alternative to waste management practices while offering an opportunity to improve soil properties and reduce the risk of contamination from direct applications of sewage sludge soil amendments. We assessed the impacts of different rates of biochar application (20, 40, 60 t ha-1) to peanuts grown in a loamy sand soil in the North China...
Rapid industrialization and urbanization have presented a dilemma to traditional environmental policies, and severe haze pollution has attracted particular attention in China. This paper employed the exploratory spatial data analysis technique to analyze global and local spatial auto-correlation of environmental regulations (ERS) and haze pollution. Static and dynamic spatial panel data models were...
Lakes are one of the most important wetland types on the earth with many ecosystem functions. With continuing economic growth and climate change, lake abundance and surface areas throughout the world have been threatened by many factors, including by human and environmental disruptions. However, we still have limited knowledge on how human activities and climate change affect lake reductions and associated...
Salix matsudana Koidz was exposed to different concentrations of Cd (0, 10, 50, and 100 µmol/L) to study the effects of Cd on mineral metabolism and antioxidant enzyme activities. The results showed that plant height and root length were inhibited by 50 and 100 µmol/L Cd, except the one under 10 µmol/L Cd treatment. The Cd content accumulated in different organs of S. matsudana, gradually increasing...
Potassium (K), one of main essential macronutrient elements in soil, is vital to the growth and metabolism of giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) and its staple food bamboos (SFB). However, it is still unknown how the content of K in soil shapes giant panda distribution. To address this problem, we use geographical information system (GIS) and regression analysis to measure their spatial distribution...
Urban plants have been proven to mitigate ambient particulate matter (PM), which can benefit urban planners in their attempts to control urban air pollution. In this study, PM depositions on the leaves of 8 tree species were quantitatively analysed in 7 functional areas of the city of Nanjing, China, over the course of one year. The results demonstrated that leaf PM included different particle size...
Cellulose-degrading strains play an important role in cellulose degradation at low temperatures. In this study, three cellulose-degrading strains with high carboxymethyl cellulase (CMCase) activity were isolated from the soil in a low temperature environment of 10ºC. ZS-7 was Cladosporium sp, ZS-8 was Alternaria porri, and ZS-10 was Trichoderma harzianum, based on 16s rDNA gene sequence analysis....
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