Determinants of farmers’ waste generation and disposal in rural areas of central China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The treatment of agricultural waste plays an important role in the sustainability of agricultural production and the well-being of rural communities....     

The influence of China’s pollution emissions trading system on the listed companies’ export products’ quality

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The pollution emissions trading system (PETS) pilot policy is China’s first large-scale implementation of market-based environmental...     

Research on influencing factors of carbon information disclosure quality in China’s power industry

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - High-quality carbon information disclosure is required with the development of China’s national carbon emission trading market. It is still...     

The impact of natural disasters on China’s macroeconomy

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - This study attempts to construct an econometric model using China’s natural disaster losses and macro-industry development data from 1980 to...     

The air pollution effect of government economic growth expectations: evidence from China’s cities based on green technology

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Based on the Government Work Report of 265 prefecture-level cities in China from 2004 to 2015, this article combines economic growth expectations data...     

Impacts of regional development on emissions in China’s transport sector

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The CO2 emissions in China’s transport sector increased from 349.00 Mt in 2005 to 723.87 Mt in 2017. Thus, a number of climate change policies...     

Farming experience and farmers’ adoption of low-carbon management practices: the case of soil testing and fertilizer recommendations in China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - In response to global climate change, the Chinese Government has taken numerous measures to promote low-carbon management practices, but the overall...     

The impact of climate change coping and adaptation strategies on livestock farmers’ technical efficiency: the case of rural Ghana

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Compared with developed nations, developing countries are more vulnerable to climate change and variability. In this study, a coping and adaptation...     

The influence of antibiotics on the anammox process — a review

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) is one of the most promising processes for the treatment of ammonium-rich wastewater. It is more effective,...     

Modeling farmers’ intention for safe pesticide use: the role of risk perception and use of information sources

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Intention for safe pesticide use plays a crucial role in the mode of pesticide spraying, but several factors are involved in the formation of...     

Influence of carbon tariffs on China’s export trade

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The database of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) and its energy–environmental model, known as GTAP-E, are used in this study to simulate...     

Lessons from farmers’ adaptive practices to climate change in China: a systematic literature review

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Due to the vulnerability and exposure of agriculture, farmers’ adaptive strategies to climate change are important to food security and...     

Influence of FDI characteristics on high-quality development of China’s economy

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) stated: “We should focus on the construction of One Belt and one...     

Spatiotemporal distribution of water environmental capacity—a case study on the western areas of Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province,China

Currently, the poor water quality in Taihu Lake is a major problem in China, so pollution control in the upstream areas has become a government priority. In Jiangsu Province, pollution emissions around the western areas of Taihu Lake, including Changzhou Municipality and Yixing City, need to be highly restricted, and calculating the water environmental capacity is important if pollution is to be reduced. In this study, 19 control units in these areas were established, and a 0-D mathematical model was used to calculate the water environmental capacity. For three important control units with important cross sections, a 1-D model was established to redress the results. Finally, the total maximum monthly loads of each control unit were obtained using temporal allocation principles. The results suggested that (1) the total pollution control of chemical oxygen demand was 58,894.2 tonnes per annum (t a^?1), with ammonia nitrogen, total nitrogen, and total phosphorus amounting to 3,808, 6,054.6, and 386.6 t a^?1, respectively; (2) water environmental capacity per unit water area in the ambient control units was smaller than that in the middle control units; and (3) the largest water environmental capacity was in June, and the smallest capacity was in December. The study provides important information for local governments, which will enable them to implement pollution control strategies that will improve the water quality in Taihu Lake.     

Factors affecting farmers’ use of organic and inorganic fertilizers in South Asia

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Fertilizer, though one of the most essential inputs for increasing agricultural production, is a leading cause of nitrous oxide emissions from...     

China’s air pollution reduction efforts may result in an increase in surface ozone levels in highly polluted areas

China, as a fast growing fossil-fuel-based economy, experiences increasing levels of air pollution. To tackle air pollution, China has taken the first steps by setting emission–reduction targets for nitrogen oxides (NO_x) and sulphur dioxide (SO₂) in the 11th and 12th Five Year Plans. This paper uses two models—the Energy–Environment–Economy Model at the Global level (E3MG) and the global Chemistry Transport Model pTOMCAT—to test the effects of these policies. If the policy targets are met, then the maximum values of 32 % and 45 % reductions below ‘business as usual’ in the monthly mean NO_x and SO₂ concentrations, respectively, will be achieved in 2015. However, a decrease in NO_x concentrations in some highly polluted areas of East, North-East and South-East China can lead to up to a 10% increase in the monthly mean concentrations in surface ozone in 2015. Our study demonstrates an urgent need for the more detailed analysis of the impacts and designs of air pollution reduction guidelines for China.     

The effect of air pollution on drivers’ safety performance

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Numerous studies have determined the adverse effects of air pollution on the health, welfare, and comfort of humans. More recently, the effects of air...     

The driving factors and future changes of CO2 emission in China’s nonferrous metal industry

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - As an energy-intensive industry in China, it is critical to promote energy conservation and carbon emission reduction in the nonferrous metal industry...     

Does leakage exist in China’s typical protected areas? Evidence from 13 national nature reserves

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - There is profound interest in knowing the degree to which the effectiveness of China’s nature reserves, and whether leakage is common around the...