The mediating role of ICTs in the relationship between international tourism and environmental degradation: fit as a fiddle

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs) proposed 17 effective plans linked with three principal aims, i.e., eradicating poverty,...     

Effect of γ-Dose rate on Biodegradation of γ-Sterilized Biomedical Polyolefins

The aim of the present study is to study the effect of γ-dose rate on the biodegradation of γ-sterilized polyolefins. Films of isotactic polypropylene, high density polyethylene and ethylene-propylene (EP) copolymer were sterilized under γ-radiation with doses of 10 and 25 kGy. Two different ⁶⁰Co sources were used with dose rate 600 and 780 Gy h⁻¹. Neat and sterilized samples were incubated in compost and fungal culture environments. The changes in functional groups, surface morphology and intrinsic viscosity in polymer chains were characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy, SEM and viscometric measurements, respectively. It was observed that both γ-degradation and biodegradation processes depend on the dose rate of γ-source. It was found that the biodegradation of γ-sterilized polyolefins in composting and microbial culture environments increased with decreasing the γ-dose rate.     

Does improvement in the environmental sustainability rating help to reduce the COVID-19 cases? Controlling financial development,price level and carbon damages

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The study’s objective is to evaluate the impact of environmental sustainability rating, financial development, changes in the price level and...     

胺鲜酯与螯合剂GLDA联合强化柳枝稷吸收积累镉效果

为探究己酸二乙氨基乙醇酯（胺鲜酯,DA-6）与谷氨酸二乙酸四钠（GLDA）联用对柳枝稷修复镉（Cd）污染土壤的影响,通过田间试验研究不同DA-6浓度（0和10μmol·L^-1）与不同GLDA施用方式（60 d内将600、1200和2400 kg·hm^-2依次分为1、2和4次施加,分施2和4次的单次间隔时间分别为30 d和15 d）联合对土壤pH及可溶性有机碳（DOC）、柳枝稷生物量及Cd含量、Cd提取量、土壤总Cd及有效态Cd（DTPA-Cd）的影响.结果表明：① DA-6与GLDA联用能提高土壤pH和DOC,且pH和DOC随着GLDA施用量增加而显著增加;②DA-6与GLDA联用能显著提高柳枝稷生物量及Cd含量,其中DA-6和GLDA的施用量与施用次数是影响生物量及Cd含量的最关键因素;③柳枝稷Cd提取量在DA-6浓度为10μmol·L^-1和分4次施加1200 kg·hm^-2GLDA时最高,为22.18 g·hm^-2,较CK（不施加DA-6和GLDA）及10D0（仅叶喷10μmol·L^-1 DA-6）分别提高了1.93倍和1.23倍;④土壤总Cd在DA-6浓度为10μmol·L^-1和分2次施加2400 kg·hm^-2GLDA时最低,为0.529mg·kg^-1,较CK与10D0分别降低21.04%和18.23%.因此,DA-6与GLDA联用能进一步强化柳枝稷修复Cd污染农田.