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Investigations of plastic contamination of seawater, marine and coastal sediments in the Russian seas: a review
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Springer
, 2021 , Article)
Twelve seas with an integral coastline length of about 38,000 km wash upon the Russian coasts. They belong to the basins of the Atlantic, the Arctic, and the Pacific Oceans and stretch over temperate, subpolar, and polar ...
Inter-annual variability and distribution of aerosols during winters and aerosol optical thickness over Northeastern Pakistan
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Springer
, 2020 , Article)
ir pollution during winters over north-eastern (NE) Pakistan (71–74.5 E, 28–34 N) is a major challenge that affects human health, climate and daily life. In this article, distribution of aerosols and its optical properties ...
Formation and weathering assessment of oil-suspended sediment aggregates through a laboratory investigation.
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Springer
, 2021 , Article)
Formation of oil-suspended sediment aggregates (OSAs) is believed to be one of the natural cleaning processes in the marine environment. In this study, we have investigated the formation processes of OSAs under different ...
Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on Ambient Air Quality in Northwest China (NWC)
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
SARS-CoV-2 was discovered in Wuhan (Hubei) in late 2019 and covered the globe by March 2020. To prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, China imposed a countrywide lockdown that significantly improved the air quality. ...
Mitigation of particulate matters and integrated approach for carbon monoxide remediation in an urban environment
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ELSEVIER
, 2021 , Article)
Air pollution is a serious threat throughout the world and may cause remarkable loss to human health and other living beings. A study was conducted to investigate the main sources of contaminants including CO, fine particle ...
Hitchhiking of encrusting organisms on floating marine debris along the west coast of Qatar, Arabian/Persian Gulf
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ELSEVIER
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The floating marine debris (FMD) and the associated rafting communities are one of the major stressors to ecosystem services, global biodiversity and economy and human health. In this study, assemblages of encrusting ...
Quantifying variations in ecosystem services in altitude-associated vegetation types in a tropical region of China
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Natural vegetation is important for ecosystem services (ESs) provision, but is decreasing rapidly due to human-driven land use change, especially rapid expansion of commercial plantations. This is leading to a decrease in ...
Global plant trait relationships extend to the climatic extremes of the tundra biome
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Nature Research
, 2020 , Article)
The majority of variation in six traits critical to the growth, survival and reproduction of plant species is thought to be organised along just two dimensions, corresponding to strategies of plant size and resource ...
Field and laboratory investigation of tarmat deposits found on Ras Rakan Island and northern beaches of Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Beaches of Ras Rakan Island, located off the northern tip of Qatar, are extensively contaminated by highly weathered tarmat deposits. The focus of this study is to determine the possible source of the ...
Impacts of rural tourism-driven land use change on ecosystems services provision in Erhai Lake Basin, China
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020 Elsevier B.V. Tourism is an expanding activity worldwide, with vital implications for local economies but also for ecosystem management. Rural tourism in particular drives land use change, which results in ecosystem ...