China fully implemented the new emission standards in 2016 to further reduce the emissions of air pollutants from the municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration industry; however, the implementation effect of the new standards remains unknown. This study developed the first nationwide air pollutant...

In this study, the spatiotemporal variabilities and characteristics of ozone (O₃) and fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) were reconstructed, and the interaction between meteorological conditions and the co-occurrence of O₃ and PM_2.5 in Zhuhai, a city in the Pearl River Delta (China), was analysed. The ...

To understand the current status of the contamination of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) after closing the Fushun Western Opencast Mine, this study has focused on the concentration, contamination assessment, and source identification of eight PTEs in weathered waste-rocks in four distinct areas...

Objective: To investigate the distribution features of 7 kinds of heavy metals (metalloid) in the species of Brassica campestris L. bee pollen and Camellia japonica L. bee pollens. Methods: The content of 7 kinds of elements (chromium, manganese, arsenic, copper, nickel, cadmium and lead) in bee...

Photocatalysis is regarded as one of the most effective strategies for the removal of the toxic organic pollutants from aqueous solutions. However, a lack of the efficient photocatalysts prevents the widespread practical application. Herein, the electrostatic self-assembly method has been designed...

Application of zero-valent iron (ZVI) has become one of the most promising innovative technologies for the remediation of environmental pollutants. However, ZVI may suffer from the low intrinsic reactivity toward refractory pollutants, which seriously restricts its practical application in fields....

Reclaimed water is widely concerned as an effective recharge of groundwater and surface water, but trace organic pollutants produced by traditional wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) would cause environmental pollution (water and soil) during infiltration. Therefore, the effects of reclaimed...

The hypothesis of "Pollution Heaven" or "Pollution Halo" has, for some time, been one of the central issues in environmental economics. There is a controversy in the conclusions with regards to China, it thus needs further empirical testing. Based on 2003 to 2016 statistical data on 285 Chinese...

Peroxymonosulfate (PMS)-based advanced oxidation processes for wastewater treatment have received extensive attention in the past years. Here, a novel Mn, Ce co-modified g-C₃N₄ (MnCe-CN) composite was successfully synthesized by one-step pyrolysis for activating PMS. The physical and chemical...

Background: People are exposed to mixtures of highly correlated gaseous, liquid and solid pollutants. However, in previous studies, the assessment of air pollution effects was mainly based on single-pollutant models or was simultaneously included as multiple pollutants in a model. It is essential...