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<title>Edge Effects on Soil Acidification in Forests on Sandy Soils Under High Deposition Load</title>
<link>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2325070/Edge_Effects_on_Soil_Acidification_in_Forests_on_Sandy_Soils_Under_High_Deposition_Load.html</link>
<guid>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2325070/Edge_Effects_on_Soil_Acidification_in_Forests_on_Sandy_Soils_Under_High_Deposition_Load.html</guid><description><![CDATA[This study investigated how forest soil acidification is affected by edge proximity. We measured pH(KCl) and exchangeable K, Ca, Mg and Al concentrations of the mineral topsoil (0–30 cm) from the exposed edge to the interior (128 m from the edge) of three deciduous and four coniferous forest ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 18:06:17 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>The Consumption of a Finite Planet: Well-Being, Convergence, Divergence and the Nascent Green Economy</title>
<link>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324991/The_Consumption_of_a_Finite_Planet_WellBeing_Convergence_Divergence_and_the_Nascent_Green_Economy.html</link>
<guid>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324991/The_Consumption_of_a_Finite_Planet_WellBeing_Convergence_Divergence_and_the_Nascent_Green_Economy.html</guid><description><![CDATA[A variety of global metrics indicate the Earth has overshot its capacity to supply source and sink resources without substantial negative feedback. Here the relationship between consumption indicators (oil, freshwater, vehicle and meat consumption, GDP, $mathrm{CO }_{2}$    CO   2   emissions) an...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 11:22:35 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Bridging the scales in a eulerian air quality model to assess megacity export of pollution</title>
<link>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324977/Bridging_the_scales_in_a_eulerian_air_quality_model_to_assess_megacity_export_of_pollution.html</link>
<guid>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324977/Bridging_the_scales_in_a_eulerian_air_quality_model_to_assess_megacity_export_of_pollution.html</guid><description><![CDATA[In Chemistry Transport Models (CTMs), spatial scale interactions are often represented through off-line coupling between large and small scale models. However, those nested configurations cannot give account of the impact of the local scale on its surroundings. This issue can be critical in areas...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 11:12:21 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Role of behavioural factors in green supply chain management implementation in Indian mining industries</title>
<link>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324902/Role_of_behavioural_factors_in_green_supply_chain_management_implementation_in_Indian_mining_industries.html</link>
<guid>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324902/Role_of_behavioural_factors_in_green_supply_chain_management_implementation_in_Indian_mining_industries.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Green supply chain management (GSCM) integrates ecological concepts with those of supply chain management in order to minimize energy and material usage and to reduce adverse impacts of supply chain activities on the environment. GSCM implementation in mining industries depends largely upon certa...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 05:05:59 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Maneb causes pro-oxidant effects in the hippocampus of Nrf2 knockout mice</title>
<link>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324824/Maneb_causes_prooxidant_effects_in_the_hippocampus_of_Nrf2_knockout_mice.html</link>
<guid>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324824/Maneb_causes_prooxidant_effects_in_the_hippocampus_of_Nrf2_knockout_mice.html</guid><description><![CDATA[The effects of maneb were investigated in C57BL/6 Nrf2 wildtype and knockout mice. Treated KO mice showed significant weight loss as compared to WT counterparts. ICPAAS analysis demonstrated a significant increase in manganese concentration in the tissues of treated KO mice as compared to WT. Bio...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 01:58:36 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Tracing decadal environmental change in ombrotrophic bogs using diatoms from herbarium collections and transfer functions</title>
<link>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324799/Tracing_decadal_environmental_change_in_ombrotrophic_bogs_using_diatoms_from_herbarium_collections_and_transfer_functions.html</link>
<guid>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324799/Tracing_decadal_environmental_change_in_ombrotrophic_bogs_using_diatoms_from_herbarium_collections_and_transfer_functions.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Central European mountain bogs, among the most valuable and threatened of habitats, were exposed to intensive human impact during the 20th century. We reconstructed the subrecent water chemistry and water-table depths using diatom based transfer functions calibrated from modern sampling. Herbariu...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:54:50 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Arsenic transport in irrigation water across rice-field soils in Bangladesh</title>
<link>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324800/Arsenic_transport_in_irrigation_water_across_ricefield_soils_in_Bangladesh.html</link>
<guid>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324800/Arsenic_transport_in_irrigation_water_across_ricefield_soils_in_Bangladesh.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Experiments were conducted to analyze processes impacting arsenic transport in irrigation water flowing over bare rice-field soils in Bangladesh. Dissolved concentrations of As, Fe, P, and Si varied over space and time, according to whether irrigation water was flowing or static. Initially, under...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:54:50 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Nitrogen deposition effects on plant species diversity; threshold loads from field data</title>
<link>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324801/Nitrogen_deposition_effects_on_plant_species_diversity_threshold_loads_from_field_data.html</link>
<guid>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324801/Nitrogen_deposition_effects_on_plant_species_diversity_threshold_loads_from_field_data.html</guid><description><![CDATA[National-scale plant species richness data for Great Britain in 1998 were related to modelled contemporary N deposition (Ndep) using a broken stick median regression, to estimate thresholds above which Ndep definitely has had an effect. The thresholds (kg N ha−1 a−1) are 7.9 for acid grass...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:54:50 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Application of fingerprint-based multivariate statistical analyses in source characterization and tracking of contaminated sediment migration in surface water</title>
<link>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324802/Application_of_fingerprintbased_multivariate_statistical_analyses_in_source_characterization_and_tracking_of_contaminated_sediment_migration_in_surface_water.html</link>
<guid>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324802/Application_of_fingerprintbased_multivariate_statistical_analyses_in_source_characterization_and_tracking_of_contaminated_sediment_migration_in_surface_water.html</guid><description><![CDATA[This study investigates the suitability of multivariate techniques, including principal component analysis and discriminant function analysis, for analysing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and heavy metal-contaminated aquatic sediment data. We show that multivariate “fingerprint” analysis of ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:54:50 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Assessing ecotoxicity and uptake of metals and metalloids in relation to two different earthworm species (Eiseina hortensis and Lumbricus terrestris)</title>
<link>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324803/Assessing_ecotoxicity_and_uptake_of_metals_and_metalloids_in_relation_to_two_different_earthworm_species_Eiseina_hortensis_and_Lumbricus_terrestris.html</link>
<guid>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324803/Assessing_ecotoxicity_and_uptake_of_metals_and_metalloids_in_relation_to_two_different_earthworm_species_Eiseina_hortensis_and_Lumbricus_terrestris.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Due to diffuse atmospheric fallouts of process particles enriched by metals and metalloids, polluted soils concern large areas at the global scale. Useful tools to assess ecotoxicity induced by these polluted soils are therefore needed. Earthworms are currently used as biotest, however the influe...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:54:50 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Influence of fine process particles enriched with metals and metalloids on Lactuca sativa L. leaf fatty acid composition following air and/or soil-plant field exposure</title>
<link>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324804/Influence_of_fine_process_particles_enriched_with_metals_and_metalloids_on_Lactuca_sativa_L_leaf_fatty_acid_composition_following_air_andor_soilplant_field_exposure.html</link>
<guid>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324804/Influence_of_fine_process_particles_enriched_with_metals_and_metalloids_on_Lactuca_sativa_L_leaf_fatty_acid_composition_following_air_andor_soilplant_field_exposure.html</guid><description><![CDATA[We investigate the effect of both foliar and root uptake of a mixture of metal(loid)s on the fatty acid composition of plant leaves. Our objectives are to determine whether both contamination pathways have a similar effect and whether they interact. Lactuca sativa L. were exposed to fine process ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:54:50 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Estimation of main greenhouse gases emission from household energy consumption in the West Bank, Palestine</title>
<link>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324805/Estimation_of_main_greenhouse_gases_emission_from_household_energy_consumption_in_the_West_Bank_Palestine.html</link>
<guid>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324805/Estimation_of_main_greenhouse_gases_emission_from_household_energy_consumption_in_the_West_Bank_Palestine.html</guid><description><![CDATA[The main GHGs (CO2, NO x , and SO2) have been quantified based on national energy and population statistics. The results show that the contribution of households' energy consumption in the West Bank to global CO2 emission is about 0.016%, while contribution of total energy consumption by all sect...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:54:50 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Life cycle assessment of a microalgae biomass cultivation, bio-oil extraction and pyrolysis processing regime</title>
<link>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324793/Life_cycle_assessment_of_a_microalgae_biomass_cultivation_biooil_extraction_and_pyrolysis_processing_regime.html</link>
<guid>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324793/Life_cycle_assessment_of_a_microalgae_biomass_cultivation_biooil_extraction_and_pyrolysis_processing_regime.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Life cycle assessment (LCA) of a microalgae biomass cultivation, bio-oil extraction and pyrolysis processing regime is a useful means to gauge the likely environmental impact of this prospective new development on an industrial scale. Coupled to thermal conversion via slow pyrolysis, the prospect...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:39:18 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Enhancing the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 co-doping of graphene–Fe3+ ions for formaldehyde removal</title>
<link>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324620/Enhancing_the_photocatalytic_activity_of_TiO2_codoping_of_grapheneFe3_ions_forformaldehyde_removal.html</link>
<guid>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324620/Enhancing_the_photocatalytic_activity_of_TiO2_codoping_of_grapheneFe3_ions_forformaldehyde_removal.html</guid><description><![CDATA[In the present work, graphene and Fe3+ ions were doped to enhance the photocatalytic activity of a TiO2 photocatalyst with the expectation of synergistic effects on the specific surface area and electronic conductivity due to the formation of Ti–O–C bonds preventing charge recombination contr...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 18:57:25 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Sustainability of a constructed wetland faced with a depredation event</title>
<link>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324619/Sustainability_of_a_constructed_wetland_faced_with_a_depredation_event.html</link>
<guid>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324619/Sustainability_of_a_constructed_wetland_faced_with_a_depredation_event.html</guid><description><![CDATA[A free water surface constructed wetland (CW) designed for effluent treatment was dominated by the emergent macrophyte Typha domingensis reaching a cover of roughly 80% for 5 years. Highly efficient metal and nutrient removal was reported during this period. In June 2009, a population of approxim...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 18:57:24 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Comparing the effects of nano silver size and coating variations on bioavailability, internalization, and elimination, using Lumbriculus variegatus</title>
<link>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324606/Comparing_the_effects_of_nano_silver_size_and_coating_variations_on_bioavailability_internalization_and_elimination_using_Lumbriculus_variegatus.html</link>
<guid>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324606/Comparing_the_effects_of_nano_silver_size_and_coating_variations_on_bioavailability_internalization_and_elimination_using_Lumbriculus_variegatus.html</guid><description><![CDATA[As the production and applications of nano silver (nano Ag) increase, it is essential to characterize fate and effects in environmental systems. Nano Ag materials may settle from suspension, therefore, our objective was to utilize environmentally relevant bioassays and study the impact, bioaccumu...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 18:09:31 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lethal and sublethal effects of three insecticides on two developmental stages of Xenopus laevis and comparison with other amphibians</title>
<link>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324607/Lethal_and_sublethal_effects_of_three_insecticides_on_two_developmental_stages_of_Xenopus_laevis_and_comparison_with_other_amphibians.html</link>
<guid>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324607/Lethal_and_sublethal_effects_of_three_insecticides_on_two_developmental_stages_of_Xenopus_laevis_and_comparison_with_other_amphibians.html</guid><description><![CDATA[It has been suggested that Xenopus laevis is less sensitive to some chemicals than other amphibians and therefore, the Frog Embryo Teratogenesis Assay-Xenopus (FETAX) may have limited use in risk assessments for other amphibians. However, comparisons are mostly based on results of FETAX which emp...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 18:09:31 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>The use of tetragnathid spiders as bioindicators of metal exposure at a coal ash spill site</title>
<link>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324605/The_use_of_tetragnathid_spiders_as_bioindicators_of_metal_exposure_at_a_coal_ash_spill_site.html</link>
<guid>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324605/The_use_of_tetragnathid_spiders_as_bioindicators_of_metal_exposure_at_a_coal_ash_spill_site.html</guid><description><![CDATA[On December 22, 2008 a dike containing coal fly ash from the Tennessee Valley Authority Kingston Fossil Plant failed and resulted in the largest coal ash spill in U.S. history. This study was designed to determine sediment metal concentrations at multiple site locations and to determine if site-s...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 18:09:30 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Assessing radiation exposure of herbaceous plant species at the East-Ural Radioactive Trace</title>
<link>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324526/Assessing_radiation_exposure_of_herbaceous_plant_species_at_the_EastUral_Radioactive_Trace.html</link>
<guid>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324526/Assessing_radiation_exposure_of_herbaceous_plant_species_at_the_EastUral_Radioactive_Trace.html</guid><description><![CDATA[The East-Ural Radioactive Trace (EURT) is a result of the Mayak Production Association accident that occurred in 1957 in Russia. Radiological assessment improves the interpretation of biological effects of exposure to ionizing radiation. Therefore a modeling approach was used to estimate dose rat...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 16:15:30 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Influence of Wind-Driven Inundation and Coastal Geomorphology on Sedimentation in Two Microtidal Marshes, Pamlico River Estuary, NC</title>
<link>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324426/Influence_of_WindDriven_Inundation_and_Coastal_Geomorphology_on_Sedimentation_in_Two_Microtidal_Marshes_Pamlico_River_Estuary_NC.html</link>
<guid>http://sciencealerts.com/stories/2324426/Influence_of_WindDriven_Inundation_and_Coastal_Geomorphology_on_Sedimentation_in_Two_Microtidal_Marshes_Pamlico_River_Estuary_NC.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Marsh sediment accumulation is predominately a combination of in situ organic accumulation and mineral sediment input during inundation. Within the Pamlico River Estuary (PRE), marsh inundation is dependent upon event (e.g., storms) and seasonal wind patterns due to minimal astronomical tides (.....]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 13:36:36 +0100</pubDate>
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