In recent years, there has been mounting concern about the bearing of microplastics on
human health and the comprehensive natural environment. These particles come from a …

Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

Steel slag, the main solid waste in the steel-making process, is produced more than 120
million tons annually in China. Most of the steel slag was stored in the open air, which …

In the empirical literature, few studies assessed the influence of the insurance market on
carbon emissions. However, the effects of insurance markets on the load capacity factor …

Environmental justice refers broadly to the distribution of environmental benefits and
burdens, and the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people in environmental …

Although considerable research achievements have been made to address the plastic crisis
using enzymes, their applications are limited due to incomplete degradation and low …

Contamination from plastic debris is omnipresent in marine environments, posing a
substantial risk to marine organisms, food webs and the ecosystem. The overlap between …

Hospitals played vital role in the maintenance and sustenance of human health. However,
hospital activities generate high volume of toxic solid and liquid containing diverse …

Deepwater drilling using high-pressure and high-temperature (HPHT) drilling fluids draws
significant attention for the quest of increasing energy demand. In this regard, selecting …

Human development has ushered in an era of converging crises: climate change, ecological
destruction, disease, pollution, and socioeconomic inequality. This review synthesizes the …