Membrane technology: A versatile tool for saline wastewater treatment and resource recovery

PS Goh, KC Wong, AF Ismail - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
The harmful effects arisen from the discharge of saline wastewater have become more
evident in recent years and therefore drawn much public concerns. Saline wastewater …

Rising seas, changing salt lines, and drinking water salinization

A Lassiter - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2021 - Elsevier
As sea level rise drives saltwater farther inland, drinking water supplies of some coastal
cities will be contaminated. This paper evaluates how climate change is shifting the location …

Stress responses of sulfate-reducing bacteria sludge upon exposure to polyethylene microplastics

M Tang, S Zhou, J Huang, L Sun, H Lu - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The stress responses of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) sludge to polyethylene (PE)
microplastic exposure were revealed for the first time. In this study, a lab-scale sulfate …

Integrated life cycle assessment with data envelopment analysis for enhancing medical waste management during a public health crisis

D Lu, A Iqbal, F Zan, X Liu, Z Dong, C Jiang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The generation of medical waste (MW) is expected to increase significantly during a public
health crisis, such as COVID-19, which presents serious challenges to subsequent MW …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of country governance mechanisms on carbon emissions performance of multinational entities

B Oyewo, V Tauringana, V Tawiah, O Aju - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the impact of country governance mechanisms on carbon emissions
performance of private sector organisations, using empirical evidence from 336 top …

Can TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) strategies improve material substitution in eco-design?

C Spreafico - Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2022 - Elsevier
The material substitution (MS) is a very effective eco-design strategy for reducing the
environmental impacts in a product, albeit its application can be hindered because of the …

Comparative life cycle assessment of sewage sludge treatment in Wuhan, China: Sustainability evaluation and potential implications

E Twagirayezu, L Fan, X Liu, A Iqbal, X Lu, X Wu… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Owing to the relentless growth of sewage sludge production, achieving low-carbon
development in sewage sludge treatment and disposal (STD) is becoming increasingly …

Sustainability analysis of implementing sludge reduction in overall sludge management process: Where do we stand?

X Liu, H Huang, A Iqbal, J Chen, F Zan, C Jiang… - Waste Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainable sludge management has significance due to the great potential of recovering
energy and resources, potentially achieving carbon neutrality and energy positivity in the …

Responses of microbial interactions to elevated salinity in activated sludge microbial community

T Ya, Z Wang, J Liu, M Zhang, L Zhang, X Liu… - … Science & Engineering, 2023 - Springer
Biological treatment processes are critical for sewage purification, wherein microbial
interactions are tightly associated with treatment performance. Previous studies have …

[HTML][HTML] Remote sensing of chlorophyll-a concentrations in coastal oceans of the Greater Bay Area in China: Algorithm development and long-term changes

Y Tong, L Feng, D Zhao, W Xu, C Zheng - International Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
Extensive human activities and climate change in recent decades have triggered severe
eutrophication problems in the coastal oceans in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) of China …