Environmental impacts and decarbonization strategies in the cement and concrete industries

G Habert, SA Miller, VM John, JL Provis… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2020 - nature.com
The use of cement and concrete, among the most widely used man-made materials, is under
scrutiny. Owing to their large-scale use, production of cement and concrete results in …

Cement industry of China: Driving force, environment impact and sustainable development

W Shen, Y Liu, B Yan, J Wang, P He, C Zhou… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Recently, China roughly yields 60% of global production of cement. In this review, the
driving force, environment impact and sustainable development of China's cement industry …

Achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the cement industry via value chain mitigation strategies

SA Miller, G Habert, RJ Myers, JT Harvey - One Earth, 2021 - cell.com
Cement is used globally in construction materials for nearly all civil infrastructure systems
supporting improved quality of life, and there is currently no substitute that can meet its …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental impact assessment of alkali-activated materials: Examining impacts of variability in constituent production processes and transportation

A Komkova, G Habert - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This study compares the environmental impacts of blast furnace slag-, fly ash-, and
metakaolin-based alkali-activated concretes with Portland cement (PC) concretes using life …

Biosorption of Cu2+, Pb2+ and Cr6+ by a novel exopolysaccharide from Arthrobacter ps-5

Y Shuhong, Z Meiping, Y Hong, W Han, X Shan… - Carbohydrate …, 2014 - Elsevier
The biosorption behaviors and mechanisms for Cu 2+, Pb 2+ and Cr 6+ by a novel
exopolysaccharide (EPS) from Arthrobacter ps-5 have been studied in the paper. The …

Exposure effect to cement dust pollution: a mini review

E Adeyanju, CA Okeke - SN Applied Sciences, 2019 - Springer
The aim of this paper is to illuminate the impacts of cement production emissions on the
environment. Various research work has shown that countries in sub-Saharan Africa, suffer …

Sources and composition of metals in indoor house dust in a mid-size Canadian city

JH Dingle, L Kohl, N Khan, M Meng, YA Shi… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
House dust is an important medium for exposure to persistent pollutants, such as metals.
Detailed characterization of metal composition is needed to identify sources and potential …

[PDF][PDF] 长三角地区南京市表土重金属污染特征及源解析

杨昱莹, 刘亮, 陈明, 赖涓涓, 王彦瑜, 郝燕芳 - 中国环境科学, 2024 - zghjkx.com.cn
以南京市主城区浅表层土壤为例, 分析长三角地区典型工业城市土壤重金属Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni,
Pb 和Zn 的污染特征, 并用克里金法与多元统计分析法, 解析土壤重金属来源. 结果表明 …

Heavy metal toxicity in the water column and benthic sediments of a degraded tropical stream

EO Akindele, OD Omisakin, OA Oni, OO Aliu… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Agriculture and other anthropogenic activities on riparian corridors pose a great
ecotoxicological risk to freshwater ecosystem and human health. Using the atomic …

Heterogeneous Variations on Historical and Future Trends of CO2 and Multiple Air Pollutants from the Cement Production Process in China: Emission Inventory …

Z Guo, X Bai, S Liu, L Luo, Y Hao, Y Lv… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cement production is a major contributor to carbon dioxide (CO2) and multiple hazardous
air pollutant (HAP) emissions, threatening climate mitigation and urban/regional air quality …