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This edited volume consists of seven chapters, each describing a recent advancement in the field of environmental research. Chapter One reviews the Brazilian Program for Production and Use of Biodiesel (PNPB) in the 2001-2013 period, considering its effects on social inclusion, its potential direct and indirect influence on deforestation, and associated violence in the definition of land property rights. Chapter Two analyzes the advances and setbacks of Brazilian climate policy. This analysis is fundamental to understanding the turning point in the conduct of this policy, from which some of the setbacks have emerged in fulfilling commitments to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Chapter Three in this context, various techniques based on electrochemical principles have been widely used for the detection process using metal and metal oxides as electrode materials. Thus, the current article focuses on the compilation of recent developments in As (III) electrochemical detection and their limit of detections and future scopes. Chapter Four summarizes NO biosynthesis, functions, NO-signaling pathway and final formation of defense response under drought stress in plants. Lastly, Chapter Five discusses the Saharan Morocco comprises two major floristic divisions conventionally indicated under Saharan Atlas (As) and Saharan Morocco (Ms) in key Moroccan botanical references. Knowledge is essential not only for a better understanding of Saharan ecosystems but is vital for the preservation of current plant diversity.

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In this volume, various scientific advancements concerning environmental research are presented. Chapter One outlines the connections between modern slavery and deforestation, highlighting issues faced by communities within and close to the natural resources protected by the forest, and solutions for the protection of both people and nature. Chapter Two emphasizes recent understanding on the role of various environmental factors in control of reproductive and associated behaviours in songbirds. Chapter Three investigates the impact of black carbon, released by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and consisting of aggregates of nanospheres, on climate. Chapter Four considers the behaviour of the submerged macrophyte Elodea canadensis, one of the most widely spread species of aquatic plants in the Yenisei River, in connection with radioactive contamination. Lastly, Chapter Five advocates for the restructuring of the forest sector's governance in Madagascar to reduce deforestation and preserve species richness.

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This edited volume consists of seven chapters, each describing a recent advancement in the field of environmental research. Chapter One reviews the ecologically beneficial, alternative technique of phycoremediation that involves the use of algal species for remediating the inorganic and organic effluents produced and released from shrimp aquaculture ponds. Chapter Two reviews the role of liquid chromatography techniques in the analysis of fullerenes and analyses the occurrence of this family of compounds in the environment. Chapter Three argues that medical consequences of low-dose exposure to ionising radiation are overestimated, which contributes to the under-utilization of nuclear power. Chapter Four deals with the current research activities related to different synthetic methods of g-C3N4 based nanocomposite materials and their application as an effective photocatalyst towards removing toxic organic pollutants such as dyes and phenols. Chapter Five presents a carbon sequestration design model system that can monitor, calculate and predict how much carbon can be absorbed by proposed plant species at a certain period. Chapter Six uses computational fluid dynamics to present recommendations for the most effective plantation strategies for urban vegetation to reduce pollution. Finally, Chapter Seven applies an importance-performance analysis to evaluate the condition of urban parks in Hong Kong.

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This monograph contains seven chapters that each detail a recent advancement in environmental research. Chapter One summarises the reactivity, mechanism and toxicity assessment of pesticides and pharmaceuticals by chlorine dioxide. Chapter Two presents a review of liquid fertiliser generation technologies. Chapter Three analyses the consequences of digital transformation technologies on the environmental sustainability of Brazilian agribusiness. Chapter Four presents results on mineralogical, chemical, and physiochemical characterisation of coal briquette ash. Chapter Five describes the potential of ecological sanitation as an innovative, environmentally sound technology for minimising waste and providing renewable energy. Chapter Six presents up-to-date information on commonly used pesticides and their possible immunotoxic effects. Finally, Chapter Seven provides information about toxic heavy metals, their toxicity mechanism, and their effects on the environment.

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Advances in Environmental Research. Volume 77 opens with a focus on the impact and direct effects of toxicant exposure, viruses, and parasitism on individual honey bee survival, foraging behavior, and colony survival. The authors discuss how habitat fragmentation and biological invasions, considered the primary cause for biodiversity loss and the biggest threats to the conservation of ecosystems and their environmental services, interact in the presence of a natural disturbance. Experimental and evidence-based knowledge of application of burning in European grasslands is examined, as grasslands are vital elements of the historical landscape and are of crucial importance in biodiversity conservation. Continuing, this compilation demonstrates a promising methodology for gaining a better understanding of specific interrelations of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in biomatrices. In addition, the authors aim to demonstrate the usefulness of the methodology of total health approach to study the vulnerability and effects of persistent organic pollutants in the lower basin of the Coatzacoalcos river. The domestication and basic genetics of field pea are discussed, along with current initiatives in organic production and breeding and progress related to biofortification. In closing, a brief review of the determination of programmed cell death signals during plant development or biotic-abiotic stress conditions is provided, and the reader will be informed with comparative considerations to use these methods for reliable detection.

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Advances in Environmental Research. Volume 70 opens with a brief assessment of the Regional Development Plan of Mumbai Metropolitan Region in relation with MSAAPCC, aiming to address the governance considerations required to deal with climate change. For various food matrices, several spectroscopic techniques and procedures employed to evaluate platinum group metals and thallium are critically discussed. Particular attention is paid to the analytical performance in terms of accuracy and detectability. The authors discuss how controlling the production of greenhouse gases at the source source through intensive agricultural management, changes in land-use management and enhancing nitrogen use efficiency and stabilize can mitigate climate change to some extent. Following this, the authors test how the timing of pollutant inputs captures long-term biological sensitivity by comparing exceedance for periods of higher and lower pollution loading to 60-year red spruce tree-ring chronologies across Vermont and New Hampshire, USA. An analysis of deforestation probability in Partham river basin is carried out based on an AHP model with selected seven parameters such as distance from settlement, distance from river, distance from road, elevation, slope and aspect. Additionally, this collection explores how, since the early 1990's, the chirality of pesticides and their consequential enantioselectivity has been the subject of hundreds of investigations by scientists around the world. The current findings on ZnO nanoparticles are discussed, and a systematic review on its common usage, chemical nature, related environmental issue, and its potential toxicity after exposure is provided. Electrodialysis systems are described in parallel, counter flow, and recirculation, as well as the materials and processes to obtain a clean and cheaper solution for water desalination. The penultimate chapter is aimed at highlighting the chemical activation strategies of carbonaceous materials into activated carbon, especially for dyes removal in wastewater treatment. The closing chapter demonstrates the need for comprehensive analysis across spatial and temporal scales, using multiple landscape indices to provide insights on the pattern and dynamics of the seagrass landscapes.

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Volume 69 opens with an overview of recent studies regarding toxic effects of chlorpyrifos and the methods of its removal, focusing mainly on the generation of its oxo-analogue, chlorpyrifos-oxon, as a result of organophosphate metabolism by cytochrome P450s, and the influence on some physiologically important enzymes. Following this, a comprehensive overview of the diversity of Basidiomycetes species present in polluted areas is provided, as well as potential uses in the restoration of these areas. Basidiomycetes fungi promote immobilization of mycogenic metals through the precipitation of oxalates or via ligand binding, as well as passive bio-absorption and accumulation in their biomass. Ecosystems of the European North show low tolerance to anthropogenic impact and very slow succession recovery. This largely determines the development of biota and ecosystems. Among the types of impact, the authors propose that special attention should be paid to those associated with gathering, hunting, and grazing, and aimed mostly on the use of bioresource potential of landscapes. Next, after a short introduction on the composition and sources of oil pollutants in the environment, the authors review all transformation processes that affect composition of oil pollutants in contaminated soils. The authors also describe detailed information on the toxicity of chlorpyrifos and its metabolites, the themobility of chlorpyrifos in soil and water following spraying, and residues of its metabolites on treated edible plants. In the penultimate chapter, the RUSLE model coupled with transport limited sediment delivery function were used to predict the longtime average annual soil loss, and to identify the critical erosion-/deposition-prone areas of Lodhama river Basin in Eastern Darjeeling himalaya, India. Lastly, although microorganisms cannot destroy pollutants, this collection discusses how they can alter their chemical properties via a surprising array of mechanisms. The focus is on the metals and metalloids that contaminate waters and are most commonly found in the environment, including: lead, chromium, mercury, uranium, selenium, zinc, arsenic, cadmium, silver, gold, and nickel.

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