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Therefore, the structure optimization in the template preparation stage is an effective strategy to design porous LaFe bimetal oxides as high-performance phosphorus removal materials.The transmission of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) affects the safety of aquaculture animals. Dissolved oxygen (DO) can affect the transmission of ARGs, but its mechanism of action in this process is unclear. We conducted laboratory breeding experiment with low and control DO groups. Combined quantitative PCR and 16S rRNA sequencing to study the effect of DO on the spread of ARGs. Hypoxia treatment significantly increased the accumulation of ammonium and nitrite in aquaculture water, and it increased the relative abundances of ARGs and mobile genetic elements (MGEs), especially the ARGs resistant to drugs in the categories of sulfonamide, (flor)/(chlor)/(am)phenicol, and MLSB (macrolide, lincosamide and streptogramin B) and the MGE intI-1(clinic), by 2.39-95.69 % in 28 days relative to the control DO treatment. Though the abundance of ARG carries, especially the Rhodocyclaceae, Caldilineaceae, Cyclobacteriaceae, Saprospiraceae, Enterobacteriaceae, Sphingomonadaceae families, showed higher abundance in low DO groups, relating to the vertical transmission of ARGs. Hypoxia treatment is more likely to promote the horizontal gene transfer (HGT)-related pathways, including ABC transporters, two component system, and quorum sensing, thus to induce the HGT of ARGs. The changed bacterial proliferation also altered the abundance of MGEs, especially intI-1(clinic), which induced HGT of ARGs as well. Additionally, pearson correlation results revealed that the succession of bacterial community function played the strongest role in ARG proliferation, followed by bacterial community structure and MGEs. Our results highlight the importance of suitable DO concentration in controlling the spread of ARGs especially the HGT of ARGs. In the context of global attention to food safety, our results provide important information for ensuring the safety of aquatic products and the sustainable development of aquaculture.Sustainable development is a key challenge for contemporary human societies; failure to achieve sustainability could threaten human survival. In this review article, we illustrate how Machine Learning (ML) could support more sustainable development, covering the basics of data gathering through each step of the Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA). The literature provides several examples showing how ML can be employed in most steps of a typical ERA.A key observation is that there are currently no clear guidance for using such autonomous technologies in ERAs or which standards/checks are required. Steering thus seems to be the most important task for supporting the use of ML in the ERA of nano- and smart-materials. Resources should be devoted to developing a strategy for implementing ML in ERA with a strong emphasis on data foundations, methodologies, and the related sensitivities/uncertainties. We should recognise historical errors and biases (e.g., in data) to avoid embedding them during ML programming.Subsurface wastewater infiltration systems (SWIS) is an efficient, economical, and less temperature affected sewage treatment technology. Pollutants are removed by physical, chemical, and biological reactions such as filtration, adsorption, oxidation, and degradation. Under the conditions of limited carbon source and inactivation of nitrous oxide reductase, N2O, an important greenhouse gas, is released from the anaerobic layers of SWIS. However, is N2O release affected by repeated freeze-thawing of the upper aerobic layer? How does microbial population structure and denitrogenate activity in different profiles respond to the freeze-thaw cycle (FTC)? These questions have not yet been revealed. In this study, a SWIS simulator with in-situ regulation of FTC was first constructed. The re-distribution of N2O, microbial composition and denitrogenate activity were analyzed in response to FTC. Furthermore, potential bio-markers were screened and identified. The results revealed that the release of N2O was correlated with FTC, with the anaerobic layer being the main contributor throughout, accounting for 73.32-75.8 % of the total release. The limiting factor for N2O emissions was the NO3--N concentration in the anaerobic zone, and there were no simple linear communications between total nitrogen and N2O generations. High throughput sequencing results showed the main markers of SWIS were Proteobacteria, Gemmatimonadetes, Firmicutes, Acidobacteria, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Chloroflexi and Nitrospirae, accounting for 97.4 %-98.1 % of the total relative abundance. A significant positive correlation between Firmicutes and anaerobic release of N2O was observed, where Firmicutes abundance increased from 5 % to 21 % during the experimental cycle, while N2O concentration increased from 2.65 mg·L-1 to 18.88 mg·L-1. The results indicated that Firmicutes was an important biomarker of N2O release under freeze-thaw conditions.Many coastal areas are hotspots of aquaculture expansion, where the overuse of artificial feeds results in the accumulation of organic carbon in nearshore aquaculture ponds. In rural areas, wastewater from the aquaculture ponds is discharged to the nearshore waters through artificial ditches causing lateral carbon export from the land to the ocean. Such flux may be meaningful in coastal carbon budgets since aquaculture is the hotspot of carbon sequestration and storage. To quantify the magnitude and temporal dynamics of lateral carbon export from aquaculture ponds, we used high-frequency in-situ monitoring of turbidity, fluorescent dissolved organic matter, etc. Ro 20-1724 across different temporal scales. We measured water levels and velocity profiles in a ditch cross-section to obtain year-round water exchange. Carbon export was integrated from water fluxes and organic carbon concentrations. Our results suggested that aquaculture ponds were a source of particular organic carbon (POC) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC). The net lateral flux of POC and DOC was 148 ± 38 kg yr-1 and 296 ± 18 kg yr-1. Temporally, the export of POC and DOC is influenced by both tides and wastewater discharge. Under the disturbance with aquaculture wastewater discharge, the mean DOC export in the ditch increased by 497 kg, which was 1.5 times that of the undisturbed; the mean POC export increased by 190 kg, which was 1.8 times that of the undisturbed. Thus, aquaculture activities can considerably disturb the coastal carbon balance by facilitating carbon-rich fluid exchange from onshore farms to nearshore estuaries. As aquaculture expands across Asia and the globe, this study provides important insights into the impacts of aquaculture on coastal carbon budgets.Here we report the measurements of two types of organic nitrates (ONs), peroxy nitrates (PNs) and alkyl nitrates (ANs), in Chengdu, China, during summer 2019. The average concentrations of PNs and ANs were 1.3 ± 1.1 ppbv and 0.5 ± 0.3 ppbv during the day, with peaks of 7.7 ppbv and 1.9 ppbv, respectively, which were in the middle and upper end of the reported levels in China. Much higher PNs and ANs concentrations were found during the photochemical pollution period than during the clean period. Box model simulation was capable of reproducing PNs during photochemical pollution episodes but showed overestimation in other periods, which was likely caused by the simplification of PNs sinks. The OH oxidation of aldehydes and ketones was the most important source of the PNs precursors, PAs (peroxyacyl radicals), except for the thermal decomposition of PNs, which was further confirmed by the relative incremental reactivity (RIR) analysis. The model basically reproduced the observed ANs by the refinement of related mechanisms, with isoprene contributing to its formation by 29.2 %. The observed PNs and total oxidants (Ox = NO2 + O3) showed a good positive correlation, with a ratio of PNs to Ox of 0.079, indicating a strong suppression of PNs chemistry to ozone formation. The model quantified the suppression of PNs chemistry on the peak ozone production rate by 21.3 % on average and inhibited ozone formation up to 20 ppbv in total. The RIR analysis suggests that the production of both O3 and ANs was in the VOC-limited regime and highlights the importance of VOC control (especially aromatics) to mitigate photochemical pollution in Chengdu. The study deepens the understanding of photochemical pollution in urban areas of western China and further emphasizes the impacts of ONs chemistry on ozone pollution.Many rural populations, including American Indian communities, that use private wells from groundwater for their source of drinking and cooking water are disproportionately exposed to elevated levels of arsenic. However, programs aimed at reducing arsenic in American Indian communities are limited. The Strong Heart Water Study (SHWS) is a randomized controlled trial aimed at reducing arsenic exposure among private well users in American Indian Northern Great Plains communities. The community-led SHWS program installed point-of-use (POU) arsenic filters in the kitchen sink of households, and health promoters delivered arsenic health communication programs. In this study we evaluated the efficacy of these POU arsenic filters in removing arsenic during the two-year installation period. Participants were randomized into two arms. In the first arm households received a POU arsenic filter, and 3 calls promoting filter use (SHWS mobile health (mHealth) & filter arm). The second arm received the same filter and phonef the POU arsenic filter and mHealth program only. Furthermore, we observed limited temporal variability of water arsenic concentrations from kitchen faucet samples collected over time from private wells in our study setting.Ammonia is a common pollutant in aquaculture system, and toxic to all aquatic animals. However, different aquatic animals exhibit diverse physiological responses to high-level ammonia exposure, potentially indicating their divergent resistance to ammonia stress. In this study, juveniles of three freshwater turtles (Mauremys reevesii, Pseudemys nelsoni and Trachemys scripta elegans) were exposed to different concentrations of ammonia (0, 0.3 and 3.0 mg/L) for 30 days, and their swimming, growth performance, gut microbiota, and hepatic metabolites were measured to evaluate the interspecific difference in physiological responses to ammonia stress. Despite no differences in swimming ability, growth rate, and gut microbial diversity, observable changes in microbial community composition and hepatic metabolite profiles were shown in ammonia-exposed turtles. A relatively higher abundance of potentially pathogenic bacteria was found in M. reevesii than in the other two species. Moreover, microbial compositions and metabolic responses differed significantly among the three species. M. reevesii was, out of the three tested species, the one in which exposure to ammonia had the greatest effect on changes in bacterial genera and hepatic metabolites. Conversely, only a few metabolites were significantly changed in T. scripta elegans. Integrating these findings, we speculated that native M. reevesii should be more vulnerable to ammonia stress compared to the invasive turtle species. Our results plausibly reflected divergent potential resistance to ammonia among these turtles, in view of differential physiological responses to ammonia exposure at environmentally relevant concentrations.
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