Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution causes serious health disorders, because PM2.5 becomes deposited in the tracheobronchial and alveoli regions. In extrathoracic region, there are more deposits of coarse than fine particulates. As adverse issues caused by particulates have not been well investigated, this study examined cytotoxicity water-soluble extracts both (0.05-3 µm, PM0.05-3) (> 3 ...

Rainwater is an essential pathway to remove fine particulate matter and dissolved atmospheric pollutants (e.g., SO2, HNO3, NH3). Acid rain (pH < 5.6) has been a severe environmental issue in China since the 1970s, adversely impacting ecosystem health. This study focuses on influence of anthropogenically induced anions (SO42– NO3–) alkaline cations (Ca2+ NH4+) acid Chinese cities. In this...

(NH4)2[FeCl5(H2O)], a member of the family of antiferromagnetic A2[FeX5(H2O)] compounds (X = halide ion and A = alkali metal or ammonium ion) is classified as a new multiferroic material. We report the onset of ferroelectricity below '6.9K within an antiferromagnetically ordered state (TN ' 7.25K). The corresponding electric polarization can drastically be influenced by applying magnetic fields...

Using N-(phosphonomethyl) iminodiacetic acid (H4PMIDA), as a complexing agent, two new complexes, (NH4)La(PMIDA)(H2O)•H2O, 1 and (NH4)Yb(PMIDA), 2 have been synthesized hydrothermally. In both compounds, the metal ions are trapped by a three five-membered chelate rings by the chelating PMIDA anions giving a tricapped trigonal prismatic LaO8N and monocapped trigonal prismatic YbO6N geometries fo...

Ionic liquid-based aqueous biphasic systems (IL-ABS) have attracted much attention in both academia and industries due to their superior performance many applications. In order better utilize these novel liquid–liquid for recovering hydrophilic ILs from dilute solutions, a machine learning (ML)-based ABS design method is proposed such purpose this work. method, an ML-based model, i.e., artifici...

In order to increase the reuse of wastes and residues, as required by Waste Framework Directive, potential use waste, residue natural minerals low-cost permeable reactive barrier (PRB) materials was investigated. The performance a kitchen waste compost, sepiolite steel slag compared with that volcanic slag, pumice activated carbon in removing specific contaminants from landfill leachate. experi...