Direct and indirect monitoring methods for nitrous oxide emissions in full-scale wastewater treatment plants: A critical review.

Mitigation of nitrous oxide (NO) emissions in full-scale wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) has become an irreversible trend to adapt the climate change. Monitoring of NO emissions plays a fundamental role in understanding and mitigating NO emissions. This paper provides a comprehensive review of direct and indirect NO monitoring methods.

Perspectives on peak liquid manure temperature with implications for methane emissions.

Methane emissions from liquid manure storage are currently estimated with a methane conversion factor (MCF) based on manure temperature inputs or air temperatures as a substitute in the 2019 IPCC Tier 2 method. However, differences between peak manure temperature and peak air temperature (T ) in warm seasons are likely to occur and result in poor estimates of MCF and methane emissions. To address this concern, this study aims to investigate the relationship between the T and ratio of manure surface area to manure volume (R ) using a mechanistic model and by analyzing farm-scale measurement studies across Canada.

Neferine, an Alkaloid from Lotus Seed Embryos, Exerts Antiseizure and Neuroprotective Effects in a Kainic Acid-Induced Seizure Model in Rats.

Current anti-seizure drugs fail to control approximately 30% of epilepsies. Therefore, there is a need to develop more effective anti-seizure drugs, and medicinal plants provide an attractive source for new compounds. This study aimed to evaluate the possible anti-seizure and neuroprotective effects of neferine, an alkaloid from the lotus seed embryos of , in a kainic acid (KA)-induced seizure rat model and its underlying mechanisms.

Evaluating the 2019 IPCC refinement for estimating methane conversion factors in Canada.

Methane emissions from liquid manure management in Canada are an important greenhouse gas source. A wide range of seasonal temperatures, distribution of livestock farms, and various management practices in Canada means that regional methane conversion factors (MCF) that account for spatially discrete climate and management should be used. This study explores the impacts of using the 2019 IPCC Refinement methodology on estimates of MCFs across Canada.

Correction to: Soil respiration patterns and rates at three Taiwanese forest plantations: dependence on elevation, temperature, precipitation, and litterfall.

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Soil respiration patterns and rates at three Taiwanese forest plantations: dependence on elevation, temperature, precipitation, and litterfall.

Background: Soil respiration contributes to a large quantity of carbon emissions in the forest ecosystem. In this study, the soil respiration rates at three Taiwanese forest plantations (two lowland and one mid-elevation) were investigated. We aimed to determine how soil respiration varies between lowland and mid-elevation forest plantations and identify the relative importance of biotic and abiotic factors affecting soil respiration.

Biomass carbon accumulation in aging Japanese cedar plantations in Xitou, central Taiwan.

Background: Japanese cedar (Chrytomeria japonica D. Don) is an important plantation species in Taiwan and represents 10% of total plantation area. It was first introduced in 1910 and widely planted in the northern and central mountainous areas of Taiwan.