Adsorptive immobilization of cadmium and lead using unmodified and modified biochar: A review of the advances, synthesis, efficiency and mechanisms.

Biochar is an environmentally friendly adsorbent material with excellent adsorption performance due to its extensive pore structure, large specific surface area, and numerous surface functional groups. It is commonly used to treat inorganic and organic pollutants. In recent years, with increasing focus on controlling soil pollution caused by heavy metals such as cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb), the potential application of biochar has attracted much attention.

Aged Microplastics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes: A Review of Aging Effects on Their Interactions.

Microplastic aging affects the dynamics of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) on microplastics, yet no review presents the effects of microplastic aging on the associated ARGs. This review, therefore, aims to discuss the effects of different types of microplastic aging, as well as the other pollutants on or around microplastics and the chemicals leached from microplastics, on the associated ARGs. It highlights that microplastic photoaging generally results in higher sorption of antibiotics and ARGs due to increased microplastic surface area and functional group changes.

Development of polyfunctionalized biochar modified with manganese oxide and sulfur for immobilizing Hg(II) and Pb(II) in water and soil and improving soil health.

Mercury (Hg) and lead (Pb) pose significant risks to human health due to their high toxicity and bioaccumulative properties. This study aimed to develop a novel biochar composite (HMB-S), polyfunctionalized with manganese dioxide (α-MnO) and sulfur functional groups, for the effective immobilization of Hg(II) and Pb(II) from contaminated environments. HMB-S demonstrated superior adsorption capacities of 190.

Enhancing nitrogen transformation and humification in cow manure composting through psychrophilic and thermophilic nitrifying bacterial consortium inoculation.

Excessive nitrogen release during composting poses significant challenges to both the environment and compost quality. Biological enhancement of humification and nitrogen conservation is an environmentally friendly and cost-effective approach to composting. The aim of this study was to develop a psychrophilic and thermophilic nitrifying bacterial consortium (CNB) and investigate its role in nitrogen transformation and humification during cow manure composting.

Biodegradation of bisphenol-A in water using a novel strain of Xenophilus sp. embedded onto biochar: Elucidating the influencing factors and degradation pathway.

Bisphenol-A (BPA) is an emerging hazardous contaminant, which is ubiquitous in the environment and can cause endocrine disruptor and cancer risks. Therefore, biodegradation of BPA is an essential issue to mitigate the associated human health. In this work, a bacterial strain enables of degrading BPA, named BPA-LRH8 (identified as Xenophilus sp.

Insight into the humification and carbon balance of biogas residual biochar amended co-composting of hog slurry and wheat straw.

The impact of biogas residual biochar (BRB) on the humification and carbon balance process of co-composting of hog slurry (HGS) and wheat straw (WTS) was examined. The 50-day humification process was significantly enhanced by the addition of BRB, particular of 5% BRB, as indicated by the relatively higher humic acid content (67.28 g/kg) and humification ratio (2.

Promoting nitrogen conversion in aerobic biotransformation of swine slurry with the co-application of manganese sulfate and biochar.

This study aimed to explore the co-application of MnSO (Mn) and biochar (BC) in nitrogen conversion during the composting process. A 70-day aerobic composting was conducted using swine slurry, supplemented with different levels of Mn (0, 0.25%, and 0.

Translation of a Successful Behavioral Intervention to a Digital Therapeutic Self-Management System for Older Adults.

Feature at a Glance: Nonadherence to hypertension medications is associated with negative health outcomes, which is of particular importance for older adults because of the high prevalence of hypertension in this population. To promote medication adherence among this group, we translated a behavioral intervention that improved adherence by 36% into a digital therapeutic self-management system. Design strategies included interviewing older adults, conducting usability evaluations after each iteration, and engaging a team of experts from nursing, cognitive psychology, pharmacy, human factors in aging, and software development.

Pharmacists' perspectives on school stock inhaler access for children.

Several states in the United States (U.S.) have laws permitting stock inhalers, including short-acting beta-agonist inhalers, such as albuterol, and spacers to be prescribed to, dispensed to, and stocked in schools for use in students in respiratory distress, based on a protocol.

HuR/Cx40 downregulation causes coronary microvascular dysfunction in type 2 diabetes.

Patients with diabetes with coronary microvascular disease (CMD) exhibit higher cardiac mortality than patients without CMD. However, the molecular mechanism by which diabetes promotes CMD is poorly understood. RNA-binding protein human antigen R (HuR) is a key regulator of mRNA stability and translation; therefore, we investigated the role of HuR in the development of CMD in mice with type 2 diabetes.