Pub Date : 2024-10-16DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107970
Maria A. Herrera Diaz , Yingqian Lin , Pralhad H. Burli , Tasmin Hossain , Damon S. Hartley , Vicki S. Thompson
This study evaluates the economic and environmental feasibility of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) sorting and decontamination technologies across urban, suburban, and rural areas. Using Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), the research assesses cost-effectiveness and environmental impacts, with a focus on cost variability analyzed through Monte Carlo simulations. Findings indicate significant cost differences based on population density: rural areas incur high costs up to $764/ton due to low waste volumes and limited infrastructure, whereas suburban and urban areas have more feasible costs ranging from $36.3 to $142.5/ton. Environmental impacts also vary, with greenhouse gas emissions at 171 kg CO2 eq/ton for copy paper and 118.6 kg CO2 eq/ton for plastics. PM2.5 levels are 9.1 g/ton for copy paper and 6.3 g/ton for plastics, with sorting lines being the main contributors. Monte Carlo simulations reveal a 50% probability of costs being below $102.26/ton for copy paper and $115.8/ton for plastics in suburban settings. The study underscores the importance of customized waste management strategies to improve economic viability and sustainability based on local conditions.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-15DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107942
Ioana Stefan, Koteshwar Chirumalla
To maximize circularity, remaining value in electric vehicle (EV) batteries can be retained through deploying different strategies such as reusing and repurposing to enable second life applications before they are recycled. Since EV battery ecosystems for the so-called battery second life are at early, emergence stages, they are characterized by uncertainties and high complexity. Despite previous analyses on the topic, collaboration in terms of roles, hierarchies, as well as the circular ecosystem dynamics remain unclear. We thus conduct a systematic literature review, applying a complex adaptive systems lens to map the literature concerning the three core dimensions of ecosystems: conceptual, structural, and temporal. Results point to the need to collaborate to enable circular ecosystems for EV battery second life, but also hint to high diversity of actors- over 40 types of actors potentially relevant for EV battery second life ecosystems – and various challenges for collaboration in such ecosystems.
{"title":"Enabling value retention in circular ecosystems for the second life of electric vehicle batteries","authors":"Ioana Stefan, Koteshwar Chirumalla","doi":"10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107942","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107942","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To maximize circularity, remaining value in electric vehicle (EV) batteries can be retained through deploying different strategies such as reusing and repurposing to enable second life applications before they are recycled. Since EV battery ecosystems for the so-called battery second life are at early, emergence stages, they are characterized by uncertainties and high complexity. Despite previous analyses on the topic, collaboration in terms of roles, hierarchies, as well as the circular ecosystem dynamics remain unclear. We thus conduct a systematic literature review, applying a complex adaptive systems lens to map the literature concerning the three core dimensions of ecosystems: conceptual, structural, and temporal. Results point to the need to collaborate to enable circular ecosystems for EV battery second life, but also hint to high diversity of actors- over 40 types of actors potentially relevant for EV battery second life ecosystems – and various challenges for collaboration in such ecosystems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21153,"journal":{"name":"Resources Conservation and Recycling","volume":"212 ","pages":"Article 107942"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142437722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-15DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107949
Omer Music , Julian M Allwood
In pursuit of greenhouse gas emissions reductions, the environmental systems community has developed material flow analyses to describe the transformation of resources into goods, while the manufacturing technology community has developed innovations that can affect the production of individual components. However, these two communities have remained disconnected, because neither is able to relate their insights to their point of common interest: the global production of components. For the first time, this paper connects global analyses of the use of steel and aluminium to the production of components, classified by the metal forming processes which shape them. The results demonstrate the proportions of steel and aluminium used in ten distinct component groups, at global level, and for the major product groups which drive demand for these two metals. This helps both to prioritise requirements for innovation in design and manufacturing and to evaluate of the emissions potential of such innovations.
{"title":"Connecting environmental systems analysis to manufacturing technology: A catalogue of the world's steel and aluminium components","authors":"Omer Music , Julian M Allwood","doi":"10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107949","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107949","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In pursuit of greenhouse gas emissions reductions, the environmental systems community has developed material flow analyses to describe the transformation of resources into goods, while the manufacturing technology community has developed innovations that can affect the production of individual components. However, these two communities have remained disconnected, because neither is able to relate their insights to their point of common interest: the global production of components. For the first time, this paper connects global analyses of the use of steel and aluminium to the production of components, classified by the metal forming processes which shape them. The results demonstrate the proportions of steel and aluminium used in ten distinct component groups, at global level, and for the major product groups which drive demand for these two metals. This helps both to prioritise requirements for innovation in design and manufacturing and to evaluate of the emissions potential of such innovations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21153,"journal":{"name":"Resources Conservation and Recycling","volume":"212 ","pages":"Article 107949"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142437723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-15DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107918
David J. Lerpiniere , David C. Wilson , Costas A. Velis
Providing effective solid waste and resources management (SWM) is essential to tackle plastics pollution, reduce carbon emissions and local air pollution from open burning, avoid disease spreading and enable circularity. Official development finance (ODF) is vital in providing relevant infrastructure and capacity development. We developed a novel standardised methodology to analyse OECD ODF data and applied it to 2003–2021, offering insights on the scale, flows and changes in SWM ODF. Despite an 8-fold increase, SWM-focused ODF is still very low, representing just 0.41 % of all ODF; and an order of magnitude less than water and sanitation ODF. Low-income countries received only 8 % of SWM ODF. Total commitments in 2021 were ca. 1.8 Billion USD - significantly short of the >30 Billion USD investment estimated as necessary for substantially reducing plastics pollution. The multi-lateral environmental agreement under negotiation (‘Plastics Treaty) needs to set ambitious targets for ODF and wider international co-operation.
{"title":"Official development finance in solid waste management reveals insufficient resources for tackling plastic pollution: A global analysis of two decades of data","authors":"David J. Lerpiniere , David C. Wilson , Costas A. Velis","doi":"10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107918","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107918","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Providing effective solid waste and resources management (SWM) is essential to tackle plastics pollution, reduce carbon emissions and local air pollution from open burning, avoid disease spreading and enable circularity. Official development finance (ODF) is vital in providing relevant infrastructure and capacity development. We developed a novel standardised methodology to analyse OECD ODF data and applied it to 2003–2021, offering insights on the scale, flows and changes in SWM ODF. Despite an 8-fold increase, SWM-focused ODF is still very low, representing just 0.41 % of all ODF; and an order of magnitude less than water and sanitation ODF. Low-income countries received only 8 % of SWM ODF. Total commitments in 2021 were ca. 1.8 Billion USD - significantly short of the >30 Billion USD investment estimated as necessary for substantially reducing plastics pollution. The multi-lateral environmental agreement under negotiation (‘Plastics Treaty) needs to set ambitious targets for ODF and wider international co-operation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21153,"journal":{"name":"Resources Conservation and Recycling","volume":"212 ","pages":"Article 107918"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142437725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-14DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107956
Yohannes L. Yaphary , Jing Xuan Wee , Sam Fong Yau Li
The conventional wet process for P recovery from sewage sludge incineration ash (SSIA) demands substantial chemicals (e.g., acids and alkalis for subsequent P extraction and precipitation) and water, causing economic and environmental drawbacks. We minimized them by employing concrete slurry wastewater (CSWW) as alkali and water sources, achieving over 90 % P recovery at pH 7. The P product contained ∼ 12 % P and low metal contaminants, meeting the regulations for inorganic fertilizer. Powder X-ray diffraction and chemical equilibrium simulations revealed that the product comprised hydroxyapatite crystal (HAp) and amorphous CaHPO4, forming at pH ∼ 4 and partially converting to HAp at higher pH. The supernatant was utilized in subsequent P extraction cycles to conserve water. By-products were assessed for hazard and recycled into cementitious materials, adhering to the zero waste principle. This study exemplifies the synergy between P recovery from SSIA and cementitious material production, transforming wastes into valuable resources.
从污水污泥焚烧灰(SSIA)中回收 P 的传统湿法工艺需要大量的化学品(如用于后续 P 提取和沉淀的酸和碱)和水,造成了经济和环境方面的弊端。我们采用混凝土泥浆废水(CSWW)作为碱源和水源,最大限度地减少了这些问题,在 pH 值为 7 的条件下,实现了超过 90% 的 P 回收率。粉末 X 射线衍射和化学平衡模拟显示,产品由羟基磷灰石晶体(HAp)和无定形 CaHPO4 组成,在 pH 值为 4 时形成,pH 值较高时部分转化为 HAp。上清液用于后续的磷萃取循环,以节约用水。对副产品进行了危险性评估,并将其回收利用到水泥基材料中,以实现零废物原则。这项研究体现了从 SSIA 中回收 P 与生产水泥基材料之间的协同作用,将废物转化为有价值的资源。
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The current recycling methods to recover metal contents from electronic wastes (e-wastes) are primarily chemical based, such as hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy. These methods typically do not involve pre-treatments to remove non-metallic components, which causes increasing reagent and energy consumption, and greenhouse gas emission during recycling. Mechanical methods exploiting differences in material properties, such as gravity, magnetic, electrostatic, can achieve pre-treatment which receive increasing attention. Amongst different mechanical methods, froth flotation utilizing surface hydrophobicity to achieve the desired separation appears to receive less attention but can be very promising to recycle a variety of e-wastes. In this work, the challenges and advances in the recovery of metals from three main e-wastes, including spent lithium-ion batteries (S-LIBs), waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs), and spent photovoltaic solar panels (S-PVs), using flotation were reviewed. The work also conducted a life cycle analysis to assess the environmental impact of flotation in recycling these e-wastes. According to TRACI standards, flotation reagents have the highest environmental impact compared to electricity and water consumption. The study suggests that flotation can serve as an effective pre-treatment operation prior to the chemical treatment to improve the overall the e-waste recycling but future research is still needed.
{"title":"A review and environmental impact analysis on the current state of froth flotation on recycling of e-wastes","authors":"Umut Kar, Sheida Nili, Emmanuel Mends, Ehsan Vahidi, Pengbo Chu","doi":"10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107967","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107967","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The current recycling methods to recover metal contents from electronic wastes (e-wastes) are primarily chemical based, such as hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy. These methods typically do not involve pre-treatments to remove non-metallic components, which causes increasing reagent and energy consumption, and greenhouse gas emission during recycling. Mechanical methods exploiting differences in material properties, such as gravity, magnetic, electrostatic, can achieve pre-treatment which receive increasing attention. Amongst different mechanical methods, froth flotation utilizing surface hydrophobicity to achieve the desired separation appears to receive less attention but can be very promising to recycle a variety of e-wastes. In this work, the challenges and advances in the recovery of metals from three main e-wastes, including spent lithium-ion batteries (S-LIBs), waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs), and spent photovoltaic solar panels (S-PVs), using flotation were reviewed. The work also conducted a life cycle analysis to assess the environmental impact of flotation in recycling these e-wastes. According to TRACI standards, flotation reagents have the highest environmental impact compared to electricity and water consumption. The study suggests that flotation can serve as an effective pre-treatment operation prior to the chemical treatment to improve the overall the e-waste recycling but future research is still needed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21153,"journal":{"name":"Resources Conservation and Recycling","volume":"212 ","pages":"Article 107967"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142432917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-13DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107960
Jingfei Deng , Nan Wei , Xintong Yang , Meng Xiao , Xianglan Li , Ning Wang , Chunlong Zhang , Hongzhen Zhang , Jingqi Dong
{"title":"Life cycle inventory dataset for systematic environmental remediation of soil, groundwater and sediment","authors":"Jingfei Deng , Nan Wei , Xintong Yang , Meng Xiao , Xianglan Li , Ning Wang , Chunlong Zhang , Hongzhen Zhang , Jingqi Dong","doi":"10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107960","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107960","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21153,"journal":{"name":"Resources Conservation and Recycling","volume":"212 ","pages":"Article 107960"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142432914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-10DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107936
Satya Brat Tiwari , Andrei Veksha , Wei Ping Chan , Xunchang Fei , Wen Liu , Grzegorz Lisak , Teik-Thye Lim
This study presents a two-stage process to recover phosphorus (P) from sewage sludge (SS) hydrochar, aimed at reducing trace element (TE) contamination. SS, mixed with Al-rich alum sludge (AS), underwent acidic HTC to convert Ca-P to Al-P. Alkaline extraction of hydrochar produced a P-rich, TE-deficient extract, as Al-P dissolves at high pH (> 12), leaving TEs insoluble. Optimal conditions for maximum P recovery were high temperature (∼240 °C), Al/P molar ratio (APMR) of ∼4, and feedstock pH of ∼3 – 4. This design process achieved 82 % alkaline P recovery, 34 % higher than the reference process. Overall P recovery ranged from 59 – 75 % in the design process, compared to 30 – 37 % in the reference process. Solid-state NMR revealed the Al-P association in hydrochar through surface complexation. TEs were mainly concentrated in the hydrochar. Thus, this method offers co-treatment of two waste streams with simultaneous resource recovery.
{"title":"Acidic hydrothermal carbonization of sewage sludge for enhanced alkaline extraction of phosphorus and reduced co-extraction of trace elements","authors":"Satya Brat Tiwari , Andrei Veksha , Wei Ping Chan , Xunchang Fei , Wen Liu , Grzegorz Lisak , Teik-Thye Lim","doi":"10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107936","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107936","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study presents a two-stage process to recover phosphorus (P) from sewage sludge (SS) hydrochar, aimed at reducing trace element (TE) contamination. SS, mixed with Al-rich alum sludge (AS), underwent acidic HTC to convert Ca-P to Al-P. Alkaline extraction of hydrochar produced a P-rich, TE-deficient extract, as Al-P dissolves at high pH (> 12), leaving TEs insoluble. Optimal conditions for maximum P recovery were high temperature (∼240 °C), Al/P molar ratio (APMR) of ∼4, and feedstock pH of ∼3 – 4. This design process achieved 82 % alkaline P recovery, 34 % higher than the reference process. Overall P recovery ranged from 59 – 75 % in the design process, compared to 30 – 37 % in the reference process. Solid-state NMR revealed the Al-P association in hydrochar through surface complexation. TEs were mainly concentrated in the hydrochar. Thus, this method offers co-treatment of two waste streams with simultaneous resource recovery.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21153,"journal":{"name":"Resources Conservation and Recycling","volume":"212 ","pages":"Article 107936"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142420108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Recycling initiatives target increased recycling rates and closing packaging loops, yet practical, political, and industrial challenges may remain unnoticed. This study delves into the mechanical, processing, and morphological disparities within a polypropylene (PP) polymer stream, especially for yogurt cups. The waste source (mixed MSW or plastic collection) does not considerably impact mechanical properties. However, analyzing PP packaging diversity raises doubts about achieving high-quality recyclate. Categorization attempts include thermoforming, injection molding, and copolymers. An idealized stream of yogurt cups reveals complexities due to various decoration technologies and processing methods. Within a closed-loop system for yogurt cups, thermoforming and injection molding are crucial, prompting the imitation of virgin and post-consumer cup materials. A threshold value of 70 wt.% and deterioration effects are identified alongside common fillers and polymers. As high-quality regranulate becomes increasingly essential, we must also consider the effects of processing methods and aim for a clean, homogeneous stream.
{"title":"Design and manufacturing diversity undermine circularity: The case of a simple yogurt cup","authors":"Jessica Schlossnikl , Lea Gritsch , Thomas Koch , Vasiliki-Maria Archodoulaki","doi":"10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107944","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107944","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recycling initiatives target increased recycling rates and closing packaging loops, yet practical, political, and industrial challenges may remain unnoticed. This study delves into the mechanical, processing, and morphological disparities within a polypropylene (PP) polymer stream, especially for yogurt cups. The waste source (mixed MSW or plastic collection) does not considerably impact mechanical properties. However, analyzing PP packaging diversity raises doubts about achieving high-quality recyclate. Categorization attempts include thermoforming, injection molding, and copolymers. An idealized stream of yogurt cups reveals complexities due to various decoration technologies and processing methods. Within a closed-loop system for yogurt cups, thermoforming and injection molding are crucial, prompting the imitation of virgin and post-consumer cup materials. A threshold value of 70 wt.% and deterioration effects are identified alongside common fillers and polymers. As high-quality regranulate becomes increasingly essential, we must also consider the effects of processing methods and aim for a clean, homogeneous stream.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21153,"journal":{"name":"Resources Conservation and Recycling","volume":"212 ","pages":"Article 107944"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142420130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-10DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107957
Yanan Chen , Guohe Huang , Yanyan Liu , Bin Luo , S.G. Wang , Y.P. Li , Xiaoyang Li
Climate change has seriously affected the resource utilization of the energy-water-carbon system, while the system carbon emissions continuously act on climate change. Given the interaction between the two, there is an urgent need to facilitate the rational allocation of system resources to realize the positive feedback between climate change and energy-water-carbon system development. In this study, an interval stochastic fuzzy integer programming (ISFIP) model is developed to support resource planning and management of the energy-water-carbon system in response to climate change in China. The developed model has advantages in characterizing the complexity and uncertainty of the energy-water-carbon system and providing optimal system decision-making options under multiple climate change scenarios. The results show that the SSP126-NZE scenario power system would reduce carbon emissions by 16.23 %, air pollutant emissions by 19.31 %, water consumption by 30.96 %, and increase economic benefits by 10.97 %, respectively, compared to the SSP585-STEPS baseline scenario.
{"title":"Energy-water-carbon system management in response to climate change in China under uncertainties (2026–2050)","authors":"Yanan Chen , Guohe Huang , Yanyan Liu , Bin Luo , S.G. Wang , Y.P. Li , Xiaoyang Li","doi":"10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107957","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107957","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate change has seriously affected the resource utilization of the energy-water-carbon system, while the system carbon emissions continuously act on climate change. Given the interaction between the two, there is an urgent need to facilitate the rational allocation of system resources to realize the positive feedback between climate change and energy-water-carbon system development. In this study, an interval stochastic fuzzy integer programming (ISFIP) model is developed to support resource planning and management of the energy-water-carbon system in response to climate change in China. The developed model has advantages in characterizing the complexity and uncertainty of the energy-water-carbon system and providing optimal system decision-making options under multiple climate change scenarios. The results show that the SSP126-NZE scenario power system would reduce carbon emissions by 16.23 %, air pollutant emissions by 19.31 %, water consumption by 30.96 %, and increase economic benefits by 10.97 %, respectively, compared to the SSP585-STEPS baseline scenario.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21153,"journal":{"name":"Resources Conservation and Recycling","volume":"212 ","pages":"Article 107957"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142420228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}