Pub Date : 2023-03-13DOI: 10.1080/27658511.2023.2188767
F. Musa, Rutthiradevi Nadarajah
{"title":"Valuing visitor’s willingness to pay for green tourism conservation: A case study of Bukit Larut Forest Recreation Area, Perak, Malaysia","authors":"F. Musa, Rutthiradevi Nadarajah","doi":"10.1080/27658511.2023.2188767","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/27658511.2023.2188767","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29858,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72954816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-02-13DOI: 10.1080/27658511.2022.2152590
Christiana Boahen, S. Wiafe, Fredrick Owusu, Liang Bian
{"title":"Adsorption of heavy metals from mine wastewater using amino-acid modified Montmorillonite","authors":"Christiana Boahen, S. Wiafe, Fredrick Owusu, Liang Bian","doi":"10.1080/27658511.2022.2152590","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/27658511.2022.2152590","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29858,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84997779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-02-07DOI: 10.1080/27658511.2023.2173024
S. Wijana, Husna Atikah, Widhistya Kartikaningrum, D. Pranowo, H. Setyawan
{"title":"An experimental study of application of activated carbon from nipa fruit waste on herbal drinks","authors":"S. Wijana, Husna Atikah, Widhistya Kartikaningrum, D. Pranowo, H. Setyawan","doi":"10.1080/27658511.2023.2173024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/27658511.2023.2173024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29858,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81675161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-02-01DOI: 10.1080/27658511.2023.2173041
H. Setyawan, Laila Safira, A. R. Mulyarto, S. Wijana, D. Pranowo
{"title":"The effect of pyrolysis temperature and ball-milling duration on characteristics of micro bio-char derived from oil palm empty fruit bunches","authors":"H. Setyawan, Laila Safira, A. R. Mulyarto, S. Wijana, D. Pranowo","doi":"10.1080/27658511.2023.2173041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/27658511.2023.2173041","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29858,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80290933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-12-31DOI: 10.1080/27658511.2022.2076361
Florence Esi Nyieku, H. Essandoh, F. Armah, E. Awuah
ABSTRACT Although the role of plants in wetland ecosystems is largely known, not many native plant species have been used in constructed wetlands, especially in sub-Saharan Africa to treat oilfield wastewater, an emerging contaminant of considerable concern to both academics and policy makers owing to its deleterious effects on aquatic organisms and human health. This study assessed the contaminant removal efficiencies of three indigenous wetland plants (Typha latifolia, Ruellia simplex and Alternanthera philoxeroides) in a small-field-scale free water surface flow constructed wetland to polish effluent treated in a conventional oily wastewater treatment plant. Statistical significant differences in removal efficiencies were recorded between the planted wetlands and the unplanted wetland for all parameters examined, with the exception of total phosphorus. The results also showed that the removal efficiencies for oil and grease, biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand and total dissolved solids were highest in wetland planted with Alternanthera philoxeroides followed by Typha latifolia planted wetland. Whereas the removal of nitrate and total phosphorus were highest in wetland planted with Typha latifolia, the removal of coliform bacteria was highest in Ruellia simplex planted wetland. The study showed that free water surface flow constructed wetland has the potential to improve quality of effluent treated with conventional oily wastewater treatment plant. The study is very significant because it has extensive practical application in the oil and gas industry in terms of improving the contaminant removal efficiency and thereby limiting adverse environmental and human health impacts. Also, wetland treatment systems are nature-based solution to environmental problems because they are built on sound ecological principles and for that matter they are sustainable in terms of the capital cost involved, energy consumption and technological requirement.
{"title":"Oilfield wastewater contaminants removal efficiencies of three indigenous plants species in a free water surface flow constructed wetland","authors":"Florence Esi Nyieku, H. Essandoh, F. Armah, E. Awuah","doi":"10.1080/27658511.2022.2076361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/27658511.2022.2076361","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Although the role of plants in wetland ecosystems is largely known, not many native plant species have been used in constructed wetlands, especially in sub-Saharan Africa to treat oilfield wastewater, an emerging contaminant of considerable concern to both academics and policy makers owing to its deleterious effects on aquatic organisms and human health. This study assessed the contaminant removal efficiencies of three indigenous wetland plants (Typha latifolia, Ruellia simplex and Alternanthera philoxeroides) in a small-field-scale free water surface flow constructed wetland to polish effluent treated in a conventional oily wastewater treatment plant. Statistical significant differences in removal efficiencies were recorded between the planted wetlands and the unplanted wetland for all parameters examined, with the exception of total phosphorus. The results also showed that the removal efficiencies for oil and grease, biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand and total dissolved solids were highest in wetland planted with Alternanthera philoxeroides followed by Typha latifolia planted wetland. Whereas the removal of nitrate and total phosphorus were highest in wetland planted with Typha latifolia, the removal of coliform bacteria was highest in Ruellia simplex planted wetland. The study showed that free water surface flow constructed wetland has the potential to improve quality of effluent treated with conventional oily wastewater treatment plant. The study is very significant because it has extensive practical application in the oil and gas industry in terms of improving the contaminant removal efficiency and thereby limiting adverse environmental and human health impacts. Also, wetland treatment systems are nature-based solution to environmental problems because they are built on sound ecological principles and for that matter they are sustainable in terms of the capital cost involved, energy consumption and technological requirement.","PeriodicalId":29858,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75250494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-22DOI: 10.1080/27658511.2022.2147638
H. González-Ocampo, Ernestina Perez-Gonzalez, Marisol Castro-Elenes, G. Rodriguez-Meza
ABSTRACT Organochlorine pesticides have been banned in Mexico since 1991, but they are still present in ecosystems, representing a health risk. The Navachiste Lagoon Complex is a RAMSAR site and a fishing area for various edible species. The objective of this study was to determine the cancer health risks posed by the consumption of crab Callinectes bellicosus from the Navachiste Complex, collected from April 2014 to January 2015; and to compare analyte ratios of selected against their metabolites to determine if recent sources of pesticides being bioaccumulated of this species. The highest average organochlorine concentrations were detected for γ -HCH, α-HCH, and δ-HCH with 1.9 × 10−5, 1.7 × 10−5, and 1.3 × 10−5 mg kg−1, respectively. Significant seasonal variations were found in aldrin and heptachlor (autumn), α-HCH and dieldrin (spring), and heptachlor epoxide (spring and summer) (p < 0.05). The highest organochlorine average exposure risk for consumption in the 95 percentile range was for endosulfan II (0.007 mg kg−1 d−1). According to our findings, the consumption at 0.204 g d−1 of edible tissue of crab from the Navachiste Lagoon Complex does not pose cancer health risk.
自1991年以来，有机氯农药在墨西哥被禁止使用，但它们仍然存在于生态系统中，代表着健康风险。纳瓦奇斯特泻湖综合体是拉姆萨尔湿地和各种可食用物种的捕鱼区。本研究的目的是确定食用2014年4月至2015年1月采集的Navachiste蟹群中的Callinectes bellicosus所带来的癌症健康风险;并将所选的分析物与其代谢物的比值进行比较，以确定最近的农药来源是否为该物种的生物积累。γ -HCH、α-HCH和δ-HCH的平均有机氯浓度最高，分别为1.9 × 10−5、1.7 × 10−5和1.3 × 10−5 mg kg−1。艾氏剂与七氯(秋季)、α-HCH与狄氏剂(春季)、环氧七氯(春季和夏季)的季节差异显著(p < 0.05)。在95%的百分位数范围内，食用有机氯的平均暴露风险最高的是硫丹II (0.007 mg kg - 1 d - 1)。根据我们的研究结果，食用纳瓦奇斯特泻湖蟹的可食用组织0.204 g d - 1不会造成癌症健康风险。
{"title":"Organochlorine pesticide residues in warrior swimming crab (Callinectes bellicosus) and assessment of health risk","authors":"H. González-Ocampo, Ernestina Perez-Gonzalez, Marisol Castro-Elenes, G. Rodriguez-Meza","doi":"10.1080/27658511.2022.2147638","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/27658511.2022.2147638","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Organochlorine pesticides have been banned in Mexico since 1991, but they are still present in ecosystems, representing a health risk. The Navachiste Lagoon Complex is a RAMSAR site and a fishing area for various edible species. The objective of this study was to determine the cancer health risks posed by the consumption of crab Callinectes bellicosus from the Navachiste Complex, collected from April 2014 to January 2015; and to compare analyte ratios of selected against their metabolites to determine if recent sources of pesticides being bioaccumulated of this species. The highest average organochlorine concentrations were detected for γ -HCH, α-HCH, and δ-HCH with 1.9 × 10−5, 1.7 × 10−5, and 1.3 × 10−5 mg kg−1, respectively. Significant seasonal variations were found in aldrin and heptachlor (autumn), α-HCH and dieldrin (spring), and heptachlor epoxide (spring and summer) (p < 0.05). The highest organochlorine average exposure risk for consumption in the 95 percentile range was for endosulfan II (0.007 mg kg−1 d−1). According to our findings, the consumption at 0.204 g d−1 of edible tissue of crab from the Navachiste Lagoon Complex does not pose cancer health risk.","PeriodicalId":29858,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72823666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-09DOI: 10.1080/27658511.2022.2138852
Carlos Rosano-Peña, Mario del Roble Pensado-Leglise, André Luiz Marques Serrano, Aurelio Amado Bernal-Campos, Marisol Hernández-Cayetano
ABSTRACT This research analyzes the eco-efficiency of peasant production in a sample of 32 Puebla municipalities located in the tropical montane cloud forests (TMCF) and the influence of climatic factors, considering data from two years 2016–2017. Therefore, window data envelopment analysis approach with bootstrap in two stages was used. The results allow us to draw two basic conclusions. 1) It is possible, imitating the benchmarks, at the aggregate level in the region, to increase annual revenue and preserved areas by 58.7%, with the same inputs; or equivalently, reduce inputs and environmental costs by 36.98% with the same level of production. 2) Eco-efficiency scores are significantly affected by climatic factors and thus, the increase in temperature and the reduction in precipitation should have predominantly positive impacts on the region’s eco-efficiency. This finding should be based on the characteristics of the region—humid mountainous forest with rain for most of the year and persistent mist almost at ground level. Based on this information, strategies can be defined by decision makers to harmonize economic growth and environmental preservation, as well as adaptive policies and actions to reduce vulnerability and improve the resilience of peasant producers.
{"title":"Agricultural eco-efficiency and climate determinants: application of dea with bootstrap methods in the tropical montane cloud forests of Puebla, Mexico","authors":"Carlos Rosano-Peña, Mario del Roble Pensado-Leglise, André Luiz Marques Serrano, Aurelio Amado Bernal-Campos, Marisol Hernández-Cayetano","doi":"10.1080/27658511.2022.2138852","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/27658511.2022.2138852","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This research analyzes the eco-efficiency of peasant production in a sample of 32 Puebla municipalities located in the tropical montane cloud forests (TMCF) and the influence of climatic factors, considering data from two years 2016–2017. Therefore, window data envelopment analysis approach with bootstrap in two stages was used. The results allow us to draw two basic conclusions. 1) It is possible, imitating the benchmarks, at the aggregate level in the region, to increase annual revenue and preserved areas by 58.7%, with the same inputs; or equivalently, reduce inputs and environmental costs by 36.98% with the same level of production. 2) Eco-efficiency scores are significantly affected by climatic factors and thus, the increase in temperature and the reduction in precipitation should have predominantly positive impacts on the region’s eco-efficiency. This finding should be based on the characteristics of the region—humid mountainous forest with rain for most of the year and persistent mist almost at ground level. Based on this information, strategies can be defined by decision makers to harmonize economic growth and environmental preservation, as well as adaptive policies and actions to reduce vulnerability and improve the resilience of peasant producers.","PeriodicalId":29858,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74689673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-04DOI: 10.1080/27658511.2022.2141158
Maxwell Kwame Boakye, S. Adanu
ABSTRACT The construction sector has massive direct and indirect impacts on the environment; as such, improving the environmental performance of the construction industry requires knowledge about the nature of environmental impacts. On-site construction workers get exposed to construction-related environmental impacts, but have received limited research attention on impact identification. This study examined on-site workers’ perspectives on the major environmental impacts of building construction processes. Data was collected from 221 on-site building construction workers using a structured questionnaire. The data was analyzed using a relative importance index (RII) to determine the importance levels of environmental impacts and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) for dimension reduction. The RII revealed that dust generation, noise, vibration, and raw material consumption were the impacts of the highest importance levels of severity. The EFA result showed that local issues were the most influential component. The perceived severity of environmental impacts associated with construction-related activities by on-site construction workers were influenced by their exposure experience. The environmental impacts that directly affect or serve as occupational hazards were ranked as the most severe. This study recommends establishing control measures at construction sites considering the health impact of dust and noise pollution on the well-being of on-site construction workers and the local community.
{"title":"On-site building construction workers perspective on environmental impacts of construction-related activities: a relative importance index (RII) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) approach","authors":"Maxwell Kwame Boakye, S. Adanu","doi":"10.1080/27658511.2022.2141158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/27658511.2022.2141158","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The construction sector has massive direct and indirect impacts on the environment; as such, improving the environmental performance of the construction industry requires knowledge about the nature of environmental impacts. On-site construction workers get exposed to construction-related environmental impacts, but have received limited research attention on impact identification. This study examined on-site workers’ perspectives on the major environmental impacts of building construction processes. Data was collected from 221 on-site building construction workers using a structured questionnaire. The data was analyzed using a relative importance index (RII) to determine the importance levels of environmental impacts and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) for dimension reduction. The RII revealed that dust generation, noise, vibration, and raw material consumption were the impacts of the highest importance levels of severity. The EFA result showed that local issues were the most influential component. The perceived severity of environmental impacts associated with construction-related activities by on-site construction workers were influenced by their exposure experience. The environmental impacts that directly affect or serve as occupational hazards were ranked as the most severe. This study recommends establishing control measures at construction sites considering the health impact of dust and noise pollution on the well-being of on-site construction workers and the local community.","PeriodicalId":29858,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90071753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-29DOI: 10.1080/27658511.2022.2125869
S. Senadheera, R. Gregory, J. Rinklebe, Muhammad Farrukh, J. Rhee, Y. Ok
ABSTRACT Investment in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) significantly influences a company’s financial aspects that drive sustainability. This study sample covers the data of 981 articles obtained from the Scopus database spanning over 141 journals from 2001 to 2021 and uses quantitative bibliometric analysis to discover present and future research directions of ESG. This analysis evaluates prolific research elements, such as authors, citations, journals, institutions, countries, regions, possible links between ESG and corporate performance and trends while focusing on the environmental pillar. With the emergence of the term ESG in 2006, the number of publications on this topic has almost doubled every year since 2017. With this exponential increase in the number of publications, the world is expected to give greater consideration to the concept of ESG, including green investing, circular economy, and RE100. This study highlights the key findings during the past decade including the importance of and tendency for ESG investing and revealing the less well-specified metrics of the governance pillar compared to those of the environmental and social pillars.
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