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Researchers make series of advances in field of environmental toxicology
The increasing consumption, misuse, and release of antibiotics and perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) into the environment have raised global concern about the potential health risks of these environmental contaminants on wildlife and human beings. Howe
2022-06-28 -
SUSTech’s Lian FENG wins 2021 Youth Science and Technology Award
Recently, Lian FENG, Associate Professor of the School of Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE) at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), received the 2021 Youth Science and Technology Award from the Geographical Society o
2022-06-05 -
SUSTech’s Feng YAN wins Ecology and Environmental Young Science and Technology Gold Award
On May 25, 2022, the Guangdong Society of Environmental Sciences (GDSES) announced its list of winners for the 2022 GDSES Ecology and Environmental Young Science and Technology Awards.Feng YAN, Research Associate Professor of the School of Environmen
2022-05-27 -
Researchers reveal recent stabilization of nitrous oxide emissions from livestock production in China
Global livestock production is a major source of N2O emissions, accounting for approximately 24-44% of the total global anthropogenic emissions. The consumption of livestock products is projected to increase in response to rising affluence and urbani
2022-05-20 -
Researchers demonstrate efficient atmospheric transport of microplastics over Asia and adjacent oceans
Microplastics (MPs) are small plastic particles<5 mm in size. The rapid accumulation of MPs in the environment has become a severe problem, endangering the health of terrestrial and aquatic biotas. Recent observations at remote ecosystems indicate
2022-05-11 -
Significant progress in resource recycling and pollution control chemistry
Associate Professor Hong Chen’s research team from the School of Environmental Science and Engineering at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) has recently made a series of progress in resource recycling and pollution control c
2022-04-29 -
Researchers publish series of developments on extreme hydrological events and extreme climate influence on hydrological processes
Research Assistant Professor Wei Qi’s team from the School of Environmental Science and Engineering at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) has recently achieved a series of important results on extreme hydrological events and
2022-04-13 -
Researchers reveal progress in role of organic and conservation agriculture in ammonia emissions and crop productivity in China
There is an increasing food demand with a growing population and limited land for agriculture. However, conventional agriculture with nitrogen (N) fertilizer applications is a key source of ammonia (NH3) emissions that cause severe haze pollution and
2022-04-06 -
Researchers discover urbanization causes more heterogeneous spatial patterns over China during rainy season
Recent rapid urbanization worldwide resulted in increasing urban residents. Short-term (sub-daily) precipitation extremes are expected to be more frequent and intense than in the past as the global climate continues to warm. Many urban areas worldwid
2022-03-18 -
Tropical carbon loss doubles due to forest clearance
Researchers using multiple high-resolution satellite observations have shown a doubling of carbon loss due to forest clearance since 2001 across the tropics, a vitally important world ecosystem that stores ~250PgC in its woody vegetation. The finding
2022-03-02