Researchers achieve significant advancements in mechanisms by which unsaturated zone affects groundwater dynamics
The unsaturated zone, a crucial transition zone linking surface and subsurface flow, plays a significant role in quantifying the hydrological processes of watersheds. However, due to the nonlinearity,...
Scientists quantify CO2 emissions from global overseas coal-fired power plants
While overseas coal-fired power plants (OCPs) help meet the energy demands of emerging economies, they have also become a significant driver of global carbon emissions. Although developed countries ar...
SUSTech’s Yi ZHENG’s research results recognized among top ten scientific advances in nitrogen cycle for 2023
The 5th Academic Forum on Nitrogen Biogeochemical Cycle, organized by the Soil Science Society of China (SSSC), recently took place in Wuhan.A research led by Professor Yi ZHENG’s team from the S...
Researchers reveal important role of iron ion complexation in removing phosphonates from water
With the development of industry, phosphonates, which are extensively used as scale inhibitors in reverse osmosis (RO) membrane treatment systems and cooling water circulation systems, accumulate in t...
Researchers quantify impacts of precursor emissions on PM2.5 and O3 attributable health burden
Air pollution, particularly from fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone (O3), poses serious health risks, causing respiratory and cardiovascular diseases that lead to premature deaths. Despite glob...
Researchers collaborate to publish series of studies that contribute to eliminating exposure to groundwater arsenic globally
The World Health Organization has listed inorganic arsenic as one of the ten chemicals of major public health concern. Direct exposure via drinking high-arsenic groundwater and indirect exposure throu...
Researchers develop new system for CO2 capture materials
With the intensification of human activities, CO2 emissions have surged, exacerbating the greenhouse effect and global warming. Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) is considered the m...
Researchers provide global picture of reservoir filling-up problems from space
A reservoir is an artificial lake where water is collected and stored for various purposes, such as flood control, irrigation, hydropower generation, industrial use, etc. In a changing climate, drough...
Researchers highlight molecular-level carbon traits underlying multidimensional fine-root economics space
Carbon, a fundamental constituent of terrestrial life, has long captivated attention due to its pivotal role. While previous focus centered on the total carbon content in plant tissues, scant attentio...
Researchers reveal climate extremes cause record-breaking wildfire emission in boreal forest in 2023
In the context of global warming, frequent extreme weather events like droughts, high temperatures, and wildfires threaten the vital carbon-storing role of northern coniferous forests.Understanding th...