Perceived risks and vulnerabilities of employing digitalization and digital data in agriculture – Socially robust orientations from a transdisciplinary process

Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 358, P. 132034 - 132034

Published: April 29, 2022

The digitalization of agricultural production and the use digital data are fundamentally transforming processes, products, services agro-food systems. Digitalization improves efficiency facilitates sophisticated farm management, thus increasing productivity, efficacy, profitability. At same time, it promises many opportunities for a more sustainable and, especially, ecological cleaner production. However, with comes potential number unintended side effects risks that may increase vulnerability have, far, received scant scientific societal attention. This article presents results two-year transdisciplinary process aimed to identify side-effects (short "unseens") perceived in German agriculture. Results base on triangulation knowledge integration from group involving twelve representatives science practice an ethnographic qualitative meta-analysis. findings have shown that, despite digitalization's numerous resource efficient production, broad range was by some key stakeholders involved. These were anticipated be caused negative uncertain agro-ecological social Data rights, restructuring value chain new market concentrations, power structures dependencies, changing requirements farmers (lacking "digital literacy"), information asymmetries cause potentially food security identified as causal factors. Based these results, we co-developed socially robust orientations (SoROs) coping resulting vulnerabilities. We argue SoROs provide perspectives how can turned into responsible action within RRI (responsible research innovation) framework. Finally, regard preventive anticipatory paradigm "cleaner production", our methodology shows way adaptively govern highly complex socio-technological transitions agriculture sense sustainability-oriented transformation.

Language: Английский

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Eutrophication and watershed characteristics shape changes in dissolved organic matter chemistry along two river-estuarine transects

Water Research, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 214, P. 118196 - 118196

Published: Feb. 14, 2022

Language: Английский

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Recent Progress in Micro- and Nanotechnology-Enabled Sensors for Biomedical and Environmental Challenges

Sensors, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 23(12), P. 5406 - 5406

Published: June 7, 2023

Micro- and nanotechnology-enabled sensors have made remarkable advancements in the fields of biomedicine environment, enabling sensitive selective detection quantification diverse analytes. In biomedicine, these facilitated disease diagnosis, drug discovery, point-of-care devices. environmental monitoring, they played a crucial role assessing air, water, soil quality, as well ensured food safety. Despite notable progress, numerous challenges persist. This review article addresses recent developments micro- for biomedical challenges, focusing on enhancing basic sensing techniques through micro/nanotechnology. Additionally, it explores applications addressing current both domains. The concludes by emphasizing need further research to expand capabilities sensors/devices, enhance sensitivity selectivity, integrate wireless communication energy-harvesting technologies, optimize sample preparation, material selection, automated components sensor design, fabrication, characterization.

Language: Английский

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Research status on remediation of eutrophic water by submerged macrophytes: A review

Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 169, P. 671 - 684

Published: Nov. 25, 2022

Language: Английский

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Eco-friendly ferrocene-functionalized chitosan aerogel for efficient dye degradation and phosphate adsorption from wastewater

Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 439, P. 135605 - 135605

Published: March 3, 2022

Language: Английский

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Recent advancement in water quality indicators for eutrophication in global freshwater lakes

Environmental Research Letters, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 18(6), P. 063004 - 063004

Published: April 26, 2023

Abstract Eutrophication is a major global concern in lakes, caused by excessive nutrient loadings (nitrogen and phosphorus) from human activities likely exacerbated climate change. Present use of indicators to monitor assess lake eutrophication restricted water quality constituents (e.g. total phosphorus, nitrogen) does not necessarily represent environmental changes the anthropogenic influences within lake’s drainage basin. Nutrients interact multiple ways with climate, basin conditions socio-economic development, point-source, diffuse source pollutants), systems. It therefore essential account for complex feedback mechanisms non-linear interactions that exist between nutrients ecosystems assessments. However, lack set holistic understanding challenges such assessments, addition limited monitoring data available. In this review, we synthesize main freshwater basins only include but also sources, biogeochemical pathways responses emissions. We develop new causal network (i.e. links indicators) using DPSIR (drivers-pressure-state-impact-response) framework highlights interrelationships among provides perspective dynamics basins. further review 30 key drivers pressures seven cross-cutting themes: (i) hydro-climatology, (ii) socio-economy, (iii) land use, (iv) characteristics, (v) crop farming livestock, (vi) hydrology management, (vii) fishing aquaculture. This study indicates need more comprehensive systems, guide expansion networks, support integrated assessments manage eutrophication. Finally, proposed can be used managers decision-makers realistic targets sustainable management achieve clean all, line Sustainable Development Goal 6.

Language: Английский

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Cyanobacteria Harmful Algae Blooms: Causes, Impacts, and Risk Management

Water Air & Soil Pollution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 235(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Abstract Cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms (cHABs) are increasingly becoming an emerging threat to aquatic life, ecotourism, and certain real estate investments. Their spontaneous yet sporadic occurrence has made mitigation measures a cumbersome task; moreover, current trends regarding anthropogenic activities, especially in agriculture industry portend further undesirable events. Apart from the aesthetic degeneration they create their respective habitats, equally capable of secreting toxins, which altogether present grave environmental medical consequences. In this paper, we gave update on factors that influence cHABs, cyanotoxin exposure routes, public health implications, impacts fish, pets, livestock. We discussed social economic impacts, risk assessment, management problems for cHABs and, thereafter, assessed extant approaches including prevention, control, proliferation cyanobacterial blooms. light this, suggest more intensified research should be directed standardization procedures analysis. Also, provision standardized reference material quantification cyanotoxins is vital routine monitoring as well development strong situ sensors quantifying detecting HABs cells toxins waterbodies prevent adverse cHABs. investigations into natural environmentally friendly approach cyanobacteria necessary appropriate deployment artificial intelligence required. Finally, wish redirect focus authorities protecting drinking water supply sources, products, food sources contamination implement proper treatment protect citizens potential threat.

Language: Английский

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Eutrophication increases the similarity of cyanobacterial community features in lakes and reservoirs

Water Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 250, P. 120977 - 120977

Published: Dec. 6, 2023

Language: Английский

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Heterotrophic denitrification enhancement via effective organic matter degradation driven by suitable iron dosage in sediment

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 375, P. 124275 - 124275

Published: Jan. 24, 2025

Language: Английский

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The role of phosphorus and nitrogen on chlorophyll a: Evidence from hundreds of lakes

Water Research, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 185, P. 116236 - 116236

Published: July 27, 2020

Language: Английский

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