How Light Pollution Impacts Our Environment DOI Creative Commons

Erlijn van Genuchten

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

While plastic pollution can stay in the environment for a long time, other types of only around short time. For example light pollution, which is gone as soon source switched off. But many sources remain turned on at night due to growing human population and reduced costs artificial light, negative impact ecosystems near urban areas growing. This possible because impacts natural periodic cycles animals plants, changes animals' behavior, harm functioning whole ecosystems. These have far-reaching consequences, so should not be overlooked.

Language: Английский

Effects of chemical contaminants on the ecology and evolution of organisms a review DOI
Princess Oghenekeno Samuel, Great Iruoghene Edo, Gift Onyinyechi Oloni

et al.

Chemistry and Ecology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 39(10), P. 1071 - 1107

Published: Nov. 26, 2023

Chemical contaminants in the environment have become a growing concern due to their detrimental effects on ecology and evolution of organisms. Understanding impacts these is crucial for mitigating consequences promoting sustainable practices. This study aims examine direct indirect chemical organisms, explore role driving evolutionary processes, provide conceptual framework understanding ecological contaminants. A comprehensive review existing literature case studies was conducted assess organisms at various levels biological organisation. including physiological disruptions, behavioural changes, reduced reproductive success. These also drive processes by imposing selective pressures altering genetic diversity within populations. The are far-reaching multifaceted. It develop that considers interconnectedness systems understand mitigate Implementing strategy sustainability vital safeguarding ecosystems, human health, harmonious coexistence with natural world.

Language: Английский

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Sensitivity ecology and evolution, toxicology organism assessment model in the use of chemical applications for the management of toxic substances DOI
Great Iruoghene Edo, Princess Oghenekeno Samuel, Agatha Ngukuran Jikah

et al.

Deleted Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 44(5), P. 890 - 908

Published: June 22, 2024

The sensitivity of organisms to toxic substances is a pivotal facet in ecological and toxicological research. Understanding differential sensitivity's basis its evolutionary underpinnings imperative for anticipating managing the repercussions toxins on organisms. Our comprehensive analysis reveals that physiological traits, encompassing metabolic capacity, membrane transporters, wield significant influence determining organism toxins. Evolutionary processes, including natural selection genetic variations also contribute tolerance or resistance substances. This review focuses existing research concerning sensitivity, particularly emphasizing toxicokinetics, toxicodynamics, factors underlie Furthermore, it explores practical applications predictive ecotoxicology chemical management identifies promising prospects models. integration these insights into development application can usher era effective environmentally benign chemicals, thereby curtailing impacts fostering harmonious coexistence between their surroundings.

Language: Английский

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Greenness, Nighttime Light, and Couple Fecundability: A National Cohort Study Between 2014-2020 DOI
Mengyao Li, Xinghou He, Bin Zhang

et al.

Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 121351 - 121351

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Association of outdoor artificial light at night on blood pressure and hypertension: Insights from a population-based survey DOI
Kwadwo Boakye, Ayodeji Emmanuel Iyanda, Joshua Oppong

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Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 23

Published: March 24, 2025

Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a growing environmental issue associated with negative health outcomes. Yet, there dearth of evidence concerning its effect on blood pressure (BP), especially in Ghana. This study examined the associations between ALAN, pressure, and hypertension. The used data from 13,784 participants 2014 Ghana Demographic Health Survey (GDHS). VIIRS Nighttime Day/Night Band dataset within Google Earth was to assess ALAN. Data BP were obtained GDHS. Linear logistic mixed effects models analyze data. Findings showed that higher ALAN score systolic (SBP), diastolic (DBP), odds We observed percentages SBP, DBP, hypertension among majority ethnic populations compared minority. Public interventions should aim reduce exposure benefit human health.

Language: Английский

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Associations between light at night and mental health: A systematic review and meta-analysis DOI
Andy Deprato, Prasun Haldar, José Francisco Navarro

et al.

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 974, P. 179188 - 179188

Published: March 30, 2025

Language: Английский

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Research Progress, Hotspots, and Evolution of Nighttime Light Pollution: Analysis Based on WOS Database and Remote Sensing Data DOI Creative Commons
Chenhao Huang, Yang Ye,

Yanhua Jin

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Remote Sensing, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(9), P. 2305 - 2305

Published: April 27, 2023

With the rapid development of global economy, over-expansion outdoor artificial light at night (ALAN) in cities has led to increasingly severe pollution worldwide. More and more studies have paid attention problem pollution, but there is still a lack systematic literature review on nighttime terms research progress, hotspots, its evolutions. For this purpose, study firstly analyzed current actuality trends about via comprehensive retrospect pertinent summarized adverse effects monitoring technologies by VOSviewer-based keyword co-occurrence technique. Additionally, explored variation tendency typical countries from 2013 2021 based remote-sensing data further proposed management suggestions protect environment. The results indicate that popularity been increasing recently, especially after opening diversified 2012; main topics are dominated technologies, where latter represented ground survey observation; total levels ALAN intensity relatively high most developed countries, mean per capita values decreasing, above phenomenon developing show opposite trend. This expects integrate analysis method demonstrate status systematically so as provide scientific references for assessment

Language: Английский

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Associations between bird song attributes and noise, light, date, and temperature: Vermilion flycatchers (Pyrocephalus rubinus) sing shorter and higher pitched songs in territories with more artificial light at night DOI Creative Commons

Sandra José Ramírez,

Nayeli Evelin Chavez-Mendoza,

Jorge Vázquez Pérez

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Environmental Advances, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16, P. 100519 - 100519

Published: March 12, 2024

Urban noise and artificial light at night (ALAN) are global pollutants affecting animal acoustic communication. A previous study that measured noise, but not ALAN, found vermilion flycatchers produce longer songs in noisier territories. subsequent another population, males emit brighter, noisier, The negative result could be due a lack of sufficient variation the latter study. We evaluated contribution ALAN on song length, provided ALAN. also peak frequency. During dawn chorus, we recorded 41 two populations (UNAM PERM), temperature. For population with (UNAM), confirmed length was positively associated noise; it negatively especially those late breeding season. At UNAM, an overall positive association between pitch ALAN; additionally, singing relatively low ambient temperatures (12-15 °C) produced higher pitched as increased. Those closer to new moon levels (43-54 dB[A]) sang brighter territories; these results should taken cautiously. Our show light, date, temperature unexpected ways pitch, potentially information content sexual selection.

Language: Английский

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Tropical cities as windows into the ecosystems of our present and future DOI Creative Commons
Timothy C. Bonebrake, Toby P. N. Tsang,

Nicole Yu

et al.

Biotropica, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 57(1)

Published: Aug. 12, 2024

Abstract Urban ecology and tropical biology have both developed rapidly in recent decades matured into important interdisciplinary fields, with significant implications for biodiversity human communities globally. However, urban ecosystems within the tropics remain understudied poorly characterized despite these systems representing major hotspots population growth. Here we review state of field “tropical ecology.” We first evaluated propose ecological hypotheses about how versus extratropical species might differ from one another they respond to urbanization pressures. While data limited, expect that should be at least as vulnerable (and potentially more vulnerable) than biodiversity. also examined importance ecosystem services cities demonstrate challenges quantifying, managing, sustaining across diverse socioeconomic environmental contexts. Finally, an agenda moving forward through lens synthesizes advances biology. Specifically, development community science, Earth observation, justice, One Health, land sparing/sharing strategies could lead steps conservation cities. As world urbanizes increasingly biodiverse‐rich ecosystems, must strong conceptual frameworks increased data/attention on most impacted by global changes.

Language: Английский

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Improving plant growth, anthocyanin production and oxidative status of red lettuce (Lactuca sativa cv. Lolla Rossa) by optimizing red to blue light ratio with a constant green light fraction in a plant factory DOI
Hadiqa Anum,

Ruifeng Cheng,

Yuxin Tong

et al.

Scientia Horticulturae, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 338, P. 113832 - 113832

Published: Nov. 28, 2024

Language: Английский

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Better, not more, lighting: Policies in urban areas towards environmentally-sound illumination of historical stone buildings that also halts biological colonization DOI Creative Commons
Anxo Méndez, B. Prieto, Josep Maria Font

et al.

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 906, P. 167560 - 167560

Published: Oct. 4, 2023

Anthropogenic or Artificial light at night (ALAN) pollution, more simply is an issue of increasing concern to the general public, as well scientists and politicians. However, although advances have been made in terms scientific knowledge, these not fully transferred considered by In addition, illumination stone monuments urban areas emerging contribution ALAN pollution that has scarcely date. This paper presents a literature review topic related policies, including bibliometric analysis studies published between 2020 2022. The prevailing legislation Europe regarding regulation outdoor lighting, which emphasises complexity controlling summarised monumental lighting Spain discussed. Findings concerning impact on biodiversity areas, promising biostatic effect ornamental (halting biological colonization monuments, mainly caused algae cyanobacteria) are described. Finally, trends monument policymaking towards environmentally sustainable management considered.

Language: Английский

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