Artificial intelligence and IoT driven technologies for environmental pollution monitoring and management

Frontiers in Environmental Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12

Опубликована: Фев. 20, 2024

Detecting hazardous substances in the environment is crucial for protecting human wellbeing and ecosystems. As technology continues to advance, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a promising tool creating sensors that can effectively detect analyze these substances. The increasing advancements information have led growing interest utilizing this environmental pollution detection. AI-driven sensor systems, AI Internet of Things (IoT) be efficiently used monitoring, such those detecting air pollutants, water contaminants, soil toxins. With concerns about detrimental impact legacy emerging on ecosystems health, it necessary develop advanced monitoring systems detect, analyze, respond potential risks. Therefore, review aims explore recent using AI, IOTs taking into account complexities predicting tracking changes due dynamic nature environment. Integrating machine learning (ML) methods revolutionize science, but also poses challenges. Important considerations include balancing model performance interpretability, understanding ML requirements, selecting appropriate models, addressing related data sharing. Through examining issues, study seeks highlight latest trends leveraging IOT monitoring.

Язык: Английский

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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Food Packaging: Migration, Toxicity, and Management Strategies

Environmental Science & Technology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 58(13), С. 5670 - 5684

Опубликована: Март 19, 2024

PFASs are linked to serious health and environmental concerns. Among their widespread applications, known be used in food packaging directly contribute human exposure. However, information about is scattered. Therefore, we systematically map the evidence on detected migrates extracts of contact materials provide an overview available hazard biomonitoring data. Based FCCmigex database, 68 have been identified various materials, including paper, plastic, coated metal, by targeted untargeted analyses. 87% these belong perfluorocarboxylic acids fluorotelomer-based compounds. Trends chain length demonstrate that long-chain perfluoroalkyl continue found, despite years global efforts reduce use substances. We utilized ToxPi illustrate data for only 57% packaging. For those which toxicity testing has performed, many adverse outcomes reported. The knowledge gaps presented here support international proposals restrict as a group, protect health.

Язык: Английский

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All-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality in the population of a large Italian area contaminated by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (1980–2018)

Environmental Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 23(1)

Опубликована: Апрель 16, 2024

Abstract Background Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are associated with many adverse health conditions. Among the main effects is carcinogenicity in humans, which deserves to be further clarified. An evident association has been reported for kidney cancer testicular cancer. In 2013, a large episode of surface, ground drinking water contamination PFAS was uncovered three provinces Veneto Region (northern Italy) involving 30 municipalities population about 150,000. We report on temporal evolution all-cause mortality selected cause-specific by calendar period birth cohort local between 1980 2018. Methods The Italian National Institute Health pre-processed made available anonymous data from Statistics death certificate archives residents Vicenza, Padua Verona (males, n = 29,629; females, 29,518) who died Calendar analysis done calculating standardised ratios using total same as reference. performed 20–84 years cumulative ratios. Exposure defined being resident one Red area , where aqueduct supplying fed contaminated groundwater. Results During 34 1985 (assumed beginning date contamination) 2018 (last year availability data), we observed 51,621 deaths vs. 47,731 expected (age- sex-SMR: 108; 90% CI: 107–109). found evidence raised cardiovascular disease (in particular, heart diseases ischemic disease) malignant neoplastic diseases, including Conclusions For first time, an exposure formally demonstrated. regarding consistent previously data.

Язык: Английский

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Non-Invasive Matrices for the Human Biomonitoring of PFAS: An Updated Review of the Scientific Literature

Toxics, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 13(2), С. 134 - 134

Опубликована: Фев. 12, 2025

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals widely used in consumer industrial products due to their unique physicochemical properties. However, persistence bioaccumulative potential pose significant environmental human health risks. This review focuses on the use of non-invasive matrices-urine, hair, nails-for biomonitoring PFAS, highlighting key findings from scientific studies. While urine offers a practical option, its limited sensitivity for long-chain PFAS requires further analytical advances. Hair nails have demonstrated biomonitoring, with higher detection frequencies concentrations certain compared urine. The variability levels across studies reflects differences population characteristics, exposure sources, geographic regions. emphasizes need standardized methods, expanded studies, complementary matrices enhance accuracy reliability assessment.

Язык: Английский

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Robust radiative cooling via surface phonon coupling-enhanced emissivity from SiO2 micropillar arrays

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 220, С. 125004 - 125004

Опубликована: Ноя. 28, 2023

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) is a prominent candidate for radiative cooling applications due to its low absorption in solar wavelengths (0.25–2.5 µm) and exceptional stability. However, bulk phonon-polariton band results strong reflection peak the atmospheric transparency window (8–13 μm), making it difficult meet requirements sub-ambient passive cooling. Herein, we demonstrate that SiO2 micropillar arrays can effectively suppress infrared at 8–13 μm enhance emissivity by optimizing array structure. We created pattern with height, spacing, diameter of approximately 1.45 μm, 0.15 0.35 respectively, on top substrate using reactive ion etching. The resulting surface phonon coupling led an increase thermal from 0.79 0.94. Outdoor tests show cooler optimized generate average temperature drop 5.5 °C throughout daytime underneath irradiance 843.1 W m−2 noon. Furthermore, endow remarkable hydrophobic properties, attributed formation F/C compounds introduced during etching process. Finally, also replicated onto industrial optical reflectors (OSRs), demonstrating similar hydrophobicity enhancements. Our findings revealed effective strategy modifying management features durable layers, which be harnessed cool OSRs other sky-facing devices.

Язык: Английский

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Designer SiO₂ Metasurfaces for Efficient Passive Radiative Cooling

Advanced Materials Interfaces, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 11(3)

Опубликована: Ноя. 27, 2023

Abstract In recent years, an increasing number of passive radiative cooling materials are proposed in the literature, with several examples relying on use silica (SiO 2 ) due to its unique stability, non‐toxicity, and availability. Nonetheless, bulk phonon‐polariton band, SiO presents a marked reflection peak within atmospheric transparency window (8‐13 µm), leading emissivity decrease that poses challenge fulfilling criteria for sub‐ambient cooling. Thus, latest developments this field devoted design engineered photonic structures, increase potential coolers. This review seeks identify most effective fabrication strategies emitters by evaluating their efficacy, as well scalability, providing in‐depth analysis fundamental principles, structural models, results (both numerical experimental) various types

Язык: Английский

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Human exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) via the consumption of fish leads to exceedance of safety thresholds

Environment International, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 190, С. 108844 - 108844

Опубликована: Июнь 22, 2024

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) receive global attention due to their adverse effects on human health the environment. Fish consumption is a major source of PFAS exposure. The aim this work was address lack harmonization within legislations (in EU USA) highlight level in fish exposed pollution from diffuse sources context current safety thresholds. A non-exhaustive literature review carried out obtain concentrations wild Norwegian mainland, Svalbard, Netherlands, USA, as well sea regions (North Sea, English Channel, Atlantic Ocean), farmed Dutch market. Median sum wet weight PFOA, PFNA, PFHxS, PFOS ranged between 0.1 µg kg

Язык: Английский

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A non-target evaluation of drinking water contaminants in pilot scale activated carbon and anion exchange resin treatments

Water Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 271, С. 122871 - 122871

Опубликована: Ноя. 30, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Gas Transport Resistance of Hydrocarbon-Based Catalyst Layers in Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 171(5), С. 054509 - 054509

Опубликована: Апрель 29, 2024

Recent developments in hydrocarbon-based proton exchange membrane fuel cells have significantly narrowed the performance gap compared to state-of-the-art using perfluorosulfonic acid ionomers (PFSA). However, balancing protonic resistance and gas transport catalyst layer remains a challenge at low humidity. This study investigates its components sulfonated phenylated polyphenylene-based layers various limiting current methods. Results show that increasing dry ionomer carbon (I/C) ratio from 0.2 0.4, measure catch up with of PFSA-based layers, increases cathode by 28 %. The data suggest strong correlation between local IEC. A high IEC is beneficial for through film. volume fractions dominated I/C independent interfacial resistance. Furthermore, hydrocarbon ionomer, such as Pemion ® PP1-HNN4–00-X (IEC = 2.5 meq g −1 ), not only exhibits resistance, but also suppresses excessive swelling, which typically occurs during operating conditions where liquid water forming.

Язык: Английский

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Synergistic effects of typical clean gaseous fire-extinguishing agents

Fire Safety Journal, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 147, С. 104206 - 104206

Опубликована: Июнь 18, 2024

Язык: Английский

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