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• 1. Introduction to water pollutants in current environments
• 2. Advances of 3D printing technology
• 3. 3D printing of micro-channel and micro-fluidic device
• 4. Advances in the water treatment process
• 5. 3D printed membrane for pollutants separation
• 6. 3D printed device for separation of inorganic water pollutants
• 7. 3D printed techniques for organic pollutants removal
• 8. Resource recovery from water using 3D printing technology
• 9. Sustainability of 3D printing technology and Industry 4.0.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

3D Printing Technology for Water Treatment Applications provides a state-of-the-art presentation on the application of 3D printing technology in water treatment. The book discusses numerous processes and their scope for improvement through the use of 3D-printing technology, including pollutant separation from water and an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of different 3D printed technology over current technologies. In addition, the future outlook for device development using 3D printing water purification is explored. Finally, sustainability issues relating to 3D printing-based water purification processes are discussed, describing specific technologies such as 3D printed membranes. This book will serve as a vital resource for scientists, engineers and environmental professionals working in water treatment technologies.
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• Introduction
• Bike Sharing - As Urban Transport Solution in a Small City
• Enhancing Resilience by Understanding Smart City and Safe City Concepts and their Common Systems
• Possibility Of Accelerating Power Signal Calculation In A System Of Internet Of Things
• State of art and challenges of robotics in Slovak Republic
• Concept of the Factories of the Future in Slovak industrial companies
• The importance of housing companies in the development of sustainable housing and increase in competitiveness
• Performance comparison of zoning techniques in geographic forwarding rules for ad hoc networks
• Scheduling heuristic to satisfy due dates of the customer orders in mass customized service industry
• Development of Employee Commitment Extent in Innovation Processes in Slovak Organisations
• Smart Surveillance Systems and Their Applications
• The Smart Logistics
• Identifying Points of Interest and Similar Individuals from Raw GPS Data
• Cooperation models for employee education: analysis on Slovak and Czech companies
• Testbed on IT communication in Smart Grid: a cyber security demonstration
• Aspects Affecting Emissions Production from Small Heat Sources
• The Effect of Bankruptcy on the Intangible Assets Valuation
• EDGE4ALL: Edge Computing for Smart City
• Simulator for Smart City Environment
• Evaluation of parking policy in Bratislava in the context of economic growth and automotive transport development in Slovakia
• Managerial Skills for Innovation Support
• Use of modern technologies at baggage tracking and its impact to airline revenue
• Rediscovering urban smart communities
• Industry 4.0 - the need of rethink strategic planning
• Moving towards Network State
• Are Home-based Businesses New Trends in Working Environment for Youth and Senior Entrepreneurs in Europe
• The platform for production capacity exchange management as a support for implementation of the Industry 4.0 concept
• Communication management in multi-client system using SMS gateway
• Smart Solutions for Big/Small Cities
• Intelligent Hardware-Software Platform for Efficient Coupling of Water-Energy Nexus in Smart Cities: A Conceptual Framework Cost Analysis of Telemedicine Implementation in the lens of Healthcare Sustainability
• Digital Transformation in the Healthcare Sector: Empirical evidences of IoHT Benefits and Limits on chronic disease management
• Software-Defined Networking for Smart Buildings: Advances and Challenges
• How Millennials will Use Autonomous Vehicles
• Smart Collaborative Learning Environment for Visually Impaired Children
• FMWare: IoT-based Fleet Management System
• Building Ecosystem to Support Social Mobility for Person with Disabilities (PWD): Malaysia Context
• Designing Playful Cities: Audio-Visual Metaphors for New Urban Environment Experience
• Migration and Diversity Potentials for the Labour Market
• Gender differences in the Income of Employees over 50 with Emphasis on Various Sectors of Economy
• Analytic Network Process as a Tool of Innovative Management at Manufacturing Technology Selection
• Conclusion.

This proceeding features papers from EAI Mobility IoT 2022 - the 9th International Conference on Mobility, IoT and Smart Cities, which took place December 15-16, 2022, Bratislava, Slovakia and online. The conference focuses on innovative technologies influencing industry and connectivity sectors in industrial, urban, social and sustainable development. The papers cover many topics in mobility, including car manufacturing, e-mobility, smart cities, smart factories (Industry 4.0), smart logistics, social mobility, technological innovations, sustainability, multicultural development, Internet of Things sectors, etc. The papers are applicable to researchers, academics, students, and professionals. Features practical, tested applications in Internet of Things mobility as presented at Mobility IoT 2022 Includes application domains such as urban mobility, smart factory, social mobility, and sustainability Applicable to researchers, academics, students, and professionals.

• Chapter 1. Advanced Nanomaterials: From Properties and Perspective Applications, to Their Interlinked Confronts (Chitven Sharma)
• Chapter 2. Advanced Nanoparticles: Boon or a Bane for Environmental Remediation Applications (Deepak Rohilla)
• Chapter 3. Nanomaterials in Environment: Sources, Risk Assessment and Safety Aspect (Ashpreet Kaur)
• Chapter 4. Environmental Fate descriptors for screening Nanotoxicity and pollutant sensing (Pooja Chauhan)
• Chapter 5. Nanomaterials in Combating Water Pollution and Related Ecotoxicological Risk (Teenu Jasrotia)
• Chapter 6. Nanotechnology: Emerging Opportunities and Regulatory Aspects in Water Treatment (Yogita Lugani)
• Chapter 7. Nanoparticles in Dye Degradation: Achievement and Confronts (Rekha Dhull)
• Chapter 8. Safe Appraisal of Carbon Nanoparticles in Pollutant Sensing (Manisha Kumari)
• Chapter 9. Advanced Nanomaterials in Biomedicine: Benefits and Challenges (Avtar Singh)
• Chapter 10. New Perspectives application and hazards of Nanomaterials in aquatic environment (Renuka Chaudhary)
• Chapter 11. Risk Governance Policies for Sustainable Use of Nanomaterials (Pooja Chauhan)
• Chapter 12. Misconceptions in Nanotoxicity Measurements: Exploring Facts to Strengthen Ecosafe Environmental Remediation (Chitven Sharma).

This textbook provides an overview of applications of advanced nanomaterials, basic lab set up and requirements in for their synthesis, techniques and career scope of nanotechnology in industries and research. Pollution of air, water, soil is an ever increasing environmental problem attributed to increasing population, global industrialization and unplanned urbanization, has acquired alarming dimensions. It is the most dangerous and worst problem that puts the lives of people, animals, and plants on the earth in danger. An effective, efficient and sustainable approach for managing pollution related problems requires the utmost attention of the scientific community to tackle this menace for the society to lead a healthy and quality life. A number of techniques and books, literatures have been developed in recent years to treat environmental contaminants. However, most of these are not economically viable, environmentally benign and suffer due to cumbersome multi-step manipulations. The purpose of this textbook is to inform students about the application of functionalized nanoparticles as a new approach to supplement traditional treatment methods in cost and time effective manner. The simplistic means to assemble nanoparticles to the constituents of next generation technologies in environment cleanup and sensing are the main objectives of the book. The toxicological footprinting of released advanced functional nanomaterials in ecosystem will also be discussed in the book.

• 1. General Introduction: Background
• 2. Industrial Waste Materials
• 3. Agricultural Waste Materials
• 4. Plastic/Polymeric Waste Materials.
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Advanced Materials from Recycled Waste examines the structural components of waste and looks at how best to transform those waste materials into advanced materials that can be utilized for high-end applications. Sections explore what is meant by Waste - looking at what are the sources, types of waste, and the management techniques and three sections dealing with specific types of waste materials, including Industrial, Agricultural and Plastics/Polymers. Classification, characterization, utilization of, physical and mechanical properties, and design and development are explored for each of these materials. Each section concludes with a review of the challenges and future prospects for their utilization. This book will be a vital resource for a broad audience interested in the reuse of waste materials, including materials scientists and materials engineers in industry involved in the recycling, reuse and reclamation of materials and industrial byproducts, and some more general environmental scientists and engineers involved in sustainable development.
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• Pharmaceutically Active Compounds in Water Bodies - Occurrence, Fate, and Toxicity
• Techniques for the Detection, Quantifications, and Identification of Pharmaceutically Active Compounds and their Removal Mechanisms
• Removal of Pharmaceutically Active Compounds in Water Bodies - Science history and research hotspots
• Pharmaceutically Active Compounds in Activated Sludge Systems - Presence, Fate, and Removal Efficiency
• Pharmaceutically Active Compounds in Anaerobic Digestion Processes Biodegradation and Fate
• Microbial Fuel Cells for the Bioelectricity Generation from Effluents Containing Pharmaceutically Active Compounds
• Constructed Wetlands for the Elimination of Pharmaceutically Active Compounds; Fundamentals and Prospects
• Membrane Separation Technologies for the Elimination of Pharmaceutically Active Compounds - Progress and Challenges
• Adsorptive Techniques for the Removal of Pharmaceutically Active Compounds - Materials and Mechanisms
• Homogeneous Advanced Oxidation Processes for the Removal of Pharmaceutically Active Compounds Current Status and Research Gaps
• Heterogeneous Advanced Oxidation Processes (HE-AOPs) for the Removal of Pharmaceutically Active Compounds - Pros and Cons.

This book reports on the treatment of waters and wastewaters with contaminants of emerging concern such as pharmaceutically active compounds. It shows how to prevent the contamination of the environment with such pollutants in the content of effluents. This book reviews various physico-chemical and biological methods that have been developed in order to deal with the polluted effluents. It also evaluates the already developed technologies regarding the sustainability criteria. The chapters discuss technical aspects and put the spotlight on the sustainability aspects of the water and wastewater treatment technologies. .

• Application of nanotechnology in waste management
• Clean Development Mechanism
• Sustainability and Environment
• Municipal & Agriculture Waste Management
• Paper & Plastic waste management.

This book comprises papers from the International Conference on Advances and Innovations in Recycling Engineering (AIR-2021). It highlights indispensable issues, challenges, and recommended solutions related to solid waste management and sustainability. The contents deal with recommended solutions and the gap between environmental laws related to recycling of waste and environment threat. Weighing the global economy loss via compromises on industrial growth versus environment provides another dimension to the study and press on the need for alternative practices. The impact on biodiversity conservation and natural resources pollutants is also highlighted. This book will be a useful guide for academics, researchers, and policymakers working in the fields of waste management.

• Chapter 1. Introduction to Marine Litter in Africa
• Chapter 2. Marine litter sources and distribution pathways
• Chapter 3. Impacts and Threats of Marine Litter to Africa Chapter
• Chapter 4. Legal and Policy Frameworks to address marine litter through improved livelihoods
• Chapter 5. The way forward, building upon-the-ground innovation.

This open access book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-scale assessment of marine litter in Africa with a focus on plastics. From distribution, to impacts on environmental and human health, this book looks at what is known scientifically. It includes a policy analysis of the instruments that currently exist, and what is needed to help Africa tackle marine litter -- including local and transboundary sources. Across 5 chapters, experts from Africa and beyond have put together a summary of the scientific knowledge currently known about marine litter in Africa. The context of the African continent and future projections form a backdrop on which the scientific knowledge is built. This scientific knowledge incorporates quantities, distributions, and pathways of litter into the marine environment, highlighting where the impacts of marine litter are most felt in Africa. These impacts have widespread effects, with ecological, social, economic, and human health repercussions. While containing detailed scientific information, this book provides a sound knowledge base for policymakers, NGOs and the broader public.

• Air Quality Forecast Systems from the Regional Scale to the Urban Street
• Urban Vegetation Effects on Meteorology and Air Quality: A Comparison of Three European Cities
• The Impact of Imperviousness on Boundary Layer Mixing, Air Pollution and Cloud Formation Over Urban Areas
• Comparison of Different Modeling Strategies for Estimating Long-term PM2.5 Exposure Using MAIAC (Multiangle Implementation of Atmospheric Correction) AOD in China
• Developments of SPRAY Lagrangian Particle Dispersion Model for Tracing the Origin of Odour Nuisance
• On the Utilization of Real-time Activity and Air Quality Sensor Data in a Local-scale Operative Dispersion Model in Helsinki
• 3D Multi-scale Weather and Dispersion Models Applied to Assess the Impact of Industrial Plants on Human Health and the Environment
• Calibration and Application of the Integrated Assessment Tool RIAT+ for Air Quality Planning in the Po Valley
• Effect of Atmospheric Stability on Modeling Air Quality In and Around a Major Airport
• Modelling Street-scale Resolution Air Quality for the West Midlands (UK) Using the ADMS-Urban RML System
• Urban Air Pollution Reduction During the COVID Pandemia
• Predicting Hourly Street-scale NO2 and PM2.5 Concentrations Using Machine Learning at One of the Danish Traffic Hotspots
• Sources and Processes Affecting Air Pollution in the Arctic and Northern High Latitudes A Modelling Study
• Contributions of Source Regions to Changes in Long-Range Transported Ozone to North America During 1990-2010: A Modeling Analysis
• Diagnostic Analysis of CMAQ Dry Deposition Fields in the Context of AQMEII4
• Forecasting Birch Pollen Levels in Belgium: First Analysis of the 2021 Season
• Air Quality Improvements During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Central Europe: Separation of Emission Reduction and Meteorological Impacts
• Analysis of Emission-driven Changes in the Oxidation Capacity of the Atmosphere in Major European Urban Cities
• Attribution of the Californian Fire Emissions to the Surface Pollutant Levels in Sweden
• Wildfire Emissions and Atmospheric Dispersion
• Ozone Episodes in Northern and Western Iberia: Understanding and Quantifying the Sources and Transport Mechanisms by Integrated Process Analysis
• Recommendations and Generic Data Assimilation Tools for the Improvement of CAMS Regional Air Quality Service
• Status and Future Vision of the CALIOPE Air Quality Forecasting System: Support for Air Quality Policies
• Data Fusion for the Improvement of Low-Cost Air Quality Sensors
• An Evaluation of Data-driven Models
• Assimilation of Surface Ozone Measurements to WRF-Chem Impact on the Model Capability to Predict Peak Concentrations
• Forecasting PM2.5 Concentrations with uEMEP and EMEP4PL for Poland
• Influence of Meteorology on Fine Particles Concentration in an Urban Center in Southeast of Brazil
• Climate Change Impact on Source Contributions to the Air Quality in Aveiro Region
• Intercomparison and Sensitivity Analysis of Gas-phase Dry Deposition Schemes
• The WMO Barcelona Dust Regional Center: Linking Research with the Development of Dust User-oriented Services
• Performance of SILAM Model in Respect to Peak Concentrations of Trace Gases Attributable to Regional Point Sources
• MONARCH Regional Reanalysis of Desert Dust Aerosols: An Initial Assessment
• How Does the Use of Different Soil Mineralogical Atlases Impact Soluble Iron Deposition Estimates?
• Modelling the Absorption of Organic Aerosols at Regional and Global Scales
• Comparative Study Between the Effects of Autumn and Winter Rainfall on Aerobiological Variables in the NE of the Iberian Peninsula
• Estimating Particulate Matter Using Remote Sensing Data and Meteorological Variables Over Ahvaz, Iran
• Modelling of Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions Using a Detailed Vegetation Inventory Over a Southern Italy Region
• Modelling Pollutant Concentrations in Streets: a Sensitivity Analysis to Asphalt and Traffic Related Emissions
• An Updated Agriculture Emissions Inventory and Contribution Estimation Using WRF-CMAQ Model for Turkey
• Evaluation of Satellite Vegetation Indices for BVOC Emission Modelling. Case Study: Basque Country
• Impact of Facility-Specific Temporal Profiles for Public Power Sector on WRF-CMAQ Simulations
• Urban Population Exposure to Air Pollution Under COVID-19 Lockdown Conditions - Combined Effects of Emissions & Population Activity
• Towards a Comprehensive Evaluation of the Environmental and Health Impacts of Shipping Emissions
• Modelling Short-term Health Effects in Milan Area Due to Lockdown Reduced Emissions: Combined Uncertainty Analysis from Estimated NO2 Levels and Exposure-Response Functions. .

This book states that current developments in air pollution modeling are explored as a series of contributions from researchers at the forefront of their field. This newest contribution on air pollution modeling and its application is focused on local, urban, regional and intercontinental modeling; long-term modeling and trend analysis; data assimilation and air quality forecasting; model assessment and evaluation; aerosol transformation. Additionally, this work also examines the relationship between air quality and human health and the effects of climate change on air quality. This work is a collection of selected papers presented at the 38th International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modeling and its Application, held in Barcelona, Spain, Oct 1822, 2021. The book is intended as reference material for students and professors interested in air pollution modeling at the graduate level as well as researchers and professionals involved in developing and utilizing air pollution models.

• 1. Future air quality networks.-
• 2. General data processing techniques.-
• 3. Fields deployments performances.-
• 4. Special applications.-
• 5. Cooperative and regulatory efforts.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

This volume offers expert contributions proposing new and recently set scientific standards for smart air quality (AQ) networks data processing, along with results obtained during field deployments of pervasive and mobile systems. The book is divided into 5 main sections; 1) future air quality networks, 2) general data processing techniques, 3) field deployments performances, 4) special applications, and 5) cooperative and regulatory efforts. The authors offer different sources of data for the production of trustworthy insights, including spatio-temporal predictive AQ maps meant to boost citizen awareness, and informed participation in remediation and prevention policies. Readers will learn about the best and most up-to-date practices for measuring and assessing air quality, while also learning about current regulatory statuses regarding air quality technology design and implementation. The book will be of interest to air quality regulatory agencies, citizen science groups, city authorities, and researchers and students working with air quality sensors and geostatistics. .
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• Chapter 1. Principles and methods for the removal of microplastics in wastewater
• Chapter 2. The impacts of plastics on environmental sustainability and ways to degrade microplastics
• Chapter 3 Biosurfactants for plastic biodegradation
• Chapter 4. zinc oxide nanoparticles for the treatment of textile dye effluent
• Chapter 5. Advancements on biotechnological and microbial biodegradation of textile wastewater
• Chapter 6. Emergence of antimicrobial resistance among microbiome in wastewater treatment plant and strategies to tackle their effects in environment
• Chapter 7. The role of wastewater treatment technologies in municipal landfill leachate treatment
• Chapter 8. Fungal bioremediation of soils contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons
• Chapter 9. Microbial biosurfactant in the removal of hydrophobic (oily) pollutants laden industrial wastes
• Chapter 10. Hazardous Organic Pollutant Contamination in Indian Holistic Rivers Risk Assessment and Prevention Strategies
• Chapter 11. Is marine waste a boon or bane? An insight on its source, production, disposal consequences and utilization
• Chapter 12. A waste-to-wealth prospective through biotechnological advancements
• Chapter 13. Industrial perspectives of the three major generations of liquid and gaseous based biofuel production
• Chapter 14. Metabolic Engineering Approaches for Bioenergy production
• Chapter 15. Exploitation of Marine Waste for Value Added Products synthesis.

This contributed volume comprises of detailed chapters covering the biotechnological approaches employed for the removal of toxic recalcitrant xenobiotics such as petroleum hydrocarbons, textile dyes, microplastics and synthetic polymers that pose serious threat to the environment. It also includes the waste to energy conversion strategies that provides a deep insight on the need for waste circular economy for different developing countries and its implication on sustainable development goals such as SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production) SDG 14 (Life below water); and SDG 15 (Life on land). Emerging pollutants sourced from both industries and anthropogenic activity have created havoc in recent years for public health and destruction of biodiversity at multiple levels. The alarming increase in the global population and rapid industrialization might aggravate the problems associated with these hazardous pollutants in near future. Effluent from different industries may contain high amounts of xenobiotic hazardous contaminants such as dyes, hydrocarbons, synthetic surfactants, microplastics, etc. Industries and public sewers handling such waste streams are facing a plethora of challenges in the effluent treatment and solid waste disposal due to various factors that start from production to adoption of appropriate technologies. Therefore, there is an immediate circumvention of bottlenecks through sustainable mitigation strategies. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, climate change scientists, capacity builders and policymakers. Also, the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture, forestry, ecology, soil science, and environmental sciences. National and international agricultural scientists, policy makers also find this to be a useful read.

• 1. Smart City Framework
• 2. Smart City Finance
• 3. Smart Water Management
• 4. Smart Education
• 5. Smart Garbage Management Systems
• 6. Smart Environment
• 7. Smart Transportation
• 8. Tackling Cyber Attacks
• 9. Smart Parking Systems
• 10. Smart Health Care
• 11. Smart Communications.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Smart City Planning shows the reader practical applications of AIML techniques and describes recent advancements in this area in various sectors. Owing to the multidisciplinary nature, this book primarily focuses on the concepts of AIML and its methodologies such as evolutionary techniques, neural networks, machine learning, deep learning, block chain technology, big data analytics, and image processing in the context of smart cities. The text also discusses possible solutions to different challenges posed by smart cities by presenting cutting edge AIML techniques using different methodologies, as well as future directions for those same techniques.
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• Introduction. Care amid oceans of trouble
• #ThereIsNoAway : carbon-heavy masculinity and the life/death cycle of plastics
• Have a coke and a #FootprintCalculator : the myth of recycling and transnational greenwashing
• From #BanPlasticsKE to #ISupportBanPlasticsKE : pissed off online, picturing participation, and policing pollution in Kenya
• Engaging #StrawlessInSeattle and #StopSucking : the loneliest whale, sporting fun, and American exceptionalism
• #SuckItAbleism intervenes : eco-normative shaming, voicing justice, and planetary fatalism
• Creating #ToiChonCa (#IChooseFish) : trauma, affective art, and big tech dominance
• Conclusion. #BreakFree(FromPlastics).

• Intro
• Preface
• Contents
• 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Emerging Respiratory Pandemics
• 1.2 Transmission Modes
• 1.3 From the Fluid Dynamics Perspective
• 1.3.1 Exhalation
• 1.3.2 Transport Characteristics in the Air
• 1.3.3 Exposure and Inhalability
• 1.3.4 Deposition in Human Respiratory System
• 1.4 Research Method
• 1.5 CFD Application to Transmission Control
• References
• 2 Bioaerosol Dynamics
• 2.1 What Is Bioaerosol
• 2.2 Types of Bioaerosols
• 2.3 Properties of Bioaerosol
• 2.3.1 Size Distribution
• 2.3.2 Kinetic Properties
• 2.3.3 Biological Properties

• 2.4 Motion in the Air
• 2.5 Dynamic Size Distribution
• 2.5.1 Evaporation and Condensation
• 2.5.2 Influential Factors
• 2.6 Deposition Mechanism
• 2.7 Summary
• References
• 3 Respiratory-Based Bioaerosol Infections
• 3.1 Bioaerosol in the Air
• 3.1.1 Outdoor Bioaerosol
• 3.1.2 Indoor Bioaerosol
• 3.2 Bioaerosol Inhalation and Deposition in Human Respiratory System
• 3.2.1 The Human Respiratory System
• 3.2.2 Concept and Physical Basis of Inhalability
• 3.2.3 Definition and Physical Basis of Deposition
• 3.2.4 Local and Total Respiratory Tract Deposition

• 3.2.5 Biological Mechanisms of Clearance and Redistribution
• 3.3 Bioaerosol-related Infections
• 3.4 Chain Infection Due to Bioaerosol Transmission
• 3.5 Bioaerosol Infection Control
• 3.6 Summary
• References
• 4 Computational Fluid Dynamics
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Principles of CFD and Equations
• 4.3 Turbulent Flow and Models
• 4.4 Bioaerosol Transport Models
• 4.4.1 Lagrangian Model
• 4.4.2 Eulerian Model
• 4.5 CFD Workflow and Scheme
• 4.6 Current Status of CFD Software
• 4.7 Summary
• References
• 5 Effects of Occupant's Micro-environment on Bioaerosol Transport

• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Metabolic Body Heat and Thermal Plume
• 5.2.1 Characteristic of the Thermal Plume for Sitting Posture
• 5.2.2 Interactions Between Thermal Plume and Respiratory Flow
• 5.2.3 Plume Effect on the Contaminant Field
• 5.3 Computational Thermal Manikins
• 5.3.1 Four Simplification Approaches
• 5.3.2 Case Study of the CTM Simplification Approaches in an Enclosed Chamber
• 5.4 Quantifiable Simplification Approach for CTMs
• 5.4.1 Mesh Decimating Algorithm
• 5.4.2 Effect of MDA Simplification on Global Airflow Field

• 5.4.3 Effect of MDA Simplification on Human Micro-environment
• 5.4.4 Case Study-Micro-environment of CTMs Using Various Simplification Approaches
• 5.5 Thermal Airflow Field
• 5.5.1 Case Study-An Enclosed Chamber
• 5.5.2 Case Study-A Reduced-Scale Cabin Environment
• 5.6 Summary
• References
• 6 Bioaerosol Transport in Occupied Environments
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Tracking Models of Bioaerosol Transport
• 6.2.1 The Lagrangian Approach
• 6.2.2 The Eulerian Approach
• 6.2.3 Bioaerosol Concentration and Distribution Transport
• 6.2.4 Case Study-Bioaerosol Transport in a Small Chamber
• 6.3 Impacts of Indoor Ventilation Scheme

This book aims to predict and model the transport of bioaerosols, identify their transmission characteristics, and assess occupants infection risks. Although existing epidemiological books provide fundamental infection rate of existing diseases, the ability of predicting emerging disease transmission in the air and assessing occupants infection risks to the bioaerosols is significantly lacking. This book is considered as a professional book that provides in-depth discussion of the aforementioned issues and provides potential approaches to solve these issues would be highly demanded by readers in this emerging research field. This book offers essential and systematic analysis on the fate of bioaerosols from their release in the air to the final destination in humans respiratory systems through direct 3D visualizations techniques. It also provides quantifiable method to assess each occupants infection risks to the infectious bioaerosols in indoor environments. The readers will gain essential fundamental characteristics of bioaerosols (active time, viability, etc.) and will gain the advanced skills on how to integrate these properties into numerical modeling and assess the occupants exposure risks.

• Intro
• Preface ICBBM 2023
• Organization
• Contents
• RILEM Publications
• Mechanical Properties of Bio-based Building Materials
• Assessing the Mechanical and Durability Properties of Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Plastic Soil
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Materials and Methods
• 2.1 Materials
• 2.2 Soil
• 2.3 Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Plastic Waste Bottles
• 3 Methods
• 3.1 Compressive Strength Test
• 3.2 Flexural Strength Test
• 3.3 Water Absorption Test
• 3.4 Young's Modulus Test
• 3.5 Resilience Factor
• 4 Results and Discussion
• 5 Conclusions
• References

• Polyurethane Wood Adhesives from Microbrewery Spent Grains
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Methodology
• 2.1 Materials
• 2.2 Protein Extraction from MSG
• 2.3 Protein Characterization
• 2.4 Preparation of Polyurethane Adhesives
• 2.5 Adhesives Characterization
• 3 Results and Discussion
• 3.1 Protein Characterization
• 4 Conclusion
• References
• Correlation Between Length Change and Mechanical Properties of Mortar Containing Phragmites Australis Ash (PAA)
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Materials
• 2.1 Chemical Composition
• 2.2 Mix Proportions
• 3 Testing
• 3.1 Total Water Absorption

• 3.2 Capillary Water Absorption
• 3.3 Length Change
• 4 Results and Discussion
• 4.1 Total Water Absorption
• 4.2 Capillary Water Absorption
• 4.3 Correlation Between Compressive Strength and Expansion
• 4.4 Correlation Between Compressive Strength and Drying Shrinkage
• 4.5 Correlation Between Compressive Strength and Autogenous Shrinkage
• 4.6 Correlation Between Flexural Strength and Expansion
• 4.7 Correlation Between Flexural Strength and Drying Shrinkage
• 4.8 Correlation Between Flexural Strength and Autogenous Shrinkage
• 5 Conclusion
• References

• Structure and Properties of Portland-Limestone Cements Synthesized with Biologically Architected Calcium Carbonate
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Materials and Methods
• 2.1 CaCO3 Sources
• 2.2 Limestone Characterization
• 2.3 Portland Limestone Cement Paste Studies
• 3 Results
• 3.1 CaCO3 Characterization
• 3.2 Cement Paste Studies
• 4 Discussion
• 5 Conclusions
• References
• Bricks Geopolymer Based on Olive Waste Fly Ash: Mechanical Properties
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Materials and Methods
• 2.1 Sample Preparation
• 2.2 Sample Characterization
• 3 Results and Discussion

• 3.1 Initial Testing of By-Products
• 3.2 Initial Testing of Geopolymer Materials
• 4 Conclusion
• References
• Mechanical and Thermal Properties of an Innovative Bio Based Concrete
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Materials and Methodology
• 2.1 Rape Straws
• 2.2 Rape Straw Concrete: BIP (Load-Bearing Insulating Concrete)
• 2.3 Mechanical Compression Test
• 2.4 Thermal Conductivity Test
• 3 Results
• 3.1 Mechanical Compression Behavior
• 3.2 Thermal Conductivity
• 4 Conclusion
• References

This book gathers peer-reviewed contributions presented at the 5th International Conference on Bio-Based Building Materials (ICBBM), held in Vienna, Austria, on June 21-23, 2023. Focusing on bio-based building materials (3BM) as well as their applications in sustainable building constructions, the contributions highlight the latest findings in this fast-growing field, addressing topics such as natural fibres- and aggregates, ramped earth, innovative hybrid composites based on bio-based ingredients, novel sustainable binders, energy efficiency aspects- and life cycle analysis of these materials

• Intro
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Chapter 1 General Aspects
• Current and Further Perspectives
• Chapter 2 Development of Aquatic Bird Indicators of Sub-lethal Mercury Exposure and Risk in Wild Populations of Water Birds in the Everglades (Florida, United States of America)
• 2.1 Background and Study Area Description
• 2.1.1 Mercury: Local Emissions, Worldwide Contamination
• 2.1.2 The Everglades
• 2.1.3 Mercury Contamination in the Everglades
• 2.1.4 Development of a Field Sampling Protocol
• 2.1.5 Development of Mercury Exposure Indicators
• Tissues
• 2.2 Results

• 2.2.1 Sub-lethal Effects: Results from Experimental Studies
• 2.2.2 Evidence of Mercury Effects in Field Conditions
• 2.3 General Discussion, Lessons Learnt and Pros and Cons of Our and Alternative Approaches
• 2.3.1 Evidence and Estimation of Hg Effects in Natural Populations
• 2.3.2 Indicator Tissues: Comparative Advantages, Limitations and Uncertainty
• 2.4 Conclusion and Advice for Similar Cases or Final Remarks
• Acknowledgements
• References
• Chapter 3 The Importance of Ecological Traits in Assessing Seabird Vulnerability to Environmental Risks
• 3.1 Introduction

• 3.2 Failings of the Standard Approach
• 3.3 Vulnerability to Anthropogenic and Natural Risks
• 3.4 Challenges for an Observational Study
• 3.5 A Trait-based Approach
• 3.5.1 An Ecological Dimension Reduction Technique
• 3.5.2 Useful Traits for Ecological Risk Evaluation
• 3.5.3 Trait-based Prediction
• 3.6 Other Challenges
• 3.6.1 Correlation vs. Causation
• 3.6.2 The Default of No Risk
• 3.6.3 Ecological Regulation
• 3.6.4 Climate Change and Variability
• 3.6.5 Other Approaches
• Disclaimer
• Acknowledgements
• References

• Chapter 4 A Review of the Levels and Distribution Patterns of Organochlorine Pesticides in the Eggs of Wild Birds in India
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.1.1 Organochlorine Pesticides
• 4.1.2 Organochlorine Pesticides
• Marketing and Consumption
• 4.2 Pesticides
• Indian Scenario
• 4.3 Impact of Pesticides in Eggs of Wild Birds in India
• 4.3.1 OCP Residues in Birds' Eggs
• 4.3.2 Variation in Residue Levels Based on Species and Food Habits
• 4.3.3 Eggshell Thinning and Reproductive Impairment
• 4.4 Conclusions and Further Recommendations
• References

• Chapter 5 Impacts of Agricultural Intensification on Farmland Birds and Risk Assessment of Pesticide Seed Treatments
• 5.1 The Intensification of Agriculture
• 5.2 Agricultural Intensification and Bird Declines
• 5.3 Impact of Pesticides on Birds: Direct vs. Indirect Effects
• 5.3.1 Direct Effects
• 5.3.2 Indirect Effects
• 5.4 Seed Treatment With Pesticides: Impacts on Birds
• 5.4.1 Agricultural Intensification Through Seed Treatment
• 5.4.2 Bird Exposure to Pesticide-treated Seeds
• 5.5 Assessment of Risks of Pesticide-treated Seeds to Birds

With the expansion of human settlements and the environmental changes brought on by human activity and pollutants, toxicology and risk assessment of bird and reptile species is becoming increasingly of interest to toxicologists involved in environmental research. This book focuses specifically on environmental risk assessment in non-conventional bird and reptile species. Bird and Reptile Species in Environmental Risk Assessment Strategies will be an ideal companion to toxicologists and ecologists interested in risk assessment in the environments of birds and reptiles, particularly those with an interest in the impact introduced by human activity. The book will also be of interest to those working in conservation biology, biological invasion, biocontrol and habitat management.

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• China's carbon neutrality: Why do we need it.- Spatiotemporal dynamics of China's carbon emissions: Evidence from urban efficiency and convergence.- Spatiotemporal dynamics of China's carbon emissions: Evidence from industrial and regional decoupling.- Provincial carbon reduction costs and potential in China: A total factor analysis.- Urban carbon reduction costs and potential in China: A decomposition analysis.- Cost-effectiveness of agricultural carbon reduction in China.- Reduction impacts of carbon emission trading in China: Evidence from urban emission efficiency.- Reduction impacts of carbon emission trading in China: Evidence from provincial industries.- Reduction impacts of carbon emission trading in China: Evidence from industrial carbon productivity.- Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) in China: Technologies, policies and costs.- Biophysical sequestration: Strategies, costs and benefits.- Way forward to a better carbon-neutral policy.
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This book provides comprehensive economic analyses on the paths to net-zero for China. It gives a detailed overview of issues and challenges related to carbon neutrality of the global largest emitter which have not been adequately addressed e.g., reduction costs and efficiency of existing actions, the multiple impacts of the newly established carbon market, and the potentials and costs of nature-based solutions such as biophysical sequestration, etc. Studies on China's carbon reduction have attracted scientists and policymakers from diverse backgrounds. Pursuing a holistic and systematic approach, the book establishes a fundamental framework for this topic, emphasizing the importance of integrated technical-economic-policy analysis. This book will not only be an essential reference to the carbon-neutral progress in China but also will be an outstanding text book on carbon-neutral management. Similarly, this book is expected to attract a great range of readership including undergraduate and postgraduate students, economic and climate specialists, researchers and policymakers in China as well as in overseas.
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