Volatile chemical products emerging as largest petrochemical source of urban organic emissions

BC McDonald, JA De Gouw, JB Gilman, SH Jathar… - Science, 2018 - science.org
A gap in emission inventories of urban volatile organic compound (VOC) sources, which
contribute to regional ozone and aerosol burdens, has increased as transportation …

Magnetic solid-phase extraction of heterocyclic pesticides in environmental water samples using metal-organic frameworks coupled to high performance liquid …

J Ma, G Wu, S Li, W Tan, X Wang, J Li… - Journal of Chromatography …, 2018 - Elsevier
A simple method of magnetic solid-phase extraction (MSPE) coupled to high performance
liquid chromatography (HPLC) was developed for the simultaneous extraction and …

The use of a disability-adjusted life-year (DALY) metric to measure human health damage resulting from pesticide maximum legal exposures

Z Li - Science of the total environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Most agencies around the world have developed a separate regulation frameworks for
pesticides with different modes of action, likely because of the lack of a uniform …

Techno-economic and environmental assessment of renewable jet fuel production in integrated Brazilian sugarcane biorefineries

BC Klein, MF Chagas, TL Junqueira, MCAF Rezende… - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of renewable jet fuel (RJF) in substitution to fossil jet fuel is one of the main
initiatives towards the reduction of impacts derived from carbon emissions by airline …

Health risk characterization of maximum legal exposures for persistent organic pollutant (POP) pesticides in residential soil: An analysis

Z Li - Journal of environmental management, 2018 - Elsevier
Regulations for pesticides in soil are important for controlling human health risk; humans
can be exposed to pesticides by ingesting soil, inhaling soil dust, and through dermal …

Advancements in life cycle human exposure and toxicity characterization

P Fantke, L Aylward, J Bare, WA Chiu… - Environmental …, 2018 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: The Life Cycle Initiative, hosted at the United Nations Environment Programme,
selected human toxicity impacts from exposure to chemical substances as an impact …

Global variations in pesticide regulations and health risk assessment of maximum concentration levels in drinking water

Z Li, A Jennings - Journal of environmental management, 2018 - Elsevier
Pesticides are used to control and kill pests on croplands worldwide. They are also used in
numerous homes and gardens, and have commercial and industrial applications. Society …

[HTML][HTML] Life cycle assessment of wood-based boards produced in Japan and impact of formaldehyde emissions during the use stage

K Nakano, K Ando, M Takigawa, N Hattori - The International Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose This study aims to conduct a comprehensive life cycle assessment (LCA) of wood-
based boards to support environmentally conscious design. The goal is achieved by the …

Addressing bystander exposure to agricultural pesticides in life cycle impact assessment

MW Ryberg, RK Rosenbaum, L Mosqueron, P Fantke - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Residents living near agricultural fields may be exposed to pesticides drifting from the fields
after application to different field crops. To address this currently missing exposure pathway …

A multimedia hydrological fate modeling framework to assess water consumption impacts in life cycle assessment

M Núñez, RK Rosenbaum, S Karimpour… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Many new methods have recently been developed to address environmental consequences
of water consumption in life cycle assessment (LCA). However, such methods can only …