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earth_science

1371 papers

📄 earth_science

From Grey Gap to Ecological Resilience: Quantifying the Spatiotemporal Evolution of Hybrid Water Infrastructure in a Subtropical Megacity (1994–2024)

This study demonstrates that in Taipei's Danshui River Basin, a hybrid approach coupling decentralized Green Infrastructure with centralized Grey systems effectively bridged sanitation gaps and sustained ecological resilience over three decades, offering a cost-effective and scalable governance model for rapidly urbanizing Global South cities.

Wei-Ta Fang, Shang-Shu Shih, Bai-You Cheng, Annapurna Sharma, Ben LePage2026-09-02
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Persistence of cross-media toxic release profiles across U.S. counties

This study analyzes U.S. county-level toxic release data from 2015 to 2022 and finds that while cross-media release profiles exhibit high temporal persistence, their stability is meaningfully dependent on dominant local industrial sectors, suggesting that reported mass totals should be interpreted with caution regarding environmental risk due to their lack of toxicity weighting and sensitivity to industrial composition.

chao zhang2026-09-02
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Large variation in soil phosphorus availability and tree nutritional strategies in humid temperate forests on carbonate rocks

This study reveals that soil phosphorus availability in humid temperate carbonate rock forests varies drastically with the degree of soil acidification during pedogenesis, driving distinct nutritional strategies where specialized plants exhibit lower phosphorus resorption efficiency compared to generalists.

Rimato Shiba, Yusuke Onoda, Ryota Aoyagi2026-09-02
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Spatial heterogeneity and source-to-sink processes of heavy metals in a karst Pb-Zn mining area

This study develops and applies a transparent cross-media evidence framework to distinguish quantitative heavy metal source-to-sink processes in a karst Pb-Zn mining area, identifying Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn as mine-derived pollutants transported via river sediments to localized plain accumulations, while differentiating them from background-controlled elements like Cr and Ni.

Keshu LIU, Qi LI, DAI Junfeng, BAI Kaihua, WAN Zupeng, FENG Dezeng2026-09-02
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Mining strongly reduces local biodiversity across terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems

This global meta-analysis reveals that mining acts as a major and pervasive driver of biodiversity loss, reducing local species richness by roughly half and causing severe abundance declines across both freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems, with impacts significantly exceeding those of other major anthropogenic pressures.

Mariana Braz Pires, Melanie Douziech, Alexandra Marques, Ana Benítez-López, Hanneke van ‘t Veen, Sif de Visser, Liam Vez (…)2026-09-02
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Different drivers shape global inequalities in water-monitoring reporting

This study reveals that global inequalities in water-monitoring reporting are driven by distinct socioeconomic, scientific, governance, and cultural factors specific to each monitoring component, thereby challenging one-size-fits-all approaches and underscoring the need for tailored strategies to achieve SDG 6.

Fábio O. Roque, Romullo Louzada, John P. Simaika, Sandra Mingarelli, Kristian Meissner, Juliano Corbi, Jamil Alexandre A (…)2026-09-02
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Dynamical Downscaling of Seasonal Forecasts Using WRF: Assessing Precipitation and Wind Speed Predictability over the Indonesian Maritime Continent

This study evaluates the performance of WRF-dynamically downscaled CFSv2 seasonal forecasts over the Indonesian Maritime Continent, revealing that while the model effectively captures monsoonal patterns and precipitation anomalies with systematic wet biases, wind speed predictability is limited to approximately 14–21 days and increases with lead time, whereas precipitation errors exhibit high day-to-day variability.

Inovasita Alifdini, Erma Yulihastin, Fiolenta Marpaung, Candra Nur Ihsan, Suaydhi, Eka Putri Wulandari, Syifa Alifia Azz (…)2026-09-02
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Establishing bioerosion rates for a burrowing sea urchin and evaluating its role in coral reef bioerosion

This study quantifies the bioerosion rates of the burrowing sea urchin *Echinostrephus molaris* and its environmental drivers across the Lakshadweep Islands, revealing that while these urchins significantly contribute to reef erosion, their actual impact is approximately 27% lower than previous estimates based on grazing species, necessitating a re-evaluation of local coral reef carbonate budgets.

Siddhi Jaishankar, Radhika Nair, Wenzel Pinto, Mayukh Dey, Teresa Alcoverro, Rohan Arthur2026-09-02
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Air Pollution Exposure During Urban Running: A Randomized Crossover Comparison of Particulate Matter Exposure on Park, Roadside, and Residential Routes with Consideration of Rush-Hour Timing

This randomized crossover study demonstrates that running in urban parks and avoiding morning rush hours significantly reduces particulate matter exposure compared to roadside or residential routes, particularly under calm, humid, and high-pressure weather conditions.

Tobias Engeroff, Florian Delp, Daniel Niederer, David Groneberg2026-09-01
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Effects of Polypropylene Microplastics and Aging Time on Nitrogen and Phosphorus Dynamics and Enzyme Activities in Soil

This study demonstrates that the addition of polypropylene microplastics to soil, particularly over extended aging periods, significantly alters nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics and suppresses key enzyme activities, primarily by increasing nitrite nitrogen levels and indirectly affecting soil biochemical processes.

Yumeng Li, Liangmin Gao, Xiaoqing Chen, Yanjun Liu, Xin Shu2026-09-01