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Investigating the Activity Concentration of NORM and Their Health-Related Impacts in rootedVegetables Collected from Dessie, Haik and Kombolcha Irrigation Site

This study evaluates natural radioactivity levels in root vegetables and soils from Dessie, Haik, and Kombolcha, Ethiopia, finding that while uranium shows specific uptake in crops, the resulting radiological doses and cancer risks from consumption remain well within safe international limits.

yimam kassa, hailu zeleke2026-07-23
📄 earth_science

Targeted interventions can ensure environmental co-benefits from energy decarbonization

By integrating Integrated Assessment Modelling with prospective Life Cycle Assessment, this study demonstrates that while global energy decarbonization yields significant environmental co-benefits, targeted interventions such as limiting biomass use and improving mining waste treatment are essential to mitigate adverse side effects and ensure a low-carbon energy system remains environmentally superior to current policy baselines.

David Bantje, Emily Sperring, Alvaro Hahn Menacho, Romain Sacchi, Jakob Dürrwächter, Renato Rodrigues, Jarusch Müßel, Ro (…)2026-07-23
📄 earth_science

Coexistence of Microplastics and Foramsulfuron in Agricultural Soils Treated with a Digestate: Effects on Herbicide Persistence and Soil Functionality

This study demonstrates that the coexistence of microplastics and digestate in agricultural soils significantly alters the persistence and adsorption of the herbicide Foramsulfuron while differentially affecting soil microbial enzyme activities depending on soil type and exposure time.

Maria Vittoria Pinna, Stefania Diquattro, Enrico Buscaroli, Caterina Senette, Daniela Pezzolla, Paola Castaldi2026-07-23
📄 earth_science

Statistical evidence for the Mediterranean response to the 2012 North Atlantic great salinity anomaly

This study provides statistical evidence that the 2012 North Atlantic Great Salinity Anomaly persisted until 2023 and significantly impacted the Mediterranean Sea through 2024, primarily by reducing southwestern Mediterranean salinity and increasing halosteric sea level, although global warming-driven thermosteric effects remain the dominant factor for basin-wide sea level rise.

Gian Luca Eusebi Borzelli, Sandro Carniel, Ernesto Napolitano, Cosimo Enrico Carniel, Mauro Sclavo2026-07-23
📄 earth_science

Beyond the Grid: Earth Observation Enabled Energy Storage Pathways for Renewable Powered Resilient Energy Systems: A PRISMA-Based Systematic Review

This PRISMA-based systematic review synthesizes 25 studies to demonstrate how integrating Earth observation, geospatial intelligence, and energy storage technologies can optimize renewable-powered resilient energy systems, while identifying a critical research gap in unifying geospatial evidence, lifecycle assessment, and justice-oriented policy within a single decision framework.

Md. Hasanuzzaman Vuia, Abu Sayed Md Za, Rafiqul Islam, Md. Sanwar Hossain, Md. Mahmudul Hasan, Johir Uddin Khan, Borun C (…)2026-07-22
📄 earth_science

Seismic Energy Partitioning Across the Continuum of Laboratory Fault Slip Modes

This study demonstrates that slow and fast earthquakes represent end-members of a continuous fault slip spectrum governed by elastodynamic interactions, revealing a unified physical mechanism where energy partitioning shifts systematically from acoustic swarms in slow slip to high-amplitude bursts in fast rupture.

Federico Pignalberi, Giacomo Mastella, Carolina Giorgetti, Chris Marone, Marco Maria Scuderi2026-07-22