Agricultural support and contaminated spillovers: The effects of agricultural water pollution on adult health in China

Lu, Na; Villa, Kira

doi:10.1002/aepp.13195

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“…Sewage with high levels of chloroacetic acid, nitrate, nitrite, heavy metals, and organic matter poses a risk to human health [4,22]. Therefore, traditional sewage purification methods need improvement to be more effective and cost-efficient.…”

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Water Purification Using Active Charcoal with Microbes and Chelated Iron Soaked into Its Micropores

Xu,

Cai,

Kong

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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Urbanization in China has led to a significant increase in surface water pollution, posing a threat to the health and safety of residents and hindering sustainable economic development. Individual traditional methods have been used to purify polluted water, including the use of bamboo-derived activated charcoal, microbial material, and zero-valent iron. However, these methods have been found to have certain limitations. This study investigates the effects of an activated charcoal material combined with beneficial microbes and chelated nano-iron in removing nitrates. The experiments were conducted at various scales, including a bench-scale study, and studies of a small river, sewage plant tailwater, and artificially constructed wetlands. The microbes used included Bacillus spp., Lactobacillus spp., and yeasts. During the fermentation process, nano-scale iron powder was added, resulting in the formation of bivalent iron ions under anaerobic conditions. These ions were subsequently chelated by organic acids. Bamboo-derived activated charcoal was then soaked in the fermented liquid, allowing the microbes, chelated iron ions, and organic acids to infiltrate the pores of the activated charcoal. This activated charcoal material, containing microbes and chelated iron ions, demonstrated effective nitrate removal in laboratory experiments and sewage plant tailwater treatment, and water purification in wetlands and rivers. It is important to note that this research solely focused on the removal of nitrates, and further studies are required to confirm its effectiveness in other aspects of water purification.

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Water Purification Using Active Charcoal with Microbes and Chelated Iron Soaked into Its Micropores

Xu,

Cai,

Kong

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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“…In rural China, while environmental degradation is of increasing concern to Chinese policy makers, environmental goals are often seen as secondary to those related to food production and economic growth. However, the health costs of environmental damage should not be overlooked in policy design targeting the improvement of rural livelihoods [16]. In short, environmental governance must strike a balance between environmental interests and economic interests: "While each right advances the interests of the rights holder, yet the reasons for protecting those interests, and those evidentiary reasons for protecting the right, are not limited to concerns for the well-being of the rights holder" [51].…”

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“…About 170,000 farmers die each year worldwide as a result of their occupational activities, and millions suffer from occupational health problems [15]. In China, overuse of fertilizers and pesticides and the toxic residues of pesticides left in water pose great health risks to families in rural areas [16]. Studies have found that exposure to pesticides has a wide range of long-term and short-term effects on the health of farmers.…”

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The Dilemma and Path of Rural Environmental Governance in China: From the Perspective of a Community with a Shared Future

Yi-gang

Guo

2023

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With the aim of achieving the goal of ecological livability in Chinese rural society, the issue of rural environmental governance has received great attention from the CCP and the government. However, due to local governments’ model of development in exchange for economic interests and the “urban and rural binary” structure of environmental governance, rural environmental governance faces many dilemmas, such as lack of normative standards, lack of environmental governance subjects, and lack of judicial security. In order to improve the development of rural ecological civilization and realize ecologically friendly agriculture, this paper proposes a solution path for rural environmental governance from the perspective of the idea of the community with a shared future for humanity. Specifically, this solution path includes establishing the concepts of cooperation and governance of environmental protection, improving villagers’ participation in environmental protection, balancing economic and environmental interests in rural environmental governance, and building a long-term mechanism for the rule of law in rural environmental governance.

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“…, biodiversity loss (Tsiafouli et al, 2015) and water pollution around the globe (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [FAO], 2017). According to the studies, agriculture is the leading culprit behind river and lake pollution in the United States (Evans et al, 2019), in China (FAO, 2013), where it is estimated to render a staggering 90% of shallow groundwater unfit for human consumption (Lu & Villa, 2022), and the EU (European Environmental Agency [EEA], 2018) severely affecting around 38% of EU water bodies. As expected, population growth, rising per capita food consumption (FAO, 2017) and changing climate is putting even more pressure on water ecosystems (Heathwaite, 2010).…”

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From a test case to a trusted tool: Lithuania’s evolving SWAT system for water and agricultural management

Plunge,

Piniewski

2024

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Lithuania’s development of the river modelling system (RMS) exemplifies an institutional development and application of integrated modelling for water and agricultural management. What started as a test case, continued to develop focusing on environmental compliance with the EU regulations. Currently, the RMS is a part of decision-making. By incorporating the soil and water assessment tool (SWAT) model and comprehensive data sources, the system facilitates in-depth analysis and policy formulation. Applications in water management plans, pollution assessments, and climate change studies demonstrate the reliability of RMS. Despite data quality and skill retention challenges, institutional commitment and collaboration ensure the RMS’s persistence. This experience emphasizes the value of sustained investment in integrated modelling systems for achieving sustainable environmental governance and signifies Lithuania’s shift towards data driven green transition practices.

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Agricultural support and contaminated spillovers: The effects of agricultural water pollution on adult health in China

Cited by 7 publications

References 34 publications

Water Purification Using Active Charcoal with Microbes and Chelated Iron Soaked into Its Micropores

Water Purification Using Active Charcoal with Microbes and Chelated Iron Soaked into Its Micropores

The Dilemma and Path of Rural Environmental Governance in China: From the Perspective of a Community with a Shared Future

From a test case to a trusted tool: Lithuania’s evolving SWAT system for water and agricultural management

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