Journal of Environmental Systems and Sustainability

Revisiting: Association of oil spill cleanup-related hydrocarbon exposure with incident hypertension up to 11 years after exposure in the Gulf Long-term Follow-up Study

Iyer, A., Dąbrowski, T., Ahmadi, M., Rossi, G., Mukherjee, R., Costa, R., Kim, W., Hansen, M., Santos, S., Hansen, G., Amoah, N.

While several studies have found positive associations between exposure to oil spill cleanup-related chemicals and hypertension, no study has examined these associations longitudinally. This study examined associations of oil spill-related benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene, and n-hexane (BTEX-H) exposures, individually and as both the aggregate sum (total) of BTEX-H and the BTEX-H mixture wi... [see more]

Core components of emotional impulsivity: A mouse-cursor tracking study

Leontyev, A., Yamauchi, T.

Impulsive individuals exhibit abnormal reward processing (heightened preference for immediate rewards, i.e., impulsive choice, IC) and a penchant for maladaptive action (the inability to inhibit inappropriate actions, i.e., impulsive action, IA). Both impulsive choice and impulsive action are strongly influenced by emotions (emotional impulsivity); yet how emotions impact impulsive behavior remain... [see more]

Editorial: Assessing the ecosystem services of microplastics in cities of the Global South

Nakamura, H.

Environmental and Health Impacts of Air Pollution: A Review: methods and sensitivity checks

Silva, S., Fernández, I., Beaumont, A.

One of our era's greatest scourges is air pollution, on account not only of its impact on climate change but also its impact on public and individual health due to increasing morbidity and mortality. There are many pollutants that are major factors in disease in humans. Among them, Particulate Matter (PM), particles of variable but very small diameter, penetrate the respiratory system via inhalati... [see more]

Draft Manuscript: The AOP Roadmap Effort

mortensen, h., Gromelski, M., Hench, V., Martens, M., Wittwehr, C., Kumar, S., Kumar, V., Audouze, K., Virvilis, V., Nymark, P., Angrish, M., Lynch, I.

The FAIR AOP Roadmap for 2025: Advancing Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Re-Usability of Adverse Outcome Pathways Mortensen, H.M., Gromelski, M., Hench, G., Kumar, V., Martens, M., Kumar, S., Audouze, K., Lynch, I., Virvilis, V., Edwards, S.E., Magagna, B., Nymark, P., Wittwehr, C.

HERA: a high-resolution pan-European hydrological reanalysis (1951–2020): methods and sensitivity checks

Iyer, P., Kim, S., Kim, A.

Nature-based solutions have attracted growing attention because of their relevance to both theory and practice. We find substantial co-benefits for biodiversity and flood regulation. The analysis uses a combination of rigorous arguments and extensive numerical or empirical checks. Together, these results contribute to a more complete picture and open the way to further applications. Urban green i... [see more]

Agriculture Development, Pesticide Application and Its Impact on the Environment: extended analysis

Fontaine, A., Lindqvist, I., Takahashi, H.

Pesticides are indispensable in agricultural production. They have been used by farmers to control weeds and insects, and their remarkable increases in agricultural products have been reported. The increase in the world’s population in the 20th century could not have been possible without a parallel increase in food production. About one-third of agricultural products are produced depending on the... [see more]

Refactoring the elastic–viscous–plastic solver from the sea ice model CICE v6.5.1 for improved performance

Rasmussen, T., Poulsen, J., Ribergaard, M., Sasanka, R., Craig, A., Hunke, E., Rethmeier, S.

This study focuses on the performance of the elastic–viscous–plastic (EVP) dynamical solver within the sea ice model, CICE v6.5.1. The study has been conducted in two steps. First, the standard EVP solver was extracted from CICE for experiments with refactored versions, which are used for performance testing. Second, one refactored version was integrated and tested in the full CICE model to demons... [see more]

HERA: a high-resolution pan-European hydrological reanalysis (1951–2020)

Tilloy, A., Paprotny, D., Grimaldi, S., Gomes, G., Bianchi, A., Lange, S., Beck, H., Mazzetti, C., Feyen, L.

Since 1950, anthropogenic activities have altered the climate, land cover, soil properties, channel morphologies, and water management in the river basins of Europe. This has resulted in significant changes in hydrological conditions. The availability of consistent estimates of river flow at the global and continental levels is a necessity for assessing changes in the hydrological cycle. To overco... [see more]

A Direct Observation of Infanticide by a Female Free‐Ranging Dog (Canis familiaris) Supports the Resource Competition Hypothesis

Vanderheyden, M., Chaignon, B., Car, C., Pilot, M., el Berbri, I., Marshall‐Pescini, S., Range, F., Berghänel, A.

Infanticide by females occurs in many mammalian species but is rarely observed directly, making its social and ecological determinants difficult to identify. Here, we report the first direct observation of within‐pack infanticide by a female free‐ranging domestic dog. To assess whether this case can be better explained by resource competition or nutritional gain, we examined the social context in ... [see more]