These two datasets yielded a sedimentation rate of 3.3 cm/yr for Core A and of 9.6 cm/yr for Core B, the latter evidenced by an increase of ~ 0.51 m in the bed level from 2008 to 2014. Combining the 210Pb dating method, we further estimated the sedimentation rate for the layers beneath the original ground, which was comparable to that of the bare flats in the Jiangsu coast. Even though this new method is only applicable to newly-formed saltmarshes, it helps identify the recent sedimentation events as well as reveal the environmental changes and the evolution of saltmarsh-bare flat systems due to the interplay between vegetation, hydrodynamics and sediment dynamics. Selleck ML-7 It thus could be an efficient and cost-effective tool for an improved understanding of the response of coastal wetlands to a changing climate/environment.Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a green technology widely applied to food waste treatment. Although the AD has high efficiency, instability often occurs. The main purpose of the study is to understand the mechanism of modified biochar improving AD performance. The effects of different modified biochar on the efficiency and microecology of an anaerobic reactor treating food waste were investigated. Bagasse biochar was used as the substrate to explore the effects of iron-modified (A), chitosan-modified (B), iron-chitosan-modified (C) and iron‑magnesium-chitosan-modified (D) biochar on the anaerobic digestion process, sludge characteristics and microbial community. The results show that the average COD removal efficiency of the four reactors during the last five days of the experimentation period was 86.95%, 85.90%, 92.22% and 93.29%, respectively. Adding iron‑magnesium-chitosan-modified biochar could improve the efficiency of COD removal in the anaerobic reactor under ammonia nitrogen stress. On day 10 of operation, the content of coenzyme F420 in the sludge of anaerobic reactors C and D reached to 0.44 and 0.57 mmol/g, respectively, indicating that the metal-chitosan complex biochar could promote the production of coenzyme F420 in the early stage of the experiment. Within the four anaerobic reactors, Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria and Chloroflexi were the dominant bacteria, and the abundance of Chloroflexi reached a maximum of 26.24% in the reactor C. As for archaea, Methanobacterium and Methanothrix were the most dominant accounting for 44.03%, 49.88%, 31.29%, 52.01% and 38.34%, 34.52%, 50.9%, 35.72% respectively in the four reactors. KEGG functional analysis showed that the energy metabolism of bacteria and archaea in the reactor D was the largest among the four reactors. Meanwhile, the gene abundance associated with carbohydrate metabolism and membrane transport of microorganisms in the reactor D was greater than that of other groups.Ash and surface water samples collected after wildfires in four different geographical locations (California, Colorado, Kansas and Alberta) were analyzed. The ash samples were leached with deionized water, and leachates were concentrated by solid phase extraction and analyzed by liquid chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry. In addition, three surface water samples and a lysimeter water sample were collected from watersheds recently affected by fire in California and Colorado, and analyzed in similar fashion. A suite of benzene polycarboxylic acids (BPCAs), with two and three carboxyl groups and their corresponding isomers were identified for the first time in both ash leachates and water samples. Also found was a pyridine carboxylic acid (PCA), 3,5-pyridine dicarboxylic acid. Furthermore, putative identifications were made for other carboxylated aromatic acids quinolinic, naphthalenic, and benzofuranoic acid carboxylates. The wildfire ashes, a controlled wood ash, and post-fire surface water samples suggest that burned woody material, along with surface plant-material and heated o-horizon soil organic matter, contribute to both BPCAs and PCAs in runoff. This study is the first of its kind to identify this suite of aromatic acids in wildfire ash and surface water samples. These data make an important contribution to the nature of dissolved organic matter from wildfire and are useful to better understand the impact of wildfire on water quality and drinking water sources.The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, first identified in Wuhan (China) in December 2019, represents the same family as the Serve Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-1 (SARS-CoV-1). These viruses spread mainly via the droplet route. However, during the pandemic of COVID-19 other reservoirs, i.e., water (surface and ground), sewage, garbage, or soil, should be considered. As the infectious SARS-CoV-2 particles are also present in human excretions, such a non-droplet transmission is also possible. A significant problem is the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the hospital environment, including patients’ rooms, medical equipment, everyday objects and the air. Relevant is selecting the type of equipment in the COVID-19 hospital wards on which the virus particles persist the shortest or do not remain infectious. Elimination of plastic objects/equipment from the environment of the infected person seems to be of great importance. It is particularly relevant in water reservoirs contaminated with raw discharges. Wastewater may contain coronaviruses and therefore there is a need for expanding Water-Based Epidemiology (WBE) studies to use obtained values as tool in determination of the actual percentage of the SARS-CoV-2 infected population in an area. It is of great importance to evaluate the available disinfection methods to control the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the environment. Exposure of SARS-CoV-2 to 65-70% ethanol, 0.5% hydrogen peroxide, or 0.1% sodium hypochlorite has effectively eliminated the virus from the surfaces. Since there are many unanswered questions about the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the research on this topic is still ongoing. This review aims to summarize current knowledge on the SARS-CoV-2 transmission and elucidate the viral survival in the environment, with particular emphasis on the possibility of non-droplet transmission.