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Scientists Reveal the Transportation Mechanism of Atmospheric Microplastics
Microplastics have recently been detected in the atmosphere of urban, suburban, and even remote areas far away from source regions of microplastics, suggesting the potential long-distance atmospheric transport for microplastics.
2020-03-03 -
Pollen Flow Can Indicate Asian Summer Monsoon Intensity Above Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: Research
Chinese scientists have discovered that pollen flow can be an indicator of the Asian summer monsoon’s intensity and flow direction above the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
2020-02-27 -
Belt and Road can Rescue Northwest China's Cryospheric Economy
An intergovernmental climate change report suggests efforts by the government and stakeholders for research and construction of infrastructure to harness disaster risks
2020-01-17 -
Scientists Reveal the Freeze-Thaw Mechanism and Microscale Physical Characteristic of Frozen Soil
Recently, scientists from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted some experiments on freeze-thaw test of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau silty clay and performed cryo-scanning electron microscope (cryo-SEM) observing after freeze-thaw test to monitor the chang...
2020-01-09 -
Scientists Reveal the Influencing Factors of the Pipelines Service Life in Qaidam Basin
Recently, a research group led by Prof. LAI Yuanming from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated the corrosion behavior of cast iron in silty clay by using electrochemical measurements, Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-ray Diffraction.
2020-01-07 -
Scientists Reveal Different Contributions of Bacteria and Fungi During Biological Soil Crust Succession
Recently, scientists from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences used GeoChip 5.0 to analyze differences in functional genes between bacterial and fungal communities involved in C and N metabolism of BSCs along a revegetation chronosequence in the Tengger Dese...
2020-01-02 -
Scientists Analyze Heavy Metal Contamination Caused by Oil Spills in the Bohai Sea
Recently, scientists from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences explored heavy metal contamination caused by oil spills in the Bohai Sea by using bulk geochemical parameters and hydrocarbon compositions.
2019-12-30 -
Scientists Reveal Ecological Effects of a Long-Term Oasis Protection System
Recently, scientist from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Science evaluated the long-term ecological effects of establishing an oasis protection system on vegetation and soil properties along a protection gradient in a typical desert-oasis ecotone of northwestern...
2019-12-27
