Aixin Hou

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the relationship between gas emission and soil microbiological processes in a paddy rice field in northern China and found that CH4 and N2O emissions were significantly correlated with changes in soil redox potential.

TL;DR: The experience of Wuxi, China, underscores the suggestion that a combination of stresses associated with eutrophication and industrial and domestic wastewater discharges can push an aquatic system to the tipping point with consequences far more severe than would occur if the system were subjected to each stress separately.

TL;DR: To guarantee water security, China is trying to establish a rapid and effective emergency response framework, build up the capability of early accident detection, and develop efficient technologies to remove contaminants from water.

TL;DR: It is shown that fecal indicator microbe concentrations in offshore waters from Lake Pontchartrain returned to prehurricane concentrations within 2 months of the flooding induced by these hurricanes, suggesting that the fecal indicators observed in the sediment were from human fecal sources.

TL;DR: The initial impacts and post spill recovery of salt marshes over a 3.5-year period along northern Barataria Bay, LA, USA exposed to varying degrees of Deepwater Horizon oiling were investigated to determine the effects on shoreline-stabilizing vegetation and soil processes.