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Volume 18 Issue 12
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Revisit the environmental impact of artificial intelligence: the overlooked carbon emission source?
The boosting development of artificial intelligence (AI) is driving an exponential increase in computing power demand, raising concerns about energy consumption and carbon emissions. To illustrate the environmental impact of AI, the carbon emissions of 79 prominent AI systems published during 2020 to 2024 were quantified. The AI systems in the top 20 of carbon emissions were found to reach 102.6 million tons of CO2 equivalent annually, potentially contributing to a substantial impact on the environmental market of exceeding $10 billion. Consequently, essential actions were highly suggested to be carried out to build a more sustainable future for AI.
本期封面主题
人工智能（AI）的迅猛发展导致对计算能力的需求呈指数上升，这引起了人们对其能源消耗和碳排放的广泛关注。为了评估AI对环境的影响，本研究对2020年至2024年间发布的79个知名AI系统的碳排放量进行了详细计算。结果显示，碳排放量最高的前20个AI系统每年排放的二氧化碳当量高达1.026亿吨，这一数字可能对价值超过100亿美元的环境市场产生显著影响。鉴于此，我们迫切建议采取关键措施，以确保AI发展走向更加可持续的道路。
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Revisit the environmental impact of artificial intelligence: the overlooked carbon emission source?
Yang Yu, Jiahui Wang, Yu Liu, Pingfeng Yu, Dongsheng Wang, Ping Zheng,Meng Zhang
Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2024, 18(12): 158
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-024-1918-y
Review Article
Analysis and treatment of microplastics in water treatment: research trends, perspectives and implications
Jiong Zhou, Ao Shuai, Tongshuo Liu, Shuxuan Lin, Lin Li, Hai Liang, Yumeng He, Yuntao Xin, Qiang He,Caihong Liu
Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2024, 18(12): 157
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-024-1917-z
Advances in bimetallic metal organic frameworks (BMOFs) based photocatalytic materials for energy production and waste water treatment
Pankaj Sharma,Amit Kumar,Tongtong Wang, Mika Sillanpää, Gaurav Sharma, Pooja Dhiman
Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2024, 18(12): 151
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-024-1911-5
A review on microbial aerosols in livestock and poultry environments: pollution characteristics, damage mechanisms, and mitigation measures
Guanliu Yu, Xilong Wang, Zhicheng Song,Yumei Cai
Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2024, 18(12): 150
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-024-1910-6
Micro and nano-sized bubbles for sanitation and water reuse: from fundamentals to application
Abudukeremu Kadier, Gulizar Kurtoglu Akkaya, Raghuveer Singh, Noorzalila Muhammad Niza,Anand Parkash, Ghizlane Achagri, Prashant Basavaraj Bhagawati, Perumal Asaithambi, Zakaria Al-Qodah, Naser Almanaseer, Magdalena Osial, Sunday Joseph Olusegun, Agnieszka Pregowska,Eduardo Alberto López-Maldonado
Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2024, 18(12): 147
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-024-1907-1
Removal of antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes: a bibliometric review
Yue Wang, Mengke Geng, Hui Jia, Junchi Cui, Meng Zhang, Yingxin Zhao,Jie Wang
Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2024, 18(12): 146
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-024-1906-2
Research Article
A colorimetric nanobiosensor with enhanced sensitivity for detection of lead (II) in real-water samples via an adenine-cytosine mismatched DNAzyme
Jinchuan Liu, Hang Yang, Huanxing Li, Jiancheng Wang,Xiaohong Zhou
Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2024, 18(12): 156
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-024-1916-0
Enhanced nitrogen removal from low strength anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) permeate using complete nitrification and partial denitrification-anammox processes
Jingwei Fu, Zhaoyang Hou, Hexiang Zhao,Qian Li, Rong Chen,Yu-You Li
Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2024, 18(12): 155
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-024-1915-1
Resource recovery in line with energy generation at an agro-food industry
Busem Urediler, Seferhan Yilmaz, Özlem Karahan Özgün,Cigdem Yangin-Gomec
Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2024, 18(12): 154
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-024-1914-2
Insight into the co-hydrothermal humification of corn stalk and sewage sludge for enhanced nitrogen-rich humic acid production
Zhihua Li, Yuchao Shao, Wenjing He, Zhangrui Luo, Weizhong Huo, Rong Ye,Wenjing Lu
Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2024, 18(12): 153
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-024-1913-3
Singlet oxygen-dominated non-radical oxidation pathway for 2,4-Dichlorophenol degradation over CeO₂coated carbon fibers
Yuexing Wei, Linyu Li, Bin Fang, Ziyue He, Jiansheng Zhang, Yuxun Zhang,Yuhong Qin, Chong He
Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2024, 18(12): 152
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-024-1912-4
Syngas production and heavy metal dynamics during supercritical water gasification of sewage sludge
Mi Yan, Shuai Liu, Haihua Zhang, Rendong Zheng, Jintao Cui, Dan Wang, Dicka Ar Rahim,Ekkachai Kanchanatip
Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2024, 18(12): 149
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-024-1909-z
Selective separation and recovery of Co(II) and Ni(II) from lithium-ion battery using Cyanex 272 adsorptive membrane
Chengchao Xiao, Liqing Yan, Haiping Gao, Zeou Dou,Xing Xie,Yongsheng Chen
Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2024, 18(12): 148
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-024-1908-0
