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DIF is shown to have a stronger influence on chlorine isotopologues than on hydrogen isotopologues. For both cDCE and TCE, the sorption enrichment factor of chlorine is found to be negative while that of hydrogen is positive. The presented approach and results provide novel tools and insight into DIF and SIF and underline that these processes should be taken into account when using CSIA to assess contaminant fate.A pilot-scale expanded target assessment of mixtures of inorganic and organic contaminants in point-of-consumption drinking water (tapwater, TW) was conducted in Puerto Rico (PR) to continue to inform TW exposures and corresponding estimations of cumulative human-health risks across the US. In August 2018, a spatial synoptic pilot assessment of than 524 organic and 37 inorganic chemicals was conducted in 14 locations (7 home; 7 commercial) across PR. click here A follow-up 3-day temporal assessment of TW variability was conducted in December 2018 at two of the synoptic locations (1 home, 1 commercial) and included daily pre- and post-flush samples. Concentrations of regulated and unregulated TW contaminants were used to calculate cumulative in vitro bioactivity ratios and Hazard Indices (HI) based on existing human-health benchmarks. Synoptic results confirmed that human exposures to inorganic and organic contaminant mixtures, which are rarely monitored together in drinking water at the point of consumption, occurred across PR and consisted of elevated concentrations of inorganic contaminants (e.g., lead, copper), disinfection byproducts (DBP), and to a lesser extent per/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and phthalates. Exceedances of human-health benchmarks in every synoptic TW sample support further investigation of the potential cumulative risk to vulnerable populations in PR and emphasize the importance of continued broad characterization of drinking-water exposures at the tap with analytical capabilities that better represent the complexity of both inorganic and organic contaminant mixtures known to occur in ambient source waters. Such health-based monitoring data are essential to support public engagement in source water sustainability and treatment and to inform consumer point-of-use treatment decision making in PR and throughout the US.We analyse an ensemble of statistically downscaled Global Climate Models (GCMs) to investigate future water availability in the Upper Indus Basin (UIB) of Pakistan for the time horizons when the global and/or regional warming levels cross Paris Agreement (PA) targets. The GCMs data is obtained from the 5th Phase of Coupled Model Inter-Comparison Project under two Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5). Based on the five best performing GCMs, we note that global 1.5 °C and 2.0 °C warming thresholds are projected in 2026 and 2047 under RCP4.5 and 2022 and 3036 under RCP8.5 respectively while these thresholds are reached much earlier over Pakistan i.e. 2016 and 2030 under RCP4.5 and 2012 and 2025 under RCP8.5 respectively. Interestingly, the GCMs with the earliest emergence at the global scale are not necessarily the ones with the earliest emergence over Pakistan, highlighting spatial non-linearity in GCMs response. The emergence of 2.0 °C warming at global scale across 5 GCMs ranges from 2031 (CCSM4) to 2049 (NorESM) under RCP8.5. Precipitation generally exhibits a progressive increasing trend with stronger changes at higher warming or radiative forcing levels. Hydrological simulations representing the historical, 1.5 °C and 2.0 °C global and region warming time horizons indicate a robust but seasonally varying increase in the inflows. The highest inflows in the baseline and future are witnessed in July. However, the highest future increase in inflows is projected in October under RCP4.5 (37.99% and 65.11% at 1.5 °C and 2.0 °C) and in April under RCP8.5 (37% and 62.05% at 1.5 °C and 2.0 °C). These hydrological changes are driven by increases in the snow and glacial melt contribution, which are more pronounced at 2.0 °C warming level. These findings should help for effective water management in Pakistan over the coming decades.In this study, we used stable isotope-labeled soluble microbial products (SMP) and substrates to explore their assimilation into the formation of new biological products (i.e., extracellular polymeric substances and biomass) in two adjacent sequencing batch reactors. The isotope labeling approach along with fluorescence spectroscopy allowed us to distinguish between refractory and labile portions of SMP constituents as well as their roles in the formation of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Comparison of SMP fluorescence and the specific UV absorbance values between the two reactors revealed the presence of humic-like aromatic substances in the non-consumable part of SMP, which can be ultimately released as effluent organic matter. Parallel factor analysis modeling of fluorescence spectra showed that the hydrolysis of EPS contents mostly resulted in humic-like components in SMP rather than protein-like components, which were initially abundant in EPS (>80%). From variations in carbon and nitrogen isomaterials.Real-world vehicle emission factors (EFs) for the total intermediate volatile organic compounds (total-IVOCs) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from mixed fleets of vehicles were quantified in the Yangtze tunnel in Shanghai. Relationships of EFs of IVOCs with fleet compositions and vehicle speed as well as secondary organic formation potentials (SOAFPs) from IVOCs and VOCs were studied. Multiple linear regression (MLR) was used to estimate EFs of total-IVOCs for gasoline and diesel vehicles. IVOCs were classified into unresolved complex mixtures (unspeciated cyclic compounds and branched alkanes (b-alkanes)) and speciated targets (11 n-alkanes and ten polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)). The results showed that the average EF of total-IVOCs was 24.9 ± 7.8 mg/(km·veh), which was comparable to that of VOCs. Unspeciated cyclic compounds and b-alkanes dominated the main composition (~77% and ~19%), followed by n-alkanes (~4%) and PAHs (~1%). EFs of IVOCs showed a significant, positive relationship with diesel vehicle fractions (p less then 0.