This book is proposed to be a collection of excellently peer-reviewed manuscripts from the 2025 16th International Conference on Environmental Science and Development (ICESD 2025), which was held successfully during June 6-8, 2025 in Xiamen, China. It aims to provide a unique platform for researchers, scientists, engineers and professionals from all over the world to present their latest research results and new ideas in terms of environmental science and development. We deeply appreciate their active participation in ICESD 2025. ICESD 2025 was organized by International Society for Environmental Information Sciences, co-organized by Xiamen Society for Environmental Sciences and United Nations Development Programme, hosted by Jimei University, China. This conference was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2023YFC3206503) and the Innovative Research Group of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52221003).
The conference received strong support from experts, practitioners and researchers from various countries. During the conference, our conference honorary chair, Prof. Gordon Huang from the University of Regina, Canada hosted the opening ceremony for the conference. Our conference chair, Prof. Chaotian Xie from Jimei University, China and Dr. Weidong Zhang from United Nations Development Programme were invited to give Opening Remarks for the conference. Prof. Huining Xiao from University of New Brunswisk, Canada, Prof. Guangwei Huang from Sophia University, Japan and Prof. Shin-Cheng YEH from National Taiwan Normal University provided wonderful keynote presentations. ICESD 2025 has received submissions contributed by researchers from many countries, such as China, Thailand, United States, Australia, Egypt, Malaysia and other countries. After two rounds of rigorous peer reviews, 47 papers were selected in this proceeding, within the scope of environmental science and development such as 1) Water Treatment and Quality Control: Technologies, Mechanisms, and Applications, 2) Watershed Hydrological Modeling and Water-Ecology-Energy-Food Nexus Management, and 3) Low-Carbon Technology and Carbon Management Innovation and others. We sincerely thank all the authors, the conference committee members, and the reviewers for their participation and support.
Preface.- Study on hydrogen production performance of iron-modified
hydrothermal carbon enhanced sludge anaerobic fermentation.- Degradation of
tetracycline in hydrodynamic cavitation/persulfate/Cu () system.- Study of
pH dynamic equilibrium and dissolved oxygen synergistically regulating the
performance of SNAD process for nitrogen removal.- Hydrochemical
characteristics and controlling factors of water quality in typical rivers of
the Jiziwan region, Yellow River basin.- Degradation of tetracycline (TC) by
combining hydrodynamic cavitation (HC), ultraviolet (UV), and persulfate.-
Study on the Washing Effectiveness of a Novel Descaling Agent for
Electrochlorination Systems.- Electrochemical Detection of Amino Acids:
Strategies and Environmental Applications.- Study of heat distortion behavior
and organization of steels for HVAC applications.- Nitrogen conversion
dynamics and removal characterization of anaerobic ammonia oxidation process
in a zeolite bioreactor.- Groundwater Flow Modeling in the Wuding River Basin
with MODFLOW and Environmental Response Analysis.- Research on the
Application of Visualization Design Empowering IFOA-BP-AdaBoost Strong
Prediction Model in Deformation Monitoring of Environmental Hydraulic Dams.-
Assessing the socio-economic and environmental impacts of water supply
constraints in Inner Mongolia, China.- Spatial Distribution and Loss
Amplification Effect of Rainstorm-Induced Cascading Hazards in the Daqing
River Basin, China.- An input-output analysis CNN-LSTM model for analyzing
the virtual water consumption.- Enhancing Hydrological Modeling through an
Integrated SWAT-VBMC-FA Framework: Parameter Uncertainty and Interaction
Effects in the Wuding River Basin.- A Semi-infinite Trapezoidal Fuzzy
Chance-Constrained Programming Coupled Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis
(MCDA) Approach for Water-Energy Nexus Manage-ment in Coastal Cities under
Uncertainties.- Spatial-temporal variations in blue and green water resources
in the Jiziwan region of the Yellow River Basin.- Chance-constrained fuzzy
programming-based water-ecology-energy-food nexus model for the City of
Ordos.- A scenario-based optimization model for water-ecology-energy-food
nexus management.- Land Use Planning for Carbon Emission Mitigation Based on
the BLP-PLUS Model: A Case Study of Fujian Province.- Development of a
two-stage stochastic low-carbon recirculating aquaculture system planning
model.- Multi-Area Distributed Low-Carbon Optimal Scheduling Considering
Carbon Capture Power Plant.- Driving forces of carbon dioxide emissions from
the standpoint of industrial characteristic: A case study in the Yangtze
River Delta.- Optimizing negative emission technology portfolios in the
Northwest region with consideration of carbon price risk.- Technical Pathway
Planning and Key Issues Consideration for CCUS Projects in Ordos City.-
Optimizing carbon reduction pathways in aviation through carbon emission
trading and sustainable aviation fuels.- The Air Pollution Assessment of
Waste Incineration Power Plant A Case Study in Chongqing, China.-
Development and performance study of composite dust suppressant based on
polymer blending for industrial solid waste landfill.- Particulate Matter
Deposition on the Interior Surfaces of Louver-shaded Building with Cross
Ventilation.- Life Cycle Assessment of Environmental Performance in a
Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant: A Dynamic Comparison (20222024.-
Research on Functional Verification Test Methods for Water and Waste System.-
Research on Flammable Liquid Drainage Path Design and Analysis of Civil
Aircraft.- Identification and Analysis of Key Environmental Impact Factors in
the End-of-Life Treatment of Household Appliances in China.- Microalgae
biofertilizers: Mechanisms of Soil-Plant Interaction and Applications in
Sustainable Agriculture.- Spatiotemporal Variations of NDVI and the Effects
of Water and Thermal Conditions in the Jiziwan Region of the Yellow River
Basin.- Study on the coordinated development of tourism and ecological
environment in Gansu Province.- Field Measurement of Near-ground Wind
Characteristics of Super Typhoon Doksuri.- Mechanistic Analysis of PVA
Microplastics Mitigating Amitriptyline Toxicity to Chlorella vulgaris.-
Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Immunotoxic Effects of Oman Crude Oil
Water-Accommodated Fractions on Sea Cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus)
Coelomocytes.- Semantic urban streets: Exploring perception and streetscape
features of urban streets from panoramic imagery using deep learning.-
Biophilic Design for sustainability and mental health in conflict zones: A
framework and case study from Omdurman.- INVESTIGATING THE PUBLIC MENTAL
HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH A NEURO-URBANISM
APPROACH: AN OVERVIEW AND BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS.- Enhancing Educational
Environments: Maximizing School Playground Potential Through Biophilic
Design.- Optimizing LID in Small Urban Areas: A Sustainable and
Cost-effective Method with Spatial Uniformity Evaluation.- Assessing Spatial
Compactness in Urban Neighborhoods: The Case of Alexandria, Egypt.-
Healthcare Professionals' Views on the Impact of Hospital Design on Emotions
and Wellbeing in Patients with Non-Communicable Diseases.- Analysis and Test
of the Flow Field in the Dc Open Wind Tunnel of a Large Climate Laboratory.
Dr. Yongping Li is a professor at Beijing Normal University, China. She receives her MSc and PhD Degrees from the University of Regina, Canada. Her research interests involve in energy and environmental systems analysis, environmental pollution control, water resources management, and decision making under uncertainty. Dr. Li has led or involved in over 50 energy- and environment- related research projects supported by industrial, governmental and international organizations. She has produced over 350 peer-refereed international journal papers (with an SCI-based H-index of 40 in Science Citation Index under Thomson Reuters Web of Science), and supervised over 70 Master/PhD students. She has been continuously selected as a highly cited scholar in the field of environmental science (by Elsevier) since 2013. She was recently included in Stanford Universitys 2020 World Ranking for the worlds top 2 per cent of most-cited scientists in the field of Environmental Engineering. Dr. Li was received a number of awards such as Distinguished Young Scientist Award, New Century Excellent Talents in University, the National Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholar, the National Award for Youth in Science and Technology, and the National Award for Youth Female Scientist.
Dr. Gordon (Guohe) Huang is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Energy and Environment, and Executive Director of the Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainable Communities at the University of Regina, Canada. He holds BSC from Peking University (China), MSc from Simon Fraser University (Canada) and PhD from McMaster University (Canada). Since the 1990s, Huang has led over 150 research projects, produced over 800 peer-refereed international journal papers (with an SCI-based H-index of 51 in Science Citation Index under Thomson Reuters' Web of Science), and supervised over 100 Master/PhD students (with degrees awarded). Over 20 Huang's PhD graduates were appointed as faculty members at universities in Canada, USA, China and Singapore. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and the President of the International Society for Environmental Information Sciences. He also acts as editor-in-chief for Journal of Environmental Informatics, and serves the United Nations Development Programme as Chief Scientist for a program of Rural Water Resources Management and Drinking Water Safety. His pioneering work in environmental risk management has been recognized as a significant innovation, and has influenced government and business approaches for tackling environmental challenges and formulating related policies.
Dr. Chaotian Xie is the President of the Jimei University, China. He holds PhD from Xiamen University, China. His research is focused on the improvement of variety breeding and cultivation technology of Neoporphyra haitanensis (Tan Zicai), functional genomics of Seaweeds, molecular mechanisms of seaweed stress resistance, and processes and mechanisms of seaweed carbon sink. He has led 14 research projects, supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key R&D Program, and Fujian Provincial Outstanding Young Scientist Fund. In addition, he has published 18 SCI peer-reviewed papers and awarded 3 national and provincial awards.
