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Review of hot applications of AI in the environmental field in 2024

  • Xiang ZHENG , 1, 2, 3 ,
  • Qingwen YANG 1 ,
  • Lei SHI 4 ,
  • Rong CHENG , 1, 2, 3, *
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  • 1. School of Chemistry and Life Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
  • 2. Collaborative Innovation and Industrial Development Research Center for Membrane Technology, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
  • 3. National Enterprise Technology Center, Beijing Originwater Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 102206, China
  • 4. School of Ecology & Environment, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China

Received date: 2025-01-02

  Online published: 2025-02-10

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Xiang ZHENG , Qingwen YANG , Lei SHI , Rong CHENG . Review of hot applications of AI in the environmental field in 2024[J]. Science & Technology Review, 2025 , 43(1) : 81 -95 . DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2025.01.00029

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