Environments, Volume 12, Issue 5

Improving the aqueous solubility of poorly soluble pharmaceuticals is essential for accurate pharmacotoxicological testing, but the biological safety of solubilizers and hydrotropic agents used for this purpose requires careful evaluation. This study...

The increasing demand for sustainable agricultural practices necessitates strategies such as organic fertilizer alternatives and residual nutrient use to enhance crop productivity while maintaining soil health. This study investigates the residual ef...

Soils are fundamental to terrestrial ecosystems, human health, food production, and global environmental stability [...]

Nanoplastics (NPs) pose a significant environmental threat due to their small sizes, widespread distribution, and bioavailability, enabling interactions with marine organisms from pelagic to benthic species. In this study, the effects of 10 days of e...

Surface water is the primary freshwater supply for Earth. Small lakes and ponds provide important ecological and economic services to society but are often left undocumented, or their documentation is outdated, due to their small sizes and temporal d...

Climate change disrupts global food systems by affecting water, energy, ecosystems, and agricultural productivity. Building climate resilience demands integrated approaches that recognize interdependencies among water, energy, food, and environmental...

Mofettes or natural CO2 springs release large amounts of geogenic CO2 at ambient temperature, leading to long-term soil hypoxia in these extreme ecosystems. Thus, they can serve as natural long-term experiments in ecology and evolution and other envi...

This work presents an effective design of a strategy to manage biomass waste (empty fruit bunch—EFB, kernel shell, and fiber) available from the processing of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) in Colombia as a renewable energy source. This type of s...

Wind turbines are a focal point of contemporary environmental debates, symbolizing progress in renewable energy but also generating significant social tension. This study introduces FactoShinySR, a web-based application designed to facilitate corresp...

Environmental risks often stem from contamination driven by chemical stressors introduced from multiple sources, either geogenic or anthopogenic. Differentiating between anthropogenic chemical anomalies and those inherent to the environment is crucia...