2026 January - 64 articles
Metal pollution from metallurgical emissions poses serious environmental and public health risks in Kazakhstan. A replicated pot-culture experiment (n = 4) in a completely randomized design under controlled phytotron conditions evaluated biomass prod...
Direct retrieval of Total Phosphorus (TP) from remote sensing is not possible because TP is not optically active. Unlike optically active parameters, TP does not exhibit spectral signals and relies on indirect correlations with Optically Active Const...
Accurate quantification of methane (CH4) emissions from individual point sources is essential for understanding localized greenhouse gas dynamics and supporting mitigation strategies. This study employs satellite-based point-source emission rate data...
The remote monitoring and quantification of industrial gas emissions, such as sulfur dioxide (SO2), are critical for environmental protection. This research demonstrates an integrated methodology for estimating SO2 emission rates (kg/s) from an indus...
Climate change constitutes a growing challenge for high-Andean communities worldwide, whose livelihoods depend directly on agriculture, livestock farming, and the stability of local ecosystems. In this context, the study seeks to understand the const...
The sustainable management of organic residues remains a major challenge in agriculture. Vermicomposting offers an environmentally friendly strategy to convert organic waste into nutrient-rich, biologically stable biofertilizers. This exploratory stu...
Landfill leachate (LL) is a complex wastewater characterized by high concentrations of organic matter and heavy metals, posing significant challenges to conventional treatment technologies. Electrochemical methods, particularly electrocoagulation (EC...
Eutrophication increasingly threatens tropical freshwater systems, where nutrient enrichment drives harmful algal blooms and rapid water-quality decline. This study presents a validated satellite-based approach for retrieving total nitrogen (TN) and...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is strongly associated with the inhalation of harmful particulate matter in ambient air. This study examined 786,290 COPD-related hospital admissions among patients aged 45–64 in Istanbul from 2013 t...
With rapid socioeconomic development and intensified human activities, nitrogen (N) loads have continued to rise, exerting significant impacts on the environment. Most existing studies focus on single cities or short time periods, which limits their...
Every year, crustacean shell waste amounts to nearly 8 million tons worldwide, representing both an environmental challenge and a valuable resource. Crustacean shells can be repurposed as raw material for products in various industries, including agr...
The principal global sources of platinum-group elements (Os, Ir, Ru, Rh, Pt, Pd), collectively referred to as PGEs, are magmatic Ni-Cu sulfide deposits associated with large, layered intrusions, such as the Bushveld Complex. Recent exploration effort...
Soil degradation and limited root-exploitable depth restrict maize productivity in Plinthosols of tropical regions. However, the combined effects of subsoiling and amendments derived from termite mound materials on soil functionality and yield remain...
Municipal solid waste management (MSWM) remains a critical environmental governance challenge in rural and peri-urban regions of the Global South, where service delivery gaps exacerbate illegal dumping and public health risks. Geographic Information...
Microplastics, defined as particles up to 5 mm in size, present a significant environmental and health concern due to their ubiquity, capacity to accumulate in organisms, and potential to cause toxic effects, inflammation, and endocrine disruption. A...
Nitrite pollution in aquatic environments, often driven by human activity, can disrupt fish physiology. Nitrite is absorbed by freshwater fish through their gills, leading to internal accumulation and interference with nitric oxide (NO) signaling, re...
The growing global environmental crisis calls for fundamental transformations in production and consumption systems, but the understanding of how circular economy strategies translate into quantifiable environmental benefits remains fragmented across...
Particulate matter is widely known as a significant air pollutant due to its proven detrimental impact on human health. Furthermore, ultrafine particles (UFPs) are those with diameters smaller than 100 nm, which can cause numerous serious health effe...
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), a persistent and bioaccumulative perfluoroalkyl substance, poses significant environmental and human health risks due to the extraordinary stability of its C–F bonds. Conventional remediation strategies largely...
Sewage sludge (SS) management and wastewater (WW) treatment remain among the most critical environmental challenges. The pyrolysis of sewage sludge to produce biochar (BC) represents a sustainable and circular strategy for waste valorization and poll...
Climate change and unsustainable agricultural practices are triggering land degradation in semi-arid Mediterranean regions. Organic amendments, such as mulching materials, have shown promising potential to mitigate these impacts by improving soil che...
Composting represents a sustainable and effective strategy for converting organic waste into nutrient-rich soil amendments, providing a safer alternative to raw manure, which poses significant risks of soil, crop, and water contamination through path...
With the historical and consistent population declines of the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica), restoration projects commonly deploy plastic bags (polyethylene) filled with recycled oyster cultch. Oyster cultch bags are utilized as material to...
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions from petroleum product storage pose not only a significant environmental concern but also a potential threat to occupational health. This study investigates geospatial analysis of VOCs on an industrial plat...
The final stage of the drinking water treatment process yields two distinct outputs: treated water and the resulting sludge. This sludge is composed of raw water impurities, coagulation and flocculation agents, and various other additives. In any vol...
The vulnerability of reservoirs in Mediterranean regions to eutrophication is attributable to two key factors: strong seasonal hydrological variability and intensive agricultural activity. The present study evaluated the trophic state of 47 reservoir...
Pervasive microplastics (MPs) and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) frequently co-occur across aquatic and terrestrial environments due to shared sources, transport pathways, and persistence, yet their interaction-driven effects on environme...
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are emerging contaminants that persist in soil environments, necessitating reliable models to predict their fate and transport. This study evaluates the performance of three theoretical models in estimating...
Rivers and groundwater supply 88% of Europe’s freshwater and are critical for public health. We examined whether cross-country differences in arsenic, lead, mercury, and nickel concentrations in groundwater and rivers are associated with diseas...
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of emerging organic contaminants receiving rising attention due to the threat they may pose to human health and their strong persistence in the environment, determined by their widespread use in...
Landfills represent increasingly common anthropogenic habitats that provide food resources but also expose wildlife to complex chemical mixtures. White Storks (Ciconia ciconia) have recently expanded breeding near such sites, yet little is known abou...
Documenting baseline elemental distribution patterns in crops under non-contaminated conditions provides a physiological reference for understanding constitutive metal homeostasis. This study compared the internal allocation of elements in sunflower...
Rare species at the edge of their range often persist after range contractions, yet basic information is typically lacking. We created species distribution models (SDMs) to guide field surveys for a disjunct population of Sessileflower Indian parsley...
In the global context of biodiversity loss, increased demand for natural resources, and major efforts to restore ecosystems altered by human activities, the widespread use of passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) and acoustic recording devices allows for...
Aquafaba, the cooking liquid of legumes, has recently shifted from being a discarded waste stream to a valuable functional ingredient due to its emulsifying and foaming properties. This study addresses two sustainability challenges: reducing the envi...
This research seeks to model a packed bed with cocoa waste on an industrial scale using computer software and parametric evaluation to remove Pb(II) in solution. To achieve this, they developed multiple simulations of a packed bed using Aspen Adsorpt...
Marine plastic pollution poses severe ecological and economic threats, while people with disabilities (PwDs) often face limited meaningful employment opportunities. This study evaluated a unique social enterprise in Japan that addresses both challeng...
The protection of natural resources, particularly groundwater, is essential for the sustainability of rural environments, especially when urban centers rely on this water for consumption. The objective of this study was to evaluate the occurrence, se...
Microplastics introduced into freshwater environments create novel surfaces that select for specific microbial colonizers and exclude others. In urban rivers, these biofilms can act as reservoirs of antimicrobial resistance and contain potential enzy...
Extreme weather events, particularly marine heatwaves (MHWs), increasingly threaten aquaculture systems worldwide by impairing animal physiology and economical sustainability. This showcases the need to develop nutritional approaches that enhance ani...
Contamination of agricultural soils with heavy metals, such as zinc (Zn), copper (Cu) and lead (Pb), is a major problem for food safety and environmental sustainability. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of phytoremediation induced w...
Air emissions from livestock farming, particularly ammonia (NH3) and particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), constitute a major environmental and occupational health concern. The aim of this work was to assess the compliance with the Verification of Env...
The rapid growth of the palm oil industry produces large amounts of palm oil mill effluent (POME), which contains high organic content and is challenging to treat using conventional ponding systems. These traditional systems often fail to meet discha...
Early exposure to toxic metals is a growing concern due to its potential neurodevelopmental effects in children. This study investigates whether exposure to multiple metals during pregnancy influences early developmental outcomes in children aged 12&...
Clay-mediated microbial degradation has been demonstrated as a low-cost, efficient, and eco-friendly strategy for remediating crude oil-contaminated soils. Despite substantial laboratory studies, field tests remain scarce. In this study, montmorillon...
Airborne dust emissions from bulk cargo handling in port terminals can degrade local air quality, but traditional dispersion models are often too slow or coarse to support rapid operational decisions. There is thus a pressing need for efficient tools...
This systematic review examined how the Travel Cost Method (TCM) works together with other valuation methods, such as stated and declared preferences, to improve estimates of total economic value (TEV). Despite the widespread use of TCM, no systemati...
Optimizing coagulant dosages in Drinking Water Treatment Plants (DWTPs) is critical for reducing operational costs, minimizing chemical waste, mitigating environmental impacts, and ensuring consistent water quality, particularly in resource-constrain...
Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) is a technology that can be used to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated by both natural and anthropogenic industrial processes, particularly petroleum production. To mimic and investigate the effec...
Anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge generates large volumes of liquid digestate, which is often returned to wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) due to the presence of pathogens and pollutants, limiting its safe reuse in agriculture. This study evalu...
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