Adsorption of copper by naturally and artificially aged polystyrene microplastics and subsequent release in simulated gastrointestinal fluid

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,411-420
DOI: 10.1039/D3EM00354J, Paper
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Lu Zhou, Thibault Masset, Florian Breider
Microplastics, especially aged microplastics can become vectors of metals from environment to organisms with potential negative effects on food chain.
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Does green mean clean? Volatile organic emissions from regular versus green cleaning products

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,436-450
DOI: 10.1039/D3EM00439B, Paper
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Ellen Harding-Smith, David R. Shaw, Marvin Shaw, Terry J. Dillon, Nicola Carslaw
Cleaning products emit a range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including some which are hazardous or can undergo chemical transformations to generate harmful secondary pollutants.
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Disruption and recovery of outdoor bioaerosols before, during, and after the COVID-19 outbreak at a campus in Central China: pathogen composition, particle size distribution, influencing factors, and exposure risk

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,421-435
DOI: 10.1039/D3EM00496A, Paper
Yanjie Wang, Haoran Zhu, Song Zhang, Kai Yang, Yang Liu, Bisheng Lai, Fangfang Yu
With the evolving dynamics of the COVID-19 outbreak, this study investigates variations in bioaerosols at various sampling points in the outdoor environment of a campus before, during, and after COVID-19, along with a corresponding risk assessment.
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Emerging investigator series: impacts of land use on dissolved organic matter quality in agricultural watersheds: a molecular perspective

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,247-258
DOI: 10.1039/D3EM00506B, Paper
Sethumadhavan A., Liang T., Mangal V.
In aquatic systems, dissolved organic matter (DOM) has important ecological and biogeochemical functions, where the molecular composition of DOM has larger-scale implications for climate change and global carbon cycles.
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Isotopes and otolith chemistry provide insight into the biogeochemical history of mercury in southern flounder across a salinity gradient

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,233-246
DOI: 10.1039/D3EM00482A, Paper
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Dana K. Sackett, Jared K. Chrisp, Troy M. Farmer
Methylmercury (MeHg) continues to pose a significant global health risk to wildlife and humans through fish consumption.
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Atmospheric mercury uptake and accumulation in forests dependent on climatic factors

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EM00454F, Paper
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Yo Han Yang, Min-Seob Kim, Jaeseon Park, Sae Yun Kwon
The uptake of total gaseous mercury (TGM) by Korean forest foliage is mainly affected by local wind speed, boosting its passage and absorption. Mercury levels and isotopic signatures in litter and topsoil fluctuate, particularly in areas with high wind speed, temperature, and low elevation.
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Speeding it up: dual effects of biostimulants and iron on the biodegradation of poly(lactic acid) at mesophilic conditions

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EM00534H, Paper
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Pooja C. Mayekar, Rafael Auras
Biodegradation of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) in compost environment enriched with iron, and gelatin significantly enhanced microbial enzymatic activity, thus accelerating PLA degradation at mesophilic conditions (home/backyard composting setting).
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Synergistic inhibition of green rust crystallization by co-existing arsenic and silica

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EM00458A, Paper
Jeffrey Paulo H. Perez, Dominique J. Tobler, Liane G. Benning
Co-existing silica prolongs the stability of mixed valence iron minerals like green rust and magnetite, effectively immobilizing arsenic in anoxic environments.
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Quantitative thermodynamic exposure assessment of PCBs available to sandworms (Alitta virens) in activated carbon remediated sediment during ongoing sediment deposition

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EM00405H, Paper
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Philip T. Gidley, Guilherme R. Lotufo, Stine N. Schmidt, Philipp Mayer, Robert M. Burgess
Compared to untreated polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contaminated sediments, activated carbon amendment to sediment reduced the thermodynamic potential for bioaccumulation and proportional partitioning-based sampling uptake.
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Ecotoxicological assessment of biomass-derived furan platform chemicals using aquatic and terrestrial bioassays

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EM00552F, Paper
Stella Parmaki, Marlen I. Vasquez, Maria Patsalou, Rafael F. A. Gomes, Svilen P. Simeonov, Carlos A. M. Afonso, Michalis Koutinas
An environmental toxicological assessment of fourteen furanic compounds serving as valuable building blocks produced from biomass was performed.
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