Added value of the emissions fractions approach when assessing a chemical’s potential for adverse effects as a result of long-range transport

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2023, 2,1360-1371
DOI: 10.1039/D3VA00189J, Paper
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Knut Breivik, Michael S. McLachlan, Frank Wania
The utility of the emission fractions approach is explored in the context of the Stockholm Convention on POPs.
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Development and application of a sensitive feeding assay for daphnids based on the ingestion of fluorescent microparticles

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2023, 2,1351-1359
DOI: 10.1039/D3VA00116D, Paper
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Maria Giannouli, Konstantinos Panagiotidis, Keith D. Rochfort, Konstantinos Grintzalis
The toxicological hazard and safety assessment of chemical substances relies on the outcome of animal testing involving phenotypic tests such as feeding.
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The association of air quality and complex atmospheric oxidation chemistry in the dispersion and deposition of SARS-CoV-2-laden aerosols

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3VA00016H, Paper
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Sandhiya Lakshmanan, Ranjana Aggarwal, Kittusamy Senthilkumar, Anupama Upadhayay
This dispersion of infectious aerosols is moderated largely by air pollution. The possible role of O3 on the dispersion of SARS-CoV-2 aerosols is emphasized.
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Levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in various wastewater-derived fertilizers – analytical investigations from different perspectives

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2023, 2,1436-1445
DOI: 10.1039/D3VA00178D, Paper
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Christian Vogel, Philipp Roesch, Philipp Wittwer, Christian Piechotta, Jan Lisec, Thomas Sommerfeld, Stephanie Kluge, Hannes Herzel, Thomas Huthwelker, Camelia Borca, Franz-Georg Simon
Sewage sludge and other fertilizers derived from wastewater contain various per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other fluorinated contaminants that can pose a problem for the recovery of phosphorus from wastewater.
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Machine learning for hours-ahead forecasts of urban air concentrations of oxides of nitrogen from univariate data exploiting trend attributes

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3VA00010A, Paper
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David A. Wood
The extraction of multiple attributes from past hours in univariate trends of hourly oxides of nitrogen (NOx) recorded at ground-level sites substantially improves NOx hourly forecasts for at least four hours ahead without exogenous-variable inputs.
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Synthesis and characterization of fluorescent gold clusters encapsulated in PNIPAM and PAAM hydrogels for selective detection of mercury in water

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3VA00114H, Paper
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Gustavo A. Monti, Gustavo A. Pino, Diego Acevedo
AuNCs supported on PNIPAM and PAAM polymer matrices were synthesized and characterized. Nanomaterials are selective and sensitive to detect mercury in water by fluorescence.
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Ensemble hybrid machine learning to simulate dye/divalent salt fractionation using a loose nanofiltration membrane

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2023, 2,1446-1459
DOI: 10.1039/D3VA00124E, Paper
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Nadeem Baig, S. I. Abba, Jamilu Usman, Mohammed Benaafi, Isam H. Aljundi
The escalating quantity of wastewater from multiple sources has raised concerns about both water reuse and environmental preservation.
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Microplastic emerging pollutants – impact on microbiological diversity, diarrhea, antibiotic resistance, and bioremediation

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3VA00084B, Critical Review
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Karupanagounder Thangaraj Uthra, Vellapandian Chitra, Narayanasamy Damodharan, Anitha Devadoss, Moritz Kuehnel, Antonio Jose Exposito, Sanjay Nagarajan, Sudhagar Pitchaimuthu, Gururaja Perumal Pazhani
Advanced economic development and technologies cause worldwide plastic waste to increase many folds, leaving policymakers with the dilemma of managing it.
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Ion density-enhanced electrostatic precipitation using high voltage nanosecond pulses

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3VA00148B, Paper
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Boxin Zhang, Indu Aravind, Sisi Yang, Sizhe Weng, Bofan Zhao, Grace Johnson, Lucas Brown, Jason Olfert, Heejung Jung, Stephen B. Cronin
This study evaluates the beneficial effects of discharging nanosecond pulse transient plasma (NPTP) in a coaxial electrostatic precipitator for capturing nanoscale soot particles (∼50 nm) produced by an ethylene flame.
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Prevalence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the feathers of the grey-headed gull (Larus cirrocephalus) and African sacred ibis (Theskiornis aethiopicus) frequenting a landfill in South Africa

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2023, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3VA00119A, Paper
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J. O. Okonkwo, Jansen Ray, Chinonyerem C. Emereole
PBDEs have been studied in varying species of birds from a variety of ecosystems, however, few of these studies have focused particularly on scavenger bird species. It is important to...
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