Emerging Contaminants 2024-2025 Most Downloaded Papers

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1. Non-conventional sorption materials for the removal of legacy and emerging PFAS from water: A review

Francesco Calore, Elena Badetti, Alessandro Bonetto, Anna Pozzobon, Antonio Marcomini

2. A systematic review of airborne microplastics emissions as emerging contaminants in outdoor and indoor air environments

Zahra Noorimotlagh, Philip K. Hopke, Seyyed Abbas Mirzaee

3. Animal exposure to microplastics and health effects: A review  

Eunju Jeong, Jin-Yong Lee, Mostafa Redwan

4. A systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis of sources and analytical approaches of indoor microplastics

Nisarg Mehta, Barbara Kozielska

5. A systematic review of global occurrence of emerging mycotoxins in crops and animal feeds, and their toxicity in livestock

Oluwatobi Kolawole, Wipada Siri-Anusornsak, Awanwee Petchkongkaew, Christopher Elliott

6. Hydrogel-based materials as antibacterial agents and super adsorbents for the remediation of emerging pollutants: A comprehensive review

Shabnam Ahmadi, Sina Pourebrahimi, Alhadji Malloum, Majid Pirooz, Christian Osagie, Soumya Ghosh, Muhammad Nadeem Zafar, Mohammad Hadi Dehghani

7. Microplastic degradations in simulated UV light, natural light and natural water body: A comparison investigation

Bocheng Chen, Beibei He, Hao Wu, An Liu

8. Analysis of microplastics in spring water

Adi Tiya Yanuar, Zulkisam Pramudia, Yogita Ayu Dwi Susanti, Andi Kurniawan

9. Unraveling the contribution of Co(IV) and free radicals in Co²⁺- activated Peroxymonosulfate process: Reaction mechanism, degradation pathway, and DFT calculation

Tao Yuan, Yueyuan Zhao, Yujiao An, Xiaowan Li

10. Medium distribution, source characteristics and ecological risk of bisphenol compounds in agricultural environment

Yihao Qin, Jianchao Liu, Lei Han, Jinghua Ren, Chenyang Jing, Guanghua Lu, Xinming Yang

11. Development and assessment of an onsite large volume solid phase extraction (LV-SPE) device for the determination of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in water

Xue Cheng, Ning Fang, Yuxi Ge, Wenchao Li, Yamei Hui, Zilong Tang, Yu Wan, Yuancheng Li

12. Determination of organochlorine pesticides from juice samples using magnetic biochar-based dispersive micro-solid phase extraction in combination with dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction

Kero Assefa Ago, Shimeles Addisu Kitte, Abera Gure

13. Is atmospheric pathway a significant contributor to microplastics in the marine environment?

Nazima Habibi, Saif Uddin, Montaha Behbehani, Jin-Yong Lee

14. Temporal variability and sources of PFAS in the Rio Grande, New Mexico through an arid urban area using multiple tracers and high-frequency sampling

Kimberly R. Beisner, Rebecca E. Travis, David A. Alvarez, Larry B. Barber, Jacob A. Fleck, Jeramy R. Jasmann

15. Cashiers and bisphenols: Occupational exposure and health implications in south China

Zhenni Zhu, Yanan Pan, Xiang Chen, Xin Wei, Xiaoyue Zhou, Zixiong Tang, Renli Yin, Xiaoyang Jiao, Adela Jing Li

16. Occurrence of legacy and Emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in indoor dust from office environment in south china

Yao Cheng, Yihan Hu, Keman Yu, Boning Zeng

17. Photocatalytic degradation of enrofloxacin with CoAl-LDH mediated persulfate system: Efficiency evaluations and reaction pathways

Yuxuan Zhang, Kai He, Long Chen, Wen Liu, Jinlong Yuan, Yaotong Gao, Yuanfeng Qi, Bingjun Liu

18. Elevated accumulation and distinct migration patterns of neonicotinoids compared to traditional insecticides in South China typical orchard

Shiming Song, Xu Li, Fenghua Wei, Jiye Zhang, Henglin Zhang, Haibao Huang, Yuankai Guo, Tao Zhang

19. Characteristics of microplastics and their effects on phthalates and microbial activity in greenhouse soil after long-term planting

Sashuang Rong, Shutao Wang, Huiwei Zhao, Hongmei Liu, Lei Wang, Xinxin Wang, Shiming Su, Bing Han, Mei Wang, Yang Zhong, Wei Liu

20. Screening legacy and emerging organic pollutants in the contaminated soil of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Refayat Nigar, Shizhen Zhao, Xin Liu, Huanfang Huang, Lele Tian, Yuwei Xiao, Ahsan Habib, Gan Zhang

21. A comprehensive review on environmental and human health impacts of chemical pesticide usage

Wei Zhou, Mengmeng Li, Varenyam Achal

22. Sources, dissemination, and risk assessment of antibiotic resistance in surface waters: A review

Na Liu, Lingsong Zhang, Hao Xue, Zhilin Yang, Fansheng Meng

23. Study on interaction, feedback, and response between perfluorinated compounds and soil environments

Jinhang Song, Jing Song, Rui Zhang, Chang Che, Ying Yuan, Wenbing Tan, Beidou Xi, Kunlong Hui, Juntao Zhang

24. The first survey of legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Hulun Lake, China: Occurrence, sources, and environmental impacts

Jie Li, Xinlei Li, Yi Zhu, Libo Wang, Shilong Ren, Rui An, Qingzhu Zhang, Guoqiang Wang

25. Occurrence characteristics, source analysis and ecological risk of PFASs in different cultivated soil at an urban scale in Yangtze River Basin

Jianchao Liu, Yinuo Xie, Jinghua Ren, Lei Han, Chenyang Jing, Guanghua Lu, Jun Hou, Wenliang Ji

26. Current status and risk assessment of perfluoroalkyl acids in surface water and sediments of the Yellow River in Shandong, China

Xiubao Wang, Wenjing Chen, Qingwei Guo, Zheng Peng, Qian Sun, Chuanming Zhao, Ruirui Zhang

27. Advances in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) detection and removal techniques from drinking water, their limitations, and future outlooks

Zahra Zahra, Minkyung Song, Zunaira Habib, Sadaf Ikram

28. Organophosphate esters in reservoir water from a metropolitan city in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, China, and their ecological risk

Yi Huang, Yiming Ge, Chenglin Li, Linshen Xie, Xiujuan Qi, Pu Ye, Xixiang Guo, Chen Deng, Rong Hu, Jinling Wang, Yihong Liu, Bei Wang, Tingting Zhu, Shaoyou Lu

29. Co-occurrence of microplastics and heavy metals in a freshwater lake system in Indian Himalaya: Distribution and influencing factors

Sunil Kumar, Kumar Ajay, Diptimayee Behera, Aarif Yaseen, Balasubramanian Karthick, Sushma Prasad, Sami Ullah Bhat, Arshid Jehangir, Ambili Anoop

30. Biodegradation of polypropylene microplastics by Bacillus pasteurii isolated from a gold mine tailing

Zhichao Wang, Yaxinyue Li, Long Bai, Chenli Hou, Chunli Zheng, Weiping Li