Challenges and persistence of contact lenses in wastewater treatment plants: Environmental implications
September 2025
Contact Lens (CLs) are often disposed of via toilet or sinks, ending up in the wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Millions of CLs enter WWTPs worldwide each year in macro and micro sizes. Despite...
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Fresh tire wear particles from moving vehicles: Dispersion dynamics, exposure, and prevention strategy
September 2025
Tire Wear Particles (TWPs) have emerged as a significant source of non-exhaust emissions, posing potential exposure risks due to increased vehicle ownership and the advent of new energy vehicles. However,...
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Microplastics in settled indoor dust: Implications for human exposure
September 2025
In recent years, microplastics (MPs) occurrence in indoor environments has raised significant concerns due to their distinctive physicochemical properties and potential toxicity. Indoor dust is well-documented...
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Antibiotic resistance occurrence and ecological impact in landfill leachate: A review on compound effect of antibiotics and non-antibiotics
September 2025
Landfilling remains one of the primary methods for managing municipal solid waste (MSW), processing approximately 350 million tons of waste annually. Among the various components of landfill waste,...
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Influence of anti-androgen cyproterone acetate on sperm characteristics, testosterone level, testicular and liver histology in male goldfish (Carassius auratus)
September 2025
Cyproterone acetate (CA), a synthetic anti-androgen, was injected intraperitoneally into fish at two doses (5 and 50 mg/kg body weight) to evaluate its effects on physiological, biochemical, and reproductive...
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Spatial distribution of microplastic pollution and its relation to pollution index-based water quality status in Progo River, Indonesia
September 2025
Progo River, one of the largest rivers on Java Island, serves as the primary source of clean water and irrigation for Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Despite its importance,...
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Occurrence of micropollutants and enterobacteria in Ticino Valley: an insight of water contamination in an agricultural area with highly anthropogenic impact
September 2025
This study investigates the groundwater quality of an aquifer located in medium-populated area of the Ticino Valley with strong agricultural vocation. Two monitoring campaigns were carried out according...
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Unleashing the power of receptor-based assay on high-throughput detection: Assessing the feasibility of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay on large-scale antibiotic monitoring
September 2025
Antibiotics are detected in aquatic environments with heterogeneity in their occurrence and associated risk levels. Thus, high spatiotemporal resolution monitoring in a large scale is essential to better...
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Environmental behavior of microplastic - heavy metal synergistic contamination in a typical urban-rural river network
September 2025
Microplastics (MPs) and heavy metals (HMs) in rivers pose a global threat to human health and the ecological environment. Given the differences in pollutant classes, the co-occurrence and interactions...
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Veterinary antibiotics in contaminated animal manure: Fate, removal challenges, and future perspectives on conventional and emerging technologies
September 2025
The pollution caused by veterinary antibiotics (VAs) has become a global concern due to their role in promoting antimicrobial resistance in the environment. Animal manure, often referred to as animal...
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Atmospheric detection, prevalence, transmission, health and ecological consequences of antibiotic resistance genes and resistant bacteria: A comprehensive review
September 2025
Globally atmospheric transmission of antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs) and antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) poses a serious challenge to human health and the environment. Thus, a comprehensive and...
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Non-targeted screening and characterization of organic pollutants in wastewater from an industrial park in China
September 2025
Industrial parks are significant sources of complex water pollution, making it challenging to trace pollutant origins and ensure water quality. This study established a non-targeted screening workflow...
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Occurrence and ecotoxicity of cosmetic ingredients in aquatic ecosystems: A narrative review
September 2025
Consumer demand for cosmetic products continues to rise which can pose an environmental risk as cosmetic ingredients can enter aquatic systems through wastewater discharge, consumer behaviors, inadequate...
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The effect of tire microplastics on aerobic granular sludge performance
September 2025
Although tire microplastics (TMPs) constitute a substantial portion of microplastic entering wastewater treatment plants, there is a knowledge gap regarding the influence of TMPs on aerobic granular...
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Occurrence, accumulation and potential toxicity of parent and halogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in pooled serum of people in different age groups from four Chinese cities
September 2025
Halogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (HPAHs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined in human serum samples pooled by donor age (<20, 20–29, 30–39, 40–49 and ≥ 50 y). The...
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Investigation and risk assessment of PCDDs, PCDFs, and dl-PCBs in Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) from the South Dongting lake area, China
September 2025
Dioxins are among the common persistent organic pollutants in crabs. To clarify the potential risk of dioxins pollution in Chinese mitten crab, eight types of samples were collected in the South Dongting...
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Combined impacts of organophosphate pesticide and polyamide microplastics on growth, hematology, and immune responses in juvenile striped catfish (Pangasianodonhypophthalmus)
September 2025
Organophosphate pesticides and microplastics are two major threats to freshwater ecosystems. Individually, their impacts on aquatic animals are well established, but their combined effects remain poorly...
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Influence of aging and colorants on environmental degradation of polyolefins
September 2025
Plastic litter breaks down into microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics over time, but their environmental lifespan remains largely unknown. Understanding the degradation of plastic litter in the environment...
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Conjugation effects on antibiotic resistance genes at various salt Levels: Insights from single-factor and simulation study
September 2025
The dissemination mechanisms of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) under salinity fluctuations remain poorly understood, despite their critical implications for environmental resistance ecology. This...
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Occurrence, bioaccumulation, and ecological risk assessment of contaminants of emerging concern using native and invasive species as biomonitors
September 2025
Traditionally, contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) monitoring have focused on assessing their occurrence in abiotic compartments and in native fish species. The use of non-native species in environmental...
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Polychlorinated naphthalenes in the serum of individuals with thyroid dysfunction and their potential mechanisms of impact on disease progression
September 2025
Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) comprise 75 congeners, with varying concentrations and major congeners across different populations. Recent studies have found a relationship between PCNs and thyroid...
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Assessing contamination and risk profiles of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances across various types of water in South Africa: trends over the past decade (2014–2024)
September 2025
This study investigates the occurrence, spatial distribution, and ecological and human health risks of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in South African water systems over the period 2014–2024....
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Efficient photocatalytic degradation of metoprolol using activated carbon supported NiFe-layered double hydroxides (NiFe-LDH/C) under solar-driven simulation
September 2025
The efficient photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals in wastewater is critically important for environmental protection. The synthesis and characterization of NiFe-LDH/C for the photocatalytic...
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Distribution of legacy, precursor and emerging per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in environmental waters in South Africa and their potential health risk to the population
September 2025
We present a study of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in water samples from 48 sites in 8 South African provinces. Twenty-six targeted PFASs were analysed using liquid chromatography-tandem...
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Unveiling the presence of toxic transformation products and microfibers on end-of-life RO membranes
September 2025
Point-of-use (PoU) drinking water treatment systems using reverse osmosis (RO) are becoming increasingly popular. Over time, the membrane cartridges in these systems accumulate a concentrated layer...
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