Interfacial interaction mechanisms between sediment-microplastics heterogeneous particulate matter (HPM) and cadmium (Cd) in saline environment
December 2025
As microplastics enter aquatic environments, it remains unclear whether interfacial interactions between heterogeneous particulate matter (HPM, co-existing sediment and microplastics) and heavy metals...
Antibiotic resistance genes and microbial diversity in major aquaculture areas of Hainan Island
December 2025
This investigation aims to delineate the spatial distribution, prevalence, and diversity of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) within aquatic ecosystems across four coastal aquaculture zones in Hainan...
HOCs bioavailability response to soil aging: Focusing on the indirect effects of aging conditions, environmental factors, and carrier-mediated changes in soil properties - A review
December 2025
The accumulation of hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs) in soil is a global problem, and the time-dependent interface behavior after entering the soil directly determines the HOCs bioavailability,...
Review of brominated flame retardants and polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in eggs and contamination sources
December 2025
The data on the concentrations of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PBDD/Fs) in eggs from free-range chickens were reviewed and compiled including...
A critical review of the methods being proposed to solve the PFAS problem in drinking water: Are they practically applicable in real world?
December 2025
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are hardly degradable and persistent chemical compounds being detected all over the world and becoming more and more relevant while preparing drinking...
Effects of microplastic degradability and concentrations on antibiotic resistance genes between soil and phyllosphere
December 2025
Microplastics have emerged as significant environmental pollutants and notably facilitated the spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs); however, their impacts and underlying mechanisms remain poorly...
Interactions between antibiotic resistance genes and soil environmental factors: Coupling, antagonism, and synergism
December 2025
The soil environment is crucial for maintaining the stability of ecosystems and the health of organisms. Due to the extensive use of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have become pervasive...
Disruption of gluconeogenesis as a key mediator of male infertility in rats exposed to nanoplastics: In vivo evidence and molecular docking analysis
December 2025
Nanoplastics (NPs) have become widespread environmental pollutants with established toxicological impacts on several biological systems. This study investigates the impact of gluconeogenesis disruption...
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) from Hubei Province, China: exposure, risk assessment and bioaccumulation
December 2025
This study investigated the exposure levels of PFASs in crayfish sourced from Hubei Province, assessed the health and safety risks associated with consuming crayfish, and explored the bioaccumulation...
Novel and legacy per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in major wastewater treatment plants within the Lake Victoria basin, East Africa
December 2025
Over the past two decades, rapid urbanization and industrialization in Uganda have generated wastewater containing emerging contaminants including per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). This...
Integrating species sensitivity distributions and toxicity thresholds: A probabilistic risk assessment of microplastics in Yazhou Bay, South China Sea
December 2025
This study systematically assessed microplastics (MPs) pollution status and ecological risk in Yazhou Bay, South China Sea. The results revealed that the abundance of MPs in the surface water of Yazhou...
Global pharmaceutical pollution in waterways: Insights from sewage treatment point sources
December 2025
The global presence of pharmaceutical residues in sewage is a growing environmental concern, driven by human excretion, improper disposal, and industrial waste streams. This study synthesized data from...
Diversity and functional genes of bacterial communities enriched from an estuarine sediment for degradation of polylactic acid microplastics
December 2025
The accumulation of polylactic acid (PLA) microplastics (MPs) in estuaries presents significant environmental challenges. The potential biodegradation of PLA MPs was rarely studied in estuarine sediments...
Individual and combined effects of dichlorvos and nano-polystyrene on oxidative stress and biochemical parameters in the freshwater fish Barbus sharpeyi
December 2025
This study investigated the individual and combined toxic effects of dichlorvos and nano-polystyrene (PS-NPS) on oxidative stress biomarkers and biochemical parameters in the freshwater fish Barbus...
Characterizing human exposure to multi-class antibiotics through urine biomonitoring in a Chinese population
December 2025
The growing threat of antimicrobial resistance to global public health underscores the urgent need for biomonitoring of human exposure to antibiotics in the environment, for which data are currently...
Co(II)/peracetic acid process enables efficient dichlorophenol degradation with negligible regulated chlorinated disinfection byproducts formation
December 2025
As a refractory toxic and bioaccumulative emerging contaminant, there is an urgent need for environmentally friendly water treatment processes to destroy 2,6-dichlorophenol (2,6-DCP). The present study...
Exposure to novel brominated flame retardants (NBFRs) drives obesity via PPARγ-mediated adipogenesis: A cross-ethnic study in aging agro-pastoral communities
December 2025
The global obesity epidemic is increasingly linked to environmental chemical exposure, yet the role of novel brominated flame retardants (NBFRs) remains poorly understood. In this cross-ethnic study...
Use of polyamide nanofiltration membranes with varied active layer chemistry for treating pharmaceuticals of emerging concern from saline water
December 2025
The recent emergence of pollutants of concern in the water bodies is becoming a challenge for the water treatment community. In such a scenario, the deployment of the polyamide (PA) nanofiltration (NF)...
Synthetic antioxidants in Chinese urban green Spaces: From emerging contaminants to environmental and public health risks
December 2025
Synthetic antioxidants (SAOs) as emerging environmental contaminants have garnered increasing attention. Urban park soils constitute significant reservoirs for pollutants; however, understanding of...
Methyl and propylparaben elicit distinct thyroid-disrupting effects in a rat thyroid cell model
December 2025
Parabens, including methylparaben (MtP) and propylparaben (PrP), are synthetic preservatives commonly used in cosmetics and personal care products. Increasing evidence suggests that these compounds...
Elucidating the migration characterization of antibiotic resistance genes in waste activated sludge from four distinct industrial wastewaters
December 2025
The harmless treatment of industrial wastewater WAS (waste activated sludge) is a critical issue related to public health, in which understanding the occurrence and transfer characteristics of ARGs...
Evolution and associated environmental pollution risks of micro- and nanoplastics through landfill processes
December 2025
Plastic pollution has garnered increasing global attention, with secondary micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) being recognized as emerging contaminants and becoming growing environmental challenges. Due...
Toxic effects of palmitoyl-, oleoyl-, and linoleoyl-fumonisin B1 derivatives on zebrafish embryos and their interactions with serum albumin
Available online 23 December 2025
Acyl derivatives of the mycotoxin fumonisin B1 (FB1) occur in naturally infected grains and can be formed during certain food processing steps and/or as in vivo metabolites of the parent mycotoxin....
Exposomics as a Discovery Engine for Emerging Contaminants and Hidden Biological Risks
Available online 23 December 2025
Over the past decade, exposome science has evolved from a conceptual framework into a practical discovery engine for environmental health. By combining high-resolution mass spectrometry, non-targeted...
Combined pollution of antibiotics and microplastics in livestock breeding process: Occurrence and correlation
Available online 16 December 2025
The rapid expansion of intensive livestock farming has raised significant environmental concerns, particularly regarding the emerging issue of combined antibiotic-microplastic pollution. Nevertheless,...