Emerging contaminant cadmium telluride quantum dots disrupt the microbiota–gut–liver–brain axis in common carp: probiotic mitigation
Available online 26 January 2026
Cadmium telluride quantum dots (CdTe QDs), an emerging nanomaterial, are increasingly discharged into aquatic environments, raising concerns about their long-term ecological risks. Despite their growing...
EFFECT OF THERMAL PROCESSING ON MERCURY BIOACCESSIBILITY IN LAYING HEN EGGS: AN INTEGRATED ANALYTICAL AND MOLECULAR APPROACH
Available online 21 January 2026
Food safety is increasingly concerned about mercury (Hg) contamination in animal-based foods, particularly in areas where artisanal gold mining is practiced. This study investigated the effect of thermal...
A comprehensive assessment of water quality in a shallow lake in Eastern China: occurrence and environmental risks of emerging contaminants
Available online 17 January 2026
Rapid industrialization and urbanization in China have resulted in challenges related to contaminants of emerging concern in the environment. Dianshan Lake, which is adjacent to the economically developed...
Evaluation of the environmental fate and risks of antibiotics in the Yangtze River Basin using a dynamic gridded multimedia fugacity model
Available online 17 January 2026
The widespread use of antibiotics has raised growing concern about their environmental risks, yet quantifying their basin-scale fate, transport, and associated risks remains challenging due to complex...
Co-occurrence and Ecological Risk Assessment of Microplastics and Heavy Metals in Hyporheic-Zone Sediments of the Bhairab-Rupsha River, Bangladesh
Available online 12 January 2026
This study assesses microplastics (MPs) and heavy metals (HMs) in hyporheic-zone sediments of the Bhairab-Rupsha River in Bangladesh. Nine cores from upstream to downstream were divided into upper,...
Serum PFAS Exposure in School-Aged (6-12 years old) Children: Association with Dietary Intake
Available online 7 January 2026
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic environmental contaminants of global concern. Thus, accurate and sensitive detection methods are urgently...
Can PBPK Models be Directly Applied for Internal Exposure to Indoor PAEs? A Model Analysis for Vascular Adsorption
Available online 7 January 2026
Phthalates (PAEs) exhibit strong adsorption and lipophilicity, yet their adsorption on the blood vessel wall remains unattended. Current PBPK models neglect this adsorptive loss due to the presuming...
The antithyroid drug methimazole as an emerging aquatic contaminant: Physiological and reproductive disruption in female goldfish (Carassius auratus) and partial mitigation by thyroxine
Available online 2 January 2026
Thyroxine (T4), a key thyroid hormone, plays a crucial role in regulating growth, metabolism, and reproduction in fish, whereas methimazole (MMI), a thyroid peroxidase inhibitor, can disrupt these processes...
Biodegradable Microplastics Increase the Health Risks of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Eutrophic Urban Lake
Available online 2 January 2026
Urban lakes are active interfaces between human activity and microbes, yet the health risks associated with antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) on plastisphere biofilms are not well understood. An in-situ...
Distribution and occurrence of antibiotic resistance genes and microbial diversity in western Hainan's inshore seawaters: A seasonal study
December 2025
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have become one of the threats to human health worldwide. In this study, SmartChip real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR and qPCR was employed to quantify the ARGs...
Persistent and emerging brominated flame retardants in indoor dust and human hair from remote agro-pastoral areas of Inner Mongolia: Pollution characteristics, source apportionment, and human exposure
December 2025
The widespread use of brominated flame retardants (BFRs), including polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and novel brominated flame retardants (NBFRs), poses significant environmental and health risks,...
Microfiber release during apparel manufacturing process – A greater concern than domestic laundering
December 2025
Microfibers released from textile materials have recently become a pressing concern as one of the most significant anthropogenic pollutants in recent times. Although domestic laundry has been reported...
Beyond the greenhouse: The spread of plastic pollution from an intensively cultivated agricultural area
December 2025
Among the many sources of plastic contamination, greenhouse agriculture is a major contributor due to its intensive use of plastic materials. This study examines plastic waste in one of the world's...
In-vitro metabolites characterization of 1,3-diphenylguanidine and 1,3-di-o-tolylguanidine by high-resolution mass spectrometry and urinary profiling
December 2025
The discovery of the hazardous effects associated with the polymer additives 1,3-diphenyl guanidine (DPG) and 1,3-di-o-tolylguanidine (DTG) has prompted the need for biomonitoring studies to detect...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...