Insights into the Occurrence and Environmental Behavior of Legacy and Emerging PFAS in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region: Tributary Deserves Further Attention
Available online 27 August 2026
and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the Yangtze River is a growing concern because the river provides drinking water for over 400 million people. However, tributary PFAS inputs to the Yangtze River...
Freeze-thaw aged tire wear particles enhance the occurrence of antibiotic resistance genes in black soil
Available online 25 August 2026
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are recognized as new biological pollutants, posing serious threat to human health and ecological security. Tire wear particles (TWPs), a typical type of microplastics,...
A 20-Year Bibliometric Analysis of Emerging Contaminant Research in China: A Comparative Perspective from Global Trends and the POPs Forum
Available online 25 August 2026
As China transitions toward the systematic risk prevention of emerging contaminants (ECs), understanding its evolving scientific capacity is essential for global environmental governance. This study...
Endless Remediation? The Legal Paradox of PFAS Stabilisation in Sweden
Available online 25 August 2026
Swedish environmental practice exhibits a paradox where excavation and landfilling dominate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) remediation despite evidence that in situ stabilisation achieves...
Determination of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in plasma of Italian firefighters
Available online 23 August 2026
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are highly persistent chemicals widely used in industrial processes and associated with extensive environmental contamination. Due to their bioaccumulative...
Environmental levels of PCBs in Brazilian Industrial Cities: Implications for sources, human exposure risks, and current global legislations
Available online 22 August 2026
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are priority chemicals known for significant environmental and human health impacts. This study evaluates PCB levels in Sorocaba, Votorantim and Itu, which are key industrial...
Effect of nickel oxide nanoparticles on the toxicity and accumulation of atrazine in soybean
Available online 14 August 2026
Nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiO-NPs) could impact the behavior of contaminants in the environment and affect nutrient uptake and growth of plants. In this work, we have studied the effects and mechanisms...
Integrating direct Total Oxidizable Precursor (dTOP) assay with suspect and non-target screening methods for analysis of PFAS in highly contaminated soils
Available online 7 August 2026
Fluorochemical production (FCP) sites are key hotspots for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), persistently contaminating nearby soils. Most studies on FCP-impacted environments have relied...
A review on the present situation, challenges, and future perspectives of fluoride wastewater treatment in the electronics industry of China
Available online 2 August 2026
With the ongoing growth of the electronics industry, China has emerged as the global epicenter for electronics manufacturing. However, the key manufacturing processes such as etching, acid cleaning,...
Subchronic ephedrine exposure suppresses PPAR signalling and impairs neurobehaviour in adult zebrafish
Available online 14 July 2026
Pharmaceutical contamination of freshwater systems by psychoactive compounds has intensified globally, yet the sub-lethal neurological consequences for resident aquatic fauna remain largely unresolved....
Distribution and sources of emerging and legacy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the East China Marginal Seas: Influence of terrestrial input and hydrography
June 2026
The replacement of legacy PFAS by emerging alternatives is increasingly prevalent. Due to the unique geographical and complex hydrological conditions of marginal seas, investigating the environmental...
Developing a basin-scale environmental exposure model for Persistent, Mobile, and Toxic (PMT) substances with melamine as a validation case
June 2026
The widespread distribution of Persistent, Mobile, and Toxic (PMT) substances is posing increasing threats to human health and aquatic ecosystems. River basins are major environmental distribution space...
Occurrence, distribution, and ecological risks assessment of phthalate esters (PAEs) in multiple environmental media of plateau lake in southwestern China: A case study of Caohai Lake
June 2026
Phthalate esters (PAEs), widely used plasticizers, have attracted increasing attention due to their persistence and congener-dependent ecological risks in aquatic systems. This study examined Caohai...
P-phenylenediamines and their quinones in estuarine-coastal sediments of Zhejiang Province: Occurrence, prioritization, and risk assessment
June 2026
As emerging contaminants of concern, p-phenylenediamines (PPDs) and their quinone transformation products (PPD-Qs) serve as critical indicators of pollutant inputs from urban runoff and tire wear to...
Alternative plasticizers induced immunotoxicity in THP-1 macrophages via mitochondrial dysfunction-driven metabolic reprogramming
June 2026
As emerging contaminants, alternative plasticizers (APs) are increasingly prevalent in the environment due to their use as replacements for regulated phthalates, yet their potential health risks, particularly...
Stereoselective impacts of flusulfinam on Daphnia magna: Stability, behavior, oxidative stress, and metabolomics insights
June 2026
Flusulfinam, a novel chiral herbicide, has attracted considerable attention because of its high efficacy against common paddy weeds and its favorable crop safety profile. However, information regarding...
Evaluation of the environmental fate and risks of antibiotics in the Yangtze River Basin using a dynamic gridded multimedia fugacity model
June 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...
A comprehensive assessment of water quality in a shallow lake in Eastern China: occurrence and environmental risks of emerging contaminants
June 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...
Integrating the environmental fate and systemic ecotoxicity of soil micro-/nanoplastics into life cycle assessment: A critical review
June 2026
Soil micro-/nanoplastics (MNPs) have emerged as critical terrestrial pollutants, especially in intensively managed agricultural systems. Yet conventional life cycle assessment (LCA) still underestimates...
Predictive modeling of fish growth using oral microbiome responses to individual and combined microplastic and nanoparticle contaminated feed exposures
June 2026
The widespread contamination of aquatic ecosystems by microplastics (MPs) and nanoparticles (NPs) poses a growing threat to organismal health; however, predictive frameworks that integrate ecotoxicological...
