环境科学与生态学最新文献

{"title":"Agonistic pluralism for enhancing the co-design of agri-environmental policy.","authors":"Charlotte-Anne Chivers, Lucy Barkley, Chris Short","doi":"10.1007/s13280-025-02158-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13280-025-02158-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examines the role of agonistic pluralism in shaping policy co-design, including the development of agri-environment schemes. Embracing agonism may provide a democratic framework for deliberative co-design. By 'relinquishing all claims to finality, to happy endings', this involves embracing conflict rather than seeking consensus (McManus in Polity 40:509-525, 2008). By recognising and navigating power imbalances rather than eliminating them, it enhances co-design elements such as framing, facilitation, and ongoing negotiation. Although seemingly more time-consuming than less deliberative methods, this approach may prove efficient if it produces policies viewed as legitimate by diverse parties. In urgent contexts, adopting agonistic pluralism could foster rapid policy development by advancing 'good enough' ideas rather than pursuing unattainable consensus, particularly where complex challenges are being addressed. Furthermore, agonistic pluralism advocates for policies to remain flexible and continually evolve through meaningful negotiation, ensuring they are genuinely co-designed and adaptable to changing needs.</p>","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":"1414-1430"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12214143/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143959698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Is green an effective signal for investors? Impacts of corporate environmental performance on debt financing cost.","authors":"Jiayang Shi, Yuanchun Zhou, Qi Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126152","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126152","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Companies are under growing pressure from diverse stakeholders to meet environmental requirements, which is likely to influence the expectations and decision-making of investors. However, the gap between assessed corporate environmental performance and investors' focus, along with potential corporate greenwashing issues, poses obstacles to accurately evaluating the impact of corporate environmental performance on investment decisions. While existing institutions and studies have attempted to develop environmental performance evaluation systems, many of them rely heavily on self-reported data or symbolic metrics and emphasize voluntary initiatives or process-oriented indicators, which are susceptible to greenwashing practices and fail to reflect actual compliance risks. To address these limitations, this study constructs a novel evaluation framework grounded in regulatory compliance pressures, utilizing authoritative government data to minimize information distortion and enhance objectivity. After assessing the environmental performance of listed companies from 2018 to 2020, we further estimate the impact of corporate environmental performance on financing costs to explore how environmental factors affect investment decisions. Our findings reveal that companies with higher ratings benefit from lower debt financing costs, indicating that firms with superior environmental performance may attract more investor favor. This study demonstrates the significant role of corporate environmental performance in shaping investor decision-making and highlights the necessity of accurately assessing corporate environmental performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"389 ","pages":"126152"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144293093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"CeO₂-based catalysts for photocatalytic degradation of volatile organic compounds: A comprehensive review.","authors":"Yingguang Zhang, Jiaxing Sun, Wending Pan, Ruijie Xie, Shaoru Tang, Lei Ran, Haibao Huang, Jiantao Li, Dennis Y C Leung, Michael K H Leung","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126146","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126146","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are hazardous air pollutants that pose significant risks to human health, highlighting the need for efficient and sustainable removal technologies. While titanium dioxide (TiO₂) has long been the dominant photocatalyst for VOCs degradation, cerium dioxide (CeO₂) has emerged as a promising alternative due to its unique Ce³⁺/Ce⁴⁺ redox behavior and abundant oxygen vacancies. However, its photocatalytic efficiency is often limited by poor light absorption and rapid charge recombination. This review systematically summarizes recent advances in the design and modification of CeO₂-based catalysts for VOCs degradation, including morphology modification, metal and non-metal doping, defect engineering, and heterostructure construction. It also identifies key factors affecting degradation efficiency, such as relative humidity, types of VOCs, concentration of VOCs, airflow rate, and light source. Furthermore, the review discusses emerging strategies to enhance catalyst performance. By integrating materials design with an analysis of these key factors, this review provides a comprehensive and forward-looking perspective on the development of advanced CeO₂-based photocatalysts for VOCs removal.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"389 ","pages":"126146"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144293127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"N-doped carbon featuring dual active sites of Fe₃C and Fe₀: Mechanisms for peroxydisulfate activation in nitrite removal.","authors":"Ruofan Wu, Xu Zhai, Zhenli He, Xiaoe Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126139","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126139","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Elevated concentrations of nitrite (NO₂^-) in water pose considerable health risks, including methemoglobinemia and carcinogenesis, yet this issue has been relatively underexplored. This study successfully synthesized Fe-N co-doped carbon (Fe₃C@Fe-CN-3) by incorporating iron carbide (Fe₃C) and Fe₀ into N-doped carbon, thereby enhancing the activation of peroxydisulfate (PS) for NO₂^- removal. The impacts of diverse materials and the experimental parameters (different initial pH, PS concentration and ions) on activation efficiency were investigated. The results demonstrate that a molar ratio (1.2) of Fe to N in the raw material led to the formation of Fe₃C, whereas reducing this ratio to 0.8 resulted in the formation of iron nitride (Fe₄N). Fe₃C@Fe-CN-3, synthesized with a molar ratio of 1.2, exhibited the highest removal rate of NO₂^- (73.8 %) at a PS concentration of only 0.2 mM, with a rate constant (K_obs) of 0.049 min^-1. To achieve a basic NO₂^- removal rate (99.5 %), a molar ratio of at least 7:20 between NO₂^- and PS is required. The non-radical pathway involved in NO₂^- removal was confirmed through delayed experiments and electron suppression tests. Meanwhile, Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and radical scavenging experiments confirmed that hydroxyl radicals (OH·) and superoxide anion radicals (O₂^-·) play key roles in the removal process. While Fe₃C@Fe-CN-3 showed excellent reusability, the removal rate was significantly reduced when natural water was employed as the reaction medium, emphasizing the imperative to enhance its selective removal capabilities.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"389 ","pages":"126139"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144293132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dynamics of soil organic carbon fractions, microbial communities, and carbon cycle functional genes during vegetation restoration in zinc smelting slag sites.","authors":"Lishan Pan, Youfa Luo, Jingjing Xu, Qiansong Wan","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126206","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126206","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Vegetation restoration has emerged as an effective strategy to enhance soil organic carbon (SOC) pools in degraded mining areas. However, the dynamics of SOC fractions and the underlying microbial mechanisms during vegetation restoration remain poorly understood. This study examined the dynamics of SOC fractions, microbial community structure, and carbon cycle functional genes in the rhizosphere soils of Cryptomeria fortunei (C. fortunei) and Trifolium repens (T. repens), established at zinc smelting slag sites for 4, 6, and 12 years. Results indicated that SOC fractions, including dissolved organic carbon (DOC), microbial biomass carbon (MBC), particle organic carbon (POC), and mineral-associated organic carbon (MAOC), significantly increased with restoration age and were predominantly distributed within micro-aggregates. Bacterial and fungal abundance and diversity were significantly higher in revegetated soils compared to control (CK) soils. Both microbial phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) and microbial residue carbon in bulk soils and aggregates significantly increased over time, with bacterial PLFAs exceeding fungal PLFAs, while fungal residue carbon contributed more than bacterial residue carbon to microbial carbon. Total PLFAs were more abundant in 2-0.25 mm aggregates, while total microbial residue carbon was concentrated in <0.25 mm aggregates. In bulk soils, key carbon fixation genes (e.g., korA, gltA, sdhA, mcmA) and degradation genes associated with hemicellulose (e.g., rfbB, xylF, xylH) and starch (e.g., SGA1, malQ) were identified. The abundance of carbon cycling genes initially increased and then decreased in C. fortunei-revegetated soils, whereas a continuous decline was observed in T. repens-revegetated soils. Partial least squares pathway modeling (PLS-PM) revealed that restoration years directly influenced SOC, enzyme activity, and microbial communities, while indirectly affecting carbon cycling genes through changes in microbial communities. Notably, the effects varied between the two plant species. These findings provide valuable insights into SOC dynamics and microbial ecological processes during vegetation restoration in zinc smelting slag sites.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"389 ","pages":"126206"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144315676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessing pollution in sediment and water before, during and after sediment dredging in a Mediterranean harbor.","authors":"Chrystelle Montigny, Cyrine Chouba, Aurélien Domeau, Sophie Delpoux, Mylène Marie, Léa Causse, Rémi Freydier, Olivier Pringault","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126182","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126182","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Marinas are semi-enclosed environments with low hydrodynamic energy, high sedimentation rates, and reduced oxygen levels, making them prone to contaminant accumulation. In the Mediterranean, where tidal amplitude is low, these conditions lead to infrequent dredging and prolonged pollutant buildup. This study assessed the impact of sediment dredging on trace metal elements (TMEs) and organotin compounds in the water column of a Mediterranean marina. A 21-month monitoring campaign was conducted, covering pre-dredging (12 months), dredging (4 months), and post-dredging (5 months) phases. Such long-term, high-frequency monitoring of the water column is rarely performed, particularly in marinas, where environmental assessments typically focus on sediments. The results revealed significant changes during dredging, including increased pH and oxygen levels, and frequent exceedances of turbidity thresholds set by French regulations. TME concentrations in the water column generally decreased during and after dredging, especially for arsenic (As), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), and lithium (Li), while organotin levels remained stable. Aluminum (Al) concentrations stayed high throughout, and cadmium (Cd) and copper (Cu) showed temporary reductions that were not sustained post-dredging. In sediments, TME levels decreased, but organotin concentrations rose, particularly in technical zones. This study highlights the need to revise current dredging regulations by expanding monitoring beyond turbidity to include resuspended contaminants and hydrodynamic conditions. The use of predictive tools, adaptive management strategies, and collaborative approaches among scientists, port authorities, and regulators is essential to improve environmental risk assessments and promote sustainable dredging practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"389 ","pages":"126182"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144300902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Does air pollution affect employment quality?","authors":"Yunyuan Lin","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126201","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126201","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Employment quality has a significant impact on both individuals and society. In the context of severe air pollution, exploring the impact of air pollution on residents' employment quality is of great academic value and practical significance. This paper uses Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression, utilizing data from the 2021 China General Social Survey (CGSS2021), to examine the impact of air pollution on employment quality. The empirical results show that air pollution has a significant negative effect on employment quality, and the results remain robust after controlling for other variables. To address potential endogeneity issues, this study uses the mean perceived air pollution excluding the individual's own response as an instrumental variable and applies the two-stage least squares (2SLS) method for estimation. In addition, the analysis of the mediating mechanism shows that air pollution affects employment quality by impacting health and happiness. The heterogeneity analysis reveals that employment quality varies among different groups based on gender, marital status, income, and education level. The research results suggest that efforts should be made to actively reduce air pollution and promote high-quality, full employment. This provides important references and valuable insights for promoting high-quality economic development and achieving employment growth.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"389 ","pages":"126201"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144300904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"ESG rating divergence and financing constraints: Evidence from China.","authors":"Jiahua Zhao, Minglin Wang, Saisai Hong, Si Tan","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126188","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126188","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the context of the escalating global environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks, ESG performance has increasingly become a crucial reference for companies when formulating business strategies. This paper, drawing on the information asymmetry and signaling theories, delves into the impact of divergences in ESG ratings among various institutions on corporate financing constraints. By taking the sample of Chinese A-share listed companies during the period from 2018 to 2022, and using an index of ESG rating divergence, we test the theoretical hypotheses. The empirical results indicate that ESG rating divergence exacerbates financing constraints, which still hold after conducting various robustness tests. From the perspective of analysts, this phenomenon occurs because the divergences in ESG ratings lead to increased prediction biases, thereby intensifying the corporate financing constraints. Nevertheless, compliant ESG disclosure can mitigate the adverse effects of ESG rating divergences on a company's financing constraints. Moreover, within enterprises with higher ESG ratings and greater profitability, the influence of ESG rating divergences on financing constraints is less pronounced. Further analysis shows that the effect of ESG rating divergence mainly stems from domestic rating divergence, domestic and international rating divergence, and environmental rating divergence. Additionally, the impact of the inter-institutional difference, potential for ESG development, and the impact on Alpha have also been analyzed. This study significantly enriches the theoretical framework of ESG rating divergences, provides new empirical evidence on the effects of ESG ratings divergences on corporate financing activities, and offers recommendations for investors to better grasp ESG information, as well as for both enterprises and governments to alleviate financing constraints.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"389 ","pages":"126188"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144300906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Low-cost halloysite-fly ash composite for the removal of pharmaceuticals, dyes and surfactants from contaminated water.","authors":"Agnieszka Solińska, Grzegorz Rzepa, Mateusz Marzec","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126140","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126140","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Environmental contamination by dyes, pharmaceuticals, and surfactants is a global concern, highlighting the urgent need for effective removal methods. We investigated a low-cost composite based on halloysite (HAL) and fly ash (FA) as a adsorbent for removal of surfactant: sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS); dyes: Remazol brilliant blue r (RBBR), Rhodamine b (RB); pharmaceuticals: sulfamethoxazole (STX), ibuprofen (IB) from single adsorbate solutions and real wastewater. The dualistic approach was employed: advanced instrumental analysis for adsorbent-sorbate interactions study and sorption experiments conditions (effect of initial organic compounds concentration, the solution pH) for sorption efficiency assessment. The characterization of adsorbents included X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The composite with a 20:80 ratio of HAL to FA exhibited the best sorption properties. The sorption capacity for RBBR, RB exceeded 20 mg/g and 4 mg/g, respectively, while for IB, STX and SDBS the sorption capacities were above 0.9, 0.3, and 8.5 mg/g, respectively. In general, slightly acidic conditions (pH 5-7) promoted RBBR, RB and STX adsorption; alkaline conditions (pH > 9) promoted IB adsorption. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed a complex physical adsorption process involving dispersion forces, hydrogen and electrostatic bonding. The studies showed that the eco-friendly and inexpensive composite can simultaneously uptake organic compounds from wastewater. Although the competition effect of inorganic/organic molecules affected the sorption efficiency, the removal of SDBS from wastewater reached 100 %. Further research will focus on investigating granulated composites in dynamic column systems to advance purification technologies.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"389 ","pages":"126140"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144339774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Multiple competitive superiority made a great successful invasion of Spartina alterniflora in Eastern China: hints for management.","authors":"Shi-Hua Li, Zhen-Ming Ge, Li-Shan Tan, Li-Na Xie, Ya-Lei Li","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126287","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126287","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Numerous case studies indicate that the successful invasion of alien species involve multiple mechanisms. Spartina alterniflora (Poaceae) has rapidly and extensively encroached on China's coastline over the past decades, however, limited studies have explored multiple invasion mechanisms. Using a combination of greenhouse experiments, field survey, and literature investigations, a cross-scale study of S. alterniflora in Eastern China was conducted to link the multiple invasion mechanisms against the dominant native species, Phragmites australis (Poaceae) and Scirpus mariqueter (Cyperaceae) at high and low coastal habitats, respectively. The results revealed that S. alterniflora was competitive superior to native species at the seed/seedling scale, with a higher seed yield and germination rate, and low risk of seed hunting by crabs. At the individual scale, S. alterniflora showed a stronger tolerance to changing environmental factors impacting photosynthesis, growth parameters, and root architecture, compared with the native P. australis. S. alterniflora were also resilient to insect pests. At the community scale, S. alterniflora showed shading effects on the native S. mariqueter. The multiple competitive advantage led to the successful invasion of S. alterniflora in Eastern China, broadening our understanding of why the exotic species can achieve dominance in whole China's coast. We suggest that the multiple competitive superiority of S. alterniflora can be integrated from the perspectives of the organizational level of life systems to efficaciously forecast invasion trajectories and design control strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"389 ","pages":"126287"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144339775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}