{"title":"Decarbonization pathways for the plastic packaging industry: Revealing the synergistic mechanism of plastic lifecycle management","authors":"Yifan Gu, Mingxuan Tuo, Yufeng Wu, Rui Li, Guangwen Hu, Yihan Li, Huining Song, Tieyong Zuo","doi":"10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145747","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145747","url":null,"abstract":"The plastic packaging industry has the largest consumption of plastics. It is crucial to explore the decarbonization pathways of the plastic packaging industry to help fulfill greenhouse gases emission (GHGs) reduction targets. We use material flow analysis and lifecycle assessment method to investigate nine scenarios based on eco-design, circular economy, and technological innovation. We analyze the consumption and GHGs of China’s plastic packaging industry from 2000 to 2020, exploring the potential for GHGs reduction under different scenarios. The results show that China’s plastic packaging consumption will continue to grow from 2020 to 2060, reaching 74.6 million tonnes (Mt). Plastic packaging consumption in the food sector is predicted to surpass that of the non-food sector in 2044. Meanwhile, polyethylene will become the predominant plastic used in the packaging industry. By 2060, the transportation sector will have the largest in-use stock of plastic packaging. The policy combination scenario can achieve GHGs peaking before 2030, while a GHGs gap of 32.9 Mt will persist until 2060. By further improving the recycling rate, reducing the consumption of degradable plastics, and increasing the application of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technology, the plastic packaging industry is expected to achieve the net-zero carbon emission target.","PeriodicalId":349,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cleaner Production","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144083271","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"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}
Water ResearchPub Date : 2025-05-18DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123861
Youzhi Yu, Ke Zhang, Hao Jiang, Xiang Tan, Quanfa Zhang
{"title":"Loss of riparian canopy cover reduces the transfer of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) and simplifies the trophic links in stream food webs","authors":"Youzhi Yu, Ke Zhang, Hao Jiang, Xiang Tan, Quanfa Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.watres.2025.123861","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2025.123861","url":null,"abstract":"Stream ecosystems have been impacted by multiple anthropogenic stressors including the loss of riparian canopy cover. However, it remains unclear how these stressors shape the profiles and transfer of fatty acids in basal resources, and subsequently affect the trophic linkages in stream food webs. We collected 158 food web samples including three basal resources (periphyton, fine benthic organic matter (FBOM) and seston), two primary consumers (macroinvertebrate and omnivorous fish), and one secondary consumer (carnivorous fish) together with water quality samples across an anthropogenic disturbance gradient in a small catchment (Laoguan River) of the Yangtze River, China. We investigated the influence of riparian land-use changes, canopy cover and water quality on the nutritional quality indicated by the proportions of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in periphyton, seston and FBOM and their transfer in stream food webs. Our results showed that land use primarily affected the reduced the proportions of EPA in periphyton more than seston and FBOM. It was confirmed that loss of canopy coverage reduced the proportions of EPA of periphyton due to the significant correlations and difference between two groups: the least disturbed group (forest > 90%) and the highly disturbed group (high agriculture/urban). Compared to the least-disturbed sites, food webs appeared to be simpler with less trophic linkages at highly disturbed sites affected by agricultural and urban land uses. Finally, we validated that EPA was the important linkage between periphyton and primary consumers-macroinvertebrates, and further second consumers- omnivore fish, which may account for the decrease of network of trophic links at highly disturbed sites. This study provides insights into how anthropogenic stressors, particularly land-use changes and loss of riparian canopy cover, affect the nutritional quality of basal resources and simplify food web structures in stream ecosystems, highlighting the critical role of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in linking trophic levels.","PeriodicalId":443,"journal":{"name":"Water Research","volume":"141 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144083230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"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}
Xinying Guo, Ying Luo, Huiyu Xie, Miao Chen, Jian Xu, Yeyao Wang, Andrew C. Johnson, Xiaowei Jin
{"title":"Beyond Agriculture: Land Use Thresholds Governing Pesticide Mixture Risks in Megacity Surface Waters","authors":"Xinying Guo, Ying Luo, Huiyu Xie, Miao Chen, Jian Xu, Yeyao Wang, Andrew C. Johnson, Xiaowei Jin","doi":"10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138657","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138657","url":null,"abstract":"Growing concerns have emerged regarding the risks of pesticide mixtures in surface water ecosystems, yet the mechanisms through which human activities, especially land use patterns, affect these risks remain inadequately studied. This research presents an innovative approach, combining multi-scale land use analysis with pesticide risk assessment, quantifying relationships between mixed pesticide ecological risks and land use patterns. Findings indicate that the impacts of urban land use on pesticide ecological risks surpass the traditionally recognized agricultural effects, demonstrating significant spatial scale-dependent effects. Generalized additive model analysis reveals that 1−3<!-- --> <!-- -->km and 2−3<!-- --> <!-- -->km buffer zones represent the critical ranges where urban land use and cropland, respectively, have significant impacts on pesticide risks. Non-parametric change point analysis determined critical land use thresholds triggering significant ecological risk increases: 10−25% for cropland and 10−30% for urban areas. These discoveries provide crucial quantitative foundations for landscape planning and pesticide risk management. The results not only challenge traditional views of agricultural activities as primary pesticide sources but also provide new perspectives for pesticide pollution control and water quality management in large cities.","PeriodicalId":361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hazardous Materials","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144083398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"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":"Enhanced Removal of Organic Micropollutants Using 2D Metal-Organic Framework Interlayered Nanofiltration Membrane","authors":"Ruiying Li, Lingyue Zhang, Shuang Zheng, Wenyu Liu, Li Long, Chuyang Tang","doi":"10.1016/j.watres.2025.123852","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2025.123852","url":null,"abstract":"Organic micropollutants (OMPs) present considerable threats to both human health and the environment. Traditional thin film composite (TFC) nanofiltration (NF) polyamide membranes, despite their high water permeance and salt rejection capabilities, often fail to effectively remove OMPs. This study addresses this limitation by incorporating two-dimensional (2D) zinc(II) tetrakis(4-carboxy-phenyl)porphyrin (Zn-TCPP) metal-organic framework (MOF) nanosheets as interlayers in TFC membranes (TFNi), using a polyethylene glycol (PEG) assisted exfoliation technique to mitigate issues of nanosheet restacking and aggregation. The uniformly distributed MOF interlayers significantly improved pure water permeance from 10.6 to 32.1 L m⁻² h⁻¹ bar⁻¹ while maintaining a high rejection of 97.0% towards Na₂SO₄. Moreover, the optimized membrane showed significant improvements in OMP removal, attributed to the increased negative charge and greater hydrophilicity of the polyamide rejection layer. These findings highlight the potential of 2D MOF nanosheets as interlayers in developing high-performance membranes for effective OMP removal and water reuse.","PeriodicalId":443,"journal":{"name":"Water Research","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144083147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"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}
Gabriela Mendes , Ana Lucia Paz Cardozo , Cristian Israel Rabelo Ribeiro , Eduardo Gentil , David V. Dantas
{"title":"Marine litter seen through the lens: photo-identification on beaches as a strategy for coastal monitoring and management","authors":"Gabriela Mendes , Ana Lucia Paz Cardozo , Cristian Israel Rabelo Ribeiro , Eduardo Gentil , David V. Dantas","doi":"10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118175","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118175","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The lack of coastal management leads to economic, social, and environmental problems. In this study, beaches in two municipalities, Laguna and Passo de Torres, located in southern Brazil, were monitored for the presence of marine litter through photographic records. Both beaches experience tourism and fishing activities, with their intensity fluctuating seasonally. Data collection was carried out over the four seasons of the year to assess the density, categories, and spatiotemporal distribution of the debris. A total of 3239 photos were taken across all sampling periods, with the number of photographs per transect varying according to the amount of visible litter. In total, 1694 items were recorded in Passo de Torres and 3935 in Laguna, with an average density of 0.051 and 0.078 items/m<sup>2</sup>, respectively. Frequency analysis identified six dominant categories of debris per municipality, with five in common: plastic fragments, packaging, plastic bags, cigarette butts, and fishing waste. The only difference was the presence of plastic bottle caps in Laguna and rigid packaging in Passo de Torres. Plastic fragments were the most abundant category, present in all recorded images, with frequencies of occurrence higher than 50 % for both municipalities. Despite seasonal and spatial variations, both beaches were classified as “very clean” throughout the year, according to the Clean Coast Index. These results highlight the need for specific management strategies for each municipality, aiming to mitigate local pollution sources and promote coastal conservation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18215,"journal":{"name":"Marine pollution bulletin","volume":"218 ","pages":"Article 118175"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144072466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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":"Effects of nitrogen input on halomethane fluxes via microorganism-mediated pathways in temperate salt marsh soil","authors":"Jiale Zhang, Wenchao Ding, Yue Luo, Yangyang Han, Lingyu Li, Wenxia Xie","doi":"10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118171","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118171","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Halomethanes (CH<sub>3</sub>Cl and CH<sub>3</sub>Br) are important atmospheric trace greenhouse gases that destroy the ozone layer. Salt marsh soils are valuable natural sources and sinks of halomethanes. The effects of nitrogen input on greenhouse gas emissions are the main driving force for greenhouse gas budgets under global climate change. However, the impacts of nitrogen input on CH<sub>3</sub>Cl and CH<sub>3</sub>Br fluxes in salt marsh soil remain unclear. Thus, we investigated the mechanisms of CH<sub>3</sub>Cl and CH<sub>3</sub>Br net emissions in Yellow River Delta salt marsh soil under different concentrations of nitrogen input. The results indicate that high concentration input (18.0 g N·m<sup>−2</sup>·a<sup>−1</sup>) increased gas production by 7 % (CH<sub>3</sub>Cl) and 19 % (CH<sub>3</sub>Br), whereas low concentration input (9.0 g N·m<sup>−2</sup>·a<sup>−1</sup>) increased gas consumption by 24 % (CH<sub>3</sub>Cl) and 13 % (CH<sub>3</sub>Br). Nitrogen input affected halomethanes net emission fluxes via physicochemical properties and microorganism-mediated pathways in temperate salt marsh soil. First, soil organic carbon (SOC) and dissolved organic matter (DOM) are the main factors that affected the net emissions of CH<sub>3</sub>Cl and CH<sub>3</sub>Br. High concentration input directly increases the contents of SOC and DOM, stimulating the production of halomethanes. Second, changes in soil nutrients after nitrogen input indirectly inhibited the abundance of Actinobacteria, inhibiting the consumption of halomethanes. The abiotic production and biodegradation processes in the soil jointly determined the net emission fluxes of halomethanes. High nitrogen pollution would further enhance the net emission fluxes of halomethanes under the context of continuous global nitrogen input.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18215,"journal":{"name":"Marine pollution bulletin","volume":"218 ","pages":"Article 118171"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144072467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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}
Tingting Cui , Chunhui Zhang , Bingxu Quan , Liwei Wang , Zhao Zhang , Peidong Su , Yuanhui Tang , Guifeng Zhao , Ping Qiao , Junqiang Guo , Rui Zhang
{"title":"Addressing challenges and advancing solutions: Enhancing semi-coking wastewater treatment for a sustainable prospect","authors":"Tingting Cui , Chunhui Zhang , Bingxu Quan , Liwei Wang , Zhao Zhang , Peidong Su , Yuanhui Tang , Guifeng Zhao , Ping Qiao , Junqiang Guo , Rui Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125796","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125796","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>During the semi-coke process, the semi-coking wastewater (SCWW) produced contains high concentrations of organic pollutants. This wastewater has the characteristics of abundant coal tar, high ammonia nitrogen content, high phenol concentration, high chemical oxygen demand (COD), and a low B/C ratio. These features make its treatment extremely difficult and bring significant environmental risks. Given that such wastewater is difficult to meet discharge standards, researchers have been actively exploring and applying various physical, chemical and biological treatment technologies, thus forming multiple wastewater treatment processes. This paper systematically and comprehensively studies the current research status and practical application scenarios of SCWW treatment technologies, and summarizes their application effects in practice. In response to the problems and challenges in wastewater treatment, this paper deeply analyzes and proposes feasible improvement paths and future development directions. At the same time, it also comprehensively reviews the current status of resource recovery. Research on the physical-chemical pretreatment stage, biochemical treatment, advanced treatment, and the sustainability characteristics of various treatment technologies for SCWW is conducted. The aim is to provide valuable reference insights for researchers and practitioners in related fields, thereby promoting technological innovation and sustainable development in this field.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 125796"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144072533","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}
Shu-Hui Liu , Chang-Ting Hsieh , Chi-Wen Lin , Yen San Chan
{"title":"Electrocatalytic oxidation of bisphenol A using optimized Fe/Cu cathodic catalysts: Biotoxicity and microbial community analysis in bioelectro-Fenton systems","authors":"Shu-Hui Liu , Chang-Ting Hsieh , Chi-Wen Lin , Yen San Chan","doi":"10.1016/j.ibiod.2025.106126","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ibiod.2025.106126","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Bioelectro-Fenton (BEF) systems have attracted attention for sustainable pollutant treatment, but the application of Fe/Cu-based cathodic catalysts remains limited by instability, metal leaching, and potential toxic by-products. The treatment of bisphenol A (BPA), a persistent and toxic endocrine disruptor, further challenges wastewater remediation. This study uses the response surface method to optimize the preparation conditions of Fe/Cu cathode catalysts for enhancing the performance of BEF systems by increasing H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> generation, removing BPA, and decreasing the internal resistance of the cathode. The optimized Fe/Cu bimetallic catalyst applied to the BEF system exhibits 99.76 % removal of 10 mg/L BPA in 11 h, significantly outperforming the BEF with the monometallic catalysts (73.43 % and 58.51 % for Fe and Cu, respectively). The charge transfer resistance of the Fe/Cu catalyst is reduced by 61.79 %–63.09 % compared with that of the Fe and Cu catalysts. The optimized Fe/Cu catalyst is reused up to the eighth cycle with 73.34 % BPA removal efficiency, demonstrating its reuse potential. Microbial community analysis at the anode showed a marked shift, with <em>Pseudomonas</em> abundance increasing from 3.46 % to 51.76 %, suggesting that the optimized Fe/Cu catalyst promoted electroactive microbial enrichment and enhanced system performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13643,"journal":{"name":"International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation","volume":"203 ","pages":"Article 106126"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144070956","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}
Waseem Raja , Guntuboina Sai Nagendra Rohith , Satinder Kaur Brar , Pratik Kumar
{"title":"Decentralized sewage treatment and energy recovery in high-rise buildings using anaerobic baffle reactor coupled with plant biofilter reactor: A focus on surfactant and phenol removal","authors":"Waseem Raja , Guntuboina Sai Nagendra Rohith , Satinder Kaur Brar , Pratik Kumar","doi":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179661","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179661","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The emergence of phenols and surfactants in domestic wastewater, largely attributed to changing Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) practices, presents treatment challenges for conventional centralized systems. This study evaluates the performance of an integrated Anaerobic Baffled Reactor (ABR) and Plant Biofilter Reactor (PBFR) system for decentralized wastewater treatment and biogas recovery, focusing on its applicability in high-rise infrastructures. Real domestic wastewater, containing ammonia (55 mg/L), soluble chemical oxygen demand (s-COD, 580 mg/L), phenols (16 mg/L), and surfactants (17 mg/L), was treated under varying hydraulic retention times (HRTs) of 1, 2, and 3 days. At an HRT of 2 days, the system achieved up to 76 % ammonia removal, while phenol and surfactant removal reached 52 % and 85 % at 3 days HRT. COD removal exceeded 60 % across all HRTs. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was employed to statistically interpret treatment performance. Mass spectrometry identified degradation by-products of phenols and surfactants, and their influence on biogas generation was assessed. Gas chromatography analysis indicated a high-quality biogas yield (CH₄ > 70 %, CO₂ ∼ 20 %). Adding dextrose significantly enhanced gas production by stimulating microbial metabolism compared to fructose and sucrose. However, high influent concentrations of phenols and surfactants exhibited inhibitory effects on microbial activity, emphasizing the need for controlled organic loading. MTT-based cytotoxicity assays confirmed the treated effluent's non-toxic nature. These findings demonstrate the technical feasibility of integrated ABR-PBFR systems for treating complex wastewater streams while enabling energy recovery. The study provides a scalable and sustainable framework for decentralized wastewater management in urban high-rise settings, supporting circular economy and sustainable water management objectives.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":422,"journal":{"name":"Science of the Total Environment","volume":"982 ","pages":"Article 179661"},"PeriodicalIF":8.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144070453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"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}
Qingfeng Miao , Xiaoyu Liu , Haibin Shi , Zengming Wei , Yuli Luo , Yanhua Wang , José Manuel Gonçalves , Weiying Feng
{"title":"Lake-area shrinkage driven by the combined effects of climate change and human activities","authors":"Qingfeng Miao , Xiaoyu Liu , Haibin Shi , Zengming Wei , Yuli Luo , Yanhua Wang , José Manuel Gonçalves , Weiying Feng","doi":"10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113606","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113606","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Examining lake-area evolution and influencing factors is essential for understanding global environmental and societal changes and supporting ecological sustainability. Inner Mongolia, China, given its unique geographical and climatic conditions, serves as a natural laboratory for investigating the complex coupling mechanisms of “climate–hydrology–humanities.” Accordingly, we analyzed data regarding annual area changes in 655 lakes across five basins obtained from Landsat, Sentinel-2, and pushbroom multispectral scanner (1987–2023), combined with meteorological, hydrological, and human factors affecting lake-area changes. Results indicated that lake areas varied from 4059.36 to 6489.46 km<sup>2</sup> in 1987–2023, exhibiting an overall decline of 38.06 km<sup>2</sup>/a (<em>R<sup>2</sup></em> = 0.39, <em>p</em> < 0.001). This trend was nonlinear, exhibiting area expansion (1987–1998), rapid shrinkage (1998–2010), and stabilization after a slight rebound (2010–2023). Natural factors dominated lake-area dynamics in the Songhua and Northwest River Basins, while human activities, particularly agriculture, were key drivers in the Liaohe, Haihe, and Yellow River Basins. These findings provide critical insights into the drivers of lake-area changes and establish a scientific basis for developing effective water-resource management and ecological protection strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11459,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Indicators","volume":"175 ","pages":"Article 113606"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144070980","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}