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{"title":"Secondary organophosphate esters: A review of environmental source, occurrence, and human exposure","authors":"Xinkai Wang, Yuan Xue, Xianming Zhang, Jinlong Wang, Kaihui Xia, Wei Liu, Zhouqing Xie, Runzeng Liu, Qifan Liu","doi":"10.1080/10643389.2024.2399968","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2024.2399968","url":null,"abstract":"Organophosphate esters (OPEs), a group of synthetic chemicals widely used as flame retardants and plasticizers, have garnered significant international attention due to their adverse effects on the environment and human health. Traditionally, environmental OPEs are thought to originate <i>via</i> direct emissions. Recent evidence suggests that OPEs also have an important indirect source: The transformation of organophosphite antioxidants (another group of mass-produced commercial chemicals) to OPEs <i>via</i> atmospheric chemical reactions. This indirect source can lead to the formation of secondary OPEs (SOPEs) such as tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl) phosphate (TDtBPP), which are widely distributed in the global environment and have distinct physiochemical and toxic properties compared with the well-studied primary OPEs. Therefore, there is an urgent need to obtain a strong fundamental knowledge of SOPEs. This review summarizes the current understanding of the sources, environmental occurrence, human exposure pathways, and environmental hazards of SOPEs. They have been detected in various environmental matrices such as air, soil, and indoor dust, as well as in consumer products such as face masks and foodstuffs. Notably, the reported SOPE concentrations are higher than most primary OPEs. Human exposure pathways related to SOPEs include dietary intake, dust ingestion, hand-to-mouth contact, dermal absorption, and air inhalation. Additionally, risk evaluation indicates that SOPEs are more persistent in the environment and in organisms, and may pose a higher risk than the primary OPEs. Finally, by summarizing the current advances and remaining challenges for the investigation of SOPEs, we propose future research directions regarding their environmental monitoring needs, transformation chemistry, environmental impact, and health effect.","PeriodicalId":10823,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142889260","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":"U(VI) removal on polymer adsorbents: Recent development and future challenges","authors":"Yong-Gang Zhao, Li-Hui Chen, Ming-Li Ye, Wei-Si Su, Chao Lei, Xin-Jie Jin, Yin Lu","doi":"10.1080/10643389.2024.2401215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2024.2401215","url":null,"abstract":"The vigorous development of nuclear power is one of the main strategies to solve the energy crisis and environmental pollution due to clean and high energy density of nuclear energy. As the main nuclear fuel, uranium is not only the shortage of terrestrial resource but also pose potential threat to the environment. To figure out these dilemma, various polymers have been widely developed to remove U(VI) from wastewater or extract U(VI) from seawater due to abundant reactive sites, high adsorption efficiency, large surface areas and controlled porous structure. Herein, the recent advances concerning U(VI) removal from seawater or wastewater on various polymer-bearing adsorbents (<i>i.e.,</i> metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), covalent-organic frameworks (COFs) and the other polymers) were summarized at large. The effect of different modification methods, influencing factors and interaction mechanism of U(VI) on these polymers were reviewed in details. Finally, the current problems as well as future direction of various polymer adsorbents toward U(VI) removal was provided. The review hopefully provides high-efficiency polymer adsorbents for the removal of uranium from aqueous solution or natural seawater.","PeriodicalId":10823,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142889298","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":"Beyond borders: A systematic review and meta-analysis of human-specific faecal markers across geographical settings.","authors":"Leah R Barrett, Paris Beasy, Yussi M Palacios Delgado, John D Boyce, Karin Leder, David T McCarthy, Rebekah Henry","doi":"10.1080/10643389.2025.2455031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2025.2455031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Human fecal waste is a global health risk associated with diarrheal diseases, responsible for approximately 1.2 million deaths annually. Microbial Source Tracking (MST) is a molecular method that evaluates environmental sources of fecal contamination, aiding quantification of this contamination and associated health risks. However, reported variations in global human gut microbiomes and geographic performance of human-specific fecal markers suggest that current MST targets may not have broad applicability across populations. This systematic review quantified the performance of human-specific fecal markers to identify those suitable for use across various geographic regions. We evaluated data from primary research articles, published before 18^th October 2023, identified through PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science using PRISMA guidelines. 103 studies published between 1995 and 2023, spanning 34 countries, 6 continents, and 4 climate zones met inclusion criteria, with quantifiable performance metrics (sensitivity, specificity or accuracy) and a geographic testing location. Extracted data was analyzed to establish marker performance across geographic locations, climate zones, and development status. Over 80% were conducted in High-Income Countries (HICs) and >50% in temperate zones, primarily in the USA (43%), Australia (24%), and Spain (19%). <i>Bacteroides HF183</i> was the most commonly tested (<i>n</i> = 45 studies). However, no target consistently demonstrated sensitivity, specificity, and/or accuracy >80% across different settings. Consequently, a decision tree is presented supporting selection of appropriate human-specific markers for regional-specific baseline studies. This provides critical information to support new MST research, particularly in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), assisting with informed decision and method selection for assessing risks of faecal derived pathogens.</p>","PeriodicalId":10823,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"55 7","pages":"447-464"},"PeriodicalIF":11.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12051442/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143982140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"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":"Efficient chemoautotrophic carbon fixation in controlled systems: Influencing factors, regulatory strategies and application prospects","authors":"Xiaodi Zhao, Luyao Li, Saiwei Zhang, Xiaohua Fu, Li Xie, Lei Wang","doi":"10.1080/10643389.2024.2449328","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2024.2449328","url":null,"abstract":"Biological carbon fixation is essential to the Earth’s carbon cycle and serves as an effective means of converting CO₂ and managing carbon emissions. Chemoautotrophic microorganisms, known for their unique metabolic strategies and environmental adaptability, play a significant role in this process. They can convert CO₂ into valuable organic products, addressing the otherwise limited use of CO₂. However, the potential of chemoautotrophic microorganisms for biological carbon fixation in controlled environments has not been fully explored. This review aims to evaluate the current state of research on the carbon fixation capabilities of chemoautotrophic microorganisms in artificially controlled system. It examines the factors affecting bacterial growth and expounds optimization strategies one by one to enhance biological carbon fixation efficiency. Furthermore, the review details the applications of chemoautotrophs cultivated in controlled systems, which include increasing biological productivity in natural habitats, reducing carbon emissions in specific scenarios, and producing high-value byproducts. The discussion highlights both the advantages and challenges of these applications, providing critical insights into the regulation and practical use of chemoautotrophic carbon fixation technology.","PeriodicalId":10823,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"80 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142935378","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":"Bisphenol A removal with nitrification and denitrification: Occurrence, mechanism, and microbial mutualism","authors":"Xuekang Cao, Chao Liu, Xuemeng Zhang, Haining Huang, Xinyun Fan, Chuang Chen, Xu Duan, Yinguang Chen","doi":"10.1080/10643389.2024.2429228","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2024.2429228","url":null,"abstract":"Bisphenol A (BPA) is an emerging contaminant that disrupts endocrine systems and poses significant risks to organisms. It is increasingly detected in municipal wastewater due to its widespread use and high production volume. Despite this, gaps remain in understanding the sources of BPA in municipal wastewater, its effects on nitrification and denitrification, and the potential for its co-removal with ammonia or nitrate during biological nitrogen removal processes. This review first examines the sources of BPA, primarily from industrial effluents and landfill leachates, which enter wastewater treatment plants alongside domestic sewage. Additionally, it meticulously elucidated the influences, co-removal with nitrogen performance, and biotransformation mechanisms of BPA during nitrification and denitrification processes, shedding light on biotransformation pathways, functional microbes and key enzymes. While there is no consensus on BPA removal in anoxic conditions, aerobic environments support its biodegradation through various microorganisms. Lastly, the potential for microbial cooperation to enhance BPA and nitrogen co-removal is discussed, focusing on bacterial mutual alliances and bacteria-algae metabolic interaction consortiums. This review provides valuable guidance for the synergistic removal of BPA and nitrogen in wastewater treatment processes.","PeriodicalId":10823,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"197 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142673416","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":"Carbon dots derived from non-biomass waste for a sensing application","authors":"Seung Won Kim, Younes Ahmadi, Ki-Hyun Kim, Jechan Lee","doi":"10.1080/10643389.2024.2428014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2024.2428014","url":null,"abstract":"Research on sensor materials has expanded with the advancement of sensing technologies across industries. Carbon dots (CDs) derived from organic waste and biomass have attracted widespread interest in sensing applications with their prominent properties (e.g., photoluminescence and biocompatibility). The use of non-biomass waste (NBW) as a raw material thus becomes important to make their production process sustainable without additional treatments to cause environmental pollution. Due to scarcity of research on NBW-based CDs, this review explores the synthesis methods, properties, and sensing applications of NBW-based CDs. The potential of NBW-based CD sensors for metal ions (e.g., Fe³⁺ and Cu²⁺) and humidity has been evaluated in various respects. In the case of Fe³⁺ and Cu²⁺, CDs derived from waste medical gloves and polyolefin pyrolysis residue exhibit the lowest limit of detection values of 0.29 nM and 6 nM, respectively, among all sensors examined on parallel basis. In the case of humidity, graphite-based CDs exhibit the best performance, with a minimum response time of 15 s. This review overall highlights the challenges and opportunities for the expanded application of NBW-based CDs toward the construction of efficient sensing systems based on performance evaluations.","PeriodicalId":10823,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142601781","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":"Comparison of fish and mammalian adipogenesis in vitro: Implications for regulating endocrine disruptors","authors":"ZhiChao Dang","doi":"10.1080/10643389.2024.2426815","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2024.2426815","url":null,"abstract":"Adipogenesis, the process by which preadipocytes differentiate into mature fat cells, is closely associated with the development of obesity and metabolic syndrome. Identifying and classifying chemicals interfering with adipogenesis are needed for both human health and the environment. However, challenges remain in testing and interpreting data on chemical-induced adipogenesis. This study reviewed available <i>in vitro</i> fish adipogenesis assays, summarized the effects of chemicals on fish adipogenesis, and compared chemical-induced adipogenesis results between mammalian and fish assays. Primary fish adipocyte cultures have been developed for eight species of freshwater and seawater fish, with significant variation in culture media, particularly in adipogenic cocktails used. While lipid mixtures can enhance adipogenesis, they may not affect the commitment of multipotent progenitor cells to adipocyte linage and may not always be necessary for fish adipocyte cultures. Differences in chemical-induced adipogenesis between mammalian and fish assays may result not from species differences, but from variations in culture conditions, such as the composition of adipogenic cocktails and lipid mixtures, which can obscure the effects of chemicals on adipogenesis. There is a need for standardized adipogenesis assays, and developing OECD test guidelines is essential for their regulatory use. Fish adipogenesis assays can detect mechanisms of endocrine disruption that may not be apparent in mammalian cells, providing insights into mechanisms of action relevant to both human health and the environment. It is crucial to integrate adipogenesis data into the regulatory frameworks by expanding data requirements to include adipogenesis assays and developing reliability criteria for assessing adipogenesis studies.","PeriodicalId":10823,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142599711","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":"Anaerobic electrochemical membrane bioreactors: A panoramic tool for wastewater treatment and resource recovery","authors":"Smruti Ranjan Dash, Paulomi Bose, Md Kawser Alam, Jeonghwan Kim","doi":"10.1080/10643389.2024.2418697","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2024.2418697","url":null,"abstract":"Anaerobic electrochemical membrane bioreactor (AnEMBR) is to combine anaerobic membrane bioreactor with electrochemical technology. Elucidating the mechanisms of methane production kinetics and mem...","PeriodicalId":10823,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142489550","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":"Reactive oxidative species generation in pyrite abiotic-oxidation process: Origins, influencing factors, applications for environmental remediation","authors":"Zhenyu Zhao, Yufan Chen, Deli Wu","doi":"10.1080/10643389.2024.2411793","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2024.2411793","url":null,"abstract":"Pyrite is the most common sulfur-bearing iron mineral in Earth surface environments. Pyrite is extensively utilized as a catalyst in the advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for wastewater treatment...","PeriodicalId":10823,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142431746","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":"How anaerobic methanotrophic archaea utilize various electron acceptors: Mechanisms and application prospects","authors":"Jiaqi Wang, Baolan Hu","doi":"10.1080/10643389.2024.2410056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2024.2410056","url":null,"abstract":"ANaerobic MEthanotrophic archaea (ANME) archaea play crucial roles in global geochemical cycles and exert significant influence on greenhouse gas emissions. They have coupled the methane cycle with the sulfur cycle, nitrogen cycle, and the metal element cycle by utilizing various electron acceptors such as sulfate, nitrate/nitrite, metal oxides. This review summarizes the potential mechanisms underlying the utilization of different electron acceptors by ANME archaea, encompassing direct interspecies electron transfer, horizontal gene transfer, energy conservation and specialized cellular composition. Additionally, this review also underscores the promising applications of ANME archaea in addressing environmental concerns and sheds light on the burgeoning research imperative. This review aims to furnish a comprehensive understanding of ANME archaea’s capability for utilizing diverse electron acceptors, with the ultimate goal of leveraging this knowledge for methane emission reduction, pollutants removal, electricity and valuable chemicals generation, and other pertinent applications.","PeriodicalId":10823,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"36 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142329500","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}