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{"title":"Role and potential of the semi-classical/-quantum mechanism of the extracellular environment and cell envelope in Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer (DIET)-driven biomethanation","authors":"Aitolkyn S. Uali, Theo Y. C. Lam, Xun Huang, Zhuoying Wu, Hans Jack Shih, Giin-YuAmy Tan, Po-Heng Lee","doi":"10.1080/10643389.2023.2261813","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2023.2261813","url":null,"abstract":"The extracellular electron transfer (EET) capability of Methanosarcina spp. in direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) has profoundly increased our understanding of microbial kinetics and ener...","PeriodicalId":10823,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"42 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.6,"publicationDate":"2023-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72365800","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":"Biological pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass: An environment-benign and sustainable approach for conversion of solid waste into value-added products","authors":"None Anu, None Alokika, R. C. Kuhad, Alexander Rapoport, Vinod Kumar, Davender Singh, Vijay Kumar, Santosh Kumar Tiwari, Shruti Ahlawat, Bijender Singh","doi":"10.1080/10643389.2023.2277670","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2023.2277670","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractAgricultural residue is produced in large quantities during crop harvesting, and open burning of this waste causes environmental pollution and health risks. Due to the structural complexity of the lignocellulose and problems associated with physical and chemical methods of its pretreatments, there is an utmost need for an eco-friendly pretreatment strategy. Biological pretreatment involving microorganisms and their enzymes is an environment-benign and economic process due to lack of release or requirement of toxic chemicals during the process. Among microorganisms, filamentous fungi (mainly Basidiomycetes) with efficient enzymatic machinery have been used in efficient delignification and bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass. Enzyme-mediated pretreatment has further improved the saccharification of plant biomass with no sugar loss as in case of microbial pretreatment. Composting, ensiling, solid state fermentation, and biogas production are based on biological pretreatment, which are used for the generation of value-added products. Biological pretreatment does not require/release toxic chemicals but, is highly useful in detoxification of such toxic compounds. Biological pretreatment is significantly affected by biotic and abiotic factors. Pretreated biomass is hydrolyzed by cellulases and xylanases into sugars that are fermented into biofuels, organic acids, enzymes, and other products. The slow and long incubation nature of biological pretreatment has been overcome by combining with milder physico-chemical methods. Furthermore, the consolidated bioprocessing-based biorefinery approach has enhanced the potential of biological pretreatment by involving microbial consortium for the production of biofuels and other value-added products in a single step. Therefore, biological pretreatment-based biorefinery approach would be quite beneficial for the large-scale production of value-added products from lignocellulose with concomitant reduction in environmental pollution and solid waste management.Keywords: Bioconversionbiological pretreatmentbiorefineryconsolidated bioprocessing renewable biofuelslignocellulosic biomassHandling Editors: Vijai Kumar Gupta and Lena Q. Ma Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Data availability statementThe data related to this review article is based on the information collected from research work carried out in the field.Additional informationFundingAlokika is grateful to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, for financial assistance (No. 09/382(0179)/2016-EMR-I) during writing this review. BS and Anu are thankful to the Haryana State Council for Science and Technology, Panchkula for providing financial support in the form of a research grant (No. HSCST/R&D/2017/62) and fellowship (No. 1743, dated April 12, 2017), respectively during the writing of this review.","PeriodicalId":10823,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology","volume":" 7","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135240933","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":"Monitoring, fate and transport, and risk assessment of organic pollutants in the environment: CREST publications during 2019–2023","authors":"Hao Chen, Peng Gao, Xinran Zhu, Sudarshan Basyal, Lena Q. Ma","doi":"10.1080/10643389.2023.2273603","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2023.2273603","url":null,"abstract":"Organic pollutants are potential hazards for human health and are pivotal contributors to ecological imbalances. The spectrum of chemicals in research on organic pollutants has continually evolved,...","PeriodicalId":10823,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.6,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71436290","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":"Application of single-atom-based photocatalysts in environmental pollutant removal and renewable energy production","authors":"Qing Liu, Yujie Zhao, Jingyi Wang, Yilun Zhou, Xiaolu Liu, Mengjie Hao, Zhongshan Chen, Suhua Wang, Hui Yang, Xiangke Wang","doi":"10.1080/10643389.2023.2274259","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2023.2274259","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractGreen and clean photocatalytic technology has been extensively applied to degrade environmental pollutants and produce renewable energy, which is an important mean to solve environmental and energy problems. However, limited to the cost and efficiency of photocatalysts, it is difficult to realize large-scale application. In recent years, the SAPCs have added new vitality into this field. SAPCs have the active homogeneous centers, heterogeneous structures, stability, high catalytic activity and selectivity properties. The related researches on its synthesis, characterization and application have become a hot spot in many fields. In this review, the photocatalytic H2 production, CO2 reduction, nitrogen fixation, NOx removal, VOCs removal, pollutant degradation, reduction of radionuclides and heavy metal ions using SAPCs are reviewed. The advantages and disadvantages of the six kinds of SAPCs substrates are analyzed, and design strategies are carefully summarized. The mechanisms of photocatalysis, isolated-site reactions, photogenerated e−-h+ transfer and the construction of efficient photoactivation cycles are discussed. Finally, the future development trend of SAPCs is prospected. This review will provide a reference for the design of high efficiency SAPCs.HighlightsThe structures, characteristics and synthesis of SAPCs with different substrates are reviewed.The applications of SAPCs and their photocatalytic removal for different pollutants are introduced.The photocatalytic reaction processes and mechanisms for different pollutants are discussed.The development direction and challenges of SAPCs in the field of environmental energy are prospected.Keywords: Environmental pollutant removalmechanism analysispollutant degradationrenewable energy productionsingle-atom photocatalystsHandling Editor: Jose-Julio Ortega-Calvo Authors contributionQing Liu contributed to conceptualization, investigation, data analysis, and writing original draft. Yujie Zhao contributed to investigation, data analysis and editing. Jingyi Wang, Yilun Zhou, Xiaolu Liu, Mengjie Hao and Suhua Wang contributed to review. Zhongshan Chen, Hui Yang and Xiangke Wang contributed to funding acquisition, supervision, project administration, review, and editing.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingWe gratefully acknowledge funding support from the National Science Foundation of China [Grants 22276054; U2167218; 22006036], and the Beijing Outstanding Young Scientist Program (HY, ZC, and XW).","PeriodicalId":10823,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135325874","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":"Combating antibiotic resistance in the human-impacted environment with carbon-based materials: Applications and challenges","authors":"Yuhao Fu, Fang Wang, Leilei Xiang, Jean Damascene Harindintwali, Martin Elsner, Wulf Amelung, Stephan Kueppers, Xin Jiang, Marko Virta, Mika Sillanpää, Andreas Schäffer, Yong-guan Zhu, James M. Tiedje","doi":"10.1080/10643389.2023.2267933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2023.2267933","url":null,"abstract":"Antibiotic resistance, along with its dynamics in different environments, has attracted increasing attention because of the potential for resistance gene transfer into human pathogens. Therefore, s...","PeriodicalId":10823,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"3 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.6,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49697331","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":"Insights into organophosphate esters (OPEs) in aquatic ecosystems: Occurrence, environmental behavior, and ecological risk","authors":"Ya Yang, Ying Meng, Shuang Liu, Lai Wei, Qinghui Huang","doi":"10.1080/10643389.2023.2266311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2023.2266311","url":null,"abstract":"Given the widespread use as flame retardants, plasticizers, and organophosphate esters (OPEs) received increasing scientific interests on their occurrence and ecotoxicological research progress. Th...","PeriodicalId":10823,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"4 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.6,"publicationDate":"2023-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49697878","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":"Theory and application of a Si-based defense barrier for plants: Implications for soil-plant-atmosphere system health","authors":"Zhihao Pang, Hongyun Peng, Sen Lin, Yongchao Liang","doi":"10.1080/10643389.2023.2267939","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2023.2267939","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractDue to the frequent occurrence of extreme weather and severe environmental pollution, food security and human survival are at risk. Silicon, a key element in plant nutrition and environmental remediation, has a variety of applications in combatting various forms of abiotic and biotic stress and fostering healthy plants and soils. To establish a silicon-based defense barrier for plants, we firstly summarized and grouped the mechanisms of silicon functioning in plants: 1) molecular regulation and overall strengthening, 2) physical barrier and apoplastic obstruction, and 3) energy conservation. Additionally, the types and applications of silicon-based materials as soil remediation materials and fertilizers were discussed. Then, the challenges to build up such a barrier were analyzed in terms of silicon absorption and transportation, deposition and aggregation, and perception and regulation. An \"external + internal\" strategy was proposed to accelerate the establishment of a silicon-based barrier to enhance plants’ resistance to extreme weather and environmental pollution, including high temperatures, drought, ultraviolet radiation, salt, heavy metals, nutrient deficiencies, new pollutants, and biotic stress. Finally, this paper emphasized the contribution of silicon barrier to healthy Soil-Plant-Atmosphere system that eventually benefit human health. This paper highlights the current understanding and future perspectives of silicon-related research in Soil-Plant-Atmosphere system, providing a reference for the application of silicon-based materials in environmental and agricultural fields.Keywords: environmental pollutionplant healthSiliconsoil healthstress resistanceHandling Editors: Dan Tsang and Lena Q. Ma Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingThis work was jointly supported by grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 32272799), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 226-2023-00077) and National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2018YFD0800202).","PeriodicalId":10823,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136057618","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":"Environmental occurrence, human exposure, and endocrine disruption of di-iso-nonyl phthalate and di-iso-decyl phthalate: A systematic review","authors":"Kyung Joo Lee, Kyungho Choi","doi":"10.1080/10643389.2023.2261815","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2023.2261815","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractDi-iso-nonyl phthalate (DINP) and di-iso-decyl phthalate (DIDP) have been employed increasingly as plasticizers to replace di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), a hormonal disruptor. Through this systematic review, we reviewed their (1) contamination levels in the environmental media, foods, and consumer products, (2) human exposure levels in national biomonitoring studies, and (3) associations with human sex and thyroid hormone disruption. PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched and eligible studies were identified. DINP and DIDP were found at higher concentrations in indoor environments, especially with high human activity and PVC use. In foods, contamination levels vary by production methods and tend to be higher in fatty foods. In children’s products, both plasticizers were more highly detected in samples measured before 2010. National biomonitoring data from several countries demonstrated that urinary levels of DINP and DIDP metabolites were relatively lower than those of DEHP. However, exposure to DINP has been associated with anti-androgenic potential in male offspring and adults and decreased thyroid hormones in mother–child pairs. In conclusion, existing literatures demonstrated widespread occurrence of DINP and DIDP in the indoor environment, diet, and children’s products, and in the human populations worldwide. At the current levels of exposure, DINP exhibited endocrine disruption potentials similar to those of DEHP, especially among males and pregnant women. Knowledge gaps in DIDP exposure among the human population were identified and should be considered for future studies.Keywords: Plasticizersphthalate acid esters (PAEs)exposurebiomonitoringendocrinesystematicreviewHANDLING EDITORS: Eakalak Khan and Lena Q. Ma Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed in this scientific paper reflect only the view of the authors and are not the official position of Health Canada.Additional informationFundingThis research was supported by National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (No. 2020R1A2C3011269).","PeriodicalId":10823,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"299 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135352567","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":"Disentangling the effect of nitrogen supply on the priming of soil organic matter: A critical review","authors":"Yunyun Zheng, Jian Jin, Xiaojuan Wang, Peter M. Kopittke, James B. O’Sullivan, Caixian Tang","doi":"10.1080/10643389.2023.2266312","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2023.2266312","url":null,"abstract":"The addition of fresh substrates can alter the decomposition of the native soil organic matter, referred to as the priming effect (PE). It is a crucial process within the cycling of soil organic ca...","PeriodicalId":10823,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"41 30","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.6,"publicationDate":"2023-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50159762","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":"Diatoms in wastewater treatment: Potentials, applications, and values of biomass","authors":"Tahira Tasneem Rahman, Tao Jiang, Chiqian Zhang, Yi Rao, Ronald C. Sims, Liyuan Hou","doi":"10.1080/10643389.2023.2259278","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2023.2259278","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractDiatoms have unique silica cellular and metabolic characteristics and can grow in various environments, including wastewater, facilitating pollutant removal. Diatoms provide a sustainable solution to municipal wastewater treatment, particularly in the tertiary and quaternary stages, contributing to carbon neutrality. Diatom-based materials (such as diatom biomass) have wide applications and can be processed into value-added bioproducts such as lipids, polysaccharides, and pigments. Despite their potentials, the applications of diatoms in wastewater treatment are limited. Existing reviews fail to address how diatom growth kinetics affects wastewater treatment. Here, we for the first time summarize diatom growth kinetics and propose promising species for municipal wastewater treatment. Given the scarcity of reviews on diatom performance in wastewater treatment, we also discuss the efficacy of diatoms in removing contaminants from municipal wastewater. Moreover, we elucidate the removal mechanisms of nutrients, heavy metals, and emerging contaminants by diatoms that are missing in existing reviews. Considering the complexity of wastewater, we emphasize selecting diatom species with high growth rates, tolerance to contaminants, efficient nutrient removal/uptake, and COD removal, and bioproduct yields. This will ensure both effective treatment and economic viability. In addition, we discuss the value of diatom frustules and bioproducts generated from wastewater. Lastly, we highlight future directions including promoting diatom growth, exploring diatom-dominated consortia in wastewater treatment, and evaluating the values of diatom biomass cultivated in wastewater. This review examines the potential and applications of diatoms in municipal wastewater treatment, especially effluent polishing.HighlightsDiatoms are a sustainable solution to municipal wastewater treatmentDiatoms can remove nutrients, heavy metals, and emerging pollutants from wastewaterSummarized the growth kinetics of various diatom species for the first timeDiscussed the removal mechanisms of contaminants from wastewater by diatomsCompiled the wide applications of diatom biomass from wastewaterKeywords: Heavy metalsmicroalgaemunicipal wastewater treatment plantspharmaceuticals and personal care productsphycoremediationHandling Editors: Eakalak Khan and Lena Q. Ma Authors’ contributionsT. R.: literature review; writing–original draft; C. Z.: literature review & editing; T. J., Y. R., and R. S.: review and editing; L. H.: writing–review and editing; funding acquisition.Disclosure statementThe authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. During the preparation of this review, the authors did not use AI and AI-assisted technologies.Additional informationFundingThe authors acknowledge startup funds for new faculty from Utah State University.","PeriodicalId":10823,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"93 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135719065","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}