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{"title":"Arthropod assemblages in municipal solid waste landfills: decomposers or hidden hazards?","authors":"Nozipho Kheswa, Arun Gokul, Judicaël Obame-Nkoghe, Nontembeko Dube","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjaf058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/inteam/vjaf058","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Landfills represent a cost-effective method for waste disposal but pose significant environmental and public health risks, including the spread of arthropod-borne diseases, if not properly managed. This study investigated arthropod assemblages in two municipal solid waste landfills in Maluti-a-Phofung, Free State, South Africa, and compared them with adjacent control sites. Arthropods were sampled using pitfall traps deployed in active and dormant landfill sites, as well as in adjacent pristine grassland biotopes, during both wet and dry seasons. The study identified 11 arthropod groups in the landfills, including collembolans (48%), Diptera (25%), Hymenoptera (8%), Coleoptera (8%), and spiders (6%). Results showed that landfills support significantly higher arthropod abundance and diversity compared to control sites. In the wet season, landfills recorded a total of 9,354 individuals, compared to 3,684 in control sites, while in the dry season, 1,193 individuals were recorded in landfills versus 788 in control areas. Detritivores and predatory arthropods were notably more abundant in landfills. Dipteran families such as Muscidae and Calliphoridae were particularly prevalent in landfills during the wet season, playing key roles as decomposers while also serving as potential disease vectors. The findings highlight that landfill conditions, including waste accumulation and seasonal variations, promote diverse arthropod communities crucial for waste degradation. However, the high abundance of arthropods, especially dipterans, may indicate inadequate landfill management. To mitigate potential health risks, improved waste containment, moisture control, and remediation practices are recommended. This study is the first documented investigation of arthropod assemblages in South African landfill sites, and future research should further explore the role of detritivores in waste degradation and pollution remediation in landfills.</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143978351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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":"A systematic review of ecosystem services in the Rabanal páramo (Colombia).","authors":"Paulina Vergara Buitrago, Irene De Pellegrin Llorente","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjae029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/inteam/vjae029","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Colombian páramos, strategic ecosystems of the northern Andes, provide a broad range of ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration, water regulation, and soil protection. The department of Boyacá in Colombia contains the largest area of páramo ecosystems, with the Rabanal páramo serving as the primary water source for the capital city of Tunja. Despite scientific studies on the diversity of flora and fauna, páramos remain among the least studied ecosystems regarding their services. No study has yet addressed a detailed systematic review assessing the range of ecosystem services in the Rabanal páramo. We systematically reviewed 162 documents published between 1992 and 2022 to assess the progress of ecosystem services knowledge, identify biases, and define research priorities. Most of the studies (60%) focused on regulating services, followed by cultural services (24%) and provisioning services (16%). In the category of regulating services, biodiversity maintenance is the most studied service with 60 studies (37%), followed by vegetation cover with 22 studies (14%). In provisioning services, fresh water has the most studies 18 (11%), while environmental education, with 16 studies (10%), is the cultural service with the most publications. Likewise, we identified 21 different research methods in the documents. The most employed was environmental assessment (23%), followed by stakeholder engagement and environmental planning (10%) and inventory (7%). We conclude that there is a significant research gap in prioritizing the understanding of cultural services and the impacts of conservation initiatives on páramo communities. This unique ecosystem, which is not only a source of livelihood for local farmers but also deeply connected with their cultural identity and heritage, underscores the need to address these gaps to sustain the Rabanal páramo ecosystem.</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"21 3","pages":"485-495"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12047018/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143970322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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":"Global advances and innovations in bacteria-based biosorption for heavy metal remediation: a bibliometric and analytical perspective.","authors":"Syarifuddin Syarifuddin, Sri Suryani, Dahlang Tahir","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjae050","DOIUrl":"10.1093/inteam/vjae050","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Industrialization and urbanization have significantly escalated the discharge of heavy metals into aquatic environments, posing serious ecological and public health risks. This study explores the global research landscape of bacterial biosorption for heavy metal removal, emphasizing advancements in methodologies and technologies that have redefined this field. A bibliometric analysis of 298 publications (1987-2024) was conducted to identify key trends, collaboration networks, and innovations. Notable advancements include the integration of nanotechnology, which has enhanced adsorption efficiency and selectivity for specific metals, and genetic engineering approaches that optimize bacterial strains for higher adsorption capacity. Furthermore, these developments have transformed traditional remediation strategies by providing cost-effective, sustainable, and scalable solutions for industries such as textiles, mining, and energy production. This study underscores the practical relevance of bacterial biosorption in wastewater treatment, achieving removal efficiencies exceeding 99% in some cases, as demonstrated by Aspergillus versicolor and Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. By bridging scientific innovation with environmental sustainability, this research highlights bacterial biosorption as a pivotal green technology, offering actionable insights for industrial applications and global sustainability goals.</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":" ","pages":"507-525"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143065329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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":"Integrating population-level effects into the regulatory assessment of endocrine disrupting substances.","authors":"Charles R E Hazlerigg, Alice Tagliati, Valery E Forbes, Andre Gergs, Nina Hallmark, Lorraine Maltby, Lennart Weltje, James R Wheeler","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjae039","DOIUrl":"10.1093/inteam/vjae039","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Population modeling, field studies, and monitoring approaches have all been proposed for assessing the relevance of adverse effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) at the population level for nontarget (wild) vertebrates, but how these approaches should be used in the regulatory hazard assessment is unclear and not detailed in the relevant European Guidance Document. A literature review focused on identifying published approaches assessing the population relevance of adverse effects from EDCs was performed, and, subsequently, 47 primary research papers were evaluated. By extracting from these sources, a novel approach was developed with guiding principles for assessing adverse effects of EDCs at the population level considering (i) choice of focal species, scenarios (and models), (ii) the individual level apical endpoints to be considered, (iii) the magnitude of effect to be imposed, (iv) for what duration effects should be imposed, (v) whether individuals repairing the damage from exposure should be included, (vi) the population-level endpoints to be considered, and (vii) what threshold to set for defining an adverse effect at this level. Recommendations for modeling and field and monitoring studies are included. Case studies are also presented to demonstrate how the proposed approach might be implemented. Although some aspects (e.g., choice of focal species, model/experimental scenario, monitoring study assessment) require further consideration, this should not prevent the use of this approach in a regulatory EDC assessment context. As such, we propose that the approach be used immediately to implement population modeling and perform field studies within this regulatory context. We envisage that consistent application of these principles will encourage regulatory developments in this critical area to provide a much needed level of clarity in the EDC assessment for all stakeholders.</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":" ","pages":"639-648"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12047023/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143189128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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":"Honeybee toxicity of pesticides used in United States maize and soybean production, 1998-2020.","authors":"Andrew R Kniss, Andrea De Stefano, Elyssa Arnold, Cameron Douglass, Clayton Myers, Claire Paisley-Jones, Michelle Ranville","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjaf003","DOIUrl":"10.1093/inteam/vjaf003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pesticides are widely used around the world and have demonstrated benefits to crop production. However, pesticides have also been associated with negative impacts to nontarget organisms, including pollinators. Here, we combined pesticide usage and toxicity data to create a toxicity index, which shows that pesticide hazard to honeybees (Apis mellifera) has changed substantially in U.S. maize (Zea mays) and soybean (Glycine max) production between 1998 and 2020. To reduce potential risks to honeybees and increase the eco-efficiency of crop production, efforts should be made to refine management strategies for pests that contribute most to the honeybee toxicity index. In maize, Coleoptera and Lepidoptera pests drive pesticide usage most responsible for hazard to honeybees, although the relative hazard from targeting those pests has decreased over time. In soybean, hemipteran pests were the largest relative contributor to insecticide honeybee hazard. Specific pests that contributed to honeybee toxicity hazard included corn rootworm species (Diabrotica spp.), silk-eating insects, and cutworms in maize, and stink bugs (family Pentatomidae) and aphid species (Family Aphididae) in soybean. We combined crop yield data with the toxicity index to quantify the eco-efficiency, a measure of crop yield per unit of toxicity hazard. While crop yield for both maize and soybean increased steadily throughout the study period, eco-efficiency decreased in both crops between 2012 and 2020, suggesting increases in crop yield have failed to keep pace with increases in insecticide hazard to honeybees.</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":" ","pages":"604-613"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143482899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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":"Carrying capacity in human-environment interactions: a systematic review.","authors":"Paige DuPuy, Stephanie Galaitsi, Igor Linkov","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjaf021","DOIUrl":"10.1093/inteam/vjaf021","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The concept of carrying capacity has been applied broadly to various biological and social contexts. This article presents a systematic review of the carrying capacity literature as applied to human-occupied environments. The review evaluates underlying approaches and methods and explores the utility and limitations of the concept's applications. Prominent tools and approaches identified include evaluation index systems, ecological footprint analysis, the Cifuentes method, multi-objective optimization, system dynamics, fuzzy mathematics, and remote sensing and geographical information systems. Our findings indicate that, despite its origins, carrying capacity research is rarely concerned with the survival of human communities; instead, it is often invoked to understand the implications of human population growth and urbanization on living and sufficiency standards. The majority of identified carrying capacity studies did not define a strict upper boundary, demonstrating the utility of carrying capacity as a rhetorical strategy to galvanize action before system degradation eliminates options. The concept of carrying capacity, when applied to human-managed and constructed environments, increasingly reflects socioeconomic factors and quality of life considerations, underscoring subjective social constraints and societal tolerance levels rather than physical limitations on population survival.</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":" ","pages":"526-539"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143556785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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":"The challenge of change: navigating new approaches for agro-food systems for a sustainable and resilient future.","authors":"Fatma Handan Giray","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjaf022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/inteam/vjaf022","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"21 3","pages":"473-474"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143998543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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 in situ selenium exposure and maternal transfer on survival and abnormalities of Yellowstone cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri) fry.","authors":"Sean M Covington, Rami B Naddy, Alan L Prouty, Marty Petach, German Schmeda","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjaf013","DOIUrl":"10.1093/inteam/vjaf013","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Offspring of adult Yellowstone cutthroat trout (YCT) exposed to a range of selenium (Se) concentrations in situ were reared in a laboratory setting to assess effects on survival, growth, and abnormalities. Maternal whole-body Se concentrations ranged from 2.6 to 25.7 mg/kg dry weight (dw) for Site fish, while corresponding Se concentrations in embryos ranged from 3.4 to 47.6 mg/kg dw. A significant relationship was found between egg and whole-body tissue concentrations. Endpoints were evaluated at hatch to swim-up and hatch to test termination for survival and abnormalities (e.g., deformities and edema). Dose-response models were developed to visualize the data distribution and predicted EC10 (the effect concentration where a 10% effect is observed) values for survival and abnormality endpoints relative to egg Se concentrations. The EC10s for the survival endpoint were nearly identical, ranging from 35.1 to 35.6 mg/kg dw, while the EC10s for the abnormality endpoint ranged from 10.6 to 35.3 mg/kg dw. Using the best fit models for survival and abnormality endpoints, the EC10 for survival was 35.1 mg/kg dw and the EC10 for abnormalities was 35.2 mg/kg dw. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (USEPA's) evaluation of these data, based on the abnormality data alone, suggested effects to YCT were likely greater than 30 mg/kg dw. The USEPA suggested the conversion factor for YCT is 1.96 based on a median value of the paired maternal whole-body and egg tissue Se data available. However, a reanalysis of these data presented in the article indicates a ratio of 1.43 is more appropriate; therefore, the egg to whole-body conversion factor for YCT recommended is 1.43, which results in a whole-body tissue EC10 of 24.55 mg/kg dw at an egg tissue EC10 of 35.1 mg/kg dw.</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":" ","pages":"674-687"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143052517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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":"Updating statistical practice in ecotoxicology: reflections and recommendations.","authors":"S Jannicke Moe, David R Fox, Raoul Wolf","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjaf029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/inteam/vjaf029","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"21 3","pages":"475-476"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12047014/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143965545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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":"Identifying priority areas for conservation based on the evaluation of ecological network resilience in the Hyrcanian Forest ecosystem.","authors":"Sepideh Karimi, Mohammad Javad Amiri, Ahmad Reza Yavari","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjae044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/inteam/vjae044","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Habitat loss and fragmentation in forest ecosystems are serious threats that lead to reduced resilience. The integrity and stability of the ecosystem are fostered by recognizing and protecting areas that are essential to maintaining the resilience of the ecological network. Research in the field of ecological network resilience has garnered attention in recent years, although the necessity of developing various assessment methods for network resilience is evident. Taking the Hyrcanian Forest ecosystem as a case study, this research aimed to identify the most important areas of the ecological network in maintaining and enhancing the resilience. To achieve this goal, first, a combination of the morphological spatial pattern analysis method and the assessment of the significance of ecosystem services was used to extract ecological source areas. Next, utilizing circuit theory and the least-cost path method, a network connecting sources was constructed, and pinch points were identified. After that, high-risk areas in ecological sources were found using the habitat risk assessment method. Using this integrated approach leads to the identification of valuable areas that are vulnerable to human threats and disturbances. Finally, the node removal method coupled with the calculation of network resilience indices, connectivity, and efficiency was employed to prioritize conservation areas. The results of the study indicated that the most important nodes were located in the northern edges of the forest, which have been under threat in recent years. Additionally, the region ranked moderately in terms of connectivity, indicating the importance of focusing on the conservation of forest patches before the complete fragmentation of the area. Furthermore, our findings underscore the importance of considering landscape connectivity and ecological network resilience in conservation planning for policymakers and managers aiming to protect biodiversity in the Hyrcanian Forest ecosystem.</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"21 3","pages":"570-582"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144007307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}