Gregor Ernst, Melanie Bottoms, Michael Marx, Judith Neuwöhner, Thomas G Preuss, Agnes Schimera, Amanda Sharples, Frank Staab
{"title":"Analytics in laboratory effect studies with soil invertebrates-technical challenges and implications for soil risk assessment of plant protection products.","authors":"Gregor Ernst, Melanie Bottoms, Michael Marx, Judith Neuwöhner, Thomas G Preuss, Agnes Schimera, Amanda Sharples, Frank Staab","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjaf057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/inteam/vjaf057","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The inclusion of analytics in soil invertebrate laboratory studies is gaining increasing attention in the European risk assessment of plant protection products (PPPs). Analytics in soil were recently requested for fast-dissipating compounds in the revised Central Zone Working Document. However, the Working Document, as well as the technical OECD testing guidelines, lack clarity on 1) how to design the laboratory studies to reliably fulfill this requirement, 2) how to consider the analytically measured values to derive robust ecotoxicological endpoints, and 3) how to use endpoints that consider time-variable exposure in the test, in the risk assessment of PPPs. A hypothetical case study is presented to show the impact on the risk assessment when ecotoxicological endpoints that are expressed as time-weighted average (TWA) concentrations are compared with maximum predicted environmental concentrations (PEC) in soil to calculate a Tier 1 toxicity-exposure-ratio (TER). The persistent compound would pass the critical TER trigger of 5 whereas the fast-dissipating compound fails the risk assessment. However, a fast dissipation of a compound is, from an environmental perspective, a favourable substance property and especially inherent for biological products. This sets the wrong motivation for the development of new PPPs. The suitability of using TWA-PECs in the risk assessment instead of maximum PECs is discussed by comparing temporal exposure scenarios in the test system with scenarios that may occur under realistic field situations. This analysis shows that potential underestimation of the risks may occur only for specific situations where the PEC in soil temporally exceeds the regulatory acceptable concentration over time. In such cases the use of TWA-PECs in soil may be applicable in the risk assessment provided the assumption of reciprocity is fulfilled. A reciprocity check can be performed via tailored ecotoxicological testing and/or effect modeling to justify the use of TWA-PECs in the risk assessment.</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143999804","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}
George E DeVaull, Matthijs Bonte, Erich R Gundlach, Ogonnaya I Iroakasi
{"title":"Development and Application of Human Health Risk-Based Screening Levels for Crude Oil Affected Soils and Sediments in the Niger Delta.","authors":"George E DeVaull, Matthijs Bonte, Erich R Gundlach, Ogonnaya I Iroakasi","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjaf052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/inteam/vjaf052","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Management of oil impacted sites in Nigeria is regulated through the Environmental Guidelines and Standards for the Petroleum Industry in Nigeria (EGASPIN). This includes an intervention value for total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) of 5,000 mg/kg as a trigger for remedial action. This single intervention value does not differentiate between varied land uses or the specific chemical composition of spilled oil. The EGASPIN does allow development of refined screening levels based upon human health risk assessment methods. Following these requirements, we have applied the ASTM risk-based corrective action (RBCA) process to define Tier 1 Risk Based Screening Levels (RBSLs) and Tier 2 Site Specific Target Level (SSTLs). Both are derived using United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) guidance supplemented by equations correcting for the properties of chemical mixtures, presence of a residual oil phase, and preferential depletion of volatile oil components. The RBSLs were calculated for five Nigerian crude oils and six exposure scenarios specific to the Niger Delta while SSTLs were calculated using sediment sampling results and four exposure scenarios from the Bodo oil spill area located in the eastern Niger Delta mangrove swamp area. Derived TPH RBSLs range between a factor of 2.5 lower (more stringent) for residential land use to > 10x higher for 'Commercial and Industrial Workers', when compared to the Nigerian EGASPIN intervention value. Derived SSTLs for TPH ranged between a value just above the intervention value for shoreline areas near Bodo Town to values ∼6x higher than the intervention value for most uninhabited mangrove areas. The derived RBSLs and SSTLs are protective of human health but other criteria (aesthetic, ecological) may be more stringent. Additional criteria are introduced, including oil mobility (potential spreading of existing impacts) and criteria for ensuring the viability of the mangrove environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143963376","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}
J Derek Sain, Paul Wiegand, Brad Barnhart, Camille Flinders
{"title":"Improving Risk Assessment of Land-Applied Biosolids with Probabilistic Approaches.","authors":"J Derek Sain, Paul Wiegand, Brad Barnhart, Camille Flinders","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjaf049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/inteam/vjaf049","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Land application of municipal and industrial wastewater biosolids for use as a fertilizer or soil conditioner is a common practice in the United States. Regulations are in place to reduce pathogens, minimize disease vectors, and limit concentrations of nutrients and some metals, but extensive assessment of the risk of biosolids-associated chemicals to human health and environmental systems is uncommon. Recently, the United States Environmental Protection Agency developed the Biosolids Tool (BST) to facilitate more comprehensive chemical risk assessment of land-applied biosolids based on a deterministic approach that utilizes conservative model inputs without regard for the variability and uncertainty inherent in environmental exposures. Management decisions based on probabilistic risk assessment (PRA), in which variability and uncertainty are quantified and risk is linked to specific population segments, may provide a more accurate understanding of risk. We examined the sediment risk assessment literature and explored the application of probabilistic model inputs within the BST to better understand how deterministic (DRA) and probabilistic (PRA) risk assessment methods compare for characterizing risk. The BST model results for noncancer and cancer risk outcomes associated with total ingestion of aluminum and benzo(a)pyrene in biosolids applied to pastureland for an adult and child indicated that PRA provides a more nuanced understanding of risk than the traditionally used deterministic approach. Receptor-specific risk patterns, model sensitivity, and risk drivers are discussed. Findings underscore the need for incorporating probabilistic methods into regulatory frameworks to improve the accuracy and reliability of risk assessments for biosolids land application.</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143998541","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":"Beneficial Use of Contaminated Sediments: Critical Review of Treatment Technologies.","authors":"Maryann Welsch, Stephen Bentsen, Miranda Henning","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjaf046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/inteam/vjaf046","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rising costs and decreasing availability of disposal sites for contaminated dredged materials necessitate exploration of alternatives to disposal, such as using the dredged material in a manner that serves another purpose (ie, beneficial use). To make dredged materials compatible with an intended beneficial use, it is often necessary to first treat the materials to reduce the concentrations, toxicity, and/or mobility of contaminants. This review evaluates existing and emerging treatment technologies that support beneficial use of dredged materials and identifies factors that influence their success and limitations. This review focuses on recent publications on ex situ treatment technologies, including solidification and stabilization technologies, extraction treatments, and bioremediation. Most studies on the efficacy of treatment technologies have been conducted at the laboratory- or pilot-scale, and the heterogeneity of contaminant concentrations and the physical characteristics of dredged materials strongly influence the effectiveness and efficiency of treatments. Many recent studies describe the combined use of two or more treatments. One outcome of this review is a database of projects in which dredged materials were treated to facilitate beneficial use of contaminated sediment. Few sources reported details on the full life cycle of projects, costs and benefits, timelines and durations, contaminant concentrations in dredged and treated materials, regulatory thresholds and acceptance, or the basis for selecting beneficial use applications. To address this data gap, the creation of a data platform to share information and promote knowledge and data sharing of the salient details is recommended through partnerships with permitting agencies and practitioners.</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143803062","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":"Inside the Divide: A Stakeholder's Perspective on Formal vs. Informal Waste Practices.","authors":"M Rizk, M A Massoud, A Chalak, M G Abiad","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjaf047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/inteam/vjaf047","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Global solid waste mismanagement has reached unprecedented levels, leading to significant environmental and social challenges, including pollution, resource depletion, and labor exploitation. The circular economy's principle of reuse offers a potential solution, but more research is needed to facilitate this transition. The informal sector plays a key role in waste reuse, yet its integration with formal regulatory framework and waste management systems remains challenging. A study in Lebanon, using semi-structured interviews with stakeholders, explored the informal sector's role in waste reuse. The findings reveal that while the reuse and repair market has grown due to the economic crisis, it remains underdeveloped. Informal workers create challenges by hindering the efficiency of formal waste management systems and undermining the economic sustainability of recycling projects. Their unregulated activities can lead to operational disruptions, reduced material value, and increased public health and environmental costs. The informal sector operates with little oversight, and the system's deficiencies-legal, technical, and economic-exacerbate these issues, including the absence of an effective cost-recovery mechanism. Formalizing or integrating the informal sector is a complex process that involves not only waste management issues but also political and regional challenges. The research suggests that regulating the waste management sector is the best approach to address these challenges, helping transition informal workers into a formalized system. This would improve overall waste management, making informal operations less financially viable over time.</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143784467","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":"Integrated Approaches to Environmental Footprint Assessment Modeling for Development and Environmental Conservation in South Korea.","authors":"Hojung Yoon, Sungjin Yeom","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjaf044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/inteam/vjaf044","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To address the environmental crises emerging in the Anthropocene epoch, complex and unpredictable environmental challenges have begun to arise. In response to these crises, international conferences and organizations have been developing and researching various strategies and evaluation frameworks to implement sustainability. South Korea has actively promoted an integrated approach to national land development and environmental conservation, leading to the implementation of a complementary assessment model. Aligned with this trend, this study proposes the Environmental Footprint Assessment as a strategic framework for evaluating sustainability. The Environmental Footprint Assessment model was designed based on theoretical and methodological paradigms of sustainability evaluation, structured into systematic stages, and applied to 31 cities in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Cluster analysis was employed to classify the 31 cities into distinct groups. At the same time, the PESTLE and DPSIR models were utilized for macro-level analyses of regional budget investments and the interplay between developmental and environmental values within each cluster. This model underscores its significance in devising long-term strategies that integrate social and economic impacts with environmental considerations, offering a holistic approach to effectively addressing environmental crises.</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143763707","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}
Jonnie B Dunne, Hendrik Rathjens, Michael Winchell, Scott Teed, Max Feken, Tony Burd, Richard Brain
{"title":"Automated Probabilistic Spatial Co-Occurrence Assessments for Aquatic Endangered Species.","authors":"Jonnie B Dunne, Hendrik Rathjens, Michael Winchell, Scott Teed, Max Feken, Tony Burd, Richard Brain","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjaf042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/inteam/vjaf042","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The US Environmental Protection Agency must evaluate potential impacts on federally listed threatened and endangered species during the course of pesticide registration. However, current deterministic methods for analyzing geospatial co-occurrence between listed species and pesticide applications do not account for spatial and temporal variability. To address this challenge, we developed the Automated Probabilistic Co-Occurrence Assessment Tool (APCOAT). Using APCOAT, we modeled potential co-occurrence between atrazine applied to corn and aquatic habitats across the continental U.S. by developing habitat models for 375 species in flowing waters and 130 species in static waters. The species habitat models showed high predictive power (70-99% accuracy, median 98%) while maintaining parsimony (median 9 environmental variables). Analysis of both local watershed and upstream pesticide transport revealed that 70% of habitat-pesticide combinations had <5% co-occurrence probability, 25% showed 5-10%, and 5% exceeded 10%. The probabilistic approach provides more refined estimates of both species habitat extent and pesticide usage patterns compared to deterministic methods. These spatially explicit models of species distributions and pesticide application patterns provide valuable tools individually, while their combination enables nuanced probabilistic co-occurrence assessment. The methods and results demonstrate how incorporating probability and uncertainty can improve both species conservation planning and regulatory decision-making.</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143742400","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}
V S Magar, J M Conder, L Nelis, D Williston, J Stern, D Schuchardt, A Crowley, P D Rude, J Florer, J Flaherty
{"title":"Comparing Enhanced Natural Recovery and Enhanced Natural Recovery with Activated Carbon: A Case Study in the Lower Duwamish Waterway.","authors":"V S Magar, J M Conder, L Nelis, D Williston, J Stern, D Schuchardt, A Crowley, P D Rude, J Florer, J Flaherty","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjaf040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/inteam/vjaf040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The use of Activated Carbon (AC) to augment Enhanced Natural Recovery (ENR) is an increasingly recognized remedy to reduce the bioavailability of hydrophobic, bioaccumulative compounds. The US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) were interested in whether the performance of ENR with AC would enhance effectiveness of ENR in the Lower Duwamish Waterway (LDW), a tidally influenced, salt-wedge estuary. In 2014, USEPA and Ecology directed the Lower Duwamish Waterway Group (LDWG) to evaluate the potential effectiveness of using AC (Coconut Fine Mesh Activated Carbon graded 200 to 1,000 micrometers) with ENR (referred to herein as ENR+AC) to remediate polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in aquatic sediment in the LDW. This three-year pilot study established three one- acre areas within the LDW representing different site conditions (intertidal conditions, an area prone to scour, and subtidal conditions) where ENR+AC and ENR would be compared. The target ENR and ENR+AC thickness was 15 to 30 cm with 4% AC in the ENR+AC plots; actual thicknesses across all plots were 15 to 46 cm, with a mean depth of material across plots that ranged from 24 to 35 cm. Over the three-year study period, the ENR and ENR+AC placements were relatively stable, and AC remained stable within the ENR+AC plots. While final ENR applications were somewhat thicker than expected, benthic community results demonstrated substantial biological activity during the study, including organisms that burrow deeper than the ENR layer depth. Both treatments performed similarly at plots where the performance could be most accurately assessed (ie, at the Intertidal and Subtidal Plots). For the Intertidal Plot, the average (±SD) Year 3 freely dissolved (Cfree) total PCB concentration in the ENR subplot was 1.6 ± 0.26 ng/L, compared to 0.78 ± 0.19 ng/L in the ENR+AC subplot; the difference in Year 3 Cfree concentrations, while small, was statistically significant (p = 0.011) and reflected 95% and 97% decreases from average baseline Cfree concentrations, respectively. The Subtidal Plot had a 96% decrease from baseline Cfree PCBs in Year 3 in the ENR+AC subplot compared to an 89% decrease in the ENR-only subplot. Average Year-3 Subtidal Plot Cfree concentrations were 4.3 ± 1.1 ng/L and 3.8 ± 0.42 ng/L, respectively; the difference between the subplot concentrations in Year 3 was not statistically significant (p = 0.588), suggesting that he larger decrease seen in the ENR+AC subplot was influenced in part by a higher baseline Cfree PCB concentration in the ENR+AC subplot (108 ng/L) compared to the ENR subplot (36 ng/L). In the Scour Plot, low baseline Cfree PCB concentrations in the ENR (1.5 ng/L) and ENR+AC (11 ng/L) subplots made it difficult to statistically compare the Scour Plot performances. In the Intertidal and Subtidal Plots, ENR reduced PCB bioavailability so well that the additional improvements by AC were difficult to detect or very minor","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143692082","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}
Zohar Barnett-Itzhaki, Shahar Meir, Yuval Rozolio, Amit Noy, Bella Ben-David
{"title":"Evaluating the Effectiveness of Abatement Technologies in Reducing Air Pollution from Power Plants.","authors":"Zohar Barnett-Itzhaki, Shahar Meir, Yuval Rozolio, Amit Noy, Bella Ben-David","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjaf036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/inteam/vjaf036","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Air pollution from coal-based power plants poses significant health and environmental risks. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of abatement technologies, specifically flue gas desulfurization (FGD) wet scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems, in reducing air pollution from power plants in Israel. We analyzed air quality data from eight monitoring stations near the Hadera Power Plant, comparing pollutant concentrations before (2015) and after (2019) the installation of abatement systems. Hourly averages of NOx, NO2, and SO2 concentrations were computed and analyzed using Wilcoxon's paired test and linear regression models. Results showed significant decreases in overall pollutant concentrations following the installation of abatement systems. Total average NOx concentrations decreased from 11.68 to 6.88 ppb in summer and from 9.78 to 7.38 ppb in winter. Similar reductions were observed for NO2 and SO2. Monitoring Stations data -specific analysis revealed statistically significant decreases in 86.7% of all comparisons. Furthermore, in 21 out of 22 linear regression models, the variable indicating the installation of the abatement systems was negatively associated with the pollutants' concentrations. These findings demonstrate the effectiveness of abatement technologies in reducing air pollution from power plants, supporting their implementation as a viable strategy for improving air quality and protecting public health in areas near coal-fired power plants.</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143663229","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}
Qonita Deifaky Tsauria, Paulus Lobo Gareso, Dahlang Tahir
{"title":"Systematic Review of Chitosan-Based Adsorbents for Heavy Metal and Dye Remediation.","authors":"Qonita Deifaky Tsauria, Paulus Lobo Gareso, Dahlang Tahir","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjaf037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/inteam/vjaf037","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Water contamination from heavy metals and synthetic dyes presents a persistent environmental challenge, necessitating the development of efficient and sustainable remediation strategies. This review critically evaluates chitosan-based adsorbents, focusing on chitosan-activated carbon composites, and explores recent breakthroughs in structural and functional modifications that enhance their adsorption capacity. Innovations such as nanoparticle integration, Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), bio-based reinforcements, and surface functionalization have significantly improved selectivity, adsorption kinetics, and regeneration potential, enabling greater adaptability for wastewater treatment. Additionally, this review highlights the emergence of hybrid water treatment technologies, including adsorption-assisted photocatalysis, electrochemical regeneration, and nanostructured filtration systems, which offer promising solutions for overcoming challenges related to adsorbent stability, scalability, and process efficiency in complex wastewater matrices. The study comprehensively evaluates these advancements, offering insights into material innovations, process optimization strategies, and their alignment with circular economy principles for sustainable water treatment applications. Future research should prioritize enhancing long-term adsorbent stability, improving regeneration efficiency, and integrating predictive modeling techniques to bridge the gap between laboratory advancements and large-scale implementation.</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143575573","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}