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{"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}

{"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}

{"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":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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}

{"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}

{"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}

{"title":"Assessing mercury exposure to water and fish of the Mackenzie watershed using a Bayesian network analysis.","authors":"Una Jermilova, Jane L Kirk, S Jannicke Moe, Wayne G Landis, Emma Sharpe, Maeve McGovern, Hans Fredrik Veiteberg Braaten, Cathrine Brecke Gundersen, Ashu P Dastoor, Kevin Schaefer, Holger H Hintelmann","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjae011","DOIUrl":"10.1093/inteam/vjae011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bayesian Network Relative Risk Models (BN-RRM) were developed to assess recent (2005-2020) risk of mercury (Hg) exposure to the freshwater ecosystems of Great Slave Lake (GSL) and the Mackenzie River Basin (MRB) in the Canadian Northwest Territories. Risk is defined as the probability of a specified adverse outcome; here the adverse outcome was the probability of environmental Hg concentrations exceeding the Hg regulatory guidelines (thresholds values) established to protect the health of humans and aquatic biota. Environmental models and Hg monitoring studies were organized into a probabilistic (Bayesian network) model which considered six Hg input pathways, including atmospheric Hg deposition, Hg release from permafrost thaw, terrestrial to aquatic Hg transfer via soil erosion, and the proximity to mining, fossil fuel developments, and retrogressive permafrost thaw slumps (RPTS). Sensitivity analysis was used to assess spatial trends in influence of the sources to Hg concentrations in freshwater and in the tissue of five keystone fish species (lake whitefish, lake trout, northern pike, walleye, and burbot) which are essential for the health and food security of the people in the MRB. The risk to the health of keystone fish species, defined by toxicological dose-response curves, was generally low but greatest in GSL where fish size, mine proximity, and soil erosion were identified to be important explanatory variables. These BN-RRMs provide a probabilistic framework to integrate advances in Hg cycling modeling, identify gaps in Hg monitoring efforts, and calculate risk to environmental endpoints under alternative scenarios of mitigation measures. For example, the models predicted that the successful implementation of the Minamata Treaty, corresponding to 35%-60% reduction in atmospheric Hg deposition, would translate to a ∼1.2-fold reduction in fish Hg concentrations. In this way, these models can form the basis for a decision-support tool for comparing and ranking risk-reduction initiatives.</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"21 2","pages":"396-413"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11844342/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143457724","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":"It has not always been like this: public opinion of climate change in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.","authors":"Adaku Jane Echendu","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjae022","DOIUrl":"10.1093/inteam/vjae022","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Climate change is affecting weather and climate extremes globally. It has been a subject of debate and controversy leading to the emergence of climate deniers and skeptics. It is a subject of great relevance because of its wide-ranging impacts on socioeconomic and natural systems. This necessitates long-term strategic decisions and response measures. There is a gap between the general public and the scientific community in terms of their awareness, understanding, and perception of climate change. Responding to the global climate crisis requires different actions at various levels, including individual. However, the manner in which the public and societies at large act in response to climate change is dependent on their perceptions and beliefs of climate change. This makes understanding the common opinion on climate change salient. There is an overrepresentation of climate change public opinion research in western nations in comparison with developing countries. This work thus contributes to filling this gap by engaging with members of the public who experience flooding in Nigeria to understand their perceptions and opinions on climate change. Qualitative research was carried out with focus group interviews and semistructured one-on-one interviews as primary data collection tools. The research findings indicate that there is a consensus that climate change is occurring, as evidenced by changes in weather patterns over the years. However, there were differences in opinion among the participants on how it was presenting. This work thus yields key insights on the level of awareness of the climate phenomena in a developing African city. Knowledge of climate change can encourage the public to engage more with the climate crisis, act in their own way, and even mobilize to influence and support government policies towards mitigating climate change.</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"21 2","pages":"314-325"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11844346/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143457805","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":"Operationalization of the safe and sustainable by design framework for chemicals and materials: challenges and proposed actions.","authors":"Elisabetta Abbate, Ad M J Ragas, Carla Caldeira, Leo Posthuma, Irantzu Garmendia Aguirre, Anne Chloe Devic, Lya G Soeteman-Hernández, Mark A J Huijbregts, Serenella Sala","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjae031","DOIUrl":"10.1093/inteam/vjae031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The production and use of chemicals and materials have both advantages and drawbacks for human and ecosystem health. This has led to a demand for carefully guided, safe, and sustainable innovation in the production of chemicals and materials, taking into consideration their entire life cycle. The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has released the Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) framework, which aims to support this objective. The SSbD framework consists of two components that are intended to be iteratively implemented throughout the innovation process: (1) the application of design principles phase, and (2) the safety and sustainability assessment phase. However, the operationalization of the framework is currently challenging. This article maps the challenges and proposes ways to address them effectively. The mapping, which is based on a literature review and stakeholder opinions, resulted in 35 challenges. The highest priority challenge is \"integration of SSbD framework into the innovation process.\" To begin addressing this issue, this article recommends conducting a scoping analysis to define the SSbD study. This can be achieved through implementing a tiered approach that aligns with the objectives of the innovation and the growing expertise that comes with it. The second priority challenge is \"data availability, quality and uncertainty.\" This can be supported by using Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reuse (FAIR) principles and by optimizing in silico methods at early stages of the innovation process. An infrastructure for data and communication is necessary to effectively engage with the entire value chain. The third priority challenge is \"integration of safety and sustainability aspects,\" which requires a clear definition of how to integrate those aspects in the SSbD context, and harmonization, as far as possible, of input data, assumptions, and scenario construction. This review is the first step in accelerating the operationalization of the novel SSbD concept and framework into industrial practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"21 2","pages":"245-262"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11844345/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143457861","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":"Guidance for measuring and evaluating biomagnification factors and trophic magnification factors of difficult substances: application to decabromodiphenylethane.","authors":"Kate M Fremlin, John E Elliott, Frank A P C Gobas","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjae025","DOIUrl":"10.1093/inteam/vjae025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As field based trophic magnification factors (TMFs) and biomagnification factors (BMFs) become more prominent regulatory metrics used in bioaccumulation assessments of commercial chemicals, there is a need to develop standardized guidelines for conducting field-based bioaccumulation studies and to establish methods using weight of evidence analyses of those studies. Hence, the primary objectives of this study were (1) to compile a set of comprehensive criteria and guidelines for conducting field-based biomagnification studies and (2) to develop a weight of evidence meta-analysis for evaluating field-based biomagnification studies and their reported biomagnification metrics for assessing the biomagnification potential of substances. To test the effectiveness of our proposed guidelines and weight of evidence meta-analysis, we reviewed over 25 field studies investigating the biomagnification of decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE), a substance that is considered super-hydrophobic and difficult to test in bioconcentration tests. Approximately half of the field studies that investigated trophic magnification of DBDPE in food webs or biomagnification of DBDPE in predator-prey interactions were considered of acceptable quality, whereas no studies were of high quality. Quality scores of studies statistically decreased with increasing TMF (r2 = 0.261, p = .035) and/or BMF (r2 = 0.238, p = .0024). The weight of evidence meta-analysis indicated with a high level of confidence that concentrations of DBDPE do not biomagnify in top predators and within food-webs. Given the increasing importance of the TMF and BMF for bioaccumulation assessments and the apparent deficiencies in current biomagnification studies identified in this meta-analysis for DBDPE, there is an urgent need to adopt standardized guidelines and procedures for both conducting and evaluating field-based biomagnification studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":" ","pages":"263-278"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11844767/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143065332","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":"Effect of construction defects on construction and demolition waste management in building construction: a systematic literature review.","authors":"Gayani Karunasena, Argaw Gurmu, Salman Shooshtarian, Nilupa Udawatta, C Savindi Ranthika Perera, Tayyab Maqsood","doi":"10.1093/inteam/vjae026","DOIUrl":"10.1093/inteam/vjae026","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The occurrence of defects in building construction projects is a significant issue, leading to increased construction waste and negatively affecting sustainability and overall project performance. Despite its critical nature, the specific relationship between construction defects and waste generation has been underexplored in the literature. This study seeks to address this gap by conducting a systematic literature review of relevant publications. The research followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, conducting an extensive search across databases like Scopus and Web of Science, which resulted in the identification and content analysis of 59 pertinent articles. The findings reveal that poor workmanship, inadequate planning and scheduling, and frequent design changes are the primary causes of defect-related waste. Additionally, the study identified 12 themes, noting that the quantification of the cost of quality and the association between defect, rework and waste have not been thoroughly analyzed. The study's implications are twofold: Theoretically, it contributes to the academic understanding of the link between construction defects and waste generation, laying a foundation for future research in this area. Practically, it underscores the need for improved industry practices, such as enhanced training for construction workers, more rigorous project planning, and stricter adherence to design and specifications, to mitigate defect-related waste and promote sustainable construction practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"21 2","pages":"233-244"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11844343/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143457787","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}