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{"title":"Prenatal metal mixture exposure and birth weight: A two-stage analysis in two prospective cohort studies","authors":"Jie Hu ,&nbsp;George D. Papandonatos ,&nbsp;Tongzhang Zheng ,&nbsp;Joseph M. Braun ,&nbsp;Bin Zhang ,&nbsp;Wenyu Liu ,&nbsp;Chuansha Wu ,&nbsp;Aifen Zhou ,&nbsp;Simin Liu ,&nbsp;Stephen L. Buka ,&nbsp;Kunchong Shi ,&nbsp;Wei Xia ,&nbsp;Shunqing Xu ,&nbsp;Yuanyuan Li","doi":"10.1016/j.eehl.2022.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eehl.2022.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The understanding of the impact of prenatal exposure to metal mixtures on birth weight is limited. We aimed to identify metal mixture components associated with birth weight and to determine additional pairwise interactions between metals showing such associations. Concentrations of 18 metals were measured using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry in urine samples collected in the 3rd trimester from a prenatal cohort (discovery; n = 1849) and the Healthy Baby Cohort (replication; n = 7255) in Wuhan, China. In the discovery set, we used two penalized regression models, i.e., elastic net regression for main effects and a lasso for hierarchical interactions, to identify important mixture components associated with birth weight, which were then replicated. We observed that 8 of the 18 measured metals were retained by elastic net regression, with five metals (vanadium, manganese, iron, cesium, and barium) showing negative associations with Z-scores for birth weight and three metals (cobalt, zinc, and strontium) showing positive associations. In replication set, associations remained significant for vanadium (<em>β</em> = −0.035; 95% confidence interval [CI], −0.059 to −0.010), cobalt (<em>β</em> = 0.073; 95% CI, 0.049 to 0.097), and zinc (<em>β</em> = 0.040; 95% CI, 0.016 to 0.065) after Bonferroni correction. We additionally identified and replicated a single pairwise interaction between iron and copper exposure on birth weight (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.001). Using a two-stage analysis, we identified and replicated individual metals and additional pairwise interactions-associated birth weight. The approach could be used in other studies estimating the effect of complex mixtures on human health.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":29813,"journal":{"name":"Eco-Environment & Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772985022000291/pdfft?md5=1ca38a9d565fad0cbe199fda436e9b30&pid=1-s2.0-S2772985022000291-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124559359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Indoor microbiome and allergic diseases: From theoretical advances to prevention strategies","authors":"Xi Fu ,&nbsp;Zheyuan Ou ,&nbsp;Yu Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.eehl.2022.09.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eehl.2022.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The prevalence of allergic diseases, such as asthma, rhinitis, eczema, and sick building syndrome (SBS), has increased drastically in the past few decades. Current medications can only relieve the symptoms but not cure these diseases whose development is suggested to be greatly impacted by the indoor microbiome. However, no study comprehensively summarizes the progress and general rules in the field, impeding subsequent translational application. To close knowledge gaps between theoretical research and practical application, we conducted a comprehensive literature review to summarize the epidemiological, environmental, and molecular evidence of indoor microbiome studies. Epidemiological evidence shows that the potential protective indoor microorganisms for asthma are mainly from the phyla Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria, and the risk microorganisms are mainly from Bacilli, Clostridia, and Bacteroidia. Due to extremely high microbial diversity and geographic variation, different health-associated species/genera are detected in different regions. Compared with indoor microbial composition, indoor metabolites show more consistent associations with health, including microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs), lipopolysaccharides (LPS), indole derivatives, and flavonoids. Therefore, indoor metabolites could be a better indicator than indoor microbial taxa for environmental assessments and health outcome prediction. The interaction between the indoor microbiome and environmental characteristics (surrounding greenness, relative humidity, building confinement, and CO₂ concentration) and immunology effects of indoor microorganisms (inflammatory cytokines and pattern recognition receptors) are briefly reviewed to provide new insights for disease prevention and treatment. Widely used tools in indoor microbiome studies are introduced to facilitate standard practice and the precise identification of health-related targets.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":29813,"journal":{"name":"Eco-Environment & Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277298502200031X/pdfft?md5=e668e5e80ab30724a18f0760ae0f91a1&pid=1-s2.0-S277298502200031X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92265204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Periphytic biofilms-mediated microbial interactions and their impact on the nitrogen cycle in rice paddies","authors":"Zhihao Chen ,&nbsp;Jan Dolfing ,&nbsp;Shunyao Zhuang ,&nbsp;Yonghong Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.eehl.2022.09.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eehl.2022.09.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Rice paddies are unique waterlogged wetlands artificially constructed for agricultural production. Periphytic biofilms (PBs) at the soil–water interface play an important role in rice paddies characterized by high nutrient input but low utilization efficiency. PBs are composed of microbial aggregates, including a wide variety of microorganisms (algae, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and metazoa), extracellular polymeric substances and minerals (iron, aluminum, and calcium), which form an integrated food web and energy flux within a relatively stable micro-ecosystem. PBs are crucial to regulate and streamline the nitrogen cycle by neutralizing nitrogen losses and improving rice production since PBs can serve as both a sink by capturing surplus nitrogen and a source by slowly re-releasing this nitrogen for reutilization. Here the ecological advantages of PBs in regulating the nitrogen cycle in rice paddies are illustrated. We summarize the key functional importance of PBs, including the intricate and delicate community structure, microbial interactions among individual phylotypes, a wide diversity of self-produced organics, the active adaptation of PBs to constantly changing environments, and the intricate mechanisms by which PBs regulate the nitrogen cycle. We also identify the future challenges of microbial interspecific cooperation in PBs and their quantitative contributions to agricultural sustainability, optimizing nitrogen utilization and crop yields in rice paddies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":29813,"journal":{"name":"Eco-Environment & Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772985022000333/pdfft?md5=560eb4238310c2da09996e8ac1c161fb&pid=1-s2.0-S2772985022000333-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129331788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ban fluorinated organic substances to spark green alternatives","authors":"Christian Sonne ,&nbsp;Changlei Xia ,&nbsp;Su Shiung Lam","doi":"10.1016/j.eehl.2022.07.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eehl.2022.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29813,"journal":{"name":"Eco-Environment & Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772985022000175/pdfft?md5=e38f869311a8ed710af0f1b3f18e5d54&pid=1-s2.0-S2772985022000175-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116562183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A narrative review on the role of temperature and humidity in COVID-19: Transmission, persistence, and epidemiological evidence","authors":"Yuan Wei ,&nbsp;Zhaomin Dong ,&nbsp;Wenhong Fan ,&nbsp;Kaiqiang Xu ,&nbsp;Song Tang ,&nbsp;Ying Wang ,&nbsp;Fengchang Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.eehl.2022.04.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eehl.2022.04.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Since December 2019, the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has become a global pandemic. Understanding the role of environmental conditions is important in impeding the spread of COVID-19. Given that airborne spread and contact transmission are considered the main pathways for the spread of COVID-19, this narrative review first summarized the role of temperature and humidity in the airborne trajectory of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Meanwhile, we reviewed the persistence of the virus in aerosols and on inert surfaces and summarized how the persistence of SARS-CoV-2 is affected by temperature and humidity. We also examined the existing epidemiological evidence and addressed the limitations of these epidemiological studies. Although uncertainty remains, more evidence may support the idea that high temperature is slightly and negatively associated with COVID-19 growth, while the conclusion for humidity is still conflicting. Nonetheless, the spread of COVID-19 appears to have been controlled primarily by government interventions rather than environmental factors.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":29813,"journal":{"name":"Eco-Environment & Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772985022000096/pdfft?md5=449f1b4be028ac421a9b54843c37a38a&pid=1-s2.0-S2772985022000096-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41724309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A review of the application of machine learning in water quality evaluation","authors":"Mengyuan Zhu,&nbsp;Jiawei Wang,&nbsp;Xiao Yang,&nbsp;Yu Zhang,&nbsp;Linyu Zhang,&nbsp;Hongqiang Ren,&nbsp;Bing Wu,&nbsp;Lin Ye","doi":"10.1016/j.eehl.2022.06.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eehl.2022.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>With the rapid increase in the volume of data on the aquatic environment, machine learning has become an important tool for data analysis, classification, and prediction. Unlike traditional models used in water-related research, data-driven models based on machine learning can efficiently solve more complex nonlinear problems. In water environment research, models and conclusions derived from machine learning have been applied to the construction, monitoring, simulation, evaluation, and optimization of various water treatment and management systems. Additionally, machine learning can provide solutions for water pollution control, water quality improvement, and watershed ecosystem security management. In this review, we describe the cases in which machine learning algorithms have been applied to evaluate the water quality in different water environments, such as surface water, groundwater, drinking water, sewage, and seawater. Furthermore, we propose possible future applications of machine learning approaches to water environments.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":29813,"journal":{"name":"Eco-Environment & Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772985022000163/pdfft?md5=00049226b8e6baf7f6825a2e9723192a&pid=1-s2.0-S2772985022000163-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92081475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Redevelopment of urban brownfield sites in China: Motivation, history, policies and improved management","authors":"Yiming Sun ,&nbsp;Hong Li ,&nbsp;Shuo Lei ,&nbsp;Kirk T. Semple ,&nbsp;Frederic Coulon ,&nbsp;Qing Hu ,&nbsp;Jingyang Gao ,&nbsp;Guanlin Guo ,&nbsp;Qingbao Gu ,&nbsp;Kevin C. Jones","doi":"10.1016/j.eehl.2022.04.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eehl.2022.04.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Rapid urbanisation in China has resulted in an increased demand for land in towns and cities. To upgrade and modernise, China has also moved many major industries from urban centres to less populated areas. With the high economic value of urban land, the transformation and utilisation of brownfield areas have become important economically and socially. The Chinese government has recognised the need for strong frameworks to safeguard soil and groundwater quality, with brownfield sites a key category for management. Strong scientific, regulatory and decision-making frameworks are needed and being adopted to ensure practical, careful and wise use of central and localised government resources, to manage the reuse and regeneration of these brownfield sites. This paper reviews the context, policies and management procedures of developing brownfield sites in countries with a history of brownfield management and discusses China’s current situation and priorities for brownfield governance and redevelopment. These include (1) clarification of brownfield site soil contamination risk control standards and risk assessment procedures, (2) the responsibilities of different national and local agencies, (3) the establishment of a national expert committee to advise on best practices, policy and process, (4) the use of registered brownfield databases at national, provincial, municipal and county levels, and (5) the set up of soil pollution prevention fund at the provincial level.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":29813,"journal":{"name":"Eco-Environment & Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772985022000084/pdfft?md5=ec4d7a8db02630a8e95f634132c411b9&pid=1-s2.0-S2772985022000084-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133047589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Global climate change and human health: Pathways and possible solutions","authors":"Qi Zhao ,&nbsp;Pei Yu ,&nbsp;Rahini Mahendran ,&nbsp;Wenzhong Huang ,&nbsp;Yuan Gao ,&nbsp;Zhengyu Yang ,&nbsp;Tingting Ye ,&nbsp;Bo Wen ,&nbsp;Yao Wu ,&nbsp;Shanshan Li ,&nbsp;Yuming Guo","doi":"10.1016/j.eehl.2022.04.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eehl.2022.04.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Global warming has been changing the planet’s climate pattern, leading to increasing frequency, intensity and duration of extreme weather events and natural disasters. These climate-changing events affect various health outcomes adversely through complicated pathways. This paper reviews the main signs of climate change so far, e.g., suboptimal ambient temperature, sea-level rise and other conditions, and depicts the interactive pathways between different climate-changing events such as suboptimal temperature, wildfires, and floods with a broad range of health outcomes. Meanwhile, the modifying effect of socioeconomic, demographic and environmental factors on the pathways is summarised, such that the youth, elderly, females, poor and those living in coastal regions are particularly susceptible to climate change. Although Earth as a whole is expected to suffer from climate change, this review article discusses some potential benefits for certain regions, e.g., a more liveable environment and sufficient food supply. Finally, we summarise certain mitigation and adaptation strategies against climate change and how these strategies may benefit human health in other ways. This review article provides a comprehensive and concise introduction of the pathways between climate change and human health and possible solutions, which may map directions for future research.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":29813,"journal":{"name":"Eco-Environment & Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772985022000072/pdfft?md5=66355ea375cadb0248eb0ead2ff9132a&pid=1-s2.0-S2772985022000072-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127588705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Recent advances in waste-derived functional materials for wastewater remediation","authors":"Zhijie Chen ,&nbsp;Wei Wei ,&nbsp;Hong Chen ,&nbsp;Bing-Jie Ni","doi":"10.1016/j.eehl.2022.05.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eehl.2022.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Water pollution is a major concern for public health and a sustainable future. It is urgent to purify wastewater with effective methods to ensure a clean water supply. Most wastewater remediation techniques rely heavily on functional materials, and cost-effective materials are thus highly favorable. Of great environmental and economic significance, developing waste-derived materials for wastewater remediation has undergone explosive growth recently. Herein, the applications of waste (e.g., biowastes, electronic wastes, and industrial wastes)-derived materials for wastewater purification are comprehensively reviewed. Sophisticated strategies for turning wastes into functional materials are firstly summarized, including pyrolysis and combustion, hydrothermal synthesis, sol–gel method, co-precipitation, and ball milling. Moreover, critical experimental parameters within different design strategies are discussed. Afterward, recent applications of waste-derived functional materials in adsorption, photocatalytic degradation, electrochemical treatment, and advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are analyzed. We mainly focus on the development of efficient functional materials via regulating the internal and external characteristics of waste-derived materials, and the material’s property-performance correlation is also emphasized. Finally, the key future perspectives in the field of waste-derived materials-driven water remediation are highlighted.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":29813,"journal":{"name":"Eco-Environment & Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277298502200014X/pdfft?md5=38a471c2130c019bc87dab7d232b3fb3&pid=1-s2.0-S277298502200014X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92081474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Next generation per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances: Status and trends, aquatic toxicity, and risk assessment","authors":"Hannah Mahoney ,&nbsp;Yuwei Xie ,&nbsp;Markus Brinkmann ,&nbsp;John P. Giesy","doi":"10.1016/j.eehl.2022.05.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eehl.2022.05.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Widespread application of poly- and per-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has resulted in some substances being ubiquitous in environmental matrices. That and their resistance to degradation have allowed them to accumulate in wildlife and humans with potential for toxic effects. While specific substances of concern have been phased-out or banned, other PFAS that are emerging as alternative substances are still produced and are being released into the environment. This review focuses on describing three emerging, replacement PFAS: perfluoroethylcyclohexane sulphonate (PFECHS), 6:2 chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonate (6:2 Cl-PFAES), and hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA). By summarizing their physicochemical properties, environmental fate and transport, and toxic potencies in comparison to other PFAS compounds, this review offers insight into the viabilities of these chemicals as replacement substances. Using the chemical scoring and ranking assessment model, the relative hazards, uncertainties, and data gaps for each chemical were quantified and related to perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) based on their chemical and uncertainty scores. The substances were ranked PFOS &gt; 6:2 Cl-PFAES &gt; PFOA &gt; HFPO-DA &gt; PFECHS according to their potential toxicity and PFECHS &gt; HFPO-DA &gt; 6:2 Cl-PFAES &gt; PFOS &gt; PFOA according to their need for future research. Since future uses of PFAS remain uncertain in the face of governmental regulations and production bans, replacement PFAS will continue to emerge on the world market and in the environment, raising concerns about their general lack of information on mechanisms and toxic potencies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":29813,"journal":{"name":"Eco-Environment & Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772985022000151/pdfft?md5=23ebf7df759259e0db145426a04d961c&pid=1-s2.0-S2772985022000151-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123286812","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}