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{"title":"Crop plants transport irregularly shaped mineral particles from root to shoot: Tracking and quantifying","authors":"Jie Yang ,&nbsp;Lianzhen Li ,&nbsp;Chen Tu ,&nbsp;Ruijie Li ,&nbsp;Yongming Luo","doi":"10.1016/j.eehl.2024.05.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eehl.2024.05.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mineral particles, ubiquitous in soils, influence crop plant growth by carrying nutrients and pollutants. While the uptake of dissolved mineral nutrients is well-established, the direct incorporation of irregular mineral particles into plants remains unclear. This study investigated the uptake and transport of kaolin particles, representative of minerals, by wheat and lettuce seedlings using hydroponic and soil cultures. Covalent labeling and advanced microscopy revealed that kaolin enters root steles at lateral root emergence sites, followed by transport to shoots. Fluorescent dyes and lanthanum (La)-labeled kaolin particles demonstrated that wheat surpassed lettuce in kaolin uptake in hydroponics, but both plants showed similar levels of particles in the shoots. Translocation factors (TFs) for kaolin were significantly higher in soil (0.089 for wheat, 0.039 for lettuce) compared to hydroponics (0.001 for wheat, 0.003 for lettuce). These findings provide compelling evidence for the direct uptake and transport of kaolin particles in crop plants. This opens new avenues for research on the interactions between plant and mineral particles, including other colloidal particles, in terrestrial ecosystems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":29813,"journal":{"name":"Eco-Environment & Health","volume":"3 4","pages":"Pages 458-465"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141141160","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":"Exhalation metabolomics: A new force in revealing the impact of ozone pollution on respiratory health","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.eehl.2024.05.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eehl.2024.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29813,"journal":{"name":"Eco-Environment & Health","volume":"3 4","pages":"Pages 407-411"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141038350","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":"Atmospheric Hg(0) dry deposition over environmental surfaces: Insights from mercury isotope fractionation","authors":"Yanwei Liu ,&nbsp;Hongwei Liu ,&nbsp;Yingying Guo ,&nbsp;Dawei Lu ,&nbsp;Xingwang Hou ,&nbsp;Jianbo Shi ,&nbsp;Yongguang Yin ,&nbsp;Yong Cai ,&nbsp;Guibin Jiang","doi":"10.1016/j.eehl.2024.04.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eehl.2024.04.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Atmospheric Hg(0) dry deposition is a vital process that significantly affects the global distribution and cycling of Hg. However, significant knowledge gaps and challenges remain in understanding atmospheric Hg(0) deposition and its subsequent post-deposition processes. Hg isotope fractionation has emerged as the most powerful tool for evaluating the impact of atmospheric Hg(0) deposition and unraveling key processes associated with it. By focusing on Hg isotope fractionation processes, Hg isotopic compositions, and influencing factors, this review presents current knowledge, recent advances, and new insights into atmospheric Hg(0) deposition and post-deposition processes over vegetation, soil, snow, and water surfaces. This review also points out the knowledge gaps pertaining to atmospheric Hg(0) deposition and highlights the need for further investigation into the associated processes, mechanisms, isotope fractionation, and modeling. Further research into Hg isotope fractionation in atmospheric Hg(0) deposition and post-deposition processes will advance source and process tracing, paleoclimate reconstruction, and the modeling of Hg isotope distribution on regional and global scales.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":29813,"journal":{"name":"Eco-Environment & Health","volume":"3 4","pages":"Pages 543-555"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141029850","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":"Early-life exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: Analysis of levels, health risk and binding abilities to transport proteins","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.eehl.2024.04.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eehl.2024.04.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) can pass through the placenta and adversely affect fetal development. However, there is a lack of comparison of legacy and emerging PFAS levels among different biosamples in pregnant women and their offspring. This study, based on the Shanghai Maternal–Child Pairs Cohort, analyzed the concentrations of 16 PFAS in the maternal serum, cord serum, and breast milk samples from 1,076 mother-child pairs. The placental and breastfeeding transfer efficiencies of PFAS were determined in maternal-cord and maternal-milk pairs, respectively. The binding affinities of PFAS to five transporters were simulated using molecular docking. The results suggested that PFAS were frequently detected in different biosamples. The median concentration of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) was the highest at 8.85 ng/mL, followed by perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) at 7.13 ng/mL and 6:2 chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonate at 5.59 ng/mL in maternal serum. The median concentrations of PFOA were highest in cord serum (4.23 ng/mL) and breast milk (1.08 ng/mL). PFAS demonstrated higher placental than breastfeeding transfer efficiencies. The transfer efficiencies and the binding affinities of most PFAS to proteins exhibited alkyl chain length-dependent patterns. Furthermore, we comprehensively assessed the estimated daily intakes (EDIs) of PFAS in breastfeeding infants of different age groups and used the hazard quotient (HQ) to characterize the potential health risk. EDIs decreased with infant age, and PFOS had higher HQs than PFOA. These findings highlight the significance of considering PFAS exposure, transfer mechanism, and health risks resulting from breast milk intake in early life.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":29813,"journal":{"name":"Eco-Environment & Health","volume":"3 3","pages":"Pages 308-316"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772985024000358/pdfft?md5=f0aa07aef05eacc7d828f2dfe88eb298&pid=1-s2.0-S2772985024000358-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141046841","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":"Prenatal ozone exposure is associated with children overweight and obesity: Evidence from the Shanghai Maternal–Child Pairs Cohort","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.eehl.2024.04.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eehl.2024.04.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Prenatal ozone (O₃) exposure may disrupt normal offspring growth. However, epidemiological evidence that prenatal O₃ exposure affects the physical development of offspring early in life is far from adequate. A total of 4909 maternal–child pairs from the Shanghai Maternal–Child Pairs Cohort were included. A high-resolution random forest model was utilized to evaluate prenatal exposure levels of O₃ based on the home addresses of pregnant women. Group-based trajectory and mixed-effects models were used to assess associations between prenatal O₃ exposure and physical parameters. Each 10 μg/m³ increase in O₃ concentration was associated with 0.084, 0.048, and 0.082-unit increases in body mass index (BMI) for age Z score (BAZ), weight for age Z score (WAZ), and weight for length Z score (WLZ), respectively. Specifically, a 10 μg/m³ increase in O₃ concentration was linked to a 1.208-fold and 1.209-fold increase in the elevated-increasing group for the BAZ and WLZ trajectories, respectively. Moreover, each 10 μg/m³ increases in prenatal O₃ was associated with a 1.396-fold and 0.786-fold increase in the risk of BAZ- and length for age Z score (LAZ)-accelerated growth, respectively. Furthermore, a 10 μg/m³ increase in prenatal O₃ was linked to a 1.355-fold increase in the risk of overweight and obesity (OAO). Our study revealed that prenatal O₃ exposure is associated with accelerated BMI gain or decelerated body length gain in the early life of children. Prenatal O₃ may also increase the risk of OAO in children for the first two years.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":29813,"journal":{"name":"Eco-Environment & Health","volume":"3 4","pages":"Pages 436-444"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141033666","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":"Endogenous hormones matters in evaluation of endocrine disruptive effects mediated by nuclear receptors","authors":"Yanbin Zhao ,&nbsp;Karl Fent","doi":"10.1016/j.eehl.2024.04.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eehl.2024.04.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29813,"journal":{"name":"Eco-Environment & Health","volume":"3 3","pages":"Pages 257-259"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772985024000346/pdfft?md5=03cd846924bdd2915a83da17ec6421cb&pid=1-s2.0-S2772985024000346-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141950885","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 census tract-level assessment of social determinants of health, traffic exposure, and asthma exacerbations in New York State's Medicaid Population (2005–2015)","authors":"Temilayo Adeyeye ,&nbsp;Tabassum Zarina Insaf ,&nbsp;Catherine Adler ,&nbsp;Victoria Wagner ,&nbsp;Anisa Proj ,&nbsp;Susan McCauley","doi":"10.1016/j.eehl.2024.04.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eehl.2024.04.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study aims to evaluate the association between social determinants, environmental exposure metrics, and the risk of asthma emergency department (ED) visits in the New York State (NYS) Medicaid population using small-area analysis. Traffic densities for each census tract in NYS were calculated using the length of road segments within each tract and total area of the tract to produce a measure of average number of vehicles per square meter per day. Data on social determinants of health including internal and external environments and other demographic factors were obtained from various sources. Poisson regression analyses were conducted to identify significant factors associated with asthma ED visits in Medicaid claim and encounter data for years 2005–2015. High traffic density in NYS excluding New York City (NYC) correlated with increased risk of asthma ED visits (RR 1.69; 95% CI: 1.42, 2.00), mitigated by adjusting for environmental and social determinants (RR 1.00; 95% CI: 0.85, 1.19). Similar trends were observed in NYC only (RR 1.19; 95% CI: 1.00, 1.41), with the adjusted risk remaining elevated (RR 1.14; 95% CI: 0.98, 1.33) albeit not statistically significant. Living in census tracts with high concentrated disadvantage index, high proportions of minorities, and less green space predicted higher asthma ED visits. We mapped predicted rates and model residuals to identify areas of high risk. Our results support previous findings that environmental and social risk factors in poor and urban areas contribute to asthma exacerbations in the NYS Medicaid population, even if they may not necessarily contribute to its development.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":29813,"journal":{"name":"Eco-Environment & Health","volume":"3 3","pages":"Pages 300-307"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772985024000334/pdfft?md5=f9ba009260ea381bf7df2a14a2ec4d21&pid=1-s2.0-S2772985024000334-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142049223","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":"Synergistic PM2.5 and O3 control to address the emerging global PM2.5-O3 compound pollution challenges","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.eehl.2024.04.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eehl.2024.04.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In recent years, the issue of PM_2.5-O₃ compound pollution has become a significant global environmental concern. This study examines the spatial and temporal patterns of global PM_2.5-O₃ compound pollution and exposure risks, firstly at the global and urban scale, using spatial statistical regression, exposure risk assessment, and trend analyses based on the datasets of daily PM_2.5 and surface O₃ concentrations monitored in 120 cities around the world from 2019 to 2022. Additionally, on the basis of the common emission sources, spatial heterogeneity, interacting chemical mechanisms, and synergistic exposure risk levels between PM_2.5 and O₃ pollution, we proposed a synergistic PM_2.5-O₃ control framework for the joint control of PM_2.5 and O₃. The results indicated that: (1) Nearly 50% of cities worldwide were affected by PM_2.5-O₃ compound pollution, with China, South Korea, Japan, and India being the global hotspots for PM_2.5-O₃ compound pollution; (2) Cities with PM_2.5-O₃ compound pollution have exposure risk levels dominated by ST + ST (Stabilization) and ST + HR (High Risk). Exposure risk levels of compound pollution in developing countries are significantly higher than those in developed countries, with unequal exposure characteristics; (3) The selected cities showed significant positive spatial correlations between PM_2.5 and O₃ concentrations, which were consistent with the spatial distribution of the precursors NOx and VOCs; (4) During the study period, 52.5% of cities worldwide achieved synergistic reductions in annual average PM_2.5 and O₃ concentrations. The average PM_2.5 concentration in these cities decreased by 13.97%, while the average O₃ concentration decreased by 19.18%. This new solution offers the opportunity to construct intelligent and healthy cities in the upcoming low–carbon transition.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":29813,"journal":{"name":"Eco-Environment & Health","volume":"3 3","pages":"Pages 325-337"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772985024000322/pdfft?md5=4efe78f1a5938ba2d96ee91886e08683&pid=1-s2.0-S2772985024000322-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140762738","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":"The power of green: Harnessing phytoremediation to combat micro/nanoplastics","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.eehl.2024.04.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eehl.2024.04.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Plastic pollution and its potential risks have been raising public concerns as a global environmental issue. Global plastic waste may double by 2030, posing a significant challenge to the remediation of environmental plastics. In addition to finding alternative products and managing plastic emission sources, effective removal technologies are crucial to mitigate the negative impact of plastic pollution. However, current remediation strategies, including physical, chemical, and biological measures, are unable to compete with the surging amounts of plastics entering the environment. This perspective lays out recent advances to propel both research and action. In this process, phytoaccumulation, phytostabilization, and phytofiltration can be applied to reduce the concentration of nanoplastics and submicron plastics in terrestrial, aquatic, and atmospheric environments, as well as to prevent the transport of microplastics from sources to sinks. Meanwhile, advocating for a more promising future still requires significant efforts in screening hyperaccumulators, coupling multiple measures, and recycling stabilized plastics from plants. Phytoremediation can be an excellent strategy to alleviate global micro/nanoplastic pollution because of the cost-effectiveness and environmental sustainability of green technologies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":29813,"journal":{"name":"Eco-Environment & Health","volume":"3 3","pages":"Pages 260-265"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772985024000292/pdfft?md5=623333be87318d01c0e0b46a81e2d5e2&pid=1-s2.0-S2772985024000292-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140795779","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":"Terrestrial invertebrate hosts of human pathogens in urban ecosystems","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.eehl.2024.04.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eehl.2024.04.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Terrestrial invertebrates in urban ecosystems are extremely species-rich, have many important roles in material flow and energy circulation, and are host to many human pathogens that pose threats to human health. These invertebrates are widely distributed in urban areas, including both out- and in-door environments. Consequently, humans are frequently in contact with them, which provides many opportunities for them to pose human health risks. However, comprehensive knowledge on human pathogen transfer via invertebrates is lacking, with research to date primarily focused on dipterans (e.g., mosquitoes, flies). Here, we take a broad taxonomic approach and review terrestrial invertebrate hosts (incl. mosquitoes, flies, termites, cockroaches, mites, ticks, earthworms, collembola, fleas, snails, and beetles) of human pathogens, with a focus on transmission pathways. We also discuss how urbanization and global warming are likely to influence the communities of invertebrate hosts and have flow-on risks to human health. Finally, we identify current research gaps and provide perspectives on future directions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":29813,"journal":{"name":"Eco-Environment & Health","volume":"3 3","pages":"Pages 369-380"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772985024000310/pdfft?md5=94003d41da9d9ef9ad59cd8d0253d15d&pid=1-s2.0-S2772985024000310-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140779358","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}