Haofan Xu , Hailong Wang , Peter Croot , Juan Liu , Yunfan Li , Jingzi Beiyuan , Cheng Li , Bhupinder Pal Singh , Shaowen Xie , Hongyi Zhou , Chaosheng Zhang
{"title":"Investigation of spatially varying relationships between cadmium accumulation and potential controlling factors in the topsoil of island of Ireland based on spatial machine learning approaches","authors":"Haofan Xu , Hailong Wang , Peter Croot , Juan Liu , Yunfan Li , Jingzi Beiyuan , Cheng Li , Bhupinder Pal Singh , Shaowen Xie , Hongyi Zhou , Chaosheng Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.121466","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.121466","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Cadmium (Cd) contamination in soils is a pressing environmental issue due to its toxicity and persistence. Given the diverse geological formations and intensive agricultural activities in Ireland, understanding the distribution and sources of soil Cd is particularly important.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This study used multiple GIS-based and spatial machine learning (SML) techniques to investigate the spatial distribution and controlling factors of Cd in 16,783 topsoil samples across the island of Ireland. Three analytical methods were applied: hot spot analysis to detect clusters of high and low Cd concentrations, Geographically Weighted Pearson Correlation Coefficients (GWPCC) to explore how Cd relationships with other soil properties vary across space, and Random Forest (RF) to rank the contributing factors in Cd accumulation.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Hot spot analysis revealed strong spatial overlap between Cd concentrations and key geochemical variables including CIA, Fe, P, pH, SOC, and Zn. GWPCC further highlighted their spatially varying relationships, with significantly strong positive correlations between Cd and pH, Zn, and P in the central midlands. The local correlation coefficients obtained from the GWPCC ranged from negative to the highest values of 0.80, 0.92 and 0.86, respectively, which were significantly higher than the results of traditional Pearson correlation coefficients. These patterns were associated with impure limestones, Zn mineralization, and phosphate fertilizer inputs. Furthermore, the RF model ranked Zn (39.4 %) and P (17.6 %) as the most influential factors, with their importance increasing in limestone-dominated areas (50.9 % and 27.4 %), which emphasized the external contributions from local Zn mineralization and phosphate fertilizers in addition to natural accumulation.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This study demonstrated the effectiveness of integrating SML techniques with geochemical analysis for identifying Cd sources in the topsoil of Ireland, highlighting the roles of lithology and agricultural activities in Cd accumulation. The results provided valuable insights for contamination management and environmental policy development in Ireland and elsewhere.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":312,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research","volume":"275 ","pages":"Article 121466"},"PeriodicalIF":7.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143680750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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":"Transport of cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes in residence due to the use of personal care products","authors":"Ruixiu Jiang , Rui Zhang , Haimei Wang , Jianyin Xiong","doi":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.121457","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.121457","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Emissions of cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes (cVMS) due to the use of personal care products pose adverse effect on indoor air quality. We make the first attempt to explore the emission characteristics of decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5, the most abundant cVMS) in an occupied residence via modelling and experimental approaches. A mass transfer model for characterizing the emissions of D5 from human skin lipids is developed, which incorporates the adsorption/desorption effect of D5 onto indoor surfaces that was ignored previously. A long-term field campaign in residence was conducted to examine the D5 emission behaviors, showing a number of concentration peaks after using personal care products. Special enhanced-ventilation and emission experiments were designed to determine the mass transfer parameters in the model via a hybrid optimization method, which were then used to predict D5 concentrations in some other test days. Good agreement between model predictions and observations demonstrates the effectiveness of the model and measured parameters. Feature importance analysis on indoor D5 transport is further performed, indicating that air exchange rate is the most important factor compared with temperature and relative humidity. This study comprehensively uncovers the transport dynamics of D5 in realistic indoor settings, which is helpful for human-related source characterization and control.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":312,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research","volume":"275 ","pages":"Article 121457"},"PeriodicalIF":7.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143690749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
Jingwei Chen , Hua Wang , Yanqing Deng , Xiaomao Wu , Dongfang Liang , Yichuan Zeng , Haosen Xu
{"title":"How hydrodynamic conditions dominate the microplastic footprint in the largest freshwater lake in China","authors":"Jingwei Chen , Hua Wang , Yanqing Deng , Xiaomao Wu , Dongfang Liang , Yichuan Zeng , Haosen Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.121456","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.121456","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding the migration and diffusion process of microplastics (MPs) in lakes is of great significance to the cumulative assessment of controlling land-based MP pollution. The MPs in the surface water of Poyang Lake were identified to be mainly composed of three representative particles (>91 %): polyethylene (PE) fiber, polypropylene (PP) fragment and PE film, and this study explored the migration process of different types of MPs in three flow regimes. The results show that MP particles migrate northward under the gravity flow and jacking flow. The average time required for MPs to reach the northern lakes in jacking flow was 21.29 % shorter than that in gravity flow. Instead, MPs undergo reverse movement driven by back flow. The difference in migration rates due to MPs physical properties can reach up to 36 % in the same flow regime. The average concentration of PE fiber in the lake area is 30.61 % and 68.68 % higher than both, PP fragment and PE film. In addition, the accumulation hotspots of MPs under three flow regimes were investigated, and MP monitoring in the corresponding areas based on the flow regime can effectively reduce the ecological risk. In terms of ecological risk, the PLI reached Level IV in hotspot areas, indicating severe ecological risk. If considering that the MP type of Poyang Lake is dominated by PE and PP, only the PSL of the Hukou area reaches level II. This study provides reference and warning for tracking the paths and risks of land-based MPs entering freshwater lakes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":312,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research","volume":"275 ","pages":"Article 121456"},"PeriodicalIF":7.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143690668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
Wei Xia , Tian-Xin Zhang , Xue Li , Yanpeng Gao , Richard W. Jordan , Hong Su , Shi-Jun Jiang , Yang-Guang Gu
{"title":"Nutrients and metal(loid)s in surface sediments of the Chishui River: A DGT-based assessment of the last natural tributary of the upper Yangtze River (China)","authors":"Wei Xia , Tian-Xin Zhang , Xue Li , Yanpeng Gao , Richard W. Jordan , Hong Su , Shi-Jun Jiang , Yang-Guang Gu","doi":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.121455","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.121455","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the distribution and probabilistic ecotoxicological risk assessment of nutrients and metal(loid)s in the Chishui River, the last natural tributary of the upper Yangtze River, which plays a crucial role in maintaining regional biodiversity and water quality. Understanding the impact of contaminants in this ecologically significant river is essential for effective environmental management. Sediment samples were analyzed using diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) to measure labile concentrations of nutrients and metal(loid)s, revealing significant spatial variability. Concentrations of PO<sub>4</sub>-P, NH<sub>4</sub>-N, NO<sub>3</sub>-N, and metal(loid)s such as Mn, Fe, Cu, and Zn varied notably across sampling sites. Risk quotient (RQ) analysis identified Mn as posing the highest ecological risk, followed by Cu and Fe. A combined probabilistic risk assessment using the SPI (Species Sensitivity Distribution–Probabilistic Risk Assessment–Inclusion-Exclusion Principle) model indicated a 32.46 % probability of toxic effects from nutrient and metal(loid) mixtures on aquatic organisms. This study underscores the effectiveness of DGT technology in assessing bioavailable contaminants and highlights the need for targeted risk management strategies to mitigate ecological impacts in the Chishui River.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":312,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research","volume":"275 ","pages":"Article 121455"},"PeriodicalIF":7.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143690712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
Ye Li, Bai-Hang Zhao, Chun Wang, Bao-Yu Zhang, Jia-Hang Liu
{"title":"Performance and mechanism of CuFe2O4/2D-V to activate persulfate for levofloxacin removal","authors":"Ye Li, Bai-Hang Zhao, Chun Wang, Bao-Yu Zhang, Jia-Hang Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.121426","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.121426","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Supported catalysts have gradually become a research hotspot in the field of removing antibiotics from wastewater. In this study, CuFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@2D-V composite catalyst was prepared by basic hydrothermal synthesis. Two-dimensional expanded vermiculite (2D-V) was prepared by high temperature and ultrasonic stripping to provide a loading platform for CuFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> metal ions. The characterization of CuFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@2D-V was analysis by SEM, XRD and EDS. Then, levofloxacin (LVX) was chosen as representative to investigate the catalytic performance of CuFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@2D-V by persulfate (PMS) activation. The optimal preparation conditions of CuFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@2D-V and operating parameters of activating PMS to remove LVX were also studied. The result showed that under the condition of CuFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> loading 50 %, initial pH 9.2, LVX concentration 10 mg/L, catalyst concentration 0.5 g/L and PMS concentration of 0.3 mM, the removal efficiency and reaction rate of LVX could reach 89 % and 0.071 min<sup>−1</sup>, respectively. Meanwhile, the catalyst had a good stability and high reusability. Based on the analysis of intermediate products by LC-MS, three possible degradation pathways were proposed. Quenching experiments found that non-radical <span><math><mrow><mmultiscripts><msub><mi>O</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><mprescripts></mprescripts><none></none><mn>1</mn></mmultiscripts></mrow></math></span> dominated LVX degradation process. Also, the redox reaction between Cu (I)/Cu (II) and Fe (II)/Fe (III) played an important role in LVX removal process. This work might fill the gap in the application of vermiculite as a two-dimensional carrier, and provide further understanding for antibiotic wastewater treatment by metal based two-dimensional composite materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":312,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research","volume":"275 ","pages":"Article 121426"},"PeriodicalIF":7.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143688020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
Yuang Cao , Xiaoyu Xu , Suli Zhi , Khinkhin Phyu , Han Wang , Jiahua Liu , Chein-Chi Chang , Keqiang Zhang
{"title":"Microalgal-bacterial system responses to nitrogen forms in dairy farm wastewater: Focusing on the phycosphere and nitrogen transformation","authors":"Yuang Cao , Xiaoyu Xu , Suli Zhi , Khinkhin Phyu , Han Wang , Jiahua Liu , Chein-Chi Chang , Keqiang Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.121451","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.121451","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As an environmentally friendly medium, microalgae are often used in wastewater treatment. However, few studies have examined the effects of different nitrogen forms on microalgae and bacteria, particularly regarding material and gene transfer and nitrogen metabolic pathways in phycosphere and various extracellular polymeric substance layers. To address this research gap, <em>Chlorella vulgaris</em> was used to treat the dairy farm wastewater with different nitrogen additives. The results showed that the dry weight and chlorophyll <em>a</em> production were lowest at high ammonia nitrogen concentrations (0.460 g/L and 0.883 mg/L, respectively). The ability of microalgae to remove total phosphorus and ammonia nitrogen was significantly enhanced at appropriate nitrogen concentrations. There were clear differences in community abundance between phycosphere and different extracellular polymeric substance layers bacteria. Nitrate nitrogen promoted electron transfer in photosynthesis, while organic nitrogen facilitated the synthesis of siderophores. In high-ammonia nitrogen wastewater, ammonia nitrogen conversion primarily occurred through the action of nitrifying bacteria, whereas denitrification promoted nitrate nitrogen conversion. There is an interaction between nitrogen forms and microalgal-bacterial system. The study provided critical insights for microalgae treatment of dairy farm wastewater, contributing to environmental friendly and resource recycling wastewater management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":312,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research","volume":"276 ","pages":"Article 121451"},"PeriodicalIF":7.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143690692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
Furong Li , Tao Zhu , Jun Yang, Bo Yuan, Xueli Zhang, Qiuge Ju, Chen Li, Meidan Wang, Xinyue Zhang
{"title":"Biodegradable porous adsorbent for efficient formaldehyde removal from indoor air","authors":"Furong Li , Tao Zhu , Jun Yang, Bo Yuan, Xueli Zhang, Qiuge Ju, Chen Li, Meidan Wang, Xinyue Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.121453","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.121453","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Prolonged formaldehyde exposure in indoor environments poses significant health risks. This study presents a biodegradable, cost-effective porous adsorbent engineered for efficient formaldehyde removal from indoor air. Comprising alginate, carboxymethyl cellulose, and attapulgite, the composite adsorbent leverages alginate and carboxymethyl cellulose to establish a stable porous framework, while attapulgite optimizes pore architecture. Polyethyleneimine was incorporated to introduce amino functional groups, thereby enhancing adsorption performance. At a polyethyleneimine concentration of 7 wt%, the adsorbent achieved a formaldehyde adsorption capacity of 2.31 mg/g, with a distribution coefficient quadrupling that of activated carbon at only 30 % of its cost. Adsorption kinetics conformed to a pseudo-second-order model, and isotherm analysis aligned with the Sips model, suggesting chemisorption as the predominant mechanism, complemented by physisorption. Moreover, the adsorbent demonstrated outstanding reusability and biodegradability, retaining 94.29 % of its initial capacity after four regeneration cycles and exhibiting a decomposition rate of 49 % after 30 days. This study provides a sustainable, high-performance solution for indoor formaldehyde removal with strong potential for practical applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":312,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research","volume":"275 ","pages":"Article 121453"},"PeriodicalIF":7.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143680682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
Ning Wang , Zhongke Qu , Jin Li , Yang Zhang , Huanyuan Wang , Hui Xi , Zhaolin Gu
{"title":"Spatial-temporal patterns and influencing factors of carbon emissions in different regions of China","authors":"Ning Wang , Zhongke Qu , Jin Li , Yang Zhang , Huanyuan Wang , Hui Xi , Zhaolin Gu","doi":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.121447","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.121447","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>China, as a vast nation, exhibits significant regional disparities in total carbon emissions (CEs). In order to promote the rational implementation of CEs reduction strategies, this study used the Dagum Gini coefficient method, exploratory spatial data analysis, kernel density estimation, traditional and spatial Markov chains, and the GTWR-STIRPAT model to investigate the spatial-temporal patterns and quantify influencing factors of CEs in various regions of China from 2005 to 2019. The results show that China's total CEs presented a clear upward trend from 2005 to 2019, and generally the regional characteristics of Eastern > Western > Central > Northeast; The Gini coefficient of China's overall CEs is still high, the difference is gradually expanding, and the CEs show positive spatial autocorrelation, with the eastern and central regions dominated by “High-High” cluster and the western region dominated by “Low-Low” cluster; The status of CEs from neighboring provinces has a strong effect on that from local provinces; Influencing factors of CEs indicate significant spatial-temporal variations. This study is based on the spatial differences, dynamic evolution characteristics and influencing factors of CEs in each region of China to formulate targeted CEs reduction measures, thereby complementing and enhancing extant policy frameworks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":312,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research","volume":"276 ","pages":"Article 121447"},"PeriodicalIF":7.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143690716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
Anny H. Xiang , Jane C. Lin , Ting Chow , Xin Yu , Mayra P. Martinez , Zhanghua Chen , Sandrah P. Eckel , Joel Schwartz , Frederick W. Lurmann , Michael J. Kleeman , Rob McConnell , Md. Mostafijur Rahman
{"title":"Discordant sibling analysis of autism risk associated with prenatal exposure to tailpipe and non-tailpipe particulate matter pollution","authors":"Anny H. Xiang , Jane C. Lin , Ting Chow , Xin Yu , Mayra P. Martinez , Zhanghua Chen , Sandrah P. Eckel , Joel Schwartz , Frederick W. Lurmann , Michael J. Kleeman , Rob McConnell , Md. Mostafijur Rahman","doi":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.121449","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.121449","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>We previously assessed associations of prenatal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>) tracers reflecting tailpipe (elemental carbon [EC] and organic carbon [OC]) and non-tailpipe emissions (copper [Cu], iron [Fe] and manganese [Mn]) with risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a large pregnancy cohort. To address genetic and family environment confounding, we conducted an ASD-discordant sibling study.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Data included 4024 children (1837 with and 2187 siblings without ASD) born to 1801 unique mothers who had at least one child diagnosed with ASD by age 5, and one child without ASD. Prenatal exposures to total PM<sub>2.5</sub>, trace elements Cu, Fe, Mn, EC, and OC and dispersion-modeled near-roadway-air-pollution (NRAP) from freeway and non-freeway source were obtained using maternal addresses during pregnancy. Conditional logistic regression was used to assess ASD risk associated with exposures adjusting for covariates. Results were reported as odds ratio (OR, 95 % CI) per inter-quartile increment of each exposure.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>In single-pollutant models, child ASD risk (OR; 95 % CI) was associated with gestational exposures to non-tailpipe source Cu (1.17; 1.03–1.33), Fe (1.26; 1.07–1.48), Mn (1.29; 1.11–1.50); but not likewise associated with tailpipe source EC (1.10; 0.92–1.32) and OC (1.10; 0.91–1.32). Total PM<sub>2.5</sub> and non-freeway NRAP were both associated with ASD risk. Adjusting for total PM<sub>2.5</sub> or NRAP attenuated the ASD associations with Cu, Fe, and Mn but they remained largely statistically significant. By trimester analysis showed the associations with Cu, Fe, and Mn were significant in the first two trimesters.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This ASD-discordant sibling study confirmed previously reported ASD risk associated with prenatal exposure to PM<sub>2.5</sub>, NRAP and non-tailpipe particulate trace-element Cu, Fe, and Mn, particularly in the first two trimesters, thus, increasing evidence of causality.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":312,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research","volume":"275 ","pages":"Article 121449"},"PeriodicalIF":7.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143690593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}