S. Asha , C. Hentry , M.R. Bindhu , Amal M. Al-Mohaimeed , Mohamed Ragab AbdelGawwad , Mohamed S. Elshikh
{"title":"Retraction notice to “Improved photocatalytic activity for degradation of textile dyeing waste water and thiazine dyes using PbWO4 nanoparticles synthesized by co-precipitation method” [Environ. Res. Volume 200, September 2021, 111721]","authors":"S. Asha , C. Hentry , M.R. Bindhu , Amal M. Al-Mohaimeed , Mohamed Ragab AbdelGawwad , Mohamed S. Elshikh","doi":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.122953","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.122953","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":312,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research","volume":"286 ","pages":"Article 122953"},"PeriodicalIF":7.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145205175","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}
{"title":"From activation to stability: Deterministic selection and adaptive mechanisms reshape microbial community for efficient volatile fatty acids production in batch-to-continuous sludge fermentation","authors":"Liwei Wang, Fanyun Meng, Xupeng Li, Nan Wang, Hui Chen, Jiuxiao Hao","doi":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.122980","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.122980","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Anaerobic fermentation is widely regarded as a sustainable technique for treating waste activated sludge (WAS). In practical application, the batch-to-continuous operational strategy is advantageous to maximize volatile fatty acids (VFAs) production. However, it remains unclear how this strategy impacts microbial metabolic activity and succession process. In this study, a WAS fermentation system was constructed under batch mode for 12 days, followed by long-term semi-continuous operation with a short sludge retention time (SRT) of 4 days. Results showed that after the mode changed to semi-continuous, the reactor gradually gained good VFAs-producing performances, stabilized at an acidification ratio of 70 %. The ecological network structure of semi-continuous stage became more stable, characterized by higher modularity and lower betweenness centralization. Although the batch stage provided sufficient substrates, the metabolic activity of fermentative microbes was initially inhibited by the shift in fermentation mode and restored via adaptive mechanisms (two-component system and quorum sensing). The null model analysis revealed that deterministic selection, governed by the short SRT, dominated microbial community assembly. This process enriched hydrolytic and acidogenic bacteria while excluding VFAs consumers, with diffusion limitation further enhancing community stability. Overall, for batch-to-continuous anaerobic fermentation, the batch stage laid a foundation for an efficient metabolism throughout later periods, while in the semi-continuous stage, the short SRT served as an environmental filter, promoting the succession of hydrolytic and acidogenic bacteria, meanwhile excluding VFAs consumers. These findings provide a comprehensive insight into the mechanisms of community assembly in sludge fermentation, offering a theoretical support for potential community design and reactor regulation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":312,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research","volume":"286 ","pages":"Article 122980"},"PeriodicalIF":7.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145211183","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}
Seyram Kaali , Michelle Li , Mohammed Nuhu Mujtaba , Kholiswa Tsotetsi , Tawfiq Yussif , Elena Colicino , Musah Osei , Sule Awuni , Nicole Probst-Hensch , Steven Chillrud , Darby Jack , Kwaku Poku Asante , Martin Röösli , Alison G. Lee
{"title":"Early life cookstove interventions and children's blood pressure: Evidence from the Ghana randomized air pollution and health study","authors":"Seyram Kaali , Michelle Li , Mohammed Nuhu Mujtaba , Kholiswa Tsotetsi , Tawfiq Yussif , Elena Colicino , Musah Osei , Sule Awuni , Nicole Probst-Hensch , Steven Chillrud , Darby Jack , Kwaku Poku Asante , Martin Röösli , Alison G. Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.122994","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.122994","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Evidence on household air pollution (HAP) and childhood blood pressure (BP) is scarce. We leveraged a prospective pregnancy cohort derived from the Ghana Randomized Air Pollution and Health Study (GRAPHS) to determine associations between cookstove interventions to reduce HAP exposure in the prenatal and first year of life, and BP measured annually from age 4 through 9 years (n = 691). GRAPHS was a randomized-controlled trial of two cookstove interventions–Liquefied Petroleum Gas stove (LPG), improved biomass stove–or Control (three-stone open fire) initiated in early pregnancy and maintained through age one year. We used Poisson and linear mixed-effects models, and Poisson Generalized Estimating Equations to examine associations between stove assignment and high versus normal BP, as determined by BP percentiles for sex, age and height, or secondarily with BP as a continuous outcome. As compared to control, the LPG intervention was associated with lower risk of high Diastolic BP (DBP) [strongest association: age 4–5 (adjusted RR = 0.66; 95 % CI = 0.58, 0.75; unadjusted p < 0.001; Holm-adjusted p < 0.001)], lower risk of having at least one count of high DBP (adjusted RR = 0.86; 95 % CI = 0.78, 0.95, p = 0.002), and lower mean DBP [strongest association: age 4–5 (adjusted β = -1.69; 95 % CI = −2.96, −0.42; unadjusted p = 0.01); Holm-adjusted p = 0.02] compared to control. No associations between improved biomass and BP were identified. These results suggest that an LPG intervention to reduce HAP during prenatal and first year of life is associated with better early to mid–childhood cardiovascular health, highlighting the importance of HAP reduction beginning prenatally.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":312,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research","volume":"286 ","pages":"Article 122994"},"PeriodicalIF":7.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145211250","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}
{"title":"Prenatal exposure to acrylamide, fetal growth and newborn size: A biomarker-based cohort study from Denmark.","authors":"Damian Chandia-Poblete , Stéphane Tuffier , Efstathios Vryonidis , Thorhallur Ingi Halldorsson , Anne Ahrendt Bjerregaard , Dorte Rytter , Bodil Hammer Bech , Tine Brink Henriksen , Sjurdur Frodi Olsen , Margareta Törnqvist , Marie Pedersen","doi":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.122996","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.122996","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Acrylamide (AA) from diet in pregnancy has been associated with reduced birth weight (BW), but the impact on fetal size is unknown.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To assess prenatal exposure to AA and associations with fetal size and size at birth.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Prenatal exposure to AA was measured using a high-throughput method evaluating hemoglobin adducts from AA (HbAA) and glycidamide (HbGA) in blood from pregnant women participating in the Danish Fetal Origins 1988-89 cohort (N = 991). Associations between HbAA and clinical records of fetal growth restriction (clinician-based FGR), biparietal diameter (BPD) at 16 gestational weeks, and small-for-gestational-age (SGA), BW, birth head circumference (BHC) and birth length (BL) were evaluated in the full population and after stratification by maternal smoking during pregnancy in multivariable models.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Maternal HbAA median (5th-95th percentile) was 92 (45–264) pmol/g Hb and active smoking was common (42 %). Higher levels of HbAA were associated with non-significant smaller BPD. Compared to the lowest quartile, the highest quartile of HbAA was associated with a higher odds ratio of 4.00; 95 % confidence interval (CI; 1.23, 16.00) for clinician-based FGR and of 4.03 (95 %CI 1.46, 13.16) for SGA and a mean reduction in BW of 292 g (95 %CI -423, −161). Each 10-pmol/g Hb increase in HbAA was associated with a smaller offspring size at birth: 11 g (95 %CI -18, −5) for BW, −0.05 cm (−0.09, −0.01) for BHC, and −0.03 cm (−0.07, −0.01) for BL. These associations were evident after adjustment for smoking, but not in the smaller subsets of nonsmokers (n = 366) or subjects with HbGA measurement (n = 280).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This biomarker-based cohort study provides new evidence of an increase in the risk of clinician-based FGR, a critical indicator of long-term health, following prenatal exposure to AA. Furthermore, our findings add to the existing evidence that prenatal exposure to AA are associated with reduced newborn size at birth and call for more research on the effects of exposure to AA early in fetal growth and development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":312,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research","volume":"286 ","pages":"Article 122996"},"PeriodicalIF":7.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145211177","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}
Irum Batool , Karma Albalawi , Afaq Ullah Khan , Kamran Tahir , Zia Ul Haq Khan , Magdi E.A. Zaki , Ebraheem Abdu Musad Saleh , Eman A. Alabbad , Talal M. Althagafi , Fahad Abdulaziz
{"title":"Retraction notice to “The construction of novel CuO/SnO2@g-C3N4 photocatalyst for efficient degradation of ciprofloxacin, methylene blue and photoinhibition of bacteria through efficient production of reactive oxygen species” [Environ. Res. Volume 231, Part 1, 15 August 2023, 116086]","authors":"Irum Batool , Karma Albalawi , Afaq Ullah Khan , Kamran Tahir , Zia Ul Haq Khan , Magdi E.A. Zaki , Ebraheem Abdu Musad Saleh , Eman A. Alabbad , Talal M. Althagafi , Fahad Abdulaziz","doi":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.122950","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.122950","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":312,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research","volume":"286 ","pages":"Article 122950"},"PeriodicalIF":7.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145205122","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}
Mengzhao Jia , Yixuan Li , Yuying Li , Minghao Song , Mengyao Wu , Mingming Gao , Zhiwen Lu , B. Larry Li , Nicola Fohrer
{"title":"Algal community can alter the role of a drinking water Reservoir as a CO2 source or sink at different seasons","authors":"Mengzhao Jia , Yixuan Li , Yuying Li , Minghao Song , Mengyao Wu , Mingming Gao , Zhiwen Lu , B. Larry Li , Nicola Fohrer","doi":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.122983","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.122983","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In large drinking water reservoirs, changes in CO<sub>2</sub> flux (<em>F</em>(CO<sub>2</sub>)) are limited by physical processes, biological community structure and functional strategies. This study investigates the vertical response relationship between the composition and diversity structure of the phytoplankton community, CO<sub>2</sub> concentration (<em>C</em>(CO<sub>2</sub>)) and flux. The indicators included different water layers in the Danjiangkou Reservoir (DJR) across seasons from November 2023 to August 2024. The α-diversity index of phytoplankton was highest in summer and lowest in winter. The <em>F</em>(CO<sub>2</sub>) showed a seasonal rhythm. The strongest CO<sub>2</sub> source occurred in autumn with 260.14 ± 56.81 mg·(m<sup>2</sup>·d)<sup>−1</sup> and the strongest CO<sub>2</sub> sink occurred in spring with −261 ± 113.38 mg·(m<sup>2</sup>·d)<sup>−1</sup>. Concurrently, the bottom water column exhibited relatively high <em>C</em>(CO<sub>2</sub>) in spring and summer, reaching up to 1939.83 ± 159.31 ppm. Linear regression and redundancy analysis (RDA) showed that water temperature (WT), dissolved oxygen (DO), and the potassium permanganate chemical oxygen demand index (COD<sub>Mn</sub>) reflected the change of CO<sub>2</sub> accumulation and phytoplankton community structure. Partial Least Squares Path Modeling (PLS-PM) further revealed that meteorological factors (<em>p</em> < 0.001), hydrochemical factors (<em>p</em> < 0.05), and phytoplankton diversity (<em>p</em> < 0.05) significantly affected <em>C</em>(CO<sub>2</sub>). The change of algae community at different water depths determines whether the reservoir is a CO<sub>2</sub> source or a sink. For example, <em>Microcystis</em> sp. and <em>Eudorina</em> sp. were more conducive to CO<sub>2</sub> sinks in the surface layer, but more conducive to CO<sub>2</sub> sources in the middle and bottom layers, while <em>Asterionella</em> sp. contributed to CO<sub>2</sub> sequestration in different water layers. This study has critical ecological significance for the dynamic transformation of CO<sub>2</sub> source and sink states in large drinking water reservoirs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":312,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research","volume":"286 ","pages":"Article 122983"},"PeriodicalIF":7.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145211211","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}
Qingyang Guo , Haixin Shen , Yongxue Feng , Minghan Wang , Yuheng Li , Xiuxiu Lin , Yuxuan Gao , Lili Ma , Xiansheng Liu
{"title":"Combined toxicity of organophosphate flame retardants and polyethylene microplastics on Eisenia fetida: Biochemical and molecular insights","authors":"Qingyang Guo , Haixin Shen , Yongxue Feng , Minghan Wang , Yuheng Li , Xiuxiu Lin , Yuxuan Gao , Lili Ma , Xiansheng Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.122992","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.122992","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Microplastics and organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs), a subset of organophosphate esters (OPEs), are frequently co-detected in terrestrial ecosystems, raising concerns about their combined ecological risks. In this study, the epigeic earthworm <em>Eisenia fetida</em> was exposed to polyethylene microplastics (PEs) (0.5 g kg<sup>−1</sup>), three chlorinated OPFRs (TCEP (tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate), TCPP (tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate), and TDCPP (tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate), each at 0.002 g kg<sup>−1</sup>), and their binary mixtures for 7 and 28 days. A suite of physiological, biochemical, and molecular biomarkers, including enzyme activities (SOD, CAT, GST, AChE, ATPases), oxidative damage markers (MDA, 8-OHdG), and gene expressions (<em>sod, hsp70, tctp</em>), were evaluated to assess sublethal toxic responses. A time-dependent shift in the correlation between sod transcription and SOD enzyme activity was observed, indicating possible early-stage post-transcriptional regulation and later-stage transcriptional control. The results revealed compound-specific and time-dependent toxicities. TDCPP exhibited the highest individual toxicity, suppressing antioxidant enzymes and disrupting ion transport. Co-exposure with PEs attenuated TDCPP-induced effects, likely via reduced bioavailability. In contrast, PEs enhanced the toxicity of TCPP, especially in oxidative and genotoxic responses. TCEP induced moderate but delayed biochemical changes. This study underscores the dual role of PEs as both carriers and modulators of co-occurring pollutants, and highlights the need for mixture-based risk assessments in soil ecosystems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":312,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research","volume":"286 ","pages":"Article 122992"},"PeriodicalIF":7.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145211218","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}
Huanran Chen , Jiahong He , Jibin An , Qiang Xu , Zhilin Xing
{"title":"Efficient degradation of sulfadimethazine via a novel bimetallic MOF/Ti3C2 cathode using reagent-free photoelectric Fenton process","authors":"Huanran Chen , Jiahong He , Jibin An , Qiang Xu , Zhilin Xing","doi":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.122968","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.122968","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sulfamethazine is an antibiotic whose anti-degradability and potential for water pollution have become a threat to water contamination. This study designed a composite cathode of Fe-MOF-525/Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub> to effectively remove SMT through Photoelectro-Fenton (PEF). Characterization and photoelectrochemical test results indicate that Fe-MOF-525/Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub> contains abundant active sites and exhibits excellent catalytic performance for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Tests demonstrated that under optimized conditions, the PEF system achieved a removal rate of 95.6 % for SMT and a cumulative H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> concentration of 53 mM within 120 min. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) capture experiments confirmed that •OH and •O<sub>2</sub><sup>−</sup> are the main ROS responsible for the degradation of SMT. Further studies investigated the possible degradation pathways. Overall, this work demonstrates an example of pollution control resulting from the philosophy of green chemistry, which offers a promising pathway to reduce the chemical demand for advanced oxidation processes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":312,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research","volume":"286 ","pages":"Article 122968"},"PeriodicalIF":7.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145211204","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}
Muhammed Ghassan Aljvanieh , Cihan Geçgel , Erdal Yabalak
{"title":"Retraction notice to “Hydrochar synthesis from waste corncob using subcritical water and microwave-assisted carbonization methods and ammonium enrichment of synthesized hydrochars” [Environ. Res. Volume 226, 1 June 2023, 115715]","authors":"Muhammed Ghassan Aljvanieh , Cihan Geçgel , Erdal Yabalak","doi":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.122954","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envres.2025.122954","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":312,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Research","volume":"286 ","pages":"Article 122954"},"PeriodicalIF":7.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145205220","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}