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{"title":"A comprehensive Dynamic Balanced Scorecard approach for the Blue Economy","authors":"Juan Manuel Piñero-López ,&nbsp;Amalia García-Borbolla-Fernández ,&nbsp;Teresa García-Valderrama","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126367","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126367","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) is a strategic management tool that organizes a series of key indicators under four fundamental perspectives: Finance, Customer, Internal Processes, and Learning and Growth. One of the main advantages of the BSC for strategic management is its ability to identify and establish cause-and-effect relationships between the results obtained in each of these perspectives. However, recent studies have highlighted the inherent difficulties in identifying appropriate indicators that can effectively assess dynamic performance, i.e., long-term, especially in sectors such as the Blue Economy (BE), where performance evaluation presents specific and unique challenges.</div><div>This study focuses on validating a Dynamic Balanced Scorecard (DBSC) for the BE, a strategy aimed at fostering the sustainable development of marine and coastal resources. Using BE indicators established by the European Commission, we have designed a DBSC that enables the assessment and monitoring of economic activities in this field. The validation of the DBSC is carried out through the Dynamic Network Data Envelopment Analysis (DNDEA) model, a technique that assesses the relative efficiency of decision-making units in a complex system, allowing for multi-period analysis and considering the interrelationships between indicators. Additionally, Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was employed to simplify complex datasets and highlight the most critical components driving performance across the DBSC perspectives.</div><div>The results demonstrate that the validated DBSC is an effective tool for guiding policies and strategic decisions in the BE. Specifically, the analysis identified distinct areas for improvement across European countries, such as enhancing Internal Processes and Finance while highlighting strengths like Learning and Growth. This framework facilitates targeted interventions and promotes more sustainable practices by providing a multi-dimensional performance assessment. Furthermore, this analytical framework can be adapted and applied in other regions and contexts, contributing to the global advancement of the BE.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"391 ","pages":"Article 126367"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144524105","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":"Recycled crushed concrete as a filter medium for phosphorus and heavy metal removal from semi-synthetic stormwater","authors":"Irina S. Pitropova ,&nbsp;Theis R. Andersen ,&nbsp;Ditte A. Søborg ,&nbsp;Søren Storm ,&nbsp;Kamilla Aggerlund ,&nbsp;Troels E. Raabjerg ,&nbsp;Jes Vollertsen","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126390","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126390","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Facing escalating urban drainage issues, cities are increasingly adopting nature-based solutions, which have proven effective for flood prevention and filtration of particulate contaminants. However, retention of dissolved nutrients and heavy metals has remained a challenge. This column study investigates the long-term implications of using crushed concrete as a filter medium for retention of phosphorus (P), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn). Results show that crushed concrete achieved significantly higher P retention (98.1 ± 1.6 %) than filter sand and gravel (7.13 ± 9.5 %). Both materials demonstrated high metal removal capabilities (&gt;95 % for Cu and &gt;99 % for Zn). While the filter sand and gravel exhibited leaching of P and Zn during stress tests with demineralised water, the pollutants retained in the crushed concrete column were not prone to remobilisation. A follow-up mini column experiment confirmed that the crushed concrete can sustain its high removal efficiencies for P, Cu, and Zn over extended periods. Freshly crushed concrete with a low degree of carbonation was critical for efficient P removal, whereas grain size was the more influential factor for heavy metal retention. Nevertheless, high P removal coincided with an elevated effluent pH (&gt;11) and pronounced chromium (Cr) leaching in the initial phases of both column experiments. While crushed concrete has strong potential to serve as a long-lasting, sustainable, and cost-effective medium for removal of P, Cu, and Zn from urban runoff, these drawbacks could be a barrier to wider adoption. Therefore, further research should explore optimised sourcing, tailored pretreatment, and application possibilities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"391 ","pages":"Article 126390"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144524056","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":"Indirect competitive advantages of invasive over native plants under multiple stressors","authors":"Xiong Shi ,&nbsp;Wei-Tao Li ,&nbsp;Mark van Kleunen ,&nbsp;Long Li ,&nbsp;Yu-Long Zheng","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126422","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126422","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The success of invasive alien plants is often ascribed to competitive advantages they have over native plants. Based on differences in intra- and interspecific competition, we propose three mechanisms: invasive species may alleviate intraspecific competition (self-regulation hypothesis); invasive species exert stronger suppressive effects on native species than other invasive species (competitive suppression hypothesis); invasive species tend to exhibit greater tolerance to native neighbors than native species (competitive tolerance hypothesis). In addition, we consider that competitive advantages can also be dependent on environmental factors, although few studies have tested this. Here, we tested the different mechanisms and their context dependence in a large competition experiment using two aliens and five co-occurring native plants in the presence and absence of an herbivorous snail, under drought and well-watered conditions, and with low and high phosphorus availability. Although intraspecific competition did not significantly differ between the alien and native species, we found that natives had a more negative neighbor effect on other natives than on aliens under well-watered conditions, particularly when there was also phosphorus limitation or herbivory. Similarly, aliens were worse neighbors for natives than for other aliens under well-watered conditions. Overall, these results suggest that conditions of non-limiting water availability, particularly when combined with phosphorus limitation or the presence of herbivores, might result in successful invasion by alien species.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"391 ","pages":"Article 126422"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144524014","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":"Comparative evaluation of environmental flow assessment: Contrasting habitat simulation and hydrological methods in the Beshar River, Iran","authors":"Zahra Mazloomi,&nbsp;Mohammad Nemati Varnosfaderany,&nbsp;Reza Modarres","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126407","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126407","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the past few decades, water infrastructures and exploitation programs have increased in arid and semi-arid areas of Iran. Therefore, environmental flow assessment with Nature-based solutions is an important issue to preserve and restore the river and lake ecosystems. This study compares conventional hydrological methods, and habitat simulation approaches with regard to the habitat suitability of native cyprinid fish species of the Beshar River located in the southwest of Iran. The results showed the highest agreement between physical habitat simulation (PHS) with Tennant method Optimum range (60–100 % of MAF) and Outstanding (60 % of MAF) for high water season and 40 % of MAF for low water season) classes for the hydrometry stations in this area. Whereas, Fair or degrading class of Tennant method officially suggested by Iran's Ministry of Energy for downstream of reservoir dams does not meet desired habitat of target fish species. Moreover, the high water and low water seasons of Tennant method will be matched with spawning of adult and growth stages (larval, fry and juvenile) of target cyprinid species in this arid region. The results show that the Good class of Tennant method is the most compatible with minimum environmental flow based on PHS for three cyprinids target species for the Beshar River. This hybrid approach to estimate environmental flow based on both simple hydrologic methods and habitat requirements perspectives of native species are recommended for semi-arid regions of developing countries under human regulation of the riverine systems by dam construction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"391 ","pages":"Article 126407"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144524049","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":"Unveiling the urban rainfall chemistry in summer frequent-rainy area: Variation and source identification of air pollutants based on two rainy seasons’ observation","authors":"Shijun Mao ,&nbsp;Zixuan Liu ,&nbsp;Jie Zeng ,&nbsp;Qixin Wu ,&nbsp;Xin Ge","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126439","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126439","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Rainfall chemistry is a significant indicator of anthropogenic/natural inputs to air quality, and the rainfall process serves as a major sink for atmospheric pollutants, attracting widespread attention from community. The chemical components deposited via rainfall mainly occur in the rainy season, generally summer in China, contributing to the majority of air pollution sink. Here, two rainy seasons-based observation were conducted in a typical summer-frequent-rainfall city in southwestern China, to clarify the variations, controls, and sources of rainwater chemistry. The major ions were SO₄²⁻, NO₃⁻, Ca²⁺ and NH₄⁺, with the VWM concentration (in μeq/L) of SO₄²⁻ &gt; NO₃⁻ &gt; F⁻ &gt; Cl⁻ for anions in two rainy seasons (2022 and 2023), while Ca²⁺ &gt; NH₄⁺ &gt; Mg²⁺ &gt; Na⁺ &gt; K⁺ in 2022 and NH₄⁺ &gt; Ca²⁺ &gt; Mg²⁺ &gt; Na⁺ &gt; K⁺ in 2023 for cations. High rainfall amount in rainy season was the main factor influencing the rainwater ion concentration, while air pollutants also played a non-negligible role. Additionally, some elements (e.g., Ca and Mg) can be accumulated in the atmosphere during the non-rainy days, and the number of dry days thus alters the rainwater ion concentration by the subsequent rainfall. Source apportionment by stoichiometric analysis and positive matrix factorization confirmed that the human-induced sources, including urban waste volatilization and combustion-related emissions, were responsible for 30.3 % of NH₄⁺, 68.6 % of NO₃⁻, and 50.8 % of SO₄²⁻ in rainwater. Atmospheric dust and particles were the dominant contributors to the rainwater Ca²⁺ (50.4 %) and Mg²⁺ (43.7 %), and the substantial contributor to SO₄²⁻ (49.2 %), NO₃⁻ (22.3 %), and K⁺ (19.3 %). Marine inputs were the primary source of Cl⁻ (56 %), Na⁺ (77.7 %), and Mg²⁺ (33.1 %). This study elucidated the rainfall chemical features and their sources in summer-frequent rainy area, offering valuable insights for sustainable urban planning in response to climate change.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"391 ","pages":"Article 126439"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144524051","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":"Optimising geopark networks for biodiversity conservation under climate change","authors":"Denis Vasiliev ,&nbsp;Laura Hamlet ,&nbsp;Rodney L. Stevens ,&nbsp;Lennart Bornmalm ,&nbsp;Richard W. Hazlett ,&nbsp;Thomas Casadevall ,&nbsp;Carlos Duque ,&nbsp;Sarah Greenwood","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126351","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126351","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Geopark and geoheritage site networks are expanding globally, creating opportunities for sustainable development. Geoparks can deliver economic benefits through stimulation of tourism, making their establishment attractive to local governments and communities. However, the potential contribution of geoparks to sustainable development is not limited to socio-economic benefits. Geoparks, which are often in areas of geomorphic and soil variability, can contribute to biodiversity conservation and the provision of ecosystem services under climate change. These networks could play a pivotal role in biodiversity adaptation to global heating if designed and managed as climate-change refugia. Here we propose to optimise the value of geoparks and geoheritage sites as Nature-based Climate Solutions by considering them as part of the larger landscape and regional scale habitat networks, adjusting management practices and developing policy frameworks to better support Geoparks for biodiversity conservation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"391 ","pages":"Article 126351"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144524053","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":"Data element marketization and energy efficiency of heavy polluting enterprises: A technology innovation perspective","authors":"Bingqing Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126318","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126318","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The convergence of new round of technological revolution and green and low-carbon transformation, marketization of data elements is emerging as a key force in reshaping resource allocation mechanisms and driving green development. This study takes the establishment of a data trading platform as an exogenous shock, leveraging data from A-share listed companies in high-polluting industries between 2000 and 2023, and constructs a multi-period difference-in-differences model to examine the impact of data trading platforms on corporate energy efficiency. The findings show that the establishment of data trading platforms significantly improves the energy efficiency of heavily polluting enterprises. Mechanism tests further reveal that data trading platforms primarily improve energy efficiency by reducing innovation risk, stimulating innovation activity, and promoting breakthrough technological innovation. Heterogeneity analysis indicates that energy efficiency-enhancing effects of data trading platforms are more pronounced in scenarios where the city where the enterprise is located has launched a public data platform, is located in a non-resource-based city, or has been designated as an environmental protection priority city. This study not only enriches the theoretical understanding of the impact of data element marketization on corporate green transformation from an innovation perspective but also provides empirical evidence and policy references for improving green and low-carbon development strategies and enhancing energy efficiency in heavily polluting industries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"391 ","pages":"Article 126318"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144524061","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":"Bridging the cultural gap: The impact of ethnic and gender homophily on environmental innovation","authors":"Saeed Rabea Baatwah ,&nbsp;Waleed M. Alahdal ,&nbsp;Abbas Abdelrahman Adam Abdalla ,&nbsp;Zalailah Salleh","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126363","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126363","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explores the influence of ethnic and gender homophily among top management members on environmental innovation in firms using homophily theory. As environmental investment is gaining importance amid growing stakeholder demands for sustainability, it is often viewed as a costly effort that leads to perceptions of greenwashing. This study fills this gap by examining how the collective cultural homophily of top leaders affects a firm's environmental innovation. Analyzing 976 firm-year observations from Malaysian firms between 2016 and 2023, we find that higher levels of ethnic and gender homophily in top management correlate with increased environmental innovation. Homophilic leaders are more likely to leverage environmental teams and sustainability committees to enhance corporate environmental practices. Our findings also reveal that the impact of homophily varies based on the ethnicity and gender of external auditors, and is particularly significant in controversial industries. This study contributes to the understanding of homophily by demonstrating its critical role in shaping environmental strategies of firms. By highlighting the importance of cultural alignment among top managers, our study offers valuable insights into enhancing sustainability practices in corporate settings, benefiting both scholars and practitioners who aim to improve environmental performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"391 ","pages":"Article 126363"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144524173","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":"Environmental DNA effectively reveals spatial patterns of benthos in a nursery habitat of the highly endangered Tachypleus tridentatus","authors":"Mujiao Xie ,&nbsp;Xiaohai Chen ,&nbsp;Xiaoyong Xie ,&nbsp;Chenxiang Deng","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126376","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126376","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mudflat are heavily relied upon by the highly endangered <em>Tachypleus tridentatus</em>, nature reserves have been established to protect such habitats. However, inadequate habitat status monitoring hinders evaluation of conservation achievements and the promotion of future management. We used benthic community as sensitive indicator to reflect the habitat status of <em>T. tridentatus</em> in a mudflat disturbed by different degrees of anthropogenic activity, using the environmental DNA (eDNA) method. Results indicated that anthropogenic disturbances may alter benthic composition via changing resource competition pattern or sediment property. Sediment benthos displayed much obvious spatial heterogeneity than water. In sediment covered with mangroves, benthos tended to form more stable networks, potentially contributed by high proportion of negative correlations and ecological services provided by mangroves. In contrast, sediment benthos in anthropogenically disturbed zones might reshape species-interacting patterns and then decrease network stability; they displayed less dispersal ability, which might be related to their narrow niche width and spatial segregation caused by intense mudflat farming. Benthos have migration potential between different zones, and frequent human’ movements will increase this migration. In conclusion, the eDNA method effectively revealed that sediment benthos are sensitive to anthropogenic disturbance by decreasing their network stability and dispersal capability, which may weaken their resilience to environmental changes and increase their spatial heterogeneity even on a small scale. Future attentions should focus on ensuring habitat connectivity during management. The efficient and non-destructive eDNA method should be included in the habitat monitoring and protection framework for <em>T. tridentatus</em>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"391 ","pages":"Article 126376"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144524064","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":"Cytometric and microscopic analysis of cell death induced by diesel engine emissions using BAT-CELL method exposure","authors":"Aleksandra Kęska","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126447","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126447","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite the growing popularity of electromobility and the restrictive emission standards, gases emitted from combustion engines still pose a serious threat to public health and the environment. Current regulations, such as the Euro standards, focus on limiting quantitative emissions of exhaust gas mixtures but do not reflect their actual toxicity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxicity of diesel exhaust gases emitted by two vehicles meeting Euro 3 and Euro 6 standards using L929 mouse fibroblast cells. The evaluation used the BAT-CELL method, flow cytometry and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Cells were directly exposed to exhaust gases emitted during various engine operating conditions. Then, the cell viability, apoptosis, cell cycle and external morphological changes were assessed. Cytometry results showed that exhaust gases emitted at idle had the greatest negative impact on cells that underwent apoptosis. Emissions recorded at higher driving speeds showed less toxicity, and in the case of the Euro 6 vehicle, it was observed that the emissions promoted cell proliferation. Scanning electron microscopy confirmed morphological changes that may indicate cell necrosis. Research suggests that modern emission standards, despite limiting the quantity of pollutants, do not guarantee reduction of toxicity at the cellular level, which emphasizes the need for further research on the actual impact of exhaust gases on human health.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"391 ","pages":"Article 126447"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144524046","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}