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{"title":"Unveiling socio-psychological determinants behind residential treated greywater adoption: Integrating theory of planned behavior and norm activation model.","authors":"Sadegh Danesh-Pajooh, Massoud Tabesh, Seyyed Ahmadreza Shahangian, Masoud Yazdanpanah, Tahereh Zobeidi, Erfan Rezaei","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125867","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125867","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Persistent water scarcity and resource degradation threaten urban water security, driving water utilities to promote alternative sources such as residential treated greywater (RTG) as a sustainable solution. However, public resistance remains the primary barrier to the long-term and widespread implementation of any water reuse initiative. Hence, it is paramount to gain exhaustive insights into the motivations and mechanisms behind voluntary RTG adoption behavior, contributing to devising more impactful strategies for promoting such initiatives. Although environmental psychology has laid a robust groundwork in understanding pro-environmental behaviors and identifying entry points of behavioral intervention, a notable gap persists in RTG research, particularly in the Middle East, such as Iran. Hence, this research sought to explore the psychosocial drivers underlying households' RTG adoption through introducing an innovative theoretical framework that integrates the theory of planned behavior with the norm activation model, further extended by perceived risk and anticipated emotions (guilt and pride). A questionnaire was developed based on an extensive literature review and distributed in Isfahan City via an online self-administered survey, utilizing a blend of convenience sampling and cluster sampling techniques (N = 375). Data analysis was conducted using PLS-SEM with SmartPLS software, revealing that: (1) the framework explained 74.7 % and 73.3 % of the variance in intention and behavior; (2) attitude manifested as the most significant determinant of intention, followed by moral norms, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control (PBC), and perceived risk; and (3) behavior was predicted by intention, perceived risk, and PBC. Beyond its novel theoretical contributions, the findings laid a solid foundation for policies promoting RTG adoption: (1) launching awareness campaigns to raise public knowledge of water scarcity and its associated risks; (2) enhancing individuals' sense of control through financial incentives and education programs; and (3) emphasizing the benefits of RTG adoption and the moral duty to protect water resources.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"387 ","pages":"125867"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144155396","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":"Meteorological drought dynamics and climatic interactions in the arid and semi-arid regions of western India.","authors":"Debarati Bera, Dipanwita Dutta, Sayanti Poddar, Arnab Kundu","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125836","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125836","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Climate change has heightened uncertainties in climatic behaviour, resulting in an increase in extreme events like floods and droughts, which significantly impact water resource management and agricultural practices. In India, over 80 % of agricultural land relies on rainfed systems, making it particularly vulnerable to uncertainties in rainfall, often leading to crop failures in the arid and semi-arid regions of western India. This study utilizes the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) to analyze drought characteristics-frequency, duration, severity, and intensity-using India Meteorological Department (IMD) based rainfall and temperature data from 1981 to 2023 across five agro-climatic zones. Seasonal and annual drought trends were assessed with the Modified Mann-Kendall test, while cross-wavelet transform analysis explored the connections between global climatic phenomena and regional droughts, focusing on atmospheric drivers like the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD). Findings indicate that over 35 % of the study area experiences long-term drought (SPEI12). Short-term drought (SPEI01) is prevalent in the Central Plateau and Hills (Z02), whereas long-term droughts primarily affect the Gujarat Plains and Hills (Z04) and the Western Dry Region (Z05). A statistically significant increasing trend in drought occurrence (at the 95 % confidence level) was observed across all seasons except the monsoon. Throughout most of the study region-excluding a few scattered pockets-the monsoonal trend showed a positive SPEI, indicating an overall increase in rainfall during the monsoon season since 1981. The analysis also revealed a significant correlation between drought events and the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon, with droughts being more strongly influenced by different ENSO phases than by the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD). Furthermore, the study identified distinct spatial patterns of drought occurrence, trends, and their global climatic drivers across various agroclimatic zones in India's arid and semi-arid regions. These results underline the need for evidence-based policies to mitigate drought impacts and promote sustainable development in India's dry regions.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"387 ","pages":"125836"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144155391","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":"Does increasing auctioning in the EU ETS increase companies' search efforts for favourable trading options?","authors":"Sascha Lehmann, Joachim Schleich","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125830","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125830","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The European Emissions Trading System was established in 2005 and regulates greenhouse gas emissions across energy, industry, and aviation sectors in EU Member States. Since 2013, the share of auctioned allowances has increased, and will further increase in the future. A higher share of auctioning is generally considered to improve efficiency of an emissions trading system. However, increased auctioning may increase search activity on the secondary market because it increases companies' financial incentives to find more favourable trading options, potentially undermining efficiency gains of auctioning compared to free allocation. Employing trading and company data from 2005 to 2017, this study empirically examines if increased auctioning affects companies' search for favourable secondary market trading options, specifically in terms of the number of trading partners and trading frequency. Results from estimating panel econometric models suggest that companies with a higher absolute net position value and higher banking stock value indeed intensify their secondary market search activities, ceteris paribus. Because the size effects appear to be rather small, however, any additional search costs are likely to be more than offset by the positive effects of a higher auction share compared to free allocation.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"387 ","pages":"125830"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144172382","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":"New micro- and macro- perspective on the removal process of 1H-benzotriazole by UV/PDS: Degradation mechanism, kinetics and multi-factor impact on removal efficiency.","authors":"Juan Dang, Li-Ao Gao, Xue Jia, Xiao-Meng Zhang, Hong-Jin Wu, Shi-Bo Zhang, Qing-Zhu Zhang, Shuai Tian","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125941","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125941","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>1H-benzotriazole (BTH), a high-volume industrial chemical, poses serious environmental concerns due to its toxicity and resistance to biodegradation, underscoring the urgent need for effective wastewater treatment solutions. This work evaluated the BTH removal efficiency under different conditions, including initial concentrations of Cl^-, Br^-, and HCO₃^- (i.e., [Cl^-]₀, [Br^-]₀, and [HCO₃^-]₀), pH levels, and coexisting ions. A multi-physics approach was employed, integrating reaction kinetics, computational fluid dynamics, and UV radiation models. Numerical results indicate that low [Cl^-]₀ promotes the oxidative degradation of BTH, whereas high [Cl^-]₀ inhibit this process by reducing the concentration of active radicals (HO•, Cl•, and SO₄^•-). Conversely, high [Br^-]₀ facilitates BTH removal due to the participation of Br• and BrO•. The existence of HCO₃^- introduces an obvious hysteresis effect in BTH removal, which intensifies with increasing [HCO₃^-]₀, attributed to the decreased concentrations of HO• and SO₄^•- and the low reactivity of CO₃^•-. Additionally, an increase in pH levels further accelerates BTH removal. When Cl^-, Br^-, and HCO₃^- coexist, the generated active bromine and chlorine species significantly enhance BTH degradation. This work provides a combined micro- and macro-level perspective on the efficient removal of organic contaminants by advanced oxidation techniques, intrinsically clarifying the complicated influences of multiple factors in practical sewage treatment scenarios.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"387 ","pages":"125941"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144172396","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":"Nano-zirconia modified biochar for efficient removal of arsenite and arsenate from freshwater and seawater.","authors":"Qianyu Zhao, Yun Wu, Yingying Tang, Peng Zhang, Yunxue Guo, Wei Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125940","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125940","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Arsenic (As) pollution in groundwater and seawater represents a major global environmental and public health issue. This study explores the efficacy of nano-zirconium oxide (N-ZrO₂) loaded biochar (BC) for removing inorganic arsenic (iAs), arsenite [As(III)] and arsenate [As(V)], from both freshwater and seawater. Utilizing scanning electron microscopy, flourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, successful loading of N-ZrO₂ onto BC was confirmed, significantly boosting its adsorption capacity to 44.1 mg g^-1 for As(III) and 33.5 mg g^-1 for As(V). The adsorption process, following a pseudo-second-order kinetic model, primarily involved chemisorption, with hydroxyl groups playing a crucial role. The N-ZrO₂-modified BC exhibited minimal pH sensitivity, demonstrating optimal adsorption at a concentration of 0.5 g L^-1, surpassing other materials in efficiency and dosage requirements, and exhibiting potential for recyclability. In practical applications, it achieved high removal efficiencies (95 % in freshwater and 86 % in seawater), establishing 700 °C N-ZrO₂-BC as a proficient adsorbent for simultaneous removal of As(III) and As(V) from contaminated freshwater and seawater. This study offers a promising solution to As contamination, with significant implications for public health and environmental sustainability.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"387 ","pages":"125940"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144172390","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":"Degradation of microplastics in the natural environment: A comprehensive review on process, mechanism, influencing factor and leaching behavior","authors":"Hongwei Luo ,&nbsp;Zhen Li ,&nbsp;Yifeng Zeng ,&nbsp;Dongqin He ,&nbsp;Jianqiang Sun ,&nbsp;Anping Zhang ,&nbsp;Xiangliang Pan","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126429","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126429","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent years, the pollution of microplastics (MPs) has attracted global attention because of their extensive distribution and significant impact on biota. Once MPs enter the ecosystem, the complex degradation process that MPs undergo will alter their surface properties and toxic effects. In order to address the global pollution issue caused by MPs, a range of technologies have been developed to degrade MPs. This study systematically summarizes the degradation methods of MPs reported recently, including physical, chemical and biological degradation processes. Dissolved organic matter (DOM), some reducing agents and sulfides are found to cause MPs aging and degradation. The roles of reactive oxygen species and biological enzymes in MPs degradation are elucidated. The chemical and biological degradation of various types of MPs are discussed and their degradation pathways are clarified. A number of factors affect the rates of MPs degradation in natural environment. Specifically, the influences of external factors and the intrinsic properties of MPs on their degradation are revealed. Furthermore, the potential environmental toxicity of MPs is investigated in greater depth, with particular attention paid to the release of plastic additives and DOM during the degradation process. This review article will assist in the comprehension of environmental degradation process and ecological risks of MPs and provide guidance for controlling the environmental pollution caused by MPs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"391 ","pages":"Article 126429"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144522320","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":"China's environmental fee-to-tax policy and green innovation in advanced manufacturing: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment.","authors":"Yizhang Xie, Huiying Sun, Jinglin Wu, Lulu Li, Ying Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126320","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126320","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study uses the implementation of the Environmental Fee-to-Tax Policies (EFTT) as a quasi-natural experiment to investigate its impact on green technology innovation (GTI) in the advanced manufacturing sector. Drawing on data from A-share listed firms in Shanghai and Shenzhen spanning 2011 to 2022, we apply a difference-in-differences (DID) method within this quasi-experimental setting. The results show the policy significantly boosts GTI. This effect is reinforced by local government subsidies, industry competition, media scrutiny, and executives' commitment to environmental goals. Crucially, we identify significant three-way interactions involving media attention: both the interactions of government subsidies with media attention, and industry competition with media attention, exhibit moderated moderating effects on the policy's impact. Heterogeneity analysis reveals that high-tech firms, companies in eastern regions, and those in resource-poor areas respond more strongly. These findings offer robust evidence from a quasi-natural experiment perspective. They provide valuable guidance for corporate green transformation strategies and inform the design of environmentally integrated tax reforms.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"390 ","pages":"126320"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144537566","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":"ESG greenwashing and organizational resilience: Exploring sustainable development paths from the perspective of unsystematic risk.","authors":"Zhaoxia Wu, Siyu Long, Yumeng Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126395","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Amid accelerating globalization, deepening green transitions, and digital upheavals, corporate organizational resilience has emerged as an essential element for economic resilience, with genuine ESG practices at its core. However, intentional distortions in ESG implementation, particularly pervasive greenwashing, pose major risks by eroding adaptive capacities, distorting market signals, and misallocating resources, ultimately impeding high-quality economic development. This study examines 2012-2022 data from China's A-share listed companies through the dual lenses of unsystematic risk transmission and governance failures, revealing how ESG greenwashing undermines organizational resilience by reducing competitiveness, tightening financing constraints, and stifling innovation. Evidence suggests that green management innovations and analyst attention reduce these effects by optimizing internal risk controls and increasing transparency. Research on organizational heterogeneity reveals that non-SOEs, tech-driven, and growth-stage firms with robust internal controls demonstrate stronger regulatory resistance through structural agility. Paradoxically, rigorous environmental regulations may counterproductively incentivize ESG greenwashing that erode dynamic capabilities. This study provides actionable insights for safeguarding environmental integrity and advancing sustainable development through a risk management framework to counteract compliance circumvention strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"390 ","pages":"126395"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144537567","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":"How does control of corruption determine the structure of energy consumption? New empirical insights from ASEAN countries.","authors":"Runguo Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126373","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126373","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Corruption is a significant barrier to societal progress, economic development, and environmental sustainability. This study investigates how corruption control (CC) influences the energy consumption structure in ASEAN countries over the period 1998-2022. Specifically, it examines the effects of CC on renewable energy consumption (REC), non-renewable energy consumption (NEC), and total energy consumption per capita (TEC). Employing the Cross-Sectionally Augmented Autoregressive Distributed Lag (CS-ARDL) model, with Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS) and Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) as robustness checks, the analysis reveals that stronger corruption control significantly increases REC and TEC, while reducing NEC. These findings suggest that effective governance and anti-corruption efforts can facilitate a transition toward cleaner energy systems in the ASEAN region. The study offers empirical support for integrating anti-corruption strategies into energy policy frameworks to enhance sustainability outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"390 ","pages":"126373"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144537572","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":"The functional membrane is conducive to improve green waste composting process related microenvironment.","authors":"Yunxuan Zhang, Lu Zhang, Bingpeng Qu","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126392","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126392","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aerobic composting is an environmentally sustainable approach for the bioconversion of green waste (GW). However, conventional GW composting is often limited by prolonged processing times, low degradation efficiency, substantial nitrogen loss, and suboptimal product quality. In this study, three types of functional membranes (T1-T3) with varying air and moisture permeability were applied to assess their effects on the composting microenvironment, using an uncovered treatment (CK) as a control. Among all treatments, T2 demonstrated the most favorable outcomes, with a maximum composting temperature of 66.4 °C and an extended thermophilic phase lasting 12 days. Compared with CK, T2 significantly improved multiple parameters: moisture content, nitrate nitrogen, ammonium nitrogen, total nitrogen, organic matter degradation rate, fulvic acid, humic acid, and germination index increased by 29.3%, 36.3%, 63.0%, 15.9%, 22.8%, 8.3%, 11.1%, and 20.8%, respectively. Enzyme activities related to organic transformation, such as dehydrogenase, were also significantly enhanced. Notably, the composting maturity time for T2 was reduced to 26 days. A comprehensive evaluation using a membership function model revealed that the compost product index (CEI) of T2 reached 0.88, significantly outperforming other treatments. Furthermore, economic analysis indicated an 18.6% reduction in composting cost compared with CK. These findings suggest that an optimal membrane configuration can create a favorable composting microenvironment by regulating gas-liquid exchange, thereby enhancing nitrogen retention, accelerating organic matter transformation, improving compost quality, and reducing economic input. This study offers novel insights into the design of membrane-assisted composting systems for efficient GW management.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"390 ","pages":"126392"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144537574","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}