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Review on fate and ecological implications of antibiotics in aquatic agricultural environments 抗生素在水产农业环境中的命运及其生态意义综述

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Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health Pub Date : 2025-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100618

Matthew V. Russell , Tiffany L. Messer , Daniel D. Snow , Shannon Bartelt-Hunt

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Current situation of emerging contaminants in Mexican waters and treatment perspectives 墨西哥水域新出现污染物的现状及处理前景

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Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100636

Jawer David Acuña-Bedoya, Fátima Borja-Maldonado, Marcela Herrera-Domínguez, Miguel Ángel López Zavala

{"title":"Current situation of emerging contaminants in Mexican waters and treatment perspectives","authors":"Jawer David Acuña-Bedoya, Fátima Borja-Maldonado, Marcela Herrera-Domínguez, Miguel Ángel López Zavala","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100636","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100636","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Emerging contaminants (ECs) in water represent a significant environmental and public health challenge, with compounds such as pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and endocrine disruptors posing substantial risks. In Mexico, the detection of ECs has intensified, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, due to increased pharmaceutical consumption. This review highlights the most frequently detected ECs, including naproxen, carbamazepine, 17-β estradiol, Bisphenol A, and triclosan, which are prioritized for regulation based on their high concentrations and adverse effects on both aquatic ecosystems and human health. Despite Mexico's efforts to monitor these contaminants, the country faces significant challenges in terms of regulation and removal. Conventional wastewater treatment methods are insufficient to eliminate ECs, requiring the implementation of advanced technologies such as advanced oxidation processes. However, a lack of political intervention, inadequate regulatory frameworks, and limited public awareness hinder progress. This review underscores the need for stronger governmental action, interdisciplinary collaboration, and public education to mitigate EC pollution. The development of new regulations and the integration of advanced treatment technologies into existing infrastructure are crucial to preventing long-term environmental damage and safeguarding public health. Additionally, promoting awareness among consumers about the risks of ECs could lead to more sustainable product choices and reduce contamination of water sources.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"46 ","pages":"Article 100636"},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144313204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Air quality in the era of climate change: Bioaerosols, multi-exposures, and the emerging threats of respiratory allergies and infectious diseases 气候变化时代的空气质量：生物气溶胶，多重暴露，以及呼吸道过敏和传染病的新威胁

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Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health Pub Date : 2025-05-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100634

Athanasios Damialis , Stefanie Gilles

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Amphibians in ecotoxicology: Recent advances across diverse regions 生态毒理学中的两栖动物：不同地区的最新进展

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Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health Pub Date : 2025-05-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100633

Maria Luiza Cunha e Souza Ferreira , Marko D. Prokić , Lilian Lund Amado

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Effects of microplastics on water disinfection and formation of disinfection by-products 微塑料对水消毒及消毒副产物形成的影响

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Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health Pub Date : 2025-05-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100632

Saurabh Shukla , Ramsha Khan , Federico G.A. Vagliasindi , Gregory V. Korshin , Paolo Roccaro

{"title":"Effects of microplastics on water disinfection and formation of disinfection by-products","authors":"Saurabh Shukla , Ramsha Khan , Federico G.A. Vagliasindi , Gregory V. Korshin , Paolo Roccaro","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100632","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100632","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The presence of microplastics (MPs) in water systems has emerged as a significant concern due to their persistence, ubiquity, and potential to interfere with treatment processes. While some studies have investigated the interactions of MPs with disinfectants and MPs’ potential to act as precursors for disinfection by-products (DBPs), most have relied on laboratory setups that employ unrealistically high concentrations of MPs and disinfectants doses. These conditions fail to replicate the complex effects of background chemistry, the presence of microbial communities, and other aspects of environmental dynamics typical of actual water treatment plants (WTPs) and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The results from such studies cannot be used to unambiguously understand and predict the real-world scenarios of MP effects, thereby limiting real-world applicability of the model experiments. Another aspect of MP-associated effects is their role as carriers for pathogens, antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs), and disinfectant-resistant genes (DRGs), along with their capacity to interfere with disinfection efficacy while forming a potential habitat for microbial communities. The study calls for a paradigm shift towards more realistic field-representative studies that are needed to bridge the gap between lab and field results and ultimately accurately assess the risks that MPs pose in water treatment contexts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"46 ","pages":"Article 100632"},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144241687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The health burden of wildfire smoke in a changing climate: Exposure, risks, and strategies for mitigation 气候变化中野火烟雾的健康负担：暴露、风险和缓解战略

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Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health Pub Date : 2025-05-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100631

Myriam Lopes , Alexandra Monteiro , Petros Mouzourides , Panayiotis Κouis

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Consequences of climate change for asthma: Reviewing the evidence 气候变化对哮喘的影响：证据回顾

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Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health Pub Date : 2025-05-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100630

David Soler-Segovia , Victor Guerra-Ruíz , Marc Massa , María-Florencia Pilia , María-Jesús Cruz , Xavier Muñoz

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Carbon-based catalysts in advanced oxidation processes for sulfonamide degradation: Environmental challenges and innovations 碳基催化剂在磺胺降解的高级氧化过程：环境挑战和创新

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Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health Pub Date : 2025-05-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100628

Md Abdullah Al Masud , Hasara Samaraweera

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Alternatives to face anticoccidial ionophore antibiotics as emerging environmental pollutants 作为新兴环境污染物的抗球虫离子载体抗生素的替代品

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Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health Pub Date : 2025-05-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100629

Ainoa Míguez González, Andreia Oliveira Rodrigues, Raquel Cela Dablanca, Ana Barreiro, Esperanza Álvarez-Rodríguez, María J. Fernández-Sanjurjo, Avelino Núñez-Delgado

{"title":"Alternatives to face anticoccidial ionophore antibiotics as emerging environmental pollutants","authors":"Ainoa Míguez González, Andreia Oliveira Rodrigues, Raquel Cela Dablanca, Ana Barreiro, Esperanza Álvarez-Rodríguez, María J. Fernández-Sanjurjo, Avelino Núñez-Delgado","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100629","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100629","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This short review/opinion text includes a selection of recently published papers dealing with environmental pollution caused by anticoccidial antibiotics (with an especial focus on ionophores) and on remediation alternatives to retain/remove these contaminants from affected areas. More in-depth details and comments are provided for those works that the authors of the review considered of higher relevance in this field. As scientific search tools, the authors used Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus. These tools provided results for selected lags of time to focus on those being more recent, as well as for not limited time periods, thus allowing both time-specific and more extended views. The overall results indicated that the assessment of environmental pollution due to anticoccidial antibiotics is an underdeveloped and emerging field of research, with many aspects still needing to be further explored and subjected to more detailed scrutiny in the coming future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"46 ","pages":"Article 100629"},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144169876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Epidemiological insights into the health impacts of dust storms 沙尘暴对健康影响的流行病学见解

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Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health Pub Date : 2025-05-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100626

Stefania Papatheodorou , Souzana Achilleos

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