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Selective actions of plant-based biorational insecticides: Molecular mechanisms and reduced risks to non-target organisms

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Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health Pub Date : 2025-01-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100601

Lara T.M. Costa , Guy Smagghe , Luis O. Viteri Jumbo , Gil R. Santos , Raimundo W.S. Aguiar , Eugenio E. Oliveira

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Rare earth elements in the age of climate change: Ecotoxicological insights and future directions

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Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health Pub Date : 2025-01-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100600

Camilla Mossotto , Mahdi Banaee , Antonia Concetta Elia , Marino Prearo , Paolo Pastorino , Caterina Faggio

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A review of organophosphorus esters in soil: Pollution status, migration, risks, and transformation

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Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100599

Yu Cheng , Xuehao Zheng , Cuihua Hu , Qing Luo , Xingyi Liu , Shoujiang Liu , Peng He , Keke Chang , Fengxia Yang , Yongzhen Ding

{"title":"A review of organophosphorus esters in soil: Pollution status, migration, risks, and transformation","authors":"Yu Cheng , Xuehao Zheng , Cuihua Hu , Qing Luo , Xingyi Liu , Shoujiang Liu , Peng He , Keke Chang , Fengxia Yang , Yongzhen Ding","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100599","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100599","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Organophosphorus esters (OPEs) are extensively used as flame retardants and plasticizers in various industrial products. However, their release into the environment and associated toxicity have garnered increasing research attention. This study provides an overview of OPEs in soil, focusing on pollution sources, distribution, migration, risks, and transformation. Existing studies suggest that OPEs are widely present in soil, with concentrations ranging from non-detectable levels to 80,300 ng/g. These compounds can migrate to other environmental media through processes such as adsorption, desorption, volatilization, and bioaccumulation. OPEs exhibit reproductive toxicity, developmental toxicity, and neurotoxicity to soil fauna. In soil, OPEs can undergo hydrolysis and photolysis to degrade into diesters or monoesters, or they can biodegrade through specific enzyme-catalyzed reactions. Finally, this study discusses unresolved issues and future research directions on OPEs in soil, aiming to provide valuable references for related fields.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"44 ","pages":"Article 100599"},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143445851","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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Groundwater arsenic pollution in Vietnam: Current opinion on the mobilization and remediation

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Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health Pub Date : 2025-01-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100596

Phan Nhu Nguyet , Tran Le Luu , Nguyen Ai Le , Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan , Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang

{"title":"Groundwater arsenic pollution in Vietnam: Current opinion on the mobilization and remediation","authors":"Phan Nhu Nguyet , Tran Le Luu , Nguyen Ai Le , Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan , Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100596","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100596","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Arsenic, the 20th most abundant element in the Earth's crust, is a significant environmental and health concern, prominently featured on priority lists of hazardous substances. Due to its high mobilization and persistence in both natural and anthropogenic environments, chronic exposure to arsenic in groundwater has posed severe public health risks. This review focuses on the current status of arsenic contamination, the release mechanism, the mobilization, and remediation of arsenic-polluted groundwater in major river deltas in Vietnam. The most arsenic-polluted regions in Vietnam are the Red River Delta (up to 3050 μg/L) and the Mekong River Delta (up to 1351 μg/L), far exceeding the permissible limit value of the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for arsenic in groundwater at 10 μg/L. Arsenic levels are unevenly distributed due to the differences in the geochemical composition of the aquifer and hydrological flow patterns. Utilizing natural laterite adsorption is proposed as a remediation strategy to limit the risks of arsenic spread in groundwater and its impact on public health.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"44 ","pages":"Article 100596"},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143347175","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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Non-target ants and bioinsecticides: A short review 非目标蚂蚁和生物杀虫剂：简评

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Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health Pub Date : 2024-10-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100586

Karina Dias Amaral , Cidália Gabriela Santos Marinho , Terezinha Maria Castro Della Lucia

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Health risk assessment of groundwater contamination in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, northern India 印度北部查谟和克什米尔中央直辖区地下水污染的健康风险评估

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Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health Pub Date : 2024-10-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100585

Beena Kouser, Omkar Verma

{"title":"Health risk assessment of groundwater contamination in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, northern India","authors":"Beena Kouser, Omkar Verma","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100585","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100585","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This research underscores the critical problem of contamination of groundwater and its direct consequences on public health in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, located in the northern India. Groundwater is a vital source of drinking water, with approximately half of the population depending on it. Given its importance, the presence of contaminants in groundwater poses significant risks, necessitating urgent attention and remediation efforts to ensure safe and clean water for communities residing in this region. The main aim of this study is to identify the contaminants in groundwater within the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Research has shown that several heavy metals, including iron (Fe), lead (Pb), uranium (U), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), mercury (Hg), arsenic (As), radon (Rn), and non-metal ions like fluoride (F) and nitrate (NO<sub>3</sub>), are present in groundwater. While the concentrations of some of these elements remain within permissible limits, others, like F, NO<sub>3</sub>, U, Rn, and Fe, exceed these limits, posing significant health risks. Health risk assessments indicate that these elevated concentrations of contaminants can adversely affect both humans and animals. Observations also indicate that children are more vulnerable to these contaminants in comparison to adults. Conditions such as cancer and kidney stones have been reported in connection with these contaminants. If these contaminant concentrations continue to rise, there is a risk that the number of cases could increase correspondingly.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"42 ","pages":"Article 100585"},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142719650","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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Impact of topographic and hydrological parameters on urban health in Jaipur City 斋浦尔市地形和水文参数对城市健康的影响

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Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health Pub Date : 2024-10-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100584

S.K. Gupta , P. Roy , S. Kanga , S.K. Singh , G. Meraj , P. Kumar

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Bioinsecticide synergy: The good, the bad and the unknown 生物杀虫剂的协同作用：好的、坏的和未知的

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Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100583

Murray B. Isman , Edmund J. Norris

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Non-target effects of biopesticides on stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini): Recent trends and insights 生物农药对无刺蜜蜂（Apidae, Meliponini）的非目标效应：最新趋势和见解

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Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health Pub Date : 2024-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100580

Maria Augusta Pereira Lima , Rodrigo Cupertino Bernardes , Lívia Maria Negrini Ferreira , Roberto Catania , Gaetana Mazzeo

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Ecological costs of botanical nano-insecticides 植物纳米杀虫剂的生态成本

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Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health Pub Date : 2024-09-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100579

Antonino Modafferi , Giulia Giunti , Giovanni Benelli , Orlando Campolo

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