{"title":"Intersecting crises: Air quality in a changing climate","authors":"Anastasia K. Paschalidou","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100647","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100647","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 100647"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144827771","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}
{"title":"Modeling approach to understanding the nexus of emerging contaminants, climate change, and water security","authors":"Xuneng Tong , Zhixin Xiang , Luhua You , Jingjie Zhang , Karina Yew-Hoong Gin","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100650","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100650","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Emerging contaminants (ECs) threaten water security and ecosystem health, with climate change intensifying their risks by altering hydrology and driving temperature changes. Process-based (PB) and data-driven (DD) models are vital for understanding EC dynamics and predicting long-term impacts under climate scenarios. This review highlights the integration of PB and DD models with climate change outputs to assess risks and inform sustainable water management. A proposed holistic framework combines these approaches to predict contaminant behavior, identify hotspots, and mitigate risks. Leveraging interdisciplinary insights, it offers a proactive strategy to address EC challenges and safeguard global water resources.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 100650"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144858528","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}
Stavros D. Veresoglou , Costas J. Saitanis , Evgenios Agathokleous
{"title":"Ecological dose-response curves against the clock","authors":"Stavros D. Veresoglou , Costas J. Saitanis , Evgenios Agathokleous","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100653","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100653","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Dose-response curves are the basis for most public and environmental health decisions in ecology, environmental toxicology, pharmacology, and policymaking. Dose-response curves are often mistakenly assumed to be static in time. This gives rise to a major challenge in the field, correcting them for temporal variability. We review, here, evidence that there is unforeseen opportunity to predict temporal changes and that, by doing so, we might secure impactful progress in diverse disciplines such as ecotoxicology, conservation and restoration sciences, and precision agriculture. We develop a perspective on the steps that we need to take to realize this lost potential.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 100653"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144827772","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}
Jian Zang , Bin Luo , Guangyan He , Chao Yue , Yu Yan
{"title":"The mini review of sustainable urban environment and emerging contaminants","authors":"Jian Zang , Bin Luo , Guangyan He , Chao Yue , Yu Yan","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100648","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100648","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This review examines emerging contaminants (ECs) and transitional one in five environments, focusing on air (ground-level and atmosphere), water, soil, and indoor. Key pollutants—volatile organic compounds, microplastics, Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and bioaerosols—demonstrate cross-compartmental persistence, correlating with respiratory diseases, endocrine disruption, and immune risks. Indoor exposure dominates, driven by formaldehyde, microbial agents, and particulate matter. Advanced sensors and AI-enhanced monitoring enable real-time detection yet gaps persist in quantifying risks of novel ECs and scaling interventions. Prioritizing source control in built environments, alongside health-aligned and end point policies, is critical to mitigate exposure surrounded.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 100648"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144843001","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}
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":"2025-08-01","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}
David Soler-Segovia , Victor Guerra-Ruíz , Marc Massa , María-Florencia Pilia , María-Jesús Cruz , Xavier Muñoz
{"title":"Consequences of climate change for asthma: Reviewing the evidence","authors":"David Soler-Segovia , Victor Guerra-Ruíz , Marc Massa , María-Florencia Pilia , María-Jesús Cruz , Xavier Muñoz","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100630","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100630","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The effects of climate change on human health are supported by extensive scientific evidence. There is a close association between global warming, air pollution, and asthma. Patients with asthma are particularly vulnerable to the environmental alterations associated with climate change. This review summarizes the research from the past decade (2013–2024) on how climate change influences asthma, examining its direct and indirect effects such as alterations in air quality, allergen exposure, and extreme weather events. The review highlights the complex interplay between climate change and asthma and underscores the need for integrated public health strategies to mitigate these impacts. This review also highlights the novel insights of synergistic effects between air pollutants and allergens, which are exacerbated by climate change, in worsening asthma symptoms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"46 ","pages":"Article 100630"},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144190230","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}
{"title":"Air quality in the era of climate change: Bioaerosols, multi-exposures, and the emerging threats of respiratory allergies and infectious diseases","authors":"Athanasios Damialis , Stefanie Gilles","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100634","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100634","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With the rising global burden of allergies and asthma, bioaerosols have gained the attention of physicians and researchers over the past decades. However, bioaerosols still remain underestimated, excluded from EU Directives. This work points out that respiratory diseases, an emerging human health risk, may be predicted and appropriately managed only if the entirety of co- and multi-exposures, biogenic as well as mixed (chemical-biological) is considered, especially for vulnerable population groups. Here we present an overview of the state of the art in bioaerosol research and its challenges, and pinpoint unmet research and policy needs in a rapidly changing world.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"46 ","pages":"Article 100634"},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144312598","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}
{"title":"Micro(nano)plastics in the fish gastrointestinal tract: A mini review and relevance to One Health perspective","authors":"Farhan R. Khan , Nathaniel Clark , Elvis Genbo Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100645","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100645","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Micro(nano)plastics (MNPs) research in the piscine gastrointestinal tract has been a significant area of study. Understanding the environmental presence of microplastics, their potential for both localised and systemic effects, and their role as a gateway for MNPs and associated chemicals to enter the tissues and the food web, including the human food chain, is crucial. The fish gut, as a critical intersection between environmental, biotic, and human health, aligns with the One Health concept. We review the likely uptake mechanisms and toxicological damage caused by ingesting MNPs and their associated chemicals in fish, contextualised within the realms of digestive physiology and biological plausibility.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"46 ","pages":"Article 100645"},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144580160","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}
Raul Narciso C. Guedes, Giovanni Benelli, Nicolas Desneux, Evgenios Agathokleous
{"title":"Non-target effects of bioinsecticides: Hic sunt draconis!","authors":"Raul Narciso C. Guedes, Giovanni Benelli, Nicolas Desneux, Evgenios Agathokleous","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100635","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100635","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"46 ","pages":"Article 100635"},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144518429","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}
{"title":"Epidemiological insights into the health impacts of dust storms","authors":"Stefania Papatheodorou , Souzana Achilleos","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100626","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100626","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sand and dust storms are frequent environmental events characterized by high winds lifting large amounts of dust, reducing visibility and affecting air quality globally. While natural sources such as deserts are the primary contributors to dust emissions, human activities like deforestation and unsustainable agriculture, compounded by climate change, significantly enhance soil erosion, increasing dust storm prevalence. These storms carry high concentrations of pollutants across large distances, posing serious health risks. This review summarizes the different health impacts of dust storms using the most recent epidemiological evidence across several regions. Recent advancements in epidemiological research can guide future research to mitigate these effects.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"46 ","pages":"Article 100626"},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144147557","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}