{"title":"Special issue: Emerging nanomaterials and advanced techniques for sensing and removal of toxic gases for environmental and health applications","authors":"Jai Prakash, Shuhui Sun, Marina N. Rumyantseva","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100544","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100544","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 100544"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139966515","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}
Paulo Roberto de Oliveira , Rafaela Cristina de Freitas , Jefferson Henrique de Souza Carvalho , Jéssica Rocha Camargo , Luiz Ricardo Guterres e Silva , Bruno Campos Janegitz
{"title":"Overcoming disposable sensors pollution: Using of circular economy in electrodes application","authors":"Paulo Roberto de Oliveira , Rafaela Cristina de Freitas , Jefferson Henrique de Souza Carvalho , Jéssica Rocha Camargo , Luiz Ricardo Guterres e Silva , Bruno Campos Janegitz","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100540","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100540","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Technological progress and heightened industrialization have brought significant advantages to modern society. This is also reflected in the scientific society, as well as in new screen-printed electrodes for pollutant monitoring. However, disposal sensors have been stirring up environmental concerns. The possible environmental impacts require adopting sustainable practices, shifting to renewable materials and energy sources, implementing conservation measures, and promoting eco-friendly technologies. In this sense, the principles of green chemistry and the circular economy can be applied in the manufacturing and application of these devices. Hence, this review presents how environmentally friendly practices can be a powerful alternative for electrochemical sensor manufacturing and applications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 100540"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139878397","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":"Arsenic contamination in the groundwater of Northeastern India: Critical understandings on geotectonic controls and the need for intervention","authors":"Nikita Neog , Ritusmita Goswami , Durga Prasad Panday , Abhay Kumar , M. Tamil Selvan , Annapurna Boruah , Manish Kumar","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100539","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100539","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We investigated possible hypothesis related to arsenic (As) enrichment in the aquifer system of Northeast India, and concluded three governing deductions with explicit evidences, namely: i) the tropical environment facilitated leaching driven As release from the rocks; duly supported by reductive dissolution of clay deposition attributed to the seasonal floods in the region. ii) As-containing quaternary sediments succoured by prevailing plate tectonics in active convergent tectonic settings of the Eastern Himalayas and; iii) high precipitation, tropical climate, and biodiversity richness driven microbial mediated weathering of mineral-rich rock formations, contributing to As enrichment. We emphasized the uniqueness of the aquifer systems of Northeastern India for understanding the dynamics of prevalence and co-contaminations of geogenic contaminations like As-F-U, especially in the context of karst aquifer, and surface-groundwater interactions, implying the presence of immense opportunities of getting several insights on the fate and transport of geogenic contamination enabling the global management.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 100539"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139882342","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":"In situ remediation techniques for removal of arsenic in the environment","authors":"Vinod Kumar , Monika Thakur , Chandra Shekhar Seth","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100538","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100538","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Arsenic (As) contamination has been extensively recognised as one of the serious pollutants in the environment, which is caused mainly by anthropogenic activities. Numerous organisations, comprising of industries, environmental entities, and the general public, are now concentrating on As toxicity and remediation. It is beyond dispute that treating As pollution is important for lowering biodiversity, human health, and the ecology in which they inhabit. This paper extensively discusses the <em>in situ</em> remediation methods of As toxicity in the environment and the accompanying clean-up methods. This review divides the <em>in situ</em> remediation methods, which are used to treat As-contaminated soils viz., extraction, immobilisation, transformation, and degradation, and this categorization is based upon the remediation goals. The adaptability of various remediation technologies varies, and other novel forms of functional materials are more promising substitutes for removal of arsenic.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 100538"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139748906","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}
Peter R. Davids , Thomas Hartmann , Carla S.S. Ferreira , Zahra Kalantari , Paulo Pereira
{"title":"Multi-, inter-, and transdisciplinary approaches to nature-based flood risk management","authors":"Peter R. Davids , Thomas Hartmann , Carla S.S. Ferreira , Zahra Kalantari , Paulo Pereira","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100537","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100537","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Nature-based solutions (NBS) can act as a valuable complement to conventional ‘grey’ infrastructure for stormwater management (e.g. dams and dikes) in reducing flood risks as these ‘green’ solutions are perceived to be more flexible and multifunctional. However, to achieve effective NBS, a multi-actor approach in developing appropriate measures for specific sites is required as NBS occupy more space than ‘grey’ infrastructure and often overlap with private land. NBS also necessitate a multidisciplinary approach, to maximise environmental, social, and economic benefits. Thus, a transdisciplinary approach is needed for the effective implementation of NBS. Viewing NBS as a boundary concept, focusing on the common ground for different disciplines and actors, can facilitate communication and provide a first step towards effective flood risk mitigation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 100537"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468584424000072/pdfft?md5=bb5d3711fb84c719581026f9b9c2fc15&pid=1-s2.0-S2468584424000072-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139877111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Agro-ecological microplastics enriching the antibiotic resistance in aquatic environment","authors":"Tushar Khare , Vartika Mathur , Vinay Kumar","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100534","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100534","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Agricultural and allied sector constitute one of the greatest plastic consumers/users. Plastic undergoes fragmentation in these setups generating micro-/nanoplastics (MPs/NPs), where they share the environment with many toxic/hazardous chemicals and considerable quantities of antibiotics. MPs are contaminants of high priority and are often accompanied by biological contaminants in the form of antibiotic-resistance (ABR) genes (ARGs). Recent reports confirm that the MPs can carry and enrich the ARGs in the environment. However, the information on the spread and persistence of MPs-driven ARGs in aquatic ecosystems associated with agricultural sectors is limited. Due to the heavy MP-inflow, diverse kinds of ARGs are anticipated to be present in agricultural water resources and may therefore be the cause of the ABR. The ecological and health risks associated with the MPs and the related ARGs require genuine consideration and further in-depth investigations for effective and sustainable solutions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article 100534"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468584424000047/pdfft?md5=56cded5ccfbc135c70fc5f4c27884445&pid=1-s2.0-S2468584424000047-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139537879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transition metal dichalcogenide based toxic gas sensing","authors":"Eduard Llobet","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100533","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100533","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Having affordable, power-lean, yet highly sensitive and selective gas sensors is essential to enable the widespread and continuous monitoring of air pollutant and toxic gases. In the last years the research community has identified two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides as gas sensitive nanomaterials with high potential for developing a new generation of room-temperature operated devices for trace detection in the ambient. This paper reviews the developments and achievements of the last few years, identifies current shortcomings where breakthroughs are most needed, and discusses aspects where research efforts should be put to overcome the main difficulties experienced. These efforts range from gaining more insight in the gas sensing mechanisms to ameliorating the synthesis of transition metal dichalcogenide nanomaterials for better controlling surface, interface and edge chemistry and defects.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article 100533"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468584424000035/pdfft?md5=712cae995d216d7adcb1f3b168a229d9&pid=1-s2.0-S2468584424000035-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139393809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Emerging nano-enabled gas sensor for environmental monitoring – Perspectives and open challenges","authors":"Urmila Chakraborty , Ajeet Kaushik , Ganga Ram Chaudhary , Yogendra Kumar Mishra","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100532","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100532","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Proper vigilance on the levels of various gases of concern, especially the toxic ones, is vital for reducing the risk of environmental damage. This impels the demand for highly accurate and adequate gas-sensing systems, which are in demand but not in practice. This gap can be filled by fifth-generation nano-enabled gas sensors, which can offer room-temperature sensing, flexibility, high-selectivity, low-cost, self-powered operation, humidity resistance, and portable size. These features are the key requirements for integrating gas sensors into modern Internet-of-things systems. This perspective highlights trends and progressions (2020–2023) in developing tailored nanomaterials to fabricate cutting-edge gas sensors for high performance in the desired manner and conditions, for example, point-of-care, and point-of-location testing. The challenges associated with such materials and the scientific endeavors to address such issues have also been discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article 100532"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468584424000023/pdfft?md5=e17a8d629aa049ef39e14805942fbb82&pid=1-s2.0-S2468584424000023-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139458261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paulo Pereira , Fang Wang , Miguel Inacio , Marius Kalinauskas , Katažyna Bogdzevič , Igor Bogunovic , Wenwu Zhao , Damia Barcelo
{"title":"Nature-based solutions for carbon sequestration in urban environments","authors":"Paulo Pereira , Fang Wang , Miguel Inacio , Marius Kalinauskas , Katažyna Bogdzevič , Igor Bogunovic , Wenwu Zhao , Damia Barcelo","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100536","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100536","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Cities are among the areas that emit more carbon to the atmosphere and contribute to climate change. It is urgent to mitigate their impact. Nature-based solutions (NBS), terrestrial and water-based, are an excellent option to reverse this trend. Nevertheless, their effectiveness depends on the natural areas where they are established, the type, and the management practices applied. Also, when subjected to an intense human impact, NBS are in poor condition, and their effectiveness in storing carbon is reduced. Overall, terrestrial-based NBS can be an important carbon sink. On the other hand, water-based NBS carbon storage can be more limited and emit other greenhouse gases (e.g., methane and nitrous oxide). NBS must be designed according to the proposed objective and respect the local conditions. This will help improve their effectiveness in carbon sequestration or other purposes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article 100536"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468584424000060/pdfft?md5=71ef06501c6baa6cdd1c1df56c3d0748&pid=1-s2.0-S2468584424000060-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139633200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nilanjana Roy Chowdhury , Madhurima Joardar , Antara Das , Prosun Bhattacharya , Tarit Roychowdhury
{"title":"Current opinion on the role of post-harvesting and cooking on arsenic mobility in rice grain, its surmounting risk towards human and domestic livestock with sustained management","authors":"Nilanjana Roy Chowdhury , Madhurima Joardar , Antara Das , Prosun Bhattacharya , Tarit Roychowdhury","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100535","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100535","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Arsenic (As) contamination in paddy and consequently the dietary system is an emerging global threat to human health. The harvesting, post-harvesting and cooking procedures of rice in Bengal delta further involves the use of As tainted groundwater which results in a concomitant increase of As levels in sunned, parboiled, and cooked grains, respectively. Inorganic arsenic (<em>i</em>As) causing potential health risks is therefore high (appx. 90 %) due to the daily rice consumption. This study sheds light on higher As accumulation, distribution and assimilation during parboiling (24 %) and cooking processes (34 %) using As-tainted water, culminating additional As burden in cooked rice. Rice grain mediated health risk has displayed a concern level of 5 according to “Severity Adjusted Margin of Exposure” value. This study also takes heed of the domestic livestock exposed to As toxicity through contaminated fodder, resulting in contaminated animal by-products which initiates further longer lasting deleterious impacts on the society.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 100535"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139537251","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}