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Wood-derived adsorbents for the removal of pharmaceutical contamination from wastewater: a review 木源吸附剂去除废水中药物污染的研究进展

IF 15.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Environmental Chemistry Letters Pub Date : 2025-10-06 DOI: 10.1007/s10311-025-01886-9

Chirag Batukbhai Godiya, Tiina Leiviskä

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Polytetrafluoroethylene microplastic properties, pollution, toxicity and analysis: a review 聚四氟乙烯微塑料的特性、污染、毒性及分析综述

IF 15.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Environmental Chemistry Letters Pub Date : 2025-10-06 DOI: 10.1007/s10311-025-01885-w

Mohamed Alaraby, Doaa Abass, Antonia Velázquez, Alba Hernández, Ricard Marcos

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Correction: Methods to monitor the defects of the drainage pipe network: a review 纠正：排水管网缺陷监测方法综述

IF 15.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Environmental Chemistry Letters Pub Date : 2025-10-02 DOI: 10.1007/s10311-025-01883-y

Boyuan Xue, Eric Lichtfouse, Xiaohong Zhou

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Do microplastics affect human immune defenses? 微塑料会影响人体的免疫防御吗？

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Environmental Chemistry Letters Pub Date : 2025-09-26 DOI: 10.1007/s10311-025-01869-w

Massimiliano Galluzzi, Michele Lancia, Chunmiao Zheng, Valter Castelvetro, Eric Lichtfouse

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Retraction Note: Artificial intelligence-based solutions for climate change: a review 基于人工智能的气候变化解决方案：综述

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Environmental Chemistry Letters Pub Date : 2025-09-25 DOI: 10.1007/s10311-025-01884-x

Lin Chen, Zhonghao Chen, Yubing Zhang, Yunfei Liu, Ahmed I. Osman, Mohamed Farghali, Jianmin Hua, Ahmed Al-Fatesh, Ikko Ihara, David W. Rooney, Pow-Seng Yap

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The oxidative potential of atmospheric particulate matter as an indicator of health risk of air pollution: a review 大气颗粒物氧化电位作为空气污染健康风险指标的研究进展

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Environmental Chemistry Letters Pub Date : 2025-09-20 DOI: 10.1007/s10311-025-01882-z

Qingyang Liu, James J. Schauer

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Microbial dehalogenation of halogenated organic pollutants: a review 含卤有机污染物的微生物脱卤研究进展

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Environmental Chemistry Letters Pub Date : 2025-09-20 DOI: 10.1007/s10311-025-01880-1

Nazim Forid Islam, Dhurbajit Borah, Rimon Saikia, Bhoirob Gogoi, Hemen Sarma

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Synthesis of artificial humus by hydrothermal carbonization and application to improve soil quality: a review 热液碳化合成人工腐殖质及其在改善土壤质量中的应用综述

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Environmental Chemistry Letters Pub Date : 2025-09-19 DOI: 10.1007/s10311-025-01876-x

Yue Gu, Sen Dou, Yutong Song, Dilimulati Yalihong, Yang Jiang, Xiangrong Liu, Jinhua Yue, Song Guan, Dan Guo, Jingmin Yang, Zhongqing Zhang

{"title":"Synthesis of artificial humus by hydrothermal carbonization and application to improve soil quality: a review","authors":"Yue Gu, Sen Dou, Yutong Song, Dilimulati Yalihong, Yang Jiang, Xiangrong Liu, Jinhua Yue, Song Guan, Dan Guo, Jingmin Yang, Zhongqing Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s10311-025-01876-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-025-01876-x","url":null,"abstract":"Global warming, pollution, and industrial agriculture are degrading soils worldwide and threatening food security, thus calling for advanced methods to improve soil quality and fertility, and to sequester carbon. Here, we review the use of artificial humus with focus on the synthesis of artificial humus by hydrothermal carbonization of biomass. We detail the reaction mechanism, parameters controlling the reaction, differences between artificial and natural humus, laboratory and industrial production, biomass components, effects on soil nutrients and microbial biomass, remediation of saline-alkali land, and life cycle assessment. After reaction at 150–230 °C, the conversion rate is high, and the properties of artificial humus are very similar to those of natural humus. The application of this artificial humus improves soil nutrient availability, saline-alkali land, microbial characteristics, and the overall soil health. In saline-alkali soils, the application of artificial humus increases the cation exchange capacity up to 1.78 times, with a short-term pH decrease of 0.26–1.0 and an electrical conductivity decrease of 37–60 µS·cm⁻1. Nevertheless, large-scale application of this technology still faces challenges such as high equipment investment costs, fluctuations in product characteristics between batches, and the lack of unified quality assessment standards.","PeriodicalId":541,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry Letters","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145084405","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}

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Nanotechnologies for targeted bacteriophage therapy: a review 靶向噬菌体治疗的纳米技术：综述

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Environmental Chemistry Letters Pub Date : 2025-09-09 DOI: 10.1007/s10311-025-01881-0

Priya Sharma, Medhavi Vashisth, Anu Bala Jaglan, Jyoti Gupta, Prexha Kapoor, Karan Bhutani, Nitin Virmani, Bidhan Chandra Bera, Rajesh Kumar Vaid, Taruna Anand

{"title":"Nanotechnologies for targeted bacteriophage therapy: a review","authors":"Priya Sharma, Medhavi Vashisth, Anu Bala Jaglan, Jyoti Gupta, Prexha Kapoor, Karan Bhutani, Nitin Virmani, Bidhan Chandra Bera, Rajesh Kumar Vaid, Taruna Anand","doi":"10.1007/s10311-025-01881-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-025-01881-0","url":null,"abstract":"Antimicrobial resistance is a major health issue that rapidly decreases the number of marketed chemical antibiotics that can cure microbial diseases, calling for alternative solutions. Here we review bacteriophage therapy using nanotechnological delivery with focus on definition and classification, dry powder formation, liposome encapsulation of bacteriophages, hydrogels, electrospinning of phages into nanofibers, and phage emulsions. Dry powder can be done by spray drying and lyophilization. Hydrogels include alginate, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl glycol, nanocellulose, agarose, hyaluronan and poloxamer. We observed that bacteriophage therapy displays advantages such as self-replicating properties, and minimal disruption to the host microbiota. Recently developed lipid-based nanocarriers, hydrogels, and electrospun core–shell nanofibers have improved phage protection under harsh physiological conditions. Encapsulation using microfluidics-derived nanoemulsions and natural polymers allows for controlled, site-specific phage release and enhanced biofilm penetration. Surface modification using biomimetic coatings and biodegradable materials reduces immunogenicity and extends systemic circulation. Limitations of bacteriophage therapy comprise poor phage stability in physiological conditions, rapid removal by the immune system, limited penetration into biofilms, and the absence of standardized, scalable delivery systems. Clinical studies often focus solely on bacterial reduction while overlooking formulation integrity, delivery efficiency, and pharmacokinetics.","PeriodicalId":541,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry Letters","volume":"307 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145025364","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}

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Pharmaceutical contamination in edible plants grown on soils amended with wastewater, manure, and biosolids: a review 在废水、粪便和生物固体改性的土壤中生长的食用植物中的药物污染：综述

IF 15.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Environmental Chemistry Letters Pub Date : 2025-09-06 DOI: 10.1007/s10311-025-01878-9

Lúcia H. M. L. M. Santos, Sara Rodríguez-Mozaz, Gianluigi Buttiglieri

{"title":"Pharmaceutical contamination in edible plants grown on soils amended with wastewater, manure, and biosolids: a review","authors":"Lúcia H. M. L. M. Santos, Sara Rodríguez-Mozaz, Gianluigi Buttiglieri","doi":"10.1007/s10311-025-01878-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-025-01878-9","url":null,"abstract":"Recycling reclaimed wastewater, manure, and biosolids in agricultural soils is a sustainable technique of irrigation and fertilization in the context of the circular economy, yet the presence of contaminants such as pharmaceuticals induces the contamination of crop plants, food, and, in turn, humans. Here, we review the transfer of pharmaceuticals in crop plants with focus on pharmaceutical sources and properties, soil characteristics, root uptake, translocation, and accumulation. We discuss pharmaceutical accumulation in crop plants grown on soils amended with reclaimed wastewater, biosolids, and manure. The presence of pharmaceutical metabolites in plants is also summarized. We observed a decrease of the concentration and of the number of pharmaceuticals from wastewater to soils, then to plants, with typically less than 1% of the initial total pharmaceutical amount being detected in edible crop plants. Pharmaceutical accumulation decreases in the order of leaves, fruits, roots, and grain. Leafy vegetables showed the highest accumulation of pharmaceuticals, reaching few thousands of nanograms per gram dry weight. Pharmaceuticals can be degraded into metabolites that also accumulate in edible plants, yet their behaviour and risk for health are poorly known.","PeriodicalId":541,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry Letters","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145003184","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}

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