Environmental Management最新文献

{"title":"Emerging Pollutants in Soil and Water: Sources, Risks, and Advances in Removal Technologies for Sustainable Management.","authors":"Rashmi Singh, M K Harsha Varthan, R S Rejith Kumar, M Rohinth, Z H Tawfeeq Ahmed, S M Indumathi, Suvarshitha Pusuluru, Sai Kumar Punna, Karrun Velmurugan, Melvin Samuel, Selvarajan Ethiraj","doi":"10.1007/s00267-025-02284-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-025-02284-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Emerging pollutants, known for their complex chemical structures and varied sources, are gaining attention as significant environmental and public health concerns. Their persistence in the environment, ability to bioaccumulate, and widespread presence across ecosystems make them particularly troubling. These substances originate from diverse sources, including agricultural runoff, industrial effluents, and everyday consumer products like pharmaceuticals and personal care items. Exposure to these contaminants has been associated with health issues, particularly affecting the respiratory and digestive systems. This review offers an in-depth analysis of major classes of both organic and inorganic emerging contaminants such as antibiotics, nanomaterials, microplastics, and EDCs. It explores their origins, the pathways through which they enter and move through the environment, and their resistance to standard treatment processes. Furthermore, the review assesses a range of advanced treatment technologies, including advanced oxidation processes, membrane-based separation methods, and adsorption strategies. The discussion focuses on their effectiveness, economic feasibility, and potential l for large-scale application. In addition, the study underscores the need for integrated risk assessment frameworks to quantify ecological and human health risks, and it calls for strengthened policy measures and regulatory standards. By identifying current gaps in treatment technologies and governance, this review outlines critical opportunities for innovation in pollutant removal, sustainable resource management, and the development of adaptive regulatory systems. These insights contribute to more effective groundwater protection and broader environmental sustainability goals.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145136047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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}

{"title":"Simulation of the Effects of Forest Management and Water Protection Practices on Nutrient Exports in a Forested Boreal Catchment.","authors":"Mika Nieminen, Aleksi Räsänen, Janne Miettinen, Sakari Sarkkola, Leena Stenberg, Timo Pukkala","doi":"10.1007/s00267-025-02273-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-025-02273-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is an urgent need to improve water quality management in forested catchments, particularly in forestry-drained peatland areas. We utilized nutrient export models and forestry simulations to forecast the impact of forest management and water protection practices on nitrogen and phosphorus exports from forests to waters in the Kiiminkijoki catchment area, central Finland. Our simulations indicated that the choice between forest management systems (even-aged forestry, extended rotation length, continuous cover forestry, no forestry) may have a larger impact on nutrient exports from mineral soil forests than from drained peatland forests. Of the water protection practices, sedimentation ponds, peak runoff control dams, and riparian buffer zones may have little effect on nutrient exports, but wetland buffers in drained peatland forests may reduce nutrient exports to a significantly lower level. Our simulations suggested that forestry operators should consider continuous cover forestry and wetland buffers when trying to improve water quality in forested catchments.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145123829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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}

{"title":"Outwards-Facing Managed Oak Forest Edge Hosts Rich Assemblages of Hymenoptera.","authors":"Attila Balázs, Michal Perlík, Jan Šipoš","doi":"10.1007/s00267-025-02286-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-025-02286-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Forest edge habitats created by forest management significantly influence species assemblage of hymenopteran communities. In 2021, we carried out research in a managed oak woodland located in Slovakia, utilizing three flight interception traps (FITs) to examine hymenopteran communities. Two of the traps were placed at the forest edge, with one facing the clearing and the other directed towards the closed-stand forest. The third trap was situated 100 meters within the closed-canopy forest. We separately collected subsamples within the forest edge. These subsamples were distinguished as 'ecotone inwards' and 'ecotone outwards' to accurately capture the distinct directional movements of hymenopterans at the forest edge (flying from the closed forest towards the clearing and vice versa). We identified 287 species in 19 families during the sampling period. The species richness, abundance and the phylogenetic diversity were found to be significantly different favouring the ecotone outwards microhabitats. However, we did not confirm higher species richness nor abundance in the forest edge compared to closed forest. The dissimilarity of species differed significantly between inwards- and outwards-facing ecotone and closed-forest stand. The life history traits exhibited the following trends: pollenophagous, herbivorous and nectarivorous species exhibited a positive association with the forest edge. Predatory species were associated more to closed forest. Cavity-nesting and above-substrate nesting species were situated in the ecotone outwards, while non-cavity nesters and below-substrate nesters were found in the ecotone inwards microhabitats. Our results support the creation of small-scale (~0.3 ha) open patches in temperate deciduous forests due to their positive effect on biodiversity of hymenopteran species within the outwards-facing part of the forest edge.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145123791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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}

{"title":"Tracing Prescribed Knowledge Flows in Wastewater Management Policies: An AI-Assisted, Governmentality-Informed Framework with Insights from Indonesia.","authors":"Roald Niels Christiaan Leeuwerik","doi":"10.1007/s00267-025-02277-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-025-02277-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Policy documents allow for the study of prescribed knowledge flows in decision-making processes. Although policy documents have been analyzed previously in wastewater studies, a more systematic approach to analyze prescribed knowledge flows remains to be developed. Guided by governmentality, this article proposes a framework to investigate prescribed knowledge flows and gain insights into intended stakeholder roles, techniques and technologies used to govern, as well as the nature of knowledge that should be exchanged. The framework is built upon the new possibilities by Artificial Intelligence (AI) by developing a prompt to identify prescribed knowledge flows. Building on an analysis of Indonesian policies, the study presented in this paper illustrates how a decentralized and community-led approach for wastewater management is planned. The approach intends to drive behavioral change and community-led management initiatives, thereby protecting public health and environmental quality. However, challenges include scarce details on prescribed stakeholder roles and an incomplete operationalization of national and/or regional provisions. While verification of AI output remains necessary, AI support saves time by reducing the need for full-text reading and summarization of identified prescribed knowledge flows. The method described in this paper can be used by decision-makers to facilitate critical inquiry of policies, or by non-governmental stakeholders to better understand complex legal texts and opportunities for involvement in decision-making.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145111792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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}

{"title":"The Wolverine Project: Evaluating Cumulative Effects Within the Land of Ktunaxa Using the One Heart Method","authors":"Nikki Heim,&nbsp;Ryan MacDonald,&nbsp;Christopher Horsethief,&nbsp;Chad Luke,&nbsp;Michael Proctor,&nbsp;Marlene Machmer,&nbsp;Vi Birdstone,&nbsp;Ray Warden,&nbsp;Curtis Wullum,&nbsp;Rachel Plewes,&nbsp;Matthew Chernos,&nbsp;Matt Carlson","doi":"10.1007/s00267-025-02172-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-025-02172-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study evaluated the cumulative effects of existing and proposed land use activities and climate change within a narrow and vital wildlife corridor considered of high value to Ktunaxa and non-Ktunaxa peoples. Cumulative alteration, degradation, and disturbance to habitat directly impacts Ktunaxa lands and waters on which the exercise of Ktunaxa rights depends. Increased access to backcountry areas are expected to substantially diminish habitat condition, increase wildlife displacement and mortality risk, and fragment wildlife populations with unavoidable population-level impacts. The effects of land use are likely to be exacerbated by accelerating climate change further limiting habitat suitability and creating additional human-wildlife interactions. This study is unique in that we applied Ktunaxa research methodology throughout all assessment stages. This iterative approach to knowledge gathering brings Ktunaxa and non-Ktunaxa together in concert with input from a diverse group of problem solvers. Further, we used this opportunity to refine our understanding of cumulative effects through a Ktunaxa linguistic perspective. Repeated interviews deepened research relationships and empowered use of Ktunaxa oral history in the evaluation of cumulative effects. Two species of key concern identified for this study were ʔaȼ̓pu (wolverine) and kɬawɬa (grizzly bear). We simulated current and future habitat condition for key values using a pre-contact baseline representing the Range of Natural Variability (RONV). The assessment presented herein considered past, current, and proposed future land use activities, with a focus on recreational interests. We found combined effects of proposed recreation developments with existing land use practices within the study area to substantially negatively impact both wolverine and grizzly bear habitat condition and population connectivity. We concluded that cumulative developments of past, current and any potential future land use that includes outdoor recreational activities in ʔamak̓is Ktunaxa must be informed by regional-scale and long-term land stewardship planning to prevent further adverse impacts and to ultimately improve the habitat conditions for ʔa·kxam̓is q̓api qapsin (All Living Things).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"75 :","pages":"2931 - 2946"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00267-025-02172-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145102629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Guiding Elements for Strengthening Cumulative Impact Assessment Regulations for Offshore Wind Energy","authors":"Ana Paula Alves Dibo,&nbsp;Juliana Siqueira-Gay,&nbsp;Carla Grigoletto Duarte,&nbsp;Alexander Turra,&nbsp;Luis Enrique Sánchez","doi":"10.1007/s00267-025-02282-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-025-02282-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The multiple uses of marine space and the synergies among their effects require a systematic assessment of cumulative impacts, especially amid the growing blue economy and offshore wind expansion, which interact with existing human activities in an impacted seascape. Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA) has become essential for systematically managing complex environmental interactions. Clear legal requirements for CIA are crucial to supporting better-informed decision-making, improving environmental governance, and fostering the implementation of CIA into practices. This study aims to compare the legal requirements related to CIA applied to the early planning and development phases of offshore wind energy (OWE) in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the United States, and Canada, offering guiding elements for designing or restructuring CIA regulations for offshore wind markets. We conducted a comprehensive scholarly and gray literature review to identify the key federal legislation related to CIA applied for OWE, which was then comparatively analysed using a set of core questions. The key findings are (1) Clear legislation is foundation to CIA practice; (2) Definition of cumulative impacts is key to guiding CIA implementation; (3) CIA requirements are crucial at various planning levels, from marine spatial planning to project-level assessments; (4) CIA regulations should consider collaboration, clear roles, and shared accountability among institutions and sectors; and (5) Stakeholder engagement and public consultation should be ensured throughout all the CIA steps. These elements may be used to support countries that have not yet adopted CIA, as well as those seeking to strengthen its implementation in offshore wind development.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"75 :","pages":"3025 - 3043"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00267-025-02282-3.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145079290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The use of diagnostic tools to assess the risks of chemicals to freshwater ecosystems: towards a unified evaluation framework.","authors":"Andreu Rico, Udo Hommen, Beate I Escher, Alina Koch, Anne Bado-Nilles, Belén González-Gaya, Enya Cody, Francisco Sylvester, Gabriele Treu, Gastón Alurralde, Henner Hollert, Iker Alvarez-Mora, S Jannicke Moe, Joanne de Jonge, Kelsey Ng, Manu Soto, Matthias Liess, Melis Muz, Mirco Bundschuh, Naroa Lopez-Herguedas, Nicolas Pucheux, Nikiforos Alygizakis, Peter C von der Ohe, Rémy Beaudouin, Saskia Finckh, Tobias Schulze, Yves Verhaegen, Paul J van den Brink","doi":"10.1007/s00267-025-02265-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-025-02265-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The risk assessment of chemicals relies on multiple tools to quantify the ecological responses of ecosystems to existing chemical pollution. These tools are broadly categorized into three major groups: toxic pressure assessments, bioassays, and ecological monitoring. Here, we examine the strengths and limitations of these approaches, their current level of implementation for freshwater ecosystems across Europe, and their ability to evaluate the impacts of chemicals under field conditions. Additionally, we analyze the correspondence between results obtained from these tools when applied to a monitoring dataset from German streams. Our evaluation showed that no single tool can perfectly characterize the environmental impacts of chemical mixtures. However, each provides distinct lines of evidence, enabling the identification of chemicals driving ecological risks and the biological endpoints most likely to be affected, with ecological monitoring tools having the potential to show long-term ecosystem impairment. Finally, we propose recommendations to better understand the discrepancies between the outcomes of different methods and explore their potential integration into a unified water quality evaluation framework.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145074001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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}

{"title":"Case Studies of Fish Habitat Compensation in Eeyou Istchee: Compensation Projects Prioritize Facility over Effectiveness : Fish Habitat Compensation in Eeyou Istchee: Is Trying Enough?","authors":"Kathleen D W Church, Adriana Raquel Aguilar-Melo, Hugo Asselin, Katrine Turgeon","doi":"10.1007/s00267-025-02276-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-025-02276-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Industrial activity, particularly hydropower and mining projects and their associated road networks, are prevalent in Eeyou Istchee, the traditional home of the Crees in the James Bay region of Northern Quebec. Since the mid-1980s, industry proponents must outline plans for fish habitat compensation in order to receive authorization from Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans to engage in any development activity that will result in the harmful alteration, disruption or destruction of fish or fish habitats. The goal of these fish habitat compensation projects is No Net Loss of Canada's fish habitat productivity, with fish habitat compensation serving as a compromise between continued industrial development and the preservation of Canada's fisheries resources. In this paper, we outline five recent industrial development projects and their associated fish habitat compensation projects in Eeyou Istchee. These projects include a hydropower project, two mining projects, a road extension project, and the repair of two existing roads. The inclusion of Cree traditional knowledge, the impacts of the development projects on fish and fish habitats, the avoidance and minimization measures taken during the habitat compensation work, and the implemented fish habitat compensation projects are summarized and compared for each project. The priority for these five fish habitat compensation projects was their structural integrity and potential ability to function as designed, rather than any proven beneficial effects on fish reproduction and fish population dynamics. In cases where fish populations continued to decline despite the habitat compensation projects, nothing further was done. Proponents were only held accountable for the completion of the planned compensation work, but not for the consequences of their fish habitat compensation projects.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145063102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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}

{"title":"Reframing Fish Passage Prioritization for Human Nutrition Outcomes.","authors":"Nicolette Duncan, Ana Horta, John Conallin, Tim Marsden, Abigail J Lynch, Ivor Stuart","doi":"10.1007/s00267-025-02271-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-025-02271-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Water control infrastructure forms barriers that fragment river habitats, reducing aquatic biodiversity and the ecosystem services it provides. Irrigation infrastructure, for example, although implemented to support food production, highlights problematic trade-offs against wild food systems like inland fisheries which are a critical food resource for tens of millions of people, particularly in tropical countries. To reduce fragmentation at a broad range of barriers, fish passage technology is sometimes implemented to support migrating fish, aided by frameworks designed to prioritize barriers for remediation. This study critically evaluated 93 fish passage barrier prioritization frameworks globally to explore how they could strategically guide fish passage investments in tropical contexts and identify criteria relevant to delivering on nutrition security outcomes. Results showed prioritization frameworks were ill-equipped to support the broader human development goals that may drive fish passage investments in tropical countries, such as supporting human nutrition under United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2: Zero Hunger. Tropical contexts were underrepresented despite substantial recent fish passage investment, whereas temperate and conservation focused frameworks, particularly from North America, dominated. These findings prompt reflection on the inherent biases in fish passage barrier prioritization frameworks and criteria. Improving understanding of and collaboration with local partners to integrate SDG 2 into future prioritization frameworks could improve fish passage infrastructure and help support better nutrition and food production for communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145051511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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}

{"title":"The Key Role of Public Forests in Restoring Connectivity: an Application to Castilla y León Region, Spain.","authors":"Javier Velázquez, Víctor Rincón, Juan Carlos López-Almansa, Jorge Mongil-Manso, Ali Uğur Özcan, Kerim Çiçek, Derya Gülçin","doi":"10.1007/s00267-025-02278-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-025-02278-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Forests have been increasingly affected by natural disturbances and human activities. These impacts have caused habitat fragmentation and a loss of ecological connectivity. This study examines potential restoration pathways that reconnect the five largest forest cores in the Castilla y León region of Spain. Resistance surfaces were created based on land use and land cover variables. Three spatial configurations were tested to reflect different combinations of forest types, agroforestry areas, and legally protected public forests (Montes de Utilidad Pública [MUPs]). Among these, the configuration that included MUPs resulted in the largest improvement in ecological connectivity. The connected habitat area nearly doubled, and the required restoration area was substantially lower compared to the other configurations. In all cases, the majority of the proposed pathways passed through forest and semi-natural areas. This outcome shows that these land types are essential for achieving cost-efficient and functionally effective restoration. The findings support the main role of public lands in large-scale forest connectivity efforts. This study provides a spatially explicit framework for restoration planning. It also strengthens the case for including publicly managed forests in long-term conservation and land management policies.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145028737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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}