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{"title":"New strategies and new challenges for pesticide studies: how to combine the preservation of our environment and sustainable agriculture?","authors":"Hélène Blanchoud, Alodie Blondel","doi":"10.1007/s11356-025-36708-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-025-36708-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":545,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Science and Pollution Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144625122","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":"Environmental impacts for the transportation of crude oil and refined products.","authors":"Abdulraheim M A Hasan, Amal M Nassar, Ibraheim Nassar, Nermine Maysour, Manar E Abdel-Raouf","doi":"10.1007/s11356-025-36574-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-025-36574-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Petroleum crude oil is still the most important source of energy. Besides, it is the main source of raw materials and refinery products used in the petrochemical industry. Basically, crude oil is transferred from production sites to refineries and petrochemical plants and then to the end-user. Petroleum transportation systems (PTSs) significantly influence the streaming of petroleum oil within a petroleum supply chain (PSC), due to the prodigious demand on this valuable resource. Such systems are harnessed for benign and facile movement of crude and/or refined products from preliminary spots to their ultimate destinations via land or water transportation. Due to their dynamic movement, PTSs are vulnerable to several risks which not only influence the product flow within the PSC and the global selling price of the fuel, but also have severe consequences for humans, economies, and the environment. Consequently, safe operations are highly required for the success of PTSs. This integrated review first presents short hints on the formation and composition of crude oil and refinery products. Then, it reviews comprehensively each transportation method, focusing on the problems emerged from the points of their environmental and economic impacts, suggesting some cost-effective solutions to reduce these impacts. We aim to fill this gap of research in the area of PTSs by presenting an advanced approach to guarantee the safety of PTSs and by introducing some risk assessment, treatment, and decision-making procedures for handling potential hazards and functioning issues that emerged during the marine ports, ships, or pipeline transportation.</p>","PeriodicalId":545,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Science and Pollution Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144635851","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":"Use of recovered coagulant from water treatment sludge for greywater treatment.","authors":"Shubhani Sharma, M Mansoor Ahammed","doi":"10.1007/s11356-025-36713-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-025-36713-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the present study, the potential of aluminium recovered from water treatment sludge (WTS) as a coagulant was assessed for treating real greywater. Aluminium was first recovered from WTS by acidification at pH 1.0. Performance of the recovered coagulant (RC) was compared with that of fresh polyaluminium chloride (PAC) in removing different contaminants such as turbidity, COD, NH₄⁺-N, PO₄^3--P, and faecal coliforms from greywater. Results showed that RC was as good as or better than fresh PAC in removing various pollutants from greywater. Combined use of RC and PAC was attempted since this would reduce the demand for fresh coagulant. Response surface methodology was used to model and optimize the coagulation process using initial pH, RC dose, PAC dose, and initial turbidity as variables. Predicted outcomes for turbidity, COD, NH₄⁺-N, PO₄^3--P, and faecal coliforms removal were 94.2, 44, 83.5, 99.9, and 94.01%, respectively, at initial pH of 7, RC dose of 10 mg Al/L, PAC dose of 3.5 mg Al/L, and initial turbidity of 40 NTU. The results indicate that recovered coagulant can be effectively recovered from WTS and reused for greywater treatment, reducing the consumption of fresh coagulants. This approach transforms the waste into a valuable resource, promotes circular resource utilization, and offers a novel, sustainable solution for decentralized greywater treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":545,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Science and Pollution Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144635854","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":"Assessing carbon emissions at urban intersections: a case study of CO levels and traffic parameters in Hyderabad, India.","authors":"Teja Tallam, Sai Sahitya Kurre, Badri Viswanath","doi":"10.1007/s11356-025-36749-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-025-36749-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Air pollution remains a pressing global concern, significantly contributing to climate change and environmental degradation. Among the primary contributors, greenhouse gases-especially from carbon emissions-play a critical role in the warming of the Earth's atmosphere. In urban areas, vehicular emissions are the second-largest source of carbon emissions, following industrial outputs. This study quantifies the carbon footprint of urban intersections by analyzing carbon monoxide (CO) emissions at signalized intersections, where vehicular idling and acceleration are concentrated. Three four-way signalized intersections in Hyderabad, India, were selected for an in-depth analysis of CO levels in relation to traffic parameters, namely nearing traffic volume (NV), red signal duration (RT), queue length during red time (QLR), and intersection area (IA). CO emissions were measured using an electrochemical carbon monoxide meter (HTC), which provided real-time CO concentration data. Traffic parameters were collected via videography and analyzed using the DATAFROMSKY software to extract vehicle counts and movements. The study applied Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) and Support Vector Regression (SVR) models to predict CO levels at these intersections. Performance assessments using RMSE and MAPE indicated that the SVR model outperformed MLR, achieving an RMSE of 1.12 and a MAPE of 0.085. Furthermore, intersections were ranked based on the National Air Quality Index (AQI), with all three sites falling within the \"Poor\" category, registering AQI values of 207, 276, and 276, respectively. This study highlights the critical need for targeted interventions at urban intersections to mitigate CO emissions and improve air quality in alignment with sustainable environmental objectives.</p>","PeriodicalId":545,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Science and Pollution Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144635849","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":"Flocculent inoculation conditioning as a strategy to improve the anaerobic digestion of food waste.","authors":"Brayan Alexis Parra-Orobio, Melkin Nieto-Mendoza, Diego Rivera-Henao, Pablo Cesar Manyoma-Velasquez, Patricia Torres-Lozada","doi":"10.1007/s11356-025-36606-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-025-36606-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Food waste (FW) is rich in biodegradable organic matter, making it a promising source of renewable bioenergy through anaerobic digestion (AD). Typically, anaerobic reactors are inoculated with granular sludge from other reactors because of its excellent sedimentation and specific methanogenic activity (SMA). However, in developing countries, flocculent sludge with its lower sedimentation and SMA is more commonly available. This study evaluated two strategies to condition flocculent inoculum: first, the pre-addition of a rapidly degradable carbon source (sucrose) at 35 °C, and second, acclimatization at 35 °C and 55 °C without substrate addition. The research assessed their effects on key metabolic activities hydrolytic (SHA), acidogenic (SAA), and methanogenic (SMA) as well as methane production via biochemical methane potential (BMP) assays and process kinetics. Sucrose addition resulted in the highest SAA (5.7 gCOD_Glucose gVS⁻¹ d⁻¹) and process disturbances in a buffering system with a bicarbonate alkalinity/total alkalinity (BA/TA) ratio > 0.7. Temperature acclimatization at 35 °C emerged as the superior strategy, enhancing both SHA (0.14 gCOD_Glucose gVS⁻¹ d⁻¹) and SMA (0.052 gCOD_CH₄ gVS⁻¹ d⁻¹) while improving buffer capacity (BA/TA ratio between 0.5 and 0.7). This improved microbial balance increased the hydrolysis rate (k_h: 0.09 d⁻¹) and the consumption of volatile fatty acids (k_VFA: 0.97 d⁻¹), leading to a 31% boost in methane production (113 mLCH₄ gVS⁻¹) compared to the control. Overall, AD of FW proved most efficient at 35 °C. In future studies, molecular biology analyses should be incorporated. In addition, economic and environmental aspects of the impact of the strategies during their sustainable large-scale implementation should be included.</p>","PeriodicalId":545,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Science and Pollution Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144625121","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":"Data for the epidemiological study of CH-PIATA in wastewater from the study of its presence over 12 months in \"la chimique\" in Mayotte.","authors":"Damien Alain Devault, Alexandre Peyré, Alexandr Gish, Camille Richeval, Eric Pleignet, Victoire Cottereau, Jean-Michel Gaulier","doi":"10.1007/s11356-025-36689-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-025-36689-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The increasing threat posed by illicit drugs to health and environment must now be monitored with new tools. Among them, wastewater-based epidemiology is one of the most promising but needs to know the metabolization of drug molecules, e.g., using in vitro studies. While this step is ancient history for illicit drugs that have been around for decades, such as cocaine, heroin and stimulants, it is still relevant, for example, for synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists. In the present study, authors will interpret the metabolites of CH-PIATA, one of the more common synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists, exposed to human liver microsomes, which are now reliable tools for in vitro studies of xenobiotic metabolism. A field study was carried out on the island of Mayotte, a French overseas territory located in the Mozambique Channel, where consumption of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists has reached an emblematic level. Samples were collected from users by individual solicitation and a structured interview was proposed. Analyses were performed by liquid chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry, and metabolism studies were carried out in vitro using human liver microsomes. In addition, as its metabolization can be affected by co-formulates, authors inventoried the molecules observed in the same samples (cigarette or powder). Exposition to CH-PIATA involves hepatic metabolization which is elucidated in the present article, compared to literature, and the metabolites expected to be pertinent drug target residues are selected. It can be expected that one of the predominant hydroxylated metabolites (M03-HMRS target must be [M + H +] m/z 343.2380) found will be the most abundant metabolite in wastewater. With regard to users' social relationships, data from a questionnaire were designed to determine whether consumers' standard of living can affect the representativeness of such monitoring.</p>","PeriodicalId":545,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Science and Pollution Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144615660","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":"Correction to: Hybrid butterfly optimization and back propagation neural network for enhanced smart city data classification.","authors":"Nandhini Natarajan, Manikandan Venugopal","doi":"10.1007/s11356-025-36750-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11356-025-36750-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":545,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Science and Pollution Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144615659","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":"Historical copper mining contamination assessed using dendrochemical analysis in Southeastern Sweden.","authors":"Jonatan F Uusitalo, Hans W Linderholm, Björn E Gunnarson","doi":"10.1007/s11356-025-36721-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-025-36721-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Heavy metal pollution from untreated or poorly managed mining waste is a major environmental concern, leading to the leaching of contaminants into surrounding ecosystems. Traditional monitoring methods are costly and limited in their ability to reconstruct historical contamination trends. Dendrochemical methods offer a promising alternative for assessing long-term pollution dynamics. This study investigates temporal patterns of copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), and zinc (Zn) accumulation in tree rings from 22 European aspens (Populus tremula) growing near an abandoned copper mining field in southeastern Sweden. Tree rings were analyzed using energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF), while corresponding soil samples were examined for heavy metal concentrations and pH. Considerable heterogeneity in Cu and pH was observed, with elevated Cu levels across the site. Although no significant correlations were found between soil and tree-ring metal concentrations, increased accumulation of Cu, Ni, and Zn was detected in the trees. Temperature showed a more consistent influence on metal uptake than precipitation. Anomalous uptake increased under warmer and wetter conditions but was absent during severe drought. This study emphasizes the potential of dendrochemical methods for monitoring historical pollution. It highlights the need to refine sampling strategies to better account for localized soil and climatic factors, thereby improving the reliability of dendrochemical methods in assessing pollution trends.</p>","PeriodicalId":545,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Science and Pollution Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144615662","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":"Waste paper degradation by terrestrial slug: an alternative to manage waste using biological resource.","authors":"Susobhan Datta Mudi, Gargi Nandy, Pranesh Paul, Gautam Aditya","doi":"10.1007/s11356-025-36732-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-025-36732-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Paper waste constitutes a major part of municipal solid waste across the globe. Degradation of the paper wastes with the aid of the terrestrial slug Laevicaulis alte (Gastropoda: Veronicellidae) was assessed to deduce the biological degradation of waste paper and subsequent accessibility of cellulose from faecal matter. L. alte was fed three types of paper, i.e. cardboard, newsprint or newspaper, and tissue paper to observe their ability to decompose the waste papers. Among the paper types used in this study, L. alte consumed cardboard at the highest rate (126.31 ± 5.08 mg/individual, mean ± SE) but produced a higher amount of faecal matter when tissue paper was consumed as food (48.82 ± 3.42 mg/individual). The results of the Kruskal-Wallis test indicated significant variation in paper-specific consumption patterns and faecal matter produced by L. alte (K = 94.930, df = 2, p < 0.0001 and K = 103.102, df = 2, p < 0.0001, respectively). The scanning electron micrographs showed prominent grazing and scraping marks by L. alte and the breakdown and relaxation of the consumed paper fibres. The FTIR spectral analysis reflected differences in the degradation states of the three paper types. Apparently, the terrestrial slug L. alte consumed and facilitated the degradation of varied types of waste paper, thereby providing a feasible option to manage the waste and yield cellulose for use in further purposes.</p>","PeriodicalId":545,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Science and Pollution Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144615672","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":"Identifying appropriate low-cost adsorbents from organic waste-derived modified biochars for the removal of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and residual nutrients in engineered natural systems.","authors":"Bhesh Kumar Karki, Ligy Philip","doi":"10.1007/s11356-025-36722-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-025-36722-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study assessed the effectiveness of acid-modified biochars derived from banana peel (BPB), corncob (CCB), and mango seed (MSB) as adsorbents, aiming to enhance engineered natural treatments for removing pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs), including ibuprofen, methylparaben, and naproxen, along with nutrients. Batch experiments under various environmental conditions evaluated the performance of biochars prepared by pyrolysis and subjected to acid treatment to improve adsorption capacity. All three modified biochars exhibited promising potential, with maximum sorption capacities ranging from 5.39 to 33.72 mg/g for the targeted PPCPs. At a given concentration, CCB (3.81-12.51 mg/g) and BPB (3.32-13.97 mg/g) demonstrated comparable adsorption capacities for targeted nutrients, while MSB exhibited the lowest capacity (3.39-5.82 mg/g). This effectiveness in removing PPCPs and nutrients was ascribed to biochar properties such as diverse functional groups, pore volume, and size. The primary sorption mechanisms included pore filling, hydrogen bonding, n-π, and π-π interactions. Adsorption efficiency followed the order: CCB > BPB > MSB. Consequently, CCB-derived biochar was selected for fixed biochar column adsorption and bioreactor studies. The Thomas model precisely represented the breakthrough curve for targeted pollutant removal. These findings underscore the effectiveness of cost-effective, waste-derived biochars like CCB, with its high surface area (69.19 m²/g) and more adsorption capacity, for removing contaminants in engineered natural treatment systems, consequently aiding in waste management, carbon sequestration, and environmental sustainability.</p>","PeriodicalId":545,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Science and Pollution Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144607001","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}