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{"title":"A review of biofuels and bioenergy production as a sustainable alternative: opportunities, challenges and future perspectives","authors":"Rajat Singh,&nbsp;Ashish Gaur,&nbsp;Priyanka Soni,&nbsp;Rajul Jain,&nbsp;Gaurav Pant,&nbsp;Deepak Kumar,&nbsp;Gaurav Kumar,&nbsp;SZM Shamshuddin,&nbsp;Nabisab Mujawar Mubarak,&nbsp;Mohammad Hadi Dehghani,&nbsp; Suhas,&nbsp;Khalid Ansari","doi":"10.1007/s40201-025-00946-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40201-025-00946-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Biofuels and bioenergy production are increasingly being viewed as viable alternatives to conventional energy sources because of their renewable nature and ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Waste products, lignocellulosic materials, and agricultural residues are some of the feedstocks that can be used to create biofuels, including biodiesel, bioethanol, and biogas. The production of biofuels not only promotes sustainable energy but also addresses environmental problems. This review article explores the challenges posed by dependence on non-sustainable resources and the environmental benefits of renewable energy sources. It provides a detailed examination of the advancements, possibilities, and obstacles linked to biofuels and bioenergy. It outlines the harmful effects of prolonged fossil fuel use on the environment, including soil degradation, air and water contamination, and climate change, highlighting the critical necessity to shift towards renewable energy alternatives. The analysis evaluates the socioeconomic effects of bioenergy and its capacity to enhance food and energy security, generate employment, and boost rural economies. Nevertheless, it also recognizes important obstacles that need to be overcome for wider adoption, competition with food crops, issues related to water consumption, and regulatory constraints. It explores the potential of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and battery electric vehicles as replacements for conventional vehicles that rely on fossil fuels. It emphasizes the need to explore alternative feedstock sources and implement next-generation conversion processes prioritising environmental sustainability by incorporating recent advancements in machine intelligence (MI), including machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques. The study dedicates considerable effort to exploring the global regulatory and policy landscape, including how various nations promote bioenergy initiatives through financial incentives, blending mandates, and sustainability criteria. To encourage the adoption of bioenergy solutions and facilitate a fair and effective energy transition, the research winds up by highlighting the importance of international collaboration, interdisciplinary investigation, and innovation. With the appropriate laws and technologies in place, biofuels and bioenergy could play an important role in achieving a sustainable, low-carbon future.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":628,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering","volume":"23 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144673675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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":"Stakeholder analysis in climate change health adaptation in Iran: social network analysis","authors":"Arefeh Mousavi,&nbsp;Ali Ardalan,&nbsp;Amirhossein Takian,&nbsp;Abbas Ostadtaghizadeh,&nbsp;Neda Soltani Halvaiee,&nbsp;Kazem Naddafi,&nbsp;Alireza Massah Bavani","doi":"10.1007/s40201-025-00947-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40201-025-00947-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>This study aimed to determine the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in decision-making, research, policy-making, and the implementation of an adaptation plan, with a comprehensive view of their positions, influence, and power.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>This descriptive-analytical research was conducted using a social network analysis approach. The opinions of 25 university professors, experts, and executives were gathered through a questionnaire utilizing a Likert scale, selected via purposive and snowball sampling. Data analysis and graph design were performed using Microsoft Excel and Gephi software (version 0.9.2). Stakeholder interaction patterns were identified using the Force Atlas 2 algorithm and graph theory concepts.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>The network comprised 37 nodes, 3 clusters, and 63 edges. It closely resembled a complete graph, with a density of 0.971. Within the network of stakeholders, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change emerged as the most active participant, exhibiting relatively strong external interactions with other stakeholders. In contrast, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Health and Medical Education showed relatively weak and very weak external interactions, respectively.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Given the conflicting interests between industrial sectors and the health sector, it appears that the Ministry of Health and Medical Education should enhance its power and influence over other stakeholders. Additionally, involving representatives from the health sector in policy reviews and stakeholder consultations may help bridge the gap between health and other sectors regarding climate change issues.</p><h3>Clinical trial number</h3><p>Not applicable.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":628,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering","volume":"23 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144648168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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 association between per-fluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl substances exposure and thyroid cancer: a meta-analysis","authors":"Ruyu Wang,&nbsp;Mengze Lv,&nbsp;Siqi Chen,&nbsp;Yueran Zheng,&nbsp;Zeyuan Fu,&nbsp;Xupu Yang,&nbsp;Jingjing Wang,&nbsp;Qianyu Liu,&nbsp;Yi Liu,&nbsp;Xiaolin Zhang,&nbsp;Huicai Guo,&nbsp;Xuehui Liu","doi":"10.1007/s40201-025-00942-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40201-025-00942-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Over the last couple of decades, thyroid cancer cases have dramatically increased in frequency year by year. According to certain research, thyroid cancer may be linked to per-fluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure. Our study aimed to investigate the possible link between thyroid cancer and PFAS exposure. Three researchers have looked up the following electronic databases: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane, Science Direct, Chinese BioMedical Literature Database (CBM), Wanfang Database, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) to get the whole articles before March 2024. In addition, Google Scholar was used as a complementary search engine. Finally, eight articles were included in our meta-analysis. It was shown by our results that the link between thyroid cancer and PFAS exposure was not statistically significant, for perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), odds ratio (OR): 0.71, 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 0.30–1.12; for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), OR: 0.89, 95% CI: 0.5–1.28; for PFAS mixtures, OR: 1.10, 95% CI: 0.19–2.01. Furthermore, our study revealed that perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) exposure could decrease the risk of thyroid cancer (OR: 0.69, 95% CI: 0.44–0.95). These associations of PFOS and PFNA with thyroid cancer were robust in sensitivity analyses. In conclusion, these results increase our knowledge of the impact of PFAS on the thyroid cancer in a novel manner. At the same time, our study has certain limitations, we encourage the inclusion of more high-quality studies in the future.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":628,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering","volume":"23 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144473641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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 effectiveness of sodium-geosynthetic clay liner (Na-GCL) to control the low-pH leachate from metal industries","authors":"Sima Tahmasi,&nbsp;Mohammad Taghi Samadi,&nbsp;Hossein Jafari Mansoorian,&nbsp;Hassan Zolghadr Nasab,&nbsp;Sonia Chavoshi,&nbsp;Ebrahim Chavoshi,&nbsp;Maryam Roshani,&nbsp;Mohammad Khazaei","doi":"10.1007/s40201-025-00945-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40201-025-00945-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>This study investigates the effectiveness of sodium-bentonite geosynthetic clay liners (Na-GCLs) in controlling low-pH leachate from metal industries, simulating conditions in tailings impoundments at zinc and copper mines.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>An experimental setup comprising five chambers was used to test Na-GCL performance under 100 kPa pressure with synthetic leachate at four pH levels (1, 3, 5, and 7) and deionized water as a control. The Na-bentonite was characterized using FE-SEM, FTIR, EDX, XRD, swelling index (SI), and pHpzc tests. Hydraulic conductivity (k) was modeled using the Katsumi approach. Leachate samples were collected every 14 days over a 4-month period and analyzed for heavy metal concentrations using ICP-OES.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>The swelling index of Na-GCL dramatically decreased from 16 to 2 mL/2 g when exposed to low-pH leachate, significantly impacting its performance. The point of zero charge (pHpzc) was determined to be 4.1. Adsorption capacity for heavy metals (Cu, Mn, Fe, Ni, Zn, and Pb) increased with higher pH values. The Katsumi model parameters for the relationship between hydraulic conductivity (k) and swelling index (SI) were a = -0.3, b = 8.69 mL/2 g-Solid, and R² = 0.875. FTIR analysis revealed subtle changes in OH vibrational peaks between pre- and post-leachate exposure bentonite.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Na-GCL performance is significantly affected by pH conditions, with decreased effectiveness in highly acidic environments typical of mining and metal industry waste. This highlights the need for careful consideration of leachate pH when selecting and implementing GCLs in landfill applications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":628,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering","volume":"23 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144473650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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":"Consequences of urbanization on stormwater runoff and its management based on effective factors to choose the optimum scenario","authors":"Mohammadhossein Farhangi,&nbsp;Mojtaba Hiteh,&nbsp;Hooshyar Yousefyani,&nbsp;Melika Yavari Nia,&nbsp;Mojtaba Tahmasebi,&nbsp;Mohsen Yavary Nia","doi":"10.1007/s40201-025-00944-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40201-025-00944-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Land-use has an important effect on the generation of stormwater runoff, and the expansion of urbanization can intensify these conditions and its health and environmental consequences. This study was focused on the urban impact on the Seveso watershed, Italy. The objectives included quantify the effect of urbanization on the generation of stormwater runoff, and choosing the optimum management scenario based on control and prevention variables. Accordingly, the runoff was evaluated based on the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) curve number (CN) method (SCS-CN) by a time series study of four-year precipitation data. Four scenarios were defined based on the available runoff management methods and compared economically. The CN value in the studied polygons was in the range of 62–80, while it was 30–88 based on the soil type. The estimated runoff for the entire study area was 203677103.8 m³, and the most intense runoff caused by rainfall events was 12263398.5 m³. The highest runoff volume contribution (more than 70%) corresponds to industrial and commercial areas. The retention tanks method was not significant effect on flood reduction and increased the environmental risk in the studied scenarios. However, using the sustainable urban drainage system method led to control the environmental risk in the dual method scenario and reduced the volume of stormwater by 30%. It is useful to use combined methods to reduce, control, and treatment of urban stormwater based on volume flow analysis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":628,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144273902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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 risk assessment of heavy metals in soil from multi-source pollution sources centered on landfills","authors":"Hao Li,&nbsp;Shuangchao Wang,&nbsp;Linling He,&nbsp;Yang He,&nbsp;Jiayi Yuan,&nbsp;Zhishuang Li","doi":"10.1007/s40201-025-00943-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40201-025-00943-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The soil heavy metal pollution centered on landfills was often affected by the surrounding production and life. The traceability and risk assessment of different pollution sources were used to strengthen the scientific management of landfills and surrounding soils. Through literature review, field investigation and statistical methods, the environmental risk assessment and source analysis of heavy metals in landfill soil were studied. The results showed that Cr ((chromium)), Cd (cadmium), and Pb (lead) were typical soil heavy metals in the municipal solid waste landfills (MSW) in the study area. The Nemerow index of Cr was high, and the <i>PI</i> value reached 9.17, which was considered as serious pollution. Cd had potential ecological risks (<i>E</i>_<i>r</i> &gt; 40), while Cd, Cu (copper) and As (arsenic) were greatly affected by parent materials. The health risk values of As and Cd in the study area (1.074E-04 and 1.366E-04) exceeded the tolerable value (10^–4). Cr had high homology with Cd, Cu, Ni (nickel), and Pb, and was mainly derived from landfill and leachate leakage. Landfill, incineration plant and aquafarm were the main sources of heavy metals in this study.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":628,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144245580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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":"Degradation of cefixime antibiotic by heterogeneous catalytic ozonation process using novel LDH/zeolite nano-composite: modeling and optimization process","authors":"Yalda Sheikh,&nbsp;Elham Tazikeh-Lemeski,&nbsp;Yousef Dadban Shahamat,&nbsp;Mohammad Taghi Baei,&nbsp;Hamidreza Jalilian","doi":"10.1007/s40201-025-00941-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40201-025-00941-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In recent decades, the indiscriminate use of antibiotics and their discharge into the environment have caused serious consequences for aquatic and terrestrial organisms. The present study investigates the optimization of cefixime antibiotic decomposition by a powerful catalytic ozonation process. In this study, the MgAl-LDH /zeolite nanocomposite was synthesized and used as an ozonation-adsorption catalyst to degrade Cefixime antibiotic from an aqueous solution. XRD, FE-SEM, and FTIR analyses were scrutinized to reveal the main characteristics of the as-prepared nanocomposite, showing that it was well-synthesized. The investigated variables in the catalytic ozonation of Cefixime by the mentioned nanocomposite included solution pH level (5–9), nanocatalyst dose (0.5–2.5 g/L), Cefixime concentration (5–25 mg/L) and reaction time (5–60 min) which they were optimized by adopting RSM-CCD. The results showed that all variables positively affected the efficiency of the catalytic ozonation process. Nonetheless, the lowest effect of operational factor pH, the degradation of Cefixime was subjected to the initial content of Cefixime in this treatment system. The optimal conditions for cefixime removal by catalytic ozonation process were determined at pH of 7.72, nanocatalyst dosage of 1 g/L, cefixime concentration of 23 mg/L, and reaction time of 55 min. In the optimized operating conditions, the removal efficiency of Cefixime by MgAl-LDH /zeolite nanocomposite was high, up to 98.37%, and It is suggested that due to the high efficiency of this process, it can be used in the treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":628,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144179565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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: Response surface analysis of photocatalytic degradation of methyl tert-butyl ether by core/shell Fe3O4/ZnO nanoparticles","authors":"Mojtaba Safari,&nbsp;Mohammad Hossein Rostami,&nbsp;Mehryana Alizadeh,&nbsp;Atefeh Alizadehbirjandi,&nbsp;Seyyed Ali Akbar Nakhli,&nbsp;Reza Aminzadeh","doi":"10.1007/s40201-025-00936-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40201-025-00936-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":628,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143856669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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: The optimum conditions for synthesis of Fe3O4/ZnO core/shell magnetic nanoparticles for photodegradation of phenol","authors":"Manouchehr Nikazar,&nbsp;Mehryana Alizadeh,&nbsp;Reza Lalavi,&nbsp;Mohammad Hossein Rostami","doi":"10.1007/s40201-025-00937-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40201-025-00937-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":628,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143856668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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 efficiency of biodegradation processes for removal of tetracycline antibacterial drugs using activated sludge and river water inocula","authors":"Robert Frankowski,&nbsp;Julia Płatkiewicz,&nbsp;Marta Kowalska,&nbsp;Tomasz Grześkowiak,&nbsp;Alina Pruss,&nbsp;Agnieszka Zgoła-Grześkowiak","doi":"10.1007/s40201-025-00940-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40201-025-00940-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>Tetracycline, chlortetracycline, and oxytetracycline are commonly prescribed antibiotics. Their extensive use results in a large stream of tetracyclines entering wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). However, they can still be found in surface waters, which may suggest their incomplete removal in the WWTPs. The study was designed to show (i) how much of tetracyclines may be removed before they enter the environment, (ii) how tetracyclines may be removed after they enter surface water, (iii) how the presence of tetracyclines influence the metabolic activity of bacteria.</p><h3>Method</h3><p>Degradation of tetracyclines was studied using two types of inoculum, simulating degradation in WWTPs and rivers. Cell metabolic activity was assessed to show potential risks arising from their appearance in water.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>Complete primary degradation in the test with wastewater sludge inoculum was achieved within not more than 14 days. In the test with river water inoculum removal of both tetracycline and oxytetracycline did not exceed 20% in 28 days. Chlortetracycline was transformed rapidly but without considerable structural change. Although no considerable removal was achieved, bacterial activity in the river water test after 28 days was 10 times greater than while starting the test.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The study shows that appropriate retention of sewage in WWTPs must be provided. Otherwise, tetracyclines will accumulate in the environment, where their removal is limited, even though bacterial activity is still relatively high.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":628,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143818195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}