The Science of the total environment

(ISSN: 0048-9697)

Table of Contents

2020 - 741

  • Environmental filtering and limiting similarity as main forces driving diatom community structure in Mediterranean and continental temporary and perennial streams. 
  • Life cycle cost analysis of dairy production systems in Southern Brazil. 
  • Vulnerability of coastal communities to climate change: Thirty-year trend analysis and prospective prediction for the coastal regions of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. 
  • Temporal and spatial variable in-stream attenuation of selected pharmaceuticals. 
  • New insights on metals in the Arctic aerosol in a climate changing world. 
  • Interlaboratory accuracy and precision among results of three sewage-associated marker genes in urban environmental estuarine waters and freshwater streams. 
  • A vulnerability-based approach to human-mobility reduction for countering COVID-19 transmission in London while considering local air quality. 
  • The role of an urban park's tree stand in shaping the enzymatic activity, glomalin content and physicochemical properties of soil. 
  • Long-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide and natural-cause and cause-specific mortality in Japan. 
  • A new portable sampler to monitor pollen at street level in the environment of patients. 
  • Water safety screening via multiplex LAMP-Au-nanoprobe integrated approach. 
  • Strategies of cellular energy allocation to cope with paraquat-induced oxidative stress: Chironomids vs Planarians and the importance of using different species. 
  • Spatial-temporal shifts of ecological vulnerability of Karst Mountain ecosystem-impacts of global change and anthropogenic interference. 
  • Simplified chemical chloramine decay model for water distribution systems. 
  • Molecular-level insights into the transformation mechanism for refractory organics in landfill leachate when using a combined semi-aerobic aged refuse biofilter and chemical oxidation process. 
  • Straw mulching with inorganic nitrogen fertilizer reduces soil CO2 and N2O emissions and improves wheat yield. 
  • Suppression of the genes responsible for transporting hydrophobic pollutants leads to the production of safer crops. 
  • Tracing bacterial and fungal necromass dynamics of municipal sludge in landfill bioreactors using biomarker amino sugars. 
  • Do rainfall characteristics affect the export of copper, zinc and synthetic pesticides in surface runoff from headwater catchments? 
  • Latitudinal patterns in the diet of Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) in Chile: Contrasting environments influencing feeding behavior. 
  • Distribution of microplastic and small macroplastic particles across four fish species and sediment in an African lake. 
  • Adsorption of polyethylene microbeads and physiological effects on hydroponic maize. 
  • Hydrogeochemistry and fluoride contamination in Jiaokou Irrigation District, Central China: Assessment based on multivariate statistical approach and human health risk. 
  • Analysis of regional river blocking by debris flows in response to climate change. 
  • Estimation of heavy metals using deep neural network with visible and infrared spectroscopy of soil. 
  • Diffusion kinetic process of heavy metals in lacustrine sediment assessed under different redox conditions by DGT and DIFS model. 
  • The impact of WWTP size and sampling season on the prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater and the river system. 
  • Efficient degradation of bentazone via peroxymonosulfate activation by 1D/2D γ-MnOOH-rGO under simulated sunlight: Performance and mechanism insight. 
  • The role of environmental entrepreneurship for sustainable development: Evidence from 35 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • Bacterial ecotoxicity and shifts in bacterial communities associated with the removal of ibuprofen, diclofenac and triclosan in biopurification systems. 
  • New insights into transformation pathways of a mixture of cytostatic drugs using Polyester-TiO2 films: Identification of intermediates and toxicity assessment. 
  • Mitigating drought impacts in remote island atolls with traditional water usage behaviors and modern technology. 
  • Temporal-spatial variation and environmental risk assessment of pharmaceuticals in tributaries of the Han River watershed, South Korea. 
  • Effects of co-loading of polyethylene microplastics and ciprofloxacin on the antibiotic degradation efficiency and microbial community structure in soil. 
  • Organ-specific toxicity evaluation of stearamidopropyl dimethylamine (SAPDMA) surfactant using zebrafish embryos. 
  • Effects of acute fluoride exposure on the jejunum and ileum of rats: Insights from proteomic and enteric innervation analysis. 
  • Spatial variations of soil phosphorus in bars of a mountainous river. 
  • The obvious advantage of amino-functionalized metal-organic frameworks: As a persulfate activator for bisphenol F degradation. 
  • A cold-health watch and warning system, applied to the province of Quebec (Canada). 
  • Effects of environmental quality on agricultural productivity in sub Saharan African countries: A second generation panel based empirical assessment. 
  • Multi-temporal scale analysis of complementarity between hydro and solar power along an alpine transect. 
  • Establishment of an integrated decision-making method for planning the ecological restoration of terrestrial ecosystems. 
  • Impact of "blocking" structure in the troposphere on the wintertime persistent heavy air pollution in northern China. 
  • Effect of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) on the rhizosphere soil nitrogen cycling of two riparian plants. 
  • Estimation of the spatiotemporal dynamic of snow water equivalent at mountain range scale under data scarcity. 
  • First attempt for in situ capping with lanthanum modified bentonite (LMB) on the immobilization and transformation of organic phosphorus at the sediment-water interface. 
  • Evaluation of algal chlorophyll and nutrient relations and the N:P ratios along with trophic status and light regime in 60 Korea reservoirs. 
  • Water vapor satellite products in the European Arctic: An inter-comparison against GNSS data. 
  • Comparative evaluation of urban versus agricultural nitrate sources and sinks in an unconfined aquifer by isotopic and multivariate analyses. 
  • Carbon stocks and greenhouse gas emissions (CH4 and N2O) in mangroves with different vegetation assemblies in the central coastal plain of Veracruz Mexico. 
  • Effect of the co-treatment of synthetic faecal sludge and wastewater in an aerobic granular sludge system. 
  • Exploring the association between childhood diarrhea and meteorological factors in Southwestern Ethiopia. 
  • Chemical composition and sources of submicron aerosol in a coastal city of China: Results from the 2017 BRICS summit study. 
  • Chemical responses of an invasive plant to herbivory and abiotic environments reveal a novel invasion mechanism. 
  • Toxicity of dinonylnaphthalene sulfonates to Pimephales promelas and epibenthic invertebrates. 
  • Deriving emission fluxes of volatile organic compounds from tower observation in the Pearl River Delta, China. 
  • Changes in ozone and PM2.5 in Europe during the period of 1990-2030: Role of reductions in land and ship emissions. 
  • Hydrogeological controls on ammonium enrichment in shallow groundwater in the central Yangtze River Basin. 
  • Taxonomic dependency of beta diversity components in benthic communities of bacteria, diatoms and chironomids along a water-depth gradient. 
  • Effects of dam construction on arsenic mobility and transport in two large rivers in Tibet, China. 
  • White hard clam (Meretrix lyrata) shells as novel filter media to augment the phosphorus removal from wastewater. 
  • Untreated swine wastes changed antibiotic resistance and microbial community in the soils and impacted abundances of antibiotic resistance genes in the vegetables. 
  • Linkage of antibiotic resistance genes, associated bacteria communities and metabolites in the wheat rhizosphere from chlorpyrifos-contaminated soil. 
  • Policy adjustment impacts Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn contamination in soils around e-waste area: Concentrations, sources and health risks. 
  • Lead and copper-induced hormetic effect and toxicity mechanisms in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) grown in a contaminated soil. 
  • P-nitrophenol degradation by pine-wood derived biochar: The role of redox-active moieties and pore structures. 
  • Moss-biocrusts strongly decrease soil surface albedo, altering land-surface energy balance in a dryland ecosystem. 
  • Preservation of the fecal samples at ambient temperature for microbiota analysis with a cost-effective and reliable stabilizer EffcGut. 
  • Two plant growth promoting bacterial Bacillus strains possess different mechanisms in adsorption and resistance to cadmium. 
  • Impact of agricultural land use and economic growth on nitrous oxide emissions: Evidence from developed and developing countries. 
  • Key factors controlling microbial community responses after a fire: Importance of severity and recurrence. 
  • Simultaneous removal of harmful algal cells and toxins by a Ag2CO3-N:GO photocatalyst coating under visible light. 
  • Quantitation and localization of beta-blockers and SSRIs accumulation in fathead minnows by complementary mass spectrometry analyses. 
  • Bioaccumulation potential of bisphenols and benzophenone UV filters: A multiresidue approach in raptor tissues. 
  • A modified total equivalent warming impact analysis: Addressing direct and indirect emissions due to corrosion. 
  • Fate of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes during conventional and additional treatment technologies in wastewater treatment plants. 
  • Sulfur self-doped char with high specific capacitance derived from waste tire: Effects of pyrolysis temperature. 
  • Using stable nitrogen isotopes to reproduce the process of the impact of human activities on the lakes in the Yunnan Guizhou Plateau in the past 150-200 years. 
  • Environmental and host factors shaping the gut microbiota diversity of brown frog Rana dybowskii. 
  • The effect of climatic and edaphic factors on soil organic carbon turnover in hummocks based on δ13C on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. 
  • Green economic efficiency and its influencing factors in China from 2008 to 2017: Based on the super-SBM model with undesirable outputs and spatial Dubin model. 
  • Impact of increasing temperature anomalies and carbon dioxide emissions on wheat production. 
  • Weather condition, air pollutants, and epidemics as factors that potentially influence the development of Kawasaki disease. 
  • Short-term effects of snow cover manipulation on soil bacterial diversity and community composition. 
  • Bisphenol S exposure alters behavioral parameters in adult zebrafish and offspring. 
  • Occurrence and spatial distribution of organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in the Bohai, Yellow and East China seas. 
  • Rice nitrogen use efficiency does not link to ammonia volatilization in paddy fields. 
  • The biosorption of mercury by permeable pavement biofilms in stormwater attenuation. 
  • Does weighting presence records improve the performance of species distribution models? A test using fish larval stages in the Yangtze Estuary. 
  • Groundwater pollution source identification and apportionment using PMF and PCA-APCA-MLR receptor models in a typical mixed land-use area in Southwestern China. 
  • Trading fear for food in the Anthropocene: How ungulates cope with human disturbance in a multi-use, suburban ecosystem. 
  • Effects of climate conditions on the avoidance behavior of Folsomia candida and Enchytraeus crypticus towards metal(loid)-contaminated soils. 
  • Physiological potential of extracellular polysaccharide in promoting Geobacter biofilm formation and extracellular electron transfer. 
  • Machine learning for predicting greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural soils. 
  • Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate induced developmental abnormalities of the ovary in quail (Coturnix japonica) via disruption of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis. 
  • The influence of particle size and natural organic matter on U(VI) retention by natural sand: Parameterization and mechanism study. 
  • The cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of PM2.5 during a snowfall event in different functional areas of a megacity. 
  • Influence of indoor chemistry on the emission of mVOCs from Aspergillus niger molds. 
  • In situ elimination of nitrite inhibition on AnAOB by acetate dosing in an up-flow granular anammox reactor. 
  • The use of socio-economy in species distribution modelling: Features of rural societies improve predictions of barn owl occurrence. 
  • Future river basin health assessment through reliability-resilience-vulnerability: Thresholds of multiple dryness conditions. 
  • Alleviating water scarcity and poverty in drylands through telecouplings: Vegetable trade and tourism in northwest China. 
  • First nation-wide estimation of tobacco consumption in Spain using wastewater-based epidemiology. 
  • Seasonal responses of maize growth and water use to elevated CO2 based on a coupled device with climate chamber and weighing lysimeters. 
  • The effects of constant and fluctuating elevated pCO2 levels on oxygen uptake rates of coral reef fishes. 
  • Air pollutant emissions from coal-fired power plants in China over the past two decades. 
  • Spatiotemporal variations and relationships of aerosol-radiation-ecosystem productivity over China during 2001-2014. 
  • A case study of Chlorophyll a response to tropical cyclone Wind Pump considering Kuroshio invasion and air-sea heat exchange. 
  • Occurrence and fate of microplastics at two different drinking water treatment plants within a river catchment. 
  • Role of clay-associated humic substances in catalyzing bioreduction of structural Fe(III) in nontronite by Shewanella putrefaciens CN32. 
  • Microplastic pollution in surface water of Lake Victoria. 
  • Contribution of clay-aquitard to aquifer iron concentrations and water quality. 
  • Potential spreading risks and disinfection challenges of medical wastewater by the presence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral RNA in septic tanks of Fangcang Hospital. 
  • Sulfidation of sea urchin-like zinc oxide nanospheres: Kinetics, mechanisms, and impacts on growth of Escherichia coli. 
  • 17β-Estradiol removal routes by moving bed biofilm reactors (MBBRs) under various C/N ratios. 
  • Mining in Papua New Guinea: A complex story of trends, impacts and governance. 
  • Holistic approach for evaluation of landfill leachate pollution potential - From the waste to the aquifer. 
  • Examining the association between apparent temperature and incidence of acute excessive drinking in Shenzhen, China. 
  • Long-range air pollution transport in East Asia during the first week of the COVID-19 lockdown in China. 
  • Occurrence of legacy and emerging organic contaminants in snow at Dome C in the Antarctic. 
  • Insights into source origins and formation mechanisms of nitrate during winter haze episodes in the Yangtze River Delta. 
  • Importance of protozoa Tetrahymena in toxicological studies: A review. 
  • Pesticide residues in honey and their potential reproductive toxicity. 
  • How mobility habits influenced the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the Italian case study. 
  • COVID-19 lockdown effects on air quality by NO2 in the cities of Barcelona and Madrid (Spain). 
  • Impact of lockdown measures to combat Covid-19 on air quality over western Europe. 
  • Effects of meteorological conditions and air pollution on COVID-19 transmission: Evidence from 219 Chinese cities. 
  • Association of particulate matter pollution and case fatality rate of COVID-19 in 49 Chinese cities. 
  • Design and performance of a novel direct Z-scheme NiGa2O4/CeO2 nanocomposite with enhanced sonocatalytic activity. 
  • Value-added utilization of paper sludge: Preparing activated carbon for efficient adsorption of Cr(VI) and further hydrogenation of furfural. 
  • Molecular characteristics of organic compositions in fresh and aged biomass burning aerosols. 
  • Polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans (PBDD/Fs) in Italian food: Occurrence and dietary exposure. 
  • Agricultural eco-compensation may not necessarily reduce chemical inputs. 
  • Five degradates of imidacloprid in source water, treated water, and tap water in Wuhan, central China. 
  • A slurry electrode integrated with membrane electrolysis for high-performance acetate production in microbial electrosynthesis. 
  • Development of a treatment train for the remediation of a hazardous industrial waste landfill leachate: A big challenge. 
  • Soil organic matter dynamics and microbial metabolism along an altitudinal gradient in Highland tropical forests. 
  • Occurrence of the insecticide fipronil and its degradates in indoor dust from South, Central, and North China. 
  • Spatial prediction of landslide susceptibility using hybrid support vector regression (SVR) and the adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) with various metaheuristic algorithms. 
  • Electrochemical membrane bioreactors: State-of-the-art and future prospects. 
  • Patterns and controls of vegetation productivity and precipitation-use efficiency across Eurasian grasslands. 
  • Dynamics of phosphorus composition in suspended particulate matter from a turbid eutrophic shallow lake (Lake Chaohu, China): Implications for phosphorus cycling and management. 
  • Towards a mechanistic understanding of soil nitrogen availability responses to summer vs. winter drought in a semiarid grassland. 
  • Transcriptional changes of Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas reveal essential role of calcium signal pathway in response to CO2-driven acidification. 
  • Smart synthetic maghemite nanoparticles with unique surface properties encode binding specificity toward AsIII. 
  • Effect of crop cultivation on the soil carbon stock in mine dumps of the Loess Plateau, China. 
  • Fast cultivation and harvesting of oil-producing microalgae Ankistrodesmus falcatus var. acicularis fed with anaerobic digestion liquor via biogranulation in addition to nutrients removal. 
  • Remediation of copper contaminated sediments by granular activated carbon-supported titanium dioxide nanoparticles: Mechanism study and effect on enzyme activities. 
  • Nutrient dynamics and retention in a vegetated drainage ditch receiving nutrient-rich sewage at low temperatures. 
  • Comparative study on the pollution status of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and bacterial community diversity and structure between plastic shed and open-field soils from northern China. 
  • Decoupling or delusion? Mapping carbon emission per capita based on the human development index in Southwest China. 
  • Sustainable remediation and revival of brownfields. 
  • Can exposure to PM2.5 particles increase the incidence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)? 
 
 

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