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Construction of novel Mn0.5Cd0.5S/BiOCl S-scheme heterojunction for ciprofloxacin degradation: mechanism and mineralization

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6VA00032K, Paper

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Tunde Lewis Yusuf, Benjamin O. Orimolade, Foluso Oyedotun Agunbiade
The persistence of fluoroquinolone antibiotics such as ciprofloxacin (CIP) in aquatic environments poses serious environmental and public health risks due to their recalcitrance to conventional wastewater treatment processes.
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Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in wastewater-irrigated Mexican soils and transfer of resistant bacteria from irrigated soils to cilantro plants

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6VA00055J, Paper

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Dipen Pulami, Deeksha Bhati, Sara Gallego, Kornelia Smalla, Kathia Lüneberg, Christina Siebe, Benjamin J Heyde, Jan Siemens, Stefanie P. Glaeser
Transition from irrigation with untreated wastewater to WWTP effluent did not reduce cultivable RB in soils long-term irrigated with untreated wastewater. Regular monitoring of fresh produce for RB during the irrigation transition is advised.
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Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): A Global Review of Sources, Contamination, Risks, Analytical Challenges, and Remediation Strategies

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6VA00165C, Critical Review

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Alvin Lal, Chuks K Odoh, Roger Brewer, Katie Richardson, Jen Martin, Ramona Iery, Ravi Naidu, Yanju Liu, Paul Nathanial , Christian Zwiener, Rainer Lohmann
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large class of synthetic fluorinated compounds extensively used in industrial applications and consumer products due to their exceptional chemical stability and resistance to degradation....
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Evaluation of operational strategies for underground hydrogen storage in depleted gas fields under diverse geological scenarios: Guidelines for site screening and development planning

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6VA00162A, Paper

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Ana Loyola, Rouhi Farajzadeh, Denis Voskov, Karin de Borst, Sebastian Geiger
Underground hydrogen storage in depleted gas fields is a potential solution for large-scale, seasonal storage of hydrogen, in support of the decarbonization of energy systems and other industrial activities. Its...
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Biologically and chemically synthesized ZnO nanoparticles for textile wastewater treatment and phytotoxicity alleviation in Vigna radiata

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6VA00120C, Paper

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Fatima Batool, Muhammad Zubair, Faisal Mahmood, Muhammad Shahid, Tanvir Shahzad, Weitao Liu, Sabir Hussain, Aman Ullah
This study reports the development of biologically and chemically synthesized ZnO-NPs using a leaf extract of Conocarpus erectus and sodium hydroxide, respectively, for wastewater treatment and phytotoxicity alleviation in Vigna radiata.
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Bioavailability of heavy metals in fish from Rawal lake and its health risk assessment using an in vitro digestion model

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5VA00466G, Paper

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Nazia Bibi, Muhammad Tariq Rafiq, Rukhsanda Aziz, Shahid Mahmood, Muhammad Zubair-ul Hassan Arsalan, Laila Battool
HMs in Rawal lake water exceeded WHO limits and accumulated more in bottom-feeding fish. As, Cd, Ni, and Cr were the major contributors to carcinogenic risk in both fisherfolk and the general population.
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The context-conundrum: why existing planning methodologies fail in the integration of water, sanitation and solid waste management services in small towns

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5VA00471C, Paper

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Ronald Sakaya, Christoph Lüthi, Abishek S. Narayan, Julian Fritzsche, Alex Y. Katukiza, Charles B. Niwagaba
This study evaluated planning methodologies for integrating water supply, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) and solid waste management (SWM) services in small towns, using Uganda as a case study.
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Comparative analysis of systematic variations in life cycle analysis of lithium-ion batteries for automotive applications

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5VA00190K, Paper

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Siddharth Shukla, Kang Shen, Rakesh K. Iyer, Jarod C. Kelly
This study comprehensively investigates the life cycle emissions of automotive lithium-ion batteries across various chemistries, drawing on previous studies and incorporating state-of-the art insights and results.
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Co-occurrence, hydrogeochemical association, and risk assessment of arsenic and iron in deep and shallow aquifers of Punjab, Pakistan

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5VA00177C, Paper

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Behzad Murtaza, Nimra Farooq, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Shahid, Ghulam Abbas, Tajammal Hussain, Nasir Masood, Sajjad Ahmad, Hafiz Faiq Bakhat, Nabeel Khan Niazi
The safety of drinking water and irrigation supplies greatly depends on groundwater quality, but is vulnerable to geogenic contaminants that are challenging to predict. The concurrent release and accumulation of...
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Improving deterministic forecasts of maximum and minimum temperature using machine learning

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6VA00077K, Paper

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Harvir Singh, Anumeha Dube, Prashant Kumar Srivastava, Raghavendra Ashrit, John P. George, V. S. Prasad
Accurately forecasting near-surface temperature is essential for heatwave and cold-wave warnings and impact-based decision support over India.
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Depth profiles of PFAS in community garden and agricultural soils

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5VA00473J, Paper

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Biraj Saha, Mohamed Ateia, Sujan Fernando, Thomas DeSutter, Syeed Md Iskander
Despite growing evidence of PFAS contamination in agricultural soils, urban community gardens have received little attention.
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Advanced treatment of landfill leachate reverse osmosis concentrate via an integrated coagulation–sedimentation–electrochemical oxidation–biological aerated filter process

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6VA00153J, Paper

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Hao Zheng, Salma Tabassum, Jun Li, Guanglei Li, Hüseyin Altundag, Ningwen Zhang
Reverse osmosis membrane filtration concentrate is a type of organic wastewater from landfill leachate treatment that has a high concentration of organic matter, refractory macromolecules, and low biodegradability.
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Wildland fire impacts on temporal and spatial patterns of trace elements in smelter-affected semiarid soils

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6VA00064A, Paper

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Vojtěch Ettler, Martin Mihaljevič, Tereza Zádorová, Daniel Žížala, Aleš Vaněk, Vít Penížek, Bohdan Kříbek, Ondra Sracek, Ben Mapani
Wildland fires affect the trace element cycles at the vegetation–soil interface.
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Technetium-99 determination in low-volume samples from the global environment with accelerator mass spectrometry

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6VA00067C, Paper

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Karin Hain, Stephanie Adler, Thomas Faestermann, L. Keith Fifield, Michaela B. Froehlich, Fadime Gülce, Dominik Koll, Gunther Korschinek, Martin Martschini, Francesca Quinto, Stefan Pavetich, Johanna Pitters, Georg Rugel, Stephen Tims, Jan Welch, Andreas Wiederin, Masatoshi Yamada
Ultra-sensitive analysis of technetium-99 established a global fallout baseline in environmental reservoirs unaffected by direct releases, such as ocean and river water, and revealed accumulation of this fission product in peatlands.
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Upcycling of PET-based plastic bottles into carbon dots for photocatalytic degradation of Reactive Black 5 using response surface methodology

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6VA00121A, Paper

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Seemab Javed, Shahzad Ali Shahid Chatha, Shafqat Ali, Aman Ullah
Water contamination and plastic pollution are the most prominent environmental issues, demanding state-of-the-art, sustainable remediation strategies.
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Surface-water quality assessment across a river–lagoon continuum in central Vietnam using parameter-based analysis, PCA, and VN_WQI

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6VA00161K, Paper

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Nguyen Dinh Phuoc, Le Trung Hieu, Hoang Thai Long, Nguyen Van Hop, Ho Xuan Anh Vu, Felix Bachofer, Dominic Sett, Nguyen Duc Cuong, Nguyen Dang Giang Chau
Surface-water quality in Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam, was assessed using parameter-level analysis, PCA, and VN_WQI. The framework identified seasonal hotspots and supports adaptive monitoring and water governance.
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Inter-equipment ongoing validation of microplastics identification by micro-FTIR using optimal resources

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6VA00098C, Paper

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Rafaela Fernandes, Paul-Tiberiu Miclea, Mara Putzu, Vanessa Morgado, José Almeida, Matilde São Pedro, Claudia Drago, ANDREA MARIO M. GIOVANNOZZI, Carla Palma, Raquel Maria Pina Amaral Quendera, Olivier Pellegrino, Ricardo J. N. Bettencourt da Silva, Andrea Mario Rossi
FTIR is widely used for identifying microplastics due to its performance and affordable equipment. However, there is a need for a universal method for the automatic identification of microplastics by...
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Rising urban land surface thermal extremes in a rapidly evolving tropical Indian state

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6VA00012F, Paper

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Dikshika Mahapatra, Debadatta Swain
Thermal hotspot dynamics in Odisha, India, reveal a 9% annual expansion in rapidly urbanizing coastal districts, linked to impervious surfaces. Part of the image was generated using Google GeminiAI Pro.
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Assessment of water quality degradation, ecological stress, and associated risks in aquatic ecosystems exposed to cigarette manufacturing effluents

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, 5,1634-1654
DOI: 10.1039/D6VA00046K, Paper

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Anupam Roy, Md Golam Mostafa
Aquatic contamination is a growing global concern due to rapid agricultural and industrial expansion.
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Correction: Reconciling algal growth understanding in photobioreactors through a statistical and facile single parameter (ψ) approach

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, 5,1655-1655
DOI: 10.1039/D6VA90017H, Correction

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Rupesh Kumar, Zohar Barnett-Itzhaki, Asher Wishkerman, Snehanshu Saha, Santonu Sarkar, Anirban Roy
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The two sides of 2D materials properties: a perspective on balancing air quality applications with environmental and health risks of 2D materials

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, 5,1464-1478
DOI: 10.1039/D6VA00035E, Perspective

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Tse-Lun Chen, Yizhou Zhang, Ying Kong, Jing Wang
This perspective presents a “safety-and-sustainability-by-design” roadmap for 2D materials in air technologies, balancing high-performance applications such as sensing and purification with a deep understanding of life-cycle and toxicological risks.
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Coal-assisted flotation for olive mill wastewater: remediation and resource recovery

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, 5,1614-1623
DOI: 10.1039/D6VA00138F, Paper

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H. Polat, M. Polat, M. C. Eren, Ç. Güngör, E. Özsaygı
Coal-assisted flotation couples olive mill wastewater treatment with lignite upgrading, enabling phenolic removal and resource recovery. Graphical abstract image generated using Microsoft Copilot.
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Fate of organic contaminants in electrochemical nitrogen recovery from urine

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, 5,1566-1582
DOI: 10.1039/D5VA00496A, Paper

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Anna Kogler, William A. Tarpeh
Suspect screening complemented by target analysis elucidates transformation and transport of organic molecules and mitigation strategies for preventing contamination of nitrogen products electrochemically recovered from wastewaters.
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Advances in research on the sources, distribution, and isotopic tracing of low molecular weight monocarboxylic acids in the atmosphere

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, 5,1507-1526
DOI: 10.1039/D5VA00480B, Critical Review

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Lingxiao Lu, Buqing Xu, Gan Zhang
Changes in atmospheric composition are altering the gas-particle partitioning behaviour of LMW monoacids and their associated environmental impacts.
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A novel approach to long-term source contribution of ambient PM2.5 from residential solid fuel burning using the FUSTA methodology

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, 5,1583-1593
DOI: 10.1039/D5VA00495K, Paper

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Carolina Estuardo-Norambuena, Ana María Villalobos, Héctor Jorquera
Long-term PM_2.5 source contributions from residential biomass burning are quantified using FUSTA, revealing temporal patterns and improving source attribution from ambient data.
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Towards sustainable photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants through rational design of engineered magnetically retrievable metal oxide@graphene oxide nanocomposites

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, 5,1479-1506
DOI: 10.1039/D6VA00059B, Tutorial Review

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Kirti, Anju Srivastava, Sriparna Dutta, R. K. Sharma, Reena Jain, Prashant Kumar, Ruchi Singh, Priyanka, Vipin Kumar Upadhyay, Geetanshu, Siddharth N. Kurur
The design of efficient and recyclable magnetically retrievable metal oxide@graphene oxide nanocomposites with tailored band gaps, capable of harnessing visible light for sustainable photocatalytic degradation of wide array of pollutants is pivotal.
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Microkinetic characterization of ROS-driven methane production through quantum and classical simulations

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, 5,1624-1633
DOI: 10.1039/D5VA00420A, Paper

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Ronghan Zhang, Zexuan Wang, Kin Tung Michael Ho, Nigel J. D. Graham, Giin-Yu Amy Tan, Po-Heng Henry Lee
Hybrid quantum-classical micro-kinetic modelling reveals a ROS-driven pathway for methane formation, identifying key reaction rates and ∼10% conversion, and demonstrating the potential of quantum algorithms for mechanistic environmental chemistry.
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Efficient Fenton/biological activated carbon filter process for treating landfill leachates

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, 5,1594-1613
DOI: 10.1039/D6VA00072J, Paper

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Dongxu Zhou, Salma Tabassum, Jun Li, Li Zhang, Ningwen Zhang, Guanglei Li, Hüseyin Altundag, Imran Khan
Fenton/BAC process: quantifies BAC synergistic removal of adsorption-biofilm-microbial degradation on leachate organics and NH₄⁺-N, clarifies SPC/Fe²⁺-Fenton performance-cost trade-off, and provides a technical route for efficient leachate treatment.
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A scoping literature review of toxicological studies on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, 5,1527-1555
DOI: 10.1039/D5VA00328H, Critical Review

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Marianthi Papathanasiou, Haralampos Tzoupis, Konstantinos D. Papavasileiou, Francesco Dondero, Dario Greco, Iseult Lynch, Antreas Afantitis, Georgia Melagraki
A scoping review of 358 studies shows PFAS persist across humans and model systems, with immunotoxicity and hepatotoxicity as key effects and several alternatives showing toxicity profiles similar to legacy PFAS.
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Spatial and temporal variations of ambient PM2.5, NO2, and O3 in Kigali: evidence and policy implications from a multi-year, citywide monitoring network

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, 5,1556-1565
DOI: 10.1039/D5VA00433K, Paper

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Augustine Omodieke, Daniel Twum, Egide Kalisa
The first multi-year, citywide study in Rwanda found that pollutant levels vary by land-use type and that low-cost sensors can reliably fill air-quality data gap in Africa.
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Manganese peroxidase-catalyzed treatment of aqueous chlorophenols

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6VA00126B, Paper

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Samira Narimannejad, Nihar Biswas, Elizabeth E. Hood, Keith E. Taylor
Manganese peroxidase efficiently catalyzes the oligomerization and precipitation of chlorophenols.
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Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment of sustainable farnesene production by genetically engineered cyanobacteria utilizing carbon dioxide: a step towards commercial viability

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5VA00445D, Paper

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Akhil Rautela, Indrajeet Yadav, Agendra Gangwar, Preeti Yadav, Sanjay Kumar
Valorization of fuel gas as a CO₂ feedstock for farnesene production using engineered cyanobacteria: techno-economic and life cycle assessment of large-scale production feasibility and sustainability.
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