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  1. Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) are pervasive contaminants in agricultural soils, raising concerns over their environmental fate, food chain infiltration, and potential human health impacts. This re...

    Authors: Joseph Boctor, Frances C. Hoyle, Mohamed A. Farag, Matta Ebaid, Thomas Walsh, Andrew S. Whiteley and Daniel V. Murphy
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:68
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  2. Globally, research and policy groups often lack the expertise to develop models to analyze invasive and native species of agroecological and veterinary/human health importance; models to inform management and ...

    Authors: Andrew Paul Gutierrez, Luigi Ponti, Markus Neteler, Federica Stocchino, Jose Ricardo Cure, Peter E. Kenmore and George Simmons
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:67
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  3. Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed malignancy among women worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the impact of long-term fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure on breast cancer incidence in a co...

    Authors: Yue Sun, Xia Meng, Dong Sun, Jian-yi Zhao, Canqing Yu, Meng Zhu, Liang Shi, Mingyi Sang, Ling Yang, Yiping Chen, Huaidong Du, Zhengming Chen, Hongbing Shen, Liming Li, Jun Lv, Haidong Kan…
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:66
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  4. To counteract microplastic (MP) pollution the European Commission adopted a restriction of intentionally adding synthetic polymer microparticles to products, such as detergents, rinse-off cosmetics, controlled...

    Authors: Eva-Maria Teggers, Jonas Hardebusch, Boris Meisterjahn, Markus Simon, Dieter Hennecke, Roman Heumann, Holger Egger, Philipp Dalkmann, Andreas Schäffer and Annika Jahnke
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:65
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  5. Higher education institutions (HEI) are uniquely positioned to contribute to sustainable development through education, research, community engagement, and policy influence. In this context, stakeholder engage...

    Authors: Walter Leal Filho, Tiago F. A. C. Sigahi, Rosley Anholon, Bianca Gasparetto Rebelatto, Inga Schmidt-Ross, Susanne Hensel-Börner, Dirk Franco, Thomas Treacy and Luciana Londero Brandli
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:64
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  6. Phytoextraction is a promising option for Cr-contaminated soil, but the long remediation period remains a primary hindrance to its large-scale application. This study is the first to assess the combined effect...

    Authors: Mengting Lin, Xusheng Jiang, Shiqi Chen, Chao Xiao and Jie Liu
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:63
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  7. The wastewater treatment of pesticide enterprises is one of the key issues in terms of environmental protection and cleaner agricultural production. Fully understanding the water quality characteristics and tr...

    Authors: Ziqian An, Qian Dong, Yanna Lu, Chunmeng Ma, Hui Wang and Yan Liu
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:62
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  8. Exposure assessment of aquatic biota to complex chemical mixtures from anthropogenic sources and evaluating potential impacts are crucial for mitigating toxic pressure and improving ecological status. The stud...

    Authors: Dina Tenji, Sonja Kaišarević, Bojana Mićić, Mirna Velki, Tobias Schulze, Martin Krauss, Muhammad Arslan Kamal Hashmi, Werner Brack and Ivana Teodorović
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:61
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  9. Landslides are recognized as major natural geological hazards in the mountainous region, and they are accountable for enormous human causalities, damage to properties, and environmental issues in the Teesta Ri...

    Authors: Subodh Chandra Pal, Tanmoy Biswas, Sumit Ghorai, Chaitanya Baliram Pande, Aznarul Islam, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam and Edris Alam
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:60
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  10. Due to its produced quantity, sewage sludge is a serious environmental problem not only in Slovakia, but also on a global scale. The submitted study deals with the current state of sewage sludge treatment with...

    Authors: Jozef Salva, Michal Sečkár, Marián Schwarz, Dagmar Samešová, Martina Mordáčová, Juraj Poništ and Darina Veverková
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:59
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  11. Neural tube defects (NTDs) are one of the most common birth defects. Phthalates and bisphenols are ubiquitous endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), which can disrupt the endocrine system by altering hormone l...

    Authors: Sainan Li, Haiyan Zhu, Yongyan Chen, Qianhui Cheng, Chen Yang, Jufen Liu, Lei Jin, Zhiwen Li, Aiguo Ren and Linlin Wang
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:58
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  12. The sustainability of resource recovery and agricultural practices can be enhanced by utilising microalgal biomass from a high-rate algal pond for wastewater treatment to improve soil quality and food yields. ...

    Authors: Urška Šunta, Franja Prosenc, Kristina Žagar Soderžnik, Tjaša Griessler Bulc and Mojca Bavcon Kralj
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:57
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  13. The introduction of non-native species can cause significant ecological and economic impacts by disrupting local habitats and ecosystem services. Due to its central European ___location and extensive trade networ...

    Authors: Phillip J. Haubrock, Ismael Soto, Carlos Cano-Barbacil, Kathrin Theissinger, Catalina Rios-Henriquez, Ben Parker, Guntram Weithoff and Elizabeta Briski
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:56
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  15. A multitude of pathways within human food chains have been affected by the presence of lead (Pb) which has highly negative consequences on animal and human health. Numerous sources contribute to Pb exposure, a...

    Authors: Naunain Mehmood, Maria Francesca Sini, Beatrice Bocca, Francesca Nonnis, Maria Manconi, Marco Muzzeddu, Vincenzo Veneziano, Giovanni Sgroi, Antonio Varcasia, Antonio Scala, Claudia Tamponi and Giovanni Forte
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:54
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  16. Uncertainty remains a significant challenge in life cycle assessment (LCA), despite the availability of comprehensive models and databases. Addressing this requires tailored uncertainty and sensitivity analysi...

    Authors: N. Adams and K. Allacker
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:53
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  17. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)-based microplastics are prevalent marine pollutants, yet their impact on calcifying organisms remains understudied. This study investigates PET glitter microplastics as nucleat...

    Authors: Kristina Petra Zubovic, Anna Horvath, Daniel Martin Brien, Rémi Rateau, Luca Terribili, Saoirse Winters, Emeline Docaigne, Paul C. Guyett and Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:52
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  18. This study investigates the relationships between the load capacity factor and urbanization, environmental protection expenditures, economic freedom and economic growth in the European Union from 1996 to 2021....

    Authors: Esra Guney, Yasin Sogut, Nazli Demirtas, Yakup Koseoglu and Cahit Sanver
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:51
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  19. In China, the coal–grain composite area accounts for more than 40% of the total cultivated land area, and its soil organic carbon (SOC) content profoundly impacts soil health and food security. However, underg...

    Authors: Zhaoqi Wu, Xiangyang Feng, Yiyun Chen, Zihao Wu, Xinyu Bao and Xin Zou
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:50
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  20. The environmental degradation of novel brominated flame retardants (BFRs) is largely unknown. Here, the photolytic degradation of the two novel BFRs, PolymericFR and Tetrabromobisphenol A-bis (2,3-dibrom-2-met...

    Authors: Esther Smollich, Valentina I. Merkus, Katharina Klein, Torsten C. Schmidt and Bernd Sures
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:49
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  21. Large quantities of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and other persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances (PBTs) like heavy metals have accumulated mainly over the last century in reservoirs, such as...

    Authors: Roland Weber, Lautaro Girones, Ulrich Förstner, Mats Tysklind, David Laner, Henner Hollert, Martin Forter and John Vijgen
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:48
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  22. This study applies machine learning techniques, specifically stacked generalization, to develop a 1-day-ahead air pollution forecasting model for Shanghai, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, t...

    Authors: Andreu Salcedo-Bosch, Lian Zong, Yuanjian Yang, Jason B. Cohen and Simone Lolli
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:47
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  23. Globally, the benefits of wetland-associated ecosystems, particularly peatlands, are recognised, especially in implementing restoration works to eliminate biodiversity losses and restore degraded ecosystems. E...

    Authors: Ana-Maria Pop, Gheorghe-Gavrilă Hognogi and Răzvan-Horaţiu Bătinaş
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:46
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  24. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous, persistent, potentially carcinogenic organic pollutants in the environment. They are emitted mainly from the incomplete combustion of coal, oil, and wood...

    Authors: Zdeněk Košnář and Pavel Tlustoš
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:45
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  25. The octanol/water partition coefficient (KOW) is a key parameter for assessing the fate and effects of chemicals. It is a metric of their hydrophobicity, related to uptake and accumulation in organisms and specif...

    Authors: Monika Nendza, Verena Kosfeld and Christian Schlechtriem
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:44
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  27. The impacts of environmental pollutants on prenatal health are a growing concern, yet we still have limited understanding of how specific pollutants like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) impact inflammation an...

    Authors: Mohammed Merza, Enwa Felix Oghenemaro, Mohammed Asiri, Lalji Baldaniya, Ahmed Hjazi, Parjinder Kaur, Muhayyo Kholjigitova, Gulshan Rathore, M. Ravi Kumar and Moslem Lari Najafi
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:42
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  28. Microbial pesticides are a class of biopesticide that includes microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoa, that are applied for pest control. Mammalian (human health) and non-target organis...

    Authors: Magdalini Sachana, Patience Browne, Domenico Deserio, Emily Hopwood, Eric Liégeois and Geoff Sinclair
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:41
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  29. HFC-134a is the most prevalent hydrofluorocarbon used as a replacement for ozone-depleting CFCs and HCFCs. Due to its high global warming potential, it is regulated under various European and global frameworks...

    Authors: Saurabh Annadate, Enrico Mancinelli, Barbara Gonella, Federica Moricci, Simon O’Doherty, Kieran Stanley, Dickon Young, Martin K. Vollmer, Rita Cesari, Serena Falasca, Umberto Giostra, Michela Maione and Jgor Arduini
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:40
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  30. Phthalates exposure and its potential link to cancer are increasingly drawing public attention, which are found in products frequently used by women, including plastic food packaging and cosmetics. Given the l...

    Authors: Yanbin Liu, Kunze Li, Yu Zhang, Yifan Cai, Xuanyu Liu, Yiwei Jia, Peizhuo Yao, Xinyu Wei, Huizi Wu, Xuan Liu, Cong Feng, Chaofan Li, Weiwei Wang, Shuqun Zhang and Chong Du
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:39
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  31. Marine coatings used on merchant ships have recently emerged as a source of microplastics in marine environments. Marine coatings encompass all paints and coatings applied to various parts of a ship, primarily...

    Authors: Gina Kum, Olof Berglund and Johan Hollander
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:38
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  32. Particulate matter (PM), a mixture of solid and liquid particles suspended in the air, poses a significant environmental health risk. Exposure to PM has been linked to adverse cardiopulmonary effects, includin...

    Authors: Zhimin Wang, Guanghui Hong, Runting Dou, Lifeng Yan, Shangheng Chen, Zijie Lin, Xing Ye, Zhenghui Zhang, Qi Shen, Jianghua Du, Junyi Lin, Xuanyi Chen, Jianhui Xie, Tianyu Zhou and Yiwen Shen
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:37
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  33. N,N-Diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) is one of the significant chemical formulations used extensively in personal care products as a preventive measure against mosquito-borne diseases. It has been detected in the aquat...

    Authors: R. Ricky, S. Harini and S. Shanthakumar
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:36
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  34. One of the causes of greenhouse gas emissions in the world is agriculture. One of the main threats to global growth today is climate change. This study summarizes the relationship between agricultural emission...

    Authors: Guomeng Zhao, Birhanu Chalchisa Werku and Tadesse Weyuma Bulto
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:35
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  35. Soil erosion is a major concern in the Kangsabati River basin, necessitating a comprehensive scientific approach for effective soil erosion management. This study aimed to predict soil erosion susceptibility z...

    Authors: Javed Mallick, Saeed Alqadhi, Swapan Talukdar, Md Nawaj Sarif, Tania Nasrin and Hazem Ghassan Abdo
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:34
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  37. Dumped munitions in German coastal waters, particularly the explosive 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), may pose significant environmental risks. TNT and its metabolites, such as 2-amino-4,6-dinitrotoluene (2-ADNT)...

    Authors: Ulrike K. R. Kammann, Verena Töpker and Jörn Peter Scharsack
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:32
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  38. The pollution in Dhaka's navigable waterways, including the Buriganga, Balu, Tongi Khal, and Turag rivers, is a significant concern due to rapid industrial and urban expansion. Industrial discharges, domestic ...

    Authors: Mosaraf Hosan Nishat, Md. Habibur Rahman Bejoy Khan, Tahmeed Ahmed, Syed Nahin Hossain, Amimul Ahsan, M. M. El-Sergany, Md. Shafiquzzaman, Monzur Alam Imteaz and Mohammad T. Alresheedi
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:31
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  40. A debate exists about the effects of environmental disclosure becoming mandatory on the quality and the actual commitment of such reporting. This study seeks to assess whether differences exist when comparing ...

    Authors: Javier Villacampa-Porta, María Coronado-Vaca and Eduardo C. Garrido-Merchán
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:29
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  42. Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants, and amphibians are especially susceptible owing to their dual aquatic and terrestrial life cycle and permeable integument. This research examines ...

    Authors: Hale Tatlı, Kenan Gedik and Abdullah Altunışık
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:27
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  43. Sustainability and environmental impact assessments of trade and investment agreements need to address biodiversity more effectively. To showcase this, we examined a report, commissioned by Switzerland, on pot...

    Authors: Rémi Willemin, Cornelia B. Krug, Nicolas Roux, Elisabeth Bürgi Bonanomi, Marc Chesney, Benjamin Curnow, Sierra Deutsch, Maarten B. Eppinga, Johanna Jacobi, Sofia J. van Moorsel, Fanny Petibon, Leila Schuh, Gabi Sonderegger, Patrick O. Waeber and Maria J. Santos
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:26
    Content type: Policy Brief Published on:

  44. To improve the process of achieving good ecological and chemical status of waters, it is proposed that issues regarding the sediment in water bodies be incorporated in national and international river basin ma...

    Authors: Tanja Tomić, Tamara Jurca, Dunja Rađenović Veselić, Nataša Slijepčević, Dejan Krčmar, Milena Bečelić-Tomin and Dragana Tomašević Pilipović
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:25
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  45. The safety of the use of microbial plant protection products (PPP) is assessed before the products can be placed on the market. Due to large differences amongst microbial PPP a case-by-case approach is needed ...

    Authors: Anne K. Steenbergh, Gertie Arts, Peter A. H. M. Bakker, Wietse de Boer, Debora C. M. Glandorf, Mechteld M. S. ter Horst, Rob de Jonge, Willem Jan de Kogel and Jürgen Köhl
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:24
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  46. The use of biodegradable mulch films has an advantage over non-biodegradable ones, as it offers degradation by microbes under environmental conditions. Nevertheless, less is known about the microbial colonizat...

    Authors: Benjawan Tanunchai, Martin Schädler and Matthias Noll
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:23
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  47. The rise of antibiotic resistance has become a critical global health concern, resulting in numerous fatalities annually. Among resistant pathogens, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) poses a part...

    Authors: Yi-Chang Zhao, Ming-Xuan Xiao, Zhi-Hua Sun, Jia-Kai Li, Huai-yuan Liu, Bi-Kui Zhang, Hua-Lin Cai, Wei Cao, Feng Yu and Miao Yan
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:22
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  48. As the world faces growing environmental challenges, understanding the nature of microplastics—such as Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) and Polyurethane (PU)—and their transformation in water-based environments...

    Authors: Ilaria Zanoni, Lucia Briccolani, Lara Faccani, Magda Blosi, Simona Ortelli, Matteo Crosera, Giovanna Marussi, Stefania Albonetti and Anna Luisa Costa
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:21
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  49. In recent decades, rapid development has exacerbated climate challenges, posing serious threats to ecological sustainability. To address these issues, renewable energy, ICT technologies, financial development,...

    Authors: Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo, Oktay Özkan, Dilber Uzun Ozsahin, Babatunde Sunday Eweade and Bright Akwasi Gyamfi
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:20
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  50. After 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2015, Germany participated in the International Moss Monitoring 2020 (MM2020). The German contribution to MM2020 aimed at pilot studies on the suitability of bioindication with...

    Authors: Stefan Nickel and Winfried Schröder
    Citation: Environmental Sciences Europe 2025 37:17
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