Environmental Science & Technology

Tanja Narancic, Steven Verstichel, Srinivasa Reddy Chaganti, Laura Morales-Gamez, Shane T. Kenny, Bruno De Wilde, Ramesh Babu Padamati, and Kevin E. O’Connor

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b02963

Are We Speaking the Same Language? Recommendations for a Definition and Categorization Framework for Plastic Debris

Nanna B. Hartmann, Thorsten Hüffer, Richard C. Thompson, Martin Hassellöv, Anja Verschoor, Anders E. Daugaard,

Sinja Rist, Therese Karlsson, Nicole Brennholt, Matthew Cole, Maria P. Herrling, Maren C. Hess, Natalia P. Ivleva,

Amy L. Lusher, and Martin Wagner

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b05297

Emergence of Nanoplastic in the Environment and Possible Impact on Human Health

Roman Lehner, Christoph Weder, Alke Petri-Fink, and

Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b05512

Phthalate Release from Plastic Fragments and Degradation in Seawater

Andrea Paluselli, Vincent Fauvelle, François Galgani, and Richard Sempéré

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b05083

Microplastic Pollution in Benthic Midstream Sediments of the Rhine River

Thomas Mani, Sebastian Primpke, Claudia Lorenz,

Gunnar Gerdts, and Patricia Burkhardt-Holm

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b01363

Finding Microplastics in Soils: A Review of Analytical Methods

Julia N. Möller, Martin G. J. Löder, and Christian Laforsch

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b04618

Transport of Nano- and Microplastic through Unsaturated Porous Media from Sewage Sludge Application

Andreas S. Keller, Joaquin Jimenez-Martinez, and

Denise M. Mitrano

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b06483

Transport and Burial of Microplastics in Deep-Marine Sediments by Turbidity Currents

Florian Pohl, Joris T. Eggenhuisen, Ian A. Kane, and

Michael A. Clare

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b07527

Benthic Crustacean Digestion Can Modulate the Environmental Fate of Microplastics in the Deep Sea

Alessandro Cau, Carlo Giacomo Avio, Claudia Dessì,

Davide Moccia, Antonio Pusceddu, Francesco Regoli,

Rita Cannas, and Maria Cristina Follesa

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b07705

Water Treatment

Oxidation Processes in Water Treatment: Are We on Track?

Urs von Gunten

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b00586

Regeneration of Activated Carbon Fiber by the Electro-Fenton Process

Clément Trellu, Nihal Oturan, Fanta Kaba Keita, Chloé Fourdrin, Yoan Pechaud, and Mehmet A. Oturan

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b01554

Critical Review: Biogeochemical Networking of Iron in Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment

Shubiao Wu, Jan Vymazal, and Hans Brix

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b00958

Systematic Review of Toxicity Removal by Advanced Wastewater Treatment Technologies via Ozonation and Activated Carbon

Johannes Völker, Michael Stapf, Ulf Miehe, and Martin Wagner

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b00570

A Highly Stable Metal–Organic Framework-Engineered FeS₂ /C Nanocatalyst for Heterogeneous Electro-Fenton Treatment: Validation in Wastewater at Mild pH

Zhihong Ye, José A. Padilla, Elena Xuriguera, José L. Beltran, Francisco Alcaide, Enric Brillas, and Ignasi Sirés

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b07604

Mineralization Enhancement of Pharmaceutical Contaminants by Radical-Based Oxidation Promoted by Oxide-Bound Metal Ions

Mahamadou Kamagate, Mathieu Pasturel, Marcello Brigante, and Khalil Hanna

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b04542

Degradation of Anthraquinone Dyes from Effluents: A Review Focusing on Enzymatic Dye Degradation with Industrial Potential

Eleni Routoula and Siddharth V. Patwardhan

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b03737

Nano-Sized Copper (Oxide) on Alumina Granules for Water Filtration: Effect of Copper Oxidation State on Virus Removal Performance

Julia M. Mazurkow, Nur Sena Yüzbasi, Kamila W. Domagala, Stefan Pfeiffer, Dariusz Kata, and Thomas Graule

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b05211

Deep Learning Neural Network Approach for Predicting the Sorption of Ionizable and Polar Organic Pollutants to a Wide Range of Carbonaceous Materials

Gabriel Sigmun, Mehdi Gharasoo, Thorsten Hüffer, and

Thilo Hofmann

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b06287

Air Chemistry/Greenhouse Gas Emissions/Climate Change

Assessment of Eco-friendly Gases for Electrical Insulation to Replace the Most Potent Industrial Greenhouse Gas SF₆

Mohamed Rabie and Christian M. Franck

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b03465

CO ₂ Capture by Injection of Flue Gas or CO₂–N₂ Mixtures into Hydrate Reservoirs: Dependence of CO₂ Capture Efficiency on Gas Hydrate Reservoir Conditions

Aliakbar Hassanpouryouzband, Jinhai Yang, Bahman Tohidi, Evgeny Chuvilin, Vladimir Istomin, Boris Bukhanov, and

Alexey Cheremisin

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b05784

Airborne, Vehicle-Derived Fe-Bearing Nanoparticles in the Urban Environment: A Review

Tomasz Gonet and Barbara A. Maher

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b01505

Strong Temperature Dependence for Light-Duty Diesel Vehicle NO_x Emissions

Stuart K. Grange, Naomi J. Farren, Adam R. Vaughan,

Rebecca A. Rose, and David C. Carslaw

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b01024

Additional Emissions and Cost from Storing Electricity in Stationary Battery Systems

Tobias S. Schmidt, Martin Beuse, Xiaojin Zhang, Bjarne Steffen, Simon F. Schneider, Alejandro Pena-Bello, Christian Bauer, and David Parra

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b05313

Oxygenated and Nitrated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Ambient Air—Levels, Phase Partitioning, Mass Size Distributions, and Inhalation Bioaccessibility

Gerhard Lammel, Zoran Kitanovski, Petr Kukučka, Jiří Novák, Andrea M. Arangio, Garry P. Codling, Alexander Filippi,

Jan Hovorka, Jan Kuta, Cecilia Leoni, Petra Příbylová,

Roman Prokeš, Ondřej Sáňka, Pourya Shahpoury, Haijie Tong, and Marco Wietzoreck

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b06820

Total Bioaerosol Detection by a Succinimidyl-Ester-Functionalized Plasmonic Biosensor To Reveal Different Characteristics at Three Locations in Switzerland

Guangyu Qiu, Yang Yue, Jiukai Tang, Yi-Bo Zhao, and

Jing Wang

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b05184

Influence of Airborne Particles’ Chemical Composition on SVOC Uptake from PVC Flooring—Time-Resolved Analysis with Aerosol Mass Spectrometry

Axel C. Eriksson, Christina Andersen, Annette M. Krais,

Jacob Klenø Nøjgaard, Per-Axel Clausen,

Anders Gudmundsson, Aneta Wierzbicka, and Joakim Pagels

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b04159

Life Cycle Assessment, Sustainability and Resource Recovery

Life Cycle Assessment of a Vanadium Redox Flow Battery

Selina Weber, Jens F. Peters, Manuel Baumann, and Marcel Weil

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b02073

International Trade Drives Global Resource Use: A Structural Decomposition Analysis of Raw Material Consumption from 1990–2010

Barbara Plank, Nina Eisenmenger, Anke Schaffartzik, and Dominik Wiedenhofer

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b06133

Uncertain Environmental Footprint of Current and Future Battery Electric Vehicles

Brian Cox, Christopher L Mutel, Christian Bauer,

Angelica Mendoza Beltran, and Detlef P. van Vuuren

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b00261

Capture–Ferment–Upgrade: A Three-Step Approach for the Valorization of Sewage Organics as Commodities

Abbas Alloul, Ramon Ganigué, Marc Spiller, Francis Meerburg, Cristina Cagnetta, Korneel Rabaey, and Siegfried E. Vlaeminck

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b05712

Toxic Environmental Contaminants and Exposure, Fate and Risk Assessment

Environmental Risks of Medium-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (MCCPs): A Review

Juliane Glüge, Lena Schinkel, Konrad Hungerbühler,

Ronan Cariou, and Christian Bogdal

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b06459

Brominated Flame Retardants and Organophosphate Esters in Preschool Dust and Children’s Hand Wipes

Kristin Larsson, Cynthia A. de Wit, Ulla Sellström,

Leena Sahlström, Christian H. Lindh, and Marika Berglund

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b00184

Pesticide Risks in Small Streams—How to Get as Close as Possible to the Stress Imposed on Aquatic Organisms

Simon Spycher, Simon Mangold, Tobias Doppler,

Marion Junghans, Irene Wittmer, Christian Stamm, and

Heinz Singer

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b00077

Emerging Biodegradation of the Previously Persistent Artificial Sweetener Acesulfame in Biological Wastewater Treatment

Stefanie Kahl, Sabine Kleinsteuber, Jaime Nivala,

Manfred van Afferden, and Thorsten Reemtsma

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b05619

Occurrence of Organophosphorus Flame Retardants and Plasticizers (PFRs) in Belgian Foodstuffs and Estimation of the Dietary Exposure of the Adult Population

Giulia Poma, Carlos Sales, Bram Bruyland, Christina Christia, Séverine Goscinny, Joris Van Loco, and Adrian Covaci

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b06395

Suspect Screening and Regulatory Databases: A Powerful Combination To Identify Emerging Micropollutants

Pablo Gago-Ferrero, Agnes Krettek, Stellan Fischer,

Karin Wiberg, and Lutz Ahrens

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b06598

Identification of Unknown Antiandrogenic Compounds in Surface Waters by Effect-Directed Analysis (EDA) Using a Parallel Fractionation Approach

Matthias Muschket, Carolina Di Paolo, Andrew J. Tindall,

Gérald Touak, Audrey Phan, Martin Krauss, Kristina Kirchner, Thomas-Benjamin Seiler, Henner Hollert, and Werner Brack

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b04994

Fate of Cd in Agricultural Soils: A Stable Isotope Approach to Anthropogenic Impact, Soil Formation, and Soil-Plant Cycling

Martin Imseng, Matthias Wiggenhauser, Armin Keller,

Michael Müller, Mark Rehkämper, Katy Murphy,

Katharina Kreissig, Emmanuel Frossard, Wolfgang Wilcke, and Moritz Bigalke

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b05439

Occurrence of Glucocorticoids, Mineralocorticoids, and Progestogens in Various Treated Wastewater, Rivers, and Streams

Alexander Weizel, Michael P. Schlüsener, Georg Dierkes, and Thomas A. Ternes

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b06147

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Swedish Groundwater and Surface Water: Implications for Environmental Quality Standards and Drinking Water Guidelines

Laura Gobelius, Johanna Hedlund, Wiebke Dürig, Rikard Tröger, Karl Lilja, Karin Wiberg, and Lutz Ahrens

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b05718

Perfluoroalkyl Acids (PFAAs) in Serum from 2–4-Month-Old Infants: Influence of Maternal Serum Concentration, Gestational Age, Breast-Feeding, and Contaminated Drinking Water

Irina Gyllenhammar, Jonathan P. Benskin, Oskar Sandblom,

Urs Berger, Lutz Ahrens, Sanna Lignell, Karin Wiberg, and Anders Glynn

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b00770

Accumulation of Short-, Medium-, and Long-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins in Marine and Terrestrial Animals from Scandinavia

Bo Yuan, Katrin Vorkamp, Anna Maria Roos, Suzanne Faxneld, Christian Sonne, Svend Erik Garbus, Ylva Lind, Igor Eulaers, Peter Hellström, Rune Dietz, Sara Persson, Rossana Bossi, and Cynthia A. de Wit

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b06518

Photochemistry of Surface Fresh Waters in the Framework of Climate Change

Davide Vione and Andrea Scozzaro

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b00968

In the Search for Nanospecific Effects of Dissolution of Metallic Nanoparticles at Freshwater-Like Conditions: A Critical Review

Jonas Hedberg, Eva Blomberg, and Inger Odnevall Wallinder

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b05012

Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Drinking Water, Indoor Air and Dust from Ireland: Implications for Human Exposure

Stuart Harrad, Nina Wemken, Daniel Simon Drage,

Mohamed Abou-Elwafa Abdallah, and Ann-Marie Coggins

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b04604

Prioritization Approaches for Substances of Emerging Concern in Groundwater: A Critical Review

Lorraine Gaston, Dan J. Lapworth, Marianne Stuart, and

Joerg Arnscheidt

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b04490

Occurrence and Behavior of Macrolide Antibiotics in Municipal Wastewater Treatment: Possible Importance of Metabolites, Synthesis Byproducts, and Transformation Products

Ivan Senta, Petra Kostanjevecki, Ivona Krizman-Matasic,

Senka Terzic, and Marijan Ahel

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b01420

Redox Dependence of Thioarsenate Occurrence in Paddy Soils and the Rice Rhizosphere

Jiajia Wang, Dipti Halder, Laura Wegner, Lena Brüggenwirth, Jörg Schaller, Maria Martin, Daniel Said-Pullicino, Marco Romani, and Britta Planer-Friedrich

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b05639

Marie-Theres Mueller, Hendrik Fueser, Lam Ngoc Trac,

Philipp Mayer, Walter Traunspurger, and Sebastian Höss

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b06583

Plasticizer Degradation by Marine Bacterial Isolates: A Proteogenomic and Metabolomic Characterization

Robyn J. Wright, Rafael Bosch, Matthew I. Gibson, and

Joseph A. Christie-Oleza

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b05228

Relating Metatranscriptomic Profiles to the Micropollutant Biotransformation Potential of Complex Microbial Communities

Stefan Achermann, Cresten B. Mansfeldt, Marcel Müller,

David R. Johnson, and Kathrin Fenner

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b05421

Characterization of the Chemical Contents of Fluorinated and Fluorine-Free Firefighting Foams Using a Novel Workflow Combining Nontarget Screening and Total Fluorine Analysis

Florian Dubocq, Thanh Wang, Leo W. Y. Yeung, Viktor Sjöberg, and Anna Kärrman

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b05440

Spatial and Temporal Variability in Attenuation of Polar Organic Micropollutants in an Urban Lowland Stream

Anna Jaeger, Malte Posselt, Andrea Betterle, Jonas Schaper, Jonas Mechelke, Claudia Coll, and Joerg Lewandowski

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b05488

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Eawag

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ETH Zurich

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Eawag and ETH Zürich

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Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)

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Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research

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Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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Ghent University

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University of Torino

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