Addressing chemical pollution in biodiversity research

G Sigmund, M Ågerstrand, A Antonelli… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change, biodiversity loss, and chemical pollution are planetary‐scale emergencies
requiring urgent mitigation actions. As these “triple crises” are deeply interlinked, they need …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial transformation products in the aquatic environment: global occurrence, ecotoxicological risks, and potential of antibiotic resistance

P Loffler, BI Escher, C Baduel, MP Virta… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
The global spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is concerning for the health of humans,
animals, and the environment in a One Health perspective. Assessments of AMR and …

[HTML][HTML] Sewage sludge biochars as effective PFAS-sorbents

KM Krahn, G Cornelissen, G Castro, HPH Arp… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of sewage sludge to produce biochar-based sorbents for per-and polyfluoroalkyl
substances (PFAS) removal from water and soil may be an economically and …

Chemical Space Covered by Applicability Domains of Quantitative Structure–Property Relationships and Semiempirical Relationships in Chemical Assessments

Z Zhang, A Sangion, S Wang, T Gouin… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
A significant number of chemicals registered in national and regional chemical inventories
require assessments of their potential “hazard” concerns posed to humans and ecological …

Role of mineral–organic interactions in PFAS retention by AFFF-impacted soil

T Wanzek, JF Stults, MG Johnson… - … science & technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
A comprehensive, generalized approach to predict the retention of per-and polyfluoroalkyl
substances (PFAS) from aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) by a soil matrix as a function of …

Assessing the persistence and mobility of organic substances to protect freshwater resources

HPH Arp, SE Hale - ACS Environmental Au, 2022 - ACS Publications
Persistent and mobile organic substances are those with the highest propensity to be widely
distributed in groundwater and thereby, when emitted at low-levels, to contaminate drinking …

[HTML][HTML] Sediments: sink, archive, and source of contaminants

AC Chiaia-Hernández, C Casado-Martinez… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Sediments are sources and sinks of contaminants and play an important role in mediating
pollutants across environmental compartments of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. In …

[HTML][HTML] Is sorption technology fit for the removal of persistent and mobile organic contaminants from water?

BM Aumeier, A Georgi, N Saeidi, G Sigmund - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Persistent, Mobile, and Toxic (PMT) and very persistent and very mobile (vPvM)
substances are a growing threat to water security and safety. Many of these substances are …

Rapid simulation of decade-scale charcoal aging in soil: changes in physicochemical properties and their environmental implications

X Chen, X Gao, P Yu, L Spanu, J Hinojosa… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In situ aging can change biochar properties, influencing their ecosystem benefits or risks
over time. However, there is a lack of field verification of laboratory methods that attempt …

Is adsorption onto activated carbon a feasible drinking water treatment option for persistent and mobile substances?

P Schumann, M Muschket, D Dittmann, L Rabe… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Persistent and mobile (PM) substances among the organic micropollutants have gained
increasing interest since their inherent properties enable them to enrich in water cycles. This …