Article
Environmental Sciences
Jianwei Dong, Hui Xie, Ranran Feng, Xijun Lai, Hongtao Duan, Ligang Xu, Xinghui Xia
Summary: Antibiotics have significant impacts on water quality, with rainfall events leading to the release of antibiotics from eroded soil particles and the increase in dissolved antibiotic concentration and total flux in river water. Different antibiotics show diverse responses to rainfall events, with sulfonamides particularly sensitive due to residues in manure-applied agricultural lands, while tetracycline, oxytetracycline, and clarithromycin were found to be significantly contributed by aquaculture ponds. The study highlights the need for effective catchment management to address the environmental impacts of antibiotics.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Diana P. Manjarres-Lopez, M. Soledad Andrades, Sara Sanchez-Gonzalez, M. Sonia Rodriguez-Cruz, Maria J. Sanchez-Martin, Eliseo Herrero-Hernandez
Summary: Sustainable agriculture practices and integrated pest management are necessary to maintain a high yield in vineyard areas. This research evaluated pesticide residues in water and soil samples in La Rioja, Spain, and found that pesticide concentrations in water decreased significantly compared to 2011. The study highlights the importance of optimized and sustainable pesticide use to reduce environmental pollution in intensive agricultural areas.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mia T. Comeros-Raynal, Jon Brodie, Zoe Bainbridge, John Howard Choat, Meagan Curtis, Stephen Lewis, Thomas Stevens, Christopher K. Shuler, Mareike Sudek, Andrew S. Hoey
Summary: The research found clear gradients in nutrient concentrations, sediment accumulation, composition, and benthic structure across watersheds in American Samoa. Instream nutrients and land use positively influenced reef flat nutrient concentrations, while benthic assemblages were best predicted by wave exposure, runoff, stream phosphate, and dissolved inorganic nitrogen loads. Identifying locality-specific drivers of water quality and benthic condition can support targeted management in American Samoa and other high islands.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
John Boardman, Ian David Leigh Foster
Summary: Measures such as detention structures and buffer strips vary in their effectiveness at controlling off-site damage of run-off from eroding fields, with limited retention of fine sediments being a common issue. It is important to consider the unintended consequences on freshwater systems caused by these measures and to find ways to minimize such damages.
LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hyojin Kim, Peter B. E. Sandersen, Rasmus Jakobsen, Anders Juhl Kallesae, Niels Claes, Gitte Blicher-Mathiesen, Nikolaj Foged, Jens Aamand, Birgitte Hansen
Summary: The diffuse pollution of nitrate from agricultural fields is a critical global environmental issue, with sources and sinks heterogeneously distributed over various spatial scales. The study found that different parts of the sedimentary succession determine the locations of nitrate sinks in a glacial landscape, and the boundary between formations controls the seasonal connectivity of oxic groundwater to streams.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Noah S. Diffenbaugh
Summary: This review examines the observed and hypothesized environmental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, considering both temporary positive impacts and long-term negative risks to ecosystems.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
M. Murali, H. G. Gowtham, S. Brijesh Singh, N. Shilpa, Mohammed Aiyaz, Mohammad N. Alomary, Meshal Alshamrani, Ahmad Salawi, Yosif Almoshari, Mohammad Azam Ansari, K. N. Amruthesh
Summary: The main focus of this review is to discuss the phytotoxicity caused by nano-metallic materials on living organisms and the challenges in crops. The usage of nanomaterials in agriculture has the potential to increase sustainable food production, but the large-scale production and release of these materials pose a threat to the environment. The interactions between nanomaterials and plants can have stimulatory or inhibitory effects depending on their composition, size, concentration, and plant species. However, there is still a lack of understanding in terms of their uptake, translocation, and bioaccumulation in plants.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Maaike Vercauteren, Ilias Semmouri, Emmanuel Van Acker, Emmy Pequeur, Leen Van Esch, Inge Uljee, Jana Asselman, Colin R. Janssen
Summary: Plastics are widespread and find their way into the environment, including aquatic ecosystems. Apart from littering and illegal waste dumping, daily-life sources also contribute significantly to microplastic pollution. This study examines domestic wastewater and road run-off as major sources and quantifies their contribution to freshwater ecosystems in Flanders, Belgium. The findings reveal that each individual releases an average of 1145 microplastics daily through domestic wastewater, resulting in a yearly discharge of 418,000 microplastic particles per person. The road run-off samples contain significant amounts of tire wear particles, with an estimated net emission of 246 tonnes annually into the aquatic environment.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Urs T. Schoenenberger, Birgit Beck, Anne Dax, Bernadette Vogler, Christian Stamm
Summary: This study validates the impact of agricultural storm drainage inlets on surface runoff and pesticide transport through field measurements. The results show that these inlets can significantly increase pesticide concentrations in surface waters and transport substantial pesticide loads into streams.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Lise Hansted, Christoph Crocoll, Zahra Bitarafan, Christian Andreasen
Summary: A study found that Danish honey contains concentrations of clopyralid that exceed the maximum residue level. Clopyralid was detected in nectar, pollen, and honey from winter oilseed rape fields sprayed with the herbicide. While these concentrations may not pose a health risk to consumers, they have significant economic consequences for beekeepers.
Article
Entomology
Amy Campbell, Neil Audsley, Gordon Port
Summary: This study investigated the effects of metaldehyde on Deroceras reticulatum, finding that a lower concentration of metaldehyde may be as effective as a higher concentration, but more slugs were able to recover from metaldehyde poisoning at lower concentrations.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Lucie Bielska, Sarah E. Hale, Lucia Skulcova
Summary: The production and use of chiral pesticides are driven by the need for more complex molecules to combat a wider range of pests and crop diseases, but the fate and effects of these pesticides, particularly conazole fungicides, are not fully understood. Research on the stereoselective behavior and effects of chiral pesticides like CFs is crucial in the fields of environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology to better understand their environmental implications and guide future research and development.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Zhangmei Hu, Dandan Peng, Feiyue Xing, Xiang Wen, Kun Xie, Xuemei Xu, Hui Zhang, Feifei Wei, Xiaoke Zheng, Meikun Fan
Summary: A highly sensitive liquid freestanding membrane SERS method was developed for quantitative detection of insecticide deltamethrin residues. It showed good accuracy and high sensitivity, and could be applied in household pesticide residues analysis.
Article
Environmental Sciences
C. C. Nnaji, C. V. Chibueze, C. N. Mama, O. L. Alum, C. B. Afangideh
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of physico-chemical, microbial parameters, and heavy metals on runoff in specific routes in Nsukka Urban. Four major roads were selected, including campus gate (CG), Ikenga road (IR), Enugu road (ER), and Ikpa/Orba road (IKPR), with university market road serving as a control location (C). The results showed that the concentrations of heavy metals exceeded the permissible standards for potable water, indicating anthropogenic influences. Additionally, the presence of coliform, turbidity, and organic matter further highlighted the contamination of surface runoff from domestic solid and sewage wastes.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kristoffer Kilpinen, Jason Devers, Mafalda Castro, Selina Tisler, Mathias B. Jorgensen, Peter Mortensen, Jan H. Christensen
Summary: This study investigates the spatial distribution of micropollutants in wastewater related to catchment area and demonstrates the strong influence of catchment area on micropollutant composition. It also assesses the toxicity of effluent wastewater samples and finds that some micropollutants are present at concentrations above the predicted no-effect concentration.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Izabella Babcsanyi, Francois Chabaux, Mathieu Granet, Fatima Meite, Sylvain Payraudeau, Joelle Duplay, Gwenael Imfeld
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2016)
Article
Water Resources
Marie Lefrancq, Paul Van Dijk, Victor Jetten, Matthieu Schwob, Sylvain Payraudeau
HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES
(2017)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Marie Lefrancq, Alain Jadas-Hecart, Isabelle La Jeunesse, David Landry, Sylvain Payraudeau
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2017)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jens Lange, Oliver Olsson, Brian Sweeney, Barbara Herbstritt, Marco Reich, Pablo Alvarez-Zaldivar, Sylvain Payraudeau, Gwenael Imfeld
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Fatima Meite, Pablo Alvarez-Zaldivar, Alexandre Crochet, Charline Wiegert, Sylvain Payraudeau, Gwenael Imfeld
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2018)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Pablo Alvarez-Zaldivar, Sylvain Payraudeau, Fatima Meite, Jeremy Masbou, Gwenael Imfeld
Review
Agronomy
Sylvain Payraudeau, Caroline Gregoire
AGRONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2012)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Gwenael Imfeld, Marie Lefrancq, Elodie Maillard, Sylvain Payraudeau
Article
Environmental Sciences
Marie Lefrancq, Sylvain Payraudeau, Antonio Joaquin Garcia Verdu, Elodie Maillard, Maurice Millet, Gwenael Imfeld
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2014)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Elodie Maillard, Sylvain Payraudeau, Floro Ortiz, Gwenael Imfeld
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2012)
Article
Environmental Sciences
M. Lefrancq, G. Imfeld, S. Payraudeau, M. Millet
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2013)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Thierry Leviandier, Stephanie Madier, Sylvain Payraudeau
STOCHASTIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND RISK ASSESSMENT
(2012)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
David Eschbach, Laurent Schmitt, Gwenael Imfeld, Jan-Hendrik May, Sylvain Payraudeau, Frank Preusser, Mareike Trauerstein, Grzegorz Skupinski
HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES
(2018)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Stefanie R. Lutz, Ype van der Velde, Omniea F. Elsayed, Gwenael Imfeld, Marie Lefrancq, Sylvain Payraudeau, Boris M. van Breukelen
HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES
(2017)
Meeting Abstract
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Marie Lefrancq, Gwenael Imfeld, Sylvain Payraudeau, Maurice Millet
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2012)