Science of the Total Environment

Article	Citations
First confirmed detection of SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wastewater in Australia: A proof of concept for the wastewater surveillance of COVID-19 in the community	1318
COVID-19 outbreak: Migration, effects on society, global environment and prevention	1035
Indirect effects of COVID-19 on the environment	852
Effect of restricted emissions during COVID-19 on air quality in India	775
Effect of lockdown amid COVID-19 pandemic on air quality of the megacity Delhi, India	739
Synthetic organic dyes as contaminants of the aquatic environment and their implications for ecosystems: A review	733
Association between short-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 infection: Evidence from China	731
COVID-19 pandemic and environmental pollution: A blessing in disguise?	700
The COVID-19 pandemic: Impacts on cities and major lessons for urban planning, design, and management	639
Effects of temperature variation and humidity on the death of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China	631
Assessing nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels as a contributing factor to coronavirus (COVID-19) fatality	598
Covid-19 face masks: A potential source of microplastic fibers in the environment	593
Environmental perspective of COVID-19	582
Changes in air quality during the lockdown in Barcelona (Spain) one month into the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic	579
Association between ambient temperature and COVID-19 infection in 122 cities from China	575
SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater: State of the knowledge and research needs	561
First detection of SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wastewaters in Italy	548
A preliminary assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on environment – A case study of China	523
Correlation between weather and Covid-19 pandemic in Jakarta, Indonesia	503
Amplified ozone pollution in cities during the COVID-19 lockdown	497
Correlation between climate indicators and COVID-19 pandemic in New York, USA	496
Nanotechnology in agriculture: Current status, challenges and future opportunities	481
Occurrence and fate of antibiotics, antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) and antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) in municipal wastewater treatment plant: An overview	471
Occurrence, fate, and risk assessment of typical tetracycline antibiotics in the aquatic environment: A review	469
Assessment of microplastics in freshwater systems: A review	461

Consumption-based carbon emissions and International trade in G7 countries: The role of Environmental innovation and Renewable energy	459
Changes in U.S. air pollution during the COVID-19 pandemic	457
Effects of temperature and humidity on the daily new cases and new deaths of COVID-19 in 166 countries	456
GIS-based spatial modeling of COVID-19 incidence rate in the continental United States	454
COVID-19 pandemic: Impacts on the air quality during the partial lockdown in São Paulo state, Brazil	448
Microplastics in wild fish from North East Atlantic Ocean and its potential for causing neurotoxic effects, lipid oxidative damage, and human health risks associated with ingestion exposure	447
Factors determining the diffusion of COVID-19 and suggested strategy to prevent future accelerated viral infectivity similar to COVID	445
Recent advances in metal-organic framework membranes for water treatment: A review	438
The impact of COVID-19 partial lockdown on the air quality of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	438
First environmental surveillance for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater and river water in Japan	438
Does lockdown reduce air pollution? Evidence from 44 cities in northern China	429
An overview on engineering the surface area and porosity of biochar	422
Lockdown for CoViD-2019 in Milan: What are the effects on air quality?	419
Green growth and low carbon emission in G7 countries: How critical the network of environmental taxes, renewable energy and human capital is?	413
COVID-19: A promising cure for the global panic	406
Computational analysis of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 surveillance by wastewater-based epidemiology locally and globally: Feasibility, economy, opportunities and challenges	406
Estimation of COVID-19 prevalence in Italy, Spain, and France	405
Does green investment, financial development and natural resources rent limit carbon emissions? A provincial panel analysis of China	404
First detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater in North America: A study in Louisiana, USA	400
Impact of meteorological factors on the COVID-19 transmission: A multi-city study in China	397
Challenges and strategies for effective plastic waste management during and post COVID-19 pandemic	396
Response of soil enzyme activities and bacterial communities to the accumulation of microplastics in an acid cropped soil	391
Comparison of virus concentration methods for the RT-qPCR-based recovery of murine hepatitis virus, a surrogate for SARS-CoV-2 from untreated wastewater	390
Detection of microplastics in human lung tissue using μFTIR spectroscopy	390
Air quality changes during the COVID-19 lockdown over the Yangtze River Delta Region: An insight into the impact of human activity pattern changes on air pollution variation	389
A review on production of metal organic frameworks (MOF) for CO2 adsorption	382
Modelling coal rent, economic growth and CO2 emissions: Does regulatory quality matter in BRICS economies?	376
Microbial degradation and other environmental aspects of microplastics/plastics	375
COVID-19 transmission in Mainland China is associated with temperature and humidity: A time-series analysis	372
Spatial analysis and GIS in the study of COVID-19. A review	365
Integrating micro-algae into wastewater treatment: A review	363
First proof of the capability of wastewater surveillance for COVID-19 in India through detection of genetic material of SARS-CoV-2	363
Environmental impacts of solar energy systems: A review	360
The impact of natural resources, energy consumption, and population growth on environmental quality: Fresh evidence from the United States of America	357
Microplastics in soil: A review on methods, occurrence, sources, and potential risk	357
Application of coagulation/flocculation in oily wastewater treatment: A review	354
Presence and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 virus in wastewaters and rivers	352
Treatment technologies for emerging contaminants in wastewater treatment plants: A review	352
Can direct environmental regulation promote green technology innovation in heavily polluting industries? Evidence from Chinese listed companies	351
Investigation of effective climatology parameters on COVID-19 outbreak in Iran	349
Assessing the relationship between surface levels of PM2.5 and PM10 particulate matter impact on COVID-19 in Milan, Italy	347
COVID-19 and surface water quality: Improved lake water quality during the lockdown	344
Potential human health risks due to environmental exposure to nano- and microplastics and knowledge gaps: A scoping review	343
Climate change effects on biodiversity, ecosystems, ecosystem services, and natural resource management in the United States	342
The pollution conveyed by urban runoff: A review of sources	339
Tyre and road wear particles (TRWP) - A review of generation, properties, emissions, human health risk, ecotoxicity, and fate in the environment	334
Recent advances on preparation and environmental applications of MOF-derived carbons in catalysis	333
Evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: A global health emergency	329
Microplastics in the freshwater and terrestrial environments: Prevalence, fates, impacts and sustainable solutions	327
Direct membrane filtration for wastewater treatment and resource recovery: A review	324

Anthropogenic pollution of aquatic ecosystems: Emerging problems with global implications	318
PFAS concentrations in soils: Background levels versus contaminated sites	317
SARS-CoV-2 from faeces to wastewater treatment: What do we know? A review	312
Prediction for the spread of COVID-19 in India and effectiveness of preventive measures	311
Influences of feedstock sources and pyrolysis temperature on the properties of biochar and functionality as adsorbents: A meta-analysis	305
COVID-19 lockdown effects on air quality by NO2 in the cities of Barcelona and Madrid (Spain)	301
Temperature significantly changes COVID-19 transmission in (sub)tropical cities of Brazil	301
Contact with blue-green spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown beneficial for mental health	300
Environmental fate and impacts of microplastics in soil ecosystems: Progress and perspective	299
Micro- and nanoplastic toxicity on aquatic life: Determining factors	296
Algae as potential feedstock for the production of biofuels and value-added products: Opportunities and challenges	294
Rethinking and optimising plastic waste management under COVID-19 pandemic: Policy solutions based on redesign and reduction of single-use plastics and personal protective equipment	293
The use of ecological footprint in estimating the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis for BRICST by considering cross-section dependence and heterogeneity	291
Challenges and solutions for addressing critical shortage of supply chain for personal and protective equipment (PPE) arising from Coronavirus disease (COVID19) pandemic – Case study from the Republic	289
Progress in carbon capture technologies	288
Assessing air quality changes in large cities during COVID-19 lockdowns: The impacts of traffic-free urban conditions in Almaty, Kazakhstan	288
COVID-19: Disease, management, treatment, and social impact	282
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in raw and treated wastewater in Germany – Suitability for COVID-19 surveillance and potential transmission risks	282
Environmental aspects of fuel cells: A review	278
Shedding of SARS-CoV-2 in feces and urine and its potential role in person-to-person transmission and the environment-based spread of COVID-19	278
Impact of weather on COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey	278
Impact of temperature on the dynamics of the COVID-19 outbreak in China	276
Digitalization to achieve sustainable development goals: Steps towards a Smart Green Planet	273
Interaction of chemical contaminants with microplastics: Principles and perspectives	271
Single-use plastics: Production, usage, disposal, and adverse impacts	270
Disinfection technology and strategies for COVID-19 hospital and bio-medical waste management	265
The occurrence and distribution characteristics of microplastics in the agricultural soils of Shaanxi Province, in north-western China	264
Insight into activated carbon from different kinds of chemical activating agents: A review	264
Environmental decentralization, local government competition, and regional green development: Evidence from China	264
Plastic biodegradation: Frontline microbes and their enzymes	263
Wastewater surveillance for population-wide Covid-19: The present and future	257
Impact of lockdown measures to combat Covid-19 on air quality over western Europe	256
Nonradicals induced degradation of organic pollutants by peroxydisulfate (PDS) and peroxymonosulfate (PMS): Recent advances and perspective	253
Heterogeneous impacts of environmental regulations and foreign direct investment on green innovation across different regions in China	251
Energy consumption, economic expansion, and CO2 emission in the UK: The role of economic policy uncertainty	248
Degradation of conventional plastic wastes in the environment: A review on current status of knowledge and future perspectives of disposal	247
Tetracyclines in the environment: An overview on the occurrence, fate, toxicity, detection, removal methods, and sludge management	245
How mobility habits influenced the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the Italian case study	245
Waste-to-energy nexus for circular economy and environmental protection: Recent trends in hydrogen energy	245
Impact of Covid-19 lockdown on PM10, SO2 and NO2 concentrations in Salé City (Morocco)	245
MXenes as emerging nanomaterials in water purification and environmental remediation	245
Soil erosion modelling: A global review and statistical analysis	244
Beneficial features of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria for improving plant growth and health in challenging conditions: A methodical review	243
Death by waste: Fashion and textile circular economy case	242
Does command-and-control regulation promote green innovation performance? Evidence from China's industrial enterprises	242
Linking international trade and foreign direct investment to CO2 emissions: Any differences between developed and developing countries?	239
Microplastics in freshwater sediment: A review on methods, occurrence, and sources	239
A critical review on environmental impacts of renewable energy systems and mitigation strategies: Wind, hydro, biomass and geothermal	239
A novel modified method for the efficient removal of Pb and Cd from wastewater by biochar: Enhanced the ion exchange and precipitation capacity	235
Removal of organic compounds by nanoscale zero-valent iron and its composites	235
Microplastics in soils: A review of methods, occurrence, fate, transport, ecological and environmental risks	232
Distribution of microplastics in surface water of the lower Yellow River near estuary	230
Critical review on hazardous pollutants in water environment: Occurrence, monitoring, fate, removal technologies and risk assessment	228
Zebrafish: An emerging model to study microplastic and nanoplastic toxicity	228
Preparation of biochar and biochar composites and their application in a Fenton-like process for wastewater decontamination: A review	228
Pesticides in the urban environment: A potential threat that knocks at the door	228
Sorption of chemical contaminants on degradable and non-degradable microplastics: Recent progress and research trends	226
How do environmental technologies affect green growth? Evidence from BRICS economies	225
Correlation of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater with COVID-19 disease burden in sewersheds	224
Environmental impacts of solar photovoltaic systems: A critical review of recent progress and future outlook	224
SARS-CoV-2 has been circulating in northern Italy since December 2019: Evidence from environmental monitoring	224
Environmental impact of desalination technologies: A review	223
Mitigating degradation and emissions in China: The role of environmental sustainability, human capital and renewable energy	222
Microplastics in the environment: Interactions with microbes and chemical contaminants	221
Implementation of green chemistry principles in circular economy system towards sustainable development goals: Challenges and perspectives	220
COVID-19 containment on a college campus via wastewater-based epidemiology, targeted clinical testing and an intervention	220
Synthesis and fabrication of g-C3N4-based materials and their application in elimination of pollutants	219
Preparation and application of magnetic biochar in water treatment: A critical review	218
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water and wastewater: A critical review of their global occurrence and distribution	218
Potential spreading risks and disinfection challenges of medical wastewater by the presence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral RNA in septic tanks of Fangcang Hospit	218
Human health concerns regarding microplastics in the aquatic environment - From marine to food systems	218
Influence of polystyrene microplastics on the growth, photosynthetic efficiency and aggregation of freshwater microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii	217
Melatonin regulates the functional components of photosynthesis, antioxidant system, gene expression, and metabolic pathways to induce drought resistance in grafted Carya cathayensis plants	217
A review of organophosphate flame retardants and plasticizers in the environment: Analysis, occurrence and risk assessment	216
Impact of city lockdown on the air quality of COVID-19-hit of Wuhan city	216
A spatio-temporal analysis for exploring the effect of temperature on COVID-19 early evolution in Spain	215
The criticality of growth, urbanization, electricity and fossil fuel consumption to environment sustainability in Africa	214
COVID-19's impact on the atmospheric environment in the Southeast Asia region	213
Towards transparent valorization of food surplus, waste and loss: Clarifying definitions, food waste hierarchy, and role in the circular economy	213
COVID-19 and the environment: A critical review and research agenda	212

Life cycle environmental impacts of chemical recycling via pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste in comparison with mechanical recycling and energy recovery	211
Comparative assessment of microplastics in water and sediment of a large European river	210
Comparing straw, compost, and biochar regarding their suitability as agricultural soil amendments to affect soil structure, nutrient leaching, microbial communities, and the fate of pesticides	208
Flash-flood hazard assessment using ensembles and Bayesian-based machine learning models: Application of the simulated annealing feature selection method	206
Biofilm formation and its influences on the properties of microplastics as affected by exposure time and depth in the seawater	205
SARS-CoV-2 RNA monitoring in wastewater as a potential early warning system for COVID-19 transmission in the community: A temporal case study	205
Plastics in the time of COVID-19 pandemic: Protector or polluter?	205
Transfer and transport of microplastics from biosolids to agricultural soils and the wider environment	204
Effect of the social distancing measures on the spread of COVID-19 in 10 highly infected countries	203
Recent progress in g-C3N4, TiO2 and ZnO based photocatalysts for dye degradation: Strategies to improve photocatalytic activity	203
On the linkage between urban heat island and urban pollution island: Three-decade literature review towards a conceptual framework	203
The role of electricity consumption, globalization and economic growth in carbon dioxide emissions and its implications for environmental sustainability targets	203
Branded milks – Are they immune from microplastics contamination?	200
Physiological responses of garden cress (L. sativum) to different types of microplastics	200
Fenton aging significantly affects the heavy metal adsorption capacity of polystyrene microplastics	200
Analysis on the carbon emission peaks of China's industrial, building, transport, and agricultural sectors	198
A field indoor air measurement of SARS-CoV-2 in the patient rooms of the largest hospital in Iran	198
Laccases and peroxidases: The smart, greener and futuristic biocatalytic tools to mitigate recalcitrant emerging pollutants	197
Micro- and nanoplastic induced cellular toxicity in mammals: A review	196
Association of particulate matter pollution and case fatality rate of COVID-19 in 49 Chinese cities	196
Evidence that high temperatures and intermediate relative humidity might favor the spread of COVID-19 in tropical climate: A case study for the most affected Brazilian cities	195
Association between climate variables and global transmission oF SARS-CoV-2	195
A critical review on the interactions of microplastics with heavy metals: Mechanism and their combined effect on organisms and humans	195
Changes in air quality related to the control of coronavirus in China: Implications for traffic and industrial emissions	195
Evaluation of change in biochar properties derived from different feedstock and pyrolysis temperature for environmental and agricultural application	194
An overview of microbial fuel cell usage in wastewater treatment, resource recovery and energy production	194
You are what you eat: Microplastics in the feces of young men living in Beijing	194
An assessment of environmental sustainability corridor: The role of economic expansion and research and development in EU countries	193
Revisiting carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus metabolisms in microalgae for wastewater treatment	193
Improving prediction of water quality indices using novel hybrid machine-learning algorithms	192
Quantifying the contributions of human activities and climate change to vegetation net primary productivity dynamics in China from 2001 to 2016	192
Strategic interaction of environmental regulation and green productivity growth in China: Green innovation or pollution refuge?	192
An emerging class of air pollutants: Potential effects of microplastics to respiratory human health?	191
Antibiotics in surface water of East and Southeast Asian countries: A focused review on contamination status, pollution sources, potential risks, and future perspectives	190
SARS-CoV-2 in river water: Implications in low sanitation countries	190
Efficient activation of persulfate by a magnetic recyclable rape straw biochar catalyst for the degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride in water	189
Endorsing sustainable development in BRICS: The role of technological innovation, renewable energy consumption, and natural resources in limiting carbon emission	188
Technologies for the nitrogen oxides reduction from flue gas: A review	188
Adsorption of Pb(II) and Cd(II) by magnetic activated carbon and its mechanism	188
COVID-19 faecal-oral transmission: Are we asking the right questions?	187
Distribution characteristics of microplastics in agricultural soils from the largest vegetable production base in China	187
Various electron donors for biological nitrate removal: A review	187
Evaluation of the lockdowns for the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Italy and Spain after one month follow up	187
Fabrication of sustainable manganese ferrite modified biochar from vinasse for enhanced adsorption of fluoroquinolone antibiotics: Effects and mechanisms	186
Development of fertilizers for enhanced nitrogen use efficiency – Trends and perspectives	186
Implementing building-level SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance on a university campus	186
Aging of microplastics affects their surface properties, thermal decomposition, additives leaching and interactions in simulated fluids	185
Food waste management during the COVID-19 outbreak: a holistic climate, economic and nutritional approach	184
Sustainability and sustainable development: A review of principles and definitions	184
Adsorption isotherms and kinetic modeling of methylene blue dye onto a carbonaceous hydrochar adsorbent derived from coffee husk waste	184
Cadmium stress in paddy fields: Effects of soil conditions and remediation strategies	184
Integrating the MCR and DOI models to construct an ecological security network for the urban agglomeration around Poyang Lake, China	183
Sustainable fuzzy multi-trip location-routing problem for medical waste management during the COVID-19 outbreak	183
A review: Research progress on microplastic pollutants in aquatic environments	183
Nanoadsorbents for water and wastewater remediation	182
COVID-19: Lessons for the climate change emergency	182
Stabilization of heavy metal-contaminated soils by biochar: Challenges and recommendations	181
Agricultural waste recycling in horticultural intensive farming systems by on-farm composting and compost-based tea application improves soil quality and plant health: A review under the perspective o	181
Tricks and tracks in removal of emerging contaminants from the wastewater through hybrid treatment systems: A review	181
Symmetric and asymmetric impact of oil price, FDI and economic growth on carbon emission in Pakistan: Evidence from ARDL and non-linear ARDL approach	181
A review on magnetic sensors for monitoring of hazardous pollutants in water resources	180
Interactions between microplastics and organic pollutants: Effects on toxicity, bioaccumulation, degradation, and transport	180
SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection in the air and on surfaces in the COVID-19 ward of a hospital in Milan, Italy	179
Bioremediation of water containing pesticides by microalgae: Mechanisms, methods, and prospects for future research	179
Does fiscal decentralization and eco-innovation promote renewable energy consumption? Analyzing the role of political risk	178
Foliage application of selenium and silicon nanoparticles alleviates Cd and Pb toxicity in rice (Oryza sativa L.)	177
Effect of weather on COVID-19 spread in the US: A prediction model for India in 2020	176
Global economic costs of aquatic invasive alien species	176
Wastewater based microalgal biorefinery for bioenergy production: Progress and challenges	175
Repercussions of COVID-19 pandemic on municipal solid waste management: Challenges and opportunities	174
A review of nanocellulose as a new material towards environmental sustainability	174
Co-benefits and synergies between urban climate change mitigation and adaptation measures: A literature review	174
A comprehensive review on contaminants removal from pharmaceutical wastewater by electrocoagulation process	173
Unlocking challenges and opportunities presented by COVID-19 pandemic for cross-cutting disruption in agri-food and green deal innovations: Quo Vadis?	172
A systematic review on antibiotics misuse in livestock and aquaculture and regulation implications in China	172
Air quality benefits of achieving carbon neutrality in China	172
COVID-19 pandemic repercussions on plastic and antiviral polymeric textile causing pollution on beaches and coasts of South America	172
Restructured society and environment: A review on potential technological strategies to control the COVID-19 pandemic	171
Recent progress in understanding the mechanism of heavy metals retention by iron (oxyhydr)oxides	171
A review of human and animals exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Health risk and adverse effects, photo-induced toxicity and regulating effect of microplastics	170
New methods based on back propagation (BP) and radial basis function (RBF) artificial neural networks (ANNs) for predicting the occurrence of haloketones in tap water	170
LDPE microplastics affect soil microbial communities and nitrogen cycling	170
Floating treatment wetlands: A review and bibliometric analysis	170
Occurrence of microplastics in the Han River and riverine fish in South Korea	169
How can vegetation protect us from air pollution? A critical review on green spaces' mitigation abilities for air-borne particles from a public health perspective - with implications for urban plannin	169
Recovery, regeneration and sustainable management of spent adsorbents from wastewater treatment streams: A review	168
A review of nature-based solutions for greywater treatment: Applications, hydraulic design, and environmental benefits	167
A comparative review of microplastics and nanoplastics: Toxicity hazards on digestive, reproductive and nervous system	167
Bifunctional Bi12O17Cl2/MIL-100(Fe) composites toward photocatalytic Cr(VI) sequestration and activation of persulfate for bisphenol A degradation	167
Caring for the environment: How human capital, natural resources, and economic growth interact with environmental degradation in Pakistan? A dynamic ARDL approach	167
Assessing the relationship between ground levels of ozone (O3) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) with coronavirus (COVID-19) in Milan, Italy	167
Separation, characterization and identification of microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment	167
Environmental and health impacts due to e-waste disposal in China – A review	166
Temperature and precipitation associate with Covid-19 new daily cases: A correlation study between weather and Covid-19 pandemic in Oslo, Norway	166
The distribution, characteristics and ecological risks of microplastics in the mangroves of Southern China	166