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	1333
COVID-19 outbreak: Migration, effects on society, global environment and prevention	1051
Indirect effects of COVID-19 on the environment	857
Effect of restricted emissions during COVID-19 on air quality in India	779
Synthetic organic dyes as contaminants of the aquatic environment and their implications for ecosystems: A review	761
Effect of lockdown amid COVID-19 pandemic on air quality of the megacity Delhi, India	742
Association between short-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 infection: Evidence from China	735
COVID-19 pandemic and environmental pollution: A blessing in disguise?	705
The COVID-19 pandemic: Impacts on cities and major lessons for urban planning, design, and management	650
Effects of temperature variation and humidity on the death of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China	633
Covid-19 face masks: A potential source of microplastic fibers in the environment	601
Assessing nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels as a contributing factor to coronavirus (COVID-19) fatality	598
Environmental perspective of COVID-19	584
Changes in air quality during the lockdown in Barcelona (Spain) one month into the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic	584
Association between ambient temperature and COVID-19 infection in 122 cities from China	580
SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater: State of the knowledge and research needs	564
First detection of SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wastewaters in Italy	557
A preliminary assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on environment – A case study of China	529
Correlation between weather and Covid-19 pandemic in Jakarta, Indonesia	505
Amplified ozone pollution in cities during the COVID-19 lockdown	503
Nanotechnology in agriculture: Current status, challenges and future opportunities	501
Correlation between climate indicators and COVID-19 pandemic in New York, USA	501
Occurrence, fate, and risk assessment of typical tetracycline antibiotics in the aquatic environment: A review	478
Occurrence and fate of antibiotics, antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) and antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) in municipal wastewater treatment plant: An overview	478
Consumption-based carbon emissions and International trade in G7 countries: The role of Environmental innovation and Renewable energy	464

Changes in U.S. air pollution during the COVID-19 pandemic	461
Effects of temperature and humidity on the daily new cases and new deaths of COVID-19 in 166 countries	461
GIS-based spatial modeling of COVID-19 incidence rate in the continental United States	459
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	458
Factors determining the diffusion of COVID-19 and suggested strategy to prevent future accelerated viral infectivity similar to COVID	450
COVID-19 pandemic: Impacts on the air quality during the partial lockdown in São Paulo state, Brazil	449
Recent advances in metal-organic framework membranes for water treatment: A review	449
First environmental surveillance for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater and river water in Japan	444
The impact of COVID-19 partial lockdown on the air quality of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	441
An overview on engineering the surface area and porosity of biochar	435
Does lockdown reduce air pollution? Evidence from 44 cities in northern China	435
Lockdown for CoViD-2019 in Milan: What are the effects on air quality?	421
Green growth and low carbon emission in G7 countries: How critical the network of environmental taxes, renewable energy and human capital is?	420
Does green investment, financial development and natural resources rent limit carbon emissions? A provincial panel analysis of China	420
Detection of microplastics in human lung tissue using μFTIR spectroscopy	416
Computational analysis of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 surveillance by wastewater-based epidemiology locally and globally: Feasibility, economy, opportunities and challenges	412
Estimation of COVID-19 prevalence in Italy, Spain, and France	411
COVID-19: A promising cure for the global panic	410
First detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater in North America: A study in Louisiana, USA	406
Challenges and strategies for effective plastic waste management during and post COVID-19 pandemic	404
Impact of meteorological factors on the COVID-19 transmission: A multi-city study in China	401
Comparison of virus concentration methods for the RT-qPCR-based recovery of murine hepatitis virus, a surrogate for SARS-CoV-2 from untreated wastewater	398
Microbial degradation and other environmental aspects of microplastics/plastics	396
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	391
Integrating micro-algae into wastewater treatment: A review	380
Microplastics in soil: A review on methods, occurrence, sources, and potential risk	379
COVID-19 transmission in Mainland China is associated with temperature and humidity: A time-series analysis	375
Spatial analysis and GIS in the study of COVID-19. A review	372
Environmental impacts of solar energy systems: A review	371
Application of coagulation/flocculation in oily wastewater treatment: A review	368
Climate change effects on biodiversity, ecosystems, ecosystem services, and natural resource management in the United States	368
First proof of the capability of wastewater surveillance for COVID-19 in India through detection of genetic material of SARS-CoV-2	367
The impact of natural resources, energy consumption, and population growth on environmental quality: Fresh evidence from the United States of America	366
Can direct environmental regulation promote green technology innovation in heavily polluting industries? Evidence from Chinese listed companies	366
Treatment technologies for emerging contaminants in wastewater treatment plants: A review	360
Potential human health risks due to environmental exposure to nano- and microplastics and knowledge gaps: A scoping review	357
Presence and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 virus in wastewaters and rivers	354
Investigation of effective climatology parameters on COVID-19 outbreak in Iran	350
COVID-19 and surface water quality: Improved lake water quality during the lockdown	349
Tyre and road wear particles (TRWP) - A review of generation, properties, emissions, human health risk, ecotoxicity, and fate in the environment	348
Assessing the relationship between surface levels of PM2.5 and PM10 particulate matter impact on COVID-19 in Milan, Italy	347
Recent advances on preparation and environmental applications of MOF-derived carbons in catalysis	342
Microplastics in the freshwater and terrestrial environments: Prevalence, fates, impacts and sustainable solutions	337
Evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: A global health emergency	332
PFAS concentrations in soils: Background levels versus contaminated sites	330
Anthropogenic pollution of aquatic ecosystems: Emerging problems with global implications	328
Prediction for the spread of COVID-19 in India and effectiveness of preventive measures	315
SARS-CoV-2 from faeces to wastewater treatment: What do we know? A review	314
Influences of feedstock sources and pyrolysis temperature on the properties of biochar and functionality as adsorbents: A meta-analysis	312
Contact with blue-green spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown beneficial for mental health	311

Progress in carbon capture technologies	303
COVID-19 lockdown effects on air quality by NO2 in the cities of Barcelona and Madrid (Spain)	302
Temperature significantly changes COVID-19 transmission in (sub)tropical cities of Brazil	302
Algae as potential feedstock for the production of biofuels and value-added products: Opportunities and challenges	300
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	297
The use of ecological footprint in estimating the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis for BRICST by considering cross-section dependence and heterogeneity	295
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	295
Assessing air quality changes in large cities during COVID-19 lockdowns: The impacts of traffic-free urban conditions in Almaty, Kazakhstan	290
Environmental aspects of fuel cells: A review	287
COVID-19: Disease, management, treatment, and social impact	286
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in raw and treated wastewater in Germany – Suitability for COVID-19 surveillance and potential transmission risks	283
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	283
Digitalization to achieve sustainable development goals: Steps towards a Smart Green Planet	283
Insight into activated carbon from different kinds of chemical activating agents: A review	281
Plastic biodegradation: Frontline microbes and their enzymes	280
Single-use plastics: Production, usage, disposal, and adverse impacts	280
Impact of weather on COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey	280
Impact of temperature on the dynamics of the COVID-19 outbreak in China	279
The occurrence and distribution characteristics of microplastics in the agricultural soils of Shaanxi Province, in north-western China	274
Disinfection technology and strategies for COVID-19 hospital and bio-medical waste management	270
Wastewater surveillance for population-wide Covid-19: The present and future	262
Nonradicals induced degradation of organic pollutants by peroxydisulfate (PDS) and peroxymonosulfate (PMS): Recent advances and perspective	261
Degradation of conventional plastic wastes in the environment: A review on current status of knowledge and future perspectives of disposal	260
Beneficial features of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria for improving plant growth and health in challenging conditions: A methodical review	260
Impact of lockdown measures to combat Covid-19 on air quality over western Europe	257
Heterogeneous impacts of environmental regulations and foreign direct investment on green innovation across different regions in China	256
Soil erosion modelling: A global review and statistical analysis	256
MXenes as emerging nanomaterials in water purification and environmental remediation	254
Energy consumption, economic expansion, and CO2 emission in the UK: The role of economic policy uncertainty	254
A critical review on environmental impacts of renewable energy systems and mitigation strategies: Wind, hydro, biomass and geothermal	253
Death by waste: Fashion and textile circular economy case	252
Does command-and-control regulation promote green innovation performance? Evidence from China's industrial enterprises	250
Tetracyclines in the environment: An overview on the occurrence, fate, toxicity, detection, removal methods, and sludge management	248
How mobility habits influenced the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the Italian case study	248
Microplastics in freshwater sediment: A review on methods, occurrence, and sources	248
Waste-to-energy nexus for circular economy and environmental protection: Recent trends in hydrogen energy	247
Impact of Covid-19 lockdown on PM10, SO2 and NO2 concentrations in Salé City (Morocco)	246
Linking international trade and foreign direct investment to CO2 emissions: Any differences between developed and developing countries?	243
A novel modified method for the efficient removal of Pb and Cd from wastewater by biochar: Enhanced the ion exchange and precipitation capacity	243
Microplastics in soils: A review of methods, occurrence, fate, transport, ecological and environmental risks	241
Removal of organic compounds by nanoscale zero-valent iron and its composites	239
Environmental impact of desalination technologies: A review	236
Zebrafish: An emerging model to study microplastic and nanoplastic toxicity	234
Preparation of biochar and biochar composites and their application in a Fenton-like process for wastewater decontamination: A review	234
Critical review on hazardous pollutants in water environment: Occurrence, monitoring, fate, removal technologies and risk assessment	233
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water and wastewater: A critical review of their global occurrence and distribution	232
Sorption of chemical contaminants on degradable and non-degradable microplastics: Recent progress and research trends	232
Pesticides in the urban environment: A potential threat that knocks at the door	232
Human health concerns regarding microplastics in the aquatic environment - From marine to food systems	231
How do environmental technologies affect green growth? Evidence from BRICS economies	231
Environmental impacts of solar photovoltaic systems: A critical review of recent progress and future outlook	230
Microplastics in the environment: Interactions with microbes and chemical contaminants	229
Correlation of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater with COVID-19 disease burden in sewersheds	228
A review of organophosphate flame retardants and plasticizers in the environment: Analysis, occurrence and risk assessment	227
Mitigating degradation and emissions in China: The role of environmental sustainability, human capital and renewable energy	227
Implementation of green chemistry principles in circular economy system towards sustainable development goals: Challenges and perspectives	226
SARS-CoV-2 has been circulating in northern Italy since December 2019: Evidence from environmental monitoring	225
Synthesis and fabrication of g-C3N4-based materials and their application in elimination of pollutants	223
Preparation and application of magnetic biochar in water treatment: A critical review	222
Influence of polystyrene microplastics on the growth, photosynthetic efficiency and aggregation of freshwater microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii	222
COVID-19 containment on a college campus via wastewater-based epidemiology, targeted clinical testing and an intervention	222
Melatonin regulates the functional components of photosynthesis, antioxidant system, gene expression, and metabolic pathways to induce drought resistance in grafted Carya cathayensis plants	221
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	220
Impact of city lockdown on the air quality of COVID-19-hit of Wuhan city	220
Life cycle environmental impacts of chemical recycling via pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste in comparison with mechanical recycling and energy recovery	220
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	219
A spatio-temporal analysis for exploring the effect of temperature on COVID-19 early evolution in Spain	218
COVID-19's impact on the atmospheric environment in the Southeast Asia region	217
On the linkage between urban heat island and urban pollution island: Three-decade literature review towards a conceptual framework	216
The criticality of growth, urbanization, electricity and fossil fuel consumption to environment sustainability in Africa	215
Comparative assessment of microplastics in water and sediment of a large European river	215
COVID-19 and the environment: A critical review and research agenda	215
Flash-flood hazard assessment using ensembles and Bayesian-based machine learning models: Application of the simulated annealing feature selection method	211
Branded milks – Are they immune from microplastics contamination?	210
You are what you eat: Microplastics in the feces of young men living in Beijing	210
SARS-CoV-2 RNA monitoring in wastewater as a potential early warning system for COVID-19 transmission in the community: A temporal case study	210
Transfer and transport of microplastics from biosolids to agricultural soils and the wider environment	210
Plastics in the time of COVID-19 pandemic: Protector or polluter?	209
Recent progress in g-C3N4, TiO2 and ZnO based photocatalysts for dye degradation: Strategies to improve photocatalytic activity	208
Biofilm formation and its influences on the properties of microplastics as affected by exposure time and depth in the seawater	207

A critical review on the interactions of microplastics with heavy metals: Mechanism and their combined effect on organisms and humans	207
Effect of the social distancing measures on the spread of COVID-19 in 10 highly infected countries	206
Revisiting carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus metabolisms in microalgae for wastewater treatment	206
Physiological responses of garden cress (L. sativum) to different types of microplastics	205
Fenton aging significantly affects the heavy metal adsorption capacity of polystyrene microplastics	204
Micro- and nanoplastic induced cellular toxicity in mammals: A review	203
Evaluation of change in biochar properties derived from different feedstock and pyrolysis temperature for environmental and agricultural application	203
Laccases and peroxidases: The smart, greener and futuristic biocatalytic tools to mitigate recalcitrant emerging pollutants	202
Endorsing sustainable development in BRICS: The role of technological innovation, renewable energy consumption, and natural resources in limiting carbon emission	201
Quantifying the contributions of human activities and climate change to vegetation net primary productivity dynamics in China from 2001 to 2016	200
A field indoor air measurement of SARS-CoV-2 in the patient rooms of the largest hospital in Iran	200
An emerging class of air pollutants: Potential effects of microplastics to respiratory human health?	200
Association between climate variables and global transmission oF SARS-CoV-2	198
Improving prediction of water quality indices using novel hybrid machine-learning algorithms	198
Antibiotics in surface water of East and Southeast Asian countries: A focused review on contamination status, pollution sources, potential risks, and future perspectives	198
Changes in air quality related to the control of coronavirus in China: Implications for traffic and industrial emissions	197
Efficient activation of persulfate by a magnetic recyclable rape straw biochar catalyst for the degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride in water	196
An assessment of environmental sustainability corridor: The role of economic expansion and research and development in EU countries	196
Association of particulate matter pollution and case fatality rate of COVID-19 in 49 Chinese cities	196
Strategic interaction of environmental regulation and green productivity growth in China: Green innovation or pollution refuge?	196
An overview of microbial fuel cell usage in wastewater treatment, resource recovery and energy production	195
Technologies for the nitrogen oxides reduction from flue gas: A review	195
Sustainability and sustainable development: A review of principles and definitions	195
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
Adsorption of Pb(II) and Cd(II) by magnetic activated carbon and its mechanism	194
Cadmium stress in paddy fields: Effects of soil conditions and remediation strategies	194
Distribution characteristics of microplastics in agricultural soils from the largest vegetable production base in China	193
Aging of microplastics affects their surface properties, thermal decomposition, additives leaching and interactions in simulated fluids	192
Various electron donors for biological nitrate removal: A review	191
SARS-CoV-2 in river water: Implications in low sanitation countries	191
COVID-19 faecal-oral transmission: Are we asking the right questions?	190
A review: Research progress on microplastic pollutants in aquatic environments	190
Implementing building-level SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance on a university campus	189
Development of fertilizers for enhanced nitrogen use efficiency – Trends and perspectives	189
A review on magnetic sensors for monitoring of hazardous pollutants in water resources	189
Evaluation of the lockdowns for the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Italy and Spain after one month follow up	189
Sustainable fuzzy multi-trip location-routing problem for medical waste management during the COVID-19 outbreak	189
Adsorption isotherms and kinetic modeling of methylene blue dye onto a carbonaceous hydrochar adsorbent derived from coffee husk waste	188
Integrating the MCR and DOI models to construct an ecological security network for the urban agglomeration around Poyang Lake, China	187
Stabilization of heavy metal-contaminated soils by biochar: Challenges and recommendations	187
Nanoadsorbents for water and wastewater remediation	187
Interactions between microplastics and organic pollutants: Effects on toxicity, bioaccumulation, degradation, and transport	187
Food waste management during the COVID-19 outbreak: a holistic climate, economic and nutritional approach	187
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	185
Tricks and tracks in removal of emerging contaminants from the wastewater through hybrid treatment systems: A review	184
COVID-19: Lessons for the climate change emergency	184
Global economic costs of aquatic invasive alien species	182
Symmetric and asymmetric impact of oil price, FDI and economic growth on carbon emission in Pakistan: Evidence from ARDL and non-linear ARDL approach	182
Co-benefits and synergies between urban climate change mitigation and adaptation measures: A literature review	182
Foliage application of selenium and silicon nanoparticles alleviates Cd and Pb toxicity in rice (Oryza sativa L.)	182
SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection in the air and on surfaces in the COVID-19 ward of a hospital in Milan, Italy	181
A systematic review on antibiotics misuse in livestock and aquaculture and regulation implications in China	181
A review of human and animals exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Health risk and adverse effects, photo-induced toxicity and regulating effect of microplastics	180
A comprehensive review on contaminants removal from pharmaceutical wastewater by electrocoagulation process	180
Does fiscal decentralization and eco-innovation promote renewable energy consumption? Analyzing the role of political risk	180
Wastewater based microalgal biorefinery for bioenergy production: Progress and challenges	179
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	178
Repercussions of COVID-19 pandemic on municipal solid waste management: Challenges and opportunities	178
An overview of the waste hierarchy framework for analyzing the circularity in construction and demolition waste management in Europe	178
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	177
A review of nanocellulose as a new material towards environmental sustainability	177
COVID-19 pandemic repercussions on plastic and antiviral polymeric textile causing pollution on beaches and coasts of South America	177
LDPE microplastics affect soil microbial communities and nitrogen cycling	176
Floating treatment wetlands: A review and bibliometric analysis	176
Effect of weather on COVID-19 spread in the US: A prediction model for India in 2020	176
A comparative review of microplastics and nanoplastics: Toxicity hazards on digestive, reproductive and nervous system	175
Air quality benefits of achieving carbon neutrality in China	175
Recovery, regeneration and sustainable management of spent adsorbents from wastewater treatment streams: A review	174
Unlocking challenges and opportunities presented by COVID-19 pandemic for cross-cutting disruption in agri-food and green deal innovations: Quo Vadis?	174
Caring for the environment: How human capital, natural resources, and economic growth interact with environmental degradation in Pakistan? A dynamic ARDL approach	174
Bifunctional Bi12O17Cl2/MIL-100(Fe) composites toward photocatalytic Cr(VI) sequestration and activation of persulfate for bisphenol A degradation	174
Separation, characterization and identification of microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment	173
Recent progress in understanding the mechanism of heavy metals retention by iron (oxyhydr)oxides	173
Response of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) growth to soil contaminated with microplastics	173
Plastic wastes biodegradation: Mechanisms, challenges and future prospects	172
Restructured society and environment: A review on potential technological strategies to control the COVID-19 pandemic	172
First study of its kind on the microplastic contamination of soft drinks, cold tea and energy drinks - Future research and environmental considerations	171
How does environmental knowledge translate into pro-environmental behaviors?: The mediating role of environmental attitudes and behavioral intentions	170
Viruses in wastewater: occurrence, abundance and detection methods	170
Environmental and health impacts due to e-waste disposal in China – A review	170
Association of COVID-19 pandemic with meteorological parameters over Singapore	169
Soil degradation in the European Mediterranean region: Processes, status and consequences	169
Testing the role of oil production in the environmental Kuznets curve of oil producing countries: New insights from Method of Moments Quantile Regression	169
Comparison of the aerobic biodegradation of biopolymers and the corresponding bioplastics: A review	169
Assessing the relationship between ground levels of ozone (O3) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) with coronavirus (COVID-19) in Milan, Italy	168
Driving forces of China’s CO2 emissions from energy consumption based on Kaya-LMDI methods	168
The deep challenge of nitrate pollution in river water of China	168
DNRA: A short-circuit in biological N-cycling to conserve nitrogen in terrestrial ecosystems	168
Analysis of microplastics in a remote region of the Tibetan Plateau: Implications for natural environmental response to human activities	168
The first report on the source-to-sink characterization of microplastic pollution from a riverine environment in tropical India	168
A review of nature-based solutions for greywater treatment: Applications, hydraulic design, and environmental benefits	168
Temperature and precipitation associate with Covid-19 new daily cases: A correlation study between weather and Covid-19 pandemic in Oslo, Norway	167
Anaerobic digestion: An alternative resource treatment option for food waste in China	167
Insights into the fate and removal of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes using biological wastewater treatment technology	166
COVID-19 pandemic and healthcare solid waste management strategy – A mini-review	166