OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-Toxic/Hazardous Sub is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Assessment of heavy metals and human health risk associated with the consumption of crops cultivated in industrial areas of Maputo, Mozambique	70
Variable response of arsenic contaminated groundwater microbial community to electron acceptor regime revealed by microcosm based high-throughput sequencing approach	52
Influence of drinking water quality on the formation of corrosion scales in lead-bearing drinking water distribution systems	42
Photo-Fenton process applied for the treatment of industrial wastewaters containing diclofenac: optimization with low iron ions concentrations and without pH control	34
Adsorption kinetics, isotherms, and selectivity of trihalomethanes and haloacetonitriles by granular activated carbon	34
Environmental-economic approach to optimization of transport communication in megacities	27
Attenuation of petroleum hydrocarbon fractions using rhizobacterial isolates possessing alkB, C23O, and nahR genes for degradation of n-alkane and aromatics	22
Distribution and statistical analysis of major and trace elements in the bee pollen from the territory of Republic of Kosovo	21
Continuous fixed-bed column study and adsorption modeling removal of Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺ and Cd²⁺ ions from synthetic acid mine drainage by nanocomposite cellu	19
Genotoxic effects of urban pollution in the Iguaçu River on two fish populations	16
Maternal exposure to organochlorine pesticides and anthropometrics of newborns – a hospital-based cross-sectional study in rural and urban settings in Armenia	15
Development of a post-treatment system using a downflow hanging sponge reactor – an upflow anaerobic reactor for natural rubber processing wastewater treatment	15
Synthetic surfactants in drinking and surface waters in Armenia and apparent non-association with some diseases	15
Evaluation of photocatalysis inactivation in indoor air purification of pathogenic microbes by using the different nanomaterials based on TiO ₂ nanomaterials	14
The usage of calcium phosphate systems for onsite defluoridation treatment	14
Removal of ¹⁴²Pr from nuclear purity water using hydroxyapatite	14
Batch and continuous fixed bed adsorption of copper (II) from acid mine drainage (AMD) using green and recyclable adsorbent from cellulose microcrystals (CMCs)	14
Influence of low temperature on comparative arsenic accumulation and release by three Pteris hyperaccumulators	12
Fate of enteric viruses during leafy greens (romaine lettuce) production using treated municipal wastewater and AP205 bacteriophage as a surrogate	12
Metagenome based analysis of groundwater from arsenic contaminated sites of West Bengal revealed community diversity and their metabolic potential	12
Complexation of arsenate to humic acid with different molecular weight fractions in aqueous solution	12
Dual-wavelength UV degradation of bisphenol A and bezafibrate in aqueous solution using excilamps (222, 282 nm) and LED (365 nm): yes or no synergy?	11
Regulatory compliance of PCDD/F emissions by a municipal solid waste incinerator. A case study in Sant Adrià de Besòs, Catalonia, Spain	10
Degradation of diclofenac using advanced oxidation processes: a review	10
Polyethylene terephthalate nanoplastics cause oxidative stress induced cell death in Saccharomyces cerevisiae	10

Efficiency of thermally activated eggshells for acid mine drainage treatment in cold climate	10
Microwave-assisted synthesis of Co(II), Ni(II), Ti(III), and Ti (IV) complexes of iminochromeno-pyrido-pyrimidine and in vitro antiproliferative effect against H460, MCF-7, and HCT116	10
Citric, succinic, and vanillic acid-functionalized magnetic-cored dendrimer for methylene blue adsorption	10
Comparing the efficiency of N-doped TiO₂ and commercial TiO₂ as photo catalysts for amoxicillin and ciprofloxacin photo-degradation under solar irradiation	9
Concentrations, sizes distributions, and seasonal variations of ambient air pollutants (particulates, trace metals) in Daya/Xitun District, Taichung, Central Taiwan: a case study at Taichung Science P	9
The response of three typical freshwater algae to acute acid stress in water	9
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in aquatic animals: a systematic review on analytical advances and challenges	9
A systematic review of the water treatment sludge toxicity to terrestrial and aquatic biota: state of the art and management challenges	9
Application of the QuEChERS method for the determination of pesticides, PAHs and PCBs in fish in Senegal	9
Effect of ultrasonic homogenization on crude oil-water emulsion stability	8
Membrane separation of antibiotics predicted with the back propagation neural network	8
Radiological and environmental hazards of granitic rocks in Wadi Faliq El Sahl and El Waar area, North Eastern Desert, Egypt	8
Dynamics of bacterial functional genes and community structures during rhizoremediation of diesel-contaminated compost-amended soil	8
Decolouration of azo dyes by radicals generated from K ₂ S ₂ O ₈ automatically in homogeneous a	8
Simultaneous removal of Cu (II) and Cr (VI) ions from petroleum refinery wastewater using ZnO/Fe₃O₄ nanocomposite	8
Occurrence and distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in Rivers entering the sea from the South bank of Laizhou Bay, China	8
N-chlorosuccinimide enhancing the antimicrobial effect of benzalkonium chloride on biofilm Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its interaction mechanisms	8
Use of bacteriophage to inactivate pathogenic bacteria from wastewater	8
Modeling of NO mass transfer characteristics absorbed in sodium persulfate solution with a bubble reactor	8
Effect of hubble-bubble smoking on global DNA methylation and transcription levels of protamine and histone genes in human spermatozoa	8
Redox cycling of copper mediated by hydrazine: efficient catalyst systems for oxidative degradation of rhodamine B	8
In-situ synthesis of sunlight-driven CuO-ZnO heterostructure photocatalyst for enhanced elimination of organic pollutants and CO ₂ reduction	7
Characterizing the interaction between micro(nano)plastics and simulated body fluids and their impact on human lung epithelial cells	7
Biodegradation of cyanide to ammonia and carbon dioxide by an industrially valuable enzyme from the newly isolated Enterobacter zs	7
Examination of the environmental behavior of phosphogypsum with the application of lab-scale experiment	7
Phytocompounds from Anvillea radiata as promising anti-Covid-19 drugs: in silico studies and in vivo safety assessment	7
Arsenic speciation, the abundance of arsenite-oxidizing bacteria and microbial community structures in groundwater, surface water, and soil from a gold mine	7
Preparation and characterization of ternary composite photocatalyst for degradation of oxytetracycline hydrochloride in seawater under visible light	7
Effects of exposure to sediment-associated fipronil on cardiac function of Neotropical armored catfishHypostomus regani	7
Using photocatalyzed-peroxonization to disinfect and denature genetic material of bacterial plasmids present in hospital wastewater	6
In situ capping of silver nanoparticles with cellulosic matrices from wheat straws in enhancing their antimicrobial activity: Synthesis and characterization	6
Moss biomonitoring of air pollution with potentially toxic elements in the Kumanovo Region, North Macedonia	6
Ecotoxicological studies of direct and indirect genotoxicity with Artemia : an integrative review	6
Cu/Nb₂O₅, Fe/Nb₂O₅ and Cu-Fe/Nb₂O₅ applied in salicylic acid degradation: Parameters studies and photocatalytic activity	6
Sulfur-based mixotrophic denitrification with the stoichiometric S⁰/N ratio and methanol supplementation: effect of the C/N ratio on the process	6
Bivalve shells (Corbula trigona) as a new adsorbent for the defluoridation of groundwater by adsorption-precipitation	6
Machine learning, a powerful tool for the prediction of BiVO ₄ nanoparticles efficiency in photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes	6
Antifungal and synergistic activities of some selected essential oils on the growth of significant indoor fungi of the genusAspergillus	6
Effect of intermittent induced aeration on nitrogen removal and denitrifying-bacterial community structure in Cork and gravel vertical flow pilot-scale treatment wetlands	5
UV responsive quercetin derived and functionalized CuO/ZnO nanocomposite in ameliorating photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B dye and enhanced biocidal activity against selected pathogenic strain	5
Catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol using CuO@Na₂Ti(PO₄)₂⋅H₂O	5
Equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamic studies for the removal of arsenic from water using newly synthesized amino resin supported hydrous ferric oxide nano composite	5
Mercury distribution and contamination in the soils of the Mitrovica region, Republic of Kosovo	5
Agricultural application of digestates derived from agricultural and municipal organic wastes: a health risk-assessment for heavy metals	5
Effect of formic acid inflow on microbial properties of the anaerobic granular sludge in a UASB reactor	5
Phosphate removal using dolomite modified with ultrasound: mathematical and experimental analysis	5
Modeling of the biomethane production from ultrasonic pretreated fruit and vegetable waste via anaerobic digestion	5
The status of heavy metals in arable soils of contrasting texture treated by biochar – an experiment from Slovakia	5
Combined slaughterhouse wastewater treatment via pilot plant chemical coagulation followed by 4th generation downflow hanging sponge (DHS-4G)	5
Application of ANN and SVM for prediction nutrients in rivers	5

Oxidative degradation of 2,4,6-tribromophenol by SBA-15 supported metal tetrakis(1-methylpyridinium-4-yl)porphyrins in the presence of humic substances	5
Composting of fish waste and its phytotoxicity effects	5
Effect of short-term pig slurry amendment of soil on humified organic matter and its relationship with the dynamics of heavy metals and metals uptake by plants	5
Self-synthesized TiO₂ nanoparticles-pH-mediated dispersive solid phase extraction coupled with high performance liquid chromatography for the determination of quinolones in biological matri	5
Escherichia coli removal in down-flow hanging sponge reactors: insights from laboratory reactor studies	5
Interaction mechanism of benzophenone-type UV filters on bovine serum albumin: Insights from structure-affinity relationship	5
The association between manganese exposure with cardiovascular disease in older adults: NHANES 2011–2018	5
Combustion characteristics and kinetic analysis of oil sludge with CaO additive	5
Cyto-genotoxicity evaluation of pyroligneous acid using Allium cepa assay	5
Studies on sorption kinetics and sorption isotherm for pervaporative separation of benzene from model pyrolysis gasoline using insitu nano silver/polyvinyl alcohol membrane	5
A novel and efficient voltammetric sensor for the simultaneous determination of alizarin red S and tartrazine by using poly(leucine) functionalized carbon paste electrode	5
Effects of pyroligneous acid on acute, chronic, and cyto-genotoxicity to earthworms ( Eisenia fetida )	5