Environmental Chemistry Letters

Papers
(The median citation count of Environmental Chemistry Letters is 24. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Indirect contamination of cockroaches by anticoagulant rodenticides929
Nano-sized natural organic matter interacts with bisphenol A and decreases cytotoxicity to human cells722
Methods to monitor the defects of the drainage pipe network: a review703
Concentration, sources, influencing factors and hazards of heavy metals in indoor and outdoor dust: A review663
Enhanced hydrogen storage efficiency with sorbents and machine learning: a review577
Machine learning to predict the production of bio-oil, biogas, and biochar by pyrolysis of biomass: a review509
Seaweed for climate mitigation, wastewater treatment, bioenergy, bioplastic, biochar, food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics: a review341
Neutral pH, multioxidants Fenton oxidation of dimethyl sulfoxide and acetamidophenol as water pollutant models338
Penetration of submicron amino-functionalized graphene quantum dots in plant stomata, implication for the depollution of atmospheric soot particles323
Effect of humic substances on the anaerobic digestion of secondary sludge in wastewater treatment plants: a review312
Unrecognized pollution by inorganic condensable particulate matter in the atmosphere311
The revival of cyclodextrins as active pharmaceutical ingredients292
High-resolution imaging of Hg/Se aggregates in the brain of small Indian mongoose, a wild terrestrial species: insights into intracellular Hg detoxification290
Photocatalytic inactivation and disinfection of bioaerosols: a review285
Efficient analysis of metabolites of industrial additives in cerebrospinal fluids283
Carbon dioxide separation and capture by adsorption: a review256
Synthesis and applications of carbon quantum dots derived from biomass waste: a review256
Electrochemical conversion of biomass-derived aldehydes into fine chemicals and hydrogen: A review252
Hydrogen, ammonia and methanol for marine transportation248
Are bioplastics an ecofriendly alternative to fossil fuel plastics?247
Phosphorus adsorption by functionalized biochar: a review229
Effect of combined cadmium and doxycycline pollution on the nitrogen cycle in constructed ditch wetlands200
Synthesis of branched allylic sulfones by regioselective boron-catalysed hydrosulfonylation193
Highly efficient thermo-photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline catalyzed by tungsten disulfide under visible light187
Energy production from farming waste: a review185
Hydrogen and biodiesel production from food waste: a review182
Biochar-clay, biochar-microorganism and biochar-enzyme composites for environmental remediation: a review171
4-Nonylphenol adsorption, environmental impact and remediation: a review168
Spatial distribution, pollution characteristics, and health risks of antibiotic resistance genes in China: a review167
A novel hydrothermal method to synthesize brookite titanium dioxide nanosquares for efficient pollutant degradation166
Microplastics alter crystal growth in coral skeleton structures161
Dioxins and furans in biochars, hydrochars and torreficates produced by thermochemical conversion of biomass: a review160
Bioenergy production from chicken manure: a review160
Microplastic characteristics, transport, risks, and remediation in groundwater: a review151
Environmentally benign techniques of lithium extraction from salt lakes: a review149
Effects of pollutant toxicity on the eyes of aquatic life monitored by visual dysfunction in zebrafish: a review147
Recycling municipal, agricultural and industrial waste into energy, fertilizers, food and construction materials, and economic feasibility: a review142
Microwave resonance enhanced CO2 reduction using biochar138
Rapid conversion of carbon dioxide into titanium carbide by atmospheric microwave plasma129
The dual role of tropospheric ozone in controlling COVID-19 outbreaks129
Adverse prognosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma following long-term exposure to multiple air pollutants124
Microplastic pollution of natural wetlands by reclaimed water118
Room-temperature and carbon-negative production of biodiesel via synergy of geminal-atom and photothermal catalysis118
Supramolecular deep eutectic solvents in extraction processes: a review115
Solidification and removal of impurities from phosphogypsum for road applications: a review112
Biofuel production by co-pyrolysis of sewage sludge and other materials: a review111
Advanced adsorbents for ibuprofen removal from aquatic environments: a review110
China’s sponge cities alleviate urban flooding and water shortage: a review110
Chitosan-based beads as sustainable adsorbents for wastewater remediation: a review109
Occurrence, transformation, bioaccumulation, risk and analysis of pharmaceutical and personal care products from wastewater: a review107
Correction to: Pesticide resurrection105
Correction: Dioxins and furans in biochars, hydrochars and torreficates produced by thermochemical conversion of biomass: a review103
Improved electricity production and nitrogen enrichment during the treatment of black water using manganese ore-modified anodes101
Production and growth of microalgae in urine and wastewater: A review100
Enhanced stability and coke resistance in methanol to olefins reaction using fibrous silica-wrapped silicoaluminophosphate zeolite96
Ocean iron fertilization for carbon dioxide removal and climate change mitigation94
Connecting records of global-to-regional climate94
Recycling of bast textile wastes into high value-added products: a review94
Cognitive impairment and dementia by pollutant exposure: a review92
Validation of methods for enriching and detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater90
Boron nitride nanomaterials for environmental remediation, energy, and sensing: a review88
Strategies and considerations to green analytical separations: a review87
Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals: a review85
Unanswered questions on the airborne transmission of COVID-1985
Cost, environmental impact, and resilience of renewable energy under a changing climate: a review84
Microplastic environmental behavior and health risk assessment: a review84
Metal oxide nanobiochar materials to remediate heavy metal and dye pollution: a review83
Biomaterials technology and policies in the building sector: a review83
Coupled biological and chemical catalysis for jet biofuel production: a review82
Rapid excretion of raw microplastics and longer persistence of fragmented microplastics in the quail digestive system82
Nanoplastics occurrence, detection methods, and impact on the nitrogen cycle: a review80
Materials for sustainable metallic iron-based water filters: a review80
Precise engineering of atomic sites on carbon nitride for carbon dioxide photoreduction from single-atom to multi-atom: a review79
Accumulation and fate of microplastics in soils after application of biosolids on land: A review79
Analysis of psychoactive substances and metabolites in sludges, soils, sediments and biota: a review79
Subcritical water conversion of biomass to biofuels, chemicals and materials: a review76
Cyanobacteria for environmental, energy and biomedical application: a review76
Nanoplastics are potentially more dangerous than microplastics75
Dyes removal from water using polymeric nanocomposites: a review73
Optimizing biodiesel production from waste with computational chemistry, machine learning and policy insights: a review73
Bioleaching metal-bearing wastes and by-products for resource recovery: a review72
Cyclodextrins as molecular carriers for biopesticides: a review70
Marine macro-litter sources and ecological impact: a review70
Correction: Methods to monitor the defects of the drainage pipe network: a review70
Polymeric carbon nitride-based photocatalysts for the removal of nitrogen oxides: a review70
Mechanisms controlling the transport and evaporation of human exhaled respiratory droplets containing the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus: a review69
Synthesis of artificial humus by hydrothermal carbonization and application to improve soil quality: a review69
Rising greenhouse gas emissions from the China’s aquaculture industry between 2000 and 202069
Recycling food and agriculture by-products to mitigate climate change: a review68
Herbicide risks to non-target species and the environment: A review68
Optimizing hydrogen production by alkaline water decomposition with transition metal-based electrocatalysts68
Synthesis and potential applications of cyclodextrin-based metal–organic frameworks: a review67
Toxic effects of heavy metals on crustaceans and associated health risks in humans: a review67
Warming climate and hot cities foster cool solutions in China66
Tree barks reveal health risk of inhalation of dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyl in rural China66
Electrochemical reduction of gaseous nitric oxide into ammonia: a review66
Do microplastics affect human immune defenses?63
Synthesis and environmental applications of biochar-supported nano-zero-valent iron composites: a review63
The overlooked toxicity of non-carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons63
Photoelectrocatalytic systems for simultaneous energy recovery and wastewater treatment: a review63
Marine plastic pollution and bioplastic alternatives: a review62
Metal ion-induced enhanced oxidation of organic contaminants by ferrate: a review61
Efficient photoreduction of carbon dioxide into carbon-based fuels: a review61
Thermochemical conversion of waste into energy: a review60
Green construction for low-carbon cities: a review60
Improved product selectivity of electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide by tuning local carbon dioxide concentration with multiphysics models59
Microplastic sources, formation, toxicity and remediation: a review59
X-ray fluorescence spectrometry for the quantification and the mapping of metal(loid)s in animal samples: a review58
Correction to: ‘Environmental applications of carbon-based materials: a review’58
Food chain microplastics contamination and impact on human health: a review58
Manganese-catalyzed cross-coupling of primary alcohols with biomass-derived ethanol for upgrading to linear alcohols under solvent-free conditions58
Seamless carbon nitride growth on bimetallic oxide for antibiotic residue degradation57
Materials, fuels, upgrading, economy, and life cycle assessment of the pyrolysis of algal and lignocellulosic biomass: a review57
Nanoplastic occurrence, transformation and toxicity: a review56
Harnessing biostimulants from biogas digestates for high-value resource recovery: a review56
Migration and remediation of organic liquid pollutants in porous soils and sedimentary rocks: a review55
The molecular composition of humic substances extracted from green composts and their potential for soil remediation54
Optimizing biomass pathways to bioenergy and biochar application in electricity generation, biodiesel production, and biohydrogen production54
Efficient water oxidation under mild alkaline conditions with ruthenium(IV)-iron(VI) catalysts52
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in bivalves from the Black Sea52
Phototransformation and toxicity enhancement of silver chloride nanoparticles by polystyrene microplastics under sunlit52
Carbon capture, storage, and usage with microalgae: a review52
Sulfonated graphene nanomaterials for membrane antifouling, pollutant removal, and production of chemicals from biomass: a review51
Green methodologies for the synthesis of 2-aminothiophene51
Iron-modified biochar for enhanced removal of ciprofloxacin and amoxicillin in wastewater50
Global cigarette butt contamination: a review50
Alkaline solid waste for carbon dioxide mineralization: a review50
Natural and engineered enzymes for polyester degradation: a review49
Social, environmental, and economic consequences of integrating renewable energies in the electricity sector: a review48
Occurrence, analysis, and toxicity of polyethylene terephthalate microplastics: a review48
Synthesis of green nanoparticles for energy, biomedical, environmental, agricultural, and food applications: A review48
Correction to: Impact of biogas digestates on soil microbiota in agriculture: a review47
Transforming low-quality cotton fibers into dye adsorbents46
Polyethylene is degraded by the deep-sea Acinetobacter venetianus bacterium46
Phytoremediation and sequestration of soil metals using the CRISPR/Cas9 technology to modify plants: a review46
Recycled toilet paper sensitizers, a novel source of contamination in rivers46
Biogenic volatile organic compounds emissions, atmospheric chemistry, and environmental implications: a review45
Recyling manganese-rich electrolytic residues: a review44
Conversion of lignocellulosic biomass-derived compounds to 2-ethylhexanol: a review44
Remediation of tetracycline pollution using microplastics, green materials, membranes and sonocatalysts: a review44
Limited efficiency of wet scrubbers in reducing the environmental impact of ship-emitted particles44
Occurrence, transport, and toxicity of nanomaterials in soil ecosystems: a review43
Predicted tenfold increase of hydrogen solubility in water under pore confinement43
Chemical recycling methods for managing waste plastics: a review43
Photocatalytic wood window for the removal of indoor urea pollution42
Long-term organic fertilizer-induced carbonate neoformation increases carbon sequestration in soil42
Microplastic migration in porous media at various scales: a review41
Substantial underestimated quantities of analytes following analyte filtration41
Mineral carbonation using alkaline waste and byproducts to reduce CO2 emissions in Taiwan41
13C dicarboxylic acid signatures indicate temporal shifts in catchment sediment sources in response to extreme winter rainfall41
Mathematical modeling of the anodic oxidation of organic pollutants: a review40
The justice battle to protect biodiversity from pesticide risks in France40
Hydrogen production by catalytic aqueous-phase reforming of waste biomass: a review40
Self-healing passivation of pyrite at ambient temperature40
Possible formation of long-lived photo-oxidants by photolysis of organic matter phenols in sunlit waters40
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Carbon dioxide methanation on heterogeneous catalysts: a review39
Direct interspecies electron transfer for environmental treatment and chemical electrosynthesis: A review38
Simultaneous hydrogen production and photocatalytic pollutant removal: a review38
Metabolic and neurodevelopmental effects of the environmental endocrine disruptor di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate: a review37
Effect of pH, concentration and water saturation on the movement of norfloxacin adsorbed on carbon colloids in sand columns37
Environmentally-friendly tanning for leather production: a review37
Management of hailstorms under a changing climate in agriculture: a review37
High caffeine levels in old sewer system waters reveal domestic wastewater leakage36
Natural nutraceuticals for enhancing yogurt properties: a review36
Removal of hydrogen sulfide from biogas by adsorption and photocatalysis: a review36
Prevalence of microplastics and fate in wastewater treatment plants: a review36
Hydrogen production from wastewater, storage, economy, governance and applications: a review36
Ecosystem-inspired model and artificial intelligence predicts pollutant consumption capacity by coagulation in drinking water treatment36
Functional clothing, an overlooked source of persistent textile fibers in the global microplastic pollution36
Co-pyrolysis of sewage sludge and biomass for stabilizing heavy metals and reducing biochar toxicity: A review35
Nanotechnology for improved production of algal biofuels: a review35
Ozone poisoning in research laboratories and in the industry34
Lithium extraction from salt lake brines with high magnesium/lithium ratio: a review34
Enhanced photocatalytic activity of electrospun TiO2/polyacrylonitrile membranes in a crossflow reactor using dual lights33
Toxicity and environmental fate of the less toxic chiral neonicotinoid pesticides: a review33
Multicomponent photocatalysts for synergic removal of antibiotics in aqueous media: a review33
Impact of humic substances on the bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in contaminated soils and sediments: A review32
Microbial dehalogenation of halogenated organic pollutants: a review32
Hydrogel membrane composite reduces fouling and retains ammonium efficiently32
Aviation-fuel-grade aromatic–cycloalkane blends via isoeugenol hydrodeoxygenation using nickel aluminate spinel catalyst32
Catalytic production of aviation jet biofuels from biomass: a review31
New separation protocol reveals spray painting as a neglected source of microplastics in soils31
Conserved specificity of extracellular wastewater peptidases revealed by multiplex substrate profiling by mass spectrometry31
Strategies for ammonia recovery from wastewater: a review31
Enhanced levoglucosan production by graphene oxide-catalyzed pyrolysis of biomass31
Microplastics modify the microbial-mediated carbon metabolism in mangroves31
Fruit waste-derived aerogels for the removal of dyes, heavy metals and oils in water: a review31
Phytoremediation of contaminants in urban soils: a review31
Metal- and ionic liquid-based photocatalysts for biodiesel production: a review30
Circular economy strategies for combating climate change and other environmental issues30
Analysis of aged microplastics: a review30
Polytetrafluoroethylene microplastic properties, pollution, toxicity and analysis: a review30
Plant starch extraction, modification, and green applications: a review30
The dominant role of the peroxymonosulfate radical for removing contaminants in a Fenton process with metabisulfite30
Sediment microbial fuel cells for bioremediation of pollutants and power generation: a review30
Higher number of microplastics in tumoral colon tissues from patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma30
The oxidative potential of atmospheric particulate matter as an indicator of health risk of air pollution: a review29
Green building practices to integrate renewable energy in the construction sector: a review29
Polysaccharides for sustainable leather production: a review29
Proteomics technologies in toxicity screening: a review28
Calcium oxide waste-based catalysts for biodiesel production and depollution: a review28
Planting trees to combat global warming28
Self-adhesion lignin bonding for the production of particleboards from low-grade wood27
Formation of environmentally persistent free radicals and their risks for human health: a review27
Rhizosphere reactive oxygen species as a protective barrier suppress Fusarium oxysporum invasion in tomato27
Molecular properties of methylene blue, a common probe in sorption and degradation studies: a review27
Nitrogen cycling and resource recovery from aquaculture wastewater treatment systems: a review27
Wood-derived adsorbents for the removal of pharmaceutical contamination from wastewater: a review27
Occurrence, toxicity and removal of polystyrene microplastics and nanoplastics in human sperm26
Dose-dependent inflammatory and neurotoxic effects of polypropylene microplastics in Nile tilapia evidenced by internal extractive electrospray ionization high-resolution mass spectrometry metabolomic26
Algae and bacteria consortia for wastewater decontamination and transformation into biodiesel, bioethanol, biohydrogen, biofertilizers and animal feed: a review25
Atmospheric carbon dioxide capture by adsorption on amine-functionalized silica composites: a review25
Magnetic seed technology for the efficient removal of nitrogen from wastewater25
Piezocatalytic removal of water bacteria and organic compounds: a review25
Electrochemical treatment of wastewater to remove contaminants from the production and disposal of plastics: a review25
Generation, properties, and applications of singlet oxygen for wastewater treatment: a review25
Improved lithium-ion batteries with coral-like anodes made of recycled spherical porous silicon coated with nitrogen-doped carbon24
Analytical methods for microplastics in the environment: a review24
Cobalt-doped CdS quantum dots enhanced photoelectroreduction of CO2 to formic acid with high selectivity24
Metal nanoparticles transport in the subsurface: a review24
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