Environmental Chemistry Letters

Papers
(The TQCC of Environmental Chemistry Letters is 33. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
Conversion of organics and minerals into electricity and microalgae using a dual-membrane cylinder photo-microbial fuel cell617
Accumulation, root-shoot translocation and phytotoxicity of substituted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in wheat488
Improved lithium-ion batteries with coral-like anodes made of recycled spherical porous silicon coated with nitrogen-doped carbon401
Hydrogen production by catalytic aqueous-phase reforming of waste biomass: a review380
COVID-19 transmission, vulnerability, persistence and nanotherapy: a review341
Mechanism of complexation of toxic arsenate, selenate, and molybdate with hydrotalcites334
Iron-catalyzed cascade synthesis of nitrogen polycycles from alkynoic acids and functionalized amines318
Nitrogen contaminants damage on intestinal epithelial tight junctions: a review258
Pollution levels, characteristics, and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in atmospheric particulate matter across the Hu line in China. A review247
Cemeteries and graveyards as potential reservoirs of antibiotic resistance genes and bacteria: a review245
Seaweed for climate mitigation, wastewater treatment, bioenergy, bioplastic, biochar, food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics: a review228
Size-segregated particulate matter and health effects in air pollution in India: a review225
Plants emit sulfate-, phosphate- and metal-containing nanoparticles223
Simultaneous hydrogen production and photocatalytic pollutant removal: a review219
Nano-sized natural organic matter interacts with bisphenol A and decreases cytotoxicity to human cells219
Photoelectrochemical technology for solar fuel generation, from single photoelectrodes to unassisted cells: a review194
Reply to the comment by Imfeld et al. on ‘Ecotoxicity of copper input and accumulation for soil biodiversity in vineyards’ by Karimi et al. (2021)169
Environmental applications of two-dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides for water purification: a review164
13C dicarboxylic acid signatures indicate temporal shifts in catchment sediment sources in response to extreme winter rainfall159
Synergy between vertical farming and the hydrogen economy157
Metal recovery from industrial solid waste by ultrasonic-assisted hydrometallurgical leaching: a review156
Bimetallic adsorbents for wastewater treatment: a review153
Non-stop industries were the main source of air pollution during the 2020 coronavirus lockdown in the North China Plain148
Methods for prevention and constraint of antimicrobial resistance: a review133
Carbonaceous nanoparticles in Zibo hot springs: Implications for the cycling of carbon and associated elements118
Phycoremediation of wastewater by microalgae: a review117
How to decrease pharmaceuticals in the environment? A review114
Vanadium recovery by glycine precipitation111
Current understanding of the surface contamination and contact transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare settings109
Enhanced desorption of fluoxetine from polyethylene terephthalate microplastics in gastric fluid and sea water107
Optimizing biodiesel production from waste with computational chemistry, machine learning and policy insights: a review106
Will the COVID-19 pandemic end with the Delta and Omicron variants?105
Natural formation of nitrophenols in sunlit water containing nitrite and natural organic matter105
Synthesis and application of titanium dioxide photocatalysis for energy, decontamination and viral disinfection: a review102
Improved overall water splitting for hydrogen production on aluminium-doped SrTiO3 photocatalyst via tuned surface band bending101
Advanced packaging for distribution and storage of COVID-19 vaccines: a review101
Bioleaching metal-bearing wastes and by-products for resource recovery: a review100
Detection and disinfection of COVID-19 virus in wastewater100
Ashes from organic waste as reagents in synthetic chemistry: a review100
Analysis of psychoactive substances and metabolites in sludges, soils, sediments and biota: a review99
Aggregation of positively charged polystyrene nanoplastics in soil–root systems98
Vanadium properties, toxicity, mineral sources and extraction methods: a review97
Materials for sustainable metallic iron-based water filters: a review94
Characterization and environmental applications of soil biofilms: a review94
Phosphorus recycling by mineral-catalyzed ribonucleotide cleavage on iron and manganese oxides93
Synthesis, properties and food packaging applications of sulfur quantum dots: a review89
Simultaneous removal of hydrogen sulfide and ammonia in the gas phase: a review89
Photocatalytic wood window for the removal of indoor urea pollution88
History of titanium dioxide regulation as a food additive: a review87
Cobalt-doped CdS quantum dots enhanced photoelectroreduction of CO2 to formic acid with high selectivity84
Metal nanowires for transparent conductive electrodes in flexible chromatic devices: a review83
Production of hydrogen and value-added carbon materials by catalytic methane decomposition: a review83
The toxicity of the glyphosate herbicide for Pardosa spiders’ predatory activity depends on the formulation of the glyphosate product83
Biochar for agronomy, animal farming, anaerobic digestion, composting, water treatment, soil remediation, construction, energy storage, and carbon sequestration: a review81
Application of polysaccharide-based biopolymers as supports in photocatalytic treatment of water and wastewater: a review80
Mineral carbonation using alkaline waste and byproducts to reduce CO2 emissions in Taiwan77
Production of polyols and polyurethane from biomass: a review75
Dyes removal from water using polymeric nanocomposites: a review74
Microplastic risk assessment and toxicity in plants: a review74
Machine learning to predict the production of bio-oil, biogas, and biochar by pyrolysis of biomass: a review73
Proteomics of mercury-induced responses and resilience in plants: a review71
Methods for chemical conversion of plastic wastes into fuels and chemicals. A review71
Links between chronic exposure to outdoor air pollution and cardiovascular diseases: a review70
Levels of volatile methylsiloxanes in urban wastewater sludges at various steps of treatment70
Design and mechanism of photocatalytic oxidation for the removal of air pollutants: a review69
Cobalt-based catalysts for hydrogen production by thermochemical valorization of glycerol: a review68
Evidence for the involvement of Fe(IV) in water treatment by Fe(III)-activated sulfite67
Conversion of waste plastics into value-added carbon materials66
Mechanism and kinetics of adsorption and removal of heavy metals from wastewater using nanomaterials66
Enhanced hydrogen storage efficiency with sorbents and machine learning: a review66
Electrochemical treatment of livestock waste streams. A review65
Carbon dioxide methanation on heterogeneous catalysts: a review65
CuCo2S4/sulfite reaction for efficient removal of tetracycline in water65
Chemistry, abundance, detection and treatment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water: a review64
Nanoplastics are potentially more dangerous than microplastics64
Iron-withdrawing anti-infectives for new host-directed therapies based on iron dependence, the Achilles’ heel of antibiotic-resistant microbes64
Concentration, sources, influencing factors and hazards of heavy metals in indoor and outdoor dust: A review62
Accumulation and fate of microplastics in soils after application of biosolids on land: A review62
Self-healing passivation of pyrite at ambient temperature61
Machine learning and computational chemistry to improve biochar fertilizers: a review60
Formation, antimicrobial activity, and biomedical performance of plant-based nanoparticles: a review60
Porous materials for the recovery of rare earth elements, platinum group metals, and other valuable metals: a review59
Identification of disinfection by-product precursors by natural organic matter fractionation: a review59
Sustainable solvents in chemical synthesis: a review58
Carbon–neutral hydrogen production by catalytic methane decomposition: a review57
Mathematical modeling of the anodic oxidation of organic pollutants: a review57
Biofilm formation, occurrence, microbial communication, impact and characterization methods in natural and anthropic systems: a review57
Subcritical water conversion of biomass to biofuels, chemicals and materials: a review56
Nanoplastics occurrence, detection methods, and impact on the nitrogen cycle: a review56
Biotechnology to convert carbon dioxide into biogas, bioethanol, bioplastic and succinic acid using algae, bacteria and yeast: a review56
Recycling sewage sludge into ceramic materials: A review56
Indirect contamination of cockroaches by anticoagulant rodenticides55
Food safety aspects of carbon dots: a review55
Cyanobacteria for environmental, energy and biomedical application: a review55
Possible formation of long-lived photo-oxidants by photolysis of organic matter phenols in sunlit waters55
Microplastic migration in porous media at various scales: a review55
Electronic waste pollution and the COVID-19 pandemic54
Electrochemical reduction of gaseous nitric oxide into ammonia: a review54
Chlorine disinfection reduces the exposure risks of inhaled reclaimed water53
High-resolution mapping of premature mortality induced by atmospheric particulate matter in China53
Removal of hydrogen sulfide from biogas by adsorption and photocatalysis: a review53
Sorption and transformation of biocides from hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale: a review52
Control of invasive apple snails and their use as pollutant ecotoxic indicators: a review52
Polymeric carbon nitride-based photocatalysts for the removal of nitrogen oxides: a review51
Species-specific deformation of microalgae in the presence of microplastics51
Enhancing biomethane production by biochar addition during anaerobic digestion is economically unprofitable49
High caffeine levels in old sewer system waters reveal domestic wastewater leakage49
Functional clothing, an overlooked source of persistent textile fibers in the global microplastic pollution48
Green synthesis of xanthene and acridine-based heterocycles of pharmaceutical importance: a review48
Innovations in applications and prospects of bioplastics and biopolymers: a review48
Hydroxyl radicals in ozone-based advanced oxidation of organic contaminants: A review48
Glycine-induced synthesis of vaterite by direct aqueous mineral carbonation of desulfurization gypsum48
How the COVID-19 pandemic has changed research?47
Radical intermediates and stable products in acrolein pyrolysis47
Addition of compost to soils increases metal mobility in ultramafic New Caledonian ferralsols47
Supercritical carbon dioxide systems for sustainable and efficient dissolution of solutes: a review47
Barcoding drug information to recycle unwanted household pharmaceuticals: a review47
Overestimated role of sulfate in haze formation over Chinese megacities due to improper simulation of heterogeneous reactions47
Smarter cures to combat COVID-19 and future pathogens: a review46
Alkaline extraction yields a higher number of microplastics in forest canopy leaves: implication for microplastic storage46
Natural nutraceuticals for enhancing yogurt properties: a review46
The chemical basis of seawater therapies: a review46
Methods to prepare biosorbents and magnetic sorbents for water treatment: a review45
Nanoemulsions for health, food, and cosmetics: a review45
Sample preparation methods for the analysis of microplastics in freshwater ecosystems: a review45
Basics and properties of deep eutectic solvents: a review44
Biotreatment strategies for the removal of microplastics from freshwater systems. A review44
Marine macro-litter sources and ecological impact: a review43
Data-driven modelling techniques for earth-air heat exchangers to reduce energy consumption in buildings: a review43
Machine learning for membrane design in energy production, gas separation, and water treatment: a review42
Life cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis of sustainable bioenergy production: a review42
Prevalence of microplastics and fate in wastewater treatment plants: a review42
NMR spectroscopy of dissolved organic matter: a review41
Remediation and toxicity of endocrine disruptors: a review41
Electrogeneration of active photocatalysts for wastewater remediation: a review41
Airborne hydrophilic microplastics in cloud water at high altitudes and their role in cloud formation40
Effect of humic substances on the anaerobic digestion of secondary sludge in wastewater treatment plants: a review40
Anaerobic digestion of agricultural waste for biogas production and sustainable bioenergy recovery: a review39
Lithium extraction from salt lake brines with high magnesium/lithium ratio: a review39
Metal ferrites nanoparticles for catalytic and photocatalytic ozonation in wastewater treatment: a review39
Herbicide risks to non-target species and the environment: A review38
Rodenticide contamination of cormorants and mergansers feeding on wild fish38
Penetration of submicron amino-functionalized graphene quantum dots in plant stomata, implication for the depollution of atmospheric soot particles38
Direct interspecies electron transfer for environmental treatment and chemical electrosynthesis: A review38
Combined supramolecular solvent preparation and solid extraction38
Electrochemical and optical sensors made of composites of metal–organic frameworks and carbon-based materials. A review37
Locked on salt? Excessive consumption of high-sodium foods during COVID-19 presents an underappreciated public health risk: a review37
Should we discount the laboratory origin of COVID-19?36
Gas-mediated cancer therapy combined with starvation therapy, ultrasound therapy, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and photodynamic therapy: a review36
Electricity production using food waste: a review36
Artificial intelligence and machine learning for the optimization of pharmaceutical wastewater treatment systems: a review35
Management of hailstorms under a changing climate in agriculture: a review35
Nanomaterials for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy-based metal detection: a review34
Rising greenhouse gas emissions from the China’s aquaculture industry between 2000 and 202033
Impact of waste of COVID-19 protective equipment on the environment, animals and human health: a review33
Green synthesis of biologically active heterocycles of medicinal importance: a review33
Facile synthesis of nitrogen, sulfur co-doped carbon quantum dots for selective detection of mercury (II)33
Optimizing hydrogen production by alkaline water decomposition with transition metal-based electrocatalysts33
SARS-CoV-2 is rapidly inactivated at high temperature33
Generation of new carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom bonds mediated by agro-waste extracts: a review33
Cellulose-based beads for the adsorptive removal of wastewater effluents: a review33
Fast dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction of pesticides in water based on a thermo-switchable deep eutectic solvent33
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