Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering

Papers
(The TQCC of Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering is 13. 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 2020-02-01 to 2024-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
Preventing masks from becoming the next plastic problem82
Repercussions of COVID-19 pandemic on solid waste generation and management strategies73
The source and transport of bioaerosols in the air: A review71
Research progress on distribution, sources, identification, toxicity, and biodegradation of microplastics in the ocean, freshwater, and soil environment69
Evaluation of the technoeconomic feasibility of electrochemical hydrogen peroxide production for decentralized water treatment66
Recent advances in the electrochemical oxidation water treatment: Spotlight on byproduct control60
A review on anammox process for the treatment of antibiotic-containing wastewater: Linking effects with corresponding mechanisms54
Secondary aerosol formation in winter haze over the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region, China51
Health impacts of air pollution in China47
An antifouling catechol/chitosan-modified polyvinylidene fluoride membrane for sustainable oil-in-water emulsions separation47
One-pot hydrothermal fabrication of BiVO4/Fe3O4/rGO composite photocatalyst for the simulated solar light-driven degradation of Rhodamine B45
Nitrogen removal efficiencies and microbial communities in full-scale IFAS and MBBR municipal wastewater treatment plants at high COD:N ratio43
Application of Fe(VI) in abating contaminants in water: State of art and knowledge gaps42
A review on sustainable reuse applications of Fenton sludge during wastewater treatment42
High-solid anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge: achievements and perspectives42
What have we known so far for fluorescence staining and quantification of microplastics: A tutorial review40
Photosynthesis and related metabolic mechanism of promoted rice (Oryza sativa L.) growth by TiO2 nanoparticles40
Fabrication of highly efficient Bi2WO6/CuS composite for visible-light photocatalytic removal of organic pollutants and Cr(VI) from wastewater39
New insights into different surfactants’ impacts on sludge fermentation: Focusing on the particular metabolic processes and microbial genetic traits38
Visible-light-driven heterostructured g-C3N4/Bi-TiO2 floating photocatalyst with enhanced charge carrier separation for photocatalytic inactivation of Microcystis aeruginosa38
Toward separation at source: Evolution of Municipal Solid Waste management in China37
Redox reactions of iron and manganese oxides in complex systems37
Achievements, challenges and global implications of China’s carbon neutral pledge36
Metagenomic analysis on resistance genes in water and microplastics from a mariculture system35
Dual-reaction-center catalytic process continues Fenton’s story35
Bacteriophages in water pollution control: Advantages and limitations35
Composition, dispersion, and health risks of bioaerosols in wastewater treatment plants: A review34
Aerosol transmission, an indispensable route of COVID-19 spread: case study of a department-store cluster33
Algae (Raphidocelis subcapitata) mitigate combined toxicity of microplastic and lead on Ceriodaphnia dubia33
Low-cost adsorbents for urban stormwater pollution control33
Fabrication of magnetic multi-template molecularly imprinted polymer composite for the selective and efficient removal of tetracyclines from water32
Inactivation and risk control of pathogenic microorganisms in municipal sludge treatment: A review32
Identification of sources, characteristics and photochemical transformations of dissolved organic matter with EEM-PARAFAC in the Wei River of China32
Environmental effects and risk control of antibiotic resistance genes in the organic solid waste aerobic composting system: A review31
Transparent exopolymer particles (TEPs)-associated protobiofilm: A neglected contributor to biofouling during membrane filtration31
The main anammox-based processes, the involved microbes and the novel process concept from the application perspective31
Fate and risk assessment of emerging contaminants in reclaimed water production processes31
Zero E-waste: Regulatory impediments and blockchain imperatives29
In situ synthesis of FeS/Carbon fibers for the effective removal of Cr(VI) in aqueous solution29
Precursors and potential sources of ground-level ozone in suburban Shanghai28
Overlooked nitrogen-cycling microorganisms in biological wastewater treatment28
Sludge fermentation liquid addition attained advanced nitrogen removal in low C/N ratio municipal wastewater through short-cut nitrification-denitrification and partial anammox28
Remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with organic chemicals using stabilized nanoparticles: Lessons from the past two decades28
Removal, distribution and plant uptake of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in a simulated constructed wetland system28
Locally enhanced electric field treatment (LEEFT) for water disinfection28
Enhanced catalytic oxidation of 2,4-dichlorophenol via singlet oxygen dominated peroxymonosulfate activation on CoOOH@Bi2O3 composite28
Light-induced variation in environmentally persistent free radicals and the generation of reactive radical species in humic substances27
Tuning the primary selective nanochannels of MOF thin-film nanocomposite nanofiltration membranes for efficient removal of hydrophobic endocrine disrupting compounds27
Optimization of the O3/H2O2 process with response surface methodology for pretreatment of mother liquor of gas field wastewater27
A novel hybrid model for water quality prediction based on VMD and IGOA optimized for LSTM27
Bioinspired and biomimetic membranes for water purification and chemical separation: A review26
Human health ambient water quality criteria for 13 heavy metals and health risk assessment in Taihu Lake26
Pseudomonas mendocina LYX: A novel aerobic bacterium with advantage of removing nitrate high effectively by assimilation and dissimilation simultaneously26
Simultaneous removal of NOx and chlorobenzene on V2O5/TiO2 granular catalyst: Kinetic study and performance prediction26
Electro-assisted CNTs/ceramic flat sheet ultrafiltration membrane for enhanced antifouling and separation performance26
Characterization of electrode fouling during electrochemical oxidation of phenolic pollutant25
Emerging electrochemical processes for materials recovery from wastewater: Mechanisms and prospects25
Global perspectives and future research directions for the phytoremediation of heavy metal-contaminated soil: A knowledge mapping analysis from 2001 to 202025
δ15N-stable isotope analysis of NHx: An overview on analytical measurements, source sampling and its source apportionment25
Mercury removal from aqueous solution using petal-like MoS2 nanosheets25
Sulfur cycle as an electron mediator between carbon and nitrate in a constructed wetland microcosm24
Quorum sensing regulation methods and their effects on biofilm in biological waste treatment systems: A review23
Magnetotactic bacteria: Characteristics and environmental applications23
Microplastics removal strategies: A step toward finding the solution23
Effects of Fe(II) on anammox community activity and physiologic response23
Partial anammox achieved in full scale biofilm process for typical domestic wastewater treatment23
Concurrent adsorption and reduction of chromium(VI) to chromium(III) using nitrogen-doped porous carbon adsorbent derived from loofah sponge22
Formation of disinfection by-products during sodium hypochlorite cleaning of fouled membranes from membrane bioreactors22
Acute toxicity assessment of drinking water source with luminescent bacteria: Impact of environmental conditions and a case study in Luoma Lake, East China22
Enhancing the adsorption function of biochar by mechanochemical graphitization for organic pollutant removal22
Interaction and combined toxicity of microplastics and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in aquatic environment22
Ceramic water filter for point-of-use water treatment in developing countries: Principles, challenges and opportunities22
Industrial land expansion in rural China threatens environmental securities22
Fate of microplastics in a coastal wastewater treatment plant: Microfibers could partially break through the integrated membrane system21
What have we known so far about microplastics in drinking water treatment? A timely review21
Degradation of refractory organics in concentrated leachate by the Fenton process: Central composite design for process optimization21
Prevention of surgical site infection under different ventilation systems in operating room environment21
Simultaneous Feammox and anammox process facilitated by activated carbon as an electron shuttle for autotrophic biological nitrogen removal21
Mechanisms for simultaneous ozonation of sulfamethoxazole and natural organic matters in secondary effluent from sewage treatment plant21
Adsorption characteristics of ciprofloxacin onto g-MoS2 coated biochar nanocomposites21
Understand the local and regional contributions on air pollution from the view of human health impacts21
Microbial biodegradation of plastics: Challenges, opportunities, and a critical perspective21
Catalytic oxidation of CO over Pt/Fe3O4 catalysts: Tuning O2 activation and CO adsorption20
Start-up of PN-anammox system under low inoculation quantity and its restoration after low-loading rate shock20
Crosslinking acrylamide with EDTA-intercalated layered double hydroxide for enhanced recovery of Cr(VI) and Congo red: Adsorptive and mechanistic study20
Effects of manufactured nanomaterials on algae: Implications and applications20
Recent advances in antimony removal using carbon-based nanomaterials: A review20
Can we migrate COVID-19 spreading risk?19
Challenges in characterization of nanoplastics in the environment19
Phosphorus transformation under the influence of aluminum, organic carbon, and dissolved oxygen at the water-sediment interface: A simulative study19
Advancing ion-exchange membranes to ion-selective membranes: principles, status, and opportunities19
Perfluoroalkane acids in human milk under the global monitoring plan of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2008–2019)19
Advances in airborne microorganisms detection using biosensors: A critical review19
Using loose nanofiltration membrane for lake water treatment: A pilot study19
Ammonia and phosphorus removal from agricultural runoff using cash crop waste-derived biochars19
Photocatalytic water splitting of ternary graphene-like photocatalyst for the photocatalytic hydrogen production19
Rapid and long-effective removal of broad-spectrum pollutants from aqueous system by ZVI/oxidants19
Understanding building-occupant-microbiome interactions toward healthy built environments: A review19
Preparation of nZVI embedded modified mesoporous carbon for catalytic persulfate to degradation of reactive black 519
Taxonomic and functional variations in the microbial community during the upgrade process of a full-scale landfill leachate treatment plant — from conventional to partial nitrification-denitrification18
Techno-economic characteristics of wastewater treatment plants retrofitted from the conventional activated sludge process to the membrane bioreactor process18
Mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic digestion of swine manure with sulfamethoxazole and norfloxacin: Dynamics of microbial communities and evolution of resistance genes18
Cross-stacked super-aligned carbon nanotube/activated carbon composite electrodes for efficient water purification via capacitive deionization enhanced ultrafiltration18
A novel approach to preparing ultra-lightweight ceramsite with a large amount of fly ash18
Hydroxyl radical intensified Cu2O NPs/H2O2 process in ceramic membrane reactor for degradation on DMAc wastewater from polymeric membrane manufacturer18
Assessment of future climate change impacts on water-heat-salt migration in unsaturated frozen soil using CoupModel18
(Super)paramagnetic nanoparticles as platform materials for environmental applications: From synthesis to demonstration17
Novel perspective for urban water resource management: 5R generation17
Enhanced hydrogen production in microbial electrolysis through strategies of carbon recovery from alkaline/thermal treated sludge17
A heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification bacterium Halomonas venusta TJPU05 suitable for nitrogen removal from high-salinity wastewater17
An integrated method for the rapid dewatering and solidification/stabilization of dredged contaminated sediment with a high water content17
Distribution of antibiotic resistance genes and their association with bacteria and viruses in decentralized sewage treatment facilities17
Bioinspired cellulose-based membranes in oily wastewater treatment17
Persistent free radicals in humin under redox conditions and their impact in transforming polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons16
Hormesis-like growth and photosynthetic physiology of marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin exposed to polystyrene microplastics16
A review of measurement methods for peracetic acid (PAA)16
Characterization and seasonal distribution of microplastics in the nearshore sediments of the south-east coast of India, Bay of Bengal16
Energy neutrality potential of wastewater treatment plants: A novel evaluation framework integrating energy efficiency and recovery16
Flocculation behaviors of a novel papermaking sludge-based flocculant in practical printing and dyeing wastewater treatment16
Integrated energy view of wastewater treatment: A potential of electrochemical biodegradation16
Performance and mechanistic study on electrocoagulation process for municipal wastewater treatment based on horizontal bipolar electrodes16
Moving policy and regulation forward for single-use plastic alternatives16
Online recognition of drainage type based on UV-vis spectra and derivative neural network algorithm15
Occurrence and distribution of micro- and mesoplastics in the high-latitude nature reserve, northern China15
Effectiveness of tertiary treatment processes in removing different classes of emerging contaminants from domestic wastewater15
Reutilize tire in microbial fuel cell for enhancing the nitrogen removal of the anammox process coupled with iron-carbon micro-electrolysis15
Solvent-free mechanochemical mild oxidation method to enhance adsorption properties of chitosan15
Mechanism and characterization of microplastic aging process: A review15
Improved degradation of azo dyes by lignin peroxidase following mutagenesis at two sites near the catalytic pocket and the application of peroxidase-coated yeast cell walls15
Four kinds of capping materials for controlling phosphorus and nitrogen release from contaminated sediment using a static simulation experiment15
Application of heterogeneous catalysis to biodiesel synthesis using microalgae oil15
Economics analysis of food waste treatment in China and its influencing factors15
A fast antibiotic detection method for simplified pretreatment through spectra-based machine learning15
Characterization of value-added chemicals derived from the thermal hydrolysis and wet oxidation of sewage sludge14
Impact of anthropogenic heat emissions on meteorological parameters and air quality in Beijing using a high-resolution model simulation14
Experimental and computational assessment of 1,4-Dioxane degradation in a photo-Fenton reactive ceramic membrane filtration process14
Water resource conservation promotes synergy between economy and environment in China’s northern drylands14
Co-application of energy uncoupling and ultrafiltration in sludge treatment: Evaluations of sludge reduction, supernatant recovery and membrane fouling control14
Effects of oxidizing environment on digestate humification and identification of substances governing the dissolved organic matter (DOM) transformation process14
Distinct community assembly processes underlie significant spatiotemporal dynamics of abundant and rare bacterioplankton in the Yangtze River14
Hexavalent chromium in drinking water: Chemistry, challenges and future outlook on Sn(II)- and photocatalyst-based treatment14
Polypropylene microplastics alter the cadmium adsorption capacity on different soil solid fractions14
PICRUSt2 functionally predicts organic compounds degradation and sulfate reduction pathways in an acidogenic bioreactor14
Development of machine learning multi-city model for municipal solid waste generation prediction14
Technologies for pollutant removal and resource recovery from blackwater: a review13
Sorption of aromatic organophosphate flame retardants on thermally and hydrothermally produced biochars13
Degradation of Polyacrylamide (PAM) and methane production by mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic digestion: Effect of temperature and concentration13
Antibiotic resistance genes in manure-amended paddy soils across eastern China: Occurrence and influencing factors13
Identification of resistant pharmaceuticals in ozonation using QSAR modeling and their fate in electro-peroxone process13
Recent advances in electrochemical decontamination of perfluorinated compounds from water: a review13
Evolution of humic substances in polymerization of polyphenol and amino acid based on non-destructive characterization13
Biotoxicity evaluation of zinc oxide nanoparticles on bacterial performance of activated sludge at COD, nitrogen, and phosphorus reduction13
Effects of ambient temperature on regulated gaseous and particulate emissions from gasoline-, E10- and M15-fueled vehicles13
Effect of the ultraviolet/chlorine process on microbial community structure, typical pathogens, and antibiotic resistance genes in reclaimed water13
Aerobic granular sludge formation based on substrate availability: Effects of flow pattern and fermentation pretreatment13
Removal of steroid hormones from mariculture system using seaweed Caulerpa lentillifera13
Insight into the promotion mechanism of activated carbon on the monolithic honeycomb red mud catalyst for selective catalytic reduction of NOx13
Synthesis of vinasse-dolomite nanocomposite biochar via a novel developed functionalization method to recover phosphate as a potential fertilizer substitute13
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