Environmental Sciences Europe

Papers
(The TQCC of Environmental Sciences Europe is 10. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Tracking pesticide residues and risk levels in individual samples—insights and applications280
Bayesian decision tables for estimation of risk of water management decisions based on uncertain surface water status: a case study of a Polish catchment115
Critical discussion of the current environmental risk assessment (ERA) of veterinary medicinal products (VMPs) in the European Union, considering changes in animal husbandry110
Glyphosate- and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA)-induced mortality and residues in juvenile brown trout (Salmo trutta f. fario) exposed at different temperatures109
The role of African universities in handling climate change105
Soil contamination in a cemetery area: a case study in Nova Hartz City—RS, Brazil104
Impact of the new hazard classes in the CLP regulation on EU chemicals legislation98
Distribution and risk assessment of nutrients and heavy metals from sediments in the world-class water transfer projects93
Germany’s established non-native species: a comprehensive breakdown92
Testing particles using the algal growth inhibition test (OECD 201): the suitability of in vivo chlorophyll fluorescence measurements90
Facilitating the market transition away from persistent and mobile substances: a report on tools developed by ChemSec in the ZeroPM project: SIN list, Marketplace and the PFAS guide84
Triadimefon in aquatic environments: occurrence, fate, toxicity, and ecological risk72
Investigating the photolytic degradation of novel monomeric and polymeric brominated flame retardants: analytical characterization, acute ecotoxicological effects and influence of sample storage70
Possibilities to reduce drift by 75 percent in biocidal applications of insecticides with cannon sprayers69
Problems and prospects of thermal modernization of farm buildings in rural areas in Poland68
Regulating “forever chemicals”: social data are necessary for the successful implementation of the essential use concept64
Sorption of pharmaceutically active compounds to soils: a review64
Preferences for policy measures to regulate urban vehicle access for climate change mitigation62
Environmental quality standards for diclofenac derived under the European Water Framework Directive: 1. Aquatic organisms61
Determination of aerobic and anaerobic biological degradability of waste tyres60
Microplastic contamination in Czech drinking water: insights from comprehensive monitoring58
Environmental impact of quarrying on air quality in Ebonyi state, Nigeria53
Calibration of the SPEARpesticides bioindicator for cost-effective pesticide monitoring in East African streams51
Mixed response of trace element concentrations in fluvial sediments to a flash flood in a former mining area50
Using environmental monitoring data from apex predators for chemicals management: towards better use of monitoring data from apex predators in support of prioritisation and risk assessment of chemical48
Agronomic and phenotypic plant traits as indicators for environmental risks of genetically modified plants43
Risk assessment of eight metals and their mixtures to aquatic biota in sediments with diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT): a case study in Pearl River intertidal zone43
“The toxic substance has killed all ducks”: framing of chemical risks related to the 2021 summer flood in German news media43
Long-term trends in stream benthic macroinvertebrate communities are driven by chemicals42
Microplastic accumulation in snake-eyed lizard (Ophisops elegans Menetries, 1832) after long-term monitoring: habitats matter, not years41
Fungi as versatile biocatalytic tool for treatment of textile wastewater effluents39
Toxic effects on enzymatic activity, gene expression and histopathological biomarkers in organisms exposed to microplastics and nanoplastics: a review37
Method development and validation for simultaneous quantification of microcystin congeners in water36
Comment on Environmental quality standards for diclofenac derived under the European Water Framework Directive: 1. Aquatic organisms (Leverett et al. in Environmental Sciences Europe 2021; 33: 133)36
GhNFYA16 was functionally observed positively responding to salt stress by genome-wide identification of NFYA gene family in cotton36
Health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in the riparian zone of the Sava River (southeastern Europe): effects of high and low water events35
Drift when applying biocides to control crawling and flying insects on walls34
Bioinformatics analysis and molecular dynamics simulations of azoreductases (AzrBmH2) from Bacillus megaterium H2 for the decolorization of commercial dyes34
Close to reality? Micro-/mesocosm communities do not represent natural macroinvertebrate communities33
Enhanced detoxification methods for the safe reuse of treated olive mill wastewater in irrigation33
Toxicological effects of 2,3,7,8 tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin on the skeletal muscle of mice during the perinatal period: a metabolomics study32
Microeukaryotic communities diversity with a special emphasis on protozoa taxa in an integrated wastewater treatment system32
Approaches, limitations and challenges in development of biomarker-based strategy for impact assessment of neuroactive compounds in the aquatic environment32
Response to commentary article on environmental quality standards for diclofenac derived under the European water framework directive: 1. Aquatic organisms, by Maack et al. 202232
Potential and goal conflicts in reverse auction design for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS)31
Hypothesis: glyphosate-based herbicides can increase risk of hematopoietic malignancies through extended persistence in bone29
Subjectivity of visual assessments in FOCUS kinetics and acceptability of first-order fits for regulatory modelling29
Parameter sensitivity and data uncertainty assessment of the cradle-to-gate environmental impact of state-of-the-art passive daytime radiative cooling materials27
Fish health in the Nidda as an indicator for ecosystem integrity: a case study for Central European small streams in densely populated areas27
Dead in the water: comment on “Development of an aquatic exposure assessment model for imidacloprid in sewage treatment plant discharges arising from use of veterinary medicinal products”27
The potential of the EU Water Framework Directive for reducing emissions of pollutants is limited: a case study on river basin specific pollutants in Swedish environmental permitting processes27
Handling the health impacts of extreme climate events26
Reducing overall herbicide use may reduce risks to humans but increase toxic loads to honeybees, earthworms and birds26
Evaluation of physical, chemical, and microbiological characteristics of waste stabilization ponds, Giza, Egypt25
Traversed dynamics of climate change and One Health25
GIS-based multi-influencing factor (MIF) application for optimal site selection of solar photovoltaic power plant in Nashik, India25
Effects of agricultural land use on river biota: a meta-analysis25
The economic assessment of the environmental and social impacts generated by a light packaging and bulky waste sorting and treatment facility in Spain: a circular economy example24
Unveiling the hidden economic toll of biological invasions in the European Union23
Potential for high toxicity of polystyrene nanoplastics to the European Daphnia longispina23
Graphene oxide synthesis and applications in emerging contaminant removal: a comprehensive review23
Insight into removals of PARAFAC components from dissolved and particulate organic matter in wastewater treatment process by two-dimensional correlation and structure equation modeling23
Integrated use of biomarkers to assess the impact of heavy metal pollution on Solea aegyptiaca fish in Lake Qarun23
Comparing pharmaceutical persistence across terrestrial and aquatic environments: do studies according to OECD 307 and OECD 308 lead to similar outcomes?22
Ternary metal-organic framework/multi-walled carbon nanotube/iron oxide nanocomposite for removal of butachlor pesticide22
Impacts of continuous cropping on soil fertility, microbial communities, and crop growth under different tobacco varieties in a field study22
How do citizens feel about their water services in the water sector? Evidence from the UK21
The mixture assessment or allocation factor: conceptual background, estimation algorithms and a case study example21
Photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline in aqueous systems under visible light irridiation using needle-like SnO2 nanoparticles anchored on exfoliated g-C3N421
Associations of long-term exposure to PM2.5 constituents with serum uric acid and hyperuricemia in Chinese adults21
Different types of industrial agglomeration and green total factor productivity in China: do institutional and policy characteristics of cities make a difference?21
The role of natural science collections in the biomonitoring of environmental contaminants in apex predators in support of the EU’s zero pollution ambition21
Developing an ensembled machine learning model for predicting water quality index in Johor River Basin21
Recommendations for effective insect conservation in nature protected areas based on a transdisciplinary project in Germany21
The elephant in the room in greenhouse gases emissions: rethinking healthcare systems to face climate change. A rapid scoping review21
Experiences and consequences of phasing out substances of concern in a multinational healthcare company21
Environmental regulation effect study of the environmental protection tax law during strict epidemic control: based on heavy pollution enterprises sample data test21
Unmasking MRSA antibiotic resistance: the impact of environment, pollution, and healthcare quality—a nationwide exploration in China: a comprehensive analysis spanning 2014 to 2021 in mainland China20
Impact of soil moisture regimes on greenhouse gas emissions, soil microbial biomass, and enzymatic activity in long-term fertilized paddy soil20
Terrestrial ecological restoration in China: identifying advances and gaps20
The essential-use concept: a valuable tool to guide decision-making on applications for authorisation under REACH?20
Characterisation and analysis of key studies used to restrict substances under REACH20
Effects of calcium cyanamide on Collembola in a standardized field test: Part 1. Rationale and performance of the study19
How economic instruments address sustainable nutrient use: the example of phosphorus governance19
Fly bioash-borne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon removal by rapid-growth remediation systems of poplar, industrial hemp and parsley19
A stoichiometric insight into the seasonal imbalance of phosphorus and nitrogen in central European fishponds19
Association between metal exposures and periodontitis among U.S. adults: the potential mediating role of biological aging19
The risk may not be limited to flooding: polluted flood sediments pose a human health threat to the unaware public18
Comparisons of lifetime exposures between differently polluted areas and years of life lost due to all-cause mortality attributable to air pollution18
Effect of some physicochemical parameters on the decay rate of enteric bacteria isolated from River Owena, Nigeria18
Water level prediction using long short-term memory neural network model for a lowland river: a case study on the Tisza River, Central Europe18
An emerging role of microplastics in the etiology of lung ground glass nodules18
Effects of subchronic exposure of nonylphenol on the expression of immune-related factors and estrogen receptors in the spleen of rats18
Toxic effects of polystyrene nanoplastics on MDA-MB-231 breast cancer and HFF-2 normal fibroblast cells: viability, cell death, cell cycle and antioxidant enzyme activity17
GhGME31D identified to regulate AsA activation in response to alkali stress from GME gene family implications in cotton17
Life cycle assessment of MycoWorks’ Reishi™: the first low-carbon and biodegradable alternative leather17
Disentangling mechanisms by which microplastic films affect plant-soil systems: physical effects of particles can override toxic effects of additives17
Particulate matter induces activation of cardiac fibroblasts via HIF1α-mediated autophagy17
Microbial biopesticides are inhibited by honey bee royal jelly and in vitro larval diet17
Development of a new test design to investigate the degradation of pesticides in soil under sunlight conditions17
Biogeochemical behavior, health risk assessment and source identification of antimony and arsenic in soil from a legacy antimony smelter in Gansu, Northwest China16
Potassium citrate-derived porous carbon with high CO2 capture and Congo red adsorption performance16
Optimizing model selection across global countries for managing pesticide emission and surface freshwater quality: a hierarchical screening approach16
Nanoparticles engineered from endophytic fungi (Botryosphaeria rhodina) against ESBL-producing pathogenic multidrug-resistant E. coli16
Effects of aquaculture on the shallow lake aquatic ecological environment of Lake Datong, China16
A tool (SPOLERC) to guide the evaluation of phosphorus leaching for agricultural soil by using the change point value in the Xingkai Lake Basin, China16
Seasonal variation effect on water quality and sediments criteria and its influence on soil pollution: Fayoum Governorate, Egypt16
Suitability of aquatic mosses for biomonitoring micro/meso plastics in freshwater ecosystems16
Assessing the unseen consequences: influence of an extreme weather event on environmental perceptions and connection to nature15
Examination of the endocrine-disrupting properties of “active chlorine generated from seawater by electrolysis” in response to the European Biocidal Products Regulation: current knowledge and methodol15
Food web on ice: a pragmatic approach to investigate the trophic magnification of chemicals of concern15
Small-scale population structuring results in differential susceptibility to pesticide exposure15
How to measure the impact of landsenses ecology on sustainable development? A review of people-oriented emerging approaches15
Spatial patterns and temporal trends of trace elements in mosses from 1990 to 2020 in Germany15
Environmental risk assessment of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in aquaculture in Europe: the need for developing a harmonised approach15
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and immune system-related diseases: results from the Flemish Environment and Health Study (FLEHS) 2008–201414
Natural attenuation along subsurface flow paths based on modeling and monitoring of a pesticide metabolite from three case studies14
Commentary: Assessing the endocrine disrupting effects of chemicals on invertebrates in the European Union14
Assessing in-field pesticide effects under European regulation and its implications for biodiversity: a workshop report14
Diversity, distribution, and function of bacteria in the supraglacial region hit by glacial lake outburst flood in northern Pakistan14
Analysis of spatial and temporal evolution and driving factors of carbon emission in Shandong Province: based on the perspective of land use14
Association of ambient particulate matter with hospital admissions, length of hospital stay, and hospital costs due to cardiovascular disease: time-series analysis based on data from the Shanghai Medi14
Selection of scenarios for landscape-level risk assessment of chemicals: case studies for mammals14
Identifying criteria for effective urban vehicle access regulations adoption14
Melamine in the environment: a critical review of available information13
Fate of antibiotic resistance genes in abandoned swine feedlots in China: seasonal variation13
Characterising fragmentation of compostable bioplastic: releasing microplastics or small bioplastic debris13
The global progress on the non-point source pollution research from 2012 to 2021: a bibliometric analysis13
Efficient immobilization of highly stable Bacillus amyloliquefaciens spore laccase for biodecolorization of textile dyes in water13
Introducing oxygen transfer rate measurements as a novel method for time-resolved cytotoxicity assessment in shake flasks13
Multiphasic screening of priority chemical compounds in drinking water by process control and human health risk13
Correction: Life cycle assessment of MycoWorks’ Reishi™: the first low-carbon and biodegradable alternative leather13
Performance optimization of novel multi-unit green wall system for blackwater treatment and reuse on-site13
Effects of climate change on marine dumped munitions and possible consequence for inhabiting biota12
Identification of sentinel plant species for evaluating phytotoxicity of veterinary antibiotics in Mediterranean Europe12
Carbon farming, overestimated negative emissions and the limits to emissions trading in land-use governance: the EU carbon removal certification proposal12
Distribution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in aerobic composting of swine manure with different antibiotics12
Forecasting of meteorological drought using ensemble and machine learning models12
Lead concentrations in wild boar from Sardinia: analysis of food safety concerns12
Spatiotemporal analysis of multi-pesticide residues in the largest Central European shallow lake, Lake Balaton, and its sub-catchment area11
Industrial oily wastewater treatment by microfiltration using silver nanoparticle-incorporated poly (acrylonitrile-styrene) membrane11
Microbial pesticides: challenges and future perspectives for non-target organism testing11
Screening and prioritising persistent, mobile and toxic chemicals: development and application of a robust scoring system11
What can we learn from biodegradation of natural polymers for regulation?11
Heavy metal baselines in cyprinidae of the Han River: a decade-long study on bioaccumulation trends and species-specific sensitivities11
When, at what speed, and how? Resilient transformation of the Vesdre river basin (Belgium) following the 2021 floods11
Conference report from 13th European Conference on Precision Agriculture (ECPA)11
Plastic contamination in agricultural soils: a review11
Human impact on fluvial systems in Europe with special regard to today’s river restorations11
Assessing the dynamics of forest ecosystem services to define forest use suitability: a case study of Pinus sylvestris in Spain11
Toxicity of ZnO and Fe2O3 nano-agro-chemicals to soil microbial activities, nitrogen utilization, and associated human health risks10
Variation of the element composition of municipal sewage sludges in the context of new regulations on phosphorus recovery in Germany10
Promoting sustainable development via stakeholder engagement in higher education10
Management of agricultural waste biomass as raw material for the construction sector: an analysis of sustainable and circular alternatives10
Three-dimensional hierarchical porous carbon derived from natural resources for highly efficient treatment of polluted water10
Unmute biodiversity risks of free trade? The EFTA–Mercosur Agreement (Swiss) case study10
DRASTIC, GOD, and SI approaches for assessing groundwater vulnerability to pollution: a review10
Commentary on the EU Commission's proposal for amending the Water Framework Directive, the Groundwater Directive, and the Directive on Environmental Quality Standards10
In silico ecotoxicity assessment of photoinduced imidacloprid degradation using HPLC–HRMS, QSAR and ecotoxicity equivalents10
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