OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Current Pollution Reports 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Recent Advances on Coagulation-Based Treatment of Wastewater: Transition from Chemical to Natural Coagulant	72
Microalgae-Based Wastewater Treatment and Recovery with Biomass and Value-Added Products: a Brief Review	67
Sources, Fate, and Plant Uptake in Agricultural Systems of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances	65
Enhanced Wastewater Treatment by Immobilized Enzymes	60
The Causes and Effects of Mercury and Methylmercury Contamination in the Marine Environment: A Review	60
A Review on Aquatic Impacts of Microplastics and Its Bioremediation Aspects	53
Recent Advances in the Theory and Application of Nanofiltration: a Review	52
Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Leachate Characteristics and Their Treatment Options in Tropical Countries	47
Advanced Electrochemical Oxidation Processes in the Treatment of Pharmaceutical Containing Water and Wastewater: a Review	44
Nutrient Removal by Algae-Based Wastewater Treatment	38
A Review of Microplastics in Aquatic Sediments: Occurrence, Fate, Transport, and Ecological Impact	37
Impact Factors on Airflow and Pollutant Dispersion in Urban Street Canyons and Comprehensive Simulations: a Review	36
Microbially Mediated Remediation of Contaminated Sediments by Heavy Metals: a Critical Review	36
Interactive Effects of Warming and Pollutants on Marine and Freshwater Invertebrates	36
Occurrence, Toxicity, and Removal Methods of Triclosan: a Timely Review	35
Heavy Metal Removal from Wastewater by Adsorption with Hydrochar Derived from Biomass: Current Applications and Research Trends	33
Metabolic Cascade for Remediation of Plastic Waste: a Case Study on Microplastic Degradation	31
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Communities Through Wastewater Surveillance—a Potential Approach for Estimation of Disease Burden	29
Unprecedented Impacts of Aviation Emissions on Global Environmental and Climate Change Scenario	29
Human Microplastics Exposure and Potential Health Risks to Target Organs by Different Routes: A Review	29
Ecological Risk Assessment of Metals in Sediments from Three Stagnant Water Bodies in Northern Turkey	28
Microalgae Biofilm and Bacteria Symbiosis in Nutrient Removal and Carbon Fixation from Wastewater: a Review	28
Removal of Toxic Elements and Microbial Contaminants from Groundwater Using Low-Cost Treatment Options	28
Biochar Modification Methods for Augmenting Sorption of Contaminants	27
Inactivation and Removal Technologies for Algal-Bloom Control: Advances and Challenges	25

Application of DNA-Nanosensor for Environmental Monitoring: Recent Advances and Perspectives	25
High-Performance Ultrafiltration Membrane: Recent Progress and Its Application for Wastewater Treatment	25
A Review of the Use of Psychoacoustic Indicators on Soundscape Studies	24
Wearable Sensors for Human Environmental Exposure in Urban Settings	23
A Review of Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Their Removal Strategies from Wastewater	22
Health Effects of Occupational Noise	22
Advanced Treatment Technologies for the Removal of Organic Chemical Sunscreens from Wastewater: a Review	22
Trends in Biological Nutrient Removal for the Treatment of Low Strength Organic Wastewaters	22
Plastic Waste-Derived Carbon Dots: Insights of Recycling Valuable Materials Towards Environmental Sustainability	21
A Review on Desulfurization Technologies of Blast Furnace Gases	19
A Review of Immobilisation-Based Remediation of Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Soils	19
Biogeochemical Control on the Mobilization of Cd in Soil	19
Recent Advancement in Nanotechnology for the Treatment of Pharmaceutical Wastewater: Sources, Toxicity, and Remediation Technology	18
Thermal Hydrolysis to Enhance Anaerobic Digestion Performance of Wastewater Sludge	18
Mobilization of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Soils: A Review	17
Bacterial Reduction of Cr(VI): Operational Challenges and Feasibility	16
The Individual and Synergistic Indexes for Assessments of Heavy Metal Contamination in Global Rivers and Risk: a Review	15
Roles of Atmospheric Aerosols in Extreme Meteorological Events: a Systematic Review	15
Functionalized Materials as a Versatile Platform for Enzyme Immobilization in Wastewater Treatment	15
Satellite Remote Sensing for Estimating PM2.5 and Its Components	14
Microbial Interactions in Pollution Control Ecosystems	14
Significance of Membrane Applications for High-Quality Biodiesel and Byproduct (Glycerol) in Biofuel Industries—Review	14
A Review of Characteristics, Causes, and Formation Mechanisms of Haze in Southeast Asia	13
PFAS Exposures and the Human Metabolome: A Systematic Review of Epidemiological Studies	13
Contemporary Drift in Emerging Micro(nano)plastics Removal and Upcycling Technologies from Municipal Wastewater Sludge: Strategic Innovations and Prospects	13
Preparation of Industrial Noise Mapping and Improvement of Environmental Quality	13
Recent Advances in Carbon Dots Based Biocatalysts for Degrading Organic Pollutants	13
Recent Advances in Technologies for Removal of Microcystins in Water: a Review	13
Removal of Toxic Metals from Water by Nanocomposites through Advanced Remediation Processes and Photocatalytic Oxidation	13
Soil–Plant Transfer of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products	13
Acoustic Beamforming Algorithms and Their Applications in Environmental Noise	12
Critical Review of Engineered Nanoparticles: Environmental Concentrations and Toxicity	12
Effect of Algal Cells on Water Pollution Control	12
Impacts of Personalized Sensor Feedback Regarding Exposure to Environmental Stressors	12
Current Status and Future Research Trends of Biofiltration in Wastewater Treatment: a Bibliometric Review	11
Prospects of Multiproduct Algal Biorefineries Involving Cascading Processing of the Biomass Employing a Zero-Waste Approach	11
Development of Solid-State Anaerobic Digestion and Aerobic Composting Hybrid Processes for Organic Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recovery: a Review	11
Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors for Livestock Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery: Opportunities and Challenges	11
Operationalizing the Exposome Using Passive Silicone Samplers	10
FeOCl in Advanced Oxidization Processes for Water Purification: A Critical Review	10
Analysis and Management of Current Road Traffic Noise	10
Sediment and Nutrient Trapping by River Dams: A Critical Review Based on 15-Year Big Data	9
Research Progress on Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions from Coal-fired Power Plants	9
Mechanisms and Pathways for Coordinated Control of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone	9
Advances in Green Technologies for the Removal of Effluent Organic Matter from the Urban Wastewater	8
Recent Advances on Modelling the Toxicity of Environmental Pollutants for Risk Assessment: from Single Pollutants to Mixtures	8
Recent Trends in Adsorbent-Based Microextraction of Micropollutants in Environmental Waters	8
A Cookbook for Bioethanol from Macroalgae: Review of Selecting and Combining Processes to Enhance Bioethanol Production	8
Evaluating the Impacts of Ground-Level O3 on Crops in China	8
Algae-Mediated Resource Recovery from Urban Wastewater	8

Occurrence, Degradation Pathways, and Potential Synergistic Degradation Mechanism of Microplastics in Surface Water: A Review	7
Recent Development of Algal Biochar for Contaminant Remediation and Energy Application: A State-of-the Art Review	7
Source, Occurrence, and Risk Assessment of Antineoplastic Medicines in Aquatic Environments: A Comprehensive Review	7
Bioaccumulation of Metals in Various Tissues of Fish Species in Relation to Fish Size and Gender and Health Risk Assessment	7
Contaminant Removal and Resource Recovery in Bioelectrochemical Wastewater Treatment	6
Home Composting for Onsite Treatment of Household Organic Solid Waste: A Review	6
Influence of Green Areas on the Urban Sound Environment	6
Biodegradation of Neonicotinoids: Current Trends and Future Prospects	6
Advances in Membrane Bioreactor: High Performance and Antifouling Configurations	6
Electrochemically Assisted Soil Washing for the Remediation of Non-polar and Volatile Pollutants	5
Mitigation of Thermal Energy in Membrane Distillation for Environmental Sustainability	5
Overview and Research Progresses in Chemical Speciation and In Vitro Bioaccessibility Analyses of Airborne Particulate Trace Metals	5
Opportunities and Challenges Associated with Bioavailability-Based Remediation Strategies for Lead-Contaminated Soil with Arsenic as a Co-Contaminant—A Critical Review	5
The Unseen Threat of the Synergistic Effects of Microplastics and Heavy Metals in Aquatic Environments: A Critical Review	5
Virus Disinfection and Population Genetics: Toward the Control of Waterborne Virus Diseases by Water Engineering	5
Climate Change Effects on Phosphorus Loss from Agricultural Land to Water: A Review	5
Noise from Unconventional Aircraft: A Review of Current Measurement Techniques, Psychoacoustics, Metrics and Regulation	5
A Comprehensive Review on Green and Eco-Friendly Nano-Adsorbents for the Removal of Heavy Metal Ions: Synthesis, Adsorption Mechanisms, and Applications	5