OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Environmental Science & Technology Letters is 14. 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.)

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Flow and Transport of Methane from Leaking Underground Pipelines: Effects of Soil Surface Conditions and Implications for Natural Gas Leak Classification	303
Unveiling the Role of Adenosine Monophosphate-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) Signaling in Managing Energetic and Metabolic Responses to Cu(OH)₂ Nanopesticide in Zebrafish	278
Quantifying New Sources of Ambient Organic Aerosol and Their Roles in Particle Growth Using Oxygenated Organic Molecule (OOM) Tracers	221
First Evidence of the Associations of Exposure to Pyrethroid Insecticides with the Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus	219
Methylene Blue Is a Widely Used Antifungal Agent That Confounds Behavioral Toxicity Assays in Larval Zebrafish	180
Optimized Approach for Measuring Ethylene Oxide in Mobile Source Exhaust	175
Blood Pyrrole–DNA Adducts Define the Early Tumorigenic Risk in Patients with Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid-Induced Liver Injury	174
Human-Organoid-Based In Vitro Modeling for Environmental Toxicology	146
Cadmium Isotope Fractionations Induced by Foliar and Root Uptake for Rice Exposed to Atmospheric Particles: Implications for Environmental Source Tracing	136
Wastewater Surveillance during Mass COVID-19 Vaccination on a College Campus	134
Soil Storage Conditions Alter the Effects of Tire Wear Particles on Microbial Activities in Laboratory Tests	133
Whale Baleen To Monitor Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Marine Environments	123
Characterization of Individual Tire and Road Wear Particles in Environmental Road Dust, Tunnel Dust, and Sediment	120
Ubiquitous Production of Organosulfates during Treatment of Organic Contaminants with Sulfate Radicals	111
The High Complexity of Plastic Additives in Hand Wipes	109
A 60-Year Increase in the Ultrashort-Chain PFAS Trifluoroacetate and Its Suitability as a Tracer for Groundwater Age	105
Identification of an Analytical Method Interference for Perfluorobutanoic Acid in Biological Samples	100
Environmental Occurrence and Toxicity of 6PPD Quinone, an Emerging Tire Rubber-Derived Chemical: A Review	97
Ens-Chemage: Robust Molecular Image-Based Ensemble Transfer Learning Framework for Small Contaminant Property Data Sets	91
Time-Varying Relationship between Maternal Trace Element Exposure and Gestational Hypothyroidism	88
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Dominant Processes of HONO Derived from Multiple Field Observations in Contrasting Environments	88
3D Printing-Induced Fine Particle and Volatile Organic Compound Emission: An Emerging Health Risk	87
Sorption Behavior, Speciation, and Toxicity of Microplastic-Bound Chromium in Multisolute Systems	85
Aging Processes Dramatically Alter the Protein Corona Constitution, Cellular Internalization, and Cytotoxicity of Polystyrene Nanoplastics	84

Application of Hydrothermal Alkaline Treatment to Spent Granular Activated Carbon: Destruction of Adsorbed PFASs and Adsorbent Regeneration	80
Precision Ecotoxicology and the Biodiversity Crisis	74
Decomposition of Clusters of Oxygenated Compounds with NO₃^– by Applying Voltage Scanning to Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry in Steady-State Experiments	73
Infectivity and Persistence of Influenza A Virus in Raw Milk	69
Development and Application of a Polydimethylsiloxane-Based Passive Air Sampler to Assess Personal Exposure to SARS-CoV-2	68
Ozonolysis Lifetime of Tetrahydrocannabinol in Thirdhand Cannabis Smoke	67
Weakened Gas-to-Particle Partitioning of Oxygenated Organic Molecules in Liquified Aerosol Particles	64
Using Machine Learning to Expedite the Screening of Environmental Factors Associated with the Risk of Spontaneous Preterm Birth: From Exposure Mixtures to Key Molecular Events	61
Indoor Air Quality in Urban India: Current Status, Research Gap, and the Way Forward	60
Indoor Coal Combustion for Heating Exacerbates CO₂ Exposure Approaching Harmful Levels	60
Revealing Drivers of Haze Pollution by Explainable Machine Learning	59
Glyphosate and Fluoride in High-Hardness Drinking Water Are Positively Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka	58
Defining the Scope of Exposome Studies and Research Needs from a Multidisciplinary Perspective	58
Triazine-Derived Ultraviolet Filters and Flame Retardants: A Nationwide Co-Occurrence and Prevalence Study in China	57
Primary and Secondary Emissions of Carboxylic Acids from Solid Fuel Combustion: Insight into the Source Markers and Secondary Formation Mechanism	54
Cysteine-Protected Antibacterial Spheroids of Atomically Precise Copper Clusters for Direct and Affordable Arsenic Detection from Drinking Water	54
The Permeability-Selectivity of Polyamide-Based Membranes: Role of Ambient Temperature in the Interfacial Polymerization	53
Wars and Pandemics: AMR Accelerators of the 21st Century?	52
Role of Refined Coal Use in Power Plant Effects on Downstream Drinking Water Quality	52
Online Iodide Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry (I-CIMS) Enables Occupational Inhalation Exposure Assessment of 6:2 Fluorotelomer Alcohol (6:2 FTOH) Emitted to Air during Floor Waxing	50
High Spatiotemporal Resolution Inventory Finely Depicts the Rebound Characteristics of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Vehicles in Beijing after the COVID-19 Epidemic	50
Atmospheric Processing of Particulate Imidazole Compounds Driven by Photochemistry	49
Fate of Methane from the Nord Stream Pipeline Leaks	47
Deciphering ¹³C and ³⁴S Isotopes of Organosulfates in Urban Aerosols by FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry	47
Quantifying the Dynamics of Polystyrene Microplastics UV-Aging Process	46
Molecular Signatures and Sources of Fluorescent Components in Atmospheric Organic Matter in South China	46
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The 2022 Outstanding Achievements in Environmental Science & Technology Award─The Americas Region	41
Data Science for the Transformation of Environmental and Chemical Research and Development	40
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Environmental Science & Technology Letters Presents the 2022 Excellence in Review Awards - We are ES&T	40
Impacts of Material Input and Production Process on the Isotopic Fingerprint of Atmospheric Mercury Emissions from Cement Clinker Production	40
Dissolved Black Carbon and Semivolatile Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Ocean: Two Entangled Biogeochemical Cycles?	39
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Impact of Submicellar Aggregation on Reduction Kinetics of Perfluorooctanoate by the Hydrated Electron	38
Enhanced Organic Nitrate Formation from Peroxy Radicals in the Condensed Phase	38
Improved Tandem Mass Spectrometry Detection and Resolution of Low Molecular Weight Perfluoroalkyl Ether Carboxylic Acid Isomers	38
p-Phenylenediamine-Derived Quinones as New Contributors to the Oxidative Potential of Fine Particulate Matter	38
Estimating Methane Emission Durations Using Continuous Monitoring Systems	38
Interpretation of Reductive PFAS Defluorination with Quantum Chemical Parameters	38
Model-Based Theoretical Evaluation of the Feasibility of Using Wastewater-Based Epidemiology to Monitor Monkeypox	37
Aqueous OH Radical Production by Brake Wear Particles	37
The 2024 James J. Morgan Early Career Award Winners: The Americas Region	36
Metabolomics and Lipidomics with Mass Spectrometry Imaging Reveal Mechanistic Insights into Dibutyl Phthalate-Promoted Proliferation of Breast Cancer Cell Spheroids	36
Understanding the Chemical Iceberg Underground: Research Needs for Emerging Pollutants in Groundwater	36

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Novel Conductive and Redox-Active Molecularly Imprinted Polymer for Direct Quantification of Perfluorooctanoic Acid	36
Flexible Electrochemical Stripping for Wastewater Ammonia Recovery with On-Demand Product Tunability	35
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Importance of Semivolatile/Intermediate-Volatility Organic Compounds to Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from Chinese Domestic Cooking Emissions	34
Antimony Compounds Associate with Atopic Dermatitis and Influence Models of Itch and Dysbiosis	34
Exposure Markers of Nitrated Aromatic Compounds and the Association with Nitrative Stress	34
Advancing the Productivity-Selectivity Trade-off of Temperature Swing Solvent Extraction Desalination with Intermediate-Step Release	34
Thermal Destruction Pathways and Kinetics for NTf2 and Longer-Chain Bis(perfluoroalkanesulfonyl)imides (Bis-FASIs)	33
Our Selections for the Best ES&T Letters Papers in 2023	33
Presence of Perfluorohexanoic Acid in Fluoroelastomer Watch Bands	33
Annotating DHA Metabolites Interfering with the Quantification of Emerging Perfluoroalkyl Ether Carboxylic Acids	33
Revisiting the Potential Role of Urine in Wastewater Surveillance for COVID-19 and Beyond	33
Tracing Hydrophobic Pollutants in the Deep Sea: A Case Study on Sowerby’s Beaked Whales	33
Microbial Keystone Taxa Identification in Global Wastewater Treatment Plants Based on Deep Learning	32
Influence of Aerosol Chemical Composition on Condensation Sink Efficiency and New Particle Formation in Beijing	32
Rapid Screening of Chemicals with Placental Transfer Risk Using Interpretable Machine Learning	31
Aggravated Visual Toxicity of Eco-Corona on Micro(Nano)Plastics in Marine Medaka (Oryzias melastigma)	31
Impact of the High-Emission Event Duration and Sampling Frequency on the Uncertainty in Emission Estimates	30
Impacts of Regulated Water Service Extension on Water Quality, Perception, and Affordability in Orleans, NY	30
Isotopic Variability of Ammonia (δ¹⁵N-NH₃) Slipped from Heavy-Duty Vehicles under Real-World Conditions	30
Magnesite-Assisted Electrochemical System for Enhanced Nutrient Recovery: Comparative Evaluation in a Wastewater Co-Treatment Scheme	29
Total Oxidizable Precursor (TOP) Assay─Best Practices, Capabilities and Limitations for PFAS Site Investigation and Remediation	29
Recovery of Metals from E-waste: Facts, Methods, Challenges, Case Studies, and Sustainable Solutions	29
Release of Microplastics from Discarded Surgical Masks and Their Adverse Impacts on the Marine Copepod Tigriopus japonicus	28
Polymer Additives to Go? Occurrence of the Rubber Additive 1,3-Diphenylguanidine (DPG) in Bottled Water	28
Increased UV–Visible Particle Absorption via Evaporation and Drying of Aqueous Droplets Containing Catechol/HONO Solutions	28
Maternal Exposure to Polystyrene Micro- and Nanoplastics Causes Fetal Growth Restriction in Mice	28
Persistence of Dengue (Serotypes 2 and 3), Zika, Yellow Fever, and Murine Hepatitis Virus RNA in Untreated Wastewater	28
Response to Comment on “Size-Resolved Elemental Composition of Respiratory Particles in Three Healthy Subjects”	28
Field Evidence of Nocturnal Multiphase Production of Iodic Acid	27
Tracking Fish Lifetime Exposure to Mercury Using Eye Lenses	27
Emissions, Chemistry, and the Environmental Impacts of Wildland Fire	27
Mobile Measurements of Carbonaceous Aerosol in Microenvironments to Discern Contributions from Traffic and Solid Fuel Burning	26
Catalytic Heaters at Oil and Gas Sites May be a Significant yet Overlooked Seasonal Source of Methane Emissions	26
Insights into the Influence of Natural Retinoic Acids on Imposex Induction in Female Marine Gastropods in the Coastal Environment	26
Multimodel and Multiconstituent Scenario Construction for Future Water Quality	26
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Data-Driven Endpoint Selection in Data-Poor Scenarios: Bioassay Design for Shale Gas Flowback and Produced Waters	25
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Sanitation Criteria: A Comprehensive Review of Existing Sustainability and Resilience Evaluation Criteria for Sanitation Systems	25
Predicting Rate Constants of Reactive Chlorine Species toward Organic Compounds by Combining Machine Learning and Quantum Chemical Calculation	24
Materials Science and Environmental Applicability	24
Rapid Metabolism of 1,4-Dioxane to below Health Advisory Levels by Thiamine-Amended Rhodococcus ruber Strain 219	24
Gas Fermentation Coupled with Water Remediation	24
Detection of the Fission Product Palladium-107 in a Pond Sediment Sample from Chernobyl	24
Elevated Fecal Mitochondrial DNA from Symptomatic Norovirus Infections Suggests Potential Health Relevance of Human Mitochondrial DNA in Fecal Source Tracking	23
Identifying the Fraction of Core–Shell Black Carbon Particles in a Complex Mixture to Constrain the Absorption Enhancement by Coatings	23
Correction to “Solvent-Free Nonthermal Destruction of PFAS Chemicals and PFAS in Sediment by Piezoelectric Ball Milling”	23
COVID-19 Lockdowns Afford the First Satellite-Based Confirmation That Vehicles Are an Under-recognized Source of Urban NH₃ Pollution in Los Angeles	23
Quantifying Nanoplastics in Soil-Cultured Plants Based on a Microcombustion Calorimeter	23
Horizontal and Vertical Distribution of Perfluoroalkyl Acids (PFAAs) in the Water Column of the Atlantic Ocean	23
Screening of Tire-Derived Chemicals and Tire Wear Particles in a Road Tunnel Wash Water Treatment Basin	23
Combined Use of Total Fluorine and Oxidative Fingerprinting for Quantitative Determination of Side-Chain Fluorinated Polymers in Textiles	23
Unbiased Passive Sampling of All Polychlorinated Biphenyls Congeners from Air	23
Accurate Determination of Perfluorooctanoate Aqueous Solubility, Critical Micelle Concentration, and Acid Dissociation Constant	23
Exposure to the Tire Rubber-Derived Contaminant 6PPD-Quinone Causes Mitochondrial Dysfunction In Vitro	22
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Selection of a SARS-CoV-2 Surrogate for Use in Surface Disinfection Efficacy Studies with Chlorine and Antimicrobial Surfaces	22
Single-Particle Metal Fingerprint Analysis and Machine Learning Pipeline for Source Apportionment of Metal-Containing Fine Particles in Air	22
Biofilm Formation Influences the Wettability and Settling of Microplastics	22
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The Adverse Effect of Concentration Polarization on Ion–Ion Selectivity in Nanofiltration	22
Single-Use Face Masks as a Potential Source of Synthetic Antioxidants to the Environment	22
Highly Resolved Dynamic Emissions of Air Pollutants and Greenhouse Gas CO₂ during COVID-19 Pandemic in East China	22
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Photochemical Transformation Pathways of Nitrates from Photocatalytic NOx Oxidation: Implications for Controlling Secondary Pollutants	21
Green Chemistry: A Framework for a Sustainable Future	21
Simple, Green Pathway to Precipitate Perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) via Transformation to an Insoluble Ester	21
The Root Tip of Submerged Plants: An Efficient Engine for Carbon Mineralization	21
Leafy Vegetable Assimilation of Atmospheric Microplastics/Nanoplastics: An Overlooked Source in Human Food?	21
Spatial Decomposition of Air Pollution Concentrations Highlights Historical Causes for Current Exposure Disparities in the United States	21
Emergence of More Potent PPD-Qs beyond 6PPD-Q in Human Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid	21
Coupling Electrochemical Alkalinization and Mineral Dissolution for Ambient Removal of Both Influent CO₂ and Dissolved Nitrite in Seawater	21
Summertime Trends in U.S. Population Exposure to Fine Particulate Air Pollution (PM_2.5) from Wildfire Smoke	21
Contamination of Baby Foods by Plastic Additives: A Pilot Screening Study	20
Co-considering Selenium Concentrations Alters Mercury-Based Fish and Seafood Consumption Advice: A Data Compilation and Critical Assessment	20
Young Children’s Exposure to Chemicals of Concern in Their Sleeping Environment: An In-Home Study	20

First Identification of Toxic Cyclotriphosphazenes as New Pollutants Prevailing in Various Urban Environments: A Class of Widely Used Flame Retardant Electrolyte Additives in Lithium-Ion Batteries	20
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Toilet Paper and the Impact on Wastewater Systems	20
Tracing the Environmental Effects of Mineral Fertilizer Application with Trace Elements and Strontium Isotope Variations	20
Chromophoric Fingerprinting of Brown Carbon from Residential Biomass Burning	20
Levels and Temporal Trends of Trifluoroacetate (TFA) in Archived Plants: Evidence for Increasing Emissions of Gaseous TFA Precursors over the Last Decades	20
Drinking Boiled Tap Water Reduces Human Intake of Nanoplastics and Microplastics	20
Glacial Erosion Drives High Summer Mercury Exports from the Yukon River, Canada	19
Human-Health Impacts of Controlling Secondary Air Pollution Precursors	19
Characterization of Chemical Additives in Daily Clothing Regarding Human Exposure and Environmental Emissions	19
Widespread N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine Quinone in Size-Fractioned Atmospheric Particles and Dust of Different Indoor Environments	19
Quantification of Nanoplastic Uptake in Cucumber Plants by Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry	19
Narrowing Differences in Urban and Nonurban Surface Ozone in the Northern Hemisphere Over 1990–2020	19
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) RNA in Wastewater Settled Solids Reflects RSV Clinical Positivity Rates	19
Early Warning Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern in Wastewaters by Mass Spectrometry	18
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Microbial Biotransformation Products and Pathways of Dichloroacetamide Herbicide Safeners	18
Laser Interferometry for Precise Measurement of Ultralow Flow Rates from Permeable Materials	18
Contribution of Regionalized Methane Emissions to Greenhouse Gas Intensity of Natural Gas-Fired Electricity and Carbon Capture in the United States	18
Sulfate Formation in Incense Burning Particles: A Single-Particle Mass Spectrometric Study	18
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Catalytic Ozonation Using MnO₂-Enabled Membranes: Toward Direct Delivery of Hydroxyl Radicals	17
Unraveling Hidden Infrared Spectral Signatures in PFAS Thermal Degradation with Two-Dimensional Correlation Spectroscopy	17
Unveiling Chlorinated Paraffin Emissions via Tire Wear and Airborne Release from Various Types of Tires	17
Amino Acid Complexation Fractionates Nickel Isotopes: Implications for Tracing Nickel Cycling in the Environment	17
Phloem Redistribution of Pesticide Phenamacril in Plants Followed by Extensive Biotransformation	17
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Tissue-Specific Distribution of Legacy and Novel Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Juvenile Seabirds	17
Toward an Operational Machine-Learning-Based Model for Deriving the Real-Time Gapless Diurnal Cycle of Ozone Pollution in China with CLDAS Data	17
Ozone Formation in a Representative Urban Environment: Model Discrepancies and Critical Roles of Oxygenated Volatile Organic Compounds	17
Online Measurements during Simulated Atmospheric Aging Track the Strongly Increasing Oxidative Potential of Complex Combustion Aerosols Relative to Their Primary Emissions	17
First Evidence of Contamination in Aquatic Organisms with Organic Light-Emitting Materials	16
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Canadian Fast Food Packaging	16
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Occurrence of Multiple Classes of Emerging Synthetic Antioxidants, Including p-Phenylenediamines, Diphenylamines, Naphthylamines, Macromolecular Hindered Phenols, and Organophosphites, in Human	16
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in Southern China: High-Frequency Observations and Emission Estimates	16
Measurement of the Diffusion and Partition Coefficients of 6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one in Clothing	16
Solid-Phase Fluorescence Filter Effect: Toward Field and Ultrasensitive Detection of Iodine Speciation in Seawater	16
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In-Tube Passive Dosing of Hydrophobic Organic Chemicals: Controlling Freely Dissolved Concentrations in Flow-Through and Large-Volume Experiments	15
Comment on “Glyphosate and Fluoride in High-Hardness Drinking Water Are Positively Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka”	15
Reaction–Diffusion Coupling Facilitates the Sequential Precipitation of Metal Ions from Battery Feedstock Solutions	15
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Humidity Reduces Rapid and Distant Airborne Dispersal of Viable Viral Particles in Classroom Settings	15
Redox Dynamic Interactions of Arsenic(III) with Green Rust Sulfate in the Presence of Citrate	15
Regional Replacement of SARS-CoV-2 Variant Omicron BA.1 with BA.2 as Observed through Wastewater Surveillance	15
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Occurrence of Legacy and Emerging Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Fluorocarbon Paint and Their Implications for Emissions in China	15
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Lake Chlorophyll-a Linked to Upstream Nutrients across the Conterminous United States	15
Defining Risk-Based Monitoring Frequencies to Verify the Performance of Water Treatment Barriers	15
Unwanted Indoor Air Quality Effects from Using Ultraviolet C Lamps for Disinfection	14
Spinel Nickel Ferrite on Metal–Organic Framework-Derived Porous Carbon as a Robust Faradaic Electrode for Enhanced Flow Capacitive Deionization	14
Toxicity Decreases with the Decay of Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals in Particulate Matter from Incomplete Solid Fuel Burning	14
Estimates of North African Methane Emissions from 2010 to 2017 Using GOSAT Observations	14
Serum Dioxin Levels in a Subset of Participants of the East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment Health Tracking Study	14
Occurrence of Novel Perfluoroalkyl Ether Carboxylic Acids in River Water and Human Urine Quantified by a Simple Liquid–Liquid Microextraction Approach Coupled with LC–MS/MS	14
Integrating a Chemicals Perspective into the Global Plastic Treaty	14
Predicting Protein Corona Formation on Polylactic Acid Microplastics Pre- and Post-Photoaging: The Importance of Optimal Imputation Methods	14
Microbial–Enzymatic Combinatorial Approach to Capture and Release Microplastics	14
Insight into the Self-Assembly Behaviors of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Using a “Computational Microscope”	14
Ozone Generation from a Germicidal Ultraviolet Lamp with Peak Emission at 222 nm	14
Correction to “A Novel Fluorine Mass Balance Method for Improved Characterization and Quantification of Extractable (Organo)fluorine in Drinking Water”	14
Changes in Ultrafine Particle Concentrations near a Major Airport Following Reduced Transportation Activity during the COVID-19 Pandemic	14