OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Environmental Science & Technology Letters is 12. 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.)

Article	Citations
Issue Editorial Masthead	264
Application of Space-Based Glyoxal Observation for Estimating Global Nonmethane Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions from Urban Sources and Biomass Burning	237
Methylene Blue Is a Widely Used Antifungal Agent That Confounds Behavioral Toxicity Assays in Larval Zebrafish	203
Quality of Wastewater from Lithium-Brine Mining	185
Use of Short Duration Measurements to Estimate Methane Emissions at Oil and Gas Production Sites	177
Solid-Phase Fluorescence Filter Effect: Toward Field and Ultrasensitive Detection of Iodine Speciation in Seawater	157
Elevated Levels of Photoinitiators in Nail Salon Workers’ Hand Wipes and Occupational Risk Estimation	147
Oviparous Catsharks Accumulate Mercury in Deep-Sea Brine Pool Nurseries	143
A 60-Year Increase in the Ultrashort-Chain PFAS Trifluoroacetate and Its Suitability as a Tracer for Groundwater Age	138
An Ultraviolet/Boron Nitride Photocatalytic Process Efficiently Degrades Poly-/Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Complex Water Matrices	133
Legacies of Pre-1960s Municipal Waste Incineration in the Pb of City Soils	120
Hydroxymethanesulfonate (HMS) Formation during Summertime Fog in an Arctic Oil Field	108
Issue Publication Information	103
Systematic Handling of Environmental Fate Data for Model Development─Illustrated for the Case of Biodegradation Half-Life Data	102
The High Complexity of Plastic Additives in Hand Wipes	99
Correction to “A Cocktail of Industrial Chemicals in Lipstick and Nail Polish: Profiles and Health Implications”	97
Nonextractable Residues, an Analytical Iceberg, Contribute Significantly to the Pool of Halogenated Organic Chemicals in Soils across Various Regions	96
Issue Publication Information	94
Antagonism of Metal Pyridinethiones and Their Degradation Products toward Estrogen Receptor α: A Combination of In Vitro, In Vivo, and In Silico Approaches	87
Can Preserved Museum Specimens Be Used to Reconstruct Fish Mercury Burden and Sources through Time?	86
Issue Editorial Masthead	84
Issue Publication Information	77
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Toward an Operational Machine-Learning-Based Model for Deriving the Real-Time Gapless Diurnal Cycle of Ozone Pollution in China with CLDAS Data	76
Human-Organoid-Based In Vitro Modeling for Environmental Toxicology	75

Optimized Approach for Measuring Ethylene Oxide in Mobile Source Exhaust	69
Evolving Accumulation of a Complex Profile of Polychlorinated Alkanes in Canadian Polar Bears	66
Flow and Transport of Methane from Leaking Underground Pipelines: Effects of Soil Surface Conditions and Implications for Natural Gas Leak Classification	66
Satellites Detect a Methane Ultra-emission Event from an Offshore Platform in the Gulf of Mexico	65
Perfluorooctanoic acid Degradation by UV/Chlorine	64
First Evidence of the Associations of Exposure to Pyrethroid Insecticides with the Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus	64
Strong Impacts of Regional Atmospheric Transport on the Vertical Distribution of Aerosol Ammonium over Beijing	60
Recommendations of Key Elements within an Integrated Monitoring Framework of Antimicrobial Resistance for Asian Countries	59
Issue Editorial Masthead	58
Issue Publication Information	57
Comment on “Thermal Stability and Decomposition of Perfluoroalkyl Substances on Spent Granular Activated Carbon”	55
Versatile Technology for Tracking SARS-CoV-2 Bioshedding and Exposure in a Clinical-Care Setting	55
Facile Synthesis of Electrically Conductive Membranes	53
Widening the Lens on UV Filters: Newfound Ubiquity of Triazine UV Filters in Breast Milk from South China and Implications for Augmented “Cocktail” Exposure in Infants	49
Significant Conversion of Organic Sulfur from Hydroxymethanesulfonate to Inorganic Sulfate and Peroxydisulfate Ions upon Heterogeneous OH Oxidation	48
Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Gathering Pipelines in the Permian Basin	48
Environmental Science & Technology Letters Presents the 2021 Excellence in Review Awards	47
Quantifying New Sources of Ambient Organic Aerosol and Their Roles in Particle Growth Using Oxygenated Organic Molecule (OOM) Tracers	47
Laser Interferometry for Precise Measurement of Ultralow Flow Rates from Permeable Materials	45
Issue Publication Information	45
Comment on “Cannabis and the Environment: What Science Tells Us and What We Still Need to Know”	44
Response to Comment on “Cannabis and the Environment: What Science Tells Us and What We Still Need to Know”	44
Extreme Concentrations of Nitric Oxide Control Daytime Oxidation and Quench Nocturnal Oxidation Chemistry in Delhi during Highly Polluted Episodes	43
Whale Baleen To Monitor Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Marine Environments	42
Non-Phthalate Ester Plasticizers in Airborne Fine Particles from Chinese Cities: Broad Distributions and Spatiotemporal Trends	42
Sulfate Formation in Incense Burning Particles: A Single-Particle Mass Spectrometric Study	41
Unveiling the Role of Adenosine Monophosphate-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) Signaling in Managing Energetic and Metabolic Responses to Cu(OH)₂ Nanopesticide in Zebrafish	40
Thiolated Methylantimonials: A New Organoantimony Group Identified in Mouse and Human Urines	40
Synergy between Microwave Radiation and Silver Ions or Nanoparticles for Inactivating Legionella pneumophila	40
Microbial Biotransformation Products and Pathways of Dichloroacetamide Herbicide Safeners	38
Environmental Science for the Betterment of All	38
Correction to “Increased Human Exposure to Organophosphate Esters via Ingestion of Drinking Water from Water Dispensers: Sources, Influencing Factors, and Exposure Assessment”	37
Progression of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Is Associated with Silica/Silicate Inhalation	36
A Random Forest Model for Daily PM_2.5 Personal Exposure Assessment for a Chinese Cohort	36
Refining Citizen Climate Science: Addressing Preferential Sampling for Improved Estimates of Urban Heat	35
Identifying Waste Burning Plumes Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery and Machine Learning: A Case Study in the Maldives	34
Urinary Iodine Metabolomics as a Novel Tool for Understanding Environmentally Induced Thyroid Hormone Metabolic Alteration	34
Estimating the Global Target Market for Passive Chlorination	34
Field Evaluation of a Potential Exposure Biomarker of Methylated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Association between Urinary Phenanthrene-2-carboxylic Acid and Personal Exposure to 2-Methylphenanthr	34
Transient Kinetics of Short-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonate with Radiolytic Reducing Species	33
Persistent Organic Contaminants in Dust from the International Space Station	33
Strong Impacts of Legitimate Open Burning on Brown Carbon Aerosol in Northeast China	33
High-Efficiency Capture and Recovery of Anionic Perfluoroalkyl Substances from Water Using PVA/PDDA Nanofibrous Membranes with Near-Zero Energy Consumption	32
Machine Learning Reveals the Parameters Affecting the Gaseous Sulfuric Acid Distribution in a Coastal City: Model Construction and Interpretation	32
Contribution of Regionalized Methane Emissions to Greenhouse Gas Intensity of Natural Gas-Fired Electricity and Carbon Capture in the United States	31
Early Warning Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern in Wastewaters by Mass Spectrometry	31
Identification of an Analytical Method Interference for Perfluorobutanoic Acid in Biological Samples	30
Size-Resolved Elemental Composition of Respiratory Particles in Three Healthy Subjects	30
Model Evaluation of Secondary Chemistry due to Disinfection of Indoor Air with Germicidal Ultraviolet Lamps	30
Blood Pyrrole–DNA Adducts Define the Early Tumorigenic Risk in Patients with Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid-Induced Liver Injury	30

Ens-Chemage: Robust Molecular Image-Based Ensemble Transfer Learning Framework for Small Contaminant Property Data Sets	30
Catalytic Ozonation Using MnO₂-Enabled Membranes: Toward Direct Delivery of Hydroxyl Radicals	30
Insights into Tissue-Specific Bioaccumulation of Nanoplastics in Marine Medaka as Revealed by a Stable Carbon Isotopic Approach	30
Ubiquitous Production of Organosulfates during Treatment of Organic Contaminants with Sulfate Radicals	29
Rapid and Reproducible Characterization of the Wavelength Dependence of Aquatic Photochemical Reactions Using Light-Emitting Diodes	29
Viable Norovirus Persistence in Water Microcosms	29
First Evidence of Contamination in Aquatic Organisms with Organic Light-Emitting Materials	28
Significant Production of Ozone from Germicidal UV Lights at 222 nm	28
Characterization of Individual Tire and Road Wear Particles in Environmental Road Dust, Tunnel Dust, and Sediment	28
Physiological and Molecular Responses of a Marine Copepod Under Multigenerational Exposure to Coastal Warming and Mercury at an Environmentally Realistic Concentration	28
Environmental Occurrence and Toxicity of 6PPD Quinone, an Emerging Tire Rubber-Derived Chemical: A Review	28
ShinyTPs: Curating Transformation Products from Text Mining Results	28
6PPD-Quinone: Revised Toxicity Assessment and Quantification with a Commercial Standard	28
Reduced Aerosol Uptake of Hydroperoxyl Radical May Increase the Sensitivity of Ozone Production to Volatile Organic Compounds	27
Contribution of Microplastics to Carbon Storage in Coastal Wetland Sediments	27
Transportable Automated HRMS Platform “MS²field” Enables Insights into Water-Quality Dynamics in Real Time	27
Stable Iron Isotopic Signature Reveals Multiple Sources of Magnetic Particulate Matter in the 2021 Beijing Sandstorms	27
Harnessing Semi-Supervised Machine Learning to Automatically Predict Bioactivities of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)	27
Novel Multiplexed Amplicon-Based Sequencing to Quantify SARS-CoV-2 RNA from Wastewater	27
Machine Learning Based Prediction of Enzymatic Degradation of Plastics Using Encoded Protein Sequence and Effective Feature Representation	26
Estimating Hourly Nitrogen Oxide Emissions over East Asia from Geostationary Satellite Measurements	26
Air Quality Forecasting with Inversely Updated Emissions for China	26
Measurement of the Diffusion and Partition Coefficients of 6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one in Clothing	26
Drugs Discharged along Interstate Highway Restroom Facilities in Kentucky: Wastewater Analysis	25
Durable Plastic Goods: A Source of Microplastics and Chemical Additives in the Built and Natural Environments	25
GREENER Pharmaceuticals for More Sustainable Healthcare	25
Overlooked Chlorination of Aqueous Alcohols: Aldehyde Formation and Artifactual Chlorine Consumption	25
Selective Photochemical Oxidation of Reduced Dissolved Organic Sulfur to Inorganic Sulfate	24
Tissue-Specific Distribution of Legacy and Novel Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Juvenile Seabirds	24
Occurrence of Substituted p-Phenylenediamine Antioxidants in Dusts	24
Weathered Microplastics Induce Silver Nanoparticle Formation	24
Quantitative SARS-CoV-2 Alpha Variant B.1.1.7 Tracking in Wastewater by Allele-Specific RT-qPCR	24
Individual Exposure to Microplastics through the Inhalation Route: Comparison of Microplastics in Inhaled Indoor Aerosol and Exhaled Breath Air	24
Wastewater Surveillance during Mass COVID-19 Vaccination on a College Campus	24
Occurrence and Oxidation Kinetics of Antioxidant p-Phenylenediamines and Their Quinones in Recycled Rubber Particles from Artificial Turf	23
DNA and RNA Adducts Formation from 3,4-Quinone Metabolites of Bisphenol F	23
Abatement of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Residues in Biochars by Thermal Oxidation	23
More than a Tripledemic: Influenza A Virus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, SARS-CoV-2, and Human Metapneumovirus in Wastewater during Winter 2022–2023	23
Riverine Antibiotics from Animal Production and Wastewater	23
Updated World Health Organization Air Quality Guidelines Highlight the Importance of Non-anthropogenic PM_2.5	23
Occurrence of Polymer Additives 1,3-Diphenylguanidine (DPG), N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N′-phenyl-1,4-benzenediamine (6PPD), and Chlorinated Byproducts in Drinking Water: Contribution from Pl	23
Occurrence of Multiple Classes of Emerging Synthetic Antioxidants, Including p-Phenylenediamines, Diphenylamines, Naphthylamines, Macromolecular Hindered Phenols, and Organophosphites, in Human	22
Ozone Formation Sensitivity at Various Altitudes: Seeking the Optimal Method for Sensitivity Threshold Determination	22
Cadmium Isotope Fractionations Induced by Foliar and Root Uptake for Rice Exposed to Atmospheric Particles: Implications for Environmental Source Tracing	22
Phloem Redistribution of Pesticide Phenamacril in Plants Followed by Extensive Biotransformation	22
Exploring Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Microestuaries: Occurrence, Distribution, and Risks	22
Online Measurements during Simulated Atmospheric Aging Track the Strongly Increasing Oxidative Potential of Complex Combustion Aerosols Relative to Their Primary Emissions	21
Revealing Non-CO₂ GHG Emissions in China’s Transportation Networks	21
Development of Electrospun Nanofibrous Filters for Controlling Coronavirus Aerosols	21
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Canadian Fast Food Packaging	21
NH₃ Weakens the Enhancing Effect of SO₂ on Biogenic Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation	21
Unveiling Chlorinated Paraffin Emissions via Tire Wear and Airborne Release from Various Types of Tires	21
Soil Storage Conditions Alter the Effects of Tire Wear Particles on Microbial Activities in Laboratory Tests	21
Fluorinated Compounds in North American Cosmetics	21
Detection of Ambient Black Carbon in Conjunctival Sac Washed Fluid Reveals the Ocular Exposure Risks of Particulate Pollution	20
Issue Publication Information	20
Bioaccumulation of Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonamides (FASA)	20
Correction to “Size-Resolved Elemental Composition of Respiratory Particles in Three Healthy Subjects”	20
Issue Publication Information	20
Issue Editorial Masthead	20
A Decade of Global Atmospheric Monitoring Delivers Mixed Report Card on the Stockholm Convention	20
Evaluation of the Permeation of Syngas and Its Components through a Synthesized Matrimid Asymmetric Hollow-Fiber Membrane	20
Toxicity Decreases with the Decay of Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals in Particulate Matter from Incomplete Solid Fuel Burning	20
Inhalation of Trace Metals in Secondhand and Thirdhand Tobacco Smoke Can Result in Increased Health Risks	20
Humidity Reduces Rapid and Distant Airborne Dispersal of Viable Viral Particles in Classroom Settings	19
Precision Ecotoxicology and the Biodiversity Crisis	19
Issue Editorial Masthead	19
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An Artifact of Perfluoroalkyl Acid (PFAA) Removal Attributed to Sorption Processes in a Laccase Mediator System	19
Correction to “Enhanced Nitrogen Removal and Anammox Bacteria Retention with Zeolite-Coated Membrane in Simulated Mainstream Wastewater”	19
Issue Editorial Masthead	18
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Membrane Distillation Provides a Dual Barrier for Coronavirus and Bacteriophage Removal	18
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Issue Editorial Masthead	18
Microbial–Enzymatic Combinatorial Approach to Capture and Release Microplastics	18
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Mechanistic Insights into Di-2-ethylhexyl Phthalate (DEHP)-Induced Metabolic Disruption: Integrating Gut Hormone Secretion and Metabolomics in Colonic Organoids	18

Issue Editorial Masthead	18
Can Qualitative Nontarget Data Be Indicative of PFAS Contamination? First Evidence by Correlation with EOF in Environmental Samples	17
3D Imaging of Roadside and Underground Railway Particulate Matter Structures	17
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Hydrochar Surpasses Pyrochar in Mitigating Soil N₂O Emissions from Denitrification Due to Its Improved Electron Shuttle Function and Low Levels of Persistent Free Radicals	17
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	17
Early Life Exposure to Tris(2-butoxyethyl) Phosphate (TBOEP) Is Related to the Development of Childhood Asthma	17
Contribution of Dimethylamine to N-Nitrosodimethylamine Formation at Reverse Osmosis Water Reclamation Facilities	17
Redox Dynamic Interactions of Arsenic(III) with Green Rust Sulfate in the Presence of Citrate	17
Evaluating the Applicability of a Real-Time Highly Oxygenated Organic Molecule (HOM)-Based Indicator for Ozone Formation Sensitivity at a Boreal Forest Station	17
Computer-Assisted Analysis of Microplastics in Environmental Samples Based on μFTIR Imaging in Combination with Machine Learning	16
Concentrating Nitrogen Waste with Electrodialysis for Fertilizer Production	16
Occurrence and Nationwide Distribution of Multiple Novel Bisphenol S Analogues in Municipal Sewage Sludge across China	16
Indoor Air Quality in Urban India: Current Status, Research Gap, and the Way Forward	16
Aged and Obscured Wildfire Smoke Associated with Downwind Health Risks	16
Landfill Gas: A Major Pathway for Neutral Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Release	16
SO₂ Photoaging Enhances the Surface Conversion of NO₂-to-HONO on Elemental Carbon	16
Effect-Based Water Quality Assessment in an Urban Tributary under Base Flow and Storm Conditions	16
In-Tube Passive Dosing of Hydrophobic Organic Chemicals: Controlling Freely Dissolved Concentrations in Flow-Through and Large-Volume Experiments	15
Spinel Nickel Ferrite on Metal–Organic Framework-Derived Porous Carbon as a Robust Faradaic Electrode for Enhanced Flow Capacitive Deionization	15
COVID-19 and Beyond: Our Selections for the Best ES&T Letters Papers in 2020	15
Constraining Emission Estimates of CFC-11 in Eastern China Based on Local Observations at Surface Stations and Mount Tai	15
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Issue Editorial Masthead	15
Airborne Tire Wear Particles: A Critical Reanalysis of the Literature Reveals Emission Factors Lower than Expected	15
Environmental Research Addressing Sustainable Development Goals	14
Issue Editorial Masthead	14
Thermal Decomposition of PFAS: Response to Comment on “Thermal Stability and Decomposition of Perfluoroalkyl Substances on Spent Granular Activated Carbon”	14
Seasonal Fluctuations in Nitrate Levels Can Trigger Lead Solder Corrosion Problems in Drinking Water	14
Advancing Knowledge to Reduce Lead Exposure of Children in Data-Poor Low- and Middle-Income Countries	14
Ozonolysis Lifetime of Tetrahydrocannabinol in Thirdhand Cannabis Smoke	14
Confinement Effects on Moisture-Swing Direct Air Capture	14
Issue Editorial Masthead	14
Estimates of North African Methane Emissions from 2010 to 2017 Using GOSAT Observations	14
Comment on “Glyphosate and Fluoride in High-Hardness Drinking Water Are Positively Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka”	14
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Defining the Scope of Exposome Studies and Research Needs from a Multidisciplinary Perspective	13
Sunlight-Induced Transformation of Tire Rubber Antioxidant N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD) to 6PPD-Quinone in Water	13
Effects of Biofouling on the Properties and Sinking Behavior of Disposable Face Masks in Seawater: A Systematic Comparison with Microplastic Films and Particles	13
Nanoscale Whole-Body Expansion Microscopy Revealed the Early Skeletal Developmental Malformation Induced by Silver Nanoparticles	13
Subtropical Freshwater Cyanobacterial Blooms as Hydrogen Peroxide Hot Spots	13
Sorption Behavior, Speciation, and Toxicity of Microplastic-Bound Chromium in Multisolute Systems	13
Aging Processes Dramatically Alter the Protein Corona Constitution, Cellular Internalization, and Cytotoxicity of Polystyrene Nanoplastics	13
Occurrence of Legacy and Emerging Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Fluorocarbon Paint and Their Implications for Emissions in China	13
Photolysis of Nitroaromatic Compounds under Sunlight: A Possible Daytime Photochemical Source of Nitrous Acid?	13
Reaction–Diffusion Coupling Facilitates the Sequential Precipitation of Metal Ions from Battery Feedstock Solutions	13
Acute Toxicity of a Tire Rubber-Derived Chemical, 6PPD Quinone, to Freshwater Fish and Crustacean Species	13
Directly Fluorinated Containers as a Source of Perfluoroalkyl Carboxylic Acids	12
Bacterial Production Modulates the Persistence of Organophosphate Ester Flame Retardants and Plasticizers in the Ocean	12
Infectivity and Persistence of Influenza A Virus in Raw Milk	12
Estimating Lead Concentrations in Drinking Water after Stagnation in Lead Service Lines Using Water Quality Data from across the United States	12
Ultrahigh Salt Adsorption Capacity of Carbonaceous Electrode in a Rocking-Chair Capacitive Deionization through Surface Charge Modulation	12
Ratios between Radon Concentrations in Upstairs and Basements: A Study in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States	12
A Novel Fluorine Mass Balance Method for Improved Characterization and Quantification of Extractable (Organo)fluorine in Drinking Water	12
Ambient Measurements of Hazardous Air Pollutants in the United States Routinely Exceed Predictions from Screening-Level Exposure Models	12
Weakened Gas-to-Particle Partitioning of Oxygenated Organic Molecules in Liquified Aerosol Particles	12
Styrofoams Bunched by Plant Roots in Coastal Environments	12
Fine and Ultrafine Particle Concentrations in a Cannabis Consumption Lounge	12
More Frequent Runoff and Connected Sources in Headwaters Promote Browning of Northern Freshwaters	12
Correction to “Model Evaluation of Secondary Chemistry due to Disinfection of Indoor Air with Germicidal Ultraviolet Lamps”	12
Impact of Secondary Organic Aerosol on the Respiratory Viral Infection in Vitro	12