OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Environmental Pollutants and Bioavailability is 2. 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
Impacts of crop residues on soil health: a review	80
Thermochemical conversion of sewage sludge for energy and resource recovery: technical challenges and prospects	56
Immobilization of heavy metals (Cd, Zn, and Pb) in different contaminated soils with swine manure biochar	45
Effective adsorption of crystal violet from aqueous solutions with effective adsorbent: equilibrium, mechanism studies and modeling analysis	39
Alarming carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk of heavy metals in Sabalan dam reservoir, Northwest of Iran	38
A review on different arsenic removal techniques used for decontamination of drinking water	31
Biosynthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using Hagenia abyssinica leaf extracts; their photocatalytic and antibacterial activities	26
Removal of heavy metals from wastewater using biochars: adsorption and mechanisms	24
A review on the occurrence, distribution, characteristics, and analysis methods of microplastic pollution in ecosystem s	24
Synergistic impact of photocatalyst and dopants on pharmaceutical-polluted waste water treatment: a review	24
Removal of Congo red usingVernonia amygdalinaleaf powder: optimization, isotherms, kinetics, and thermodynamics studies	23
Determination of radionuclide concentration and radiological hazard in soil and water near the uranium tailings reservoir in China	18
Pollution status, spatial distribution and ecological risk of heavy metals in sediments of a drinking water lake in South Eastern China	17
Heavy metal contamination of topsoil around a cement factory – A case study of Obajana Cement Plc	16
A concise overview on pesticide detection and degradation strategies	15
Pollution and risk assessment of heavy metals in Zuoxiguo antimony mining area, southwest China	14
Effect of cadmium exposure during and after pregnancy of female	14
Immobilization and assessment of heavy metals in chicken manure compost amended with rice straw-derived biochar	13
A review of mercury pathological effects on organs specific of fishes	12
Catalytic degradation of organic pollutants by manganese oxides: a comprehensive review	12
Modification of biochar with Fe₃O₄ and humic acid-salt for removal of mercury from aqueous solutions: a review	11
Study on influence mechanism of biochar on soil nitrogen conversion	11
Assessment of high fluoride in water sources and endemic fluorosis in the North-Eastern communities of Gombe State, Nigeria	11
The SBR start-up performing simultaneous removal of organics, nitrogen and phosphorus from aniline wastewater: Pollutant removal efficiency and microbial community succession	10
Microplastic stress induce bioresource production and response in microalgae: a concise review	9

Distribution and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in the sediments of Changli ecological monitoring area, northwest of Bohai Bay, China	9
Biodegradation of oxidized high-density polyethylene and oxo-degradable plastic using microalgae Dunaliella salina	9
Energy-Dispersive X-ray (EDX) fluorescence based analysis of heavy metals in marble powder, paddy soil and rice (Oryza sativa L.) with potential health risks in District Malakand, Khyber Pakhtu	9
Ecological and health risk assessment of dissolved heavy metals in the urban road dust	9
Effect of foliar application of silicon, selenium and zinc on heavy metal accumulation in wheat grains in field studies	9
Pollution risk from Pb towards vegetation growing in and around shooting ranges – a review	9
Effect of pH, cationic inducer, and clam shells as bio-flocculant in the optimization of the flocculation process for enhanced microalgae harvesting using response surface methodology	8
Adsorption of aniline by magnetic biochar with high magnetic separation efficiency	8
High removal efficiency of tetracycline (TC) by biochar-supported zerovalent iron composite prepared by co-pyrolysis of hematite and pinewood	8
Single and combined toxic effects of clarithromycin and levofloxacin on Microcystis aeruginosa	8
Potential of biochar derived from three biomass wastes as an electrode catalyzing oxygen reduction reaction	8
Long-term effects of low-molecular-weight organic acids on remobilization of Cd, Cr, Pb, and As in alkaline coastal wetland soil	8
Microplastic pollution in groundwater: a systematic review	8
Abscisic acid modulates differential physiological and biochemical responses to cadmium stress in Brassica napus	7
Phytotoxicity assessment study of gold nanocluster on broad bean (Vicia Faba L.) seedling	7
Effects of co-exposure to copper and humic acids on microalga Chlorella vulgaris: growth inhibition, oxidative stress, and extracellular secretion	7
Effective removal of methyl green from aqueous environment using activated residual Dodonaea Viscosa : equilibrium, isotherm, and mechanism studies	7
Hyperspectral estimation of petroleum hydrocarbon content in soil using ensemble learning method and LASSO feature extraction	7
Transport of micro/nano biochar in quartz sand modified by three different clay minerals	7
Progress in the design of nanoporous adsorbent materials containing transition metals for the removal of contaminants of emerging concern	6
CuO nanoparticles modify bioaccumulation of perfluorooctanoic acid in radish (Raphanus sativus L.)	6
Prioritizing healthcare waste disposal methods considering environmental health using an enhanced multi-criteria decision-making method	6
Proteomics analysis of pyrene biodegradation using strain Mycobacterium sp. 16F	6
Effects of oxidation defense system exposure to Benzo(a)pyrene on CYP450 gene expression and EROD activity in Crassostrea gigas and Mytilus coruscus	6
Effects of Controlled-release Bulk Blending Fertilizer on Wheat Yield of Different Varieties under Various Soil Basic Fertility	6
UiO-66 (Zr-MOF): Synthesis, Characterization, and Application for the Removal of Malathion and 2, 4-D from Aqueous Solution	6
Co-cultivation of microalgae growing on palm oil mill effluent under outdoor condition for lipid production	6
Genotoxic and histopathological effects of the Ili River (Kazakhstan) water pollution on the grass carpCtenopharyngodon idella	6
Study on health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in the soil around landfill site in Shannan City, Tibet	5
Occurrence of trimethyl phosphate and triethyl phosphate in a municipal wastewater treatment plant and human urine	5
Application and influence factors of capacitive deionization method for removing inorganic contaminated ions	5
Approaches for treating domestic wastewater with food waste and recovery of potential resources	5
Effects of the exogenous N-acylhomoserine lactones on the performances of microalgal-bacterial granular consortia	5
Heavy metal and metalloid concentrations in agricultural communities around steel and iron industries in Uganda: implications for future food systems	5
Reduction and control of air pollution: based on plant-microbe interactions	5
Assessment of quality control measures in the monitoring of microplastic: a critical review	5
Biochar-fertilizer mixture: does plant life history trait determine fertilizer application rate?	5
Evaluation of organic substitution based on vegetable yield and soil fertility	4
Reusable electrospun carbon nanofiber composite for selective removal of inorganic arsenic species in water	4
A review on plant endophytes in response to abiotic stress	4
Impact of cement industries on potentially toxic elements’ contamination and other characteristics of topsoil: A case study	4
Characterization and source apportionment of oxidative potential of ambient PM _2.5 in Nanjing, a megacity of Eastern China	4
Remediation of chromium-contaminated soil in semi-arid areas by combined chemical reduction and stabilization	4
Risk assessment and source analysis of heavy metal contamination in the soil of the Juanshui River Mouth	4
Microbiological survey of ready-to-eat foods and associated preparation surfaces in cafeterias of public sector universities	4
Recyclable magnetic nanocomposites for efficient removal of cadmium ions from water: performance, mechanism and isotherm studies	4
Pollution characteristics and probabilistic human health risks of thallium and other heavy metals in soils from a typical copper mining city in the Yangtze river Delta, eastern China	3
Insights into the effects of cadmium stress on endophytic bacterial community in the hyperaccumulating plant ryegrass	3
Translocation and accumulation of heavy metals from the rhizoshphere soil to the medicinal plant ( Paeonia Lactiflora Pall.) grown in Bozhou, Anhui Province, China	3
Seasonal variations of microbes in particulate matter obtained from Dhaka City in Bangladesh	3

Spatial distribution and environmental risk assessment of hazardous elements (As, Hg, Pb, Cd, Cu, Cr, Zn, and Se) in wetland soils of Yellow Sea coastal area, Eastern China	3
Performance of a new model of nasal filter when challenged against PM1 aerosols	3
Mobility of exogenous lead in acidic soil treated with wheat straw biochar after aging process of freeze-thaw cycles	3
Catalytic depolymerization of lignin by metal and metal oxide: a review	3
Interaction of the concentration of S^2–, SO₄^2– and microbial community by controlling nitrogen stripping during sulfate-rich wastewater treatment	3
Calcium acetate enhances both drought tolerance and arsenic accumulation in Pteris vittata	3
Dynamic analysis of platinum material flows and stocks with hybrid MFA method aiming to carbon neutral targets of automotive industry in China	3
Preparation of a visible light catalyst of novel Bi₂WO₆ loaded Ag₃PO₄ heterojunction and its efficient removal of toluene	3
Effects of long-term phosphate fertilization on potential risks of emerging contaminants in agroecosystems of the eastern Amazon, Brazil	3
Biodegradation of atrazine by three strains: identification, enzymes activities, and biodegradation mechanism	3
A comparative study of soil microplastic pollution sources: a review	3
Effect of medium properties on the transport of cadmium in saturated porous medium	3
Spatial distribution, ecotoxicity and human health assessment of nutrients and heavy metals in river sediment under urbanization – A study case of Yitong River, China	3
Elemental characterization and risk assessment of indoor aerosols in an electrostatic particle accelerator laboratory	3
Effect of intoxication by gavage with pyrethroid and neonicotinoid insecticides on the liver in adult male rats of the Wistar strain	2
Spatio-temporal variations in water quality of urban landscape waters in the plain city	2
Anthropogenic increase of heavy metals in soil from a heavily contaminated area of China	2
Assessment of nano-functionalized cellulosic paper for selective estimation of Cr (VI) using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy	2
Accumulation and health implications of arsenic, mercury, and selenium in selected freshwater fish species in the uMgeni River, South Africa	2
Determination of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in dairy sheep, goats and camel milk in Hail Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and evaluation of different methods reducing its concentrations in milk	2
An overview on the modulation of pesticide detoxification mechanism via salicylic acid in the plants	2
Temperature induced changes on heavy metal geochemical partitioning and mobility in contaminated and uncontaminated soils	2
Occurrence and risk assessment of perfluoroalkyl substances in the river basin around fluorine industry parks, China	2
Effects of supergene geochemical processes on desorption and bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil of karst area	2
Effects of Cr⁶⁺stress on chromium chemical speciation distribution and bacterial community structure in theCoix lacryma-jobiL. constructed wetlands	2
Particle size and co-presence of PFOA alter the transport of microplastics in saturated natural sediment	2
Interaction of Perfluorooctanoic Acid with terrestrial plants: Uptake, transfer and phytotoxicity aspects	2
Succession characteristics of phytoplankton functional groups and water quality responsiveness evaluation in an artificial constructed wetland-reservoir ecosystem	2
The role of ion charge density and solubility in the biosorption of heavy metals by natural biofilm matrix of polluted freshwater: the cases of Mg(II), Cr(VI), and Cu(II)	2
Health risk assessment of Ubeji Creek residents’ exposure to BTEX from consumption of locally sourced foods	2
Salicyclic acid against the disruptive effects of cadmium induces oxidative stress and ‎biochemical and histopathological changes in the ovary of the freshwater leech Limnatis ‎nilotica (Savigny, 1822	2
Investigating vegetable contamination in indigent communities by heavy metals: a case of food safety in Bushenyi, Uganda	2
Effect of smoking and chargrilling on toxic metal(loid) levels in tilapia from the Afram Arm of the Volta Lake	2
Mechanism of Zn(II) enhanced biodegradation of m-dichlorobenzene	2