Science of the Total Environment

Papers
(The H4-Index of Science of the Total Environment is 159. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Grazer-mediated regeneration of methylmercury, inorganic mercury, and other metals in freshwater926
Exploring the glycoprotein washing fluid-assisted cleanup for the restoration of oil-contaminated shorelines with environmental integrity607
Optimized irrigation and fertilization can mitigate negative CO2 impacts on seed yield and vigor of hybrid maize580
Is soil contamination a missing driver of soil heterotrophic respiration in land surface models? A study case with copper –580
Manganese-mediated hydrochemistry and microbiology in a meromictic subalpine lake (Lake Idro, Northern Italy) - A biogeochemical approach535
Characterization of winter air pollutant gradients near a major highway506
Exploring the usage of artificial root exudates to enhance the removal of contaminants of emerging concern in slow sand filters: Synthetic vs. real wastewater conditions493
Managing food-ecosystem synergies to sustain water resource systems448
Soil physical structure drives N-glycan mediated trophic interactions in soil amoebae: Mechanisms and environmental implications430
Bioengineering of Cu2O structured macro-biotemplate for the ultra-efficient and selective hand-retrieval of glyphosate from agro-farms424
Portable determinations for legislated dissolved nitrogen forms in several environmental water samples as a study case409
Scale-dependent effects of vegetation on flow velocity and biogeochemical conditions in aquatic systems394
Binding, activity and risk assessment of bisphenols toward farnesoid X receptor pathway: In vitro and in silico study377
Natural copper isotopic abnormity in maternal serum at early pregnancy associated to risk of spontaneous preterm birth374
Response behavior of antibiotic resistance genes and human pathogens to slope gradient and position: An environmental risk analysis in sloping cultivated land369
Persistence of human- and cattle-associated Bacteroidales and mitochondrial DNA markers in freshwater mesocosms369
Sewerage as a protective factor for prevalence of hookworm infection in schoolchildren in Brazil: A multilevel ecological analysis of national prevalence surveys (1950–2018)368
The potential of biomass-derived bio-liquid to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 from waste and its production-based life cycle assessment366
Distinctive adsorption and desorption behaviors of temporal and post-treatment heavy metals by iron nanoparticles in the presence of microplastics366
Assessing the impact of different urban morphology scenarios on air pollutant emissions distribution357
Optimized bimetallic ratios for durable membrane catalyst-film reactors in treating nitrate-polluted water354
Effects of short- and long-term exposures to multiple air pollutants on depression among the labor force: A nationwide longitudinal study in China347
Characterizing the transitory groundwater-surface water interaction and its environmental consequence of a riverside karst pool338
Glyphosate applied at a hormetic dose improves ripening without impairing sugarcane productivity and ratoon sprouting333
Elevated risk of haloacetonitrile formation during post-chlorination when applying sulfite/UV advanced reduction technology to eliminate bromate332
LncRNA MT1DP promotes cadmium-induced DNA replication stress by inhibiting chromatin recruitment of SMARCAL1320
Peruvian marine ecosystems under metal contamination: First insights for marine species consumption and sustainable management317
Improved passive sampling methods for wastewater to enable more sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants313
Stratigraphic records and inventories of anthropogenic 233U and 236U in Baltic Sea sediments296
Maternal exposure to ambient particulate matter on the growth of twin fetuses after in vitro fertilization290
Elevated levels of radiocarbon in methane dissolved in seawater reveal likely local contamination from nuclear powered vessels286
ISODRIP, a model to transfer the δ18O signal of precipitation to drip water — Implementation of the model for Eagle Cave (central Spain)282
NosZ I carrying microorganisms determine N2O emissions from the subtropical paddy field under elevated CO2 and strongly CO2-responsive cultivar281
Comparative analysis of rare earth elements concentrations in domestic dogs and Apennine wolves of Central Italy: Influence of biological, nutritional, and lifestyle factors280
Testing a knowledge-based approach for inferring spatio-temporal characteristics of groundwater in the Australian State of Victoria279
Letter to the Editor “Three cases infected with omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 in Ningbo: Case series study”279
Response to comments on Vengosh et al. (2022): The strontium isotope fingerprint of phosphate rocks mining279
Guilty by association: Assessment of environmental loadings on arsenic distribution in two Pacific Island rivers275
Responses of synanthropic vegetation to composting facility274
Practical, low-cost integrity testing of diesel particle filters using remote sensing measurement at the campus entrance gate272
The risk of high-biomass HABs: Triggers and dynamics of a non-toxic bloom of Prorocentrum micans in Chilean Patagonia270
Wetland vegetation zoning as a response to groundwater complex systems269
Ostracod-based transfer function shifting to a broad prospect in palaeolimnology and palaeoclimate269
Impact of East-Asian monsoon on sandstorm activities over the past half century: Insights from a genetic algorithm268
Interfacial engineering-based colonization of biofilms on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) surfaces: Implications for whole-cell biodegradation of microplastics268
Responses to Alcántara et al.'s (2021) comments268
Corrigendum to “Mitochondrial dysfunction drives persistent vascular fibrosis in rats after short-term exposure of PM2.5” [Sci. Total Environ. 733 (2020) 139135]267
The integrating sphere system plus in-situ absorption monitoring: A new scheme to study absorption enhancement of black carbon in ambient aerosols267
Corrigendum to “Direct and indirect simulating and projecting hydrological drought using a supervised machine learning method” [Sci. Total Environ. 898 (2023), 165523]265
The evolutive role of shoot apical meristems in the adaptation of angiosperms to life at sea and the jump to potential environmental biotechnology applications262
Emission, distribution and formation characteristics of polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans during co-disposal of hexabromocyclododecane-containing waste in cement kiln262
Species-specific effect of particle viscosity and particle-phase reactions on the formation of secondary organic aerosol262
Charting water quality improvements and practice reversion with pesticide interventions at catchment scale261
Bioaccumulation in fish (Cyprinodon variegatus) during rejuvenations of a thin active cap over field-aged PCB contaminated sediment: The effect of clean versus contaminated ongoing influx257
Exposure to bisphenols, parabens, and benzophenones in colostrum breast milk of Panamanian women: A pilot study from the PA-MAMI cohort249
Assessing the eco-efficiency of milk production systems using water-energy-labor-food nexus249
Co-pyrolysis of different torrefied Chinese herb residues and low-density polyethylene: Kinetic and products distribution240
Simulation and experimental study of gas-phase diffusion coefficient of selenium dioxide240
Structure, stability, and potential function of groundwater microbial community responses to permafrost degradation on varying permafrost of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau239
Antimicrobial agents in agricultural fertilizers produced from sewage sludge – A cause for concern?235
Madagascar's burned area from Sentinel-2 imagery (2016–2022): Four times higher than from lower resolution sensors234
Temporal gravimetry, campaign and permanent GNSS, and interferometric radar techniques: A comparative approach to quantifying land deformation rates in coastal Texas232
Occurrence of recreational water quality monitoring general fecal indicator bacteria and fecal source identification genetic markers in gray seal scat230
Structural and mineralogical variation upon reoxidation of reduced Fe-bearing clay minerals during thermal activation229
Environmental circulation of the anthelmintic drug albendazole affects expression and activity of resistance-related genes in the parasitic nematode Haemonchus contortus228
Harnessing water fleas for water reclamation: A nature-based tertiary wastewater treatment technology227
Potential propagation of agricultural pesticide exposure and effects to upstream sections in a biosphere reserve224
Carbon dioxide emission control of a vermicompost process using fly ash219
Abundance, characteristics and ecological risks of microplastics from South Yellow Sea Mudflat219
Historical activity of debris flows in the medium-high mountains: Regional reconstruction using dendrogeomorphic approach218
Partial nitrification in free nitrous acid-treated sediment planting Myriophyllum aquaticum constructed wetland strengthens the treatment of black-odor water215
Chemical and isotopic genesis of fine and ultra-fine aerosols in the coastal urban atmosphere215
Transparent exopolymer particle dynamics along a shelf-to-sea gradient and impacts on the regional carbon cycle215
Heterotrophic nitrate reduction potential of an aquifer microbial community from psychrophilic to thermophilic conditions213
Fine-scale spatiotemporal variations in bacterial community diversity in agricultural pond water212
Relative abundance of saccharides, free amino acids, and other compounds in specific pollen species for source profiling of atmospheric aerosol210
Evaluation of a cost-effective roadside sensor platform for identifying high emitters209
Increasing water-use efficiency mediates effects of atmospheric carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen on growth variability of central European conifers208
Assessing multiproxy approaches (Sr/Ca, U/Ca, Li/Mg, and B/Mg) to reconstruct sea surface temperature from coral skeletons throughout the Great Barrier Reef208
Batch equilibrium experiments and modeling reveal weak temperature dependence of cyclic volatile methylsiloxane sorption in soil/sediment organic carbon-water systems206
Bifenthrin induces changes in clinical poisoning symptoms, oxidative stress, DNA damage, histological characteristics, and transcriptome in Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) larvae205
Enhancing mycophytoremediation potential of Chrysopogon zizanioides in chromite-asbestos mine waste soil using arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: A natural bioaccelerator for soil ecosystem rehabilitation204
Predicting natural arsenic enrichment in peat-bearing, alluvial and coastal depositional systems: A generalized model based on sequence stratigraphy204
A locally relevant framework for assessing the risk of sea level rise under changing temperature conditions: Application in New Caledonia, Pacific Ocean204
Gastrointestinal microbiome, resistance genes, and risk assessment of heavy metals in wild giant pandas204
Towards unravelling the Rosette agent enigma: Spread and emergence of the co-invasive host-pathogen complex, Pseudorasbora parva-Sphaerothecum destruens203
Variability in molecular composition and optical absorption of atmospheric brown carbon aerosols in two contrasting urban areas of China202
A comparative study on high-efficient reduction of bromate in neutral solution using zero-valent Al treated by different procedures202
Ten-month comprehensive assessment of steroid hormones in the tributaries of Baiyun District, Guangzhou City, China: Spatiotemporal dynamics, source attribution, and environmental implications201
Decoding a complex record of anthropogenic and natural impacts in the Lake of Cavazzo sediments, NE Italy201
Impact of cord blood cadmium concentration on neonatal secondary sex ratio: The Japan Environment and Children's Study200
Long-term study on wastewater SARS-CoV-2 surveillance across United Arab Emirates200
Evaluating the anthropogenic nitrogen emissions to water using a hybrid approach in a city cluster: Insights into historical evolution, attribution, and mitigation potential199
High emission of black carbon in heavy-duty diesel vehicles: Insights from microscopic operating conditions197
A comprehensive review on anaerobic fungi applications in biofuels production194
Corrigendum to “Horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes within the bacterial communities in aquacultural environment” [Sci. Total Environ. 820 (2022) 153286]193
Erratum to “Delivery of unprecedented amounts of perfluoroalkyl substances towards the deep-sea” [Sci. Total Environ. 526 (2015) 41–48]193
Global biomass maps can increase the precision of (sub)national aboveground biomass estimates: A comparison across tropical countries193
Effect of SARS-CoV-2 shedding rate distribution of individuals during their disease days on the estimation of the number of infected people. Application of wastewater-based epidemiology to the city of193
Unveiling the changes in urban atmospheric CO2 in the time of COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of Florence (Italy)192
Alkalization-induced disintegration increased redox activity of solid humic acids and its soil biogeochemical implications191
The capture technology matters: Composition of municipal wastewater solids drives complexity of microbial community structure and volatile fatty acid profile during anaerobic fermentation191
Trophic position, altitudinal distribution, and water dependence as determining factors for mercury concentrations in tropical montane anurans191
Water rather than nitrogen availability predominantly modulates soil microbial beta-diversity and co-occurrence networks in a secondary forest190
Seawater flooding of calcareous soils: Implications for trace and alkaline metals mobility189
Narrative review of lead poisoning in humans caused by industrial activities and measures compatible with sustainable industrial activities in Republic of Zambia188
Insights into As accumulation in soil-groundwater-wheat-hair system of suburban farmland: Distribution, transfer and potential health risk187
Interactions between climate warming and land management regulate greenhouse gas fluxes in a temperate grassland ecosystem187
Vertical-flow constructed wetlands as a sustainable on-site greywater treatment process for the decrease of micropollutant concentration in urban wastewater and integration to households' water servic186
Effects of chronic exposure to the new insecticide sulfoxaflor in combination with a SDHI fungicide in a solitary bee186
Comparison of environmental controls on daily actual evapotranspiration dynamics among different terrestrial ecosystems in China186
Long-term exposure to particulate matter and COPD mortality: Insights from causal inference methods based on a large population cohort in southern China183
Exploring the recovery of potassium-rich struvite after a nitrification-denitrification process in pig slurry treatment182
Biogas utilization without desulfurization pretreatment in a bioelectrochemical system182
Seasonal coral-algae interactions drive White Mat Syndrome coral disease outbreaks181
Determination of organic fluorinated compounds content in complex samples through combustion ion chromatography methods: a way to define a “Total Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)” parameter?180
Ultra-high performance concrete alleviates ecotoxicological effects in aquatic organisms179
Fluoride induces pyroptosis via IL-17A-mediated caspase-1/11-dependent pathways and Bifidobacterium intervention in testis179
Nitrogen addition alters litter chemical traits to regulate decomposition: A meta-analysis178
Detection and full genomic sequencing of rare hepatitis E virus genotype 4d in Italian wastewater, undetected by clinical surveillance178
A new framework for simulating C decomposition and emissions from land applied biosolids and manures using the denitrification and decomposition model178
Drivers of variability in Blue Carbon stocks and burial rates across European estuarine habitats177
Increasing role of phenolic oxidative branch in daytime oxidation process of aromatics in Chinese haze period177
Comparative life cycle assessment of ammonia production by coke oven gas via single and coproduction processes177
Drivers of biological response to fluctuating seawater ph conditions in sea urchin echinus esculentus larvae176
Impacts of wastewater treatment plants on benthic macroinvertebrate communities in summer and winter176
Identifying conservation and restoration priorities for degraded coastal wetland vegetations: Integrating species distribution model and GeoDetector176
Assessment of the shift in the precipitation–streamflow relationship influenced by multiyear drought, Yellow River basin, China174
Effects of high and low flows on abundances of fish species in Central European headwater streams: The role of ecological species traits172
Histopathology of chironomids exposed to fly ash and microplastics as a new biomarker of ecotoxicological assessment172
Nucleic acid adductomics – The next generation of adductomics towards assessing environmental health risks171
The fate of Guadalquivir River discharges in the coastal strip of the Gulf of Cádiz. A study based on the linking of watershed catchment and hydrodynamic models171
Simulating diverse forest management options in a changing climate on a Pinus nigra subsp. laricio plantation in Southern Italy171
Evaluation and measurement of tropospheric glyoxal retrieved from MAX-DOAS in Shenzhen, China171
Composition and assembly mechanisms of prokaryotic communities in wetlands, and their relationships with different vegetation and reclamation methods169
Methane concentrations and fluxes in agricultural and preserved tropical headwater streams169
Transboundary river basins: Scenarios of hydropower development and operation under extreme climate conditions168
Children and adults are exposed to dual risks from ingestion of water and inhalation of ultrasonic humidifier particles from Pb-containing water167
Integration of reference data from different Rapid-E devices supports automatic pollen detection in more locations167
PM2.5 constituents associated with mortality and kidney failure in childhood-onset lupus nephritis: A 19-year cohort study166
The effect of combined application of biochar and phosphate fertilizers on phosphorus transformation in saline-alkali soil and its microbiological mechanism166
Behavioural and transgenerational effects of artificial light at night (ALAN) of varying spectral compositions in zebrafish (Danio rerio)166
Tracing nitrogen transformations during spring development of winter wheat induced by 15N labeled cattle slurry applied with different techniques165
Citizen participation and urban air pollution abatement: Evidence from environmental whistle-blowing platform policy in Sichuan China165
Trace the origin of yak meat in Xizang based on stable isotope combined with multivariate statistics164
Response of drip water Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca variations in ventilated caves to hydroclimate164
Metals in sediment of the upper Great Lakes: Spatial distribution, temporal trends, anthropogenic enrichment, and risk assessments163
Evolution of organic carbon during COVID-19 lockdown period: Possible contribution of nocturnal chemistry163
Global trade network and CH4 emission outsourcing163
Characterization of cooking-related ultrafine particles in a US residence and impacts of various intervention strategies162
Integrated modelling to assess the impacts of water stress in a transboundary river basin: Bridging local-scale water resource operations to a river basin economy162
Ecotoxicity of cationic cellulose polymers to aquatic biota: The influence of charge density162
Evidence of economic development revealed in centennial scale sedimentary records of organic pollutants in Huguangyan Marr Lake161
Using HRMS fingerprinting to explore micropollutant contamination in soil and vegetables caused by swine wastewater irrigation161
Exploring dynamics relationship between carbon emissions and eco-environmental quality in Samarinda Metropolitan Area: A spatiotemporal approach161
Plant-ant interactions mediate herbivore-induced conspecific negative density dependence in a subtropical forest161
Photochemical and microbial transformation of particulate organic matter depending on its source and size161
Sources of variation in nutrient loads collected through street sweeping in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area, Minnesota, USA160
Decoding algae under abnormal temperature variability with odorant as a responsive indicator160
Environmental impact of an anthropogenic groundwater temperature hotspot159
Ecological drivers of macroinvertebrate metacommunity assembly in a subtropical river basin in the Yangtze River Delta, China159
Optimized nanopesticide delivery of thiamethoxam to cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata) controls thrips (Megalurothrips usitatus) and reduces toxicity to non-target worker bees (Apis mellifera)159
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