OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-Toxic/Hazardous Sub 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Adsorption kinetics, isotherms, and selectivity of trihalomethanes and haloacetonitriles by granular activated carbon	79
Distribution and statistical analysis of major and trace elements in the bee pollen from the territory of Republic of Kosovo	63
Photo-Fenton process applied for the treatment of industrial wastewaters containing diclofenac: optimization with low iron ions concentrations and without pH control	40
Assessment of heavy metals and human health risk associated with the consumption of crops cultivated in industrial areas of Maputo, Mozambique	30
Continuous fixed-bed column study and adsorption modeling removal of Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺ and Cd²⁺ ions from synthetic acid mine drainage by nanocomposite cellu	22
Metagenome based analysis of groundwater from arsenic contaminated sites of West Bengal revealed community diversity and their metabolic potential	18
Organochlorine pesticide residues and health risk assessment of farmland soil in the black soil area of Faku County	18
Dual-wavelength UV degradation of bisphenol A and bezafibrate in aqueous solution using excilamps (222, 282 nm) and LED (365 nm): yes or no synergy?	16
Synthetic surfactants in drinking and surface waters in Armenia and apparent non-association with some diseases	16
Maternal exposure to organochlorine pesticides and anthropometrics of newborns – a hospital-based cross-sectional study in rural and urban settings in Armenia	16
Removal of ¹⁴²Pr from nuclear purity water using hydroxyapatite	15
Batch and continuous fixed bed adsorption of copper (II) from acid mine drainage (AMD) using green and recyclable adsorbent from cellulose microcrystals (CMCs)	15
Development of a post-treatment system using a downflow hanging sponge reactor – an upflow anaerobic reactor for natural rubber processing wastewater treatment	14
Evaluation of photocatalysis inactivation in indoor air purification of pathogenic microbes by using the different nanomaterials based on TiO ₂ nanomaterials	14
Citric, succinic, and vanillic acid-functionalized magnetic-cored dendrimer for methylene blue adsorption	13
Degradation of diclofenac using advanced oxidation processes: a review	13
Microwave-assisted synthesis of Co(II), Ni(II), Ti(III), and Ti (IV) complexes of iminochromeno-pyrido-pyrimidine and in vitro antiproliferative effect against H460, MCF-7, and HCT116	13
Efficiency of thermally activated eggshells for acid mine drainage treatment in cold climate	13
Regulatory compliance of PCDD/F emissions by a municipal solid waste incinerator. A case study in Sant Adrià de Besòs, Catalonia, Spain	12
Comparing the efficiency of N-doped TiO₂ and commercial TiO₂ as photo catalysts for amoxicillin and ciprofloxacin photo-degradation under solar irradiation	12
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in aquatic animals: a systematic review on analytical advances and challenges	12
Quaternary-nitrogen functionalized carbonaceous adsorbent derived from coffee grounds for nitrate removal from aqueous solution	11
Polyethylene terephthalate nanoplastics cause oxidative stress induced cell death in Saccharomyces cerevisiae	11
Risk assessment of common household detergents: hazard identification and safety classification	11
Application of the QuEChERS method for the determination of pesticides, PAHs and PCBs in fish in Senegal	11

Decolouration of azo dyes by radicals generated from K ₂ S ₂ O ₈ automatically in homogeneous a	11
The response of three typical freshwater algae to acute acid stress in water	10
Modeling of NO mass transfer characteristics absorbed in sodium persulfate solution with a bubble reactor	10
Simultaneous removal of Cu (II) and Cr (VI) ions from petroleum refinery wastewater using ZnO/Fe₃O₄ nanocomposite	10
Occurrence and distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in Rivers entering the sea from the South bank of Laizhou Bay, China	10
Use of bacteriophage to inactivate pathogenic bacteria from wastewater	10
A systematic review of the water treatment sludge toxicity to terrestrial and aquatic biota: state of the art and management challenges	9
Evaluation of pharmaceutical industry wastewater for their cyto-genotoxic potential and oxidative stress induced by the waste	9
Effect of ultrasonic homogenization on crude oil-water emulsion stability	8
N-chlorosuccinimide enhancing the antimicrobial effect of benzalkonium chloride on biofilm Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its interaction mechanisms	8
Effect of hubble-bubble smoking on global DNA methylation and transcription levels of protamine and histone genes in human spermatozoa	8
Membrane separation of antibiotics predicted with the back propagation neural network	8
Investigation of the pancreatic toxicological effects of oral ingestion of perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) in Sprague-Dawley rats	8
Radiological and environmental hazards of granitic rocks in Wadi Faliq El Sahl and El Waar area, North Eastern Desert, Egypt	8
Examination of the environmental behavior of phosphogypsum with the application of lab-scale experiment	7
Ecotoxicological studies of direct and indirect genotoxicity with Artemia : an integrative review	7
Augmentation of mixotrophic denitrification by using iron-rich desulfurized waste as a co-substrate in sulfur-ethanol-based denitrification	7
Effects of exposure to sediment-associated fipronil on cardiac function of Neotropical armored catfishHypostomus regani	7
Different responses in gene expression to heavy metal stress in Amaranthus spp.	7
Corn stalk biochar modified with imidazolium-based ionic liquids for the removal of Cd ²⁺ from mine water	7
Preparation and characterization of ternary composite photocatalyst for degradation of oxytetracycline hydrochloride in seawater under visible light	6
Machine learning, a powerful tool for the prediction of BiVO ₄ nanoparticles efficiency in photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes	6
Moss biomonitoring of air pollution with potentially toxic elements in the Kumanovo Region, North Macedonia	6
Cu/Nb₂O₅, Fe/Nb₂O₅ and Cu-Fe/Nb₂O₅ applied in salicylic acid degradation: Parameters studies and photocatalytic activity	6
Improving oil absorption performance of cork via deep eutectic solvent treatment for environmental remediation	6
Interaction mechanism of benzophenone-type UV filters on bovine serum albumin: Insights from structure-affinity relationship	6
In-situ synthesis of sunlight-driven CuO-ZnO heterostructure photocatalyst for enhanced elimination of organic pollutants and CO ₂ reduction	6
Using photocatalyzed-peroxonization to disinfect and denature genetic material of bacterial plasmids present in hospital wastewater	6
Microbiota on football surfaces: providing fresh insights into football sports management	6
Equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamic studies for the removal of arsenic from water using newly synthesized amino resin supported hydrous ferric oxide nano composite	6
Modeling of the biomethane production from ultrasonic pretreated fruit and vegetable waste via anaerobic digestion	6
Removal of m-Toluidine from aqueous solution using H ₃ PO ₄ -activated carbon from	6
Characterizing the interaction between micro(nano)plastics and simulated body fluids and their impact on human lung epithelial cells	6
In situ capping of silver nanoparticles with cellulosic matrices from wheat straws in enhancing their antimicrobial activity: Synthesis and characterization	6
Catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol using CuO@Na₂Ti(PO₄)₂⋅H₂O	6
Mercury distribution and contamination in the soils of the Mitrovica region, Republic of Kosovo	6
Combined slaughterhouse wastewater treatment via pilot plant chemical coagulation followed by 4th generation downflow hanging sponge (DHS-4G)	6
Escherichia coli removal in down-flow hanging sponge reactors: insights from laboratory reactor studies	6
Concentrations, seasonal trends, sources, health risk and subchronic toxicity to the respiratory and immune system of PAHs in PM_2.5 in Xi'an	5
Trends of recreational water quality in Albania’s coastal during 2016–2020	5
Assessing three industrially produced fungi for the bioremediation of diclofenac	5
Assessing air quality and composition of fine particulate matter (PM _2.5 ) in Jackson, MS	5
A novel and efficient voltammetric sensor for the simultaneous determination of alizarin red S and tartrazine by using poly(leucine) functionalized carbon paste electrode	5
Self-synthesized TiO₂ nanoparticles-pH-mediated dispersive solid phase extraction coupled with high performance liquid chromatography for the determination of quinolones in biological matri	5
Statistical physics double-layer models for the experimental study and theoretical modeling of methyl orange dye adsorption on AlMnTiO nanocomposite	5
Effect of humic compost on the adsorption of cadmium (II) in aqueous medium	5
Multivariate analysis on spatial distribution of chemical elements in river sediment assessed by the total reflection X-ray fluorescence technique	5
Cyto-genotoxicity evaluation of pyroligneous acid using Allium cepa assay	5
Effect of formic acid inflow on microbial properties of the anaerobic granular sludge in a UASB reactor	5
Effect of short-term pig slurry amendment of soil on humified organic matter and its relationship with the dynamics of heavy metals and metals uptake by plants	5

Human health risks from textile chemicals: a critical review of recent evidence (2019–2025)	5
18S rRNA gene sequencing for environmental aflatoxigenic fungi and risk of hepatic carcinoma among exposed workers	5
Impact of modification on the properties of Eucheuma biochar and its adsorption of phenanthrene from aqueous solution	5
Assessment of surface water quality of the bois river (Goiás, Brazil) using an integrated physicochemical, microbiological and ecotoxicological approach	5
Phosphate removal using dolomite modified with ultrasound: mathematical and experimental analysis	5
Effects of pyroligneous acid on acute, chronic, and cyto-genotoxicity to earthworms ( Eisenia fetida )	5
Sub-ppm determination of perfluorinated carboxylic acids in solution by UV–vis high-performance liquid chromatography through solid phase extraction	5
Atmospheric levels, distribution, sources, correlation with meteorological parameters and other pollutants and health risk of PAHs bound in PM_2.5 and PM₁₀ in Burgas, Bulgaria – a	5