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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Influence of drinking water quality on the formation of corrosion scales in lead-bearing drinking water distribution systems	73
Photo-Fenton process applied for the treatment of industrial wastewaters containing diclofenac: optimization with low iron ions concentrations and without pH control	48
Assessment of heavy metals and human health risk associated with the consumption of crops cultivated in industrial areas of Maputo, Mozambique	31
Distribution and statistical analysis of major and trace elements in the bee pollen from the territory of Republic of Kosovo	23
Adsorption kinetics, isotherms, and selectivity of trihalomethanes and haloacetonitriles by granular activated carbon	22
Continuous fixed-bed column study and adsorption modeling removal of Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺ and Cd²⁺ ions from synthetic acid mine drainage by nanocomposite cellu	20
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?	18
Batch and continuous fixed bed adsorption of copper (II) from acid mine drainage (AMD) using green and recyclable adsorbent from cellulose microcrystals (CMCs)	16
Metagenome based analysis of groundwater from arsenic contaminated sites of West Bengal revealed community diversity and their metabolic potential	16
Influence of low temperature on comparative arsenic accumulation and release by three Pteris hyperaccumulators	16
Complexation of arsenate to humic acid with different molecular weight fractions in aqueous solution	15
Fate of enteric viruses during leafy greens (romaine lettuce) production using treated municipal wastewater and AP205 bacteriophage as a surrogate	15
Development of a post-treatment system using a downflow hanging sponge reactor – an upflow anaerobic reactor for natural rubber processing wastewater treatment	14
Maternal exposure to organochlorine pesticides and anthropometrics of newborns – a hospital-based cross-sectional study in rural and urban settings in Armenia	13
Evaluation of photocatalysis inactivation in indoor air purification of pathogenic microbes by using the different nanomaterials based on TiO ₂ nanomaterials	12
Synthetic surfactants in drinking and surface waters in Armenia and apparent non-association with some diseases	11
Removal of ¹⁴²Pr from nuclear purity water using hydroxyapatite	11
The usage of calcium phosphate systems for onsite defluoridation treatment	11
Degradation of diclofenac using advanced oxidation processes: a review	11
Citric, succinic, and vanillic acid-functionalized magnetic-cored dendrimer for methylene blue adsorption	10
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	10
Polyethylene terephthalate nanoplastics cause oxidative stress induced cell death in Saccharomyces cerevisiae	10
Comparing the efficiency of N-doped TiO₂ and commercial TiO₂ as photo catalysts for amoxicillin and ciprofloxacin photo-degradation under solar irradiation	10
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in aquatic animals: a systematic review on analytical advances and challenges	10
Use of bacteriophage to inactivate pathogenic bacteria from wastewater	10

Efficiency of thermally activated eggshells for acid mine drainage treatment in cold climate	10
Application of the QuEChERS method for the determination of pesticides, PAHs and PCBs in fish in Senegal	10
Regulatory compliance of PCDD/F emissions by a municipal solid waste incinerator. A case study in Sant Adrià de Besòs, Catalonia, Spain	10
Simultaneous removal of Cu (II) and Cr (VI) ions from petroleum refinery wastewater using ZnO/Fe₃O₄ nanocomposite	9
Decolouration of azo dyes by radicals generated from K ₂ S ₂ O ₈ automatically in homogeneous a	9
Effect of ultrasonic homogenization on crude oil-water emulsion stability	9
Modeling of NO mass transfer characteristics absorbed in sodium persulfate solution with a bubble reactor	9
Occurrence and distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in Rivers entering the sea from the South bank of Laizhou Bay, China	8
Membrane separation of antibiotics predicted with the back propagation neural network	8
Radiological and environmental hazards of granitic rocks in Wadi Faliq El Sahl and El Waar area, North Eastern Desert, Egypt	8
The response of three typical freshwater algae to acute acid stress in water	8
Dynamics of bacterial functional genes and community structures during rhizoremediation of diesel-contaminated compost-amended soil	8
Investigation of the pancreatic toxicological effects of oral ingestion of perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) in Sprague-Dawley rats	8
Corn stalk biochar modified with imidazolium-based ionic liquids for the removal of Cd ²⁺ from mine water	8
A systematic review of the water treatment sludge toxicity to terrestrial and aquatic biota: state of the art and management challenges	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
Biodegradation of cyanide to ammonia and carbon dioxide by an industrially valuable enzyme from the newly isolated Enterobacter zs	7
Phytocompounds from Anvillea radiata as promising anti-Covid-19 drugs: in silico studies and in vivo safety assessment	7
In-situ synthesis of sunlight-driven CuO-ZnO heterostructure photocatalyst for enhanced elimination of organic pollutants and CO ₂ reduction	7
Effects of exposure to sediment-associated fipronil on cardiac function of Neotropical armored catfishHypostomus regani	7
Preparation and characterization of ternary composite photocatalyst for degradation of oxytetracycline hydrochloride in seawater under visible light	7
Characterizing the interaction between micro(nano)plastics and simulated body fluids and their impact on human lung epithelial cells	6
Cu/Nb₂O₅, Fe/Nb₂O₅ and Cu-Fe/Nb₂O₅ applied in salicylic acid degradation: Parameters studies and photocatalytic activity	6
In situ capping of silver nanoparticles with cellulosic matrices from wheat straws in enhancing their antimicrobial activity: Synthesis and characterization	6
The association between manganese exposure with cardiovascular disease in older adults: NHANES 2011–2018	6
Interaction mechanism of benzophenone-type UV filters on bovine serum albumin: Insights from structure-affinity relationship	6
Ecotoxicological studies of direct and indirect genotoxicity with Artemia : an integrative review	6
Catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol using CuO@Na₂Ti(PO₄)₂⋅H₂O	6
Combined slaughterhouse wastewater treatment via pilot plant chemical coagulation followed by 4th generation downflow hanging sponge (DHS-4G)	6
Antifungal and synergistic activities of some selected essential oils on the growth of significant indoor fungi of the genusAspergillus	6
Examination of the environmental behavior of phosphogypsum with the application of lab-scale experiment	6
Machine learning, a powerful tool for the prediction of BiVO ₄ nanoparticles efficiency in photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes	6
Sulfur-based mixotrophic denitrification with the stoichiometric S⁰/N ratio and methanol supplementation: effect of the C/N ratio on the process	6
Moss biomonitoring of air pollution with potentially toxic elements in the Kumanovo Region, North Macedonia	6
Using photocatalyzed-peroxonization to disinfect and denature genetic material of bacterial plasmids present in hospital wastewater	6
Escherichia coli removal in down-flow hanging sponge reactors: insights from laboratory reactor studies	5
Studies on sorption kinetics and sorption isotherm for pervaporative separation of benzene from model pyrolysis gasoline using insitu nano silver/polyvinyl alcohol membrane	5
Effect of formic acid inflow on microbial properties of the anaerobic granular sludge in a UASB reactor	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
Agricultural application of digestates derived from agricultural and municipal organic wastes: a health risk-assessment for heavy metals	5
Mercury distribution and contamination in the soils of the Mitrovica region, Republic of Kosovo	5
Cyto-genotoxicity evaluation of pyroligneous acid using Allium cepa assay	5
The status of heavy metals in arable soils of contrasting texture treated by biochar – an experiment from Slovakia	5
Sub-ppm determination of perfluorinated carboxylic acids in solution by UV–vis high-performance liquid chromatography through solid phase extraction	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
Impact of modification on the properties of Eucheuma biochar and its adsorption of phenanthrene from aqueous solution	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
Composting of fish waste and its phytotoxicity effects	5

Modeling of the biomethane production from ultrasonic pretreated fruit and vegetable waste via anaerobic digestion	5
Effect of intermittent induced aeration on nitrogen removal and denitrifying-bacterial community structure in Cork and gravel vertical flow pilot-scale treatment wetlands	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
Effects of pyroligneous acid on acute, chronic, and cyto-genotoxicity to earthworms ( Eisenia fetida )	5
Effects of the endocrine disruptor 4-nonylphenol on the demography of rotifers Plationus patulus and Brachionus havanaensis: a multigenerational study	5
Phosphate removal using dolomite modified with ultrasound: mathematical and experimental analysis	5
Equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamic studies for the removal of arsenic from water using newly synthesized amino resin supported hydrous ferric oxide nano composite	5