Environmental Chemistry Letters

Papers
(The median citation count of Environmental Chemistry Letters is 20. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Proteomics of mercury-induced responses and resilience in plants: a review844
Indirect contamination of cockroaches by anticoagulant rodenticides578
The toxicity of the glyphosate herbicide for Pardosa spiders’ predatory activity depends on the formulation of the glyphosate product558
Environmental applications of two-dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides for water purification: a review437
Enhanced hydrogen storage efficiency with sorbents and machine learning: a review419
Nano-sized natural organic matter interacts with bisphenol A and decreases cytotoxicity to human cells409
Vanadium properties, toxicity, mineral sources and extraction methods: a review386
Machine learning to predict the production of bio-oil, biogas, and biochar by pyrolysis of biomass: a review321
Design and mechanism of photocatalytic oxidation for the removal of air pollutants: a review312
Seaweed for climate mitigation, wastewater treatment, bioenergy, bioplastic, biochar, food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics: a review309
Concentration, sources, influencing factors and hazards of heavy metals in indoor and outdoor dust: A review307
Penetration of submicron amino-functionalized graphene quantum dots in plant stomata, implication for the depollution of atmospheric soot particles278
High-resolution mapping of premature mortality induced by atmospheric particulate matter in China264
Control of invasive apple snails and their use as pollutant ecotoxic indicators: a review244
Fast dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction of pesticides in water based on a thermo-switchable deep eutectic solvent225
Innovative technologies to remove alkylphenols from wastewater: a review218
Biotreatment strategies for the removal of microplastics from freshwater systems. A review213
Neutral pH, multioxidants Fenton oxidation of dimethyl sulfoxide and acetamidophenol as water pollutant models207
Effect of humic substances on the anaerobic digestion of secondary sludge in wastewater treatment plants: a review203
High-resolution imaging of Hg/Se aggregates in the brain of small Indian mongoose, a wild terrestrial species: insights into intracellular Hg detoxification192
Multi-elemental compound-specific isotope analysis of pesticides for source identification and monitoring of degradation in soil: a review186
Efficient analysis of metabolites of industrial additives in cerebrospinal fluids175
Hydrogen, ammonia and methanol for marine transportation175
Biocompatible self-healing hydrogels based on boronic acid-functionalized polymer and laponite nanocomposite for water pollutant removal171
High chloroform removal using tannic acid to promote the activation of persulfate with Fe/Ni nanoparticles171
Photocatalytic inactivation and disinfection of bioaerosols: a review163
Unrecognized pollution by inorganic condensable particulate matter in the atmosphere161
The revival of cyclodextrins as active pharmaceutical ingredients154
Are bioplastics an ecofriendly alternative to fossil fuel plastics?154
Carbon dioxide separation and capture by adsorption: a review152
Phosphorus adsorption by functionalized biochar: a review150
Electrochemical conversion of biomass-derived aldehydes into fine chemicals and hydrogen: A review150
Synthesis and applications of carbon quantum dots derived from biomass waste: a review141
Microplastic characteristics, transport, risks, and remediation in groundwater: a review136
Hydrogen and biodiesel production from food waste: a review135
A novel hydrothermal method to synthesize brookite titanium dioxide nanosquares for efficient pollutant degradation128
Effect of combined cadmium and doxycycline pollution on the nitrogen cycle in constructed ditch wetlands128
Dioxins and furans in biochars, hydrochars and torreficates produced by thermochemical conversion of biomass: a review126
Microplastics alter crystal growth in coral skeleton structures125
Extraction, purification and applications of biosurfactants based on microbial-derived glycolipids and lipopeptides: a review123
4-Nonylphenol adsorption, environmental impact and remediation: a review122
Highly efficient thermo-photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline catalyzed by tungsten disulfide under visible light111
Energy production from farming waste: a review110
Green synthesis of ZrO2 nanoparticles and nanocomposites for biomedical and environmental applications: a review108
Effects of pollutant toxicity on the eyes of aquatic life monitored by visual dysfunction in zebrafish: a review107
Green technology for sustainable surface protection of steel from corrosion: a review104
Spatial distribution, pollution characteristics, and health risks of antibiotic resistance genes in China: a review103
Biochar-clay, biochar-microorganism and biochar-enzyme composites for environmental remediation: a review101
Heterojunction photocatalysts for degradation of the tetracycline antibiotic: a review98
Bioenergy production from chicken manure: a review97
The role of silicon in the supply of terrestrial ecosystem services94
Recycling municipal, agricultural and industrial waste into energy, fertilizers, food and construction materials, and economic feasibility: a review94
Environmentally benign techniques of lithium extraction from salt lakes: a review94
Synthesis of branched allylic sulfones by regioselective boron-catalysed hydrosulfonylation93
Thermochemical conversion of municipal solid waste into energy and hydrogen: a review91
Rapid conversion of carbon dioxide into titanium carbide by atmospheric microwave plasma89
The dual role of tropospheric ozone in controlling COVID-19 outbreaks88
Chitosan-based beads as sustainable adsorbents for wastewater remediation: a review88
Recovery of gas waste from the petroleum industry: a review87
SARS-CoV-2 monitoring by automated target-driven molecular machine-based engineering87
Impact of biogas digestates on soil microbiota in agriculture: a review86
Detection of multiple metal ions in water with a fluorescence sensor based on carbon quantum dots assisted by stepwise prediction and machine learning84
Adverse prognosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma following long-term exposure to multiple air pollutants83
Ultrasensitive electrochemical detection of bisphenol A using composites of MoS2 nanoflowers, CoS2 nano-polyhedrons and reduced graphene oxide78
Biofuel production by co-pyrolysis of sewage sludge and other materials: a review77
Supramolecular deep eutectic solvents in extraction processes: a review75
Solidification and removal of impurities from phosphogypsum for road applications: a review75
Microwave resonance enhanced CO2 reduction using biochar75
Occurrence, transformation, bioaccumulation, risk and analysis of pharmaceutical and personal care products from wastewater: a review74
Advanced adsorbents for ibuprofen removal from aquatic environments: a review74
China’s sponge cities alleviate urban flooding and water shortage: a review74
Production and growth of microalgae in urine and wastewater: A review72
Correction to: Pesticide resurrection72
Room-temperature and carbon-negative production of biodiesel via synergy of geminal-atom and photothermal catalysis72
Recycling of bast textile wastes into high value-added products: a review71
Enhanced stability and coke resistance in methanol to olefins reaction using fibrous silica-wrapped silicoaluminophosphate zeolite70
Boron nitride nanomaterials for environmental remediation, energy, and sensing: a review69
Unanswered questions on the airborne transmission of COVID-1969
Validation of methods for enriching and detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater69
Improved electricity production and nitrogen enrichment during the treatment of black water using manganese ore-modified anodes68
Cyclodextrins as multitask agents for metal nano-heterogeneous catalysis: a review68
Connecting records of global-to-regional climate67
Strategies and considerations to green analytical separations: a review65
Methods for selenium removal from contaminated waters: a review65
Microplastic environmental behavior and health risk assessment: a review65
Occurrence, toxicity and adsorptive removal of the chloramphenicol antibiotic in water: a review64
Forest-bathing and physical activity as weapons against COVID-19: a review64
Biomaterials technology and policies in the building sector: a review64
Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals: a review64
ZnO-based heterostructures as photocatalysts for hydrogen generation and depollution: a review63
Engineered nanomaterials for biomedical applications and their toxicity: a review62
Metal oxide nanobiochar materials to remediate heavy metal and dye pollution: a review61
Cost, environmental impact, and resilience of renewable energy under a changing climate: a review61
Interfacial-engineered CoTiO3-based composite for photocatalytic applications: a review61
Cyanobacteria for environmental, energy and biomedical application: a review60
Analysis of psychoactive substances and metabolites in sludges, soils, sediments and biota: a review60
Coupled biological and chemical catalysis for jet biofuel production: a review59
Will the COVID-19 pandemic end with the Delta and Omicron variants?59
Accumulation and fate of microplastics in soils after application of biosolids on land: A review59
Materials for sustainable metallic iron-based water filters: a review58
Optimizing biodiesel production from waste with computational chemistry, machine learning and policy insights: a review57
Electrochemical treatment of livestock waste streams. A review57
Dyes removal from water using polymeric nanocomposites: a review56
Biochar for agronomy, animal farming, anaerobic digestion, composting, water treatment, soil remediation, construction, energy storage, and carbon sequestration: a review56
Subcritical water conversion of biomass to biofuels, chemicals and materials: a review56
Bioleaching metal-bearing wastes and by-products for resource recovery: a review55
Metal nanowires for transparent conductive electrodes in flexible chromatic devices: a review55
Application of polysaccharide-based biopolymers as supports in photocatalytic treatment of water and wastewater: a review54
Nanoplastics occurrence, detection methods, and impact on the nitrogen cycle: a review53
Nanoplastics are potentially more dangerous than microplastics53
Overestimated role of sulfate in haze formation over Chinese megacities due to improper simulation of heterogeneous reactions53
Polymeric carbon nitride-based photocatalysts for the removal of nitrogen oxides: a review52
Rising greenhouse gas emissions from the China’s aquaculture industry between 2000 and 202052
Marine macro-litter sources and ecological impact: a review52
Cyclodextrins as molecular carriers for biopesticides: a review51
Impact of waste of COVID-19 protective equipment on the environment, animals and human health: a review51
Mechanisms controlling the transport and evaporation of human exhaled respiratory droplets containing the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus: a review51
Recycling food and agriculture by-products to mitigate climate change: a review50
Electrochemical reduction of gaseous nitric oxide into ammonia: a review49
Optimizing hydrogen production by alkaline water decomposition with transition metal-based electrocatalysts49
Toxic effects of heavy metals on crustaceans and associated health risks in humans: a review49
Methods to control harmful algal blooms: a review49
Advanced catalysts and effect of operating parameters in ethanol dry reforming for hydrogen generation. A review48
Synthesis and potential applications of cyclodextrin-based metal–organic frameworks: a review48
Glycine-induced synthesis of vaterite by direct aqueous mineral carbonation of desulfurization gypsum48
Herbicide risks to non-target species and the environment: A review47
Remediation of pharmaceuticals from contaminated water by molecularly imprinted polymers: a review47
Professor Casu’s contribution to cyclodextrins, the remarkable cage-shaped molecules: a review46
Tree barks reveal health risk of inhalation of dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyl in rural China46
Impact of nanomaterials on human health: a review45
Wastewater technology attenuates the toxicity of shisha smoking45
The overlooked toxicity of non-carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons45
Photoelectrocatalytic systems for simultaneous energy recovery and wastewater treatment: a review45
Metal ion-induced enhanced oxidation of organic contaminants by ferrate: a review45
Removal and recovery of vanadium from waste by chemical precipitation, adsorption, solvent extraction, remediation, photo-catalyst reduction and membrane filtration. A review44
Old growth forests and large old trees as critical organisms connecting ecosystems and human health. A review44
The viral phoenix: enhanced infectivity and immunity evasion of SARS-CoV-2 variants43
Microplastic sources, formation, toxicity and remediation: a review43
Efficient photoreduction of carbon dioxide into carbon-based fuels: a review43
Improved product selectivity of electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide by tuning local carbon dioxide concentration with multiphysics models43
Synthesis and environmental applications of biochar-supported nano-zero-valent iron composites: a review43
Green construction for low-carbon cities: a review43
Edible films and coatings for food packaging applications: a review43
Correction to: ‘Environmental applications of carbon-based materials: a review’42
Seamless carbon nitride growth on bimetallic oxide for antibiotic residue degradation42
Transformation of sewage sludge into activated carbon by molten salt synthesis for adsorption of CO2 and dyes42
Food chain microplastics contamination and impact on human health: a review42
Harnessing biostimulants from biogas digestates for high-value resource recovery: a review42
Manganese-catalyzed cross-coupling of primary alcohols with biomass-derived ethanol for upgrading to linear alcohols under solvent-free conditions42
Biogas upgrading, economy and utilization: a review42
Iron-modified biochar for enhanced removal of ciprofloxacin and amoxicillin in wastewater41
Nanoplastic occurrence, transformation and toxicity: a review41
Phototransformation and toxicity enhancement of silver chloride nanoparticles by polystyrene microplastics under sunlit41
Materials, fuels, upgrading, economy, and life cycle assessment of the pyrolysis of algal and lignocellulosic biomass: a review41
Nanoconfinement engineering for enchanced adsorption of carbon materials, metal–organic frameworks, mesoporous silica, MXenes and porous organic polymers: a review41
Sulfonated graphene nanomaterials for membrane antifouling, pollutant removal, and production of chemicals from biomass: a review40
Occurrence, analysis, and toxicity of polyethylene terephthalate microplastics: a review40
Migration and remediation of organic liquid pollutants in porous soils and sedimentary rocks: a review40
Biopolymer-based membranes from polysaccharides for CO2 separation: a review40
Efficient water oxidation under mild alkaline conditions with ruthenium(IV)-iron(VI) catalysts40
Molybdenum background and pollution levels in the Taipu River, China40
Water splitting, pollutant degradation and environmental impact using low-index faceted metal-based nanocrystals. A review39
Green methodologies for the synthesis of 2-aminothiophene39
The molecular composition of humic substances extracted from green composts and their potential for soil remediation39
Natural and engineered enzymes for polyester degradation: a review39
Hydrogels for the removal of the methylene blue dye from wastewater: a review39
Synthesis of green nanoparticles for energy, biomedical, environmental, agricultural, and food applications: A review38
Strategies to achieve a carbon neutral society: a review38
Social, environmental, and economic consequences of integrating renewable energies in the electricity sector: a review38
Microplastics in mangroves and coral reef ecosystems: a review38
Recycled toilet paper sensitizers, a novel source of contamination in rivers37
Optimizing biomass pathways to bioenergy and biochar application in electricity generation, biodiesel production, and biohydrogen production37
Carbon capture, storage, and usage with microalgae: a review37
Catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic polysaccharides to commodity biochemicals: a review37
Correction to: Impact of biogas digestates on soil microbiota in agriculture: a review37
Improving the redox performance of photocatalytic materials by cascade-type charge transfer: a review37
Predicted tenfold increase of hydrogen solubility in water under pore confinement36
Toxicity and behavioral response of zebrafish exposed to combined microplastic and bisphenol analogues35
Biosorption for the recovery and analysis of rare earth elements and platinum group metals from real samples. A review35
Limited efficiency of wet scrubbers in reducing the environmental impact of ship-emitted particles35
Remediation of tetracycline pollution using microplastics, green materials, membranes and sonocatalysts: a review35
Microalgae binary culture for higher biomass production, nutrients recycling, and efficient harvesting: a review35
Transforming low-quality cotton fibers into dye adsorbents35
Invasive plants as biosorbents for environmental remediation: a review34
Conversion of lignocellulosic biomass-derived compounds to 2-ethylhexanol: a review34
Calculation of adsorption isotherms by statistical physics models: a review33
Phytoremediation and sequestration of soil metals using the CRISPR/Cas9 technology to modify plants: a review33
Biogenic volatile organic compounds emissions, atmospheric chemistry, and environmental implications: a review33
Long-term organic fertilizer-induced carbonate neoformation increases carbon sequestration in soil33
Design of polymeric carbon nitride-based heterojunctions for photocatalytic water splitting: a review33
Chemical recycling methods for managing waste plastics: a review33
Biopolymer-supported TiO2 as a sustainable photocatalyst for wastewater treatment: a review33
Local production, downward and regional transport aggravated surface ozone pollution during the historical orange-alert large-scale ozone episode in eastern China33
Recyling manganese-rich electrolytic residues: a review32
Possible formation of long-lived photo-oxidants by photolysis of organic matter phenols in sunlit waters32
Photocatalytic wood window for the removal of indoor urea pollution32
Polyethylene is degraded by the deep-sea Acinetobacter venetianus bacterium32
Non-stop industries were the main source of air pollution during the 2020 coronavirus lockdown in the North China Plain32
Occurrence, transport, and toxicity of nanomaterials in soil ecosystems: a review32
13C dicarboxylic acid signatures indicate temporal shifts in catchment sediment sources in response to extreme winter rainfall32
Hydrogen production by catalytic aqueous-phase reforming of waste biomass: a review31
CuCo2S4/sulfite reaction for efficient removal of tetracycline in water31
Self-healing passivation of pyrite at ambient temperature31
Microplastic migration in porous media at various scales: a review31
Simultaneous hydrogen production and photocatalytic pollutant removal: a review31
Evidence for the involvement of Fe(IV) in water treatment by Fe(III)-activated sulfite31
Metabolic and neurodevelopmental effects of the environmental endocrine disruptor di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate: a review30
Carbon dioxide methanation on heterogeneous catalysts: a review30
High caffeine levels in old sewer system waters reveal domestic wastewater leakage30
Mineral carbonation using alkaline waste and byproducts to reduce CO2 emissions in Taiwan30
Environmentally-friendly tanning for leather production: a review30
Mathematical modeling of the anodic oxidation of organic pollutants: a review30
Production of hydrogen and value-added carbon materials by catalytic methane decomposition: a review30
Bimetallic atomic site catalysts for CO2 reduction reactions: a review29
Removal of hydrogen sulfide from biogas by adsorption and photocatalysis: a review29
Hydrogen production from wastewater, storage, economy, governance and applications: a review29
Data-driven modelling techniques for earth-air heat exchangers to reduce energy consumption in buildings: a review29
Ecosystem-inspired model and artificial intelligence predicts pollutant consumption capacity by coagulation in drinking water treatment28
Barcoding drug information to recycle unwanted household pharmaceuticals: a review28
Electrochemical and optical sensors made of composites of metal–organic frameworks and carbon-based materials. A review28
Functional clothing, an overlooked source of persistent textile fibers in the global microplastic pollution28
Natural nutraceuticals for enhancing yogurt properties: a review28
Nanotechnology for improved production of algal biofuels: a review28
Lithium extraction from salt lake brines with high magnesium/lithium ratio: a review28
Enhanced levoglucosan production by graphene oxide-catalyzed pyrolysis of biomass27
Prevalence of microplastics and fate in wastewater treatment plants: a review27
Co-pyrolysis of sewage sludge and biomass for stabilizing heavy metals and reducing biochar toxicity: A review27
Management of hailstorms under a changing climate in agriculture: a review27
Direct interspecies electron transfer for environmental treatment and chemical electrosynthesis: A review27
Enhanced photocatalytic activity of electrospun TiO2/polyacrylonitrile membranes in a crossflow reactor using dual lights26
Microplastics modify the microbial-mediated carbon metabolism in mangroves26
Fruit waste-derived aerogels for the removal of dyes, heavy metals and oils in water: a review26
Ozone poisoning in research laboratories and in the industry26
New separation protocol reveals spray painting as a neglected source of microplastics in soils26
Toxicity and environmental fate of the less toxic chiral neonicotinoid pesticides: a review26
Corona and polio viruses are sensitive to short pulses of W-band gyrotron radiation25
Metallic and bimetallic phosphides-based nanomaterials for photocatalytic hydrogen production and water detoxification: a review25
Green synthesis of metal nanoparticles using Garcinia extracts: a review25
Catalytic production of aviation jet biofuels from biomass: a review25
Hydrogel membrane composite reduces fouling and retains ammonium efficiently25
Phytoremediation of contaminants in urban soils: a review25
Manganese oxide as an effective electrode material for energy storage: a review25
Multicomponent photocatalysts for synergic removal of antibiotics in aqueous media: a review25
Oral bioavailability reveals an overestimation of the toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in atmospheric particulate matter25
Higher hydrogen production by photocatalytic water splitting using a hollow tubular graphitic carbon nitride-zinc telluride composite24
Two-dimensional hybrid perovskite solar cells: a review24
Strategies for ammonia recovery from wastewater: a review24
Removal of emerging contaminants from wastewater using advanced treatments. A review24
The dominant role of the peroxymonosulfate radical for removing contaminants in a Fenton process with metabisulfite24
Conserved specificity of extracellular wastewater peptidases revealed by multiplex substrate profiling by mass spectrometry24
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