Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering

Papers
(The TQCC of Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering is 13. 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
NiB2O4 (B = Mn or Co) catalysts for NH3-SCR of NOx at low-temperature in microwave field103
Understanding the role of nano-TiO2 on the toxicity of Pb on C. dubia through modeling—Is it additive or synergistic?76
Relationship between groundwater cadmium and vicinity resident urine cadmium levels in the non-ferrous metal smelting area, China70
Emergence of gasoline as a cheap and effective solvent for recycling shelf-stable multi-layer aseptic cartons70
Mitigating microbiological risks of potential pathogens carrying antibiotic resistance genes and virulence factors in receiving rivers: Benefits of wastewater treatment plant upgrade69
Effects of iron-oxidizing bacteria and humic acid of various molecular weights on iron corrosion in drinking water distribution systems68
Recent advances in microplastics research: impacts on mammalian sperm and reproductive health64
Insights into the changes of amino acids, microbial community, and enzymatic activities related with the nutrient quality of product during the composting of food waste59
Enrichment and transfer of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) through dust aerosol generation from soil to the air58
Adsorption of herring sperm DNA onto pine sawdust biochar: Thermodynamics and site energy distribution57
Analysis of the spatiotemporal evolution and drivers of environmental inequality based on well-being equity: evidence from Western China54
A critical review of antibiotic resistance genes transmission driven by non-antibiotic pollutants: roles and molecular mechanisms53
Leveraging 3D printing in microbial electrochemistry research: current progress and future opportunities52
A novel deep learning framework with variational auto-encoder for indoor air quality prediction51
Elucidate long-term changes of ozone in Shanghai based on an integrated machine learning method49
Microplastics in municipal wastewater treatment plants: a case study of Denizli/Turkey49
Photoaging mechanism of microplastics: a perspective on the effect of dissolved organic matter in natural water48
Comparison of different valent iron on anaerobic sludge digestion: Focusing on oxidation reduction potential, dissolved organic nitrogen and microbial community47
Distribution, characteristics and daily fluctuations of microplastics throughout wastewater treatment plants with mixed domestic—industrial influents in Wuxi City, China44
Appraisal of pollution and health risks associated with coal mine contaminated soil using multimodal statistical and Fuzzy-TOPSIS approaches43
Spatial prediction of soil contamination based on machine learning: a review41
Thermal degradation and hydrolysis depolymerization of printing ink components for plastic packaging in recycling processes: a review40
Biocide-resistant Klebsiella quasipneumoniae in seawater cooled system: a reservoir of efflux pumps driving cross-resistance to biocides and antibiotics37
Rapid monitoring of indoor airborne influenza and coronavirus with high air flowrate electrostatic sampling and PCR analysis35
China Launched the First Wastewater Resource Recovery Factory in Yixing35
Removal of endocrine disrupting chemicals from water through urethane functionalization of microfiltration membranes via electron beam irradiation34
Nonlinear relationship between air pollution and precursor emissions in Qingdao, eastern China34
An antibiotic composite electrode for improving the sensitivity of electrochemically active biofilm biosensor33
Enhancing the efficiency of nitrogen removing bacterial population to a wide range of C:N ratio (1.5:1 to 14:1) for simultaneous C & N removal33
Impact factors and pathways of halonitromethanes formation from aspartic acid during LED-UV265/chlorine disinfection32
Portable fluorescence instrument for detecting membrane integrity in membrane bioreactor (MBR)32
Conductive and stable polyphenylene/CNT composite membrane for electrically enhanced membrane fouling mitigation32
Monitoring fossil fuel CO2 emissions from co-emitted NO2 observed from space: progress, challenges, and future perspectives32
Photo-induced surface frustrated Lewis pairs for promoted photocatalytic decomposition of perfluorooctanoic acid31
Occurrence, region-specific distribution and potential source of legacy and novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in grassland soils from remote pastoral areas, China31
Cadmium removal mechanistic comparison of three Fe-based nanomaterials: Water-chemistry and roles of Fe dissolution30
Research progress and prospects of complete ammonia oxidizing bacteria in wastewater treatment29
Microbial biodegradation of plastics: Challenges, opportunities, and a critical perspective29
Insights into seasonal temperature shifts on a robust composite-substrate autotrophic denitrification reactor for treating municipal secondary effluent28
Sorption mechanisms of diphenylarsinic acid on natural magnetite and siderite: Evidence from sorption kinetics, sequential extraction and extended X-ray absorption fine-structure spectroscopy analysis28
Discovery of emerging organic pollutants in the atmosphere through an omics approach28
Co-pyrolysis of oil sludge with hydrogen-rich plastics in a vertical stirring reactor: Kinetic analysis, emissions, and products28
Climate change and its impact on environmental health: a narrative review of tropical countries28
Variation characteristics of atmospheric methane and carbon dioxide in summertime at a coastal site in the South China Sea27
Mechanistic insights into the selective photocatalytic degradation of dyes over TiO2/ZSM-1127
Tank-dependence of the functionality and network differentiation of activated sludge community in a full-scale anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic municipal sewage treatment plant27
Effects of acid deposition control in China: a review based on responses of subtropical forests27
Response of antibiotic and heavy metal resistance genes to the co-occurrence of gadolinium and sulfamethoxazole in activated sludge systems27
Process optimization and mechanism study of ionic liquid-based mixed amine biphasic solvents for CO2 capture in biogas upgrading procedure26
Cognitive impairment associated with individual and joint exposure to PM2.5 constituents in a Chinese national cohort26
Modelling the thresholds of nitrogen/phosphorus concentration and hydraulic retention time for bloom control in reclaimed water landscape25
Metagenomic analysis on resistance genes in water and microplastics from a mariculture system25
Toxicity mechanisms of photodegraded polyvinyl chloride nanoplastics on pea seedlings25
Micro-nano bubbles enhanced degradation of emerging contaminants by ferrous-oxalate complexes: synergistic interaction between oxidation and coagulation25
Utilizing machine learning models to grasp water quality dynamic changes in lake eutrophication through phytoplankton parameters24
Target the neglected VOCs emission from iron and steel industry in China for air quality improvement24
Machine learning assisted adsorption performance evaluation of biochar on heavy metal24
Distribution characteristics and removal rate of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in different treatment processes of two drinking water plants24
Two-step hydrothermal conversion of biomass waste to humic acid using hydrochar as intermediate23
Temperature-controlled self-assembly of Ce-based tubular boron carbon nitride for enhanced tetracyclines adsorption23
Multi-objective comparison of conventional and emerging wastewater treatment processes based on simulation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions23
Advances in bimetallic metal organic frameworks (BMOFs) based photocatalytic materials for energy production and waste water treatment23
Syngas production and heavy metal dynamics during supercritical water gasification of sewage sludge23
China’s carbon neutrality: an extensive and profound systemic reform23
Variations in summertime ozone in Nanjing between 2015 and 2020: roles of meteorology, radical chain length and ozone production efficiency23
How variations in DOM components affect the stability of microbial communities in drinking water supply system: from source to tap23
Microbial specialists in high-altitude forest soils: environmental sensitivity and ecological significance22
Composition characterization and transformation mechanism of dissolved organic phosphorus in wastewater treatment using 31P NMR spectroscopy22
Jellyfish-inspired alginate composite hydrogel filter prepared by macro-micro double bionic strategy for efficient water purification22
Integrated risk assessment framework for transformation products of emerging contaminants: what we know and what we should know22
Chemodiversity of soil dissolved organic matter affected by contrasting microplastics from different types of polymers22
Spatiotemporal characteristics and Monte Carlo simulation-based human health risk of heavy metals in soils from a typical coal-mining city in eastern China22
Electrocatalytic biofilm reactor for effective and energy-efficient azo dye degradation: the synergistic effect of MnOx/Ti flow-through anode and biofilm on the cathode22
Construction of MOFs-based nanocomposite membranes for emerging organic contaminants abatement in water22
Struvite-loaded biochar beads fertilizer for different soils: nutrient slow release, soil properties improvement and heavy metal remediation22
Numerical modeling and performance evaluation of passive convergence-permeable reactive barrier (PC-PRB)22
Research progress on synthesis of zeolites from coal fly ash and environmental applications21
Long-term exposure to air pollution and cerebrovascular disease: findings from Beijing Health Management Cohort study21
Microbial-driven ectopic uranium extraction with net electrical energy production20
Three-dimensional electrochemical system (3DES) for coking wastewater treatment: a comprehensive review20
Differences in distributions, assembly mechanisms, and putative interactions of AOB and NOB at a large spatial scale19
Compaction as a cost-effective strategy to upgrade the disposal of MSWI fly ash: feasibility and potential19
The γ-MnO2/NF mediated peroxymonosulfate activation for expeditious 2,4,6-trichlorophenol degradation: performance, pathways, and mechanism19
Cesium removal from radioactive wastewater by adsorption and membrane technology19
Chromium phytoextraction and physiological responses of the hyperaccumulator Leersia hexandra Swartz to plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium inoculation19
Evaluating the impact of sulfamethoxazole on hydrogen production during dark anaerobic sludge fermentation19
Uncovering self-catalytic and phase boundary-driven interactions in the pyrolysis kinetics of wasted printed circuit boards: co-existing materials and the atmosphere19
Increasing flow velocity promotes nitrification and denitrification in benthic biofilms via enhancing the diversity and potential predation behavior among multi-trophic microorganisms19
Revealing the GHG reduction potential of emerging biomass-based CO2 utilization with an iron cycle system19
Online machine learning for stream wastewater influent flow rate prediction under unprecedented emergencies18
High doses of polypropylene and polyvinyl chloride microplastics affect the microbial community and nutrient status of vineyard soils18
Correction to: Pollution characteristics and ecological risk assessment of glucocorticoids in the Jiangsu section of the Yangtze River Basin18
Responses of microbial interactions to elevated salinity in activated sludge microbial community18
Photo-transformation of nitrate and fulvic acid driven by guest iron minerals18
Sustainable nonmetal catalysts based on sulfur-doped melamine-derived graphitic carbon nitride for CO2 cycloaddition17
“Forever chemicals”: a sticky environmental problem17
New perspectives in free nitrous acid (FNA) uses for sustainable wastewater management17
Win-Win: Anthropogenic circularity for metal criticality and carbon neutrality17
Stereoselective effects and its potential mechanism of ofloxacin on the growth and development of Rana nigromaculata: mainly liver lipid metabolism17
Cr-containing wastewater treatment based on Cr self-catalysis: a critical review17
Hybrid energy harvesting systems for self-powered sustainable water purification by harnessing ambient energy16
Broadening environmental research in the era of accurate protein structure determination and predictions16
Removal of virus aerosols by the combination of filtration and UV-C irradiation16
Is atmospheric oxidation capacity better in indicating tropospheric O3 formation?16
Salinity exchange between seawater/brackish water and domestic wastewater through electrodialysis for potable water16
Quantitative temporal-based contribution of key foulants to fouling proceeding in direct membrane filtration for sewage pre-concentration16
Homogeneous and heterogeneous photolysis of nitrate in the atmosphere: state of the science, current research needs, and future prospects16
Forecasting SARS-CoV-2 outbreak through wastewater analysis: a success in wastewater-based epidemiology16
Decoding and quantitative detection of antibiotics by a luminescent mixed-lanthanide-organic framework16
Effects of iron oxide nanoparticles on phenotype and metabolite changes in hemp clones (Cannabis sativa L.)15
Simultaneous enhanced ammonia and nitrate removal from secondary effluent in constructed wetlands using a new manganese-containing substrate15
Screening of indicator pharmaceuticals and personal care products in landfill leachates: a case study in Shanghai, China15
A cellphone-based colorimetric multi-channel sensor for water environmental monitoring15
Facile fabrication of dolomite-doped biochar/bentonite for effective removal of phosphate from complex wastewaters15
Intensifying electrified flow-through water treatment technologies via local environment modification15
A hybrid fuel cell for water purification and simultaneously electricity generation15
Dual-functional Ag-Fe@Biochar systems: simultaneous adsorption and radical-mediated oxidation of antibiotics in fenton-like reactions15
Priority emerging contaminants in the Taihu Basin (China): occurrence, risk assessment, and control strategies15
Catalytic ozonation in advanced treatment of kitchen wastewater: multi-scale simulation and pilot-scale study15
Control strategies for disinfection byproducts by ion exchange resin, nanofiltration and their sequential combination15
Passive convergence-permeable reactive barrier (PC-PRB): An effective configuration to enhance hydraulic performance14
Ceramic membrane fouling mechanisms and control for water treatment14
Solid Brønsted acidity boosts adsorption reactivity of nano-adsorbent for water decontamination14
Tracking Cryptosporidium in urban wastewater treatment plants in a cold region: Occurrence, species and infectivity14
MSWNet: A visual deep machine learning method adopting transfer learning based upon ResNet 50 for municipal solid waste sorting14
Electronic regulation to achieve efficient anaerobic digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW): strategies, challenges and potential solutions14
Insight into the co-hydrothermal humification of corn stalk and sewage sludge for enhanced nitrogen-rich humic acid production14
Kinetics of hydrogen peroxide quenching following UV/H2O2 advanced oxidation by thiosulfate, bisulfite, and chlorine in drinking water treatment14
Distribution of PCDD/Fs in a food waste anaerobic digestion process with biogas utilization14
On the potential of iPhone significant location data to characterize individual mobility for air pollution health studies14
Simultaneous Feammox and anammox process facilitated by activated carbon as an electron shuttle for autotrophic biological nitrogen removal13
Erratum to: On the potential of iPhone significant location data to characterize individual mobility for air pollution health studies13
Self-catalytic pyrolysis thermodynamics of waste printed circuit boards with co-existing metals13
Enhancing Toy Safety: Time to Improve Chemical Migration Testing13
Effects of the urban landscape on heatwave-mortality associations in Hong Kong: comparison of different heatwave definitions13
Low-temperature caproate production, microbial diversity, and metabolic pathway in xylose anaerobic fermentation13
Prevalence of class 1 integron and its gene cassettes carrying antibiotic resistance genes in drinking water treatment and distribution systems13
Singlet oxygen-dominated non-radical oxidation pathway for 2,4-Dichlorophenol degradation over CeO2 coated carbon fibers13
Effect of different climate zone’s humic and fulvic acid on aggregation of UV irradiated graphene oxide13
Data quality assessment for studies investigating microplastics and nanoplastics in food products: Are current data reliable?13
Elevated methylmercury production in mercury-contaminated soil and its bioaccumulation in rice: key roles of algal decomposition13
Characterizing molecular fingerprint of dissolved organic matter shaped by natural and anthropogenic factors in a large macrophytic shallow lake wetland13
Enhanced Fenton-like process over Cu/L(+)-ascorbic acid co-doping mesoporous silica for toxicity reduction of emerging contaminants13
Synergistic effects of sodium hypochlorite disinfection and iron-oxidizing bacteria on early corrosion in cast iron pipes13
Current scenario and challenges of plastic pollution in Bangladesh: a focus on farmlands and terrestrial ecosystems13
Multiobjective optimization control for multifacility coordination in integrated urban drainage systems13
Quantifying multi-year ozone precursor contributions over the Pearl River Delta Region of China using a deep learning-based response surface model13
Advances and perspectives in environmental health research in China13
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