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Wood-Derived Black Carbon (Biochar) as a Microbial Electron Donor and Acceptor by Saquing, Jovita M, Yu, Yu-Han, Chiu, Pei C

“…Research on the environmental impacts of black carbon has focused largely on sorption. Besides being a strong geosorbent, black carbon is redox-active and may…”
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Peer Reviewed: Perfluorochemical Surfactants in the Environment by GIESY, John P., KANNAN, Kurunthachalam

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Persulfate-Based Advanced Oxidation: Critical Assessment of Opportunities and Roadblocks by Lee, Jaesang, von Gunten, Urs, Kim, Jae-Hong

“…Reports that promote persulfate-based advanced oxidation process (AOP) as a viable alternative to hydrogen peroxide-based processes have been rapidly…”
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Outside the Safe Operating Space of the Planetary Boundary for Novel Entities by Persson, Linn, Carney Almroth, Bethanie M, Collins, Christopher D, Cornell, Sarah, de Wit, Cynthia A, Diamond, Miriam L, Fantke, Peter, Hassellöv, Martin, MacLeod, Matthew, Ryberg, Morten W, Søgaard Jørgensen, Peter, Villarrubia-Gómez, Patricia, Wang, Zhanyun, Hauschild, Michael Zwicky

“…We submit that the safe operating space of the planetary boundary of novel entities is exceeded since annual production and releases are increasing at a pace…”
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Origins of Electron-Transfer Regime in Persulfate-Based Nonradical Oxidation Processes by Ren, Wei, Cheng, Cheng, Shao, Penghui, Luo, Xubiao, Zhang, Hui, Wang, Shaobin, Duan, Xiaoguang

“…Persulfate-based nonradical oxidation processes (PS-NOPs) are appealing in wastewater purification due to their high efficiency and selectivity for removing…”
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Machine Learning: New Ideas and Tools in Environmental Science and Engineering by Zhong, Shifa, Zhang, Kai, Bagheri, Majid, Burken, Joel G, Gu, April, Li, Baikun, Ma, Xingmao, Marrone, Babetta L, Ren, Zhiyong Jason, Schrier, Joshua, Shi, Wei, Tan, Haoyue, Wang, Tianbao, Wang, Xu, Wong, Bryan M, Xiao, Xusheng, Yu, Xiong, Zhu, Jun-Jie, Zhang, Huichun

“…The rapid increase in both the quantity and complexity of data that are being generated daily in the field of environmental science and engineering (ESE)…”
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Human Consumption of Microplastics by Cox, Kieran D, Covernton, Garth A, Davies, Hailey L, Dower, John F, Juanes, Francis, Dudas, Sarah E

“…Microplastics are ubiquitous across ecosystems, yet the exposure risk to humans is unresolved. Focusing on the American diet, we evaluated the number of…”
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COVID-19 Pandemic Repercussions on the Use and Management of Plastics by Prata, Joana C, Silva, Ana L.P, Walker, Tony R, Duarte, Armando C, Rocha-Santos, Teresa

“…Plastics are essential in society as a widely available and inexpensive material. Mismanagement of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19…”
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Microplastics Can Change Soil Properties and Affect Plant Performance by de Souza Machado, Anderson Abel, Lau, Chung W, Kloas, Werner, Bergmann, Joana, Bachelier, Julien B, Faltin, Erik, Becker, Roland, Görlich, Anna S, Rillig, Matthias C

“…Microplastics can affect biophysical properties of the soil. However, little is known about the cascade of events in fundamental levels of terrestrial…”
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Are We Speaking the Same Language? Recommendations for a Definition and Categorization Framework for Plastic Debris by Hartmann, Nanna B, Hüffer, Thorsten, Thompson, Richard C, Hassellöv, Martin, Verschoor, Anja, Daugaard, Anders E, Rist, Sinja, Karlsson, Therese, Brennholt, Nicole, Cole, Matthew, Herrling, Maria P, Hess, Maren C, Ivleva, Natalia P, Lusher, Amy L, Wagner, Martin

“…The accumulation of plastic litter in natural environments is a global issue. Concerns over potential negative impacts on the economy, wildlife, and human…”
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A Review of Microplastics in Table Salt, Drinking Water, and Air: Direct Human Exposure by Zhang, Qun, Xu, Elvis Genbo, Li, Jiana, Chen, Qiqing, Ma, Liping, Zeng, Eddy Y, Shi, Huahong

“…The ubiquity of microplastics in aquatic and terrestrial environments and related ecological impacts have gained global attention. Microplastics have been…”
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Effects of Microplastics in Soil Ecosystems: Above and Below Ground by Boots, Bas, Russell, Connor William, Green, Dannielle Senga

“…Environmental contamination by microplastics is now considered an emerging threat to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Soil ecosystems, particularly…”
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Global Estimates and Long-Term Trends of Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations (1998–2018) by Hammer, Melanie S, van Donkelaar, Aaron, Li, Chi, Lyapustin, Alexei, Sayer, Andrew M, Hsu, N. Christina, Levy, Robert C, Garay, Michael J, Kalashnikova, Olga V, Kahn, Ralph A, Brauer, Michael, Apte, Joshua S, Henze, Daven K, Zhang, Li, Zhang, Qiang, Ford, Bonne, Pierce, Jeffrey R, Martin, Randall V

“…Exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is a leading risk factor for mortality. We develop global estimates of annual PM2.5 concentrations and…”
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The Intrinsic Nature of Persulfate Activation and N‑Doping in Carbocatalysis by Ren, Wei, Nie, Gang, Zhou, Peng, Zhang, Hui, Duan, Xiaoguang, Wang, Shaobin

“…Persulfates activation by carbon nanotubes (CNT) has been evidenced as nonradical systems for oxidation of organic pollutants. Peroxymonosulfate (PMS) and…”
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Outside the Safe Operating Space of a New Planetary Boundary for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) by Cousins, Ian T., Johansson, Jana H., Salter, Matthew E., Sha, Bo, Scheringer, Martin

“…It is hypothesized that environmental contamination by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) defines a separate planetary boundary and that this boundary…”
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Persulfate Activation on Crystallographic Manganese Oxides: Mechanism of Singlet Oxygen Evolution for Nonradical Selective Degradation of Aqueous Contaminants by Zhu, Shishu, Li, Xiaojie, Kang, Jian, Duan, Xiaoguang, Wang, Shaobin

“…Minerals and transitional metal oxides of earth-abundant elements are desirable catalysts for in situ chemical oxidation in environmental remediation. However,…”
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Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Aquatic Environments: Aggregation, Deposition, and Enhanced Contaminant Transport by Alimi, Olubukola S, Farner Budarz, Jeffrey, Hernandez, Laura M, Tufenkji, Nathalie

“…Plastic litter is widely acknowledged as a global environmental threat, and poor management and disposal lead to increasing levels in the environment. Of…”
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Toward a Global Understanding of Chemical Pollution: A First Comprehensive Analysis of National and Regional Chemical Inventories by Wang, Zhanyun, Walker, Glen W, Muir, Derek C. G, Nagatani-Yoshida, Kakuko

“…Chemicals, while bringing benefits to society, may be released during their lifecycles and possibly cause harm to humans and ecosystems. Chemical pollution has…”
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Impacts of Microplastics on the Soil Biophysical Environment by de Souza Machado, Anderson Abel, Lau, Chung Wai, Till, Jennifer, Kloas, Werner, Lehmann, Anika, Becker, Roland, Rillig, Matthias C

“…Soils are essential components of terrestrial ecosystems that experience strong pollution pressure. Microplastic contamination of soils is being increasingly…”
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Emergence of Nanoplastic in the Environment and Possible Impact on Human Health by Lehner, Roman, Weder, Christoph, Petri-Fink, Alke, Rothen-Rutishauser, Barbara

“…On account of environmental concerns, the fate and adverse effects of plastics have attracted considerable interest in the past few years. Recent studies have…”
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