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{"title":"Letter to Editor regarding “Potential impact of the 2023 Lahaina wildfire on the marine environment: Modeling the transport of ash-laden benzo[a]pyrene and pentachlorophenol” by Downs et al. (2024) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176346","authors":"Curt D. Storlazzi , Renee K. Takesue , Alicia M. Hendrix","doi":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178965","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178965","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":422,"journal":{"name":"Science of the Total Environment","volume":"970 ","pages":"Article 178965"},"PeriodicalIF":8.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143552284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of cord blood cadmium concentration on neonatal secondary sex ratio: The Japan Environment and Children's Study","authors":"Takahiro Omoto ,&nbsp;Hyo Kyozuka ,&nbsp;Tsuyoshi Murata ,&nbsp;Toma Fukuda ,&nbsp;Hirotaka Isogami ,&nbsp;Chihiro Okoshi ,&nbsp;Shun Yasuda ,&nbsp;Akiko Yamaguchi ,&nbsp;Akiko Sato ,&nbsp;Yuka Ogata ,&nbsp;Keiko Kanno ,&nbsp;Yuichi Nagasaka ,&nbsp;Hayato Go ,&nbsp;Mitsuaki Hosoya ,&nbsp;Seiji Yasumura ,&nbsp;Koichi Hashimoto ,&nbsp;Hidekazu Nishigori ,&nbsp;Keiya Fujimori ,&nbsp;The Japan Environment and Children's Study Group","doi":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The secondary sex ratio (SSR) is the male-to-female birth ratio per 100 female births, typically slightly favoring males. Recent declines in SSR suggest environmental factors, such as cadmium (Cd), may contribute. While cadmium is harmful to human health, its impact on SSR is unclear. This study examined the association between cord blood Cd concentrations and SSR. We used data from the Japan Environment and Children's Study, a nationwide birth cohort. After excluding women with insufficient data, 4296 singleton pregnant women with measured cord blood Cd concentrations were included. Participants were grouped into quintiles based on Cd concentrations. The primary outcome was SSR, and secondary outcomes were histories of ≥1 and ≥2 miscarriages. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to calculate adjusted odds ratios (aORs) and 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CIs), with the lowest quintile (Q1) as the reference. Maternal medical background, socioeconomic status, preconception nutritional intake, and obstetric complications were considered as confounding factors. The overall SSR was 102.8, with the SSRs in Q1 being 111.9 and in Q5 being 94.4. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed fewer male births in Q5 compared to Q1 (aOR, 0.81; 95 % CI, 0.67–0.99). However, no significant differences in miscarriage history were observed between the quintile groups. Subgroup analyses revealed a stronger negative association between Cd concentrations and male births among women with a history of miscarriage (Q5; aOR, 0.54; 95 % CI, 0.35–0.86), with a statistically significant linear trend (<em>P</em> = 0.047). In conclusion, we observed fewer male infants in the highest compared to the lowest quintiles of cord blood Cd concentrations. This association was more pronounced among women with a history of miscarriage, suggesting a potential vulnerability in this subgroup. Further studies are needed to understand the underlying biological mechanisms involved.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":422,"journal":{"name":"Science of the Total Environment","volume":"970 ","pages":"Article 179011"},"PeriodicalIF":8.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143552283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Laboratory validation of a simplified model for estimating equilibrium PFAS mass leaching from unsaturated soils","authors":"John F. Stults ,&nbsp;Charles E. Schaefer ,&nbsp;Tamzen MacBeth ,&nbsp;Yida Fang ,&nbsp;Julie Devon ,&nbsp;Isreq Real ,&nbsp;Fangfei Liu ,&nbsp;David Kosson ,&nbsp;Jennifer L. Guelfo","doi":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179036","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179036","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Modelling <em>per</em>- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) fate and transport in the vadose zone is inherently more complex than in the saturated zone due to the highly transient nature and the wetting phase saturation dependent hydraulic flux associated with the vadose zone. The chemical complexity of PFAS impart multiple partitioning processes which complicate the evaluation of PFAS transport in the vadose zone. To date, simplified screening models describing PFAS leaching have been developed to determine PFAS soil cleanup criteria in the vadose zone. Recent work has presented evidence that while PFAS transport in the vadose zone is governed by several non-equilibrium mechanisms, it is possible to predict PFAS mass flux using equilibrium modelling over month to year timescales. We hypothesized that by quantifying important equilibrium partitioning and hydraulic processes, we could simplify vadose zone leaching models for assessing mass flux from the vadose zone to the underlying groundwater. A mass flux, cell-based model which accounts for important partitioning processes (solid and air-water interfacial partitioning) and transience in hydraulic processes (water flux and water content) was developed and validated herein. Column studies were conducted under simulated rainfall conditions to provide transient hydraulic and PFAS leaching data. A HYDRUS 1-D with PFAS module model was calibrated to the hydraulic conditions of the simulated rainfall columns. Forward simulations were carried out using HYDRUS and the mass balance approximation models. The HYDRUS and mass balance approximations performed nearly identically for all PFAS, and both models predicted PFAS mass leaching within a half order of magnitude of most measured data. These results suggest that readily applicable empirical models and simplified numerical models can reasonably estimate month to year scale mass flux from the vadose zone for sites without major heterogeneity or transport non-ideality considerations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":422,"journal":{"name":"Science of the Total Environment","volume":"970 ","pages":"Article 179036"},"PeriodicalIF":8.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143534861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dynamic life cycle assessment for evaluating the global warming potential of geothermal energy production using inactive oil and gas wells for district heating in Tuttle, Oklahoma","authors":"Isaias Marroquin ,&nbsp;Hyunjun Oh ,&nbsp;Tapajyoti Ghosh ,&nbsp;Zeming Hu ,&nbsp;Saeed Salehi ,&nbsp;Runar Nygaard","doi":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178932","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178932","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Repurposing abandoned oil and gas infrastructure for geothermal energy production has great potential to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This study quantified the life cycle global warming potential of geothermal energy production using four inactive oil and gas wells repurposed for district heating in Tuttle, Oklahoma. A cradle-to-grave prospective life cycle assessment was performed to compare GHG emissions between the geothermal district heating system and conventional natural gas-fired heating system from 2020 to 2050. For initial implementation of the geothermal system, we investigated two approaches: 1) repurposing abandoned infrastructure from a nearby oil and gas well site, and 2) production and injection well drillings including new construction of a central heat exchange station. Environmental impacts from the geothermal system were estimated for five scenarios where a natural gas peaking boiler is incorporated to supply peak heat demand. The prospective results indicated that cumulative reduction in GHG emissions from transitioning to the geothermal district heating system increase over time as a function of future renewable resource penetration and technological advancements within electricity, fuel, and steel production. Over 30 years, the global warming potential associated with the district heating demand will have been reduced by up to 24 % with the repurposed system. These results imply that repurposing existing oil and gas infrastructure for geothermal energy systems of district heating will bring future climate benefits.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":422,"journal":{"name":"Science of the Total Environment","volume":"970 ","pages":"Article 178932"},"PeriodicalIF":8.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143534779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Controls on the geochemical composition of surface water in Alfeios River basin in the transition era of lignite mine closure at Megalopolis, Greece","authors":"Christos Drougas ,&nbsp;Efstratios Kelepertzis ,&nbsp;Zacharenia Kypritidou ,&nbsp;Evangelia Sigala ,&nbsp;Ioannis Matiatos ,&nbsp;Elissavet Dotsika ,&nbsp;Eleni Vasileiou ,&nbsp;Georgios Louloudis ,&nbsp;Eleni Mertiri ,&nbsp;Pascal Boeckx ,&nbsp;Evangelos Oikonomopoulos ,&nbsp;Christos Roumpos","doi":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Megalopolis region is undergoing a transition from over 50 years of lignite mining to new land uses, with the hydrogeochemical assessment of surface waters being a key factor in post-mining rehabilitation and environmental monitoring. In March 2024, 24 surface water samples were collected from upstream to downstream locations along the Alfeios River and its tributaries, flowing near the mining areas. A combination of tools including hydrogeochemistry, hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) and stable isotopes (δ²H-H₂O and δ¹⁸O-H₂O, δ¹⁵N-NO₃⁻ and δ¹⁸O-NO₃⁻, δ³⁴S-SO₄²⁻), were employed to assess the geochemical status of surface waters and identify the origin of major ions and trace elements. The chemical parameters of NH₄⁺ (maximum 3 mg/L), SO₄²⁻ (range from 3 to 1010 mg/L), Mn (range from 1 to 338 μg/L), and Mo (range from 0.2 to 1027 μg/L) were identified as the most environmental concern, exhibiting significant variability among samples. Samples located near the old mining area showed the highest concentrations of major ions and trace elements. Stable isotope analysis of δ²H-H₂O and δ¹⁸O-H₂O pointed to evaporation as a process affecting surface waters. Stable isotope analysis of δ¹⁵N-NO₃⁻ (range from 15.3 ‰ to 17.6 ‰) and δ¹⁸O-NO₃⁻ indicated that the dominant source of NO₃⁻ was sewage from the town of Megalopolis. The δ³⁴S-SO₄²⁻ isotope analysis (range from −7.8 ‰ to −2.1 ‰) revealed that pyrite oxidation was the primary source of the high SO₄²⁻ concentrations in the water. We conclude that the major ion and trace element composition in the Alfeios river is predominantly influenced by the basin catchment lithology. Finally, the observed differentiation between wet and dry sampling period in water quality suggests that Alfeios River is expected to be more sensitive for major ions to drought conditions due to limited river capacity for dilution.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":422,"journal":{"name":"Science of the Total Environment","volume":"970 ","pages":"Article 179006"},"PeriodicalIF":8.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143534777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Deciphering the consequences of heavy metals and metalloid hazard in agricultural soil of West Bengal: A comprehensive soil to health risk analysis","authors":"Sourik Mondal,&nbsp;Arnab Sen","doi":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178976","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178976","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Heavy metals and metalloids (HMMs) pollution is an escalating global concern, driven by rapid industrialization, urbanization, and agricultural intensification. Contaminated soil not only compromise crop productivity but also introduce toxic elements into the food chain, posing serious risks to human health and ecological integrity. This study investigates the extent of HMMs-contamination (As, Cd, Pb, Ni, Cu, and Zn) in agricultural soils across the Gangetic plain and surrounding industrial regions of West Bengal, India, a microcosm of global challenges in soil pollution. Using Inductively Coupled Plasma – Atomic Emission Spectroscopy, we have analyzed a total 50 soil samples from Malda, Paschim Bardhaman, and Murshidabad districts. Results indicate significant contamination with arsenic (8.89–21.85 and 3.74–33.28 mg kg⁻¹) and nickel, dominating the Gangetic plain soils due to overuse of contaminated groundwater and agrochemicals. While, industrial areas exhibited alarming levels of cadmium (0.89–3.39 mg kg⁻¹), nickel (31.87–92.06 mg kg⁻¹), and zinc. A pot experiment with soybean (<em>Glycine max</em>) seedlings revealed that HMMs-toxicity impaired growth, elevated reactive oxygen species, and caused DNA-damage. Human health risk assessments identified arsenic and cadmium as primary carcinogens (target carcinogenic risk &gt;1.0 × 10⁻⁴) for adults and children under prolonged exposure. These findings underscore the urgency of global regulatory measures and innovative remediation strategies to mitigate soil pollution, safeguard food security, protect public health and prevent further environmental degradation. This also study highlights the Gangetic plain as a critical area reflecting broader environmental challenges, offering insights applicable to regions facing similar industrial and agricultural pressures worldwide.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":422,"journal":{"name":"Science of the Total Environment","volume":"970 ","pages":"Article 178976"},"PeriodicalIF":8.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143552719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ecological drivers of mercury accumulation in oceanic apex predators: A human consumption advisory","authors":"Felipe A. de Alencar Goyanna ,&nbsp;Moisés Fernandes Bezerra ,&nbsp;Guelson Batista da Silva ,&nbsp;Carlos Eduardo de Rezende ,&nbsp;Wanderley Rodrigues Bastos ,&nbsp;Luiz Drude de Lacerda","doi":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178994","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178994","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article provides a detailed assessment of mercury (Hg) concentrations and stable isotopes (δ¹⁵N &amp; δ¹³C) in sharks and pelagic fishes of high trophic level caught in the Western Equatorial Atlantic Ocean and presents advisories for safe consumption by human populations. We found significant differences in Hg concentrations among species, with highest Hg concentrations in <em>Isurus oxyrinchus</em> (2173.6 ± 1521.5 ng g⁻¹) followed by <em>Xiphias gladius</em> (1600.3 ± 671.9 ng g⁻¹) and <em>Prionace glauca</em> (1293.9 ± 830.8 ng g⁻¹), while lowest Hg concentrations were observed in <em>Thunnus albacares</em> (170.0 ± 42.6 ng g⁻¹) and <em>Coryphaena hippurus</em> (190.7 ± 82.8 ng g⁻¹). Intermediate Hg concentrations were observed in <em>T. alalunga</em> (512.9 ± 145.9 ng g⁻¹), <em>Istiophorus albicans</em> (493.1 ± 348.6 ng g⁻¹) and <em>T. obesus</em> (327.7 ± 343.1 ng g⁻¹). The methylmercury proportion relative to total Hg was higher than 80 % for the species <em>C. hippurus</em>, <em>P. glauca</em>, <em>T. alalunga</em> and <em>X. gladius</em>. The δ¹⁵N values corroborate with all species occupying upper trophic levels and ranging from 10.2 ± 0.4 ‰ in <em>T. albacares</em> to 12.4 ± 1.1 ‰ in <em>X. gladius</em>. The highest values were observed in <em>I. oxyrinchus</em>, <em>X. gladius</em> and <em>P. glauca</em>, compared to <em>C. hippurus</em>, <em>I. albicans</em> and <em>T. albacares</em>, which showed the lowest δ¹⁵N values. The δ¹³C values ranged from −18.4 ± 2.6 ‰ in <em>X. gladius</em> to −16.6 ± 0.4 ‰ in <em>C. hippurus</em>, with significant differences between the species. We found significant correlations between Hg concentrations and fish weight for all species, except <em>C. hippurus</em>, <em>I. albicans</em> and <em>I. oxyrinchus,</em> indicating the process of bioaccumulation. The significant and positive correlation between log-transformed Hg concentrations and δ¹⁵N indicates biomagnification in the upper trophic levels of this oceanic food-web. The estimated species-specific number of meals that are safe for consumption ranged from 0 to 11 meals per month for adults and children.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":422,"journal":{"name":"Science of the Total Environment","volume":"970 ","pages":"Article 178994"},"PeriodicalIF":8.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143534856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Representing particulate nitrate photolysis over seawater improves CMAQ ozone predictions over the contiguous United States","authors":"Golam Sarwar ,&nbsp;Fahim Sidi ,&nbsp;Heather Simon ,&nbsp;Barron H. Henderson ,&nbsp;Jeff Willison ,&nbsp;Rob Gilliam ,&nbsp;Christian Hogrefe ,&nbsp;Kristen Foley ,&nbsp;Rohit Mathur ,&nbsp;Wyat Appel","doi":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178968","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178968","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We implement particulate nitrate (pN<span><math><msubsup><mi>O</mi><mn>3</mn><mo>−</mo></msubsup></math></span>) photolysis into the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQv5.5) model and examine the impact of pN<span><math><msubsup><mi>O</mi><mn>3</mn><mo>−</mo></msubsup></math></span> photolysis on air quality over the contiguous U.S. using 12-km horizontal grids for May–September 2018. Model results show that pN<span><math><msubsup><mi>O</mi><mn>3</mn><mo>−</mo></msubsup></math></span> photolysis increases ozone in each month compared to simulations without the pN<span><math><msubsup><mi>O</mi><mn>3</mn><mo>−</mo></msubsup></math></span> photolysis and increases monthly mean of 24-h surface ozone over the modeling domain by 9.3 ppb (32 %) in May, 8.0 ppb (29 %) in June, 5.6 ppb (20 %) in July, 5.1 ppbv (17 %) in August and 3.6 ppbv (13 %) in September. These increases are larger over the western U.S. than over the eastern U.S. and improve the negative ozone bias over the western U.S. Over the eastern U.S., incorporating pN<span><math><msubsup><mi>O</mi><mn>3</mn><mo>−</mo></msubsup></math></span> photolysis improves the underestimation of ozone in May but slightly deteriorates the positive ozone bias in June–September. However, the deterioration of the ozone bias occurs only at the lower end of observed ozone. Incorporating the effect improves the bias at the higher end of observed ozone and improves the comparison of model diurnal ozone with observed data over the western U.S. but deteriorates it over the eastern U.S. Model sensitivity results suggest that boundary condition effect of pN<span><math><msubsup><mi>O</mi><mn>3</mn><mo>−</mo></msubsup></math></span> photolysis contributes 68 % and pN<span><math><msubsup><mi>O</mi><mn>3</mn><mo>−</mo></msubsup></math></span> photolysis within the limited area domain contributes 32 % of the total impact of pN<span><math><msubsup><mi>O</mi><mn>3</mn><mo>−</mo></msubsup></math></span> photolysis on ozone over the U.S. in May.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":422,"journal":{"name":"Science of the Total Environment","volume":"970 ","pages":"Article 178968"},"PeriodicalIF":8.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143534862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Water consumption of beech, spruce and Douglas fir in pure and mixed stands in a wet and a dry year – Testing predictions of the iso/anisohydry concept","authors":"Sharath S. Paligi ,&nbsp;Roman M. Link ,&nbsp;Christina A. Hackmann ,&nbsp;Heinz Coners ,&nbsp;Christoph Leuschner","doi":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178948","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178948","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A rising atmospheric vapour pressure deficit (VPD) increases forest transpiration and depletes soil moisture reserves, exposing trees to stress and reducing groundwater recharge. How stand water consumption varies with the species composition, is not well known, but is crucial for managing water resources.</div><div>We measured stand-level transpiration of nearby pure European beech, Norway spruce and Douglas fir stands and a beech-Douglas fir mixture on deep sandy soil with sap flux systems during a wet and a dry year to compare the species' water use patterns under varying water availability and examine species mixing effects.</div><div>In the wet year, pure Douglas fir consumed 123 % more water (472 mm yr⁻¹) than pure beech (212 mm yr^–1) and 50 % more than pure spruce (estimated at 307 mm yr⁻¹), with the mixed stand being intermediate (295 mm yr⁻¹). In the dry year, isohydric Douglas fir and spruce reduced water use by 38 % and 26 %, respectively; yet, their water consumption still exceeded the beech stand. In contrast, beech transpiration increased in the dry year by 2 % due to elevated VPD. In the mixture, Douglas fir reduced transpiration in the dry year less than in the pure stand (−28 % vs. −38 %), suggesting the species profited from beech admixture.</div><div>We conclude that forest water consumption is determined by both stand structural properties and tree species identity, with the degree of isohydricity largely determining interannual transpiration variation. High water consumption of Douglas fir rapidly depletes soil moisture, which may reduce groundwater recharge and threaten the species in drier regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":422,"journal":{"name":"Science of the Total Environment","volume":"970 ","pages":"Article 178948"},"PeriodicalIF":8.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143534857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Chinese chestnut did not induce negative plant soil feedback during centuries of growth","authors":"Xu Cheng ,&nbsp;Zhichun Yan ,&nbsp;Qian Li ,&nbsp;Lucas Schmitz ,&nbsp;Jundi Yan ,&nbsp;Yueyang Ge ,&nbsp;Yanping Lan ,&nbsp;Yaceng Zhao ,&nbsp;Yiyang Wang ,&nbsp;Guangdong Li ,&nbsp;Yang Liu ,&nbsp;Martinus Schneijderberg ,&nbsp;Liu Yang ,&nbsp;Huihui Bian ,&nbsp;Aalt D.J. van Dijk ,&nbsp;Ling Qin ,&nbsp;Qingqin Cao ,&nbsp;Ton Bisseling","doi":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178883","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178883","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Certain tree species can reach ages of centuries, whereas lifespan of species like apple are markedly shorter. The latter is caused by negative plant-soil feedback that results in microbiome changes. We hypothesized that tree species with a long lifespan will be able to avoid such negative feedback and their root-associated microbiomes will be similar in trees of different ages. To test this, we used Chinese chestnut (<em>Castanea mollissima</em>) trees, ranging from 8 to 830 years old from a Ming orchard at the Great Wall. Their root-associated microbiomes were analysed by using meta-amplicon sequencing analysis. Their root-associated bacterial microbiomes were rather similar although based on linear regression models we cannot exclude that age has a weak correlation with microbiome compositions. When chestnut seedlings were grown for 3 months in soil associated with young or old trees, the plants were healthy and their growth was similar. This strongly supported that negative feedback had not occurred. <em>Pseudomonas</em> OTU1, a member of the core microbiome and representing &gt;50 % of the rhizosphere community, strongly inhibited growth of chestnut pathogens and stimulated plant growth. Such properties of the microbiome, in combination with a high number of resistance genes can contribute to longevity of chestnut.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":422,"journal":{"name":"Science of the Total Environment","volume":"970 ","pages":"Article 178883"},"PeriodicalIF":8.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143534859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}