Pub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-03-22DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100617
Siddhant Dash , Priyansha Gupta , Manish Kumar
Pesticide poisoning through contaminated water, soil, or food is often linked to the widespread use of chemical pesticides in Indian agriculture. While many studies have reported the association between pesticide exposure and human health impacts, it has been challenging to disseminate this information to a broader population at state and national levels. Consequently, no state-level database exists correlating pesticide use with cancer rates in India. Here, we provide a comprehensive outlook focusing on the challenges of correlating these factors to develop a comprehensive geospatial database at the national level. A data-mining approach can help identify cancer hotspots, supporting informed policymaking.
{"title":"Green revolution to clinical burden: Connecting the dots between pesticide consumption and cancer incidents in India","authors":"Siddhant Dash , Priyansha Gupta , Manish Kumar","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100617","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100617","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Pesticide poisoning through contaminated water, soil, or food is often linked to the widespread use of chemical pesticides in Indian agriculture. While many studies have reported the association between pesticide exposure and human health impacts, it has been challenging to disseminate this information to a broader population at state and national levels. Consequently, no state-level database exists correlating pesticide use with cancer rates in India. Here, we provide a comprehensive outlook focusing on the challenges of correlating these factors to develop a comprehensive geospatial database at the national level. A data-mining approach can help identify cancer hotspots, supporting informed policymaking.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"45 ","pages":"Article 100617"},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143817486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-02-19DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100606
Emilio Laino , Gregorio Iglesias
Climate change intensifies extreme weather events. Their impacts on environmental contamination are investigated in ten European coastal cities, spanning diverse climatic regions: Sligo (Ireland), Dublin (Ireland), Vilanova (Spain), Benidorm (Spain), Oarsoaldea (Spain), Massa (Italy), Oeiras (Portugal), Piran (Slovenia), Gdansk (Poland) and Samsun (Turkey). Rising sea levels and storm surges, heavy precipitation and flooding, and other climate hazards exacerbate the mobilization of contaminants from natural and anthropogenic sources (agricultural runoff, industrial discharges and urban effluents). By examining the interactions between extreme weather events and contaminant pathways, this study highlights heightened risks to public health, ecosystems and water quality. Case studies demonstrate the compound effects of flooding, coastal erosion and droughts on contamination dynamics: untreated wastewater overflow, release of sediments and landfill contaminants, elevated pollutant concentrations, saltwater intrusion and algal blooms. Mitigation and adaptation strategies are discussed, including monitoring and early warning systems, sustainable urban drainage infrastructure, nature-based solutions and policy frameworks.
{"title":"Extreme weather events and environmental contamination under climate change: A comparative review of ten European coastal cities","authors":"Emilio Laino , Gregorio Iglesias","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100606","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100606","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate change intensifies extreme weather events. Their impacts on environmental contamination are investigated in ten European coastal cities, spanning diverse climatic regions: Sligo (Ireland), Dublin (Ireland), Vilanova (Spain), Benidorm (Spain), Oarsoaldea (Spain), Massa (Italy), Oeiras (Portugal), Piran (Slovenia), Gdansk (Poland) and Samsun (Turkey). Rising sea levels and storm surges, heavy precipitation and flooding, and other climate hazards exacerbate the mobilization of contaminants from natural and anthropogenic sources (agricultural runoff, industrial discharges and urban effluents). By examining the interactions between extreme weather events and contaminant pathways, this study highlights heightened risks to public health, ecosystems and water quality. Case studies demonstrate the compound effects of flooding, coastal erosion and droughts on contamination dynamics: untreated wastewater overflow, release of sediments and landfill contaminants, elevated pollutant concentrations, saltwater intrusion and algal blooms. Mitigation and adaptation strategies are discussed, including monitoring and early warning systems, sustainable urban drainage infrastructure, nature-based solutions and policy frameworks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"45 ","pages":"Article 100606"},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143619507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Environmental DNA (eDNA) signatures are indicative of various conditions in nature. Groundwater systems are vital for diverse ecosystems, presenting unique challenges and opportunities for environmental DNA (eDNA) applications. Ecosystem monitoring, conservation management, and biodiversity evaluation in groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs) rely heavily on eDNA. Groundwater eDNA sources, including plant and animal life, are discussed in this article, along with their applications in determining salinity, water quality, and ecosystem dynamics. In groundwater ecosystems, eDNA is invaluable in detecting species that are otherwise difficult to monitor due to the subterranean nature of the habitat. Interpretation limitations (e.g. lack of reference databases) and technical challenges (e.g. contamination, extraction and detection techniques) are key concerns in GDE. The review also suggests numerous future possibilities, such as integrating eDNA with other techniques like aquifer matrix, hydrogeochemistry, isotopes, and hydrological modeling to improve our understanding of groundwater ecosystems.
{"title":"Environmental DNA signatures as a tool to trace the groundwater contamination mechanisms and its associated biodiversity; Applications, limitations and future directions","authors":"Amjad Al-Rashidi , Chidambaram Sabarathinam , Dhanu Radha Samayamanthula , Bedour Alsabti , Nazima Habibi , Nithyanandan Manickam","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100622","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100622","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Environmental DNA (eDNA) signatures are indicative of various conditions in nature. Groundwater systems are vital for diverse ecosystems, presenting unique challenges and opportunities for environmental DNA (eDNA) applications. Ecosystem monitoring, conservation management, and biodiversity evaluation in groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs) rely heavily on eDNA. Groundwater eDNA sources, including plant and animal life, are discussed in this article, along with their applications in determining salinity, water quality, and ecosystem dynamics. In groundwater ecosystems, eDNA is invaluable in detecting species that are otherwise difficult to monitor due to the subterranean nature of the habitat. Interpretation limitations (e.g. lack of reference databases) and technical challenges (e.g. contamination, extraction and detection techniques) are key concerns in GDE. The review also suggests numerous future possibilities, such as integrating eDNA with other techniques like aquifer matrix, hydrogeochemistry, isotopes, and hydrological modeling to improve our understanding of groundwater ecosystems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"45 ","pages":"Article 100622"},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143899532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-04-29DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100625
Yuan Chang , Liping Zhang , Long D. Nghiem , Yuquan Wei
Microplastics (MPs) are emerging pollutants of critical concern, acting as substrates for microbial colonization while releasing toxic compounds. Composting, a key method for organic waste recycling, serves as a major pathway for MPs to enter agricultural ecosystems but MPs disturb decomposition processes and alter microbial successions. This review explores interactions between MPs and microbial communities in composting, focusing on plastisphere dynamics and ecological implications. Microbial strategies including biostimulation, bioaugmentation, advanced composting technologies, and innovations in synthetic biology are highlighted for mitigating MP impacts. Advanced approaches, including hyperthermophilic or mineral-supplemented composting paired with plastic-degrading microbes, are viable options in practical composting. Future research should prioritize microbial interactions in the composting plastisphere, enzyme identification, and biosynthetic pathway optimization by interdisciplinary approaches to achieve sustainable organic waste management.
{"title":"Enhanced microbial strategies to mitigate microplastic transfer via composting to agricultural ecosystems—A short review","authors":"Yuan Chang , Liping Zhang , Long D. Nghiem , Yuquan Wei","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100625","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100625","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Microplastics (MPs) are emerging pollutants of critical concern, acting as substrates for microbial colonization while releasing toxic compounds. Composting, a key method for organic waste recycling, serves as a major pathway for MPs to enter agricultural ecosystems but MPs disturb decomposition processes and alter microbial successions. This review explores interactions between MPs and microbial communities in composting, focusing on plastisphere dynamics and ecological implications. Microbial strategies including biostimulation, bioaugmentation, advanced composting technologies, and innovations in synthetic biology are highlighted for mitigating MP impacts. Advanced approaches, including hyperthermophilic or mineral-supplemented composting paired with plastic-degrading microbes, are viable options in practical composting. Future research should prioritize microbial interactions in the composting plastisphere, enzyme identification, and biosynthetic pathway optimization by interdisciplinary approaches to achieve sustainable organic waste management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"45 ","pages":"Article 100625"},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144072662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-04-07DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100618
Matthew V. Russell , Tiffany L. Messer , Daniel D. Snow , Shannon Bartelt-Hunt
This review summarizes recent reports related to fate and transport of antibiotics, degradation pathways in agricultural environments, and human and environmental health and ecotoxicity concerns related to environmental exposures. Studies utilizing wide-ranging designs to monitor or simulate agroecosystems exposed to antibiotics were reviewed to better understand the impacts of antibiotic compounds in various environmental matrices (soil, water, and plant biomass). Based on these recent reports, antibiotic compounds enter and persist in agricultural environments in environmentally relevant amounts. These biologically active compounds have the potential to impact natural biological populations, namely microbial populations that facilitate ecosystem services and plant systems that have the capacity to uptake antibiotic compounds into plant tissue (roots, stems, leaves, etc.). Studies focusing on plant storage of antibiotics consistently noted storage is observed to be preferential to below-ground/-surface storage (roots) rather than in above-ground/-surface (stems, shoots, leaves, and seeds).
{"title":"Review on fate and ecological implications of antibiotics in aquatic agricultural environments","authors":"Matthew V. Russell , Tiffany L. Messer , Daniel D. Snow , Shannon Bartelt-Hunt","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100618","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100618","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This review summarizes recent reports related to fate and transport of antibiotics, degradation pathways in agricultural environments, and human and environmental health and ecotoxicity concerns related to environmental exposures. Studies utilizing wide-ranging designs to monitor or simulate agroecosystems exposed to antibiotics were reviewed to better understand the impacts of antibiotic compounds in various environmental matrices (soil, water, and plant biomass). Based on these recent reports, antibiotic compounds enter and persist in agricultural environments in environmentally relevant amounts. These biologically active compounds have the potential to impact natural biological populations, namely microbial populations that facilitate ecosystem services and plant systems that have the capacity to uptake antibiotic compounds into plant tissue (roots, stems, leaves, etc.). Studies focusing on plant storage of antibiotics consistently noted storage is observed to be preferential to below-ground/-surface storage (roots) rather than in above-ground/-surface (stems, shoots, leaves, and seeds).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"45 ","pages":"Article 100618"},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144270753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-04-22DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100623
Jorge P. Arenas
The transition from internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) to electric vehicles (EVs) in modern cities has significantly increased in recent years. Since electric motors are considerably quieter than internal combustion engines, this transition may reduce noise pollution in large urban settings. This reduction is important because noise is still the second most significant environmental risk after air pollution. There is consensus that EVs can reduce noise at low speeds and frequencies, especially for heavy-duty vehicles. However, case studies indicate that at speeds over 50 km/h, EVs do not contribute significantly to noise reduction. Additionally, the effect of mandatory Acoustic Vehicle Alert Systems and fast-charging facilities on overall noise levels is still unclear. This article concisely reviews recent developments about replacing ICEVs with EVs in urban areas from an environmental noise viewpoint. It intends to summarize the available literature and highlight future research trends.
{"title":"On the impact of electric vehicle transition on urban noise pollution","authors":"Jorge P. Arenas","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100623","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100623","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The transition from internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) to electric vehicles (EVs) in modern cities has significantly increased in recent years. Since electric motors are considerably quieter than internal combustion engines, this transition may reduce noise pollution in large urban settings. This reduction is important because noise is still the second most significant environmental risk after air pollution. There is consensus that EVs can reduce noise at low speeds and frequencies, especially for heavy-duty vehicles. However, case studies indicate that at speeds over 50 km/h, EVs do not contribute significantly to noise reduction. Additionally, the effect of mandatory Acoustic Vehicle Alert Systems and fast-charging facilities on overall noise levels is still unclear. This article concisely reviews recent developments about replacing ICEVs with EVs in urban areas from an environmental noise viewpoint. It intends to summarize the available literature and highlight future research trends.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"45 ","pages":"Article 100623"},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143924632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-03-21DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100615
Agha Zeeshan Ali , Sanjeeb Mohapatra , Jan Peter van der Hoek , Henri Spanjers
This mini review explores the potential of visible light–driven bismuth vanadate (BiVO4)-based photoanodes for removing trace organic pollutants from water. It highlights the advantages of using BiVO4-based photoanodes over conventional UV-driven photoanodes in water treatment. The mechanism of reactive species generation through water oxidation is discussed. The review also highlights the role of sulfate and sulfite radicals in enhancing pollutant degradation. Furthermore, it evaluates how heterojunction formation improves the removal efficiency of BiVO4-based photoanodes by reducing charge carrier recombination. Limited research on BiVO4-based photoanodes for the simultaneous removal of multiple organic pollutants at low concentrations (<1 mg L−1) from real wastewater is identified as a key knowledge gap. Addressing this gap could advance the application of BiVO4-based photoanodes in photoelectrocatalytic-based advanced oxidation processes.
{"title":"BiVO4-based photoanodes for the photoelectrocatalytic removal of trace organic pollutants from water: A mini review on recent developments","authors":"Agha Zeeshan Ali , Sanjeeb Mohapatra , Jan Peter van der Hoek , Henri Spanjers","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100615","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100615","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This mini review explores the potential of visible light–driven bismuth vanadate (BiVO<sub>4</sub>)-based photoanodes for removing trace organic pollutants from water. It highlights the advantages of using BiVO<sub>4</sub>-based photoanodes over conventional UV-driven photoanodes in water treatment. The mechanism of reactive species generation through water oxidation is discussed. The review also highlights the role of sulfate and sulfite radicals in enhancing pollutant degradation. Furthermore, it evaluates how heterojunction formation improves the removal efficiency of BiVO<sub>4</sub>-based photoanodes by reducing charge carrier recombination. Limited research on BiVO<sub>4</sub>-based photoanodes for the simultaneous removal of multiple organic pollutants at low concentrations (<1 mg L<sup>−1</sup>) from real wastewater is identified as a key knowledge gap. Addressing this gap could advance the application of BiVO<sub>4</sub>-based photoanodes in photoelectrocatalytic-based advanced oxidation processes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"45 ","pages":"Article 100615"},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143834907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-03-21DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100616
Qilu Cheng , Junwei Ma , Yuyi Yang , Hui Lin
Nonylphenol (NP), a persistent endocrine-disrupting compound, has emerged as a widespread contaminant in terrestrial ecosystems. While extensive research has delineated NP pollution in aquatic environment, its behavior in soil remains underexplored. This review advances the contamination pathways, ecotoxicological impacts, fate determinants, and bioremediation strategies of NP in agricultural soils. NP primarily enters farmlands through sludge amendment, wastewater irrigation, pesticide application, and atmospheric deposition. It induces multilevel soil dysbiosis and phytotoxicity via morphological, physiological, and metabolic disruptions. The abiotic and biotic processes, particularly indigenous microbial degradation and plant uptake, that influence the fate of NP in soil are also addressed. Furthermore, emerging bioremediation strategies, mainly bioaugmentation, phytoremediation, and earthworm-assisted technologies, show potential in enhancing NP bioremoval in the field. Additional research is necessary to strengthen legislation, establish toxicity endpoints, and regulate contamination of soil NP through agroecosystem-relevant field trials, incorporating realistic exposure scenarios and crops-specific human health risk assessments.
{"title":"Nonylphenol in agricultural soil system: sources, effects, fate, and bioremediation strategies","authors":"Qilu Cheng , Junwei Ma , Yuyi Yang , Hui Lin","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100616","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100616","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Nonylphenol (NP), a persistent endocrine-disrupting compound, has emerged as a widespread contaminant in terrestrial ecosystems. While extensive research has delineated NP pollution in aquatic environment, its behavior in soil remains underexplored. This review advances the contamination pathways, ecotoxicological impacts, fate determinants, and bioremediation strategies of NP in agricultural soils. NP primarily enters farmlands through sludge amendment, wastewater irrigation, pesticide application, and atmospheric deposition. It induces multilevel soil dysbiosis and phytotoxicity via morphological, physiological, and metabolic disruptions. The abiotic and biotic processes, particularly indigenous microbial degradation and plant uptake, that influence the fate of NP in soil are also addressed. Furthermore, emerging bioremediation strategies, mainly bioaugmentation, phytoremediation, and earthworm-assisted technologies, show potential in enhancing NP bioremoval in the field. Additional research is necessary to strengthen legislation, establish toxicity endpoints, and regulate contamination of soil NP through agroecosystem-relevant field trials, incorporating realistic exposure scenarios and crops-specific human health risk assessments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"45 ","pages":"Article 100616"},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143792232","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-04-08DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100619
Kexin Guo , Lei Han , Jingyang Luo , Guanghua Lu , Yiping Li , Jianchao Liu
Antibiotic contamination has become a global environmental issue, particularly in soils, where the accumulation of antibiotics negatively impacts soil health and microbial communities. Recent studies have shown high detection rates of tetracyclines and sulfonamides in soil, which significantly disrupt nitrogen and carbon cycling. They also alter microbial structures and reduce soil biological activity and fertility. While existing research highlights the detrimental effects of antibiotics on soil ecosystems, studies on their long-term environmental behavior and ecological risks remain limited. This review summarizes the accumulation characteristics of antibiotics in soil and their impacts on carbon and nitrogen cycles, highlighting the need for further research into the long-term effects of antibiotics on soil microbial communities and ecosystem functions.
{"title":"Occurrence and accumulation characteristics of antibiotics in soil and effects of carbon and nitrogen cycle","authors":"Kexin Guo , Lei Han , Jingyang Luo , Guanghua Lu , Yiping Li , Jianchao Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100619","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100619","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Antibiotic contamination has become a global environmental issue, particularly in soils, where the accumulation of antibiotics negatively impacts soil health and microbial communities. Recent studies have shown high detection rates of tetracyclines and sulfonamides in soil, which significantly disrupt nitrogen and carbon cycling. They also alter microbial structures and reduce soil biological activity and fertility. While existing research highlights the detrimental effects of antibiotics on soil ecosystems, studies on their long-term environmental behavior and ecological risks remain limited. This review summarizes the accumulation characteristics of antibiotics in soil and their impacts on carbon and nitrogen cycles, highlighting the need for further research into the long-term effects of antibiotics on soil microbial communities and ecosystem functions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"45 ","pages":"Article 100619"},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143882952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-05-08DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100627
Valeria Mardoñez-Balderrama , Néstor Y. Rojas , Andrea Pineda Rojas , S. Enrique Puliafito , María Cazorla , Thiago Nogueira , Caroline Wikuats
South American cities experience high levels of air pollution. Studies on its health impacts, however, are scarce when compared with those in wealthier regions. This review focuses on recent research on air pollution and health impacts in this continent, including studies that have been focused on vulnerable groups such as infants and children, lower-income groups, and rural and indigenous populations. Impacts of household air pollution are also discussed. South America would greatly benefit from expanded monitoring networks, improved air quality modeling, and detailed health data to better understand exposure–health relationships and multipollutant interactions.
{"title":"Health impacts of air pollution in South America: Recent advances and research gaps","authors":"Valeria Mardoñez-Balderrama , Néstor Y. Rojas , Andrea Pineda Rojas , S. Enrique Puliafito , María Cazorla , Thiago Nogueira , Caroline Wikuats","doi":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100627","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coesh.2025.100627","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>South American cities experience high levels of air pollution. Studies on its health impacts, however, are scarce when compared with those in wealthier regions. This review focuses on recent research on air pollution and health impacts in this continent, including studies that have been focused on vulnerable groups such as infants and children, lower-income groups, and rural and indigenous populations. Impacts of household air pollution are also discussed. South America would greatly benefit from expanded monitoring networks, improved air quality modeling, and detailed health data to better understand exposure–health relationships and multipollutant interactions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52296,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health","volume":"45 ","pages":"Article 100627"},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144134769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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