Antibiotic Resistance Genes (ARGs) are contaminants of emerging concern with marked
potential to impact public and environmental health. This review focusses on factors that …

Soil enzyme activities have been suggested as suitable indicators for the evaluation of metal
contamination because they are susceptible to microbial changes caused by heavy metal …

Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China, faced severe ecological degradation in
the past decade. Combined pollution of multi-pollutants may be one of the contributing …

Urbanization-induced cultivated land degradation can hamper the ability of peri-urban
agriculture (PUA) to deliver clean food and agroecosystem services. Detailed geo …

The occurrence, spatiotemporal variations, influence factors and environmental risks of eight
common neonicotinoids (NEOs), fipronil, and three fipronil metabolites (fipronil and its …

Objective The potential ecological risk index (RI) is the most commonly used method to
assess heavy metals (HMs) contamination in soils. However, studies have focused on the …

Chlorinated organic pollutants (COPs) are common in flooded environments. To examine
the residual status and effects of COPs on flooded environments, a survey of 7 coastal …

The textile mill industry is one of the major sources of pollution and contributors of metal
contaminants to the environment. At the same time, the industry is important for global …

Purpose Heavy metal soil-pollution is of concern due to its adverse effects on the ecosystem
and human health. However, conventional ecological risk assessments considering only …

The environment is changing quickly and it is ever more burdened in connection with the
greater needs of human society. This fact has increased efforts to improve the management …