1. COVID-19 and the emerging research trends in environmental studies: a bibliometric evaluation

   • Muhammad Usman
   • Yuh-Shan Ho

   Review Article 24 February 2021 Pages: 16913 - 16924

   

2. Detection and removal of microplastics in wastewater: evolution and impact

   • Thuhin K. Dey
   • Md. Elias Uddin
   • Mamun Jamal

   Review Article 25 February 2021 Pages: 16925 - 16947

   

3. Carbon emissions from the peat fire problem—a review

   • Nor Azizah Che Azmi
   • Nazirah Mohd Apandi
   • Ahmad Safuan A. Rashid

   Review Article 27 February 2021 Pages: 16948 - 16961

   

4. Metal- and metal/oxide-based engineered nanoparticles and nanostructures: a review on the applications, nanotoxicological effects, and risk control strategies

   • Ricardo Solano
   • David Patiño-Ruiz
   • Adriana Herrera

   Review Article 27 February 2021 Pages: 16962 - 16981

   

5. Scientific data-driven evaluation of academic publications on environmental Kuznets curve

   • Muhammad Farhan Bashir
   • Benjiang Ma
   • Luqman Shahzad

   Review Article 27 February 2021 Pages: 16982 - 16999

   

6. New insights about human tick infestation features: a systematic review and meta-analysis

   • Hamid Kassiri
   • Hassan Nasirian

   Review Article 28 February 2021 Pages: 17000 - 17028

   

7. A review: saltwater intrusion in North Africa’s coastal areas—current state and future challenges

   • Belgacem Agoubi

   Review Article 01 March 2021 Pages: 17029 - 17043

   

8. Epimutational effects of electronic cigarettes

   • Rui Yan
   • Xu-Li Chen
   • Andy T. Y. Lau

   Review Article 02 March 2021 Pages: 17044 - 17067

9. Impact of the low and high concentrations of fly ash amended soil on growth, physiological response, and yield of pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duch. Ex Poiret L.)

   • Gufran Ahmad
   • Abrar A. Khan
   • Heba I. Mohamed

   Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17068 - 17083

   

10. Establishment of a comprehensive analysis method for the microfaunal movement in activated sludge

    • Xiaobing Hu
    • Kun Wang
    • Yong Nie

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17084 - 17097

    

11. Performance enhancement of single-slope solar still using phase change materials

    • Ahmed H. Mohammed
    • M. Attalla
    • Ahmed N. Shmroukh

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17098 - 17108

    

12. Co-exposure of Bi₂O₃ nanoparticles and bezo[a]pyrene-enhanced in vitro cytotoxicity of mouse spermatogonia cells

    • Maqusood Ahamed
    • Mohd Javed Akhtar
    • Hisham Abdulaziz Alhadlaq

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17109 - 17118

    

13. The influence of technological innovation and human capital on environmental efficiency among different regions in Asia-Pacific

    • Florence Appiah Twum
    • Xingle Long
    • Andrew Kwamena Tachie

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17119 - 17131

    

14. Protection from metal toxicity by Hsp40-like protein isolated from contaminated soil using functional metagenomic approach

    • Bharti Thakur
    • Rajiv Yadav
    • Mondem Sudhakara Reddy

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17132 - 17145

    

15. Bioaccumulation and human health risk assessment of chromium and nickel in paddy rice grown in serpentine soils

    • Euclid F. Infante
    • Cristine P. Dulfo
    • Ian A. Navarrete

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17146 - 17157

    

16. Environmental aspect of energy transition and urbanization in the OPEC member states

    • Stephen Taiwo Onifade
    • Andrew Adewale Alola
    • Hakan Acet

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17158 - 17169

    

17. A Lagrangian analysis of the gravity-inertial oil spreading on the calm sea using the reflective oil-water interface treatment

    • Carlos Alberto Dutra Fraga Filho

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17170 - 17180

    

18. Formation and weathering assessment of oil-suspended sediment aggregates through a laboratory investigation

    • V. Suneel
    • S. Sathish Kumar
    • P. Vethamony

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17181 - 17199

    

19. Using multilevel models to explore the impact of abiotic and biotic conditions on the efficacy of pirimiphos-methyl against Tenebrio molitor L.

    • Nickolas G. Kavallieratos
    • Nikos E. Papanikolaou
    • Chrisovalantis Malesios

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17200 - 17207

    

20. The environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis for Bangladesh: the importance of natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, and hydropower consumption

    • Muntasir Murshed
    • Risana Alam
    • Adiba Ansarin

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17208 - 17227

    

21. Photocatalytic degradation of acetaminophen and caffeine using magnetite–hematite combined nanoparticles: kinetics and mechanisms

    • Tiago A. Fernandes
    • Sofia G. Mendo
    • Maria José Calhorda

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17228 - 17243

    

22. Global drought monitoring with big geospatial datasets using Google Earth Engine

    • Ramla Khan
    • Hammad Gilani

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17244 - 17264

    

23. Single-step synthesis of N, S co-doped waste-derived nanoporous carbon sorbent for mercury vapor removal

    • Forouzan Vakili
    • Alimorad Rashidi
    • Nabiollah Mansouri

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17265 - 17274

    

24. The impact of biomass burning emissions on protected natural areas in central and southern Mexico

    • Fabiola Trujano-Jiménez
    • Blanca Ríos
    • Graciela B. Raga

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17275 - 17289

    

25. High-efficient removal of U(VI) from aqueous solution by self-assembly pomelo peel/palygorskite composite

    • Xiaofeng Huang
    • Qiulin Deng
    • Jinlong Jiang

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17290 - 17305

    

26. The effectiveness and heterogeneity of carbon emissions trading scheme in China

    • Kai Tang
    • Ye Zhou
    • Di Zhou

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17306 - 17318

    

27. Asymmetric investigation to track the effect of urbanization, energy utilization, fossil fuel energy and CO₂ emission on economic efficiency in China: another outlook

    • Abdul Rehman
    • Hengyun Ma
    • Munir Ahmad

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17319 - 17330

    

28. The role of lime in dredged mud dewatered by a plate and frame filter press and potential substitutes

    • Yan Cui
    • Wei Zhu
    • Naixi Lin

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17331 - 17342

    

29. From bioavailability to risk assessment of polluted soil using snails: link between excess transfer and inhibition of sexual maturation

    • Maxime Louzon
    • Quentin Devalloir
    • Annette de Vaufleury

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17343 - 17354

    

30. Persulfate mediated solar photo-Fenton aiming at wastewater treatment plant effluent improvement at neutral PH: emerging contaminant removal, disinfection, and elimination of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

    • Maria Clara V. M. Starling
    • Elizângela P. Costa
    • Camila C. Amorim

    Research Article Open access 04 January 2021 Pages: 17355 - 17368

    

31. The impact of recycled coarse aggregates obtained from waste concretes on lightweight pervious concrete properties

    • Gokhan Kaplan
    • Aslinur Gulcan
    • Oguzhan Yavuz Bayraktar

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17369 - 17394

    

32. Effects of UV-modified biochar derived from phytoremediation residue on Cd bioavailability and uptake in Coriandrum sativum L. in a Cd-contaminated soil

    • Yaping Zhang
    • Zhenyan Chen
    • Kai Shen

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17395 - 17404

    

33. Effect of bamboo biochar on reducing grain cadmium content in two contrasting wheat genotypes

    • Jiayan Ma
    • Xing Ni
    • Zhengqian Ye

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17405 - 17416

    

34. Eukaryotic community diversity and pathogenic eukaryotes in a full-scale drinking water treatment plant determined by 18S rRNA and metagenomic sequencing

    • Qi Li
    • Shuili Yu
    • Deqiang Zhao

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17417 - 17430

    

35. Site selection for waste vegetable oil and waste battery collection boxes: a GIS-based hybrid hesitant fuzzy decision-making approach

    • Aslı Çalış Boyacı
    • Aziz Şişman
    • Köksal Sarıcaoğlu

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17431 - 17444

    

36. Hepatoprotective potential of Rosmarinus officinalis essential oil against hexavalent chromium-induced hematotoxicity, biochemical, histological, and immunohistochemical changes in male rats

    • Fatma M. El-Demerdash
    • Raghda A. El-Sayed
    • Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17445 - 17456

    

37. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus-induced decrease in nitrogen concentration in pore water and nitrogen leaching loss from red soil under simulated heavy rainfall

    • Yongmei He
    • Bo Li
    • Fangdong Zhan

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17457 - 17467

    

38. Experimental study on static and dynamic mechanical properties of phosphogypsum

    • Ting Lu
    • Wensong Wang
    • Guansen Cao

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17468 - 17481

    

39. Ziziphus spina-christi leaf extract attenuates mercuric chloride-induced liver injury in male rats via inhibition of oxidative damage

    • Shimaa S. Ramadan
    • Rafa S. Almeer
    • Ahmed E. Abdel Moneim

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17482 - 17494

    

40. Phosphorus adsorption by sediment considering mineral composition and environmental factors

    • Xiaocui Li
    • Lei Huang
    • Danny Reible

    Research Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 17495 - 17505

    

41. Effects of photovoltaic panels on soil temperature and moisture in desert areas

    • Shengjuan Yue
    • Mengjing Guo
    • Xiaode Zhou

    Research Article 05 January 2021 Pages: 17506 - 17518

    

42. Protective effect of gamma-oryzanol against manganese-induced toxicity in Drosophila melanogaster

    • Neicí Cáceres Silva
    • Márcia Rósula Poetini
    • Robson Luiz Puntel

    Research Article 05 January 2021 Pages: 17519 - 17531

    

43. Improved photocatalytic efficiency of TiO₂ by doping with tungsten and synthesizing in ionic liquid: precise kinetics-mechanism and effect of oxidizing agents

    • Sandesh S. Raut
    • Sanjay P. Kamble
    • Prashant S. Kulkarni

    Research Article 05 January 2021 Pages: 17532 - 17545

    

44. Mercury pollution in the coastal Urmia aquifer in northwestern Iran: potential sources, mobility, and toxicity

    • Vahab Amiri
    • Peiyue Li
    • Mohammad Nakhaei

    Research Article 05 January 2021 Pages: 17546 - 17562

    

45. Greenhouse gas emissions from semi-aerobic bioreactor landfills with different vent-pipe diameters

    • Guobin Jiang
    • Dan Liu
    • Qibin Li

    Research Article 05 January 2021 Pages: 17563 - 17572

    

46. Supplying honey bees with waterers: a precautionary measure to reduce exposure to pesticides

    • Frédéric McCune
    • Olivier Samson-Robert
    • Valérie Fournier

    Research Article 05 January 2021 Pages: 17573 - 17586

    

47. Characterization of titanium oxide optical band gap produced from leachate sludge treatment with titanium tetrachloride

    • Mohammad Rezaei Ardani
    • Fathin Azwina
    • Abdul Rahman Mohamed

    Research Article 05 January 2021 Pages: 17587 - 17601

    

48. Haematological, biochemical, enzymological and histological responses of Labeo rohita exposed to methyl orange dye solution treated with Oedogonium subplagiostomum AP1

    • Maruthanayagam Alaguprathana
    • Mani Poonkothai

    Research Article 05 January 2021 Pages: 17602 - 17612

    

49. Immunohistochemical, histopathological, and biochemical studies of the NF-ҡB P65 marker in rat ovaries experimentally intoxicated by cadmium and the protective effect of the purslane plant extract

    • Abd El-Nasser A. Madboli
    • Mohamed M. Seif

    Research Article 05 January 2021 Pages: 17613 - 17626

    

50. Comparative analysis of the concentrations of serum cotinine and hydroxycotinine for US children, adolescents, and adults: impact of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home and other indoor environments

    • Ram B. Jain

    Research Article 05 January 2021 Pages: 17627 - 17635