Themed collection Environmental Science: Advances: Highlight China

The current challenges and opportunities for machine learning in the interdisciplinary fields of metabolomics and environmental science.

AOM rates in literature were analyzed and anaerobic methanotrophs significantly cut methane emissions in oceans but not in wetlands, rice paddy, and fresh water. The trophic and metabolic patterns of microorganisms may be limiting the AOM rates.

Non-enzymatic nanocomposites and their modified electrodes, including carbon nanotubes, graphene, metal nanoparticles, metal oxides, conductive polymers, MOFs and derivatives, molecularly imprinted polymers are discussed in the rapid electrochemical sensing of OPPs.

Structure activity relationship, density functional theory, catalytic oxidation and mechanism have become the frontier in MnO₂ environmental catalysis.

As a key component of all electrical and electronic equipment, waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) are an important target for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) treatment.

A singlet oxygen involving radical-pathway is reported for room-temperature conversion of methane to ethane with a yield of 647 μmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹ under solar light irradiation.

The extensive use of artificial sweeteners (ASs) has raised concerns regarding their presence, fate, and detrimental effects in water resources.

The in situ produced Fe (hydr)oxides by scrap iron electrocoagulation in a prepared NaCl electrolyte is facile and low-cost materials for phosphate sequestration in wastewater.

As catalytic reactions usually occur on the surface of a catalyst, regulating the catalyst morphology may largely affect the photocatalytic properties.

N–C codoped Fe nanoparticles were used as a dual enzyme mimetic nanozyme. Colorimetric sensing platforms of antibiotics are important for environmental analysis. The superparamagnetism of Fe–N–C was conducive to its recycling and reuse.

Resourceful use of waste masks (WMs) has become an important challenge for humanity with the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

CuS@Cu-CDs composites as Fenton-like photocatalysts for the degradation of tetracycline.

Dynamic changes in the contribution of air pollution, meteorological conditions and aging to cardiovascular mortality.

A machine learning-based model was developed for classifying PXR activators with high generalization capability and broad applicability domain.

PVP promotes 2H phase SiC generation on 3C-SiC nanosheets to form 2H–3C SiC heterophase junction. The tight interface of 2H–3C phase facilitates the separation of charge carriers, and enhances the photocatalytic reduction of CO₂.

Photocatalytic H₂O₂ generation under visible light irradiation over magnetic resorcinol–formaldehyde is coupled with UVC activation for on-site water purification.

This work constructed an opticals tweezers-Raman spectroscopy system to characterize the size variation of single aerosols and quantify the their hygroscopicity and volatility.

This study developed a molecular identification method for fluoride in industrial wastewater and explored the adsorptive removal of fluoroborate by strongly basic ion exchange resin.