Themed collection RSC Environmental Science journals: Highlights from India

CDs in sustainable agricultural production can significantly aid in meeting global food demand while maintaining environmental resilience.

Addressing the climate crisis stands as one of the paramount challenges of this era.

The main aim of the blue-green city concept is the reduction of the adverse impacts of stormwater by recreating the natural water cycle with the aid of green infrastructure in major metropolitan areas worldwide.

Microalgae are a source of scientific curiosity and inspiration for their utilization as ‘inoculants’ in agriculture and the commercial production of high-value products.

Preparation of a novel, simple and cost-effective chemosensor (ANO) to detect lethal phosgene exposed from household bleach.

A scatter plot of the data points using the values of two ARKA descriptors can potentially identify activity cliffs, less confident data points, and less modelable data points.

Thunderstorms inflict significant danger to both human and environment. Here, we present a thorough examination of recent changes in thunderstorm occurrences in the northeast and eastern regions of India.

To give a comprehensive account of the environmental acceptability of CF₂CF–CH₂F in the troposphere, we have examined the oxidation reaction pathways and kinetics of CF₂CF–CH₂F initiated by Cl-atoms employing quantum chemical calculations.

Study uses real-time monitors to analyze PM_2.5 in Abidjan & Accra, revealing diurnal & seasonal patterns, highlighting city differences, & showing Saharan dust impact. Emphasizes RAMPs' efficacy & need for robust monitoring in West African cities.

Fe-CNF/Mo-MOF releases Mo and Fe in soil upon degradation by resident rhizobacteria and translocates the micronutrients to plant roots, shoots, and leaves.

Superhydrophobic MOF coated reusable, inexpensive, handy sponge composites were utilized for selective, fast, and efficient capture of lethal hydrophobic drugs from environmental wastewater. The composites exhibited remarkable bacterial anti-adhesion.

Utilization of waste biomass derived photocatalyst to tackle the severe environmental pollution.

This study enhances the application of alternative fuels—specifically hydrogen, methanol, and ethanol—in a multi-cylinder gasoline engine.

We have developed conventional and machine learning-based mixture QSAR models from the toxicity data of the binary mixtures of fluoroquinolones in E. coli.

This computational work presents a novel similarity-based q-RASAR approach for the development of a global model that can quantitatively and efficiently identify the skin sensitization potential of hazardous chemicals.

Disposable surgical face masks extensively used during the COVID-19 outbreak would release microplastics into the aquatic environment and that in combination with TiO₂ nanoparticles may harm the aquatic biota.

Titanium suboxide-doped laser-induced graphene holds great potential to inactivate model enteric viruses MS2, T4, and Phi6. The mechanism of inactivation was recognized as the combination of electric field-induced effects and electrooxidation.

In the contemporary century, bio-based magnetic nanomaterials have received tremendous interest as promising candidates in adsorption procedures owing to their magnetic nature, modifiability, approachability, bioactivity, and pH-responsive dynamics.

The doping strategy of ferrite nanoparticles induced a correlation between their reactivity and toxicity. The evidence showed the induction of biological responses as a factor of their dissolution and suspension properties of ferrite nanoparticles.

Medical waste X-ray films are used to fabricate a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG). The high-power density of (1.39 W m⁻²) TENG demonstrated its potential applications in self-powered devices, sensors, and smart buildings.

The Third Pole, i.e. the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) and Tien Shan mountains, has been closely monitored for the past few decades because of its deteriorating environmental conditions.

The fate of BrC in aqueous systems such as clouds and fog droplets does not depend on solid biomass types.

Mono-(ZIF-8 and ZIF-67) and bi-metallic (ZIF-8-67) MOFs are used as fillers for MMMs. The prepared MMMs enhance the separation performance. All the prepared MMMs show stable separation performance for 220 h of experiments.

The plausible photocatalytic mechanism drives the Sm₂O₃/In₂S₃ nanocomposite photocatalytic process.

PWV values are highest along the East Coast and lowest in the Western Himalaya. An increase in PWV is observed during the monsoon season, about 0.03–0.15 mm per year.

Planetary ball milling assisted piezocatalysis for water cleaning application.