Themed collection Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Environmental Science: Nano

Oil spills frequently cause devastating impacts on coastal ecosystems and communities.

With the development of nuclear power and the nuclear industry, some uranium-containing wastewater will inevitably be released into the environment, which poses a threat to human health and the environment.

The balanced presence of zinc oxide nanoparticles (nZnO) offers essential nutritional properties, whereas an excessive amount of nZnO can trigger ecotoxicity, both at the cellular and individual levels.

An optimum application of NPs can mitigate biotic and abiotic stresses, but overuse can cause phytotoxicity. Research on the use of NPs for plant stress is demonstrating promising benefits.

Nanoplastics (NPs) are chemically reactive following abiotic and biotic weathering processes. These weathered NPs have the potential to facilitate the transformation of legacy contaminants, such as heavy metals.

Photocatalysis is an eco-friendly and cost-effective method to realize the purification of ppb-level NO, and the end-product (nitrate/ammonia) of the photocatalytic NO complete oxidation/reduction reaction can be further recycled.

The airborne nanoparticles in six cities were characterized and their interactions with air ions were investigated.

Mn₃O₄ nanoparticles scavenged accumulated ROS and maintained stomatal aperture, thus improving cotton drought tolerance.

10-CFS exhibited outstanding PMS activation ability, 98.7% of CIP was degraded within 30 min. The result demonstrated that the presence of Co(IV)O caused the better degradation performance of 10-CFS.

Reaction of a model nitroaromatic pollutant with hematite-coated sand in column reactors leads to growth of goethite and evolving reactivity due to changes in accessible surface area.

Delafossite-phase CuAlO₂ and CuFeO₂ thin film photocathodes were developed for solar water splitting, with CuFeO₂ showing higher efficiency due to improved light absorption.

The antibiotic-nanoparticle combinatorial treatment delays the rise in antibiotic resistance genes and minimizes adverse impacts on the gut microbiome compared to free antibiotics.

Previous studies have found that the production of nanoparticles by various fungi is related to the release of NADPH/NADH into the growth medium.

CeO₂/graphene oxide nanocomposites efficiently degrade bisphenols A, S, and F. Hydrolytic cleavage of bisphenol S was observed even without any illumination.

A novel and sustainable method combining mechanical force and species regulation enables a two-step dehydration–rehydration process, achieving full extraction of impurities like P, or heavy metals like Cr, As, Sr, Cd, and Hg from gypsum waste.

AgNPs, as nanobiostimulants, increase the grain yield of rice grown in a saline land.

Among numerous engineered nanoparticles (NPs), CuNPs have been identified as a kind of high-risk inhibitor to anammox bacteria; however, the potential effects of salinity on the toxicity of CuNPs to anammox consortia remain unclear.

C₆₀ could regulate the absorption of nitrogen and 15 nutrient elements in these crops. Their contents and changes were determined simultaneously by using stable isotope labeling technology combined with SR-μXRF.

Macrophages treated with polylactide beads degrade them but show various responses in the meantime.

In this study, experimental data on the adsorption of organic pollutants onto microplastics in different aqueous environments were used to develop QSPR and q-RASPR models.

Construction of heterostructures has been an effective approach for suppressing recombination of photogenerated charge carriers of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) materials and facilitating solar energy harvesting.

Cu–cy/Ti₃C₂MXene demonstrated outstanding catalytic performance in activating peroxymonosulfate, leading to the production of reactive oxygen species that decomposed up to 98.6% of carbamazepine.

Ti- and Zn-containing nanoparticles from a mineral-based sunscreen are detected and classified against the natural particle background from river water using single-particle ICP-TOFMS and hierarchical clustering analysis.

Extracellular polymeric substances from the diatom Cyclotella meneghiniana adsorb onto citrate-coated nAg, forming an eco-corona and reducing nanoparticle dissolution and aggregation.

Better blocking performance of Fe⁰ nanoplates on non-essential Cd than essential Cu and Zn in the soil–rice system.

CNT altered the multifunctionality of agrosystems through both bacterial and plant-based processes impairments.

A Janus graphene oxide filter with heterogeneous nanochannels exhibits a high interception rate and water flux towards dye removal.

Selenate removal from mine-influenced brine down to 20 μg L⁻¹ was demonstrated through continuous photocatalytic reduction using nano-TiO₂, highlighting UV reactor parameters and design considerations critical for practical real-world application.

Using potassium-based nanomaterials to save potassium resources and studying their effects and mechanisms on soybean growth.

Ruthenium species were confined within hollow carbon nitride spheres to efficiently activate peroxymonosulfate to produce reactive radicals and singlet oxygen for decomposing a pharmaceutical contaminant in wastewater, i.e., acetaminophen.

A novel mechanism has been revealed by the study that the adsorption of VOC molecules on the surface of semiconductors formed midgap states between the ground state of the VOCs and the conduction band of the semiconductor.