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Rapid urban development and industrialization have led to severe soil pollution, which has become a major global environmental problem, further intensified by population growth and land-use changes. In urban soils, pollution from past anthropogenic act...

Consistent successional trajectories of ant species richness, composition, and functional traits on post-mining sites in European deciduous forest Since ants are a prominent taxon of terrestrial food webs and significant ecosystem engineers, understan...

Technology for extracting lithium from the mineral cinvaldite – history, present and future Extracting lithium from cinvaldite This article provides an overview of the technological development of lithium extraction from zinnwaldite, the principal li...

Diclofenac sodium (DCF), a widely used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, is a persistent pharmaceutical contaminant that resists removal by conventional wastewater treatment. In this study, CuO-modified TiO2/MnOx composites were developed as multifu...

Mercury (Hg) is a contaminant of major concern for public and ecosystem health, known for its toxicity and bioaccumulation in the environment. Reconstructing past Hg pollution, as well as monitoring current Hg concentrations, is therefore essential. Tr...

Land surface temperature (LST) is profoundly interlinked with the landscape state, settings and functioning, with the connections being very complex. Although the role of wetlands and (semi)natural habitats, in mitigating climate extremes is generally ...

In Central Europe, wheat dust (WD) and hexane-extracted rapeseed scrap (RS) are not yet being utilized effectively or in an environmentally sound manner. Consequently, a method was investigated to enable the use of these waste materials in accordance w...

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in plant extracellular vesicles (pEVs) due to their immense potential for medical applications, particularly as carriers for drug delivery. To use the benefits of pEVs in the future, it is necessary to...

Curbing the major and growing threats from invasive alien species is urgent and achievable Although invasive alien species have long been recognized as a major threat to nature and people, until now there has been no comprehensive global review of the...

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are relatively new porous hybrid coordination polymers that consist of inorganic nodes linked together by organic ligands called linkers. These crystalline materials are being tested for many applications. Environmental ...