2020-2022 Editor’s Choice Articles

WATER AND WASTEWATER

Physical and chemical processes

1. Adsorbed leucaena protein on citrate modified Fe3O4 nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization, and its application as magnetic coagulant
2. Gemini surfactant assisted synthesis of mesoporous Mn/Mg bimetal doped TiO2 nanomaterial: characterization and photocatalytic activity studies under visible light irradiation
3. Modeling of residual chlorine in a drinking water network in times of pandemic of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
4. Improved permeate flux and rejection of ultrafiltration membranes prepared from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle waste
5. Influence of phosphorus and nitrogen co-doping of activated carbon from littered cigarette filters for adsorption of methylene blue dye from wastewater
6. Hazard ranking of wastewater sources in a highly polluted river in northern Taiwan by using positive matrix factorization with metal elements

Biological, physical and chemical processes

1. Aqueous chemistry of anthropogenically contaminated Bengaluru lakes 
2. The performance of Cu2+ as dissolved cathodic electron-shuttle mediator for Cr6+ reduction in the microbial fuel cell 

Watershed management 

1. Occurrence of drug target residues within decantation tank sediments: a good clue to assess their historical excretion?

SOIL AND GROUNDWATER POLLUTION

1. Microbial formulation and growth of cereals, pulses, oilseeds and vegetable crops 
2. Influence of sulfide, chloride and dissolved organic matter on mercury adsorption by activated carbon in aqueous system 

AIR POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE

1. A comprehensive review on indoor air quality monitoring systems for enhanced public health 
2. Emission factor, relative ozone formation potential and relative carcinogenic risk assessment of VOCs emitted from manufacturing industries 
3. Assessing air pollution tolerance of plant species in vegetation traffic barriers in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
4. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on public bus occupancy and real-world tailpipe emissions of gaseous pollutants per passenger kilometer traveled

WASTE MANAGEMENT

1. Methane potential and degradation kinetics of fresh and excavated municipal solid waste from a tropical landfill in Colombia 
2. Development of a superstructure optimization framework for the design of municipal solid waste facilities 

ENERGY AND RESOURCES

1. Evaluation and future framework of green mine construction in China based on the DPSIR model
2. The untapped industrial crop, Cucumeropsis mannii: dry oil extraction, characterization and potential use as biodiesel feedstock and heavy metal sink