1. Coupled effects of fly ash and calcium formate on strength development of cemented tailings backfill

   • Xiuxiu Miao
   • Jiangyu Wu
   • Hai Pu

   Research Article 12 April 2022 Pages: 59949 - 59964

   

2. Adaptation responses of microalgal-bacterial granular sludge to polystyrene microplastic particles in municipal wastewater

   • Huan Hou
   • Shulian Wang
   • Yafei Shi

   Research Article 12 April 2022 Pages: 59965 - 59973

   

3. Globalization toward environmental sustainability and electricity consumption to environmental degradation: does EKC inverted U-shaped hypothesis exist between squared economic growth and CO₂ emissions in top globalized economies

   • Zhu Weimin
   • Muhammad Sibt-e-Ali
   • Muhammad Kamran Khan

   Research Article 12 April 2022 Pages: 59974 - 59984

4. Distribution, sources, and ecological risk assessment of HCHs and DDTs in water from a typical coal mining subsidence area in Huainan, China

   • Xiaoqing Chen
   • Liangmin Gao
   • Xiaofang Zhou

   Research Article 12 April 2022 Pages: 59985 - 59995

   

5. Concentrations and risk assessment of metals and microplastics from antifouling paint particles in the coastal sediment of a marina in Simon's Town, South Africa

   • Conrad Sparks
   • Adetunji Awe

   Research Article 12 April 2022 Pages: 59996 - 60011

   

6. Energy R&D trends and sustainable energy strategies in IEA countries: efficiency, dependency, and environmental dynamics

   • İbrahim Murat Bicil
   • Abdullah Erkul
   • Kumru Türköz

   Research Article 12 April 2022 Pages: 60012 - 60023

   

7. The impacts of organizational green culture and corporate social responsibility on employees’ responsible behaviour towards the society

   • Jawad Abbas
   • Eyup Dogan

   Research Article 12 April 2022 Pages: 60024 - 60034

   

8. Reverse vaccinology approach for multi-epitope centered vaccine design against delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2

   • Khurshid Jalal
   • Kanwal Khan
   • Syed Shams ul Hassan

   Research Article 12 April 2022 Pages: 60035 - 60053

   

9. Enhanced establishment of Colophospermum mopane (Kirk ex Benth.) seedlings for phytoremediation of Cu-Ni mine tailings

   • Venecio U. Ultra Jr.
   • Sithabile Tirivarombo
   • Wendell Ultra

   Research Article 12 April 2022 Pages: 60054 - 60066

   

10. An Economy-wide Analysis of the Energy and Environmental Impacts of International Trade Policy Adjustments for Chemical Industry in China

    • Jin-Xiao Tan
    • Yun-Fei Yao
    • Qiao-Mei Liang

    Research Article 12 April 2022 Pages: 60067 - 60083

    

11. Effects of La₂O₃ nanoparticles and bulk-La₂O₃ on the development of Pfaffia glomerata (Spreng.) Pedersen and respective nutrient element concentration

    • Vinicius Machado Neves
    • Graciela Marini Heidrich
    • Valderi Luiz Dressler

    Research Article 12 April 2022 Pages: 60084 - 60097

    

12. Quantile relationship between globalization, financial development, economic growth, and carbon emissions: evidence from Vietnam

    • Ngo Thai Hung
    • Nguyen Thu Trang
    • Nguyen Thanh Thang

    Research Article 12 April 2022 Pages: 60098 - 60116

    

13. Analysis of spatial and temporal changes of vegetation cover and its driving forces in the Huainan mining area

    • Xuyang Zhang
    • Ying Liu
    • Shikai An

    Research Article 13 April 2022 Pages: 60117 - 60132

    

14. Uptake, translocation, and degradation of spirotetramat in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Miller): Impact of the mixed-application with pymetrozine

    • Guoxin Liu
    • Xiaoxiao Feng
    • Jingao Dong

    Research Article 13 April 2022 Pages: 60133 - 60144

    

15. A novel method for dearsenization from arsenic-bearing waste slag by selective chlorination and low-temperature volatilization

    • Zhenxing Xing
    • He Yang
    • Pingguo Jiang

    Research Article 13 April 2022 Pages: 60145 - 60152

    

16. Towards the analysis of urban livability in China: spatial–temporal changes, regional types, and influencing factors

    • Yi Wang
    • Zhuanying Miao

    Research Article 13 April 2022 Pages: 60153 - 60172

    

17. Preparation of photoluminescent and anticorrosive epoxy paints immobilized with nanoscale graphene from sugarcane bagasse agricultural waste

    • Samar Y. Al-nami
    • Salhah D. Al-Qahtani
    • Nashwa M. El-Metwaly

    Research Article 13 April 2022 Pages: 60173 - 60188

    

18. The impacts of carbon emissions and voluntary carbon disclosure on firm value

    • Zhao-Yong Sun
    • Shu-Ning Wang
    • Dongdong Li

    Research Article 13 April 2022 Pages: 60189 - 60197

19. Comparative low lethal effects of three insecticides on demographical traits and enzyme activity of the Spodoptera exigua (Hübner)

    • Muhammad Hafeez
    • Farman Ullah
    • Yaobin Lu

    Research Article 13 April 2022 Pages: 60198 - 60211

    

20. Heavy metal pollution and risks in a highly polluted and populated Indian river–city pair using the systems approach

    • Pankaj Kumar
    • Vandana Mishra
    • Radhey Shyam Sharma

    Research Article 13 April 2022 Pages: 60212 - 60231

    

21. Will green finance promote green development: based on the threshold effect of R&D investment

    • Jijian Zhang
    • Fengqin Li
    • Xuhui Ding

    Research Article 13 April 2022 Pages: 60232 - 60243

22. Enantioselective hydrolysis and photolysis of mandipropamid in different aquatic environments — evaluation of influencing factors

    • Jianmin Li
    • Jiahua Han
    • Kankan Zhang

    Research Article 13 April 2022 Pages: 60244 - 60258

    

23. Application of calcium alginate-PANI@sawdust wood hydrogel bio-beads for the removal of orange G dye from aqueous solution

    • Abdelaziz Imgharn
    • Nouh Aarab
    • Abdallah Albourine

    Research Article 13 April 2022 Pages: 60259 - 60268

    

24. Exposure to mixture of heavy metals and muscle strength in children and adolescents: a population-based study

    • Mingyang Wu
    • Yanling Shu
    • Youjie Wang

    Research Article 13 April 2022 Pages: 60269 - 60277

    

25. China’s agricultural non-point source pollution and green growth: interaction and spatial spillover

    • Biaowen Xu
    • Yiran Niu
    • Lu Zhang

    Research Article 13 April 2022 Pages: 60278 - 60288

26. Dissolved load of aromatic and halogenated non-methane VOCs in urban sewage during wet and dry seasons

    • Deepanjan Majumdar
    • Dipanjali Majumdar

    Research Article 13 April 2022 Pages: 60289 - 60301

    

27. Investigating possibility of achieving sustainable development goals through renewable energy, technological innovation, and entrepreneur: a study of global best practice policies

    • Lucy Davou Philip
    • Firat Emir
    • Edmund Ntom Udemba

    Research Article 13 April 2022 Pages: 60302 - 60313

    

28. Does health expenditure matter for life expectancy in Mediterranean countries?

    • Mehrshad Radmehr
    • Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo

    Research Article 14 April 2022 Pages: 60314 - 60326

    

29. Role of financial inclusion and export diversification in determining green growth: evidence from SAARC economies

    • Ramsha Saleem
    • Samia Nasreen
    • Sidrah Azam

    Research Article 14 April 2022 Pages: 60327 - 60340

    

30. The occurrence of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water in the Czech Republic: a pilot study

    • Martina Jurikova
    • Darina Dvorakova
    • Jana Pulkrabova

    Research Article 14 April 2022 Pages: 60341 - 60353

    

31. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Have international remittance inflows degraded environmental quality? A carbon emission mitigation analysis for Ghana

    • Kaodui Li
    • Xiangmiao Wang
    • Li Wang

    Research Article 14 April 2022 Pages: 60354 - 60370

32. Constant light exposure and/or pinealectomy increases susceptibility to trichloroethylene-induced hepatotoxicity and liver cancer in male mice

    • Mohamed E. Abdraboh
    • Mohamed A. El-Missiry
    • Maggie E. Amer

    Research Article Open access 14 April 2022 Pages: 60371 - 60384

    

33. Transportation moderation in agricultural sector sustainability — a robust global perspective

    • Muhammad Shahzad Sardar
    • Hafeez ur Rehman

    Research Article 14 April 2022 Pages: 60385 - 60400

    

34. Exploring the role of resource endowment and environmental regulations towards the efficiency of China’s sports industry ecosystem

    • Lei Chen
    • Liping Wang

    Research Article 14 April 2022 Pages: 60401 - 60413

35. Biochemical profiling of lead-intoxicated impaired lipid metabolism and its amelioration using plant-based bioactive compound

    • Abdul Qader
    • Kanwal Rehman
    • Muhammad Sajid Hamid Akash

    Research Article 14 April 2022 Pages: 60414 - 60425

    

36. Impacts of globalization and energy consumption on environmental degradation: what is the way forward to achieving environmental sustainability targets in Nigeria?

    • Seyi Saint Akadiri
    • Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo
    • Oji-Okoro Izuchukwu

    Research Article 14 April 2022 Pages: 60426 - 60439

    

37. Refined spatiotemporal analysis of drought characteristics under different characteristic variable matchings: a case study of the middle reaches of the Yellow River basin, China

    • Ying Li
    • Chenchen Jia
    • Jin Sun

    Research Article 14 April 2022 Pages: 60440 - 60458

    

38. Binding characteristics of Hg(II) with extracellular polymeric substances: implications for Hg(II) reactivity within periphyton

    • Yuping Xiang
    • Guangliang Liu
    • Yong Cai

    Research Article 14 April 2022 Pages: 60459 - 60471

    

39. Investigating the role of capital formation to achieve carbon neutrality in India

    • Soumen Rej
    • Barnali Nag

    Research Article 14 April 2022 Pages: 60472 - 60490

    

40. Mothers living with contamination of perfluoroalkyl substances: an assessment of the perceived health risk and self-reported diseases

    • Paolo Girardi
    • Alice Lupo
    • Sara Scrimin

    Research Article 14 April 2022 Pages: 60491 - 60507

    

41. Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) tends to reduce the toxic effects of nickel (II) chloride in Allium cepa L. roots

    • Tuğçe Kalefetoğlu Macar
    • Oksal Macar
    • Kürşad Yapar

    Research Article 14 April 2022 Pages: 60508 - 60518

    

42. Particulate matter emissions during autopsies: a method to reduce exposure

    • Janis Dröge
    • Ibrahim El Moussaoui
    • Stefanie Plenzig

    Research Article Open access 14 April 2022 Pages: 60519 - 60530

    

43. Gene expression signatures in PCB-exposed Slovak children in relation to their environmental exposures and socio-physical characteristics

    • Tanmoy Mondal
    • Christopher A. Loffredo
    • Somiranjan Ghosh

    Research Article Open access 14 April 2022 Pages: 60531 - 60541

    

44. Pharmacological evaluation of Thuja occidentalis for the attenuation of neuropathy via AGEs and TNF-α inhibition in diabetic neuropathic rats

    • Shrey Kumar Bhargava
    • Thakur Gurjeet Singh
    • Saurabh Gupta

    Research Article 14 April 2022 Pages: 60542 - 60557

    

45. Study on green output bias of China’s mariculture technological progress

    • Jianyue Ji
    • Yanan Sun
    • Xingmin Yin

    Research Article 14 April 2022 Pages: 60558 - 60571

    

46. “Green” economic development in China: quantile regression evidence from the Yangtze River Economic Belt

    • Maosheng Ye
    • Wan Chen
    • Yuqin Li

    Research Article 14 April 2022 Pages: 60572 - 60583

    

47. Microfiber shedding from nonwoven materials including wipes and meltblown nonwovens in air and water environments

    • Soojin Kwon
    • Marielis C. Zambrano
    • Joel J. Pawlak

    Research Article 14 April 2022 Pages: 60584 - 60599

    

48. Photoreduction of Cr(VI) in wastewater by anodic nanoporous Nb₂O₅ formed at high anodizing voltage and electrolyte temperature

    • Nurhaswani Alias
    • Zuhailawati Hussain
    • Zainovia Lockman

    Research Article 15 April 2022 Pages: 60600 - 60615

    

49. Soil bacteria around a derelict tailings pile with different metal pollution gradients: community composition, metal tolerance and influencing factors

    • Tian Wang
    • Haijuan Wang
    • Hongbin Wang

    Research Article 15 April 2022 Pages: 60616 - 60630

    

50. A comparative study of tea waste derived humic-like substances with lignite-derived humic substances on chemical composition, spectroscopic properties and biological activity

    • Sriharan Raguraj
    • Susilawati Kasim
    • Rathnasekara Kuruppu Arachchige Amali

    Research Article 15 April 2022 Pages: 60631 - 60640