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1A review on the occurrence of micropollutants in the aquatic environment and their fate and removal during wastewater treatmentScience of the Total Environment20142,975
2Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research prioritiesScience of the Total Environment20172,447
3A review of soil heavy metal pollution from mines in China: Pollution and health risk assessmentScience of the Total Environment20142,185
4Removal of nutrients in various types of constructed wetlandsScience of the Total Environment20072,141
5Combination of Advanced Oxidation Processes and biological treatments for wastewater decontamination—A reviewScience of the Total Environment20111,994
6Urban wastewater treatment plants as hotspots for antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes spread into the environment: A reviewScience of the Total Environment20131,886
7Occurrence of antibiotics in the aquatic environmentScience of the Total Environment19991,825
8Occurrence of pharmaceutical compounds in urban wastewater: Removal, mass load and environmental risk after a secondary treatment—A reviewScience of the Total Environment20121,742
9Use of iron oxide nanomaterials in wastewater treatment: A reviewScience of the Total Environment20121,693
10Acid mine drainage remediation options: a reviewScience of the Total Environment20051,690
11First confirmed detection of SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wastewater in Australia: A proof of concept for the wastewater surveillance of COVID-19 in the communityScience of the Total Environment20201,488
12Environmental and health hazard ranking and assessment of plastic polymers based on chemical compositionScience of the Total Environment20111,484
13E-waste: An assessment of global production and environmental impactsScience of the Total Environment20091,373
14Exposure to pesticides and the associated human health effectsScience of the Total Environment20171,357
15Application of factor analysis in the assessment of groundwater quality in a blackfoot disease area in TaiwanScience of the Total Environment20031,353
16Accumulation of Pb, Cu, and Zn in native plants growing on a contaminated Florida siteScience of the Total Environment20061,336
17Environmental exposure to microplastics: An overview on possible human health effectsScience of the Total Environment20201,332
18Sources and properties of non-exhaust particulate matter from road traffic: A reviewScience of the Total Environment20081,276
19A review of soil heavy metal pollution from industrial and agricultural regions in China: Pollution and risk assessmentScience of the Total Environment20181,246
20Behavior and occurrence of estrogens in municipal sewage treatment plants — I. Investigations in Germany, Canada and BrazilScience of the Total Environment19991,207
21Remediation techniques for heavy metal-contaminated soils: Principles and applicabilityScience of the Total Environment20181,202
22Occurrences and removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in drinking water and water/sewage treatment plants: A reviewScience of the Total Environment20171,201
23COVID-19 outbreak: Migration, effects on society, global environment and preventionScience of the Total Environment20201,201
24The state of desalination and brine production: A global outlookScience of the Total Environment20191,188
25Ozone pollution in China: A review of concentrations, meteorological influences, chemical precursors, and effectsScience of the Total Environment20171,181
26Plastic waste in the marine environment: A review of sources, occurrence and effectsScience of the Total Environment20161,168
27Multivariate analysis of heavy metal contamination in urban dusts of Xi'an, Central ChinaScience of the Total Environment20061,162
28Toxicity of nanoparticles of CuO, ZnO and TiO2 to microalgae Pseudokirchneriella subcapitataScience of the Total Environment20091,125
29Contamination features and health risk of soil heavy metals in ChinaScience of the Total Environment20151,095
30Plastics in soil: Analytical methods and possible sourcesScience of the Total Environment20181,092
31Plastic mulching in agriculture. Trading short-term agronomic benefits for long-term soil degradation?Science of the Total Environment20161,080
32Toward a sustainable environment: Nexus between CO2 emissions, resource rent, renewable and nonrenewable energy in 16-EU countriesScience of the Total Environment20191,050
33Interactions between engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) and plants: Phytotoxicity, uptake and accumulationScience of the Total Environment20101,006
34An inventory of heavy metals inputs to agricultural soils in England and WalesScience of the Total Environment2003991
35Health risk from heavy metals via consumption of food crops in the vicinity of Dabaoshan mine, South ChinaScience of the Total Environment2009989
36The occurrence of antibiotics in an urban watershed: From wastewater to drinking waterScience of the Total Environment2009986
37Microplastic particles cause intestinal damage and other adverse effects in zebrafish Danio rerio and nematode Caenorhabditis elegansScience of the Total Environment2018986
38Multi-criteria decision analysis in environmental sciences: Ten years of applications and trendsScience of the Total Environment2011985
39Trace metal behaviour in estuarine and riverine floodplain soils and sediments: A reviewScience of the Total Environment2009975
40Particulate matter in the atmosphere: which particle properties are important for its effects on health?Science of the Total Environment2000974
41Studies of the effects of microplastics on aquatic organisms: What do we know and where should we focus our efforts in the future?Science of the Total Environment2018966
42Lost food, wasted resources: Global food supply chain losses and their impacts on freshwater, cropland, and fertiliser useScience of the Total Environment2012950
43Indirect effects of COVID-19 on the environmentScience of the Total Environment2020947
44An overview of microplastic and nanoplastic pollution in agroecosystemsScience of the Total Environment2018942
45The aethalometer — An instrument for the real-time measurement of optical absorption by aerosol particlesScience of the Total Environment1984940
46Potentials of engineered nanoparticles as fertilizers for increasing agronomic productionsScience of the Total Environment2015927
47Synthetic organic dyes as contaminants of the aquatic environment and their implications for ecosystems: A reviewScience of the Total Environment2020925
48Treatment of pulp and paper mill wastewater—a reviewScience of the Total Environment2004917
49Adsorptive removal of antibiotics from water and wastewater: Progress and challengesScience of the Total Environment2015914
50Impacts of emerging organic contaminants on freshwater resources: Review of recent occurrences, sources, fate and effectsScience of the Total Environment2010900