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View article: An Operational Flood Risk Assessment System for Better Resilience Against Rain‐Induced Impacts Under Climate Change in Hong Kong
An Operational Flood Risk Assessment System for Better Resilience Against Rain‐Induced Impacts Under Climate Change in Hong Kong Open
Under the background of climate change, extreme weather events are apparently becoming more frequent. In Hong Kong, a record‐breaking ‘Black’ Rainstorm on 7–8 September 2023 brought widespread flooding and caused landslides, paralysing the…
View article: Physician Attitudes on Integration of Prehospital Patient Care Report into Hospital Electronic Health Record
Physician Attitudes on Integration of Prehospital Patient Care Report into Hospital Electronic Health Record Open
Introduction: Prehospital information is valuable but often under-used by physicians. In both the emergency and inpatient settings, information about a patient’s condition prior to their arrival is important to provide optimal care. Histor…
View article: Time to strengthen the governance of new contaminants in the environment
Time to strengthen the governance of new contaminants in the environment Open
Despite existing regulations, many emerging environmental contaminants remain ungoverned, posing serious risks to ecosystems and human health. Here, we outline governance challenges and propose a global roadmap for their regulation. Proact…
View article: Ecological Roles and Shared Microbes Differentiate the Plastisphere from Natural Particle-Associated Microbiomes in Urban Rivers
Ecological Roles and Shared Microbes Differentiate the Plastisphere from Natural Particle-Associated Microbiomes in Urban Rivers Open
The "plastisphere," comprising microbes associated with microplastics (MPs), may have substantial ecological impacts on riverine ecosystems. However, little is known about how the microbiomes associated with anthropogenic MPs compare with …
View article: Volumetric Criteria and An Automated Assessment Tool Development for Optimizing Building Permeability Design in High-Density Urban Environments
Volumetric Criteria and An Automated Assessment Tool Development for Optimizing Building Permeability Design in High-Density Urban Environments Open
Better urban ventilation can significantly contribute to achieving UN SDGs through better liveability for sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11), better air quality for health and well-being (SDG 3), and more climate-responsive buildi…
View article: A new building ventilation assessment tool for high-density urban areas: integrating the least cost path method into building permeability parametrization
A new building ventilation assessment tool for high-density urban areas: integrating the least cost path method into building permeability parametrization Open
Evaluating building air ventilation performance is critical in Hong Kong’s densely populated, high-rise urban environments. Traditional methods, such as wind tunnel testing and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations, are often time…
View article: Spatial distribution, phase partitioning, and ecological risk assessment of typical pesticides in Yangtze River Basin
Spatial distribution, phase partitioning, and ecological risk assessment of typical pesticides in Yangtze River Basin Open
Yangtze River Basin (YRB) is the largest agricultural and economic corridor in Asia, accounting for 40 % of China's rice production and 49 % of its arable land. Additionally, the Huangpu River (HR), the largest river in Shanghai, features …
View article: Habit-based interventions for maintaining reduction in disposable cutlery usage: A longitudinal experiment
Habit-based interventions for maintaining reduction in disposable cutlery usage: A longitudinal experiment Open
Adherence to long-term environmental behaviors is challenging, with unclear mechanisms for success. To address this, the presented study advances environmental behavior research by applying habit formation strategies, previously used in he…
View article: House dust microbiome differentiation and phage-mediated antibiotic resistance and virulence dissemination in the presence of endocrine-disrupting chemicals and pharmaceuticals
House dust microbiome differentiation and phage-mediated antibiotic resistance and virulence dissemination in the presence of endocrine-disrupting chemicals and pharmaceuticals Open
The findings indicate that everyday anthropogenic chemicals are important factors associated with the microbes in indoor environments. This underscores the importance of improving household chemical stewardship to reduce the health risks a…
View article: Spatiotemporal Trend of PFAS in Estuarine Sediments: Insights into Chlorinated Polyfluoroalkyl Ether Sulfonate Transformation
Spatiotemporal Trend of PFAS in Estuarine Sediments: Insights into Chlorinated Polyfluoroalkyl Ether Sulfonate Transformation Open
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic long-lasting chemicals. Marine sediment is a major repository for PFAS in the environment; accordingly, this work investigated 45 legacy and emerging PFAS in samples of surface sedim…
View article: A robust method to quantify pharmaceuticals for the United Nations endorsed Global Estuaries Monitoring (GEM) Programme
A robust method to quantify pharmaceuticals for the United Nations endorsed Global Estuaries Monitoring (GEM) Programme Open
Following human and animal consumption, pharmaceuticals often remain incompletely metabolized, entering aquatic ecosystems via sources like wastewater discharges, landfill leachates, and aquaculture farms, thereby eventually reaching the o…
View article: Addressing the Data Scarcity Problem in Ecotoxicology via Small Data Machine Learning Methods
Addressing the Data Scarcity Problem in Ecotoxicology via Small Data Machine Learning Methods Open
Machine learning (ML) has been extensively employed in the field of ecotoxicological research, with a notable application in predicting ecotoxicity. Typically, researchers employ chemical substance property data, environmental exposure dat…
View article: Longitudinal metagenomic analysis on antibiotic resistome, mobilome, and microbiome of river ecosystems in a sub-tropical metropolitan city
Longitudinal metagenomic analysis on antibiotic resistome, mobilome, and microbiome of river ecosystems in a sub-tropical metropolitan city Open
Rivers play an important role as reservoirs and sinks for antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). However, it remains underexplored for the resistome and associated mobilome in river ecosystems, and hosts of riverine ARGs particularly the path…
View article: Unveiling emerging polycyclic aromatic compounds in the urban atmospheric particulate matter
Unveiling emerging polycyclic aromatic compounds in the urban atmospheric particulate matter Open
Despite the ubiquity and complexity of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs), many of these compounds are largely unknown and lack sufficient toxicity data for comprehensive risk assessments. In this study, nontarget screening a…
View article: Occurrence and ecological risks of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in three National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Reserves in the South China Sea
Occurrence and ecological risks of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in three National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Reserves in the South China Sea Open
National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Reserves (NAGRRs) are pivotal protected areas in delivering ecological and socio-economic advantages. This study focuses on three NAGRRs in the South China Sea, meticulously examining the pollution leve…
View article: Bottom Trawling and Multi‐Marker <scp>eDNA</scp> Metabarcoding Surveys Reveal Highly Diverse Vertebrate and Crustacean Communities: A Case Study in an Urbanized Subtropical Estuary
Bottom Trawling and Multi‐Marker <span>eDNA</span> Metabarcoding Surveys Reveal Highly Diverse Vertebrate and Crustacean Communities: A Case Study in an Urbanized Subtropical Estuary Open
Estuarine habitats serve as critical feeding and nursery grounds for many aquatic species and support fisheries. However, monitoring these complex ecosystems using conventional trawling methods is destructive, costly, and labor‐intensive. …
View article: Universal microbial indicators provide surveillance of sewage contamination in harbours worldwide
Universal microbial indicators provide surveillance of sewage contamination in harbours worldwide Open
Human population pressures and activities pose unprecedented challenges to water resources in urban environments. However, standard methods of assessing microbial water quality have relied on the same cultured organisms for decades. We sho…
View article: Occurrence and potential risks of pharmaceutical contamination in global Estuaries: A critical review and analysis
Occurrence and potential risks of pharmaceutical contamination in global Estuaries: A critical review and analysis Open
Input of pollutants to estuaries is one of the major threats to marine biodiversity and fishery resources, and pharmaceuticals are one of the most important contaminants of emerging concern in aquatic ecosystems. To synthesize pharmaceutic…
View article: Refining Sampling Efforts for Fish Diversity Assessment in Subtropical Urban Estuarine and Oceanic Waters Using Environmental <scp>DNA</scp> With Multiple Primers
Refining Sampling Efforts for Fish Diversity Assessment in Subtropical Urban Estuarine and Oceanic Waters Using Environmental <span>DNA</span> With Multiple Primers Open
The environmental DNA (eDNA) approach is an emerging tool for monitoring marine biodiversity. However, the sampling effort needs optimization according to the site characteristics and target taxonomic groups. In this study, we optimized th…
View article: Application of Machine Learning in Nanotoxicology: A Critical Review and Perspective
Application of Machine Learning in Nanotoxicology: A Critical Review and Perspective Open
The massive production and application of nanomaterials (NMs) have raised concerns about the potential adverse effects of NMs on human health and the environment. Evaluating the adverse effects of NMs by laboratory methods is expensive, ti…
View article: Resilient water quality management: Insights from Japan's environmental quality standards for conserving aquatic life framework
Resilient water quality management: Insights from Japan's environmental quality standards for conserving aquatic life framework Open
Currently, chemicals and waste are recognized as key drivers of habitat degradation and biodiversity loss in aquatic ecosystems. To ensure vibrant habitats for aquatic species and maintain a sustainable aquatic food supply system, Japan pr…
View article: Multifaceted biological indicators reveal an effective conservation scheme for marine protected areas
Multifaceted biological indicators reveal an effective conservation scheme for marine protected areas Open
Marine protected areas are set up across the globe to safeguard biodiversity and support coastal ecosystem functioning. In Hong Kong, partially protected marine parks and a no-take marine reserve have been managed under legislation for yea…
View article: Transcriptomic analysis reveals the endocrine toxicity of tributyltin and triphenyltin on the whelk Reishia clavigera and mechanisms of imposex formation
Transcriptomic analysis reveals the endocrine toxicity of tributyltin and triphenyltin on the whelk Reishia clavigera and mechanisms of imposex formation Open
Organotin compounds (OTs) are endocrine disruptors that induce imposex in hundreds of gastropods, but little is known about their underlying molecular mechanisms. This study aimed to investigate the endocrine toxicity and molecular respons…
View article: Wildfire-Derived Pyrogenic Organic Matter Posing Overlooked Emerging Risks to Aquatic Ecosystems
Wildfire-Derived Pyrogenic Organic Matter Posing Overlooked Emerging Risks to Aquatic Ecosystems Open
ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ARTICLES ASAPPREVViewpointNEXTWildfire-Derived Pyrogenic Organic Matter Posing Overlooked Emerging Risks to Aquatic EcosystemsFanhao SongFanhao SongState Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment,…