High thermoelectric performance is generally achieved in solid-solution alloyed or heavily doped semiconductors. The consequent atomic disorder has a trade-off in the thermoelectric figure of merit, zT: lattice thermal conductivity decreases with increasing disorder, charge carrier mobility also reduces simultaneously. Herein, we demonstrate a strategy to optimize disorder rooted in the thermodynamic

I n Table 2 of our original article (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.1c07184), the unit of E2 is incorrect. The unit of E2 should be “pmol/L” and not “pg/mL”. Additionally, the numbers 0.33 and 0.16 in the parentheses following SHBG and INLS3 in Table 2 are the respective detection limits of these two biomarkers. These numbers should be removed from the table. This article has not yet been

Source apportionment (SA) techniques allocate the measured ambient pollutants with their potential source origin; thus, they are a powerful tool for designing air pollution mitigation strategies. Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) is one of the most widely used SA approaches, and its multi-time resolution (MTR) methodology, which enables mixing different instrument data in their original time resolution

Dustbins function as critical infrastructures for urban sanitation, creating a distinct breeding ground for microbial assemblages. However, there is no information regarding the dynamics of microbial communities and the underlying mechanism for community assembly on dustbin surfaces. Here, surface samples were collected from three sampling zones (business building, commercial street and residential

Bioconcentration factor (BCF) is one of the important parameters for developing human health ambient water quality criteria (HHAWQC) for chemical pollutants. Traditional experimental method to obtain BCF is time-consuming and costly. Therefore, prediction of BCF by modeling has attracted much attention. QSAR (Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship) model based on molecular descriptor is often

Background Ultrafine particles, including black carbon (BC), can reach the systemic circulation and therefore may distribute to distant organs upon inhalation. The kidneys may be particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of BC exposure due to their filtration function. Objectives We hypothesized that BC particles reach the kidneys via the systemic circulation, where the particles may reside in

Dissolved organic matters (DOM) are widely present in different water sources, causing significant effects on water treatment processes. Herein, the molecular transformation behavior of DOM during peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation by biochar for organic degradation in a secondary effluent were comprehensively analyzed. Evolution of DOM was identified and inhibition mechanisms to organic degradation

Returning flows of water from the economy to the environment, particularly wastewaters, are highly important contributors to the quality of freshwater resources and the health of aquatic ecosystems. While the total loads of various harmful substances received by wastewater treatment facilities are often measured and reported, the origins of these loads are generally not allocated to specific industries

‘Green ambition’ is one of the hot research topics of the 21st century. With the sharp steering of the energy infrastructure toward fulfilling this radical expectation, the last decade has seen a global trend toward diversified sustainable renewable energy sources (such as solar, wind, and hydroelectric power) and electrification. Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are playing a significant role in this

Benefiting from the superior photophysical properties and the low-cost crystalline substances, perovskites have emerged as a competitive photoactive semiconductor for optoelectronic devices such as solar cells (SCs), light-emitting diodes (LEDs), photodetectors (PDs), and lasers. These perovskite optoelectronics can realize the reciprocal conversion of light and electricity. The conversion efficiency

Solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) as a key battery component promises the advances in solid state lithium (Li) metal batteries (SSLMBs). Biomass with naturally designed structure, composition and physical/chemical properties exhibits evident advantages over traditional synthesized polymers in SPE. Biomass-integrated SPE thus can expectedly address the key issues of SPE (e.g., the low ionic conductivity

Background Air pollution is linked to neurodevelopmental delays, but its association with longitudinal changes in brain network development has yet to be investigated. We aimed to characterize the effect of PM2.5, O3, and NO2 exposure at ages 9-10 years on changes in functional connectivity (FC) over a 2-year follow-up period, with a focus on the salience (SN), frontoparietal (FPN), and default-mode

Large-scale plastic pollution occurs in terrestrial and marine environments and degrades into microparticles (MP) and nanoparticles (NP) of plastic. Micro/nanoplastics (MP/NPs) are found throughout the environment and different kinds of marine organisms and can enter the human body through inhalation or ingestion, particularly through the food chain. MPs/NPs can enter different organisms, and affect