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Material Cycles, Environmental Emissions, and Ecological Risks of Bisphenol A (BPA) in China and Implications for Sustainable Plastic Management (2024)
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Wang, J., Chan, F. K. S., Johnson, M. F., Chan, H. K., Cui, Y., Chen, J., & Chen, W.-Q. (2025). Material Cycles, Environmental Emissions, and Ecological Risks of Bisphenol A (BPA) in China and Implications for Sustainable Plastic Management. Environmental Science and Technology, 59(3), 1631-1646. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c09876

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a high-production-volume plastic chemical, with ∼98% of its usage in China allocated to producing polycarbonate and epoxy resin, and its fugitive release threatens ecosystems. However, knowledge of its anthropogenic cycles, envir... Read More about Material Cycles, Environmental Emissions, and Ecological Risks of Bisphenol A (BPA) in China and Implications for Sustainable Plastic Management.

Rebalancing River Lateral Connectivity: An Interdisciplinary Focus for Research and Management (2024)
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Mason, R. J., Johnson, M. F., Wohl, E., Russell, C. E., Olden, J. D., Polvi, L. E., Rice, S. P., Hemsworth, M. J., Sponseller, R. A., & Thorne, C. R. (2025). Rebalancing River Lateral Connectivity: An Interdisciplinary Focus for Research and Management. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 12(1), Article e1766. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1766

Lateral connectivity between rivers and terrestrial landscapes is critical for both river and landscape health. Due to widespread anthropogenic degradation of riverscapes, river management is aiming to connect rivers to floodplains, riparian zones, a... Read More about Rebalancing River Lateral Connectivity: An Interdisciplinary Focus for Research and Management.

Trace metal accumulation through the environment and wildlife at two derelict lead mines in Wales (2024)
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Sartorius, A., Johnson, M. F., Young, S., Bennett, M., Baiker, K., Edwards, P., & Yon, L. (2024). Trace metal accumulation through the environment and wildlife at two derelict lead mines in Wales. Heliyon, 10(14), Article e34265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34265

Trace metal pollution is globally widespread, largely resulting from human activities. Due to the persistence and high toxicity of trace metals, these pollutants can have serious effects across ecosystems. However, few studies have directly assessed... Read More about Trace metal accumulation through the environment and wildlife at two derelict lead mines in Wales.

Greenhouse gas emissions from hydropower reservoirs: emission processes and management approaches (2024)
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Wang, Z., Chan, F. K. S., Feng, M., & Johnson, M. F. (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from hydropower reservoirs: emission processes and management approaches. Environmental Research Letters, 19(7), Article 073002. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad560c

Hydropower reservoirs, as vital inland waters bodies of anthropogenic origin, exhibit distinct characteristics from natural waters, thereby garnering research interest in the quantification and mapping of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In this revie... Read More about Greenhouse gas emissions from hydropower reservoirs: emission processes and management approaches.

Harnessing the runoff reduction potential of urban bioswales as an adaptation response to climate change (2024)
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Lu, L., Johnson, M., Zhu, F., Xu, Y., Ruan, T., & Chan, F. (2024). Harnessing the runoff reduction potential of urban bioswales as an adaptation response to climate change. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 12207. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-61878-7

Nature-based solutions (NbS), including China's Sponge City Program (SCP), can address the challenges urban communities face due to surface runoff and flooding. The current capacity of SCP facilities in urban environments falls short of meeting the d... Read More about Harnessing the runoff reduction potential of urban bioswales as an adaptation response to climate change.

Material flow analysis of chemical additives in plastics: A critical review (2024)
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Wang, J., Chan, F. K. S., Johnson, M. F., Chan, H. K., Cui, Y., Chen, J., Zhu, Y.-G., & Chen, W.-Q. (2024). Material flow analysis of chemical additives in plastics: A critical review. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 54(23), 1692-1708. https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2024.2354993

The exponential growth in plastic production and usage has escalated global concerns about plastic pollution, particularly regarding harmful chemical additives. Understanding the anthropogenic cycles of these additives is the prerequisite to developi... Read More about Material flow analysis of chemical additives in plastics: A critical review.

Pesticide-related risks embodied in global soybean trade (2024)
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Wang, J., Geng, X., Wang, P., Yang, J., Yang, Y., Chan, F. K. S., Chan, H. K., Johnson, M. F., Liu, X., Liu, X., Zhu, Y.-G., & Chen, W.-Q. (2024). Pesticide-related risks embodied in global soybean trade. Cell Reports Sustainability, 1(3), Article 100055. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsus.2024.100055

Pesticides may help safeguard food security but endanger the local ecosystem and farmer health. The globalization of the food trade is masking such impacts by separating production from consumption, and its effects on pesticide use and their related... Read More about Pesticide-related risks embodied in global soybean trade.

Reconnecting a stream channel to its floodplain: implications for benthic diatoms and macroinvertebrate trophic structure (2024)
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Edwards, P. M., Popp, N. C., Pan, Y., Weilhoefer, C. L., Peterman, A. B., Mork, L. A., Johnson, M. F., Morgan, C. R., Colley, M., Thorne, C. R., & Popp, B. N. (2024). Reconnecting a stream channel to its floodplain: implications for benthic diatoms and macroinvertebrate trophic structure. Restoration Ecology, 32(4), Article e14123. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.14123

Streams systems draining upland landscapes provide valuable ecosystem services, but they are vulnerable to incision and channelization caused by anthropogenic disturbance. Restoring a degraded stream to its pre‐disturbance condition by reconnecting t... Read More about Reconnecting a stream channel to its floodplain: implications for benthic diatoms and macroinvertebrate trophic structure.

Rising water temperature in rivers: Ecological impacts and future resilience (2024)
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Johnson, M. F., Albertson, L. K., Algar, A. C., Dugdale, S. J., Edwards, P., England, J., Gibbins, C., Kazama, S., Komori, D., MacColl, A. D., Scholl, E. A., Wilby, R. L., Roque, F. O., & Wood, P. J. (2024). Rising water temperature in rivers: Ecological impacts and future resilience. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 11(4), Article e1724. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1724

Rising water temperatures in rivers due to climate change are already having observable impacts on river ecosystems. Warming water has both direct and indirect impacts on aquatic life, and further aggravates pervasive issues such as eutrophication, p... Read More about Rising water temperature in rivers: Ecological impacts and future resilience.

Food security in climatic extremes: Challenges and opportunities for China (2024)
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Shun Chan, F. K., Zhu, Y.-G., Wang, J., Chen, J., Johnson, M. F., Li, G., Chen, W.-Q., Wang, L., Li, P., & Wang, J. (2024). Food security in climatic extremes: Challenges and opportunities for China. Cell Reports Sustainability, 1(2), Article 100013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsus.2023.100013

Droughts and floods in 2022 and 2023 have compounded stress on Chinese food security. China’s northeast region is a major grain-producing powerhouse, but recent climatic extremes combined with EI Niño effects have exposed vulnerabilities in its agric... Read More about Food security in climatic extremes: Challenges and opportunities for China.