| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | A review on the occurrence of micropollutants in the aquatic environment and their fate and removal during wastewater treatment | Science of the Total Environment | 2014 | 2,812 |
| 2 | Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities | Science of the Total Environment | 2017 | 2,188 |
| 3 | Removal of nutrients in various types of constructed wetlands | Science of the Total Environment | 2007 | 2,083 |
| 4 | A review of soil heavy metal pollution from mines in China: Pollution and health risk assessment | Science of the Total Environment | 2014 | 2,065 |
| 5 | Combination of Advanced Oxidation Processes and biological treatments for wastewater decontamination—A review | Science of the Total Environment | 2011 | 1,946 |
| 6 | Occurrence of antibiotics in the aquatic environment | Science of the Total Environment | 1999 | 1,805 |
| 7 | Urban wastewater treatment plants as hotspots for antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes spread into the environment: A review | Science of the Total Environment | 2013 | 1,784 |
| 8 | Occurrence of pharmaceutical compounds in urban wastewater: Removal, mass load and environmental risk after a secondary treatment—A review | Science of the Total Environment | 2012 | 1,681 |
| 9 | Acid mine drainage remediation options: a review | Science of the Total Environment | 2005 | 1,646 |
| 10 | Use of iron oxide nanomaterials in wastewater treatment: A review | Science of the Total Environment | 2012 | 1,641 |
| 11 | First confirmed detection of SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wastewater in Australia: A proof of concept for the wastewater surveillance of COVID-19 in the community | Science of the Total Environment | 2020 | 1,393 |
| 12 | E-waste: An assessment of global production and environmental impacts | Science of the Total Environment | 2009 | 1,332 |
| 13 | Application of factor analysis in the assessment of groundwater quality in a blackfoot disease area in Taiwan | Science of the Total Environment | 2003 | 1,311 |
| 14 | Environmental and health hazard ranking and assessment of plastic polymers based on chemical composition | Science of the Total Environment | 2011 | 1,294 |
| 15 | Accumulation of Pb, Cu, and Zn in native plants growing on a contaminated Florida site | Science of the Total Environment | 2006 | 1,290 |
| 16 | Sources and properties of non-exhaust particulate matter from road traffic: A review | Science of the Total Environment | 2008 | 1,233 |
| 17 | Exposure to pesticides and the associated human health effects | Science of the Total Environment | 2017 | 1,220 |
| 18 | Behavior and occurrence of estrogens in municipal sewage treatment plants — I. Investigations in Germany, Canada and Brazil | Science of the Total Environment | 1999 | 1,198 |
| 19 | A review of soil heavy metal pollution from industrial and agricultural regions in China: Pollution and risk assessment | Science of the Total Environment | 2018 | 1,145 |
| 20 | Multivariate analysis of heavy metal contamination in urban dusts of Xi'an, Central China | Science of the Total Environment | 2006 | 1,135 |
| 21 | Occurrences and removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in drinking water and water/sewage treatment plants: A review | Science of the Total Environment | 2017 | 1,131 |
| 22 | COVID-19 outbreak: Migration, effects on society, global environment and prevention | Science of the Total Environment | 2020 | 1,119 |
| 23 | Environmental exposure to microplastics: An overview on possible human health effects | Science of the Total Environment | 2020 | 1,101 |
| 24 | Toxicity of nanoparticles of CuO, ZnO and TiO2 to microalgae Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata | Science of the Total Environment | 2009 | 1,099 |
| 25 | Ozone pollution in China: A review of concentrations, meteorological influences, chemical precursors, and effects | Science of the Total Environment | 2017 | 1,069 |
| 26 | Remediation techniques for heavy metal-contaminated soils: Principles and applicability | Science of the Total Environment | 2018 | 1,064 |
| 27 | Plastic waste in the marine environment: A review of sources, occurrence and effects | Science of the Total Environment | 2016 | 1,059 |
| 28 | The state of desalination and brine production: A global outlook | Science of the Total Environment | 2019 | 1,052 |
| 29 | Contamination features and health risk of soil heavy metals in China | Science of the Total Environment | 2015 | 1,026 |
| 30 | Plastics in soil: Analytical methods and possible sources | Science of the Total Environment | 2018 | 988 |
| 31 | Plastic mulching in agriculture. Trading short-term agronomic benefits for long-term soil degradation? | Science of the Total Environment | 2016 | 977 |
| 32 | Interactions between engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) and plants: Phytotoxicity, uptake and accumulation | Science of the Total Environment | 2010 | 971 |
| 33 | An inventory of heavy metals inputs to agricultural soils in England and Wales | Science of the Total Environment | 2003 | 966 |
| 34 | Toward a sustainable environment: Nexus between CO2 emissions, resource rent, renewable and nonrenewable energy in 16-EU countries | Science of the Total Environment | 2019 | 964 |
| 35 | Particulate matter in the atmosphere: which particle properties are important for its effects on health? | Science of the Total Environment | 2000 | 957 |
| 36 | Health risk from heavy metals via consumption of food crops in the vicinity of Dabaoshan mine, South China | Science of the Total Environment | 2009 | 957 |
| 37 | The occurrence of antibiotics in an urban watershed: From wastewater to drinking water | Science of the Total Environment | 2009 | 955 |
| 38 | Trace metal behaviour in estuarine and riverine floodplain soils and sediments: A review | Science of the Total Environment | 2009 | 943 |
| 39 | Multi-criteria decision analysis in environmental sciences: Ten years of applications and trends | Science of the Total Environment | 2011 | 940 |
| 40 | The aethalometer — An instrument for the real-time measurement of optical absorption by aerosol particles | Science of the Total Environment | 1984 | 923 |
| 41 | Indirect effects of COVID-19 on the environment | Science of the Total Environment | 2020 | 905 |
| 42 | Microplastic particles cause intestinal damage and other adverse effects in zebrafish Danio rerio and nematode Caenorhabditis elegans | Science of the Total Environment | 2018 | 903 |
| 43 | Lost food, wasted resources: Global food supply chain losses and their impacts on freshwater, cropland, and fertiliser use | Science of the Total Environment | 2012 | 896 |
| 44 | Treatment of pulp and paper mill wastewater—a review | Science of the Total Environment | 2004 | 891 |
| 45 | Metal contamination in urban, suburban, and country park soils of Hong Kong: A study based on GIS and multivariate statistics | Science of the Total Environment | 2006 | 887 |
| 46 | Manufactured nanoparticles: An overview of their chemistry, interactions and potential environmental implications | Science of the Total Environment | 2008 | 885 |
| 47 | Studies 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 Environment | 2018 | 881 |
| 48 | Persistence of pharmaceutical compounds and other organic wastewater contaminants in a conventional drinking-water-treatment plant | Science of the Total Environment | 2004 | 877 |
| 49 | Potentials of engineered nanoparticles as fertilizers for increasing agronomic productions | Science of the Total Environment | 2015 | 870 |
| 50 | Impacts of emerging organic contaminants on freshwater resources: Review of recent occurrences, sources, fate and effects | Science of the Total Environment | 2010 | 860 |
