Learn about Environmental Science & Technology Letters Editor-in-Chief David Sedlak’s GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ official attempt at staging the Largest chemistry lesson at the upcoming ACS National Meeting. The Environmental Science & Technology Letters (ES&T Letters) editorial team had the challenging task of choosing the papers that stood out from all others published in 2016 due […]

Learn about Environmental Science & Technology Letters Editor-in-Chief David Sedlak’s GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ official attempt at staging the Largest chemistry lesson at the upcoming ACS National Meeting.

The Environmental Science & Technology Letters (ES&T Letters) editorial team had the challenging task of choosing the papers that stood out from all others published in 2016 due to their timeliness, novelty, and quality.

Four studies were identified that especially merited inclusion in the ES&T Letters Best Papers of 2016 – they are listed below. Read the ES&T Letters editorial team’s editorial to learn more about each paper. Congratulations to the winners!

Read the Best Environmental Science & Technology Letters Papers of 2016

Rare-Earth Separation Using Bacteria
Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., 2016, 3 (4), pp 180–184
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.6b00064

Legacy and Emerging Perfluoroalkyl Substances Are Important Drinking Water Contaminants in the Cape Fear River Watershed of North Carolina
Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., 2016, 3 (12), pp 415–419
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.6b00398

Methane Production in Oxic Lake Waters Potentially Increases Aquatic Methane Flux to Air
Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., 2016, 3 (6), pp 227–233
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.6b00150

Observation of Fullerene Soot in Eastern China
Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., 2016, 3 (4), pp 121–126
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.6b00044

Want more? Check out the Best Environmental Science & Technology Papers of 2016.

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