Learn about Environmental Science & Technology Editor-in-Chief David Sedlak’s GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ official attempt at staging the Largest chemistry lesson at the upcoming ACS National Meeting. In 2016, Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) received over 6,000 manuscripts and published 1,569 articles. To highlight notable publications, each year ES&T’s editors identify a pool of outstanding papers. […]

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

In 2016, Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) received over 6,000 manuscripts and published 1,569 articles.

To highlight notable publications, each year ES&T’s editors identify a pool of outstanding papers. The Editorial Advisory Board works with the Editor-in-Chief to select best papers in four categories on the basis of quality, novelty, and impact. Congratulations to the winners below, and read Editor-in-Chief David Sedlak’s Comment to learn about the runners-up!

BEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Halogen Radicals Promote the Photodegradation of Microcystins in Estuarine Systems
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2016, 50 (16), pp 8505–8513
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b01801

BEST ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

Quantification of Phenolic Antioxidant Moieties in Dissolved Organic Matter by Flow-Injection Analysis with Electrochemical Detection
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2016, 50 (12), pp 6423–6432
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b01120

BEST ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Costs of IQ Loss from Leaded Aviation Gasoline Emissions
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2016, 50 (17), pp 9026–9033
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b02910

BEST FEATURE ARTICLE

Smarter Stormwater Systems
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2016, 50 (14), pp 7267–7273
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b05870

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