Enjoy a selection of articles from ACS Publications' Environmental & Sustainable and Agriculture & Food journal portfolios, featuring recent, impactful research that supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and prosperity for all by 2030. These 17 interconnected goals address global challenges such as climate change, clean water access, responsible consumption, and quality education.
Chemistry plays a vital role in advancing these goals, offering innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing issues. To inspire you on your own research journey and help you make a difference in addressing the world's greatest and most important challenges, we’ve curated a selection of articles from across ACS Publications' Environmental & Sustainable and Agriculture & Food journal portfolios, highlighting the latest impactful research to support the Sustainable Development Goals.
Aiming for Zero Hunger with sustainable farming practices
More than 600 million people worldwide are projected to face hunger in 2030. These selected articles, part of a Collection supporting the Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger, showcase Innovations in farming technology and sustainable agriculture that can help improve food security and nutrition.
Plug Flow: Generating Renewable Electricity with Water from Nature by Breaking the Limit of Debye Length
Chi Kit Ao, Yajuan Sun, Yan Jie Neriah Tan, Yan Jiang, Zhenxing Zhang, Chengyu Zhang, and Siowling Soh*
DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.4c02110
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3D Printing for Seafood Mimic: Factors Impacting the Rheology and Texture of Microalgae and Mung Bean Protein Composite ink
Poornima Vijayan, Zhixuan Song, Melody Ru Yee Yap, Dingsong Lin, and Dejian Huang*
DOI: 10.1021/acsfoodscitech.4c00852
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Reduced Honeybee Pollen Foraging under Neonicotinoid Exposure: Exploring Reproducible Individual and Colony Level Effects in the Field Using AI and Simulation
Ming Wang*, Frederic Tausch, Katharina Schmidt, Matthias Diehl, Silvio Knaebe, Holger Bargen, Farnaz Faramarzi, and Volker Grimm*
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c13656
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Sustainability in Practice: Using Residual Biomass As a Theoretical-Practical Strategy to Bring Students Closer to Valuating the Activity: Perceptions of Students and the Concepts of Chemistry and Environmental Issues
Lorena Oliveira de Sousa*, Milla Araújo de Almeida, Ana Cláudia Kasseboehmer, and Renata Colombo
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00928
Design and Performance of a Multicomponent Glass Fertilizer for Nutrient Delivery in Precision Agriculture
José Hermeson da Silva Soares, Thomaz William Boaventura, Ana Caroline A. de Moura, Letícia Cristina da Silva, Amauri Garcia Filho, Raiza L. Landgraf, Dânia Elisa Christofoletti Mazzeo, Alberto C. de Campos Bernardi, Ana Rita A. Nogueira, Eduardo B. Ferreira*, and Danilo Manzani*
DOI: 10.1021/acsagscitech.4c00243
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Wide Bandwidth High-Power Triboelectric Energy Harvesting by Scotch Tape
Moon-Hyung Jang*, Sean P. Rabbitte, Abdelkader Frendi, Ryan T. Conners, Yu Lei, and Gang Wang*
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c08590
Designing a More Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Food Supply: A Roadmap for Future Food and Agricultural Research
David Julian McClements*
DOI: 10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00075
Lignocellulosic Biomass in Nanopesticides: A Path toward Sustainable Agriculture
Jéssica S. Rodrigues, Vanessa Takeshita, Estefânia V. R. Campos, Amanda S. M. de Freitas, Vitor H. de Lima, and Leonardo F. Fraceto*
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c01213
A Crucial Role for Technology in Sustainable Agriculture
Brent Brower-Toland, Julia L. Stevens, Lyle Ralston, Kevin Kosola, and Thomas L. Slewinski*
DOI: 10.1021/acsagscitech.3c00426
Proof of Concept for Cell Culture-Based Coffee
Heikki Aisala, Elviira Kärkkäinen, Iina Jokinen, Tuulikki Seppänen-Laakso, and Heiko Rischer*
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c04503
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Riverine Antibiotics from Animal Production and Wastewater
Shiyang Li, Nynke Hofstra, Milou G. M. van de Schans, Jing Yang, Yanan Li, Qi Zhang, Lin Ma, Maryna Strokal, Carolien Kroeze, Xinping Chen*, Xuanjing Chen*, and Fusuo Zhang
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.3c00536
An Open Soil Health Assessment Framework Facilitating Sustainable Soil Management
Gerard H. Ros*, Sven E. Verweij, Sander J. C. Janssen, Janjo De Haan, and Yuki Fujita
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c04516
Driving innovation for Good Health and Well-Being in healthcare technology, disease prevention, and toxicology research
Global health outcomes have improved significantly in recent decades with progress made on child mortality rates, disease prevention, and further research into impacts from toxic materials and air pollution. Research from ACS authors continues to contribute to the goal of ensuring healthier lives for the world’s population. The selected articles below are part of a broader Collection aligning with the Sustainable Development Goal of Good Health and Well-Being.
Assessing Ambient Formaldehyde Exposure and Estimating Cancer Risks over India using the Ozone Monitoring Instrument Satellite Sensor
Deeksha Gautam*, Sajeev Philip, Sagnik Dey, Matthew S. Johnson, Ekta Chaudhary, Zolal Ayazpour, and Gonzalo González Abad
DOI: 10.1021/acsestair.4c00188
Assessing the Release of Microplastics and Nanoplastics from Plastic Containers and Reusable Food Pouches: Implications for Human Health
Kazi Albab Hussain, Svetlana Romanova, Ilhami Okur, Dong Zhang, Jesse Kuebler, Xi Huang, Bing Wang, Lucia Fernandez-Ballester, Yongfeng Lu, Mathias Schubert, and Yusong Li*
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c01942
Photocatalysis-Induced Self-Disinfecting Collagen Fiber Networks for Reusable and Sustainable Masks
Xinjie Huang, Junchao Wang, Ping Liu, Rui Li, Peng Zhao, Kaijun Li, and Gongyan Liu*
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c08804
Pea-Derived Raffinose-Family Oligosaccharides as a Novel Ingredient to Accelerate Sour Beer Production
Philipp Garbers, Hans Andreas Brandal, Aksel Vardeberg Skeie, Gard W. Karlsnes, Paula Varela, Catrin Tyl*, and Bjo̷rge Westereng*
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c06748
Flame-Free Candles Are Not Pollution-Free: Scented Wax Melts as a Significant Source of Atmospheric Nanoparticles
Satya S. Patra, Jinglin Jiang, Jianghui Liu, Gerhard Steiner, Nusrat Jung*, and Brandon E. Boor*
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00986
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Water Disinfection Systems for Pools and Spas: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Consumer Views in the US
Mourin Jarin, Jackie Ly, Jonathan Goldman, and Xing Xie*
DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.4c00612
Microplastics on the Planet: Current Knowledge and Challenges
Lian-Jun Bao, Lei Mai, Liang-Ying Liu, Xiang-Fei Sun, and Eddy Y. Zeng*
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00603
Wildfire Seasons, Prenatal PM2.5 Exposure, and Respiratory Infections by Age 1 Year: A Population-Based Case-Control Analysis of Critical Developmental Windows
Qingyi Lan, Kate Weinberger, Sabrina Luke, Eric Lavigne, Scott Weichenthal, and Sarah B. Henderson*
DOI: 10.1021/acsestair.4c00213
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Digital Twin Model of Paper–Aluminum Laminates for Sustainable Packaging
Hamed Zarei*, Marco Buchignani, Simone Giangrandi, and Marco Paggi
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c05798
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A Review of Biodegradable Plastics: Chemistry, Applications, Properties, and Future Research Needs
Min Soo Kim, Hochan Chang, Lei Zheng, Qiang Yan, Brian F. Pfleger, John Klier, Kevin Nelson, Erica L.-W. Majumder, and George W. Huber*
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00876
Occurrence and Synthesis Pathways of (Suspected) Genotoxic α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyls in Chocolate and Other Commercial Sweet Snacks
Alexandre Dusart*, Julie Grosjean, Manon Autuori, Séverine Goscinny, and Sonia Collin
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c01043
Health Effects of Combined Respiratory and Internal Exposure to Multiple Metals in PM2.5 and PM0.25 in Solid Fuel Combustion Household Environment
Yunxuan Gu, Hongmei Xu*, Meixuan Liu, Rong Feng, Hongai Zhang, Jian Sun, Liu Yang, Pinging Liu, Zhenxing Shen, and Junji Cao
DOI: 10.1021/acsestair.4c00008
Assessing the Risk of Organophosphate Esters from Nail Polish: Indoor Emissions, Fate Modeling, and Health Risk Assessment
Tianqi Jia, Arturo A. Keller, Lirong Gao, Wenbin Liu*, Sasha Liu, Xiaotian Xu, Fei Yin, Yunchen He, Tianao Mao, Jinglin Deng, Javid Hussain, and Chunci Chen
DOI: 10.1021/acsestair.4c00042
Sustainable Packaging with Waterborne Acrylated Epoxidized Soybean Oil
Ajmir Khan, Vikash Kumar, Julia Anulare, May Dam, Ian Wyman, Pooja Mayekar, and Muhammad Rabnawaz*
DOI: 10.1021/acssusresmgt.3c00093
Effect of Halyomorpha halys Infestation on the Physicochemical Composition and Sensory Characteristics of Olive Fruits and Olive Oils
Maria Gabriella Di Serio, Domenico D’Ascenzo, Lucia Giansante, Paolo Del Re, Alessandra Bendini, Enrico Casadei, Tullia Gallina Toschi, Nicola Mori, and Luciana Di Giacinto*
DOI: 10.1021/acsfoodscitech.3c00438
Stable Tuna Mercury Concentrations since 1971 Illustrate Marine Inertia and the Need for Strong Emission Reductions under the Minamata Convention
Anaïs Médieu*, David Point, Jeroen E. Sonke, Hélène Angot, Valérie Allain, Nathalie Bodin, Douglas H. Adams, Anders Bignert, David G. Streets, Pearse B. Buchanan, Lars-Eric Heimbürger-Boavida, Heidi Pethybridge, David P. Gillikin, Frédéric Ménard, C. Anela Choy, Takaaki Itai, Paco Bustamante, Zahirah Dhurmeea, Bridget E. Ferriss, Bernard Bourlès, Jérémie Habasque, Anouk Verheyden, Jean-Marie Munaron, Laure Laffont, Olivier Gauthier, and Anne Lorrain
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.3c00949
Screening Method for the Visual Discrimination of Olive Oil from Other Vegetable Oils by a Multispecies DNA Sensor
Natalia-Maria Christopoulou, Vasiliki Mamoulaki, Aglaia Mitsiakou, Eleni Samolada, Despina P. Kalogianni*, and Theodore K. Christopoulos*
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05507
TISBE: A Public Web Platform for the Consensus-Based Explainable Prediction of Developmental Toxicity
Fabrizio Mastrolorito, Maria Vittoria Togo, Nicola Gambacorta, Daniela Trisciuzzi, Viviana Giannuzzi, Fedele Bonifazi, Antonella Liantonio, Paola Imbrici, Annamaria De Luca, Cosimo Damiano Altomare, Fulvio Ciriaco, Nicola Amoroso*, and Orazio Nicolotti*
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.3c00310
Engineered Electrically Heatable Face Masks for Direct Inactivation of Aerosolized Viruses on the Mask Surfaces
Hyunsik Kim, Yanbo Fang, Yoontaek Oh, Vesselin N. Shanov*, Hodon Ryu*, and Soryong Chae*
DOI: 10.1021/acsestengg.3c00365
Zinc-Fortified Rice: Approach to Improve Dietary Zinc Consumption and Effect on Human Health
Akmal Zubair, Sania Zaib*, Nabi Noor Ul Ghani, and Shabnam Mehboob
DOI: 10.1021/acsagscitech.3c00140
Elevated Levels of Ultrashort- and Short-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Acids in US Homes and People
Guomao Zheng*, Stephanie M. Eick, and Amina Salamova*
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c06715
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