As cities increasingly become hotspots for emerging infectious diseases, experts are focusing on the impact of rapid urbanisation on the persistence and transmission of zoonotic pathogens in soil. One pressing issue is the presence of soil-dwelling animals, such as invasive giant African snails, which are frequently found in urban green spaces across tropical and subtropical regions. These creatures pose direct and indirect threats to human health by acting as carriers for pathogens and ...
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Rapid urbanization drives increased emission of tire wear particles (TWPs) and the contamination of a transformation product derived from tire antioxidant, termed as N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine-quinone (6PPD-Q), with adverse implications for terrestrial ecosystems and human health. However, whether and how 6PPD-Q could be formed during the aging of TWPs in soils remains poorly understood.
In a study recently published in Environmental Science & Technology (202...
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