Recent Publications
Desing, H.; Schlesier, H.; Gauch, M. Solar basic service—an idea for just acceleration of the energy transition. Prog. Energy 2025, 7 (2), 023002 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1088/2516-1083/adc370
Ding, S.; Liu, D.; Tian, Y.; Zhang, D.; Xing, H. D.; Chen, J.; Liu, Z.; Hu, Q. N. From reactants to products: computational methods for biosynthetic pathway design. Synth. Syst. Biotechnol. 2025, 10 (3), 1038-1049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.synbio.2025.05.005
Dominguez, C.; Kakkos, E.; Hischier, R.; Gross, D.; Mavromatidis, G.; Orehounig, K. Renovate or replace - What is the optimal decision for a typical building considering cumulative CO2 emissions? In Multiphysics and multiscale building physics - Proceedings of the 9th International Building Physics Conference (IBPC 2024) Volume 4: Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), lighting and acoustics, presented at the 9th International Building Physics Conference (IBPC 2024), Toronto, July 25-27, 2024; Berardi, U., Ed.; Lecture notes in civil engineering; Springer Nature: Singapore, 2025; Vol. 555, pp 485-490. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-8317-5_71
Ejderyan, O.; Bergman, M. M.; Fritz, L.; Hilfiker, K.; Kläy, A.; Mader, C.; Wäger, P. Transformative innovation beyond economics and technology. Insights from practice, policy, and research in Switzerland. GAIA 2025, 34 (1), 57-59. https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.34.1.12
Exner, T. E.; Dokler, J.; Friedrichs, S.; Seitz, C.; Bleken, F. L.; Friis, J.; Hagelien, T. F.; Mercuri, F.; Costa, A. L.; Furxhi, I.; et al. Going digital to boost safe and sustainable materials innovation markets. The digital safe-and-sustainability-by-design innovation approach of the PINK project. Comput. Struct. Biotechnol. J. 2025, 29, 110-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.03.019
Figuière, R.; Wang, Z.; Glüge, J.; Scheringer, M.; Siegrist, A.; Cousins, I. T. Data requirements for implementing the "essential-use" concept in chemical legislation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2025, No. 59, 10770-10780. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c10866
Fliegener, S.; Rosenberger, J.; Luke, M.; Domínguez, J. M.; Francisco Morgado, J.; Kobialka, H. U.; Kraft, T.; Tlatlik, J. Digital methods for the fatigue assessment of engineering steels. Adv. Eng. Mater. 2025, 27 (8), 2400992 (17 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202400992
Friedrichs, S.; Seitz, C.; Bleeker, E.; Vandebriel, R.; Ouhajji, S.; Duistermaat, E.; Wiemann, M.; Vennemann, A.; Katsumiti, A.; Buerki-Thurnherr, T.; et al. MACRAMÉ – Advanced Characterisation Methodologies to assess and predict the Health and Environmental Risks of Advanced Materials. Comput. Struct. Biotechnol. J. 2025, 29, 95-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.03.032
Leso, V.; Nowack, B.; Karakoltzidis, A.; Nikiforou, F.; Karakitsios, S.; Sarigiannis, D.; Iavicoli, I. Next generation risk assessment and new approach methodologies for safe and sustainable by design chemicals and materials: perspectives and challenges for occupational health. Toxicology 2025, 517, 154211 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tox.2025.154211
Li, X.; Li, W.; Wang, Z.; Wang, X.; Cai, Y.; Shi, Y. Atmospheric emission of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from a fluoropolymer manufacturing facility: focus on emerging PFAS and the potential contribution of condensable PFAS on their atmospheric partitioning. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2025, 59, 9709-9720. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c03486
Liu, Z.; Nowack, B. Using dynamic release modeling to predict historic and current macro- and microplastic releases. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2025, 214, 108011 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.108011
Lura, P.; Lunati, I.; Desing, H.; Heuberger, M.; Bach, C.; Richner, P. Mining the atmosphere: a concrete solution to global warming. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2025, 212, 107968 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107968
Martínes, J. S.; Barros, E.; Padrón, K.; Aguirre, J.; Matasci, C.; Crenna, E.; Gauch, M.; Vanegas, P.; Sucozhañay, D. Assessing the sustainability of local construction materials in Ecuador through an interdisciplinary approach. Sustainability 2025, 17 (5), 1775 (32 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3390/su17051775
Nölting, B.; Kopfmüller, J.; Zimmermann, A. B.; Bernert, P.; Barth, M.; Becker, S.; Fischer, D.; Molitor, H.; Pechlaner, H.; Schneider, F.; et al. Wissenschaftsorganisationen als Impulsgeber einer Nachhaltigkeitstransformation. GAIA 2025, 34 (2), 83-87. https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.34.2.4
Pitaro, F.; Seeger, S.; Nowack, B. The safe and sustainable by design framework applied to graphene-based materials. Environ. Int. 2025, 197, 109345 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2025.109345
Sigmund, G.; Venier, M.; Ågerstrand, M.; Cousins, I. T.; DeWitt, J.; Diamond, M. L.; Field, J.; Ford, A. T.; Joudan, S.; van Leeuwen, S.; et al. Scientists' statement on the chemical definition of PFASs. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.5c00478
Suarez-Merino, B.; Adam, V.; Gressler, S.; Part, F.; Bossa, N.; Pelin, M.; Carlin, M.; Candotto Carniel, F.; Caorsi, G.; Hong, H.; et al. Regulatory challenges and risk assessment of graphene-enabled products: insights for safe commercialisation in Europe. 2D Mater. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/ade4a5
Tan, X.; Zou, H.; Wang, Z. L.; Shui, J.; Wang, Y.; Chen, C. E.; Li, D.; Xue, D.; Hu, M.; Wang, Z. Deep dive into the global primary plastic trade over the past thirty-five years and its policy implications. Resour. Environ. Sustain. 2025, 21, 100226 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100226
Tofani, G.; Likozar, B.; Vogel, K.; Dudnyk, Y.; Geiger, T.; van Zomeren, A.; Rössler, A.; del Puerto Morales, M.; Forsthuber, B.; Procházka, V.; et al. Electronics from renewables: the HyPELignum project. Chimica e l'Industria online 2025, No. 2, 42-26. http://dx.medra.org/10.17374/CI.2025.107.2.42
Tunali, M.; Rillig, M. C. Vertical distribution of microplastics in soil affects plant response to microplastics. NanoImpact 2025, 38, 100557 (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.impact.2025.100557
Ajie, M. P.; Stock, M.; Beloin-Saint-Pierre, D.; Adrianto, L. R. Parameterized life cycle assessment model for electronic devices: incorporating internet consumption in environmental impact evaluation. In Proceedings 2024 international conference on electronics goes green 2024+ (EGG), presented at the 2024 international conference on electronics goes green 2024+ (EGG), Berlin, June 18-20, 2024; Fraunhofer IZM, 2024; p (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.23919/EGG62010.2024.10631238
Apel, C.; Sudheshwar, A.; Kümmerer, K.; Nowack, B.; Midander, K.; Strömberg, E.; Soeteman-Hernández, L. G. Safe-and-sustainable-by-design roadmap: identifying research, competencies, and knowledge sharing needs. RSC Sustain. 2024, 2 (10), 2833-2838. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4su00310a
Apel, C.; Kümmerer, K.; Sudheshwar, A.; Nowack, B.; Som, C.; Colin, C.; Walter, L.; Breukelaar, J.; Meeus, M.; Ildefonso, B.; et al. Safe-and-sustainable-by-design: state of the art approaches and lessons learned from value chain perspectives. Curr. Opin. Green Sustain. Chem. 2024, 45, 100876 (16 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2023.100876
Ballif, C.; Haug, F. J.; Lehning, M.; Desing, H.; Wechsler, T.; Zappa, M. Current renewable energy landscape and challenges. In RE-BD AR2024. Accelerating renewable energy development while enhancing biodiversity protection in Switzerland. CLIMACT; Nick, S., Guisan, A., Morán-Ordóñez, A., Ballif, C., Eds.; EPFL; UNIL: Lausanne, 2024; pp 29-41. https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/c9c77241-70c8-414b-b8f2-f6d3cd1b5579
Berr, M.; Hischier, R.; Wäger, P. Assessment of short-term supply disruption impacts for the Swiss mobility, energy and ICT sectors – application of the SPOTTER approach. J. Clean. Prod. 2024, 476, 143810 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143810
Börner, T.; Zinn, M. Key challenges in the advancement and industrialization of biobased and biodegradable plastics: a value chain overarching perspective. Frontiers Bioeng. Biotechnol. 2024, 12, 1406278 (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2024.1406278
Chirsir, P.; Palm, E. H.; Baskaran, S.; Schymanski, E. L.; Wang, Z.; Wolf, R.; Hale, S. E.; Arp, H. P. H. Grouping strategies for assessing and managing persistent and mobile substances. Environ. Sci. Eur. 2024, 36, 102 (19 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-024-00919-4
Cui, X.; Yang, T.; Li, Z.; Nowack, B. Meta-analysis of the hazards of microplastics in freshwaters using species sensitivity distributions. J. Hazard. Mater. 2024, 463, 132919 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132919
DeWitt, J. C.; Glüge, J.; Cousins, I. T.; Goldenman, G.; Herzke, D.; Lohmann, R.; Miller, M.; Ng, C. A.; Patton, S.; Trier, X.; et al. Zürich II statement on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs): scientific and regulatory needs. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. 2024, 11 (8), 786-797. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00147
Defraeye, T.; Schudel, S.; Shrivastava, C.; Motmans, T.; Umani, K.; Crenna, E.; Shoji, K.; Onwude, D. The charcoal cooling blanket: a scalable, simple, self-supporting evaporative cooling device for preserving fresh foods. Biosyst. Eng. 2024, 238, 128-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2023.12.001
Desing, H. Connecting global sustainability with circular product design. In Design for a sustainable circular economy. Research and practice consequences; Brett Melles, G., Wölfel, C., Eds.; Design science and innovation; Springer Nature: Singapore, 2024; pp 43-56. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7532-7_3
Desing, H. Energy futures for a hospitable climate. In Shaping the future. Sustainability and technology at the crossroads of arts and science; Pechlaner, H., de Rachewiltz, M., Walder, M., Innerhofer, E., Eds.; Graffeg: Llanelli, 2024; pp 102-108.
Desing, H.; Widmer, R.; Bardi, U.; Beylot, A.; Billy, R. G.; Gasser, M.; Gauch, M.; Monfort, D.; Müller, D. B.; Raugei, M.; et al. Mobilizing materials to enable a fast energy transition: a conceptual framework. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2024, 200, 107314 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107314
Dominguez, C.; Kakkos, E.; Gross, D.; Hischier, R.; Orehounig, K. Renovated or replaced? Finding the optimal solution for an existing building considering cumulative CO2 emissions, energy consumption and costs - a case study. Energy Build. 2024, 303, 113767 (21 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113767
Ejderyan, O.; Bergman, M. M.; Bornemann, B.; Fritz, L.; Kläy, A.; Mader, C.; Simoens, M. C.; Wäger, P. Innovation for sustainability transformation: exploring fields of tension. GAIA 2024, 33 (2), 256-258. https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.33.2.22
Ferrarello, L.; Desing, H.; Früh, J. Community engagement, knowledge, and capacity building. In RE-BD AR2024. Accelerating renewable energy development while enhancing biodiversity protection in Switzerland. CLIMACT; Nick, S., Guisan, A., Morán-Ordóñez, A., Ballif, C., Eds.; EPFL; UNIL: Lausanne, 2024; pp 55-65. https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/c9c77241-70c8-414b-b8f2-f6d3cd1b5579
Gao, M.; Yang, T.; Som, C.; Nowack, B. Differences in the release of microplastic fibers and fibrils from virgin and recycled polyester textiles. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2024, 207, 107659 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107659
Hirunsit, P.; Senocrate, A.; Gómez-Camacho, C. E.; Kiefer, F. From CO2 to sustainable aviation fuel: navigating the technology landscape. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2024, 12 (32), 12143-12160. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c03939
Hong, H.; Nowack, B. Form-specific prospective environmental risk assessment of graphene-based materials in European freshwater. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2024, 58 (49), 21750-21759. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c05153
Hristozov, D.; Badetti, E.; Bigini, P.; Brunelli, A.; Dekkers, S.; Diomede, L.; Doak, S. H.; Fransman, W.; Gajewicz-Skretna, A.; Giubilato, E.; et al. Next generation risk assessment approaches for advanced nanomaterials: current status and future perspectives. NanoImpact 2024, 35, 100523 (17 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.impact.2024.100523
Huo, J.; Wang, Z.; Lauri, P.; Medrano-García, J. D.; Guillén-Gosálbez, G.; Hellweg, S. Region-specific sourcing of lignocellulose residues as renewable feedstocks for a net-zero chemical industry. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2024, 58 (31), 13748-13759. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c03005
Joerss, H.; Freeling, F.; van Leeuwen, S.; Hollender, J.; Liu, X.; Nödler, K.; Wang, Z.; Yu, B.; Zahn, D.; Sigmund, G. Pesticides can be a substantial source of trifluoroacetate (TFA) to water resources. Environ. Int. 2024, 193, 109061 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.109061
Keller, A. A.; Zheng, Y.; Praetorius, A.; Quik, J. T. K.; Nowack, B. Predicting environmental concentrations of nanomaterials for exposure assessment - a review. NanoImpact 2024, 33, 100496 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.impact.2024.100496
Klotz, M.; Schmidt, S.; Wiesinger, H.; Laner, D.; Wang, Z.; Hellweg, S. Increasing the recycling of PVC flooring requires phthalate removal for ensuring consumers' safety: a cross-checked substance flow analysis of plasticizers for Switzerland. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2024, 58 (42), 18686-18700. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c04164
Liu, H.; Baumann, M.; Moon, H.; Zhang, X.; Dou, X.; Zarrabeitia, M.; Crenna, E.; Hischier, R.; Passerini, S.; Assen, N. von der; et al. Life cycle assessment of bio-based hard carbon for sodium-ion batteries across different production scales. Chem. Eng. J. 2024, 495, 153410 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.153410
Malinverno, N.; Buschor, S.; Vogel, K.; Schwarze, F.; Stadelmann, G.; Thürig, E.; Nowack, B.; Nyström, G.; Som, C. Resolving complexity: material flow analysis of a national wood flow system integrating the versatility of wood. J. Ind. Ecol. 2024, 28, 1716-1729. https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13560
Mennekes, D.; Mellink, Y. A. M.; Schreyers, L. J.; van Emmerik, T. H. M.; Nowack, B. Macroplastic fate and transport modeling: freshwaters act as main reservoirs. ACS ES&T Water 2024, 4 (6), 2470-2481. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.3c00817
Mennekes, D.; Nowack, B. Mikro- und Makroplastik in der Umwelt. Lassen sich die Mengen vorhersagen? Aqua Gas 2024, 104 (6), 44-49.
Pinlova, B.; Nowack, B. From cracks to secondary microplastics - surface characterization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) during weathering. Chemosphere 2024, 352, 141305 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141305
Pinlova, B.; Sudheshwar, A.; Vogel, K.; Malinverno, N.; Hischier, R.; Som, C. What can we learn about the climate change impacts of polylactic acid from a review and meta-analysis of lifecycle assessment studies? Sustain. Prod. Consum. 2024, 48, 396-406. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2024.05.021
Roca-Puigròs, M.; Gerber, A.; Ulrich, M.; Reich, M. Y.; Beat Müller, D.; Wäger, P. Linking socio-economic metabolism models and simulation games: reflections on benefits and challenges. J. Ind. Ecol. 2024, 28 (2), 182-193. https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13462
Schlesier, H.; Schäfer, M.; Desing, H. Measuring the Doughnut: A good life for all is possible within planetary boundaries. J. Clean. Prod. 2024, 448, 141447 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141447
Soeteman-Hernández, L. G.; Apel, C.; Nowack, B.; Sudheshwar, A.; Som, C.; Huttunen-Saarivirta, E.; Tenhunen-Lunkka, A.; Scheper, J.; Falk, A.; Valsami-Jones, E.; et al. The safe-and-sustainable-by-design concept: innovating towards a more sustainable future. Environ. Sustain. 2024, 7 (3), 363-368. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-024-00324-w
Sudheshwar, A.; Apel, C.; Kümmerer, K.; Wang, Z.; Soeteman-Hernández, L. G.; Valsami-Jones, E.; Som, C.; Nowack, B. Learning from safe-by-design for safe-and-sustainable-by-design: mapping the current landscape of safe-by-design reviews, case studies, and frameworks. Environ. Int. 2024, 183, 108305 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.108305
Sudheshwar, A.; Vogel, K.; Nyström, G.; Malinverno, N.; Arnaudo, M.; Gómez Camacho, C. E.; Beloin-Saint-Pierre, D.; Hischier, R.; Som, C. Unraveling the climate neutrality of wood derivatives and biopolymers. RSC Sustain. 2024, 2 (5), 1487-1497. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SU00010B
Valdivia, S.; Schluep, M.; Murcia, D.; Wehrli, A. ISO 59014 on sustainability and traceability of secondary materials recovery - Principles and requirements contributing to a circular economy. In Proceedings 2024 international conference on electronics goes green 2024+ (EGG), presented at the 2024 international conference on electronics goes green 2024+ (EGG), Berlin, June 18-20, 2024; Fraunhofer IZM, 2024; Vol. 62010, p (7 pp.). https://doi.org/10.23919/EGG62010.2024.10631253
Wiesinger, H.; Shalin, A.; Huang, X.; Siegrist, A.; Plinke, N.; Hellweg, S.; Wang, Z. LitChemPlast: an open database of chemicals measured in plastics. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. 2024, 11 (11), 1147-1160. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00355
Wu, J.; Gupta, G.; Buerki-Thurnherr, T.; Nowack, B.; Wick, P. Bridging the gap: innovative human-based in vitro approaches for nanomaterials hazard assessment and their role in safe and sustainable by design, risk assessment, and life cycle assessment. NanoImpact 2024, 36, 100533 (22 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.impact.2024.100533
Yang, T.; Nowack, B. Formation of nanoparticles during accelerated UV degradation of fleece polyester textiles. NanoImpact 2024, 35, 100520 (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.impact.2024.100520
Yang, T.; Xu, Y.; Liu, G.; Nowack, B. Oligomers are a major fraction of the submicrometre particles released during washing of polyester textiles. Nat. Water 2024, 2 (2), 151-160. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-023-00191-5
Zhang, D.; Wang, Z.; Oberschelp, C.; Bradford, E.; Hellweg, S. Enhanced deep-learning model for carbon footprints of chemicals. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2024, 12 (7), 2700-2708. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c07038
Ateia, M.; Sigmund, G.; Bentel, M. J.; Washington, J. W.; Lai, A.; Merrill, N. H.; Wang, Z. Integrated data-driven cross-disciplinary framework to prevent chemical water pollution. One Earth 2023, 6 (8), 952-963. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.07.001
Berr, M.; Hischier, R.; Wäger, P. Assessing short-term supply disruption impacts within life cycle sustainability assessment - A case study of electric vehicles. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2023, 57, 19678-19689. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c05957
Bieser, J.; Salieri, B.; Hischier, R.; Hilty, L. M. Opportunities of 5G mobile technology for climate protection in Switzerland. In Advances and new trends in environmental informatics. Environmental informatics and the UN sustainable development goals, presented at the ENVIROINFO 2022, Hamburg, Germany, September 26-28, 2022; Wohlgemuth, V., Naumann, S., Behrens, G., Arndt, H. K., Höb, M., Eds.; Progress in IS; Springer Nature: Cham, 2023; pp 217-235. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18311-9_13
Bornemann, B.; Stauffacher, M.; Zimmermann, A. B.; Bergman, M. M.; Carabias, V.; Fritz, L.; Förster, R.; Kläy, A.; Kueffer, C.; Wäger, P.; et al. Auf dem Weg zu einer neuen Strategie: Wie die saguf noch transformativer wird. GAIA 2023, 32 (2), 264-266. https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.32.2.10
Bucheli, T. D.; Barmettler, E.; Bartolomé, N.; Hilber, I.; Hornak, K.; Meuli, R. G.; Reininger, V.; Riedo, J.; Rösch, A.; Sutter, P.; et al. Pesticides in agricultural soils: major findings from various monitoring campaigns in Switzerland. Chimia 2023, 77 (11), 750-757. https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2023.750
Bǎlan, S. A.; Andrews, D. Q.; Blum, A.; Diamond, M. L.; Fernández, S. R.; Harriman, E.; Lindstrom, A. B.; Reade, A.; Richter, L.; Sutton, R.; et al. Optimizing chemicals management in the United States and Canada through the essential-use Approach. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2023, 57 (4), 1568-1575. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c05932
Chen, L. Y.; Liu, W. X.; Yang, T.; Nowack, B. Probabilistic material flow analysis of eight commodity plastics in China: comparison between 2017 and 2020. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2023, 191, 106880 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.106880
Cimprich, A.; Young, S. B.; Schrijvers, D.; Ku, A. Y.; Hagelüken, C.; Christmann, P.; Eggert, R.; Habib, K.; Hirohata, A.; Hurd, A. J.; et al. The role of industrial actors in the circular economy for critical raw materials: a framework with case studies across a range of industries. Miner. Econ. 2023, 36 (2), 301-319. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13563-022-00304-8
Dal Pozzo, A.; Björklund, A.; Carbajales-Dale, M.; Hischier, R.; Ravikumar, D.; Righi, S. Editorial: early-stage quantitative sustainability assessment: approaches for policy, processes and materials. Front. Sustain. 2023, 4, 1125016 (3 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2023.1125016
Desing, H.; Blum, N. On circularity, complexity and (elements of) hope. Circ. Econ. 2023, 1 (1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.55845/WNHN7338
Ebinghaus, R.; Barbaro, E.; Bengtson Nash, S.; de Avila, C.; de Wit, C. A.; Dulio, V.; Felden, J.; Franco, A.; Gandrass, J.; Grotti, M.; et al. Berlin statement on legacy and emerging contaminants in polar regions. Chemosphere 2023, 327, 138530 (7 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138530
Groh, K. J.; Arp, H. P. H.; MacLeod, M.; Wang, Z. Assessing and managing environmental hazards of polymers: historical development, science advances and policy options. Environ. Sci. Process. Impacts 2023, 25 (1), 10-25. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EM00386D
Hobeika, A.; Stauffer, M. H. T.; Dub, T.; van Bortel, W.; Beniston, M.; Bukachi, S.; Burci, G. L.; Crump, L.; Markotter, W.; Sepe, L. P.; et al. The values and risks of an Intergovernmental Panel for One Health to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response. Lancet Glob. Health 2023, 11 (8), e1301-e1307. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00246-2
Hong, H.; Som, C.; Nowack, B. Development of a benefit assessment matrix for nanomaterials and nano-enabled products - toward safe and sustainable by design. Sustainability 2023, 15 (3), 2321 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3390/su15032321
Hummen, T.; Sudheshwar, A. Fitness of product and service design for closed-loop material recycling: a framework and indicator. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2023, 190, 106661 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106661
Huo, J.; Wang, Z.; Oberschelp, C.; Guillén-Gosálbez, G.; Hellweg, S. Net-zero transition of the global chemical industry with CO2-feedstock by 2050: feasible yet challenging. Green Chem. 2023, 25 (1), 415-430. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2gc03047k
Ivanović, T.; Gräbsch, C.; Som, C.; Nowack, B. The effect of the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic on the use of personal protective equipment in hospitals. J. Mater. Cycles Waste Manag. 2023, 25 (5), 3093-3103. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-023-01745-1
Keller, A. A.; Ehrens, A.; Zheng, Y.; Nowack, B. Developing trends in nanomaterials and their environmental implications. Nat. Nanotechnol. 2023, 18, 834-837. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-023-01409-z
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