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THE LONDON EDITION 2026

London’s
environment industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping environment in London. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

Snapshot: Funding in USD
Illustrated cover for Environment Industry Landscape of London
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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Environment illustration
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore London’s environment leaders

24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Environment company highlights in London, snapshot 1 September 2026
Company
Hero Future Energiesherofutureenergies.com$984.06M—20Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Ferroglobeferroglobe.com$484.15M—3,173Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Lekela Powerlekela.com$367.5M—22—
Bboxxbboxx.com$180.38M—793Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Berkeley Energiaberkeleyenergia.com$165M———
Tamar Energytamar-energy.com$162.05M—55—
Solarcenturysolarcentury.com$149.98M—121—
Elginelgin.com$77.87M———
Spencer Ogdenspencer-ogden.com—11 roles415Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Revaluerevalue.earth—5 roles——
Basepowerbasepower.com—3 roles16—
Fred. Olsen Renewablesfredolsenrenewables.com—2 roles——
Island Green Powerislandgp.com—2 roles27—
Carter Maddoxcartermaddox.com—1 roles——
First Modefirstmode.com—1 roles262—
Syzygy Consultingsyzygyconsulting.eu—1 roles——
Alternergyalternergy.co.uk————
Bantam Materialsbantamltd.com———$25.51MFYFY2024 filing
Bio-Logicalbio-logical.green————
C40c40.org————
CDPcdp.net——120—
Chariotchariotenergygroup.com——4,228—
E3Ge3g.org——179—
ERM Grouperm.com——9,892—
24 featured companies

Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Environment industry KPIs in London

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

1 September 2026
Hiring participation4.0%

28 of 704 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation15.5%

109 of 704 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share60.4%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$539.39K

Midpoint of 212 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 60.4% of disclosed capital, while 84.5% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How London environment has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

London environment
$0$144.09M$288.18M$432.27M$576.36M2016: $505.58M20162017: $258.66M20172018: $332.72M20182019: $364.45M20192020: $130.53M20202021: $11.72M20212022: $500.91M20222023: $89.54M20232024: $188.64M20242025: $229.95M2025
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Annual environment funding and company formation in London
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$505.58M1618
2017$258.66M2713
2018$332.72M4115
2019$364.45M4918
2020$130.53M5724
2021$11.72M6011
2022$500.91M3817
2023$89.54M2620
2024$188.64M915
2025$229.95M36
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • Hero Future Energies32.4%
  • Ferroglobe15.9%
  • Lekela Power12.1%
  • Other companies39.6%

Funding by stage

241 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel79 32.8%
Series A–B20 8.3%
Series C+ / PE11 4.6%
Grants, debt & other131 54.4%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
2 rounds

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Conventional Debt05/2026
Che Uk —

Backed by NEL Fund Managers.

Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
10 cards

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Series D08/2019
Bboxxbboxx.com$50M

Backed by Mitsubishi Corporation and MacKinnon, Bennett & Company and others.

THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.

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GBP · millions · consolidated

Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.

FY2025 · company accounts; aggregate reporting threshold not met · 2 reporting entities from 184 eligible matches.

Revenue in covered accounts—

Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not London market sales.

Net profit / loss—

Combined result for the same cohort.

Aggregate net margin—

Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.

Median company revenue—

The middle covered reporting entity.

Profitable entities—

None of 2 covered entities.

Top-five concentration—

Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.

Annual account trend

Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.

Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.

Profitability has two perspectives

FY2025 · 2 reporting entities

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LONDON · INDUSTRY COHORTS

How does environment compare?

Each pair uses the same year, currency and reporting basis. Cohort overlap is disclosed.

IndustryCovered / eligibleRevenue totalMedian revenueNet profit / lossAggregate marginProfitable shareOverlap

Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.

Coverage, calculations & financial sources

Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.

The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.

Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the London companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.

Most-installed apps

15 of these companies (2.1%) publish at least one Android app — 16 apps in all, carrying 32.7K installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
Klean KeepersKleanKeepers15.6K4.8House & Home
EQUANS UKEquans5.7K—Communication
MRW EventsMaterials Recycling World4.6K—Business
Joju ChargingJoju Solar1.7K—Auto & Vehicles
My TESUPTesup1.6K—House & Home
Ellipsis EarthEllipsis Earth1.4K—Maps & Navigation
B&K Skip HireBK742—Business
Klean Keepers PartnersKleanKeepers469—House & Home
C40 EventsC40330—Business
LEL Incident ReportingLondonEnergy225—Productivity

Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.

App reach by segment

The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q3–2026Q1).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Waste & Water Management923.3KKlean Keepers 15.6K
Solar Energy49.1KEQUANS UK 5.7K
Air Management Services2342C40 Events 330

A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The London environment market map

Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Enterprise tech25
Enterprise software11
Deep tech11
Circular economy8
Saas8
Consumer digital8

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Enterprise tech

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

25companies
12.0%have hiring activity

3 companies hiring · $52.49M disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

Fee-for-service348
Physical commerce215
E-commerce - product188
Commission on transaction159
Advertising75
Subscription72
E-commerce - service44
Sponsorship4
THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Funding roundselgin.com ↗

Elgin, an integrated, utility-scale solar and storage independent power producer, secured up to £500 million (~$672 million) of funding from a banking syndicate to accelerate the build-out of its U.K. pipeline over the coming years.

Funding roundsrowanenergy.com ↗

GAIN deployed capital into Rowan Energy ($33.1 million)

Mergers & acquisitionspermiserv.com ↗

Routeware has announced the acquisition of PermiServ as part of its strategy to expand its presence in the United Kingdom.

Mergers & acquisitionsonstream.co.uk ↗

The acquisition of OnStream advances our strategy to invest in high-quality, resilient, and critical infrastructure assets with compelling growth opportunities.

Mergers & acquisitionsatratoroof.com ↗

Atrato Onsite Energy has announced a merger with Finlight to create one of Europe’s largest specialist energy providers serving commercial, industrial (C&I), and residential markets.

Mergers & acquisitionsverteltd.com ↗

France-based testing, inspection and certification provider Bureau Veritas announced the acquisition of two sustainability consulting firms, Verte and Sustainable Construction Services, expanding its capabilities in sustainable buildings and infrastructure services in the UK.

Mergers & acquisitionsearnzplc.com ↗

The Cheltenham-based firm, launched 18 months ago by serial entrepreneur Bob Holt, is paying up to £9.5m to snap up Manchester-based Zero Carbon Group (ZCG), which operates across the North of England and the Midlands.

Mergers & acquisitionseuropeangreentransition.com ↗

European Green Transition has moved to expand its footprint in the UK and Irish renewable energy sector with the acquisition of Earthmill Maintenance, a Harrogate-based business specialising in wind turbine operations, maintenance, repairs, and remote monitoring.

Mergers & acquisitionsoctopusenergygeneration.com ↗

Octopus Energy Generation is acquiring a solar and battery project in California as part of a near $1 billion investment drive into U.S. clean technology.

Mergers & acquisitionsnextek.org ↗

KATEK and the shareholders of Nextek, a US-based supplier of high-tech and high-value electronics, have signed a Share Purchase Agreement to acquire all shares in Nextek.

Full recorded event mix

Top 10 categories among 209 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Earnings
36
Mergers & acquisitions
34
Asset acquisitions
28
Contracts
25
Company announcements
23
Leadership moves
19
Funding rounds
17
Capital infusions
9
Regulatory
4
Job creation
4
7 activity cards

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Leadership moves

6 tracked people moves

ERM Group ↗
Sabine Hoefnagel

Promotion Interim Chief Executive Officer

ERM Group ↗
Tom Reichert

Departure Previously Chief Executive Officer

ERM Group ↗
Louise Pearce

Appointment Global Leader of Sustainability and Risk

Sanjay Bowry

Resignation Previously Chief Executive Officer

Product launches

Products, platforms and features in the recorded window

Descycle ↗
Demonstration Plant

Infrastructure

Workforce actions

2 companies with reported reductions

Ferroglobe ↗

150 rolesfurnace shutdown

CDP ↗

20.0% rolescost reduction

Regulatory events

4 recorded events

Alternergy ↗

preventive suspension of GSIS officialsOffice of the Ombudsman

Alternergy ↗

subject to official probeOffice of the Ombudsman

granted a four-year extension to June 2029Bergsstaten, the Swedish Mining Authority

four-year licence extension grantedBergsstaten, the Swedish Mining authority

Litigation

2 tracked suits

Company
Sunil Jain v hero future energies

dispute over ESOP versus cash compensationCivil · Ongoing

Company
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier v cdp, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

antitrust violations and deceptive trade practicesRegulatory · Ongoing

Earnings pulse

Reported company results in the recorded window.

11companies
37period observations
4.8%median reported growth

Median across 24 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
routeware→PermiServ LTD ↗Announced2026-04-07Not stated in snapshot
igneo→OnStream Solar ↗Announced2026-03-24Not stated in snapshot
Atrato Onsite Energy→finlightAnnounced2026-03-16Not stated in snapshot
bureau veritas→Verteltd ↗Announced2026-03-13Not stated in snapshot
EARNZ→Zero Carbon GroupAnnounced2026-03-12Not stated in snapshot
European Green Transition→Earthmill MaintenanceCompleted2026-02-25Not stated in snapshot

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

Recorded hiring and workforce signals from the available source snapshot.

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Most advertised job titles

No repeated job title is supported by this snapshot.

0 internship postings

0 tracked postings mention remote work.

THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

196 founders and chief executives across 166 companies.

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12 profiles

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Education networks

45 profiles with education records.

University of Cambridge
11
University of Oxford
8
Imperial College London
7
INSEAD
4
Harvard University
3
The University of Edinburgh
2
University of Bristol
2
Harvard Business School
2

Prior employers

5 profiles with prior-work records.

Boston Consulting Group
2
McKinsey
2
Goldman Sachs
1

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

55,700 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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55,700articles in the measured year
13,361articles in 2026Q1
57.3%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Environment coverage tagged London · articles per complete quarter

05,25610,51215,76721,0232021Q2: 10,7212021Q22021Q3: 11,0112021Q4: 11,1622022Q1: 11,2462022Q2: 12,1612022Q22022Q3: 15,9652022Q4: 14,3682023Q1: 12,7772023Q2: 14,2972023Q22023Q3: 11,9942023Q4: 12,3762024Q1: 13,4082024Q2: 13,3652024Q22024Q3: 13,1512024Q4: 13,4402025Q1: 18,2812025Q2: 13,2902025Q22025Q3: 16,0682025Q4: 12,3992026Q1: 13,3612026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q210,721
2021Q311,011
2021Q411,162
2022Q111,246
2022Q212,161
2022Q315,965
2022Q414,368
2023Q112,777
2023Q214,297
2023Q311,994
2023Q412,376
2024Q113,408
2024Q213,365
2024Q313,151
2024Q413,440
2025Q118,281
2025Q213,290
2025Q316,068
2025Q412,399
2026Q113,361

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
18,418 positive · 409 neutral · 16,304 negative
2022
27,589 positive · 948 neutral · 25,131 negative
2023
29,007 positive · 725 neutral · 21,646 negative
2024
31,088 positive · 747 neutral · 21,454 negative
2025
34,326 positive · 1,334 neutral · 24,271 negative

Company share of voice

196 recorded company events across 34 companies; percentages use that event total.

European Green Transition ↗europeangreentransition.com
14.3% 28 events
Ferroglobe ↗ferroglobe.com
13.3% 26 events
Hero Future Energies ↗herofutureenergies.com
9.2% 18 events
Alternergy ↗alternergy.co.uk
7.1% 14 events
ERM Group ↗erm.com
7.1% 14 events
Volution Group ↗volutiongroupplc.com
6.1% 12 events
Bio-Logical ↗bio-logical.green
5.6% 11 events
Octopus Renewables ↗octopusrenewablesinfrastructure.com
5.1% 10 events

Leading coverage topics

Environment coverage tagged London · ranked by full-period article count.

Geopolitical Disputes And Contested Areas300,942 articles in the full recorded period
108,078 recent · 81,378 prior
International And Transnational Geographic Entities300,937 articles in the full recorded period
108,080 recent · 81,378 prior
Administrative And Political Subdivisions300,909 articles in the full recorded period
108,067 recent · 81,373 prior
International Political Relations33,808 articles in the full recorded period
10,732 recent · 6,408 prior
Security And Defense Policies20,249 articles in the full recorded period
6,644 recent · 3,981 prior
Climate Change Mitigation Strategies20,002 articles in the full recorded period
2,617 recent · 2,928 prior
Climate Activism And Youth Movements15,841 articles in the full recorded period
1,905 recent · 2,024 prior
International Relations And Diplomacy15,564 articles in the full recorded period
4,862 recent · 3,080 prior
Human Rights Advocacy Reports13,717 articles in the full recorded period
4,165 recent · 2,816 prior
Government International Agreements Coordination12,134 articles in the full recorded period
2,654 recent · 2,077 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

United Kingdom comparison coverage

KeywordRecentPriorChange
countries4,1911,861125%
tariff negotiations2,8821,149151%
stock performance1,8081,04873%
free trade deals1,609563186%
bilateral trade1,276391226%
trade dispute mechanisms1,240392216%
multilateral diplomacy1,08154698%
foreign policy analysis1,04157382%
exchange rates87192847%
forex liquidity863362297%
free casino games441,124-96%
sweepstakes casino411,121-96%
simulated gambling apps451,119-96%
social casino431,119-96%
fun play casinos421,117-96%

Event and signal lenses

United Kingdom comparison coverage

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

775,600 classified articles

territories, disputed islands, countries

25.8% critical · 15.4% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

86,456 classified articles

flood stage forecasting, severe weather warning, flash flood evaluation

45.8% critical · 44.1% positive
Rising

Growth

154,447 classified articles

earnings report, quarterly financials, quarterly results

31.4% critical · 48.4% positive

Environment coverage tagged London. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Environment research is working on

31,492 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.

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31,492papers
31,492worldwide comparison pool
—India-affiliated papers

Research orientation

Descriptive
10,767
Promising
8,321
Problem-identifying
5,169
Breakthrough
4,769
Cautionary
1,561
Comparative
790
Critical
115

Contribution mix

Empirical
15,348
Methods-led
10,770
Reviews
3,938
Position pieces
1,369
Theoretical
67

Tone counts: 24,071 positive · 3,094 neutral · 4,327 negative.

Common problems researchers identify
5,284 papers · 16.8% of this field
  • Environmental monitoring1,459 papers
  • Pollution585 papers
  • Water quality580 papers
  • Pollutant414 papers
  • Contamination359 papers
  • Human health330 papers
  • Environmental resource management330 papers
  • Environmental impact assessment321 papers

Landmark: A review on emerging contaminants in wastewaters and the environment: Current knowledge, understudied areas and recommendations for future m

Cautions
1,561 papers · 5.0% of this field
  • Pollution239 papers
  • Contamination239 papers
  • Environmental monitoring233 papers
  • Water quality209 papers
  • Risk assessment156 papers
  • Pollutant118 papers
  • Sampling115 papers
  • Sediment106 papers

Landmark: Past, present, and future perspectives of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding: A systematic review in methods, monitoring, and applicatio

Opportunities
13,090 papers · 41.6% of this field
  • Environmental monitoring3,589 papers
  • Water quality1,330 papers
  • Wireless sensor network1,273 papers
  • Pollution970 papers
  • Air quality index934 papers
  • Air pollution852 papers
  • Internet of Things777 papers
  • Pollutant754 papers

Landmark: Tracking complex mixtures of chemicals in our changing environment

Leading institutions

Environmental Protection Agency
3,828
North Carolina State University
3,760
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
3,732
The Ocean Cleanup
3,731
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
3,550
Chinese Academy of Sciences
3,175

Leading researchers

Laurent Lebreton
3,731
Joost van der Zwet
3,731
Jan-Willem Damsteeg
3,731
Boyan Slat
3,731
Anthony L. Andrady
3,731
Ruth Barden
2,545
Barbara Kasprzyk‐Hordern
2,545
Bruce Petrie
2,537

Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers

  • Design of a WSN Platform for Long-Term Environmental Monitoring for IoT Applications609 citations
  • Printed multifunctional flexible device with an integrated motion sensor for health care monitoring371 citations
  • SensorScope: Out-of-the-Box Environmental Monitoring272 citations
  • An Environmental Air Pollution Monitoring System Based on the IEEE 1451 Standard for Low Cost Requirements238 citations
  • Cointegration: a novel approach for the removal of environmental trends in structural health monitoring data231 citations

Common problems researchers identify

4,688 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Risk Assessment / ContaminationCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Risk Assessment / Contamination

927 papers

19.8% of this theme group

Risk assessment (141) · Contamination (168) · Human health (147) · Environmental impact assessment (149)

A review on emerging contaminants in wastewaters and the environment: Current knowledge, understudied areas and recommendations for future m

Addressing the Uncertainties in the Environmental Analysis, Modeling, Source and Risk Assessment of Emerging Contaminants

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YearShare index
2022766.4
2023768.0
2024760.2
2025899.8
Environmental Monitoring / Environmental Resource ManagementCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Environmental Monitoring / Environmental Resource Management

898 papers

19.2% of this theme group

Environmental monitoring (660) · Environmental resource management (209) · Environmental management system (79) · Environmental planning (134)

Environmental Monitoring in the Making: From Surveying Nature’s Resources to Monitoring Nature’s Change

Management and Organization of Environmental Monitoring Sites

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2022903.9
2023920.0
2024950.3
2025687.5
Biodiversity / EcosystemCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Biodiversity / Ecosystem

871 papers

18.6% of this theme group

Biodiversity (155) · Ecosystem (142) · Environmental DNA (42) · Habitat (58)

Improving biodiversity monitoring

Monitoring Threatened Species and Ecological Communities

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YearShare index
20221134.9
20231113.2
20241008.2
20251165.0
Water Quality / HydrologyCommon problems researchers identify · 04

Water Quality / Hydrology

815 papers

17.4% of this theme group

Water quality (445) · Hydrology (113) · Groundwater (107) · Surface water (79)

Monitoring of Water Pollution and its Consequences: An Overview

Methodical approaches for the assessment of the quality of surface and groundwater in the system of environmental-meliorative monitoring

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YearShare index
2022762.5
2023732.7
2024661.1
2025723.9
Wireless Sensor Network / Environmental MonitoringCommon problems researchers identify · 05

Wireless Sensor Network / Environmental Monitoring

530 papers

11.3% of this theme group

Wireless sensor network (123) · Environmental monitoring (279) · Internet of Things (60) · Remote sensing (70)

Advances in Smart Environment Monitoring Systems Using IoT and Sensors

Wireless Sensor Networks: a Survey on Environmental Monitoring

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YearShare index
20221043.7
20231028.4
20241095.0
20251159.8
Air Quality Index / Air PollutionCommon problems researchers identify · 06

Air Quality Index / Air Pollution

381 papers

8.1% of this theme group

Air quality index (205) · Air pollution (205) · Particulates (60) · Indoor air quality (36)

An overview of selected emerging outdoor airborne pollutants and air quality issues: The need to reduce uncertainty about environmental and

A review on estimating the effects of inhaling airborne pollutants and air quality monitoring

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YearShare index
2022382.5
2023368.2
2024324.0
2025421.1
Microplastics / Plastic PollutionCommon problems researchers identify · 07

Microplastics / Plastic Pollution

266 papers

5.7% of this theme group

Microplastics (234) · Plastic pollution (87) · Pollution (92) · Marine debris (39)

Microplastics in Aquatic Ecosystems: A Review of Ecotoxicological Effects, Exposure Pathways and Trophic Transfer Risks

Microplastics: An Overview of Sources, Distribution, and Removal Methods

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2022455.1
2023440.1
2024394.5
2025437.9

Cautions

1,368 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Biodiversity / HabitatCautions · 01

Biodiversity / Habitat

238 papers

17.4% of this theme group

Biodiversity (36) · Habitat (28) · Environmental DNA (27) · Abundance (16)

The use of environmental DNA in monitoring aquatic biodiversity for conservation: a review of challenges and opportunities

Environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring fish biodiversity in remote lakes

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YearShare index
2022417.8
2023405.7
2024347.3
2025397.9
Heavy Metals / ContaminationCautions · 02

Heavy Metals / Contamination

215 papers

15.7% of this theme group

Heavy metals (53) · Contamination (106) · Pollution (101) · Sediment (53)

Evaluation of Heavy Metal Levels and its Applications in Risk Assessment Indices in the Soils of Some Communities in Gokhana Local Governmen

Contamination Levels and Ecological Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Metals in Sediments of Eleyele Lake and Odo-Iyaalaro River, Nigeria

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YearShare index
2022798.0
2023764.8
2024716.4
2025776.0
Water Quality / HydrologyCautions · 03

Water Quality / Hydrology

211 papers

15.4% of this theme group

Water quality (130) · Hydrology (47) · Wastewater (29) · Groundwater (29)

Evaluation of Continuous Monitoring as a Tool for Municipal Stormwater Management Programs

Assessment of Physicochemical Characteristics and Emerging Contaminants in Selected Water Sources: Implications for Public Health and Enviro

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YearShare index
2022644.6
2023621.4
2024582.9
2025650.7
Environmental Monitoring / Software DeploymentCautions · 04

Environmental Monitoring / Software Deployment

207 papers

15.1% of this theme group

Environmental monitoring (96) · Software deployment (27) · Wireless sensor network (12) · Environmental resource management (18)

Mathematical Modelling of Biosensing Platforms Applied for Environmental Monitoring

A Review of Optical Sensor Applications in Water, Atmospheric and Soil Environmental Monitoring

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YearShare index
2022344.0
2023311.5
2024238.0
2025319.2
Pesticide / MicroplasticsCautions · 05

Pesticide / Microplastics

202 papers

14.8% of this theme group

Pesticide (49) · Microplastics (28) · Risk assessment (44) · Aquatic ecosystem (29)

Fluoroquinolones in the Wenyu River catchment, China: Occurrence simulation and risk assessment

Spatially\nExplicit Large-Scale Environmental Risk\nAssessment of Pharmaceuticals in Surface Water in China

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YearShare index
2022186.9
2023182.6
2024191.1
2025229.0
Air Pollution / Air Quality IndexCautions · 06

Air Pollution / Air Quality Index

157 papers

11.5% of this theme group

Air pollution (81) · Air quality index (70) · Particulates (41) · Indoor air quality (14)

Using Mobile Monitoring and Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling for Capturing High Spatial Air Pollutant Variability in Cities

Development and Application of Low-Cost Environmental Sensors for the Evaluation of Ambient Air Quality and Related Emission Sources

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YearShare index
2022382.5
2023368.2
2024324.0
2025421.1
Environmental Impact Assessment / Risk AssessmentCautions · 07

Environmental Impact Assessment / Risk Assessment

138 papers

10.1% of this theme group

Environmental impact assessment (40) · Risk assessment (48) · Environmental risk assessment (14) · Environmental monitoring (31)

The use of diagnostic tools to assess the risks of chemicals to freshwater ecosystems: towards a unified evaluation framework

A systematic review and ecological risk assessment for organic ultraviolet filters in aquatic environments

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YearShare index
202299.1
202398.7
2024100.0
2025139.6

Opportunities

11,525 papers · 7 recurring themes
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Environmental Monitoring / Remote SensingOpportunities · 01

Environmental Monitoring / Remote Sensing

1,585 papers

26.4% of this theme group

Environmental monitoring (819) · Remote sensing (149) · Environmental data (134) · Environmental resource management (118)

Quantitative remote sensing-based monitoring and evaluation of the ecological environment in mining areas: technology framework and applicat

Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring. Complex Modeling

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YearShare index
20221611.3
20231684.1
20241831.0
20251291.8
Contamination / MicroplasticsOpportunities · 02

Contamination / Microplastics

1,137 papers

18.9% of this theme group

Contamination (215) · Microplastics (86) · Pollutant (173) · Pollution (199)

Exploiting monitoring data in environmental exposure modelling and risk assessment of pharmaceuticals

Monitoring of Environmental Contaminants in Mixed-Use Watersheds Combining Targeted and Nontargeted Analysis with Passive Sampling

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2022699.2
2023670.3
2024619.3
2025699.6
Biodiversity / Environmental DnaOpportunities · 03

Biodiversity / Environmental Dna

860 papers

14.3% of this theme group

Biodiversity (205) · Environmental DNA (153) · Ecosystem (128) · Habitat (82)

An Integrated Approach of Multi-Community Monitoring and Assessment of Aquatic Ecosystems to Support Sustainable Development

Data Sheet 1_Monitoring terrestrial rewilding with environmental DNA metabarcoding: a systematic review of current trends and recommendation

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YearShare index
20221134.9
20231113.2
20241008.2
20251165.0
Water Quality / HydrologyOpportunities · 04

Water Quality / Hydrology

796 papers

13.3% of this theme group

Water quality (437) · Hydrology (91) · Water resources (51) · Environmental monitoring (233)

Establishment of an Automatic Real-Time Monitoring System for Irrigation Water Quality Management

Modelling and monitoring of suspended matter in surface waters using remotely sensed data

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YearShare index
2022681.2
2023657.0
2024598.8
2025667.9
Wireless Sensor Network / WirelessOpportunities · 05

Wireless Sensor Network / Wireless

563 papers

9.4% of this theme group

Wireless sensor network (510) · Wireless (170) · Key distribution in wireless sensor networks (44) · Real-time computing (105)

Wireless Sensor Networks for Living Environment Monitoring

Development of a Wireless Sensor Network for Monitoring Environmental Condition on a Farmland

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2022319.0
2023283.1
2024204.0
2025235.2
Internet Of Things / Cloud ComputingOpportunities · 06

Internet Of Things / Cloud Computing

553 papers

9.2% of this theme group

Internet of Things (314) · Cloud computing (93) · Environmental monitoring (219) · Microcontroller (53)

Development of IoT for Automated Water Quality Monitoring System

IoT-Enabled Environmental Intelligence: A Smart Monitoring System

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2022901.1
2023908.8
20241017.7
20251050.5
Air Quality Index / Air PollutionOpportunities · 07

Air Quality Index / Air Pollution

506 papers

8.4% of this theme group

Air quality index (326) · Air pollution (276) · Particulates (77) · Air monitoring (66)

Air quality monitoring in urban environments

Experimental evaluation of airborne pollutants using sensor-based monitoring

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2022382.5
2023368.2
2024324.0
2025421.1

How this field compares with the research baseline

Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.

Research orientationThis fieldReference sample
Descriptive34.2%17.4%
Promising26.4%37.0%
Problem-identifying16.4%10.0%
Breakthrough15.1%26.1%
Cautionary5.0%4.4%
Comparative2.5%4.0%
Critical0.4%0.9%

Concerns receiving less research attention

Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.

Concern / example paperPapersShareRaised as a problemWorldwide share
Privacy & surveillanceThe potential of using E. coli as an indicator for the surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment2971.1%64 (21.5%)1.1%
Hardware, e-waste & supply chainTracking the distribution of persistent and mobile wastewater-derived substances in the southern and central North Sea u1190.44%32 (26.9%)0.44%
Energy & datacenter footprintA Review on Energy-Efficient AI-ML and IoT-Integrated Mobile Air Pollution Monitoring System Design and Development130.05%4 (30.8%)0.05%
Bias & fairnessQuantification, identification and source discrimination of anthropogenic microfibres in marine and freshwater bodies: a90.03%4 (44.4%)0.03%
Carbon & emissions of computeDeveloping a sustainable Air Quality Monitoring Methodology Through the Use of Low-Cost Sensors.50.02%1 (20.0%)0.02%
Safety & misuseIt Is Not Only Data—Freshwater Invertebrates Misused in Biological Monitoring40.01%1 (25.0%)0.01%
Water use00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Labour & data work00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Concentration of compute power00.0%0 (%)0.0%

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