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New York City’s
environment industry,
in focus.
The companies, capital and talent shaping environment in New York City. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
MEET THE COMPANIESExplore New York City’s environment leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
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24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Company discovery
Recorded evidence onlyRecently founded independent companies
Recently founded means a recorded 2023–2026 founding year and no recorded parent, acquirer or public-company status. These companies are not labelled startups without that separate classification.
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A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.
30 of 265 tracked companies have open roles.
60 of 265 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 100 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 58.2% of disclosed capital, while 77.4% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATIONHow New York City environment has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
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How New York City environment has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Disclosed funding by year
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
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| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $33.94M | 15 | 4 |
| 2017 | $690.6M | 7 | 5 |
| 2018 | $2.07B | 9 | 10 |
| 2019 | $817.56M | 16 | 5 |
| 2020 | $36.99M | 14 | 5 |
| 2021 | $572.46M | 19 | 9 |
| 2022 | $186.41M | 21 | 8 |
| 2023 | $1.3B | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | $538.47M | 3 | 10 |
| 2025 | $1.88B | 0 | 11 |
Funding concentration
Share of all disclosed company funding.
- TerraForm Power28.3%
- Terra-Gen20.7%
- Sunlight Financial9.2%
- Other companies41.8%
Funding by stage
115 recorded rounds since 2016
Investors appearing most often
Recorded participation in environment company rounds since 2016.
- 01Europa 4 rounds
- 02Toyota Tsusho 2 rounds
- 03Emerson Collective 2 rounds
- 04The Builders Fund 2 rounds
- 0528 Ventures 2 rounds
- 06CPP Investments 2 rounds
- 07Suntory 2 rounds
- 08SJF Ventures 2 rounds
- 09Activate Capital 2 rounds
- 010OSTI 2 rounds
Recent recorded rounds
Latest recorded rounds · USDBacked by Inspired Evolution.
Backed by .
Largest and notable recorded rounds
Each card is one recorded roundBacked by EnCap Flatrock Midstream.
Backed by Ridgewood Infrastructure and Mercuria.
Backed by CPP Investments and Nancy Pfund and others.
Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.
Backed by Magnetar and Emerson Collective and others.
Backed by CPP Investments.
Backed by Goldman Sachs.
Backed by Impact Fund Denmark.
Backed by Spring Lane Capital.
Backed by The Builders Fund and Emerson Collective and others.
THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITYRevenue, profitability & financial strength
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
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Revenue, profitability & financial strength
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
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 · 3 reporting entities from 5 eligible matches.
Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not New York City market sales.
Combined result for the same cohort.
Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.
The middle covered reporting entity.
None of 3 covered entities.
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 · 3 reporting entities
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| Company / reporting entity | Revenue | Net profit / loss | Net margin | Revenue growth | Total assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con Edison ↗1047862 | $17,049.0m | $2,023.0m | +11.9% | — | — |
| Concrete Pumping Holdings ↗1703956 | $356.2m | $6.4m | +1.8% | — | — |
| SOLUNA ↗64463 | $29.7m | $-53.4m | -179.7% | — | — |
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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.
INSIDE THE INDUSTRYThe New York City environment market map
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The New York City environment market map
Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.
Where companies are building
Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.
Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
Segment data unavailable
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.
THE COMPANIES IN MOTIONWho is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
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Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Consulting.us Arcadia, a Washington, DC-based provider of energy intelligence software for businesses, has agreed to acquire Engie Impact.
CrossBoundary Energy has secured a $40m investment to fast-track commercial and industrial (C&I) renewable energy solutions throughout sub‑Saharan Africa.
ContourGlobal, an international independent power producer backed by KKR, secured €43.8 million (~$52 million) in refinancing from Eurobank for a 36.7 MW operational solar portfolio in Greece.
Abundia Global Impact Group, Inc. (NYSE American: AGIG) ('Abundia' or the 'Company'), ... announced that it has completed the acquisition of RPD Technologies Americas, LLC ('RPD').
The funding secured in this raise will enable the Company to advance its enrichment capabilities and infrastructure in Oak Ridge, TN and to eventually demonstrate the production of LEU in a single stage, HALEU in two stages, and diversify the CRISLA technology into stable isotopes and medical isotopes with fully scaled and industrialized equipment.
ConnectM Technology Solutions, Inc. has acquired a 40% equity stake in Sun Solar LLC, a U.S.-based residential and small-commercial solar developer and installer, as part of a move to strengthen its balance sheet and expand its footprint in the distributed energy market.
The gross proceeds of the offering described above were approximately $32 million before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company.
Einride said Wednesday it plans to go public via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, just six weeks after the Swedish electric and autonomous truck startup raised $100 million from investors.
Chestnut Carbon : Raised €90 million for carbon removal forestry projects, contributing to sustainability efforts.
Elysian, the AI-native third-party administrator (TPA) for commercial insurance, today announced the closing of a $6 million seed round led by Portage, with participation from American Family Ventures and TenOneTen Ventures.
Full recorded event mix
Top 10 categories among 269 recorded events in the 24-month window.
IPO pipeline
1 companies with recorded IPO activity
IPO · NASDAQ2 reports
Leadership moves
4 tracked people moves
Promotion business manager
Appointment Previously Partner and CMO for IntellectAI
Appointment Previously Chief Operating Officer
Appointment Chief Operating Officer
Contract wins
13 recorded customer wins
Customer: metaRenewable Energy
Customer: microsoftCarbon Removal Credits
Customer: amea powerSolar
Customer: jpmorgan chaseCarbon credits
Customer: googleRenewable Energy
Customer: helieneRenewable Energy
Workforce actions
1 companies with reported reductions
Scale not stated rolesfinancial difficulties
Regulatory events
1 recorded events
Suspension order for 90 daysU.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
Litigation
5 tracked suits
unlawful termination for reporting alleged false statementsCivil · Settled
securities fraudClass Action · Filed
Mergers and acquisitions
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| arcadia→ENGIE Impact ↗ | Announced | 2026-05-05 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Abundiaimpact→RPD Technologies Americas, LLC | Completed | 2026-04-01 | Not stated in snapshot |
| connectm technology solutions→Sun Solar ↗ | Announced | 2026-01-08 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Legatomerger→einride | Announced | 2025-11-12 | $1.8B |
| houston american energy→Abundiaimpact ↗ | Announced | 2025-04-28 | Not stated in snapshot |
| ContourGlobal→Na | Completed | 2025-03-11 | Not stated in snapshot |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITYThe talent market
1,668 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 3,098-posting snapshot covers 36 employers.
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The talent market
1,668 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 3,098-posting snapshot covers 36 employers.
Most advertised job titles
17 tracked postings mention remote work.
The seniority mix
1,607 postings specify a level.
Skills employers mention
Top skills across 3,098 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.
Median across 154 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.
Salary by seniority
Advertised posting medians do not describe all employees or roles.
Companies hiring
Large employers
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| Sims Metal Management ↗ | 7,972 |
| Trinity Solar ↗ | 1,417 |
| Hazen and Sawyer ↗ | 1,324 |
| PosiGen ↗ | 600 |
| akrf ↗ | 288 |
| MN8 Energy ↗ | 280 |
| GameChange Solar ↗ | 139 |
| NY State Solar ↗ | 71 |
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELDFounders and leaders
97 founders and chief executives across 74 companies.
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Founders and leaders
97 founders and chief executives across 74 companies.
John Stinebaugh
TerraForm Power ↗Managing Partner - Brookfield Asset Management. Harvard University Bachelor of Arts 1988
Thomas Neyhart
PosiGen ↗Posigen, ex-Success Rentals, Louisiana State University
Jay Yu
Nano Nuclear ↗The City College of New York 2004, Columbia University 2005
Bret Logue
Elysian ↗Ex- Latham & Watkins, Bevilacqua-Knight. Stanford University BA 1997, Stanford Law School JD 2007
Christo Liebenberg
LIS Technologies ↗Ex-Co-Founder CRISLA · University of the Orange Free State BS 1984, Stellenbosch University MS 1991
Jeff Perlman
Bright Power ↗Powermarket, ex-Energyscorecards, ex-Basic Big Apple Solar Installation Commitment, Yale University, 2001
David Sudolsky
Anellotech ↗Anellotech, ex-Dura Pharmaceuticals, ex-Booz Allen And Hamilton, Columbia Business School, 1985
Nick Blitterswyk
Urban Green Energy ↗ex- Actuary, JPMorgan
Christian Von Hassell
Common Energy ↗ex-Level Solar, Greenspring Associates. Washington and Lee University BA 2015
Michael Prendergast
Relevate Power ↗Founder Infinite Peaks Holdings, Water Foundry Ventures, Clear Power North America, Stone Enterprises, ex-Clear Energy Hydro. Iowa State University BS
Thomas Poschmann
Scinor ↗Ex-Duperon Corporation, Pall Corporation, Taprogge America Corp. Cornell University BS 1982
Kevin Kong
Everstar AI ↗Ex-Founder Marina Technologies, Starburst Aerospace, Bird, Rakuten, Volition Capital. Harvard University BA
Education networks
28 profiles with education records.
Prior employers
5 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
NEWS INTELLIGENCEHow this industry appears in the news
35,277 articles in the measured 12-month window.
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How this industry appears in the news
35,277 articles in the measured 12-month window.
News volume trends
Environment coverage tagged New York City · articles per complete quarter
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| Quarter | Articles |
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| 2021Q2 | 5,752 |
| 2021Q3 | 7,027 |
| 2021Q4 | 5,972 |
| 2022Q1 | 6,046 |
| 2022Q2 | 6,185 |
| 2022Q3 | 7,551 |
| 2022Q4 | 5,783 |
| 2023Q1 | 7,128 |
| 2023Q2 | 10,237 |
| 2023Q3 | 7,889 |
| 2023Q4 | 8,388 |
| 2024Q1 | 9,540 |
| 2024Q2 | 11,127 |
| 2024Q3 | 7,878 |
| 2024Q4 | 10,291 |
| 2025Q1 | 11,512 |
| 2025Q2 | 8,022 |
| 2025Q3 | 13,350 |
| 2025Q4 | 8,953 |
| 2026Q1 | 9,365 |
| 2026Q2 | 3,609 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
Tone of coverage over time
Most-covered companies
Company share of voice
305 recorded company events across 23 companies; percentages use that event total.
Leading coverage topics
Environment coverage tagged New York City · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Topics gaining and losing attention
United States comparison coverage
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| misconduct investigations | 3,580 | 2,062 | 74% |
| oil price volatility | 2,544 | 1,153 | 121% |
| sanctions policies | 2,221 | 1,405 | 58% |
| etf trading | 2,152 | 783 | 175% |
| stablecoin fx impact | 2,105 | 1,115 | 89% |
| wto rulings | 1,918 | 1,300 | 48% |
| export sanctions | 1,803 | 659 | 174% |
| etfs | 1,800 | 631 | 185% |
| commodity trading | 1,715 | 764 | 124% |
| sector etfs | 1,698 | 597 | 184% |
| tariff negotiations | 21,856 | 34,591 | -37% |
| free trade deals | 8,330 | 13,550 | -39% |
| homeland security investigations | 4,453 | 6,958 | -36% |
| stock price | 2,469 | 3,821 | -35% |
| immigration courts | 1,417 | 3,736 | -62% |
Event and signal lenses
United States comparison coverage
Regulatory Risk
1,361,005 classified articlestariff negotiations, free trade deals, monetary easing
61.1% critical · 23.7% positiveFunding Momentum
315,286 classified articlespublic health funding, investment deal, seismic damage evaluation
52.9% critical · 34.5% positiveGrowth
355,992 classified articlesearnings report, quarterly results, quarterly financials
42.6% critical · 41.5% positiveEnvironment coverage tagged New York City. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
RESEARCH SIGNALSWhat Environment research is working on
3,039 papers in the recorded india scope.
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What Environment research is working on
3,039 papers in the recorded india scope.
Research orientation
Contribution mix
Tone counts: 2,433 positive · 254 neutral · 352 negative.
- Environmental monitoring126 papers
- Water quality50 papers
- Environmental resource management34 papers
- Human health30 papers
- Air quality index28 papers
- Environmental planning25 papers
- Pollutant24 papers
- Sustainability24 papers
Landmark: Recent advances in nanomaterials for water protection and monitoring
- Environmental monitoring36 papers
- Contamination18 papers
- Air pollution15 papers
- Pollution15 papers
- Pollutant12 papers
- Water quality12 papers
- Sampling11 papers
- Air quality index10 papers
Landmark: Past, present, and future perspectives of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding: A systematic review in methods, monitoring, and applicatio
- Environmental monitoring344 papers
- Water quality118 papers
- Air quality index104 papers
- Air pollution85 papers
- Wireless sensor network78 papers
- Sampling69 papers
- Software deployment67 papers
- Remote sensing66 papers
Landmark: Tracking complex mixtures of chemicals in our changing environment
Leading institutions
Leading researchers
Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers
- Environmental sensor networks in ecological research165 citations
- State-of-the-art lab chip sensors for environmental water monitoring153 citations
- Measurement of Cyanobacterial Bloom Magnitude using Satellite Remote Sensing140 citations
- Detecting marine hazardous substances and organisms: sensors for pollutants, toxins, and pathogens140 citations
- Linking Public Participation in Scientific Research to the Indicators and Needs of International Environmental Agreements134 citations
Common problems researchers identify
421 papers · 7 recurring themes
Common problems researchers identify · 01Challenges in Environmental Monitoring
82 papers19.5% of this theme group
Researchers highlight gaps in remote sensing and resource management for tracking ecosystem changes.
Environmental monitoring (47) · Remote sensing (9) · Earth system science (5) · Environmental resource management (14)
On the Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems for Environmental Monitoring
Remote sensing of environmental change over China: A review
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1611.4 |
| 2023 | 1683.1 |
| 2024 | 1828.3 |
| 2025 | 1283.3 |
Common problems researchers identify · 02Health and Hazard Risk Assessment
75 papers17.8% of this theme group
Papers flag difficulties in evaluating toxic impacts on human health and hazardous waste management.
Risk assessment (18) · Human health (16) · Environmental impact assessment (9) · Hazardous waste (6)
Effect-Based Tools for Monitoring and Predicting the Ecotoxicological Effects of Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Aquatic Environment: How Can Regions at Risk be Identified in the Future?
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 410.6 |
| 2023 | 430.5 |
| 2024 | 437.9 |
| 2025 | 562.7 |
Common problems researchers identify · 03Water Quality and Wastewater Issues
71 papers16.9% of this theme group
Studies point to persistent problems in monitoring groundwater, surface water, and contaminant mixtures.
Water quality (36) · Groundwater (9) · Hydrology (7) · Wastewater (8)
Recent advances in nanomaterials for water protection and monitoring
Future water quality monitoring: improving the balance between exposure and toxicity assessments of real-world pollutant mixtures
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 762.5 |
| 2023 | 732.7 |
| 2024 | 661.1 |
| 2025 | 723.9 |
Common problems researchers identify · 04Marine Debris and Microplastic Monitoring
61 papers14.5% of this theme group
Researchers note insufficient methods for tracking plastic pollution and harmful algal blooms across water bodies.
Marine debris (10) · Aquatic ecosystem (14) · Microplastics (12) · Sampling (8)
Integrative monitoring strategy for marine and freshwater harmful algal blooms and toxins across the freshwater-to-marine continuum
Towards a North Pacific long-term monitoring program for ocean plastic pollution: A systematic review and recommendations for shorelines
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 144.5 |
| 2023 | 143.1 |
| 2024 | 152.4 |
| 2025 | 188.9 |
Common problems researchers identify · 05Biodiversity Data Gaps
59 papers14.0% of this theme group
Works emphasize limited coverage and standardization in citizen‑science and ecosystem monitoring.
Biodiversity (11) · Environmental resource management (16) · Citizen science (8) · Ecosystem (10)
NABat: A top-down, bottom-up solution to collaborative continental-scale monitoring
Triton Field Trials: Promoting Consistent Environmental Monitoring Methodologies for Marine Energy Sites
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1039.3 |
| 2023 | 1063.0 |
| 2024 | 1092.7 |
| 2025 | 873.6 |
Common problems researchers identify · 06Infectious Disease Surveillance
40 papers9.5% of this theme group
Papers identify shortcomings in environmental monitoring for early detection of plant and human pathogens.
Warning system (6) · Pandemic (4) · Outbreak (3) · Infectious disease (3)
Monitoring airborne inoculum for improved plant disease management. A review
Environmental monitoring to enhance comprehension and control of infectious diseases
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 130.8 |
| 2023 | 93.9 |
| 2024 | 63.8 |
| 2025 | 56.6 |
Common problems researchers identify · 07Air Quality Measurement Limits
33 papers7.8% of this theme group
Studies reveal constraints in sensor accuracy and network coverage for particulate and pollutant tracking.
Air quality index (24) · Air pollution (20) · Air monitoring (8) · Particulates (6)
Electrochemical Sensors for Air Quality Monitoring
IoT sensor nodes for air pollution monitoring: A review
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 355.4 |
| 2023 | 344.6 |
| 2024 | 306.8 |
| 2025 | 401.0 |
Cautions
149 papers · 4 recurring themes
Cautions · 01eDNA Methodological Uncertainties
48 papers32.2% of this theme group
Researchers caution about sampling design and interpretation challenges in environmental DNA monitoring.
Environmental DNA (6) · Biodiversity (6) · Citizen science (5) · Environmental resource management (6)
Past, present, and future perspectives of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding: A systematic review in methods, monitoring, and applicatio
Sampling Designs for Landscape-level eDNA Monitoring Programs
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 270.9 |
| 2023 | 274.0 |
| 2024 | 255.1 |
| 2025 | 309.2 |
Cautions · 02Risk Assessment Data Variability
43 papers28.9% of this theme group
Works warn of heterogeneous contaminant distributions that complicate exposure and risk evaluations.
Risk assessment (7) · Water quality (8) · Environmental monitoring (13) · Contamination (8)
Performance of passive samplers for monitoring estuarine water column concentrations: 1. Contaminants of concern
Heterogeneity in biological assemblages and exposure in chemical risk assessment: Exploring capabilities and challenges in methodology with
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 637.1 |
| 2023 | 607.0 |
| 2024 | 585.6 |
| 2025 | 696.6 |
Cautions · 03Low‑Cost Air Monitoring Reliability
32 papers21.5% of this theme group
Papers advise careful validation of inexpensive sensors and machine‑learning corrections for particulate data.
Air pollution (14) · Air quality index (10) · Environmental monitoring (17) · Particulates (6)
Monitoring Particulate Matter with Wearable Sensors and the Influence on Student Environmental Attitudes
Air Pollution Monitoring Using Cost-Effective Devices Enhanced by Machine Learning
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 411.5 |
| 2023 | 394.0 |
| 2024 | 356.6 |
| 2025 | 470.2 |
Cautions · 04Complex Contaminant Analysis Limits
26 papers17.4% of this theme group
Studies highlight difficulties in detecting and interpreting emerging pollutants and seasonal risk patterns.
Contamination (9) · Pollutant (6) · Effluent (3) · Pollution (5)
Going Beyond the Analysis of Common Contaminants: Target, Suspect, and Non-Target Analysis of Complex Environmental Matrices by High-Resolut
Seasonality and ecological risks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAHS in environmental media and food crops of Ibaa, Niger Delta, Nigeri
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 687.9 |
| 2023 | 656.1 |
| 2024 | 583.0 |
| 2025 | 664.0 |
Opportunities
1,111 papers · 7 recurring themes
Opportunities · 01Integrated Monitoring Systems
271 papers24.4% of this theme group
Opportunities focus on IoT and remote‑sensing platforms that fuse real‑time data for urban environmental management.
Environmental monitoring (144) · Systems engineering (16) · Remote sensing (35) · Environmental data (28)
An integrated system for urban environmental monitoring and management based on the Environmental Internet of Things
Real-Time Geo-awareness – Sensor Data Integration for Environmental Monitoring in the City
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1637.3 |
| 2023 | 1711.8 |
| 2024 | 1859.0 |
| 2025 | 1299.1 |
Opportunities · 02Advanced Chemical Detection
242 papers21.8% of this theme group
Research promotes novel sensors and combined analytical approaches for comprehensive contaminant surveillance.
Contamination (42) · Environmental chemistry (21) · Pesticide (15) · Environmental monitoring (72)
Detecting marine hazardous substances and organisms: sensors for pollutants, toxins, and pathogens
Monitoring of Environmental Contaminants in Mixed-Use Watersheds Combining Targeted and Nontargeted Analysis with Passive Sampling
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 791.4 |
| 2023 | 754.3 |
| 2024 | 666.4 |
| 2025 | 609.8 |
Opportunities · 03eDNA for Biodiversity Tracking
184 papers16.6% of this theme group
Papers explore using environmental DNA to efficiently monitor species presence across habitats.
Biodiversity (38) · Environmental DNA (35) · Habitat (25) · Ecosystem (24)
Environmental DNA (eDNA) for monitoring marine mammals: Challenges and opportunities
Effectiveness assessment of using riverine water eDNA to simultaneously monitor the riverine and riparian biodiversity information
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 417.8 |
| 2023 | 405.7 |
| 2024 | 347.3 |
| 2025 | 397.9 |
Opportunities · 04Optimized Air Quality Networks
135 papers12.2% of this theme group
Studies present multi‑objective designs that balance performance, cost, and social factors in air monitoring.
Air quality index (93) · Air pollution (79) · Air monitoring (22) · Particulates (21)
A multi-objective assessment of an air quality monitoring network using environmental, economic, and social indicators and GIS-based models
Use of electrochemical sensors for measurement of air pollution: correcting interference response and validating measurements
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 355.4 |
| 2023 | 344.6 |
| 2024 | 306.8 |
| 2025 | 401.0 |
Opportunities · 05Smart Water Monitoring Technologies
119 papers10.7% of this theme group
Works highlight ICT and sensor advances enabling high‑resolution, in‑situ water quality assessment.
Water quality (85) · Hydrology (16) · Environmental monitoring (42) · Surface water (12)
Recent Advances in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Sensor Technology for Monitoring Water Quality
A Multi-sensor Process for In-Situ Monitoring of Water Pollution in Rivers or Lakes for High-Resolution Quantitative and Qualitative Water Q
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 606.3 |
| 2023 | 578.6 |
| 2024 | 552.8 |
| 2025 | 639.0 |
Opportunities · 06Algal Bloom Early Warning
83 papers7.5% of this theme group
Research advances satellite and proximal sensing methods to predict harmful cyanobacterial events.
Algal bloom (19) · Coral reef (6) · Coral (6) · Bloom (5)
Satellite monitoring of cyanobacterial harmful algal bloom frequency in recreational waters and drinking water sources
Cyanobacteria as indicators of water quality in Campania coasts, Italy: a monitoring strategy combining remote/proximal sensing and<i>in sit
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 38.4 |
| 2023 | 35.7 |
| 2024 | 30.4 |
| 2025 | 35.3 |
Opportunities · 07Low‑Power Wireless Sensor Networks
77 papers6.9% of this theme group
Papers demonstrate energy‑efficient wireless deployments for continuous environmental parameter collection.
Wireless sensor network (66) · Wireless (18) · Environmental monitoring (33) · Software deployment (14)
Design and implementation of low-power wireless sensor networks for environmental monitoring
A Wireless Sensor Network for Environmental Monitoring of Greenhouse Gases
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 375.2 |
| 2023 | 334.3 |
| 2024 | 256.1 |
| 2025 | 308.4 |
How this field compares with the research baseline
Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.
| Research orientation | This field | Reference sample |
|---|---|---|
| Descriptive | 37.1% | 17.2% |
| Promising | 24.3% | 38.0% |
| Breakthrough | 15.8% | 26.0% |
| Problem-identifying | 15.4% | 9.7% |
| Cautionary | 5.1% | 4.5% |
| Comparative | 2.2% | 3.8% |
| Critical | 0.1% | 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 paper | Papers | Share | Raised as a problem | Worldwide share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy & surveillanceThe Post-COVID-19 Era: Interdisciplinary Demands of Contagion Surveillance Mass Spectrometry for Future Pandemics | 57 | 2.14% | 16 (28.1%) | 1.1% |
| Hardware, e-waste & supply chainRadionuclides of the Savannah River Site Environment: Recent Data and Monitoring Techniques in Support of WAES TTX#3 | 19 | 0.71% | 1 (5.3%) | 0.44% |
| Energy & datacenter footprintEnergy-Efficient Edge Computing Architectures for Remote Environmental Monitoring Using Lightweight Containers | 1 | 0.04% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.05% |
| Carbon & emissions of computeAI for carbon emissions monitoring: Computer vision and remote sensing for automated carbon emissions tracking | 1 | 0.04% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.02% |
| Safety & misusenanoSiPM: Integrating Radiation Monitoring and IoT Relay in a Dual-Use Picosatellite Constellation | 1 | 0.04% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.01% |
| Water use | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Labour & data work | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Bias & fairness | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.03% |
| Concentration of compute power | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: United States. This may be broader than the company geography.
Environment in New York City: key questions
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What does this landscape measure?
It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.
Can segment counts be added together?
No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.
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A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.
Company ecosystem snapshot: 4 September 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.
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