Retraction Note: Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2019) 27:305-314

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-06753-z

The Editor-in-Chief has retracted this article after concerns were raised about image overlap in Figures 3 and 4. The authors failed to provide raw images and ethical approval documents. The Editor-in-Chief has lost confidence in their data.

  • Image overlap between Figure 3a and Figure 2a of [1].

  • Partial image overlap between Figure 2e and Figure 2e of [1].

  • Image overlap between Figure 4d and Figure 3b of [1].

None of the authors have responded to any correspondence from the editor/publisher about this retraction