Yap Jia Xin, Leo C P, Chan Derek Juinn Chieh, Yasin Nazlina Haiza Mohd, Show Pau Loke
School of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300, Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Chemosphere. 2025 Feb;370:143861. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143861. Epub 2024 Dec 28.
This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/article-withdrawal). <This article has been retracted at the request of the Editors-in-Chief. A journal-wide investigation by Elsevier's Research Integrity & Publishing Ethics team identified violations of the journal's policies on conflict of interest related to the submission and review of this paper. Review of this submission was handled by Guest Editor Kuan Shiong Khoo despite an extensive record of collaboration, including co-publication, with one of the paper co-authors (Pau Loke Show). Acceptance of the article was solely based upon the positive advice of reviewers who were closely linked to one of the authors (Show). This compromised the editorial process and breached the journal's policies. The authors disagree with this retraction and dispute the grounds for it.>.