Published as soon as accepted and summarized in monthly issues, Environmental Science & Technology Letters is an international forum for brief communications on experimental or theoretical results of exceptional timeliness in all aspects of environmental science (pure and applied), and short reviews on emerging environmental science & technology topics. Manuscripts describing cross-disciplinary research or addressing emerging issues are of particular interest. Among the areas the journal covers are:characterization of natural and affected environmentsenergy and the environmentenvironmental aspects of nanotechnologyenvironmental measurements methodsenvironmental processesnovel remediation and control technologiesEcotoxicology and Human Environmental Health