Retraction notice to “Rapid photodegradation of toxic organic compounds and photo inhibition of bacteria in the presence of novel hydrothermally synthesized Ag/Mn–ZnO nanomaterial” [Environ. Res. 231-P1 (2023) 116093] (Environmental Research (2023) 231(P1), (S001393512300885X), (10.1016/j.envres.2023.116093))

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier policy on article withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies-and-standards/article-withdrawal). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor. Concerns about this article are raised at https://pubpeer.com/publications/462DCCB8275803544AEFED3928D987# related to the absence of background noise in the EDX spectra (Figure 3). The authors responded but did not share their raw data, and thus it was not possible to determine conclusively whether or not there had been any scientific malpractice. However, an unauthorised authorship change was made when the revised version of this paper was submitted, following suggestions for relatively minor revisions from the reviewers and Guest Editor, with seven new authors (Karma Albalawi, Magdi E.A. Zaki, Ebraheem Abdu Musad Saleh, Zainab M. Almarhoon, Talal M. Althagafi, Adel A. El-Zahhar and E. El-Bialy) being added to the paper to replace another author who was deleted. No satisfactory explanation was given for this change, nor was it approved by the editor. This authorship change breaches the policies of the journal and as a result, the editors no longer have confidence in this paper and are retracting it. The journal apologises for not having identified the problematic authorship change during the review process and for any resulting inconvenience.