Retraction notice to “Reduced and modified graphene oxide with Ag/V2O5 as a ternary composite visible light photocatalyst against dyes and pesticides” [Environ. Res. 247 (2024) 118256] (Environmental Research (2024) 247, (S0013935124001609), (10.1016/j.envres.2024.118256))

Abstract

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier policy on article withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies-and-standards/article-withdrawal). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor. Numerous concerns about this article were posted on PubPeer at https://pubpeer.com/publications/38741DE94EB93E89D3845EF20DFAFC. The authors submitted a corrigendum in response to the concerns. Upon assessment, backtracking of traces is observed in figures 1, 2, 7, 8, 12 and 18 in the published article, and the replacement figures provided by the authors in the corrigendum (e.g., figures 1 and 18) were found to be inconsistent with those in the published version. These factors have led the Editor to lose confidence in the reliability of the findings in the article, and consequently it being retracted. The authors disagree with the retraction and dispute the grounds for it.