Identification of Toxic Effects of Emerging Chemicals throughout the Reproductive Process

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, accelerated industrialization and technological innovation have increased the production and consumption of emerging chemicals. These emerging chemicals are not commonly monitored in the environment but have the potential to enter the environment and are continually found in construction materials, drinking water, food, cosmetics, household products, etc. Human biomonitoring studies have shown that people are exposed to various emerging chemicals in daily life, including but not limited to manufactured nanomaterials, flame retardants, new pesticides, and water disinfection byproducts. Some emerging chemicals have been reported to have adverse effects on reproductive health. However, the toxic effects of many emerging chemicals and the biological mechanisms behind them remain unclear.

Therefore, this Special Issue focuses on the identification of the toxic effects of emerging chemicals throughout the whole reproductive process, including reproductive system development, gametogenesis, embryonic development, and fetal growth. Research areas may include but are not limited to the following: exposure assessment of emerging chemicals using human biomonitoring methods, association analysis between emerging chemicals exposure and adverse reproductive outcomes based on human epidemiologic studies, reproductive and developmental toxicity assessment of emerging chemicals using in vitro, ex vivo, or in vivo models.

In this Special Issue, high-quality original articles and reviews are welcomed. We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Yankai Xia
Dr. Hein Min Tun
Dr. Rongbin Xu
Guest Editors

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• emerging chemicals
• reproductive toxicology
• reproductive system disorders
• exposure assessment
• risk assessment
• biological mechanism