Contaminants in Aquatic Ecosystem: Monitoring and Recovery in Aquaculture Production

A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Aquatic Animals".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 329

Special Issue Editors

Department of Microbiology and Sensory Analysis of Food, Scientific Veterinary Institute “Novi Sad”, Novi Sad, Serbia
Interests: the safety of food of animal origin; sustainable aquaculture development; integrated aquaculture system aquaculture technologies; influence of nutrition and water quality on fish growth and product quality

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Different contaminants have proliferated worldwide over the past few decades, and they are currently recognized as a serious threat to aquatic ecosystems and, consequently, to human health as they can be ingested by aquatic organisms from various trophic levels and transferred through the food web. The use of fish in human nutrition is highly recommended, and it is known that fish represent a valuable source of all nutrients. However, consumers are increasingly directing their attention towards safety requirements associated with fish consumption due to the presence of various contaminants. Fish from polluted aquatic ecosystems could be subjected to different types of contaminants which can include heavy metals, microplastics, nanoplastics, algal biomass, parasites, microorganisms. and other harmful substances with negative effects on human health. Anthropogenic activities including agricultural practices, industrialization, mining, and urbanization can cause pollution to the aquatic environment. Additionally, existing practices in aquaculture can lead to increased concentration of pathogenic bacteria, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, parasites, viruses, antibiotic residues, heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants, and radionuclides.

This Special Issue invites papers, including research papers, review articles, as well as short communications addressing any aspect related to different contaminants in different aquatic systems and aquaculture.

Dr. Dragana Ljubojević Pelić
Dr. Nikola Puvača
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • fish and seafood safety
  • fish production
  • antimicrobial resistance in aquaculture
  • pesticides
  • heavy metals
  • antimicrobials
  • toxins
  • microorganisms
  • emerging contaminates
  • pollutants
  • fish health and welfare

Published Papers

There is no accepted submissions to this special issue at this moment.
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