Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in Aquatic Animals—2nd Edition
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Aquatic Animals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October 2025 | Viewed by 90
Special Issue Editors
Interests: analytical methods; food safety; toxicology; risk analysis; aquatic organisms; residues and contamination in food producing animals
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: aquaculture; fish disease; fish diagnosis; prevention of disease in aquaculture; control and treatment of disease in aquaculture
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: pharmacology and toxicology applied to veterinary medicine; toxic plants; development of protocols for the evaluation of drugs and toxic substances of veterinary interest; risk analysis of veterinary products
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the second edition of the Special Issue “Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in Aquatic Animals—2nd Edition”.
Aquaculture is the fastest growing food production activity in the world. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations highlights the immense potential of aquaculture to significantly contribute to providing full access to food of an adequate quality for the global population. Aquaculture is predicted to supply most of the aquatic dietary protein by 2050.
However, aquaculture products may also contain hazardous substances that could adversely affect consumers’ health, particularly concerning the presence of chemical pollutants in the aquatic environment.
Among the chemical pollutants are metals (cadmium, mercury, and lead), industrial solvents and volatile organic compounds, agrochemicals (fertilizers and pesticides), household products (detergents, cleaners, and paint), fuel combustion (e.g., polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons), nanoparticles, personal care products, microplastics, antibiotics, and a huge variety of prescription and nonprescription drugs and pharmaceuticals used in human and veterinary medicine.
These issues instigate the need for studies on the pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of chemicals in aquatic animals to facilitate risk assessments of these hazards for aquaculture products and the aquatic environment, aiming to guide public health policies.
Dr. Jonas A. R. Paschoal
Dr. Fabiana Pilarski
Dr. André Gotardo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- aquatic organisms
- medicines
- diet
- metabolism profile
- contaminants
- pesticides
- veterinary drugs
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