Advances in Pesticide Residue and Heavy Metals Detection Technologies

Dear Colleagues,

The widespread use of pesticides and the increasing occurrence of heavy metals in food and environmental matrices continue to raise significant concerns regarding human health, environmental sustainability, and regulatory compliance. Reliable analytical methods are therefore essential for effective monitoring and risk assessment. Recent years have witnessed remarkable progress in detection technologies, driven by advances in analytical instrumentation, novel functional materials, miniaturized devices, and data processing tools.

The scope of the Special Issue is to attract original research and review papers focusing on innovative analytical approaches for the detection, identification, and quantification and monitoring of pesticide residues and heavy metals in food, water, soil, plants, consumer products and biological samples. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, chromatographic and spectrometric techniques, electrochemical and optical sensors, biosensors, portable and onsite detection systems, sample preparation strategies, chemometric and artificial intelligence-assisted data analysis, method validation, and applications supporting food safety and environmental monitoring.

By highlighting recent methodological developments and real-world applications, this Special Issue aims to provide an up-to-date overview of current analytical capabilities and emerging trends that support more efficient contaminant monitoring, improved food safety, environmental quality, and public health.

Dr. Gordana Jurak
Prof. Dr. Dalibor Broznić
Guest Editors

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