Environmental Risk Assessment of Aquatic Ecosystem, 2nd Edition

A special issue of Environments (ISSN 2076-3298).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 August 2025 | Viewed by 791

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Dear Colleagues,

Aquatic ecosystems are the most diverse and important ecosystems. With the development of human society, numerous pollutants have been manufactured and released into the water environment, which could pose potential risks to aquatic ecosystems. Conducting environmental risk assessments regarding the aquatic ecosystem could avoid the adverse effects on water and prevent the irreversible damage to the aquatic ecosystems caused by human activity.

The Special Issue entitled "Environmental Risk Assessment of Aquatic Ecosystem" aims to gather the latest research, innovations, and advances in risk assessment in the aquatic environment. We welcome the submission of papers that attend to various topics of interest, including the field investigation of the occurrence and environmental behavior of pollutants in the aquatic environment, toxicokinetic and toxicology studies regarding contaminants on the aquatic species, and the potential ecological risk brought by the change in environmental factors. Additionally, submissions that consider the novel risk assessment method based on the existing database and environmental and economic impacts on the aquatic ecosystems are also welcomed.

This Special Issue will provide valuable insights into the risk assessment of aquatic ecosystems, which is a critical environmental challenge many countries worldwide face. This Issue also matches well with the UNEP Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good health and well-being, 6: Clean water and sanitation, and 14: Life below water. We invite authors to submit contributions that will enhance our understanding of the current potential risks in aquatic ecosystems.

The publications in the first edition, which we believe may be of interest to you, can be found here: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/environments/special_issues/JM46778KG6

Dr. Qi Wang
Dr. Huiju Lin
Dr. Mengyang Liu
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Keywords

  • risk assessment
  • aquatic environment
  • pollutants
  • environmental factors
  • toxicology
  • water
  • POPs
  • health
  • emerging contaminants

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Associations Between Landfill Proximity and Water Quality Analytes from Private Domestic Wells in Rural Virginia
by Bianca D. Owens, Joseph Boyle, Dana Adkins, Stephen Adkins, Hillary Boucher, James Burch, Maria D. Thomson and Katherine Y. Tossas
Environments 2025, 12(4), 103; https://doi.org/10.3390/environments12040103 - 28 Mar 2025
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The Chickahominy T.R.U.T.H. (Trust, Research, Understand, Teach, and Heal) Project investigates water quality concerns, including potential contamination from a nearby landfill, and their corresponding health implications among residents of rural Charles City County, Virginia. This rural, majority-racial-minority county includes citizens of the Chickahominy [...] Read more.
The Chickahominy T.R.U.T.H. (Trust, Research, Understand, Teach, and Heal) Project investigates water quality concerns, including potential contamination from a nearby landfill, and their corresponding health implications among residents of rural Charles City County, Virginia. This rural, majority-racial-minority county includes citizens of the Chickahominy Indian tribe. The T.R.U.T.H. Project utilizes a community-based participatory research approach and environmental justice-focused lens to study water quality and health; the present study represents the first comprehensive analysis of the drinking water quality of homes with domestic groundwater wells. We collected water samples from 121 participants located within a four-mile radius of the landfill, analyzing over 200 potential analytes that may affect water quality. Among the measured analytes, water pH, aluminum, iron, manganese, and hardness as CaCO3 were most frequently identified as having ratings outside of established EPA limits (“Bad”). Logistic regression models demonstrated that proximity to streams near the landfill was associated with significantly greater odds of worse water quality for several analytes. Specifically, residing within a mile of these streams was associated with greater odds of “Fair” or worse turbidity (OR = 4.31, 95% CI 1.31–19.53) and zinc levels (OR = 2.63, 95% CI 1.23–5.86). Additionally, residing within half a mile of a proximate stream was linked with “Poor” or worse hardness ratings (OR = 10.71, 95% CI 1.64–86.96); residing within a mile of the landfill was associated with “Bad” water pH levels (OR = 10.50, 95% CI 1.16–95.68). Though many tested analytes did not have concerning ratings or were not significantly associated with proximity to the landfill or streams, the above findings suggest that anthropogenic factors, particularly landfill proximity, may influence water quality with regard to specific analytes. Therefore, addressing water quality through enhanced monitoring, contaminant remediation, and community education is crucial for restoring trust in drinking water and improving public health outcomes. Full article
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