Environmental Pollution Exposure and Its Human Health Risks
A special issue of Environments (ISSN 2076-3298).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 554
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental geochemistry; environmental pollution; volcano monitoring; volcanic risk; human health risk
Interests: environmental geochemistry; medical geology; emerging contaminant; nanoparticles; human health risk
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Interests: environmental geochemistry; environmental pollution; human health risk; fluid geochemistry; geothermal systems; volcano–hydrothermal systems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite submissions to the Special Issue “Environmental Pollution Exposure and Its Human Health Risks”. This volume aims to explore the complex relationships between environmental pollutants, such as heavy metals, persistent organic compounds, emerging contaminants, and their impacts on human health across diverse environmental conditions.
Our objective is to provide a multidisciplinary platform for cutting-edge research that assesses exposure pathways, identifies vulnerable groups, quantifies health risks, and proposes innovative strategies for prevention and mitigation. We particularly welcome studies employing novel analytical methods, risk assessment models, biomonitoring, and community-based approaches. We also welcome contributions focused on the characterization of contaminated sites, including the identification of pollutant sources, temporal variability, and spatial distribution.
The scope includes, but is not limited to, natural and anthropogenic pollution exposure, occupational health risks, environmental justice, and the influence of socio-economic factors on pollution-related health outcomes. Through this Special Issue, we aim to foster a deeper understanding of the interplay between environmental contamination and public health, and to support evidence-based policymaking and sustainable environmental management.
Dr. Benedetto Schiavo
Prof. Dr. Diana Meza-Figueroa
Dr. Claudio Inguaggiato
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Environments is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- environmental pollution
- personal exposure
- emerging contaminant
- biomonitoring
- occupational exposure
- environmental justice
- health risk assessment
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