Monitoring and Risk Assessment of Environmental Contaminants
A special issue of Environments (ISSN 2076-3298). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Monitoring and Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: persistent organic pollutants; emerging contaminants; human and ecological risk assessment
Interests: emerging contaminants; ecotoxicology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Environmental contaminants arise from diverse sources including industrial activities, agricultural practices, waste disposal, and household products. These contaminants can persist in air, water, soil, and food, posing risks to ecosystems and human health. Understanding their occurrence, transport, transformation, and potential impacts is essential for effective risk assessment and management. Despite advances in monitoring technologies and analytical methods, challenges remain in evaluating complex mixtures, emerging contaminants, and their long-term effects on both local and global scales.
This Special Issue invites contributions that advance knowledge in the monitoring and risk assessment of environmental contaminants. Topics of interest include the development of innovative monitoring techniques; modeling contaminant fate and transport; assessing ecological and human health risks; and evaluating new strategies for mitigation and policy implementation. Studies that address emerging contaminants such as microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and endocrine-disrupting chemicals are particularly welcome. Research on integrated approaches combining field observations, laboratory experiments, and modeling to improve risk assessment frameworks will also be considered.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions that will help deepen our understanding of environmental contaminants and support the development of effective measures to safeguard environmental and public health.
Dr. Min Kyu Park
Dr. Ana Luísa Maulvault
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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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.
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Keywords
- environmental contaminants
- risk assessment
- persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
- heavy metals
- microplastics
- emerging contaminants
- environmental monitoring
- air and water quality
- chemical analysis
- environmental policy
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