Negative Health Impacts of Environmental Contaminant Exposure During Early Childhood
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2025 | Viewed by 82
Special Issue Editor
Interests: maternal/child health; developmental origins of health and disease; plasticizers; personal care products; air pollution; environmental justice
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Dear Colleagues,
Early childhood represents a critical period of vulnerability to environmental exposures, with potential long-term implications for health and development. While our understanding of individual contaminants has advanced, the complex interactions of multiple exposures during this crucial developmental stage remain an area requiring further investigation. The goal of this Special Issue is to advance the scientific understanding of how environmental contaminants affect children's health during this critical developmental period, to inform strategies to protect this vulnerable population, and promote healthier outcomes across the lifespan. Contributions are welcome that address topics including but not limited to the following:
- Synergistic effects of multiple contaminant exposures in early life;
- Long-term health consequences of early-life environmental exposures, with particular interest in developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD);
- Socioeconomic factors as modifiers of environmental exposure impacts;
- Mechanisms of action for early-life exposures, including epigenetic and endocrine disruption pathways;
- Novel interventions or policy approaches aimed at mitigating early childhood exposures;
- Innovative biomarkers or exposure assessment methodologies specific to early-life stages.
We encourage submissions from a range of disciplines such as environmental health, toxicology, epidemiology, and public health policy.
Dr. Lori A. Hoepner
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- developmental toxicology
- early-life exposure
- exposure assessment
- environmental epidemiology
- biomarkers
- endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs)
- heavy metals
- personal care products (PCPs)
- water pollution
- air pollution
- developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD)
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