Fate and Toxicity of Emerging Contaminants in the Environment: Experiences and Challenges
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Toxicology and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 January 2024) | Viewed by 545
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environment chemistry; chemical biology; construct wetland; human health
Interests: aquatic ecosystems; emerging contaminants; multi-disciplinary methodologies; aquatic community functioning
Interests: persistent organic pollutants (POPs); heavy metal; bioaccumulation; sediment; environmental fate and transfer; exposure and risk assessment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, emerging contaminants have been ever-present in the environment (water, soil, air). There are four major categories of emerging contaminants that are a main concern: persistent organic pollutants (POPs), endocrine disruptors (EDs), antibiotics, and microplastics (MPs). The presence of these emerging contaminants in water, soil, and air is causing serious threats to animals and humans. The environmental risk caused by these contaminants is usually evaluated through their fate and toxic effect, which is so intense that life has become threatened. Therefore, understanding environmental behavior and developing remediation technologies for emerging contaminants in different environmental mediums is urgent. Research papers, reviews, perspectives, and comments are all welcome to submit to this Special Issue.
The potential topics for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to:
- persistent organic pollutants, endocrine disruptors, antibiotics, microplastics, pesticides, heavy metals, and other environmental pollutants;
- New methods and systems of analysis and assessment;
- Distribution, bioaccumulation, degradation, toxicity, nutrient cycle, and other environmental behaviors;
- Remediation, elimination, mitigation, policy regulation and management, etc., are also of interest;
Dr. Han Qu
Dr. Hongwei Yu
Dr. Yongxia Hu
Dr. Fang Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- emerging contaminants
- environment behavior
- ecosystem functions
- nutrient cycle
- exposome, ecology, and human health
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