Toxicology and Public Health
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 (20 January 2020) | Viewed by 127363
Special Issue Editor
Interests: environmental health and diseases; gene-environment interactions; environmental toxicology, mutagenesis and carcinogenesis; environmental epidemiology and disease control; health risk assessment and management; ecological risk assessment and management; environmental chemistry and computational toxicology; environmental genomics and proteomics; environmental medicine; and natural resources damage assessment and management
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Dear Colleagues,
The dramatic increase in industrialization over the past century has led to significant increases in both organic and inorganic chemicals in the environment. Heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, and mercury; organochloride and organophosphorus pesticides and carbamates; herbicides such as 2,4D and 2,4,5T; volatile organics such as benzene, toluene and chloroform; air contaminants such as carbon monoxide, ozone, and particulate matter; and persistent organic pollutants, such as TCDD, PCBs, and PAHs, are ubiquitous in the environment. Many of these compounds possess physico-chemical properties that allow them to be persistent in the environment and accumulate in biological systems.
Scientific evidence has demonstrated that such environmental chemicals can cause a broad spectrum of adverse effects on humans; depending on the dose, route of exposure, exposure/environmental conditions, and susceptibility factors such as age, gender, genotype, hormonal, and nutritional status. Chemical exposure can occur via ingestion of food and water contaminants, inhalation of air contaminants, and/or absorption through dermal contacts of chemicals in various environmental media.
A variety of systemic and/or carcinogenic effects on various organ systems including the dermatologic, cardiovascular, gastro-intestinal, hematologic, developmental and reproductive, renal, and respiratory systems, have been reported. It is also known that underrepresented minority groups and other vulnerable populations, such as children and the elderly suffer a disproportionally higher burden of diseases associated with chemical exposures.
Although the roles played by certain chemicals in the development of human diseases are well-known, research has also identified many areas where further investigations are needed to fully elucidate their mechanisms of toxic action and potential health effects. There exist many scientific gaps related to the combined effect of chemical mixtures, the biological/health effects associated with chronic/low dose exposure, the specific targets of toxicity, the technical difficulty of ascertaining the exposure dose, and the extrapolation of data from animal studies to human populations.
The overarching goal of the Toxicology and Public Health section of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is to present the recent advances and new discoveries on the health effects of environmental chemicals. We are especially interested in research that has practical applications in understanding the nature and role played by environmental chemicals in the development of human diseases. Equally important is research on innovative strategies to prevent/reduce and/or eliminate chemical exposures and reduce the burden of diseases. We welcome original research, systematic review, or meta-analysis articles focusing on public health and the toxicological sciences, including clinical, biochemical, mechanistic, industrial, and regulatory toxicology. Topics of research interest include the following:
- Systemic effects of environmental chemicals on humans
- Carcinogenic effects of environmental chemicals on humans
- Toxicokinetics and mechanisms of toxic action of environmental chemicals
- Biomarkers, biochemical and physiological effects of human exposures to environmental chemicals
- Human health risk assessment of exposure to environmental chemicals
- Gene-environment interactions in human diseases
- Bioinformatics and computational modeling of toxic chemicals
- Socio-environmental determinants of health disparities
Prof. Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou
Guest Editor
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