Organic Contaminants: Current Trends and Future Perspectives
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Toxicology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2024) | Viewed by 317
Special Issue Editor
Interests: ecotoxicology; toxicity prediction; bioanalytics; analytical chemistry; environmental risk assessment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Exposure to organic contaminants (OCs) is a current concern due to their impact on ecological or human health. Most OCs are not currently (or have been only recently) regulated and have the potential to adversely impact exposed ecosystems as well as induce toxicological effects on their biota and ultimately to humans, even at low concentrations. The molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying their effects are not yet fully clarified and represent a current challenge in the field of toxicology. Comprehensive environmental assessment of complex OCs mixtures requires active integration of chemical monitoring data and measured biological effects with available in vitro platforms that provide a credible basis for the prioritization of OCs of particular concern and more comprehensive environmental screening of OC mixtures.
Original articles of high scientific quality are welcome on this research topic that address, but are not limited to, the following topics: (i) behaviour and interactions of OCs in the environment; (ii) high-throughput and rapid detection methods for multiple OCs; (iii) in vitro and in vivo toxicity studies that analyse biological and molecular responses to OCs; and (iv) studies that unravel the features of OCs and link biological and chemical insights.
Dr. Olga Malev
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- organic contaminants
- exposure
- biological pathways
- molecular responses
- toxicity assessment
- chemical characterization
- occurrence
- toxicity prediction
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