Elemental and Isotopic Approaches to Characterize Sources and Processes Controlling the Budgets of Toxic Metals in the Environment

Dear Colleagues,

Recent analytical developments of isotope systematics, with a special emphasis on metals and metalloids in the environment, have experienced an unprecedent increase over the past few years. The aim of this Special Issue is to explore methods, tracers, and research applications using innovative elemental and isotope systematics that will provide i) stronger constraints on the origin(s) and ii) a better characterization of the processes controlling the budgets of toxic metals in our environment (e.g., soil, sediment, water, air) at local and global scales in addition to the transfer of these metals to the food chain and the potential effect on human health.

Dr. Romain Millot
Prof. Dr. Jiubin Chen
Prof. David Widory
Guest Editors

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