Environmental Analysis and Removal of Emerging Pollutants
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental chemistry; water treatment; environmental monitoring and risk assessment
Interests: environmental photochemistry; advanced oxidation technology; emerging pollutants
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The increasing use of chemical products and the continuous emission of diverse pollutants, including pharmaceuticals, personal care products, industrial additives, and novel transformation products, pose unprecedented risks to aquatic ecosystems and human health. Their diverse structures, low-dose biological activity, and environmental persistence challenge traditional monitoring and treatment strategies. There is an urgent need for analytical strategies capable of accurately identifying and quantifying trace-level contaminants, as well as efficient and sustainable technologies for their removal, to safeguard water quality and ecological security.
This Special Issue welcomes studies that advance our understanding of innovative analytical and remediation approaches, together with the occurrence, transformation, and fate of emerging pollutants in the environment. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) high-resolution and high-sensitivity analytical techniques, monitoring and source-tracking methods, adsorption and photocatalytic removal processes, redox-driven degradation pathways, bioremediation mechanisms, and integrated treatment technologies. Contributions that elucidate mechanistic insights, demonstrate practical applications, or provide interdisciplinary perspectives are particularly encouraged.
We look forward to receiving your submissions to support progress in pollution control and environmental sustainability.
Dr. Jing Xu
Dr. Wenyu Huang
Dr. Lei Zhou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pharmaceutical pollutants
- industrial additives pollutants
- analytical approaches
- adsorption and photocatalytic removal processes
- redox-driven degradation
- bioremediation mechanisms
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