Sustainable Strategies for the Control of Persistent Toxic and Radioactive Contaminants
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 15
Special Issue Editor
Interests: environmental chemistry; theoretical chemistry; environmental pollution control; pollutant form migration and transformation; environmental planning and impact assessment
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Dear Colleagues,
The sustainable strategy for the control of persistent toxic and radioactive pollutants aims to deal with the long-term threats to the ecological environment and public health caused by POPs, antibiotics, heavy metals, radionuclides, and other pollutants that are difficult to degrade, have a long half-life, and easily bioaccumulate. This strategy focuses on their whole-life-cycle management; addresses pollution source identification, environmental behavior analysis, exposure path and health risk assessment; and emphasizes the systematic response from source prevention, to process control, to end treatment. Its overall aim is to reduce pollutant emissions and improve resource efficiency through the development of green-alternative technologies, cleaner production processes, and efficient remediation methods. By including a risk assessment model, innovative governance technology, policy framework design, long-term monitoring mechanisms, and typical case studies, and focusing on multidisciplinary integration and stakeholder collaboration, this strategy aims to promote green transformation; achieve the coordinated and sustainable development of the environment, economy, and society; and assist in the construction of global ecological civilization and the realization of sustainable development goals on the premise of ensuring ecological security and human health.
Prof. Dr. Yu Li
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- persistent toxic substances
- emerging contaminants
- radioactive contaminants
- life-cycle management
- health and ecological risk assessment
- green remediation technologies
- pollutant fate and transport
- adaptive environmental management
- transboundary pollution control
- sustainable pollution control strategies
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