Impact of Emerging Contaminants in Freshwater Ecosystem: Ecotoxicity and Sustainable Remediation
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 8
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental toxicology; emerging contaminants; omics-based approaches; risk assessment; early-warning indicators; water quality and reuse
Interests: generational effects of exposure to endocrine disruptors; emerging contaminants on non-target aquatic organisms
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and pesticides have been reported in freshwater sources worldwide. Moreover, they are already considered a major cause for concern regarding the health and safety of the aquatic environment. However, these compounds are still not commonly monitored in freshwater environments, and there is a significant lack of knowledge regarding their toxicity for non-target freshwater species. A variety of works have focused on the degradation and removal of these contaminants from freshwater through the use of different treatment techniques, including chemical, physical, and biological ones, but there is still a lot of progress to be made in this field in order to achieve green, sustainable, efficient, and cost-effective solutions to remove these contaminants from the freshwater environment.
In such a context, this Special Issue of Sustainability seeks to publish state-of-the-art works that undercover the ecotoxicological effects of emerging contaminants, at different biological organization levels, on non-target freshwater fauna and flora. Moreover, we aim to publish the most recent advances in green, sustainable, and efficient technologies to remove emerging contaminants from freshwater matrices.
For this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome to be submitted. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Ecotoxicological effects of emerging contaminants on freshwater fauna and flora;
- Sustainable removal technologies;
- Bioremediation of emerging contaminants;
- Impact on ecosystem services;
- Monitoring and regulatory frameworks;
- Bioaccumulation and biomagnification in freshwater species;
- Sustainable development of freshwater ecosystems.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Pedro Rodrigues
Dr. Susana Barros
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- emerging contaminants
- freshwater ecosystem
- ecotoxicity
- environmental risk assessment
- removal technologies
- sustainable development
- ecosystem services
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