Emerging Pollutants in Environment: Risk Assessment, Monitoring and Governance

Dear Colleagues,

The whole world affected by pollution issues in which different class of pollutants affect human health in different ways. Some pollutants have been studied intensively and have proper guidelines for their risk assessment, monitoring and proper disposal. However, pollutants are not limited to chemical pollutants, personal care products and pathogens, and there is limited information regarding certain biotoxins. Such pollutants are categorized as emerging pollutants. The more studies that are carried out regarding such pollutants, the more information that will be available for their governance. 

This Special Issue's main objective is to highlight the most cutting-edge water and wastewater treatment methods, as well as current and future technology for water value enhancement and protection against established and novel contaminants.

Recent advancements in all areas of the analysis of contaminants in the environment in terms of their risk assessment, monitoring and governance are covered in this Special Issue. All environmentalist and scientific researchers are cordially welcome to submit cutting-edge reviews, viewpoints, and research publications. The topics of the papers to be submitted to this Special Issue are defined by the keywords presented below.

Prof. Dr. Masoom Raza Siddiqui
Dr. Mohd Rafatullah
Guest Editors

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