Emerging Environmental Pollutants and Their Impact on Human Health
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Emerging Contaminants".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 1404
Special Issue Editors
Interests: internal medicine; epidemiology; endocrine disruptor; nephrology; heavy metals; epigenetics; cardiovascular disease; metabolic syndrome
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Interests: internal medicine; nephrology; metabolic syndrome; genetic diagnosis; molecular medicine
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Interests: internal medicine; nephrology; cardiovascular disease; diabetic kidney disease; metabolic syndrome
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Emerging environmental contaminants, such as pharmaceutical residues, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, microplastics, and advanced industrial compounds, present a growing threat to human health. These pollutants, introduced into the environment through industrial activities, urban waste, and agricultural practices, are often persistent, bioaccumulative, and capable of triggering adverse health effects even at low concentrations. Despite increasing awareness, significant gaps remain in our understanding of their toxicological profiles and mechanisms of action.
This Special Issue of Toxics is dedicated to advancing knowledge on the human health impacts of emerging contaminants. We invite original research articles, reviews, and case studies that address critical aspects of this field, including (but not limited to):
- Toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics of emerging contaminants in humans;
- Epidemiological studies linking exposure to health outcomes;
- Development of biomarkers for exposure and effect;
- Mechanisms of action and their links to chronic diseases;
- Interaction between multiple contaminants and synergistic health effects;
- Vulnerable populations (e.g., children, pregnant women, elderly) and differential health impacts;
- Epigenetic and transgenerational effects of contaminants;
- Influence of emerging contaminants on microbiome health and its implications for overall well-being;
By situating this issue within the expanding body of environmental health research, we aim to illuminate the pathways by which these pollutants affect human health, highlight knowledge gaps, and promote strategies to mitigate their impact.
Dr. Chien Yu Lin
Dr. Yu-Wei Fang
Dr. Ching-Chung Hsiao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- emerging contaminants
- cohort studies
- epigenetics
- oxidative stress
- cardiovascular disease
- endocrine disruptors
- monoterpenes
- glyphosate
- human health
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