Environmental Behavior and Migration Mechanism of Microplastics
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 226
Special Issue Editors
Interests: persistent organic pollutants; marine pollution; micro- and nano-plastics toxicity and behavior; POPs transport by food chain; marine microalgae and mussels; heavy metals; nano materials toxicity
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Interests: microplastics; trace elements in sediments; water and biota; bioaccumulation; geospeciation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Environmental safety assessment is a critical field in toxicology, aiming to evaluate the potential risks of chemical substances to ecosystems and human health. With the rapid development of new chemicals, nanomaterials, and emerging pollutants, traditional toxicological methodologies are often insufficient for addressing the complexity and diversity of environmental hazards. Therefore, the development and application of emerging methodologies in toxicology are essential to enhance the accuracy, efficiency, and comprehensiveness of environmental safety assessments.
This Special Issue invites the submission of original research and review articles that focus on innovative and emerging methodologies in toxicology for environmental safety assessment. We aim to provide a platform for researchers to share cutting-edge approaches, technologies, and insights that contribute to a deeper understanding of the environmental impacts of chemical substances and pollutants. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- The development and application of advanced in vitro and in silico models for toxicological assessment;
- The integration of omics technologies (e.g., genomics, proteomics, metabolomics) in environmental toxicology;
- Emerging techniques for the detection and quantification of environmental pollutants;
- Novel approaches for assessing the ecotoxicological effects of chemical mixtures and emerging contaminants;
- The application of artificial intelligence and machine learning in toxicological risk assessment;
- Methodologies for evaluating the environmental fate and behavior of nanomaterials and microplastics;
- Innovative strategies for assessing the long-term and cumulative effects of pollutants on ecosystems and human health;
- Case studies and applications of emerging methodologies in real-world environmental safety assessments.
We welcome contributions from researchers across disciplines, including toxicology, environmental science, chemistry, biology, and engineering, to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and advance the field of environmental safety assessment.
Dr. Jiji Li
Dr. Fabiana Corami
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- environmental toxicology
- emerging methodologies
- risk assessment
- omics technologies
- chemical mixtures
- nanomaterials
- in silico models
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