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Advances in Assessing the Adverse Effects of Anthropogenic Pollution and Ecological Risk Assessment

A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Ecotoxicology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 February 2024) | Viewed by 1746

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Chi-Wei Huang

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Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Interests: environmental toxicology; environmental engineering; ecological risk assessment; environmental microbiology and biotechnology; greenhouse gas emissions resulting from emerging contaminants
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Prof. Dr. Hung-Yin Lin

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Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Interests: biomimetic materials; polymeric smart materials; composition materials; biosensors; CRISPR/Cas9 systems; regeneration medicine
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Dr. Yi-Shiou Chiou

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College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Interests: toxicology; functional food; tumor biology; cancer; chemoprevention and chemotherapy
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Anthropogenic pollution such as air, water, and marine pollution threatens human health and ecosystems. The adverse effects on human and environmental organisms hinder achieving SDG 3, SDG 6, SDG 11, SDG 12, SDG 14, and SDG 15 of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) regarding the aquatic environment, terrestrial environment, marine environment, and urban areas. In order to lower the impacts of environmental contaminants, more research assessing the adverse effects of anthropogenic pollution is needed. This Special Issue, therefore, encourages the submission of original articles and reviews on advances in assessing the adverse effects of anthropogenic pollution and ecological risk assessment. Hopefully, this high-quality research will broaden our knowledge about the challenges of anthropogenic pollution and sustainability. We are interested in the following topics, among others:

  • Environmental toxicity assessment of anthropogenic pollutants.
  • Ecological risk assessment of aquatic, terrestrial, marine, and urban environments.
  • Effects of anthropogenic pollution on greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Assessment of the effects of restoration, remediation, and corrective actions on environmental organisms or ecosystems.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Sustainability.

Dr. Chi-Wei Huang
Prof. Dr. Hung-Yin Lin
Dr. Yi-Shiou Chiou
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Toxics is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • environmental toxicity
  • ecological risk
  • sustainable development goals
  • anthropogenic pollution
  • greenhouse gas emissions

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Country-Wide Ecological Health Assessment Methodology for Air Toxics: Bridging Gaps in Ecosystem Impact Understanding and Policy Foundations
by Mohammad Munshed, Jesse Van Griensven Thé, Roydon Fraser, Bryan Matthews and Ali Elkamel
Toxics 2024, 12(1), 42; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12010042 - 5 Jan 2024
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Amid the growing concerns about air toxics from pollution sources, much emphasis has been placed on their impacts on human health. However, there has been limited research conducted to assess the cumulative country-wide impact of air toxics on both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, [...] Read more.
Amid the growing concerns about air toxics from pollution sources, much emphasis has been placed on their impacts on human health. However, there has been limited research conducted to assess the cumulative country-wide impact of air toxics on both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, as well as the complex interactions within food webs. Traditional approaches, including those of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), lack versatility in addressing diverse emission sources and their distinct ecological repercussions. This study addresses these gaps by introducing the Ecological Health Assessment Methodology (EHAM), a novel approach that transcends traditional methods by enabling both comprehensive country-wide and detailed regional ecological risk assessments across terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. EHAM also advances the field by developing new food-chain multipliers (magnification factors) for localized ecosystem food web models. Employing traditional ecological multimedia risk assessment of toxics’ fate and transport techniques as its foundation, this study extends US EPA methodologies to a broader range of emission sources. The quantification of risk estimation employs the quotient method, which yields an ecological screening quotient (ESQ). Utilizing Kuwait as a case study for the application of this methodology, this study’s findings for data from 2017 indicate a substantial ecological risk in Kuwait’s coastal zone, with cumulative ESQ values reaching as high as 3.12 × 103 for carnivorous shorebirds, contrasted by negligible risks in the inland and production zones, where ESQ values for all groups are consistently below 1.0. By analyzing the toxicity reference value (TRV) against the expected daily exposure of receptors to air toxics, the proposed methodology provides valuable insights into the potential ecological risks and their subsequent impacts on ecological populations. The present contribution aims to deepen the understanding of the ecological health implications of air toxics and lay the foundation for informed, ecology-driven policymaking, underscoring the need for measures to mitigate these impacts. Full article
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