Emerging Pollutants in the Aquatic Ecosystems: Occurrence, Fate and Effects on the Dissemination of Antibiotic Resistance Genes
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Emerging Contaminants".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 179
Special Issue Editors
Interests: antibiotics; ARGs; biocides; fate; environmental endocrine disruptors; biodegradation and ecological effects on aquatic microbial communities
Interests: spread and dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes in the environments
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Emerging pollutants are increasingly ubiquitous in the environment, and their distribution in urban lakes and rivers poses direct risks to public health. The ocurrence, fate, and associated human health risks of these pollutants in aquatic environments merit further attention. In particular, understanding how the presence of emerging pollutants in rivers and lakes affects the spread and diffusion of antibiotic resistance genes warrants further investigation. This Special Issue invites contributions in three key areas:
Ocurrence, fate, and ecological risks of emerging pollutants in aquatic environments. Studies should explore the temporal and spatial distribution, environmental fate, and ecological risks of emerging pollutants—including antibiotics, biocides, pesticides, and steroids—in aquatic environments.
Ocurrence, distribution, and risk assessment of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in aquatic environments. Studies should examine the temporal and spatial distribution, environmental fate, and ecological risks of ARGs in aquatic environments.
The effects of emerging pollutants on the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes. Studies should focus on the potential effects of emerging pollutants such as antibiotics, biocides, pesticides, on the abudance, divistiy, hosts and horizontal gene transfer (HGT) of ARGs in aquatic environments.
Dr. Lijun Zhou
Dr. Liangying He
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antibiotics
- antibiotic resistance genes
- emerging pollutant
- PPCPs
- biocides
- occurrence
- ecological risk
- horizontal gene transfer
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