Environmental Contaminants in a Changing World

Dear Colleagues,

The anthropogenic activities inherent to our modern lifestyle lead to the widespread occurrence of different types of environmental contaminants (e.g. pharmaceuticals, personal care products, pesticides, metals, plastics, industrial wastes, landfill leachates, etc.) and their single and combined toxicity have become a topical concern. Furthermore, owing to the intensification of anthropogenic activities in recent decades, new products are continuously being produced and released to the environment, with the aquatic ecosystem becoming its ultimate sink. These contaminants may cause adverse ecological effects at different levels of biological organisation, and may also pose a real threat to human health.

Furthermore, whether affected by natural or anthropogenic processes, the world is changing at an unprecedented rate, including habitat loss or fragmentation, invasive species introduction, pathogen spread, nutrient enrichment, extreme weather events, etc. Thus, considering a multiple-stressor context when evaluating contaminants’ toxicity is a high priority; however, understanding and predicting the impact of these scenarios is far from clear. In this sense, comprehending the implication of the current and future changes on the risks of contaminants to the environment and to human health is required to design effective adaptation and mitigation strategies.

This Special Issue of Toxics invites the submission of original research and reviews on the toxicity of several classes of environmental contaminants in a changing world that will enable us to discuss and increase awareness, while anticipating the likely impacts on ecosystems and living resources. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, studies that involve biomonitoring, the implementation of new methodologies, modelling, field- and laboratory-based approaches from micro- to mesocosms and may range from sub-cellular to community and ecosystem levels in both terrestrial and aquatic environments.

Dr. Maria Donas Bôtto Bordalo
Dr. Andreia C. M. Rodrigues
Guest Editors

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• ecotoxicology
• multiple stressor interactions
• environmental change
• aquatic ecosystems
• terrestrial ecosystems
• contaminants
• risk assessment
• one health approach