Exploring Toxicity, Metabolism, and Transformation of Organic Pollutants
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 2045
Special Issue Editors
Interests: transformation of pollutants; metabolism; emerging pollutants; the regional occurrence of organic pollutants; risk assessment
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Interests: toxic effect; organic pollutants; ecological risk; proteomics; metabolomics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The increasing consumption and production of organic chemicals have led to significant global environmental challenges. A growing number of emerging pollutants are being widely detected across various environmental compartments, with their metabolites also found in both biota and human samples. Biotransformation is a key process that occurs when organic pollutants move from the environment into organisms, playing a crucial role in altering the environmental behavior and toxicity of these substances. Many organic pollutants exhibit toxic effects on both animals and humans. The adverse impacts of these pollutants, as well as their metabolites on plants and animals, have become significant research topics. Therefore, new evidence is needed to further understand the occurrence and transformation of emerging pollutants, while attention must also be given to the potential risks posed by their transformation products. These findings will provide insights for improving policies aimed at strengthening the global oversight of organic pollution.
This Special Issue of Toxics focuses on the current state of knowledge regarding the occurrence, transformation, and toxic effects of organic pollutants and their metabolites. The following are examples of topics that could be addressed in this Special Issue:
- The level and distribution of organic contaminants in the environment and organisms.
- The migration and biotransformation of organic pollutants in animals, plants, microbes, and humans.
- The toxicity and ecological risks of organic pollutants and their metabolites.
- Metabolomics, proteomics, transcriptomes, and metagenomes.
- Human health risks associated with organic pollutants.
- Emerging organic pollutants.
Prof. Dr. Jianteng Sun
Dr. Xiaolong Yu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- emerging organic pollutants
- soil pollution
- migration and biotransformation
- environmental occurrence
- metabolism
- bioaccumulation
- transformation products
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