Neurological and Endocrine Impacts of Pollutants on Aquatic Organisms
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Ecotoxicology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 23 January 2026 | Viewed by 11
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The types of pollutants we are generating and the rate we are generating them at are both experiencing explosive growth. Various emerging new pollutants are frequently detected in aquatic environments, such as perfluorinated compounds, plastic additives, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products, as well as microplastics and nanoplastics. These emerging pollutants pose significant threats to the normal activities of aquatic organisms. The nervous and endocrine systems of aquatic organisms are highly sensitive to exposure to these emerging pollutants and are easily disrupted, which affects the behavior of individuals, reproductive development, and even endangers the health of offspring, thereby impacting the stability of whole populations.
Therefore, our Special Issue focuses on the effects of emerging pollutants on the neurological and endocrine systems of aquatic species. We aim to elucidate the toxicological mechanisms of emerging pollutants and encourage the adoption of new technologies and methods, such as big data and artificial intelligence, to study the disruptive effects of emerging pollutants on the neurological and endocrine systems of different species. This will deepen our understanding of the ecotoxicity of emerging pollutants and provide foundational data for the scientific assessment of these substances.
Dr. Wenjun Shi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- aquatic organisms
- neurotoxicity
- endocrine disruption effects
- ecotoxicology
- emerging pollutants
- toxicity and risk assessment
- toxicity prediction
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