Environmental and Reproductive Epidemiology: Focus on Air Pollution and Associated Contaminants
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 17 April 2026 | Viewed by 22
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental toxicology; reproductive toxicology
Interests: environmental health; reproductive toxicology; emerging contaminants; exposome; metabolome; microbiome
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Mounting evidence underscores the impact of air pollution—including particulate matter, heavy metals, and organic pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)—on adverse reproductive outcomes across the life course. This Special Issue, “Environmental and Reproductive Epidemiology: Focus on Air Pollution and Associated Contaminants”, invites original research and authoritative reviews that quantify, clarify, and translate these exposure–outcome relationships into public health practice. We welcome studies investigating, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Associations between airborne pollutants (e.g., heavy metals, PAHs, particulate matter) and reproductive outcomes such as infertility, male reproductive disorders, pregnancy complications, birth defects, and long-term child health;
- Methodological innovations in exposure assessment, biomarker development, causal inference, and life-course modeling specific to air pollution and its components;
- Gene–environment and epigenetic interactions related to air pollution that affect reproductive health and vulnerability;
- Interventions and policies aimed at mitigating reproductive risks associated with air pollution.
Prof. Dr. Junling Wang
Prof. Dr. Yankai Xia
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- air pollution
- heavy metals
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- environmental exposure
- repro-ductive epidemiology
- particulate matter
- endocrine-disrupting chemicals
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