Exposome Assessment of Emerging Contaminants in the Aquatic Environment
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Ecotoxicology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 598
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are aware of the presence and direct effects of chemical pollution, both in the environment and human health. However, the consequences of long-term sublethal exposure in our ecosystems and daily life is not properly assessed yet. Currently, we are exposed to myriads of chemicals with different uses and properties, ranging from legacy and priority pollutants more related with industrial and agricultural emissions or diffuse sources, to contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) present in our daily routine, such as pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs), food additives or plasticisers. The complexity of the interactions between those substances and the combined effect that they may have in the health of organisms are currently addressed by the term “exposome”. The assessment of chemical occurrence, effects and risks posed by CECs particularly in the aquatic environment will be addressed in this Special Issue.
Thus, this Special Issue aims to provide updated insights into the presence of CECs and other regulated chemicals in fresh, estuarine and marine waters in relation to the effects that this exposure can have in the surrounding environments, organisms and also in human health. Studies including ecotoxicological bioassays, both using in vivo and in vitro techniques, monitoring campaigns, field experiments and exposure assessment are also welcome. The evaluation of complex mixtures and exposomics addressing trophic chain or ecological risks are likewise welcome, in order to provide further understanding of the complex problem of continued and non-lethal exposure to chemicals.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Belen Gonzalez-Gaya
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- exposome
- pollution
- chemical exposure
- pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- pesticides
- plasticisers
- nanomaterials
- risk assessment
- bioassay
- monitoring
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