Risk Assessment of Emerging Contaminants in Aquatic Ecosystems
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Emerging Contaminants".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 3399
Special Issue Editors
Interests: organic pollutants; micropollutants; ecological risk; environmental process and behavior; ecotoxicology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Emerging contaminants (ECs) are harmful chemicals that may cause ecological or human health impacts, and typically are not regulated under current environmental laws. They occur in the environment on a global scale and encompass a huge number of lifestyle compounds, ranging from organic and inorganic compounds to nanoparticles. There are four major categories of ECs that are widely of concern worldwide: persistent organic pollutants, endocrine disruptors, antibiotics, and microplastics. These substances have been documented regarding their biotoxicity, environmental persistence, bioaccumulation, and widespread detection in aquatic systems, raising concerns about the possible adverse effects on human health. Thus, the surveillance of ECs and the assessment of the risk they pose to ecosystems is pivotally important. This Special Issue aims to better understand the exposure to ECs, the risks such contaminants may pose to human health, and how that information can inform policy and regulation. Areas of interest for this Special Issue include but are not limited to:
- Occurrence, transport, and fate of ECs in the aquatic environment.
- Toxicity of ECs to aquatic organisms.
- Exposure and effect assessment of ECs for human health.
- Studies assessing health effects of real-world exposure to ECs.
- Combined toxicity of ECs.
- Quantitative structure–activity relationships (QSARs) of ECs.
Original research articles and reviews are welcomed. I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Hong-Gang Ni
Dr. Ruifen Jiang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- emerging contaminant
- occurrence and fate
- toxicity and combined toxicity
- risk assessment
- aquatic organism
- quantitative structure–activity relationships
