Emerging Contaminants in a Changing World: Implications for Human Health
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Emerging Contaminants".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 1562
Editors
Interests: environmental health; food hygiene; health education; public health; emerging contaminant
Interests: environmental health; food hygiene; health education; public health; emerging contaminant
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, rapid industrial development, technological innovation, climate change, and other global environmental transformations have contributed to the increasing presence of emerging contaminants in ecosystems and human environments. In a changing world, substances such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and other novel chemical compounds are increasingly detected in air, water, soil, food, and biological matrices, raising growing concerns about their potential implications for human health.
Human exposure to these contaminants may occur through multiple pathways, including dietary intake, drinking water consumption, occupational exposure, and environmental contact. Although many emerging contaminants are often present at low concentrations, their persistence, bioaccumulation potential, and possible combined effects highlight the need for further research to better understand their toxicological profiles and long-term health implications.
This Special Issue aims to collect original research articles, reviews, and interdisciplinary studies addressing the occurrence, environmental distribution, human exposure pathways, toxicological mechanisms, and health effects associated with emerging contaminants. By bringing together contributions from environmental science, toxicology, epidemiology, and public health, this Special Issue seeks to improve the understanding of emerging contaminants and support evidence-based strategies for environmental monitoring, risk assessment, and preventive public health policies.
Dr. Andrea Moscato
Dr. Maria Fiore
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- emerging contaminants, PFAS, TFA, micro- and nano-plastics
- environmental exposure
- risk assessment
- environmental epidemiology
- toxicological effects
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