Toxicity Assessment of Emerging Organic Pollutants and New Functional Materials
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Emerging Contaminants".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 1801
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ecotoxicology; environmental toxicology; environmental monitoring and analysis
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Dear Colleagues,
Emerging organic pollutants (EOPs), including endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), flame retardants (FRs), plastic nanoparticles (NPs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), and organic pesticides, pose significant risks to ecosystems and human health. Otherwise, the rapid development of new functional materials (NFMs), including nanomaterials, smart polymers, and bio-based composites, has revolutionized industries ranging from medicine to renewable energy. However, their potential toxicity and environmental impact remain critical concerns. Given their potential risks, thorough toxicity evaluations of EOPs and NFMs are urgently needed. Future research should provide further data regarding the toxicity assessment of EOPs and NFMs in organisms and ecosystems.
This Special Issue welcomes papers on all relevant topics, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Toxicity of EOPs and NFMs in ecosystems;
- Advanced analytical methods for detecting and quantifying EOPs and NFMs in complex environmental matrices;
- Cellular and molecular mechanisms of toxicity of EOPs and NFMs;
- Lifecycle assessment of NFM: balancing green chemistry and ecotoxicological risks;
- Regulatory and policy implications for exposure to EOPs and advanced materials in urban environments;
- Environmental behaviors of EOPs and NFMs;
- Remediation technologies and NFM to reduce EOPs.
Dr. Shuyan Zhao
Dr. Xiaojing Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- emerging organic pollutants (EOPs)
- new functional materials (NFMs)
- environmental behaviors
- risk assessment
- environmental monitoring and analysis
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