Special Issue "Toxicity of Metal Mixtures to Aquatic Life"

A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Ecotoxicology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 June 2022.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Robin D. Calfee
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Guest Editor
US Geol Survey, Columbia Environm Res Ctr, 4200 New Haven Rd, Columbia, MO 65202, USA
Interests: environmental health; heavy metals; ecotoxicology; behavior; multiple stressors; invasive species
Dr. Holly J Puglis
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Guest Editor
US Geol Survey, Columbia Environm Res Ctr, Columbia, MO 65201, USA
Interests: environmental health; heavy metals; ecotoxicology; behavior; multiple stressors

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Heavy metals in the environment remain a toxicological and environmental challenge. One major source of metals in the environment is mineral extraction and mining activities. The processes for extraction and mining require physical disturbance of the landscape, thereby releasing complex mixtures of metals into the surrounding soil and water. posing a risk of exposure to aquatic organisms. Waste products such as mine tailings and slag piles are generated from these activities and can cover large areas of land. Despite efforts by regulatory agencies to mitigate for the release of metals into the environment, metal contamination is still a global concern. Additionally, with new technological advances such as nanomaterials, the composition and toxicity of metal mixtures is even more complex, and there is a need to understand how metals interact and what the impacts are to aquatic biota. The goal of this Special Issue is to publish a series of papers by experts on the direct and indirect effects of metal mixtures to aquatic ecosystems. These articles will cover a range of effects such as impacts to behavior, mortality, and to aquatic habitats.

Dr. Robin D. Calfee
Dr. Holly J Puglis
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Toxics is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • heavy metals
  • behavior
  • mining
  • ecotoxicology
  • multiple stressors
  • modeling

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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