Multi-Media Exposure to Emerging Contaminants and Health Effects Across Physiological Systems: Exposure Pathways, Risk Assessment and Public Health Implications
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Emerging Contaminants".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 94
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental pollution; risk assessment; air pollution; greenness; POPs
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Emerging contaminants—including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, microplastics, organophosphorus flame retardants, and endocrine-disrupting chemicals—are increasingly detected in diverse environmental media such as the atmosphere, water, soil, and food. There is growing concern regarding their potential to induce adverse health effects across multiple physiological systems, including the respiratory, circulatory, endocrine, reproductive, immune, and urinary systems.
With this Special Issue, we aim to explore the complex relationships between multi-media exposure to emerging contaminants and health outcomes across the general population. We seek the submission of interdisciplinary research that clarifies exposure pathways, identifies system-specific health effects, evaluates exposure risks, and examines public health implications. Key themes and objectives include the following:
- Characterizing Multi-Media Exposure Pathways: Investigating exposure routes via ingestion, inhalation, dermal contact, and other pathways across different environmental media (e.g., air, water, soil, and food).
- Assessing System-Specific Health Risks: Evaluating the effects of environmental exposure on various physiological systems, with a focus on developmental, neurological, metabolic, reproductive, immune, and endocrine outcomes.
- Elucidating Toxicity Mechanisms: Exploring biological and molecular mechanisms that drive health effects in target systems, such as endocrine disruption, oxidative stress, and inflammatory responses.
- Informing Public Health Interventions: Proposing evidence-based strategies for exposure mitigation, regulatory guidance, and risk communication to protect public health.
Prof. Dr. Guanghui Dong
Dr. Lizi Lin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- emerging contaminants
- multi-media exposure
- exposure pathways
- health effects
- risk assessment
- toxicity mechanisms
- public health implications
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