Materials and Methods for the Removal of Emerging Contaminants
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2021) | Viewed by 299
Special Issue Editor
Interests: innovative materials for environmental applications; contaminants of emerging concern; water and wastewater treatment; groundwater remediation; heavy metal decontamination; adsorption kinetics; material characterization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Emission of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), including pharmaceuticals, personal care products, pesticides, industrial chemicals, and surfactants, to the environment is a critical issue. Dealing with emerging contaminants is challenging not only because of their non-fully discovered effects on human health and aquatic environment in the short and long term, but also because there are many unknown factors about the characteristics of these contaminants and their response to conventional treatment methods. Despite the increasing trend in the development of advanced materials and methods for the removal of various CECs over the past few years, there is a demand for the development of methods that are effective in contamination levels that are common for CECs in the environment (which is typically lower than experimental levels), have limited side effects on the environment, and finally have a potential for scaling up for real world applications.
This Special Issue focuses on the development of efficient materials and methods for the removal of CECs from various environmental contexts, including drinking water, wastewater, groundwater, soil, and air. Manuscripts are expected to cover topics related to the development of efficient and applicable materials and methods and/or the modification of previously developed methods for the effective treatment of at least one CEC compound. Studies evaluating the scalability of their method for real world applications are of particular interest. Authors are welcome to submit original research papers, review papers, and short communications.
Dr. Soroosh Mortazavian
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- contaminants of emerging concern (CECs)
- poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
- pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs)
- pesticides
- endocrine disruptors (EDCs)
- environmental materials
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