Special Issue "Toxicity and Bioaccumulation of Contaminants in Soil and Wastewater"

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2021).

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Rui G. Morgado
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Guest Editor
CESAM – Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: ecotoxicology; combined stressors; mixture toxicity; ecological risk assessment; soil functioning
Dr. Diogo N. Cardoso
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Guest Editor
CESAM – Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: ecotoxicology; combined stressors; mixture toxicity; ecological risk assessment; bioaccumulation assays

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The use of treated wastewater and biosolids in agroecosystems improves soil structure and fertility, contributing to agriculture and environmental sustainability. However, in agro-food systems, this practice has the potential to introduce contaminants into soil compartments, particularly, emerging contaminants (i.e., personal care products, pharmaceuticals, new persistent organic contaminants, among others). This soil contamination could provide a route for accumulation of toxic chemicals in food products, with potential risk to terrestrial organisms, the environment, and human health.

For this Special Issue of the journal Toxics on “Toxicity and Bioaccumulation of Contaminants in Soil and Wastewater”, we are looking for studies evaluating the possible threat caused by the application of contaminated wastewater to soils. Broad-scope original research articles using current and innovative ecotoxicological assays at multiple organization levels are welcome, as well as bioaccumulation studies, particularly when the toxicokinetics of the different emerging contaminants is evaluated. We are also interested in studies on a more realistic scenario, where the co-occurrence of contaminants in irrigation waters or biosolids and different agrochemicals normally applied in agriculture is evaluated.  For this Special Issue, short communications and reviews are also welcome, assessing the risks of the introduction in soils of emerging contaminants by wastewater contamination.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Rui G. Morgado
Dr. Diogo N. Cardoso
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • soil exposure
  • aquatic exposure
  • toxicokinetics
  • bioaccumulation
  • ecotoxicity
  • route of exposure
  • contaminants co-occurrence
  • mixture toxicity
  • biomagnification
  • emerging contaminants

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A Scientometric Study on Industrial Effluent and Sludge Toxicity
Toxics 2021, 9(8), 176; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics9080176 - 28 Jul 2021
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The growth of industrialization has led to an increase in the production of highly contaminated wastewater. Industrial wastewater contains highly complex compounds varying in characteristics and required to be treated before its discharge into a water medium from various industries. However, the efficiency [...] Read more.
The growth of industrialization has led to an increase in the production of highly contaminated wastewater. Industrial wastewater contains highly complex compounds varying in characteristics and required to be treated before its discharge into a water medium from various industries. However, the efficiency of the treated wastewater from the toxicity reduction perspective is unclear. In order to overcome this barrier, toxicity assessment of the industrial wastewater before and after treatment is crucial. Thus, in this study, a scientometric analysis has been performed on the toxicity assessment of industrial wastewater and sludges, which have been reported in the literature. Web of Science (WoS) core collection database has been considered the main database to execute this analysis. Via the search of pre-researched keywords, a total number of 1038 documents were collected, which have been published from 1951 to 2020. Via CiteSpace software and WoS analyser, these documents went under analysis regarding some of the scientometry criteria, and the detailed results obtained are provided in this study. The total number of published documents on this topic is relatively low during such a long period of time. In conclusion, the need for more detailed contributions among the scientific and industrial communities has been felt. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Toxicity and Bioaccumulation of Contaminants in Soil and Wastewater)
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