Toxics

From Environment to Society: Geochemical Drivers of Human Exposure in a Changing World

edited by

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: geochemical processes; potentially toxic elements; contaminant mobility; soil–water–food transfer; human exposure pathways; socio-environmental vulnerability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Exposome Analysis and Risk Assessment)

Remediation Technology for Soil Contamination in Obstructed Farmland

edited by

Changbo Zhang

, Weijie Xue and Liang Peng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: barren farmland; soil remediation; toxic and harmful substances; heavy metal pollution; soil obstacles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)

Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Pollutants—3rd Edition

edited by

Zhangjian Chen

and

Yuanbao Zhang

submission deadline 2 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxic effects; toxic mechanism; biomarkers; multi-omics techniques; nanotoxicity; heavy metals; new pollutants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Toxicology and Epidemiology)

Variation Characteristics and Distribution Morphologies of Emerging Contaminants in Both Natural and Anthropogenic Water Circulation Systems

edited by

Yiping Guo

, Peng Liu and

Weigao Zhao

submission deadline 10 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging pollutants; evolutionary characteristics; environmental fate; intervention and control; risk management; circular simulation; interface adsorption mechanism; multi-media migration patterns; model evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

Application of Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction in Analysis of Toxic Chemicals

edited by

Jorn Yu

submission deadline 16 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

Keywords: headspace chemical analysis; toxicology; forensic Science; pharmacetical; gas chromatography; mass spectrometry; material sciences

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Methods in Toxicology Research)

Integrated Human Biomonitoring and Exposure Assessment of Persistent Organic Pollutants

edited by Elena Dellatte and

Stefania Paola De Filippis

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: human biomonitoring; exposure assessment; persistent organic pollutants; dioxins and PCBs; vulnerable populations; sites to be remediated; environmental emergencies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Exposome Analysis and Risk Assessment)

Micro- and Nanoplastics in the Human Exposome: From Exposure to Biological Effects and Health Risks

edited by

Antonio Ragusa

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs); human exposome; human biomonitoring and analytical methods; toxicokinetics, biodistribution, and bioaccumulation; biological barriers and organ-specific toxicity; oxidative stress, inflammation, and endocrine–metabolic disruption; human toxicology and epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Exposome Analysis and Risk Assessment)

State-of-the-Art Environmental Chemical Exposomics and Metabolomics—3rd Edition

edited by

Minjian Chen

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: exposomics; metabolomics; exposome; exposure; metabolome; metabolism; health; toxicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Exposome Analysis and Risk Assessment)

Environmental Chemical Exposures and Metabolic Disorders: Integrating Evidence for Risk Assessment and Mechanistic Insights

edited by

Yankai Xia

and

Yang Peng

submission deadline 24 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental chemicals; metabolic disorders; risk assessment; mechanistic toxicology; evidence integration; hazard identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Exposome Analysis and Risk Assessment)

Toxic Effects of Marine Pollutants: Industrial Chemicals and Microplastics in Marine Organisms

edited by

Vesela Yancheva

submission deadline 25 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine pollution; industrial chemicals; microplastics; marine organisms; ecotoxicology; bioaccumulation; biomagnification; biomarkers; risk assessment; environmental monitoring; pollution mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecotoxicology)

Impact of Toxic and Harmful Volatile Organic Compounds on Health and Ecology

edited by

Hong Li

,

Junling Li

and Yuanyuan Ji

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3699 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthropogenic and natural emissions of atmospheric VOCs; transformation, transport and deposition of atmospheric VOCs; impact of VOCs on the atmospheric environment; human health risk assessment of toxic atmospheric VOCs; characterization, sources and control of ODS; monitoring, alternative abatement technologies and environmental impact of fluorinated greenhouse gases; sources analysis techniques for atmospheric VOCs

Computational and Experimental Insights into Transformation of Environmental Pollutants

edited by Li Ji,

Dong-Xing Guan

and

Piotr Paneth

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3583 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutant transformation; reaction mechanism; kinetic isotope effects (KIE); computational toxicology; biotransformation; human health-risk assessment; transformation products; machine learning; environmental fate; emerging contaminants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Methods in Toxicology Research)

Human Biomonitoring of Emerging Agricultural Exposure: Risks and Health Impacts

edited by

Enrico Paci

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2171 | Submission Open

Keywords: occupational exposure; agricultural workers; mycotoxins; biological toxins; fungi; human biomonitoring—HB; biomarkers of exposure; reference values; food safety; livestock farms; analytical methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Toxicology and Epidemiology)

Biological Responses to Environmental Stressors: Multilevel Approaches from Cells to Organisms

edited by Federica Impellitteri and

Caterina Faggio

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1548 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular mechanisms; organoids; in vivo systems; biological stress responses; multilevel approaches; cellular mechanisms; molecular adaptation; experimental models; in vitro systems; integrative biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecotoxicology)

Biomarkers and Exposure Assessment for Environmental Contaminants in Populations

edited by Suzhen Cao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 555 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental contaminants; biomarkers; exposure assessment; population exposure; health risk assessment; biological monitoring; pollutant exposure; toxicological biomarkers; exposure modeling; public health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Exposome Analysis and Risk Assessment)

Low-Carbon Biotechnologies for Water Quality and Public Health: From Nitrogen Removal to Emerging Contaminant Mitigation

edited by Deshuang Yu and

Weiqiang Zhu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 500 | Submission Open

Keywords: anammox; antibiotics; biodegradation; emerging contaminants; environmental behavior; greenhouse gas emission; microplastics; nitrogen removal; organic pollutant; wastewater resource utilization; degradation; environmental remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)

New Insight into Biological Monitoring: Biomarkers of Exposure, Effects, and Susceptibility

edited by

Mirta Milić

and

Ayse Nursen Basaran

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 435 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological monitoring; biomarkers of exposure; biomarkers of effect; susceptibility biomarkers; risk assessment; human biomonitoring; environmental and occupational exposure; analytical methods; chemical mixtures; toxicokinetics; toxicodynamics; emerging contaminants; in vivo; in vitro; ex vivo studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Exposome Analysis and Risk Assessment)

Environmental Behavior and Biological Effects of Heavy Metals and Micro- and Nanoplastics

edited by

Sazal Kumar

and Geoff MacFarlane

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; microplastics; nanoplastics; environmental fate and transport; ecotoxicology; environmental monitoring; aquatic ecosystems; biological effects; risk assessment; emerging contaminants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecotoxicology)

Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs): Emerging Materials for Environmental Remediation—2nd Edition

edited by

Chun Xiao

and

Haoyu Luo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); environmental catalysis; nanomaterials; water treatment; reactive oxygen species (ROS); photocatalysis; catalyzed ozone; refractory pollutants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)

Climate Change and Emerging Contaminants: Human Exposure and Health Risks

edited by Huanhuan Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; emerging contaminants; exposure pathways; human health effects; risk assessment

Airway Exposure to Pollution from Ambient Particulate Matter (PM) and Health Effects—2nd Edition

edited by

Gloria Melzi

and

Yuewei Liu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: particulate matter (PM); in vitro models; new approach methodologies (NAMs); respiratory toxicology; mechanistic toxicology; alternative testing strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Pollution and Health)

Transport, Transformation and Green Remediation of Pollutants in Soil–Water Environments

edited by Lei Wang and Rongting Ji

submission deadline 12 May 2027 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutant transport; non-point source pollution; soil-water interface; green remediation; biochar; emerging contaminants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)

Environmental Contamination by Toxic Metals and Metalloids, Exposure Limits, and Toxicity Thresholds

edited by

Soisungwan Satarug

submission deadline 14 May 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5503 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant flavonoids; benchmark dose modeling; cadmium toxicity; food contaminants; metals and metalloids; plant foods and antioxidants; tolerable intake level; toxicity targets and thresholds; toxicity mechanism; toxicity mitigation; selenium; zinc

(This special issue belongs to the Section Exposome Analysis and Risk Assessment)

Advances in Remediation of Environmental Pollutants in Soil-Water System—2nd Edition

edited by Fenghe Wang, Haotian Hao and Jiahe Miao

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental remediation; persistent organic pollutants (POPs); microplastics; emerging contaminants; heavy metals; phytoremediation; nanoremediation; electrochemical remediation; bioremediation; integrated remediation technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Ecological Impacts and Human Health Risks—2nd Edition

edited by Thimo Groffen

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: PFAS; ecotoxicity; toxicity; health effect; fate transport; bioavailability; bioaccumulation; biomagnification; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

Using Computational Tools to Improve Chemical Safety and Public Health

edited by Patricia Ruiz

submission deadline 21 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1495 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational toxicology; computational pharmacology; in silico modeling; machine learning and AI for chemical evaluation; QSAR (quantitative structure–activity relationship); PBPK modeling; molecular docking; molecular dynamics; toxicity prediction; high-throughput screening (HTS); integrated testing strategies (ITS); new approach methodologies (NAMs); adverse outcome pathways (AOP); exposure assessment; chemical mixtures evaluation; predictive toxicology; data-driven chemical safety; environmental health modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Methods in Toxicology Research)

Assessment of Dietary Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals and Health Risks

edited by

Haixia Sui

,

Philip Marx-Stoelting

and Denise Bloch

submission deadline 25 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3480 | Submission Open

Keywords: dietary exposure assessment; food chemical; food safety; risk assessment; exposure science; toxicological research; new approach methodologies; cumulative risk assessment; threshold of toxicological concern; read across; chemical mixtures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agrochemicals and Food Toxicology)

Occupational Exposure and Human Health: From Biomarker Discovery to Epidemiological Insights

edited by

Ata Rafiee

submission deadline 25 May 2027 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarker; epidemiology; DNA damage; human biomonitoring; inflammation; occupational exposure; oxidative stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Toxicology and Epidemiology)

Food Contaminants: From Analytical Detection and Human Exposure to Toxicological Mechanisms

edited by

Song Yu

and

Bingxuan Jia

submission deadline 25 May 2027 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: food contaminants; analytical detection; biomonitoring; exposure biomarkers; toxicological mechanisms; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agrochemicals and Food Toxicology)

Occurrence, Transformation and Risk Assessment of Hazardous Substances in Water Environment

edited by Hongbin Lu, Dengbin Yu and

Haiyin Xu

submission deadline 28 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 862 | Submission Open

Keywords: hazardous substances; aquatic occurrence; environmental transformation; transformation products; fate and transport; mixture toxicity; effect-based monitoring; exposure assessment; risk characterization; high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS); hazardous substances; aquatic occurrence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)

Fate and Impacts of Environmental Micro(nano)plastics—From Sampling and Analysis to Risk Assessment

edited by

Balaji Anandha Rao

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2678 | Submission Open

Keywords: method development and validation; toxicity; ecological health; microplastic; nanoplastic; human health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

Chronic Exposure Assessment of Agrochemicals and Health Outcomes

edited by

Gisele Alborghetti Nai

and

Francis Lopes Pacagnelli

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticide exposure; human health; animal models; occupational exposure; dietary exposure; inhalation exposure; environmental exposure; chronic exposure; attributable risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agrochemicals and Food Toxicology)

Screening and Risk Evaluation of Toxic Constituents and Chemical Contaminants in Food and Drugs

edited by

Jianbo Yang

,

Wei Cai

and Ying Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicine; drug toxicity; toxic constituents; toxic analysis; detection technology; standard database; artificial intelligence; intelligent screening; cytotoxicity; acute toxicity; chronic toxicity; genotoxicity; reproductive toxicity; human risk; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Exposome Analysis and Risk Assessment)

Environmental Toxicology of Soil Pollutants: Plant Responses and Soil–Plant Interactions

edited by

Yucui Ning

,

Dongxing Zhou

and Yali Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; heavy metals; antibiotic residues; plastic additives; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; pharmaceutical contaminants; phthalate esters; mixed composite pollutants; emerging organic contaminants

Nanotoxicology and Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials

edited by Yan Huang and

Jongho Jeon

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanotoxicology; biocompatibility; organ-on-a-chip/brain organoids; safety risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Methods in Toxicology Research)

Neurotoxicity and Mechanisms of Nanomaterials

edited by

Fuli Zheng

and

Mingkuan Sun

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotoxicity; neurotoxicity; mechanism; engineered nanomaterials; crosstalk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurotoxicity)

Physical and Chemical Treatment Techniques of Toxic Contaminants

edited by

Lei Xu

and

Jianbiao Peng

submission deadline 11 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 449 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil; sediment; atmosphere; water; toxic contaminants; environmental toxicology; ecotoxicology; physical remediation techniques; chemical remediation techniques; remediation assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)

PFAS and Health Effects

edited by

Qingyang Liu

and

Shili Tian

submission deadline 18 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs); health effects and toxicity; emerging contaminants; exposure pathways and biomonitoring; biological barriers; lifespan health risks; metabolic disorders; neurological disorders; reproductive and developmental toxicity; risk assessment; environmental fate and transport; molecular mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

Advancing Detection and Analysis of Environmental Pollution

edited by

Qinghua Zhou

and Yajun Tian

submission deadline 20 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; sensors; spectroscopy; chromatography; mass spectrometry; ion mobility spectrometry; atmosphere; water; soil

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

Environmental Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants: Determination and Implications for Food Safety and Public Health

edited by

Stefania Paola De Filippis

and Elena Dellatte

submission deadline 25 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2669 | Submission Open

Keywords: persistent organic pollutants; bioaccumulation; food contamination; human biomonitoring; exposure assessment; analytical methods; public health risk; dioxins and PCBs; food chain; emergency surveillance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Exposome Analysis and Risk Assessment)

Microplastics as Dual-Origin Contaminant Vectors: Leaching, Sorption Dynamics, and Combined Biological Impacts

edited by Mukhtiar Ali,

Jiangyong Hu

and Sungwoo Bae

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1961 | Submission Open

Keywords: contaminant vectors; intrinsic additives; contaminants sorption; environmental transport; bioaccumulation; toxicity; environmental health; PFAS; ecological impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

Occurrence, Behavior, Adsorption, and Treatment Technologies for Pollutants in Aquatic Systems

edited by

Haiyan Liu

,

Adimalla Narsimha

and Wei Xiu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 455 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic pollutants; occurrence; environmental behaviour; adsorption mechanism; water treatment technology; aquatic system; pollutant remediation; water management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)

Response of Plants to Potentially Toxic Element (PTE) Stress

edited by

Rafael Clemente

and

M J Alvarez-Robles

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open

Keywords: potentially toxic elements (PTEs); plant oxidative stress; soil contamination; phytoremediation; risk assessment; abiotic stress; toxicity mitigation; biomarkers; antioxidant activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)

Environmental Dynamics of Bioaerosols: Dispersion, Transport, and Fate

edited by

Byung Uk Lee

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioaerosols; SARS-CoV-2; filter; airborne transmission; precipitation; infectious diseases; mpox; bioaerosols dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Pollution and Health)

Sources and Transformations of Atmospheric Pollutants: Environmental Fate, Ecological Effects, and Health Risk Assessment

edited by

Renguo Zhu

, Xiaozheng Fang and Yuanyuan Pan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerosols; air pollution; source apportionment; stable isotope technology; compound-specific isotope; risk assessment; antibiotics; ecotoxicology; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; VOCs; O3; health risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Pollution and Health)

Cellular Inflammation Response Induced by Environmental Toxicants

edited by Leslimar Rios-Colon

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental contaminants; cell inflammation; gene regulation; novel toxicology methods; in vitro assays; molecular toxicology; endocrine disruptors; toxicogenomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Methods in Toxicology Research)

Environmental Effects of Emerging Contaminants and Novel Remediation Strategies in Soil

edited by

Tao Wu

and

Zaiwang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil pollution; soil remediation; heavy metal; POPs; emerging contaminant; bioremediation; phytoremediation; electrokinetic technique; biochar; environmental monitoring; environmental effects; novel remediation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)

Heavy Metals in Waste Treatment and Resource Utilization: Ecotoxicity and Risk Assessment

edited by Chuncai Zhou and Liugen Zheng

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste; waste treatment; resource utilization; ecotoxicity; heavy metal pollution; trace elements; pollutant transformation; pollutant removal; environmental risk assessment; waste-derived materials; risk assessment; contamination control; risk management; environmental remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecotoxicology)

Toxicological Mechanisms of Psychoactive Substances and Psychiatric Medications

edited by

Baoman Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2027 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: psychoactive substances; psychiatric medications; toxicological mechanisms; neurotoxicity; oxidative stress; mitochondrial dysfunction; novel psychoactive substances; toxicity biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurotoxicity)

Pulmonary and Systemic Responses to Harmful Gases and Particulate Matter Inhalation

edited by

Koustav Ganguly

and Swapna Upadhyay

submission deadline 24 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution; particulate matter; microplastics; tobacco; inhalation; toxicology; pulmonary; exposure; NAMs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Pollution and Health)

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