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Occurrence, Fate, Bioaccumulation and Toxic Effects of 6PPDQ

edited by

Yuxin Sun

Xiaojun Luo

and

Dayong Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 476 | Submission Open

Keywords: 6PPDQ; environmental behavior; bioaccumulation; toxicity; human exposure; transformation product; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

Detection and Degradation of Organic Pollutants

edited by

Dongyang He

Jiao Qu

and Xiaolin Zhu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutant detection; quantitative detection; sensor; toxicity; pollutant degradation; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis

Emerging Pollutants and Livestock Health

edited by

Shuhua Yang

Shu-cheng Huang

and Yuhang Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxin; endocrine disrupting chemicals; heavy-metal pollution; microplastics; toxin; detoxicant; persistent organic pollutants

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

edited by

Hong Li

Junling Li

and Yuanyuan Ji

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 238 | 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

Biochar-Enhanced Remediation of Heavy Metal-Induced Soil and Water Environmental Degradation: Microbial and Functional Material Perspectives

edited by

Longfei Liu

Shengsen Wang

and

Wan Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon-based remediation materials; multi-media synergistic remediation; multidimensional ecological risk assessment; microplastic-heavy metal interactive contamination; microinterface modulation technology; co-occurrence of persistent organic pollutants; migration; transformation; and fate of heavy metals

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

Cadmium Exposure and Health Impact

edited by

Teresa Urbano

and

Tommaso Filippini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: sources and pathways of cadmium exposure; with a particular focus on diet; mechanisms of cadmium toxicity; genomic and epigenomic effects of cadmium; cadmium exposure and bone metabolism; cancer; cardiovascular; kidney; and neurodegenerative diseases; vulnerable populations and susceptibility to cadmium exposure; biomarkers of cadmium exposure; public health implications of cadmium exposure

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

Monitoring and Modeling of Air Pollution

edited by

Cheng Liu

Yongjing Ma

and

Yangzhou Wu

submission deadline 9 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution; anthropogenic emissions; meteorological conditions; source apportionment; health risk; numerical simulations

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

Natural Compounds’ Mitigation of Toxicity: Insights into Health Protection

edited by Arielle Cristina Arena and Cândida Aparecida Leite Kassuya

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compounds; toxicity mitigation; phytochemicals; oxidative stress; xenobiotic metabolism; chemoprevention; environmental toxicants; protective mechanisms; integrative therapies

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

Molecular Insights into Drugs in Livestock: Oxidative Stress, Metabolism and Toxicity

edited by

Liping Wang

submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug– drug interaction in livestock; drug toxicity; oxidative stress; veterinary drugs and gut microbiome; oxidative damage biomarkers; ROS generation by veterinary drugs; mitigation strategies and alternatives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drugs Toxicity)

Advances in Remediation of Environmental Pollutants in Soil-Water System

edited by Fenghe Wang, Haotian Hao and Jiahe Miao

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2768 | 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)

Toxicity and Molecular Mechanisms of Environmental Contaminants on Animals

edited by

Chunmei Li

and Dan Shen

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2487 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental toxicants; animal health; molecular pathways; bioaccumulation; toxic injury

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

Toxicity of Phthalate Esters (PAEs)

edited by

Zhenxing Chi

submission deadline 16 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1998 | Submission Open

Keywords: phthalate esters; toxic mechanism; toxic effect; in vivo study; in vitro study

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

Ecotoxicology of Pollutants of High Concern

edited by

Rui Zhang

, Yuwei Xie and Pu Xia

submission deadline 16 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 780 | Submission Open

Keywords: persistent organic pollutants; emerging contaminants; environmental behavior; mechanistic toxicology; ecotoxicology; environmental monitoring and biomonitoring; environmental risk assessment; human risk assessment

Eyes Toward the Future: Environmental Endocrine Disruptors (EDCs) and Animal Health

edited by

Jill Jenkins

submission deadline 16 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: reproduction; fertility; personal care products; organic wastewater contaminants; adverse outcome pathway; biomarkers; per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs)

New Risk Assessment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Exposure to Livestock

edited by Lorraine MacKenzie and Antti Mikkonen

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3371 | Submission Open

Keywords: per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs); PFAS risk assessment; PFAS livestock exposure models; PFAS toxicokinetics; PFAS environmental guidelines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

Toxic Agent Analysis and Removal for Healthy Living and Safe Environment

edited by

Petru Negrea

and

Nicoleta Sorina Nemeş

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2733 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxic agents; human health; environmental protection; heavy metals; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; pesticides; xenobiotics

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

Ecological Restoration and Treatment of Metal Contamination from Mines

edited by

Liang Hu

and Luhua Jiang

submission deadline 23 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2014 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal; rare earth; migration and transformation; occurrence state; stabilization; carbon sequestration; environmental risk; ecological restoration; microbial technology

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

Neurological and Endocrine Impacts of Pollutants on Aquatic Organisms

edited by Wenjun Shi

submission deadline 23 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1076 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic organisms; neurotoxicity; endocrine disruption effects; ecotoxicology; emerging pollutants; toxicity and risk assessment; toxicity prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecotoxicology)

Effects of Exposure to Micro- and Nanoplastics on Maternal and Child Health

edited by

Antonio Ragusa

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs); endocrine disruption; immunotoxicity; neurodevelopmental; maternal and child health; early childhood; fetal

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

Dioxins and Dioxin-Like Compounds: Toxicological Impacts on Human Health

edited by

Muneko Nishijo

and

Eiki Kimura

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4064 | Submission Open

Keywords: dioxin; dioxin-like compounds; aryl hydrocarbon receptor; environmental health; in vitro study; in vivo study; development; maintenance

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

Food Contamination: Analysis, Control, Exposure & Risk Assessment

edited by

Yun Li

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: exposomics; cells and organ-on-a-chip; biomarkers and sensors; chemical mixtures; combined effect risk assessment; adverse outcome pathways (AOPs); artificial intelligence (AI); risk interception; blockchain traceability

Emerging PFAS: Environmental Fate, Health Risks, and Innovative Remediation Approaches

edited by Daochen Zhu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: PFAS; environmental fate; bioaccumulation; health risk assessment; analytical methods; advanced oxidation; bioremediation; phytoremediation; enzyme engineering; defluorination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

Occurrence and Environmental Risks of Organic Pollutants in Aquatic Environment—2nd Edition

edited by

Chenglian Feng

Bingli Lei

and

Weiying Feng

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic pollutants; aquatic environment; risk assessment; toxicology; migration and transformation behaviors; toxic effects; environmental exposure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecotoxicology)

Occurrence of Contaminants of Emerging Concern and Their Risks to Aquatic Animals

edited by Liping Hou

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: contaminants of emerging concern (CECs); aquatic toxicology; bioaccumulation; ecological risk assessment; mixture toxicity and synergistic effects; environmental pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

Distribution and Behavior of Trace Metals in the Environment

edited by

Guangyi Sun

and Peng Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4592 | Submission Open

Keywords: trace metal dynamics; cross-media transport; bioavailability; environmental speciation; ecotoxicological risk; anthropogenic impact

Sustainable Technologies for Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery

edited by Boyan Xu,

Xueqing Shi

and Han Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1364 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioenergy; nutrient recovery; membrane technology; resource extraction; circular economy; contaminant removal; wasted activated sludge conversion

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

Molecular Mechanisms of PFAS-Induced Toxicity and Carcinogenicity

edited by Dan Xu, Wei Liu and

Ang Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1114 | Submission Open

Keywords: PFASs; molecular toxicology; carcinogenicity; oxidative stress; epigenetic modifications; lipid metabolism; gut microbiota; endocrine disruption; environmental health; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

Emerging Contaminants in Industrial Hotspots: Characterization, Environmental Fate, Human Exposure, and Risk Assessment

edited by Bibai Du

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging pollutants; industrial hotspots; municipal landfills; electronic waste (e-waste); solar photovoltaic (PV) sites; lithium battery production and recycling; suspect and non-target screening; biomonitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

Artificial Intelligence in Environmental Exposure and Adverse Reproductive Outcomes

edited by Jiufeng Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental exposure; adverse reproductive outcomes; omics; artificial intelligence

Advanced Oxidation Technology for Refractory Pollutants Removal

edited by Deshuang Yu and

Weiqiang Zhu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced oxidation processes; photocatalysis; electrolysis; removal; fenton; organic pollutants

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

Environmental Behavior and Ecological Impact Assessment of Marine Endocrine Disruptors

edited by

Shan Liu

and

Yanpeng Gao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs); marine pollution; environmental fate; ecological risk assessment; emerging contaminants; environmental transformation; biogeochemical processes; marine ecosystems; transformation products; environmental monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecotoxicology)

Current Review of Novel Methods in Toxicology Research

edited by

Natalia Garcia-Reyero

and

Penelope Rice

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: NAMS; in vitro; in silico; AI; regulatory acceptance; predictive toxicology; high throughput

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

Environmental Study of Waste Management: Life Cycle Assessment

edited by

Qing Huang

and Sardar Khan

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 889 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; solid waste; animal manure; wastewater sludge; environmental risk

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

Health Risk Assessment of Exposure to Emerging Contaminants

edited by Suzhen Cao

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8696 | Submission Open

Keywords: health risk assessment; emerging contaminants; microplastics; endocrine disruptors; persistent organic pollutant; antibiotics; exposure pathways; exposure scenarios; exposure factors; toxicity mechanisms; epidemiological research; toxicological studies; risk mitigation strategies

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

Evaluating DNA Damage and Toxicological Effects

edited by

Natalia Tretyakova

and

Deyu Li

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1528 | Submission Open

Keywords: DNA damage; DNA repair; toxicological effect; nucleic acid biomarker; DNA adduct

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

Effects of Toxic Contaminants on Fish Behaviours

edited by

Jiliang Zhang

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1188 | Submission Open

Keywords: behaviour; pollutant; fish; nervous system; ecotoxicology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecotoxicology)

Caenorhabditis elegans as a Test Model in Environmental Toxicology

edited by Phillip L. Williams and

Sebastian Höss

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: Caenorhabditis elegans; environmental toxicology; exposure methods; emerging environmental exposures; sediment toxicity; soil toxicity; toxicity mechanism; high throughput testing; omics; emerging anthropogenic substances

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

PFAS and Plastic Mulch Film: Environmental Fate, Biological Toxicity and Innovative Remediation Technologies

edited by

Chang-Gui Pan

and

Zhi Guo

submission deadline 13 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: PFAS; plastic mulch film; fate; transformation; environmental effects; remediation technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

Assessment and Remediation of Heavy Metal Contamination in Soil

edited by

Yangyang Wang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10241 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal; risk assessment; remediation; soil; stabilization; safe production

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

Ozone Pollution and Adverse Health Impacts

edited by

Feifei Feng

Hao Chen

and Meng Li

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6878 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution; ozone; indoor pollution; ozone reaction products; volatile organic compounds; environmental epidemiology; environmental toxicology; health and well-being; risk assessment; control strategies

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

Health Risk Evaluation of Hazardous Substances in Food

edited by

Kai-Wei Liao

and

Wei-Lun Hung

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2774 | Submission Open

Keywords: hazardous substances; food contaminants; heavy metals; pesticide residues; food additives; microbial toxins; food packaging contaminants; food processing byproducts; health risk assessment; dietary exposure assessment

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

Technology and Principle of Removing Pollutants in Water

edited by

Zhiwei Li

and

Qing Huang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 462 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; water pollutant removal; solid waste pyrolysis; sludge carbonization; sorbent modification; adsorption mechanisms; wastewater treatment; resource recovery; hazardous waste utilization; aqueous contamination remediation

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

Green and Advanced Technologies for the Removal of Emerging Contaminants from Aquatic Environments

edited by Rongfu Huang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: cutting-edge technologies; emerging contaminants; aquatic environments; water treatment; water quality

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

Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Aquatic Environment: Sources, Monitoring and Potential Risks

edited by

Asfandyar Shahab

and

Habib Ullah

submission deadline 22 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; aquatic pollution; environmental monitoring; wastewater contaminants; ecological risk assessment; remediation technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

Harmful Substances and Safety Evaluation of Herbal Medicines

edited by

Jianbo Yang

, Ying Wang and Hongtao Jin

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1766 | Submission Open

Keywords: endogenous harmful substances; exogenous harmful substances; risk assessment; safety evaluation; security guidelines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drugs Toxicity)

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Ecological Impacts and Human Health Risks

edited by Thimo Groffen

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1299 | Submission Open

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

Impacts of Agrochemicals on Insects and Soil Organisms

edited by

and

submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5963 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioindicators; biopesticides; decomposers; ecosystem services; ecotoxicology; nanomaterials; pesticides; symbiotoxicity; health risks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecotoxicology)

Current Issues and Research Perspectives in Forensic Toxicology

edited by Marek Wiergowski,

Giuseppe Davide Albano

and Claudia Trignano

submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4718 | Submission Open

Keywords: forensic toxicology; forensic analytical chemistry; postmortem toxicology; drugs of abuse detection; forensic alcohology; drug-impaired driving; forensic biochemistry; nanochemistry biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drugs Toxicity)

Health Risks and Toxicity of Emerging Contaminants

edited by Lihua Ren,

Huicai Guo

and

Minjian Chen

submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1511 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; health risk assessment; human exposure assessment; toxicological mechanisms; bioremediation strategies; intergenerational toxicity; short-term and long-term toxicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

Toxicity of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Mechanism Exploration and Risk Assessment

edited by Daowen Li and

Chongshan Dai

submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 541 | Submission Open

Keywords: zinc oxide nanoparticles; molecular mechanism; risk assessment; heavy metals; oxidative stress; hepatotoxicity; reproductive and developmental toxicity

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