Toxics

Mapping Heavy Metal Exposure in the Exposome Era: Toxicological and Health Perspectives

edited by

and Matthew Smith

submission deadline 19 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 589 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; human health; risk assessment; exposure characterization; exposome; system toxicology; vulnerable populations; toxicological mechanisms

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

Early Life, Lifelong Impact: Environmental Exposures and Risks for Children

edited by

Alesia Ferguson

and

Helena Solo-Gabriele

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: children’s exposure; indoor air quality; environmental contaminants; risk assessment; chemical exposure; biological agents; environmental epidemiology; vulnerable populations; risk prediction

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

Dietary Exposure and Risk Assessment of Agricultural Chemical Contaminants in Food

edited by

Xin Liu

and Philip E. Goodrum

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: dietary exposure; agricultural chemical contaminants; agricultural food safety; health risk assessment; toxicological characteristics; exposomics

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

In Vitro and In Vivo Approaches to Understanding Environmental Disruption of the Kidney and Lower Urinary Tract

edited by

Kimberly Keil Stietz

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: urology; persistent organic pollutants; bladder; prostate; kidney; urethra; pesticides; biomarkers

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

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

edited by

Asfandyar Shahab

and

Habib Ullah

submission deadline 22 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5185 | 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)

Ecotoxicological Effects of Anthropogenic Contaminants in Aquatic Organisms—2nd Edition

edited by

Chiara Maria Motta

,

Rosa Carotenuto

and

Chiara Fogliano

submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging pollutants health assessment aquatic ecosystems behavioural alterations; histological alterations; gene expression; aquatic vertebrates and invertebrates; reproductive toxicology; interferences with metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecotoxicology)

Air Pollution Effects on Neurological and Respiratory Health

edited by

Kuang-Hsi Chang

and

Chien-Cheng Jung

submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution; particulate matter; respiratory health; neurological health; oxidative stress; systemic inflammation; exposure assessment; environmental epidemiology

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

Bioremediation of Pollutants in Sewage Sludge: 2nd Edition

edited by

Conceptión Calvo

and Tatiana Robledo-Mahón

submission deadline 26 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: microorganisms; bacteria; fungi; bioremediation; bioaugmentation; biostimulation; pollutants; biodegradation biotransformation

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

Toxicity and Mechanisms of Exposure to Metals and Metalloids

edited by Ying Zhang and

James M. Harrington

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2402 | Submission Open

Keywords: metals; metalloids; toxic effects; toxic mechanism; synergistic effects; multi-omics techniques; organoid

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

Toxic Threats to Sustainability: Mechanisms and Impacts of Environmental Contaminants on Health and Ecosystems

edited by

Mahesh Rachamalla

and Shubham Dwivedi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1610 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental contaminants; toxic burden; pollution and sustainability; chemical pollution; ecological health; human health impacts; SDG 3; SDG 6; SDG 14; environmental degradation; pollutant exposure; sustainable development; contaminant pathways; environmental resilience

Radiation Toxicology and Translation

edited by

Pingkun Zhou

and Xin Huang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1155 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiation toxicology; ionizing radiation; normal tissue injury; radioprotectors; translational medicine; biomarkers; oxidative stress; DNA damage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Radioactive Substances)

Bioremediation Technologies for Aquaculture Pollutants

edited by

Shiyang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 945 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture pollutants; biofilm technology; bioremediation; nutrient removal; closed-loop systems; biofiltration; microbial remediation; phytoremediation; wastewater treatment; smart aquaculture

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

Soil Heavy Metal Pollution and Remediation

edited by

Shengli Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 433 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; remediation; safe utilization; environmental quality; transport

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

Environmental Occurrence, Fate, Removal, and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals and Antibiotics

edited by

Mohammad mahbub Kabir

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; antibiotics; environmental contamination; environmental fate; antibiotic resistance; wastewater treatment; contaminant removal; human health risk assessment; ecological risk assessment; sustainable remediation

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

Rare Earth Elements as Emerging Contaminants in Environment: Sources, Fate, Toxicological Effects, and Remediation Strategies

edited by

Yong-He Han

, Yiping Feng and

Antonije Onjia

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare earth elements; strategic resources; emerging contaminants; environmental fate; speciation; ecotoxicology; remediation; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

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

edited by

Ilaria Guagliardi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 110 | 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)

Pollutants in Marine: Source, Bioaccumulation and Health Risks to Animals

edited by

Quanquan Cao

and

Monia Perugini

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine aquaculture; aquaculture animals; anthropogenic contaminants; biomonitoring; bioaccumulation; food safety; climate change; emerging pollutants; marine pollution; seafood quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecotoxicology)

Environmental Fate, Ecological Toxicity and Human Health Risks of Organic Pollutants

edited by

Yago Guida

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: persistent organic pollutants; emerging contaminants; environmental fate; ecological toxicity; human exposure; health risk assessment; bioaccumulation; passive sampling; non-target screening; pesticides; halogenated organic contaminants; PFAS; plastic additives; waste and recycling; One Health; environmental monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

Remediation Technology for Soil Contamination in Obstructed Farmland

edited by

Changbo Zhang

, Weijie Xue and Liang Peng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 76 | 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)

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 82 | 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 334 | 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 264 | 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 39 | 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)

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

edited by

Vesela Yancheva

submission deadline 25 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 15 | 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 3321 | 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 3247 | 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 1967 | 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 1371 | 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)

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 419 | 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 402 | 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 195 | 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)

Climate Change and Emerging Contaminants: Human Exposure and Health Risks

edited by Huanhuan Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

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

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 81 | 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)

Biomarkers and Exposure Assessment for Environmental Contaminants in Populations

edited by Suzhen Cao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 74 | 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)

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 10 | 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)

Using Computational Tools to Improve Chemical Safety and Public Health

edited by Patricia Ruiz

submission deadline 21 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 904 | 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 3254 | 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)

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 | Viewed by 270 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2107 | 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 295 | 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 83 | 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 45 | 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 7 | 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)

Physical and Chemical Treatment Techniques of Toxic Contaminants

edited by

Lei Xu

and

Jianbiao Peng

submission deadline 11 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 420 | 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)

Advancing Detection and Analysis of Environmental Pollution

edited by

Qinghua Zhou

and Yajun Tian

submission deadline 20 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 242 | 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 2362 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1595 | 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)

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 378 | 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 347 | 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)

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 336 | 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)

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