Toxics

Occurrence, Fate, and Ecotoxicological Effects of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Aquatic Environments

edited by Femi Oloye and Mohsen Asadi

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1999 | Submission Open

Keywords: persistent organic pollutants; aquatic environments; bioaccumulation; contaminant fate and transport; ecotoxicology; emerging pollutants; environmental monitoring; toxicity assessment; polution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

Radioactive Contamination and Its Impact on the Environment

edited by

Alexei Konoplev

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1685 | Submission Open

Keywords: radionuclides; speciation; transformation; environment; transport

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

Integrated Human Biomonitoring and Exposure Assessment of Persistent Organic Pollutants

edited by Elena Dellatte and

Stefania Paola De Filippis

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 163 | 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)

Sources, Characteristics, and Environmental Pollution Control of Organic Pollutants in the Atmosphere

edited by Yanqin Ren and

Junling Li

submission deadline 17 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3051 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution sources; environmental monitoring; human exposure assessment; health risk assessment; atmospheric chemistry

Toxicity and Mechanisms of Exposure to Metals and Metalloids

edited by Ying Zhang and

James M. Harrington

submission deadline 17 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 419 | 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)

Ozone Pollution and Adverse Health Impacts

edited by

Feifei Feng

,

Hao Chen

and Meng Li

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12071 | 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)

Advances in Remediation of Environmental Pollutants in Soil-Water System

edited by Fenghe Wang, Haotian Hao and Jiahe Miao

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9619 | 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)

Association Between Environmental Pollutants Exposures and Chronic Disease

edited by

Fei Wang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1090 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollutant and exposure effects; chronic diseases; epidemiological effects; induced health effects; public health; toxic effects; biological mechanism

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

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Exposure and Human Health

edited by

Jian Sun

, Zhou Zhang and

Jing Li

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 966 | Submission Open

Keywords: volatile organic compounds (VOCs); exposure assessment; health risk assessment; toxicological mechanisms; epidemiological research; VOC sources; chemical characteristics

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

Exposure Level and Risk Assessment of Lead (Pb)

edited by

Lin Zhang

and

Li Ma

submission deadline 22 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1013 | Submission Open

Keywords: lead exposure; exposure level detection; bone lead mobilization; risk assessment; toxic mechanisms; prevention strategies; intergenerational effects; vulnerable populations; dose– response relationships

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

Exposure Omics of Pollutants and Their Health Effects

edited by Wei Huang

submission deadline 22 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemicals of emerging concern; biomonitoring techniques; adverse health effects of pollutants; environmental epidemiology; multi-omics

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

Neurological and Endocrine Impacts of Pollutants on Aquatic Organisms

edited by Wenjun Shi

submission deadline 23 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3377 | 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)

Heavy Metals and Pesticide Residue Remediation in Farmland

edited by Ying Huang

submission deadline 24 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3270 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal; pesticide residues; photocatalytic degradation; pollution evaluation; rice; combined pollution; phytoremediation; source; transfer; and accumulation

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

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

edited by

Jorn Yu

submission deadline 24 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 199 | 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)

Biological Effects and Mechanisms of Radiation-Induced Injury

edited by Małgorzata Dobrzyńska and

Ninoslav Djelić

submission deadline 24 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: public health; DNA damage; germ and somatic cells; direct and indirect damage; ionizing and no-ionizing radiation; mutations; cancers; cellular response; organ sensitivity; radioisotopes

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

Ecotoxicity of Environmental Pollutants on Fish Development

edited by

Daniel Clemente Vieira Rego da Silva

and Caio Cesar Achiles do Prado

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 624 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; ecotoxicity; fish early life stages; embryonic and larval development; genotoxicity; oxidative stress; behavioral ecotoxicology; morphological malformations; ecologically relevant species; environmental risk assessment

(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 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 449 | 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)

Biomonitoring for Emerging Contaminants: From Detection to Risk Assessment

edited by Wenlong Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5372 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomonitoring; emerging contaminants; risk assessment; detection; identification

Environmental Behavior and Migration Mechanism of Microplastics

edited by

Jiji Li

and

Fabiana Corami

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4511 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental toxicology; emerging methodologies; risk assessment; omics technologies; chemical mixtures; nanomaterials; in silico models

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

edited by

Hong Li

,

Junling Li

and Yuanyuan Ji

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1236 | 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

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

edited by

Mahesh Rachamalla

and Shubham Dwivedi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 976 | 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

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

edited by

Balaji Anandha Rao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 802 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

Cadmium Exposure and Health Impact

edited by

Teresa Urbano

and

Tommaso Filippini

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 380 | 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)

Endocrine Disruption by Emerging Contaminants (ECs): Threats to Aquatic Animals and Human Health

edited by

Maria João Rocha

,

Tânia Vieira Madureira

and

Pedro Viana Pinto

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open

Keywords: reproductive toxicity; metabolic disorders; cross-species comparisons; risk assessment; bioaccumulation; one health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity)

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

edited by

Mirta Milić

and

Ayse Nursen Basaran

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 269 | 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)

Chronic Exposure Assessment of Agrochemicals and Health Outcomes

edited by

Gisele Alborghetti Nai

and

Francis Lopes Pacagnelli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 213 | 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)

Plant–Soil–Microbe Interactions: Influences on Heavy Metal Mobility and Bioavailability

edited by

Sixi Zhu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– soil– microbe interactions; heavy metal bioavailability; nanoparticle toxicity and mitigation; microbial symbiosis in phytoremediation; climate change and metal mobility; multi-omics in environmental stress response

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

Radiation Toxicology and Translation

edited by

Pingkun Zhou

and Xin Huang

submission deadline 7 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 620 | 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)

Current Issues and Research Perspectives in Forensic Toxicology

edited by Marek Wiergowski,

Giuseppe Davide Albano

and Claudia Trignano

submission deadline 8 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17409 | 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)

Advancing Detection and Analysis of Environmental Pollution

edited by

Qinghua Zhou

and Yajun Tian

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 122 | 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)

Ecological Restoration and Treatment of Metal Contamination from Mines

edited by

Liang Hu

and Luhua Jiang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2841 | 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)

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

edited by Hongbin Lu, Dengbin Yu and

Haiyin Xu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 164 | 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)

Using Computational Tools to Improve Chemical Safety and Public Health

edited by Patricia Ruiz

submission deadline 21 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 317 | 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)

One Health in the Flow: Wastewater-Based Epidemiology Across Humans, Animals and Environments

edited by Paul M. Bertsch and

Warish Ahmed

submission deadline 21 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater epidemiology; emerging diseases; novel one health tools; environmental surveillance; molecular methods; data management

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

Emerging Contaminants in Soil–Plant Systems: Source, Transformation, Effects, and Mitigation Strategy

edited by

Zhihua Qiao

and

Fayuan Wang

submission deadline 21 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: plants; toxicity; risk assessment; translocation and transformation; metabolism; rhizospheric microorganism; soil

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

From Pollution to Purification: Behavior and Fate of Heavy Metals in the Water Environment

edited by

Zhibin Zhang

submission deadline 21 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; speciation; bioavailability; sediment– water interface; redox processes; DOM complexation; transport modeling; passive sampling; nature-based solutions; reactive amendments; risk assessment; bioremediation technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecotoxicology)

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

edited by

Asfandyar Shahab

and

Habib Ullah

submission deadline 22 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3835 | 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)

Atmospheric Aerosols and Human Health

edited by

Choong-Min Kang

submission deadline 24 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: atmospheric aerosols; source apportionment; radioactivity; health effect; mitigation

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

New Emerging Contaminants Identification and Determination

edited by Mahmut Selim Ersan

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: sources of new emerging contaminants (NECs); current detection technologies; occurrence in potable water and wastewater reuse; non-target and suspect screening; occurrence; formation; and transformation of NECs in engineered and natural systems; nondestructive advanced water and wastewater treatment processes; destructive advanced oxidation and reduction processes (AOPs/ARPs); preconcentration and sample preparation techniques for trace detection; toxicology of NECs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

Sustainable Soil Amendments for the Immobilization of Potentially Toxic Elements

edited by

Valentina Pidlisnyuk

,

Karim Suhail Al Souki

and Aritz Burges

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: potentially toxic element contamination; soil remediation; soil amendments; PTE immobilization; bioavailability; environmental risk assessment; waste-derived amendments; long-term stability

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

Toxicity of Phthalate Esters (PAEs)

edited by

Zhenxing Chi

submission deadline 28 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5662 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

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

edited by Thimo Groffen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5137 | Submission Open

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

Toxicological Effects and Mechanisms of Environmental Endocrine Disruptors

edited by Liting Zhou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2352 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental endocrine disruptors; epidemiological research; health effects; mixed exposure; emerging experimental models; mechanism

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

Assessment of Dietary Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals and Health Risks

edited by

Haixia Sui

,

Philip Marx-Stoelting

and Denise Bloch

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2156 | 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)

Persistent Organic Pollutants and Ecotoxicology in the Aquatic Environments

edited by Leila Soledade Lemos and

Rachel Ann Hauser-Davis

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1247 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioaccumulation; trophic transfer; endocrine disruption; aquatic toxicology; environmental persistence; organic pollutants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecotoxicology)

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 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 923 | 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)

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

edited by Federica Impellitteri and

Caterina Faggio

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 691 | 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)

Human Biomonitoring of Emerging Agricultural Exposure: Risks and Health Impacts

edited by Enrico Paci

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 399 | 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)

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

edited by Mukhtiar Ali,

Jiangyong Hu

and Sungwoo Bae

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 390 | 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 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 206 | 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)

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