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Environmental Monitoring and Health Risk Assessment of Traffic-Related Air Pollution
edited by , Tingting Huo and
submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open
Keywords: air pollution; particulate matter; health risk assessment; vehicle emission; reactive oxygen species (ROS)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Pollution and Health)
Pharmacological and Toxicological Insights into Bioactive Natural Products: From Traditional Use to Mechanistic Understanding submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; inflammation; toxicity; safety assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drugs Toxicity)
Ecotoxicology of Emerging Contaminants in the Water Environment
edited by Roberta Bettinetti and Ginevra Boldrocchi
submission deadline 21 May 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecotoxicology; marine pollution; elasmobranchs; zooplankton;   trace metals; freshwater; contaminants; plastic pollution; emerging contaminants; legacy contaminants
Aerosol Particles: From Sources to Health Impacts
edited by and
submission deadline 21 May 2026 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open
Keywords: atmospheric aerosols; aerosol toxicity; haze pollution; ultrafine particles; aerosol chemistry; source apportionment; dispersion modeling; exposure assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Pollution and Health)
Hazardous Pollutants in Marine Ecosystems
edited by and Inmaculada Varó
submission deadline 22 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3753 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecotoxicology; nanomaterials; bioaccumulation; biotransformation; biomonitoring; POPs; PAHs
Classical Environmental Process Modeling, Interpretable Machine Learning, and Their Integrative Innovations—Targeting Atmospheric, Water, and Soil submission deadline 22 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1474 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental models; environmental simulation; environmental management; machine learning; deep learning; source apportionment; atmosphere; soil; water
PFAS: Lifespan Health Risks from Early-Life Exposure and Underlying Mechanisms
edited by and
submission deadline 22 May 2026 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open
Keywords: per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) prenatal exposure; biological barriers; reproductive health; fetal growth and development; metabolic and neurological disorders; lifelong health; molecular mechanisms; risk assessment; developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD)
Environmental Drivers of Chronic Disease: From Population Landscapes to Molecular Mechanisms
edited by Jian Hou, Weidong Wu and
submission deadline 22 May 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental epidemiology; chronic non-communicable diseases; gene– environment interaction; gut microbiota; oxidative stress; human health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Toxicology and Epidemiology)
Atmospheric Emissions, Exposure, Monitoring and Prediction
edited by , and Jiamao Zhou
submission deadline 23 May 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-resolution emission; human exposure; monitoring and data Integration; air quality prediction and forecasting; policy; artificial intelligence; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Pollution and Health)
Potentially Toxic Elements Pollution in Urban and Suburban Environments, 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open
Keywords: potentially toxic elements (PTEs); environmental geochemistry; soil; sediment; water; air pollution; geogenic and anthropogenic pollutant input; bioavailability; PTE mapping; spatial data analysis
Toxicological Effects of Natural Products Derived from Plants or Animals Used in Therapeutical Treatments
edited by and Carla Raggi
submission deadline 29 May 2026 | Viewed by 371 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; plant; animal; therapeutic effect; toxicological evaluation; cytotoxicity; genotoxicity; reproductive toxicity
Genotoxicity of Environmental Pollutants: From Mechanistic Insights to Risk Assessment submission deadline 29 May 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open
Keywords: mutagenicity; carcinogenicity; Ames; DNA damage; risk assessment; environmental pollutants; micronucleus
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Toxicology and Epidemiology)
Analytical Methods and Health Implications of Microplastic Contamination in Food Products submission deadline 29 May 2026 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open
Keywords: microplastic contamination; food safety; polymers; plastics; food processing and packaging; pollutant adsorption; human exposure assessment; analytical detection methods; spectroscopic identification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)
Toxicity Assessment of Emerging Organic Pollutants and New Functional Materials
edited by Shuyan Zhao and Xiaojing Yang
submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging organic pollutants (EOPs); new functional materials (NFMs); environmental behaviors; risk assessment; environmental monitoring and analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)
Exploring Toxicity, Metabolism, and Transformation of Organic Pollutants
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7985 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging organic pollutants; soil pollution; migration and biotransformation; environmental occurrence; metabolism; bioaccumulation; transformation products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)
Biomonitoring of Toxic Elements and Emerging Pollutants
edited by , Pedro Andreo-Martínez and Juan Jose Ramos
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5010 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental health risks; bioaccumulation; biomonitoring; ecotoxicity; emerging contaminants; one health; biological effect monitoring; laboratory tests and validation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)
Emerging Methodologies in Toxicology for Environmental Safety Assessment submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3251 | Submission Open
Keywords: toxicology; chemical safety; emerging contaminants; integrated approaches; predictive modeling; new methodology approaches; high-throughput screening; adverse-outcome pathways; risk assessment; One Health
Application of In Vitro Toxicity Evaluation Models for Environmental Pollutants
edited by Leslimar Rios-Colon and Suzanne Compton Fitzpatrick
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2078 | Submission Open
Keywords: in vitro techniques; environmental contaminants; new approach methodologies (NAMSs); per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs); microplastics; pesticides; endocrine-disrupting chemicals; complex in vitro models
Air Pollution Monitoring and Epidemiology
edited by Liqiong Guo
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open
Keywords: air pollution monitoring; environmental epidemiology; health risk; exposure assessment; public health
Mapping Heavy Metal Exposure in the Exposome Era: Toxicological and Health Perspectives
edited by and Matthew Smith
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 126 | 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)
Application of Mass Spectrometry in Screening and Tracing of Environmental Pollutants
edited by , and Xiaoxia Feng
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: mass spectrometry; emerging pollutants; targeted screening; source apportionment; high-resolution mass spectrometry; pollutant tracing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Methods in Toxicology Research)
Anthropogenic Soil Pollution: Analysis and Mitigation submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open
Keywords: anthropogenic soil pollution; heavy metals; instrumental analysis; soil mitigation; environmental analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)
Developmental Toxicity Mechanism of Emerging Contaminants (ECs)
edited by Xiaoli Xie
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open
Keywords: developmental toxicity; emerging contaminants (ECs); endocrine disruption; oxidative stress; risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)
Fish Physiological Responses to Environmental Stressors
edited by
submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1009 | Submission Open
Keywords: fish ecotoxicology; physiological disruption; oxidative stress biomarkers; ecological risk assessment; bioaccumulation dynamics; endocrine disruption; population changes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecotoxicology)
Adsorption and Photocatalysis of Organic Pollutants: Latest Advances and Prospects
edited by Yufeng Jiang
submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 424 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging contaminants; adsorption; photocatalysis; soil and water; environmental remediation; degradation pathways; eco-toxicity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)
Emerging Pollutants in the Aquatic Ecosystems: Occurrence, Fate and Effects on the Dissemination of Antibiotic Resistance Genes
edited by Lijun Zhou and Liangying He
submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotics; antibiotic resistance genes; emerging pollutant; PPCPs; biocides; occurrence; ecological risk; horizontal gene transfer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)
Novel Algorithms and Models in Computational Toxicology and Pollution: Towards More Accurate Toxicity and Pollution Prediction submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open
Keywords: pollution; prediction; toxicology; environmental modelling; contaminants; novel computational techniques; remediation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)
Physical and Chemical Treatment Techniques of Toxic Contaminants
edited by and
submission deadline 11 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 72 | 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)
Nano-Toxicity: Exploring the Ecotoxicological Impacts of Nanoparticles and Combined Exposures
edited by and
submission deadline 12 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1114 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecotoxicology; environmental toxicology; biological effects; nanoparticles; microplastics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecotoxicology)
Computational and Experimental Insights into Transformation of Environmental Pollutants
edited by Li Ji, and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 61 | 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)
Environmental Toxicants in Human Health: Oxidative Stress, Metabolism and Toxicity
edited by and Michael Lynes
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental toxicants; immune cells; inflammation; oxidative stress; developmental and aging; autoimmunity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Toxicology and Epidemiology)
From Low-Tier to Individual Effects of Emerging Pollutants: Integrative Approaches to Ecotoxicological Assessments—2nd Edition submission deadline 18 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2553 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomarkers; ecotoxicology; emerging pollutants; biological effects; mode of action; integrative analysis; analytical methods; sub-lethal endpoints
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecotoxicology)
Safety Assessment of Toxic Substances in Food Contact Materials
edited by Emma Di Consiglio
submission deadline 19 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open
Keywords: toxicology; next-generation risk assessment; new approach methodologies (NAM); human health; food contact materials; environmental contaminants; toxicokinetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Exposome Analysis and Risk Assessment)
Advanced Hybrid and Electrochemical Techniques for Emerging Water Pollutants submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrochemical oxidation (EO); contaminants of emerging concern (CECs); nanomaterials; water treatment; nanostructured electrodes; nanotechnology; environmental toxicology; wastewater remediation; metal– organic frameworks (MOFs); hybrid catalysts; electrochemical oxidation (EO)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)
Halogenated and Heterocyclic Derivatives of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PACs): Bridging the Gaps in Occurrence, Exposure, and Toxicological Risk
edited by Philippe J. Thomas and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open
Keywords: polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs); emerging contaminants; non-target screening; persistent organic pollutants (POPs); toxicology; bioaccumulation; source apportionment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)
Advanced Electrochemical Oxidation Processes for Emerging Contaminant Treatment
edited by María Teresa Montañés Sanjuan
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced electrochemical oxidation process (AEOP); electrooxidation; photoelectrooxidation; emerging anodes; wastewater treatment; emerging contaminants reduction; micropollutants reduction; toxicity reduction; environmental remediation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)
Toxicity and Safety Assessment of Exposure to Heavy Metals submission deadline 21 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8684 | Submission Open
Keywords: human exposure to metals; environmental contamination; metals’ biogeochemistry; food metal contaminants; toxic effects of metals; metals’ mechanisms of toxicity; risk assessment; biomarkers; metallodrugs; metal ion chelators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Radioactive Substances)
Toxic Effects of Emerging Pollutants on Aquatic Organisms and Human submission deadline 23 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging contaminants; aquatics; human; molecular; biochemical; behavioral
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)
Airway Exposure to Pollution from Ambient Particulate Matter (PM) and Health Effects
edited by and
submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5030 | Submission Open
Keywords: air pollution; particulate matter (PM); respiratory health; airway inflammation; oxidative stress; in vitro toxicology; alternative testing methods; cell culture models; health risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Pollution and Health)
New Approach Methodologies in Environmental Risk Assessment of Chemical Contaminants
edited by
submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1093 | Submission Open
Keywords: approaches for pollution assessment; ecotoxicology; ecological effects; new approach methodologies; chemical toxicity; chemical contaminants; risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecotoxicology)
Health Risk Assessment for Food Contaminants: Exposure and Human Toxicology submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open
Keywords: food contaminants; health risk assessment; exposure modeling; toxicology; new approach methodologies (NAMs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Exposome Analysis and Risk Assessment)
Antibiotics and Resistance Genes in Environment
edited by and Shimei Zheng
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10202 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotics; antibiotic resistance genes; environmental fate; human health; ecosystem impact; risk assessment; mitigation strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)
Identification of Emerging Pollutants and Human Exposure
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8248 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging contaminants; remediation strategies; non-targeted analysis; biomonitoring; exposome; risk assessment
Soil Heavy Metal Pollution and Human Health
edited by and Chengchen Wang
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3781 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metals; human health; food safety; monitoring techniques; pretreatment methods; contaminant control approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Radioactive Substances)
Endocrine Disruptors and Persistent Organic Pollutants: Their Impact on the Environment and Human Health
edited by Euripides G. Stephanou and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2464 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomonitoring of EDCs and POPs; Prenatal exposure to mixtures of endocrine-disrupting chemicals and respiratory health in children; exposure to POPs and emotional and behavioral outcomes from early childhood to adolescence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Exposome Analysis and Risk Assessment)
Health Risk Assessment of Emerging Pollutants—an Integration of Exposure Estimation and Mechanism-Based Toxicity Study
edited by , Haiming Xu and Ming Shi
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 704 | Submission Open
Keywords: persistent organic pollutants; endocrine disruptors; environmental antibiotics; microplastics; metabolically-modulated/activated toxicity; neuro-behavioral toxicity; endocrinal disruption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Exposome Analysis and Risk Assessment)
Multi-Media Exposure to Emerging Contaminants and Health Effects Across Physiological Systems: Exposure Pathways, Risk Assessment and Public Health Implications
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging contaminants; multi-media exposure; exposure pathways; health effects; risk assessment; toxicity mechanisms; public health implications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)
Bioremediation Technologies for Aquaculture Pollutants
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 124 | 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)
Biomonitoring and Exposure Assessment in Vulnerable Populations: From Source to Health Outcome
edited by Jianwen She, Joy Xiaosong Jiang and Dinesh Adhikari
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomonitoring; source identification; emerging contaminants; exposure and effect biomarkers; vulnerable communities; health outcome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Exposome Analysis and Risk Assessment)
Effect-Based Evaluation of Emerging Contaminants and Their By-Products in the Aquatic Environment
edited by , Tim aus der Beek and Jochen Tuerk
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioassays; effect-based methods; water quality; water contaminants; human health; emerging contaminants; risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)
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