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Fish Physiological Responses to Environmental Stressors

edited by

Jun Wang

submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5676 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1967 | 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 491 | 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

edited by

Abdullahi Garba Usman

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 400 | 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

Lei Xu

and

Jianbiao Peng

submission deadline 11 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 290 | 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

Juan Wang

and

Gang Liang

submission deadline 12 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1646 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecotoxicology; environmental toxicology; biological effects; nanoparticles; microplastics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecotoxicology)

Environmental Toxicants in Human Health: Oxidative Stress, Metabolism and Toxicity

edited by

David A. Lawrence

and Michael Lynes

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1497 | 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

edited by

Tiago Simoes

Hugo Monteiro

and

Nuno Ferreira

submission deadline 18 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3691 | 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 267 | 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

edited by

Artur J. Motheo

and

Michel Zampieri Fidelis

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 336 | 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

Gregg Tomy

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 265 | 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 189 | 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

edited by

Cristina Carvalho

and

Michael Aschner

submission deadline 21 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16795 | 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

edited by

Christopher Martyniuk

submission deadline 23 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2882 | 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

Gloria Melzi

and

Yuewei Liu

submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10826 | 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)

Health Risk Assessment for Food Contaminants: Exposure and Human Toxicology

edited by

Yu-Syuan Luo

and

Nan-Hung Hsieh

submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3585 | 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)

New Approach Methodologies in Environmental Risk Assessment of Chemical Contaminants

edited by

Carlos Barata

submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3323 | 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)

Antibiotics and Resistance Genes in Environment

edited by

Fengxia Yang

and Shimei Zheng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 17586 | 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

Xiaotu Liu

and

Ting Wu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17354 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; remediation strategies; non-targeted analysis; biomonitoring; exposome; risk assessment

The Neuroexposome: Integrating Exposures with Physiology to Understand Brain Health and Disease

edited by Megan Mahoney and

Jennifer L. Freeman

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9243 | Submission Open

Keywords: exposome; exposomics; neuroexposome; neurodegeneration; neurotoxicology; neurodevelopment; developmental origins of health and disease (DOHAD)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurotoxicity)

Soil Heavy Metal Pollution and Human Health

edited by

Ping Xiang

and Chengchen Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8549 | 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)

Impact of Pollutants on Aquatic Ecosystems and Food Safety

edited by Francesca Falco

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8201 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-stress; enviromental biodiversity; cascading effect; emerging contaminants; ecotoxicology; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

Applicability of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to Skin Sensitization: Insights from Industry and Regulatory Perspectives

edited by Gertrude-Emilia Costin and Argel Islas-Robles

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7819 | Submission Open

Keywords: skin sensitization; allergic contact dermatitis; new approach methodologies; regulatory testing; defined approaches; adverse outcome pathway; cosmetic industry; medical devices; mixtures; botanicals

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

Multi-Media Exposure to Emerging Contaminants and Health Effects Across Physiological Systems: Exposure Pathways, Risk Assessment and Public Health Implications

edited by

Guanghui Dong

and

Lizi Lin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7076 | 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)

Perspectives in Veterinary Toxicology and One Health

edited by

Wilson Kiiza Rumbeiha

and Abdel-Razak Kadry

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5720 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change and animal health; animals as biosentinels of environmental pollution; pollutants and animal health; one health toxicology; veterinary toxicology; environmental toxicants modulating animal health

Endocrine Disruptors and Persistent Organic Pollutants: Their Impact on the Environment and Human Health

edited by Euripides G. Stephanou and

Antonis Myridakis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3961 | 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)

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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3363 | 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)

Health Risk Assessment of Emerging Pollutants—an Integration of Exposure Estimation and Mechanism-Based Toxicity Study

edited by

Yungang Liu

, Haiming Xu and Ming Shi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1542 | 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)

Effect-Based Evaluation of Emerging Contaminants and Their By-Products in the Aquatic Environment

edited by

Elke Dopp

, Tim aus der Beek and Jochen Tuerk

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 343 | 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)

Bioremediation Technologies for Aquaculture Pollutants

edited by

Shiyang Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 266 | 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)

Impacts of Foodborne Environmental Pollutants on Animal Production

edited by Jingzeng Cai and Huijie Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: cell death pathways; ROS; mitochondrial dysfunction; organ toxicity; persistent pollutants (PFOS; Cd; Ni); pesticide exposure (CAP; CYP; CPF); foodborne pollutants

Environmental Exposure, Toxicity and Health Impact of Emerging Environmental Contaminants

edited by

Jiafu Li

and

Jingsi Chen

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5027 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental exposure; toxicity; emerging environmental contaminants; health impact; drinking water; water pollution; human heath risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

Biodegradation and Bioremediation for Emerging Environmental Pollutants

edited by

Lei Ren

John Zhou

and Hongming Liu

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1048 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging pollutnats; biodegradation; bioremediation; environmental microbes; metabolic mechanism; metabolic pathway; microbiome

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

Monitoring and Modeling of Air Pollution

edited by

Cheng Liu

Yongjing Ma

and

Yangzhou Wu

submission deadline 9 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4504 | 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)

Fate and Transport of Heavy Metals in Polluted Soils

edited by Tuo Zhang and Xing Xia

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4379 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; soil contamination; fate and transport; soil health; environmental remediation; ecological risk assessment; bioavailability

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

Occurrence, Fate, Bioaccumulation and Toxic Effects of 6PPDQ

edited by

Yuxin Sun

Xiaojun Luo

and

Dayong Wang

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4164 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)

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 2120 | 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 1790 | 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 166 | 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 3179 | 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 593 | 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 12262 | 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 9806 | 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)

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Exposure and Human Health

edited by

Jian Sun

, Zhou Zhang and

Jing Li

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1247 | 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)

Association Between Environmental Pollutants Exposures and Chronic Disease

edited by

Fei Wang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1126 | 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)

Exposure Level and Risk Assessment of Lead (Pb)

edited by

Lin Zhang

and

Li Ma

submission deadline 22 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1071 | 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 185 | 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 3412 | 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 3306 | 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 202 | 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)

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