Marine Ecotoxicology Responses to Global Change and Environmental Impacts
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Quality and Contamination".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2025) | Viewed by 1504
Special Issue Editors
Interests: global changes; marine litter; monitoring and management of coastal areas; toxicity evaluation; ecological indicator; bioaccumulation; toxicity tests; battery tests.
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Interests: marine organisms; bioindicators; acute test; sub-chronic and chronic endpoints; climate change; marine litter
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue, entitled “Marine Ecotoxicology Responses to Environmental Impacts”, welcomes the submission of reviews or manuscripts that describe original research on marine ecotoxicology. Marine ecosystems contribute to the regulation of climate, the protection of coastal areas from storms and the provision of food for human communities. They also support a range of livelihoods and recreational activities. Unfortunately, many marine ecosystems are in decline due to climate change and human activities.
Huge quantities of man-made chemicals and waste enter the marine environment each year as a result of continued population growth and anthropogenic activities, and this pollution is mainly concentrated in coastal areas.
Hazardous chemicals (e.g., heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, surfactants) and contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) (e.g., nanoparticles, pharmaceuticals, endocrine disrupters, pesticides, personal care products, micro-nanoplastics, rare earth elements) reach the aquatic environment. These substances can have a direct impact on ecosystems and biodiversity, reducing the survival of endemic and/or specialised organisms and resulting in impoverished ecosystems that are more vulnerable to collapse. In addition, populations may be displaced from their traditional ranges into new areas, facilitating the spread of alien species.
In this context, marine ecotoxicology plays a key role in predicting the potential impact of these substances on marine ecosystems.
Dr. Ermelinda Prato
Dr. Francesca Biandolino
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- global change
- marine ecotoxicology
- chemicals hazard
- emerging contaminants
- climate change
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