Current Strategies to Remediate Emerging Environmental Toxicants

Dear Colleagues,

The frequent emergence of new pollutants in the environment has been a concern for all life forms on the planet. The past few decades have seen some potent toxicants present in wastewater bodies, which have hazardous effects on animals and plants (like PFAS and organohalides). The scientific community has been successful in developing methods to identify, detoxify, or degrade, and in inventing remediation techniques. The group of per- and poly fluoro compounds (PFAS) poses a strong challenge in current-day environmental science research. However, there are a handful of techniques available to tackle them, but none with cost-effective and feasible. With the awareness of PFAS and its presence widely circulated in our daily lives, the risk of causing severe health damage is a big concern. PFAS are not only emerging toxicants but also referred to as forever chemicals due to their stability and resistance to breakdown. Over the last few years, a few strategies have been developed to minimize their circulation by trapping them and degrading them under extreme conditions. Adsorption, Electrooxidation, Electrocoagulation, Radiation, etc., are some of the popular methods applied to tackle them. Bioremediation of PFAS has been challenging, but there are very few reports claiming bacterial metabolism of PFOA.

It is our pleasure to work on a Special Issue focusing on strategies to tackle emerging pollutants in the environment. We invite researchers focusing on environmental sciences, particularly working on trending toxicants, to communicate their work to this Special Issue. Authors with expertise in the areas listed below are highly encouraged to consider communicating their work.

Dr. Bhim Sen Thapa
Dr. Soumya Pandit
Guest Editors

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