Persistent and Emerging Organic Contaminants in Natural Environments
This special issue belongs to the section "Water Quality and Contamination".
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to investigate and understand the sources, fate, transport, and effects of persistent and emerging organic contaminants on natural ecosystems. These contaminants are spread in all environmental compartments at middle and high latitudes due to their worldwide production and consumption related to anthropogenic activities. Most of these organic micropollutants cause adverse effects on organisms at different levels of the trophic web. In this scenario, the investigation of the potential effects and toxicity associated with their occurrence in abiotic and biotic natural compartments can not be negligible. This Special Issue will update the state-of-the-art and partially fill the knowledge gap regarding these contaminants.
Dr. Jasmin Rauseo
Dr. Francesca Spataro
Dr. Luisa Patrolecco
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- emerging contaminants
- POPs
- source of contamination
- fate of contaminants
- short and long-range transport
- ecotoxicity
- environmental compartments
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Published Papers
Water - ISSN 2073-4441