Emerging Contaminants in Estuarine and Coastal Environments: Dynamics and Impacts
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Oceans and Coastal Zones".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 24
Special Issue Editors
Interests: persistent organic pollutants (POPs); biogeochemical processes; microplastics; estuarine and coastal environments; solid-phase microextraction (SPME)
Interests: control of emerging contaminants; water chemistry; environmental risk assessment; antibiotics; advanced oxidation technology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Estuarine and coastal ecosystems, subjected to intense anthropogenic pressures, are critical sinks for a diverse array of emerging contaminants (ECs). A comprehensive understanding of the environmental dynamics and ecological impacts of these pollutants is urgently needed. This Special Issue will address key knowledge gaps regarding the fate, transport, and biological effects of ECs, such as persistent organic pollutants (POPs), microplastics, and antibiotics, in these transitional environments.
We invite contributions that elucidate the interactions between ECs and aquatic biota at multiple levels of biological organization. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Dynamics of ECs and their ecological impacts in estuarine and coastal environments;
- Biological effects and toxicological mechanisms of ECs across aquatic organisms;
- The role of environmental mediators (e.g., dissolved organic matter) in modulating the bioavailability and ecological risks of ECs;
- Innovative monitoring and analytical techniques of ECs under realistic environmental scenarios.
This Special Issue will showcase high-quality original research and reviews that advance predictive capabilities for assessing the ecological consequences of contaminant exposure. We will foster a mechanistic understanding that supports the protection and management of coastal ecosystem integrity.
Dr. Wei Lin
Dr. Zihao Wu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- emerging contaminants
- estuarine and coastal environments
- contaminant dynamics
- ecological effects
- environmental monitoring
- microplastics
- POPs
- antibiotics
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