POPs in Water Environment: Migration, Transformation and Risk Assessment
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Quality and Contamination".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 September 2025 | Viewed by 126
Special Issue Editor
Interests: PFAS; POPs; contaminants of emerging concern; LC-HRMS; nontarget screening; sorption; biotransformation; multimedia distribution
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are chemicals of concern due to their potential for long-range transport, environmental persistence, ecosystem bioaccumulation, and adverse human health effects. Understanding their migration pathways, transformation mechanisms, and ecological risks is critical for effective management and policy-making. This Special Issue aims to gather cutting-edge research addressing these challenges, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue among chemists, ecotoxicologists, hydrologists, and policymakers. The migration, transformation, and risk assessment of POPs in the water environment are critical areas of research that inform the development of effective strategies for their management and control.
We invite authors to submit original research papers, comprehensive reviews, and concise short communications that contribute to understanding POPs in the water environment.
Topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Sources and pathways of POP emissions;
- Fate and transport of POPs in surface water, groundwater, and sediment systems;
- Spatial and temporal distribution patterns of POPs in the water environment;
- Transformation processes, including biodegradation, photolysis, and chemical interactions, of POPs in the water environment;
- Health and ecological risk assessment methodologies for POP exposure.
Dr. Hao Chen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
- emissions
- migration
- environmental behavior
- transformation
- risk assessment
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