Effects of Emerging Pollutants on Ecological Health in Aquatic Environment

Dear Colleagues,

Today, the health of the aquatic environment is deteriorating due to various kinds of pollutants, changes in environmental factors, and their coupling effects. The aquatic environment, as an important component of the biosphere, has been termed “the ultimate sink” for traditional and emerging contaminants. Given the finite supply of water available, the continued chemical contamination of the aquatic environment may pose a significant environmental health hazard. We sincerely invite investigators to contribute original research articles as well as review articles that will stimulate the continuing efforts to understand the adverse effects and toxicological mechanisms of chemical contaminants (heavy metals, POPs, etc.) in an aquatic environment and encourage discussing the relationship between the toxic effects of environmental pollutants and changes in environmental factors. The Special Issue will become an international forum for researchers to summarize the most recent developments and ideas in the aquatic environmental health. We are particularly interested in articles about new monitoring techniques and novel molecular mechanisms of aquatic toxicology in recent years. Potential topics include but are not limited to:

• Toxicology of water emerging contaminants on various organisms;
• Mechanisms of interactions between environmental factors and aquatic toxicology;
• New technologies and methods in aquatic toxicology.

Prof. Dr. Zhihua Li
Guest Editor

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