Exposure to Occupational and Environmental Pollutants and Human Health

Dear Colleagues,

Occupational and environmental health, two closely related domains, are involved in many issues of concern for the human population, and humans are frequently exposed to several hazards and pollutants in both their occupational and environmental settings. Air and water quality, as well as soil pollution, have great impacts on environmental health, indirectly affecting the wellbeing of humans, while workers are exposed to a variety of hazards every day that can cause adverse health effects. Whether in environmental or workplace settings, occupational hazards and environmental pollutants are persistent risk factors in regard to human health. Exposure to occupational and environmental pollutants could result in cardiovascualr diseases, diabetes, cancers, heairng loss, etc., and several potential mechnisms are involved in these associations that urgently need to be comprehensively assessed.

This Special Issue will focus on research studies addressing the associations that occupational hazards and environmental pollutants may have with human health, as well as the biomarkers and potential mechanisms underlying these associations. Authors are also welcome to submit original research papers, reviews, and short communications.

Topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Exposure to occupational hazards and the resultant health effects, including cardiovascualr diseases, diabetes, cancers, hearing loss, etc.
2. The biomarkers and potential mechanisms underlying the association between occupational hazards and human health.
3. Exposure to environmental pollutants and their effect on health, including cardiovascualr diseases, diabetes, cancers, hearing loss, etc.
4. The biomarkers and potential mechanisms underlying the association between environmental pollutants and human health.
5. The potential mechanisms and combined effects of occupational hazards and environmental pollutants on human health.

Dr. Dongming Wang
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Toxics is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• occupational hazards
• environmental pollutants
• human health
• epidemiology
• inflammation
• oxidative stress
• mechanism