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Environmental Behavior and Migration Mechanism of Microplastics
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6695 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental toxicology; emerging methodologies; risk assessment; omics technologies; chemical mixtures; nanomaterials; in silico models
Biomonitoring for Emerging Contaminants: From Detection to Risk Assessment
edited by Wenlong Li
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6422 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomonitoring; emerging contaminants; risk assessment; detection; identification
Cadmium Exposure and Health Impact submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 494 | Submission Open
Keywords: sources and pathways of cadmium exposure, with a particular focus on diet; mechanisms of cadmium toxicity; genomic and epigenomic effects of cadmium; cadmium exposure and bone metabolism, cancer, cardiovascular, kidney, and neurodegenerative diseases; vulnerable populations and susceptibility to cadmium exposure; biomarkers of cadmium exposure; public health implications of cadmium exposure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Exposome Analysis and Risk Assessment)
Endocrine Disruption by Emerging Contaminants (ECs): Threats to Aquatic Animals and Human Health submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 392 | Submission Open
Keywords: reproductive toxicity; metabolic disorders; cross-species comparisons; risk assessment; bioaccumulation; one health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity)
Chronic Exposure Assessment of Agrochemicals and Health Outcomes submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open
Keywords: pesticide exposure; human health; animal models; occupational exposure; dietary exposure; inhalation exposure; environmental exposure; chronic exposure; attributable risk
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agrochemicals and Food Toxicology)
Plant–Soil–Microbe Interactions: Influences on Heavy Metal Mobility and Bioavailability
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant–soil–microbe interactions; heavy metal bioavailability; nanoparticle toxicity and mitigation; microbial symbiosis in phytoremediation; climate change and metal mobility; multi-omics in environmental stress response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)
Radiation Toxicology and Translation
edited by and Xin Huang
submission deadline 7 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 984 | Submission Open
Keywords: radiation toxicology; ionizing radiation; normal tissue injury; radioprotectors; translational medicine; biomarkers; oxidative stress; DNA damage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Radioactive Substances)
Current Issues and Research Perspectives in Forensic Toxicology
edited by Marek Wiergowski, and Claudia Trignano
submission deadline 8 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20073 | Submission Open
Keywords: forensic toxicology; forensic analytical chemistry; postmortem toxicology; drugs of abuse detection; forensic alcohology; drug-impaired driving; forensic biochemistry; nanochemistry biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drugs Toxicity)
Advancing Detection and Analysis of Environmental Pollution
edited by and Yajun Tian
submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging contaminants; sensors; spectroscopy; chromatography; mass spectrometry; ion mobility spectrometry; atmosphere; water; soil
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)
Ecological Restoration and Treatment of Metal Contamination from Mines
edited by and Luhua Jiang
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2993 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metal; rare earth; migration and transformation; occurrence state; stabilization; carbon sequestration; environmental risk; ecological restoration; microbial technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)
Occurrence, Transformation and Risk Assessment of Hazardous Substances in Water Environment
edited by Hongbin Lu, Dengbin Yu and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open
Keywords: hazardous substances; aquatic occurrence; environmental transformation; transformation products; fate and transport; mixture toxicity; effect-based monitoring; exposure assessment; risk characterization; high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS); hazardous substances; aquatic occurrence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)
One Health in the Flow: Wastewater-Based Epidemiology Across Humans, Animals and Environments
edited by Paul M. Bertsch and
submission deadline 21 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 697 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater epidemiology; emerging diseases; novel one health tools; environmental surveillance; molecular methods; data management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Toxicology and Epidemiology)
Using Computational Tools to Improve Chemical Safety and Public Health
edited by Patricia Ruiz
submission deadline 21 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 602 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational toxicology; computational pharmacology; in silico modeling; machine learning and AI for chemical evaluation; QSAR (quantitative structure–activity relationship); PBPK modeling; molecular docking; molecular dynamics; toxicity prediction; high-throughput screening (HTS); integrated testing strategies (ITS); new approach methodologies (NAMs); adverse outcome pathways (AOP); exposure assessment; chemical mixtures evaluation; predictive toxicology; data-driven chemical safety; environmental health modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Methods in Toxicology Research)
From Pollution to Purification: Behavior and Fate of Heavy Metals in the Water Environment
edited by
submission deadline 21 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metals; speciation; bioavailability; sediment–water interface; redox processes; DOM complexation; transport modeling; passive sampling; nature-based solutions; reactive amendments; risk assessment; bioremediation technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecotoxicology)
Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Aquatic Environment: Sources, Monitoring and Potential Risks submission deadline 22 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4723 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging contaminants; aquatic pollution; environmental monitoring; wastewater contaminants; ecological risk assessment; remediation technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)
Atmospheric Aerosols and Human Health
edited by
submission deadline 24 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 701 | Submission Open
Keywords: atmospheric aerosols; source apportionment; radioactivity; health effect; mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Pollution and Health)
Sustainable Soil Amendments for the Immobilization of Potentially Toxic Elements
edited by , and Aritz Burges
submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1679 | Submission Open
Keywords: potentially toxic element contamination; soil remediation; soil amendments; PTE immobilization; bioavailability; environmental risk assessment; waste-derived amendments; long-term stability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)
New Emerging Contaminants Identification and Determination
edited by Mahmut Selim Ersan
submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open
Keywords: sources of new emerging contaminants (NECs); current detection technologies; occurrence in potable water and wastewater reuse; non-target and suspect screening; occurrence, formation, and transformation of NECs in engineered and natural systems; nondestructive advanced water and wastewater treatment processes; destructive advanced oxidation and reduction processes (AOPs/ARPs); preconcentration and sample preparation techniques for trace detection; toxicology of NECs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)
Toxicity of Phthalate Esters (PAEs)
edited by
submission deadline 28 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6828 | Submission Open
Keywords: phthalate esters; toxic mechanism; toxic effect; in vivo study; in vitro study
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Ecological Impacts and Human Health Risks
edited by Thimo Groffen
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7234 | Submission Open
Keywords: PFAS; ecotoxicity; toxicity; health effect; fate; transport; bioavailability; bioaccumulation; biomagnification; risk assessment
Toxicological Effects and Mechanisms of Environmental Endocrine Disruptors
edited by Liting Zhou
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3509 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental endocrine disruptors; epidemiological research; health effects; mixed exposure; emerging experimental models; mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Toxicology and Epidemiology)
Assessment of Dietary Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals and Health Risks
edited by , and Denise Bloch
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2908 | Submission Open
Keywords: dietary exposure assessment; food chemical; food safety; risk assessment; exposure science; toxicological research; new approach methodologies; cumulative risk assessment; threshold of toxicological concern; read across; chemical mixtures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agrochemicals and Food Toxicology)
Environmental Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants: Determination and Implications for Food Safety and Public Health
edited by and Elena Dellatte
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2067 | Submission Open
Keywords: persistent organic pollutants; bioaccumulation; food contamination; human biomonitoring; exposure assessment; analytical methods; public health risk; dioxins and PCBs; food chain; emergency surveillance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Exposome Analysis and Risk Assessment)
Human Biomonitoring of Emerging Agricultural Exposure: Risks and Health Impacts
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1694 | Submission Open
Keywords: occupational exposure; agricultural workers; mycotoxins; biological toxins; fungi; human biomonitoring—HB; biomarkers of exposure; reference values; food safety; livestock farms; analytical methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Toxicology and Epidemiology)
Persistent Organic Pollutants and Ecotoxicology in the Aquatic Environments
edited by Leila Soledade Lemos and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1627 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioaccumulation; trophic transfer; endocrine disruption; aquatic toxicology; environmental persistence; organic pollutants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecotoxicology)
Microplastics as Dual-Origin Contaminant Vectors: Leaching, Sorption Dynamics, and Combined Biological Impacts
edited by Mukhtiar Ali, and Sungwoo Bae
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1325 | Submission Open
Keywords: contaminant vectors; intrinsic additives; contaminants sorption; environmental transport; bioaccumulation; toxicity; environmental health; PFAS; ecological impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)
Biological Responses to Environmental Stressors: Multilevel Approaches from Cells to Organisms
edited by Federica Impellitteri and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1141 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular mechanisms; organoids; in vivo systems; biological stress responses; multilevel approaches; cellular mechanisms; molecular adaptation; experimental models; in vitro systems; integrative biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecotoxicology)
Response of Plants to Potentially Toxic Element (PTE) Stress submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 324 | Submission Open
Keywords: potentially toxic elements (PTEs); plant oxidative stress; soil contamination; phytoremediation; risk assessment; abiotic stress; toxicity mitigation; biomarkers; antioxidant activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)
Environmental Dynamics of Bioaerosols: Dispersion, Transport, and Fate
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioaerosols; SARS-CoV-2; filter; airborne transmission; precipitation; infectious diseases; mpox; bioaerosols dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Pollution and Health)
Advanced Approaches for Air Pollution Exposure and Health Risk Assessment
edited by Zhiyuan Li
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open
Keywords: air pollution; exposure assessment; health risk assessment; PM2.5; O3
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Pollution and Health)
Environmental Toxicity of Products from Biomass Thermochemical Processes
edited by , Hongbin Lu and Zhuowei Zhang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass utilization; chemical transformation; thermochemical products; environmental toxicity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)
Environmental Toxicology of Soil Pollutants: Plant Responses and Soil–Plant Interactions
edited by Zhenggui Wei
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil pollution; environmental toxicology; heavy metals in soil; phytotoxicity; bioremediation; ecotoxicology; phytoremediation; plant stress responses; soil–plant interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecotoxicology)
Microbial Systems for Enhanced Degradation of Recalcitrant Organic Pollutants
edited by Xiaoqiang Jia
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open
Keywords: recalcitrant organic pollutants; microbial remediation; pollutant toxicity–microbe interactions; biodegradation mechanisms; metabolic cooperation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)
Source and Components Analysis of Aerosols in Air Pollution—2nd Edition
edited by and Yujie Zhang
submission deadline 5 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 449 | Submission Open
Keywords: atmospheric aerosols; sources and composition of aerosols; toxicological characteristics; particulate matter; aerosol components
Toxicity of Air Pollutants to the Digestive and Respiratory Systems
edited by Qingtao Meng
submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open
Keywords: environment and health; emerging pollutants; air pollution; gut health effect; respiratory system; gut microbiota
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Pollution and Health)
Emerging PFAS: Environmental Fate, Health Risks, and Innovative Remediation Approaches
edited by Daochen Zhu
submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3335 | Submission Open
Keywords: PFAS; environmental fate; bioaccumulation; health risk assessment; analytical methods; advanced oxidation; bioremediation; phytoremediation; enzyme engineering; defluorination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)
Environmental Behavior and Ecological Risks of Micro- and Nanoplastics in Aquatic Environments
edited by Agata Egea-Corbacho Lopera and María del Pilar Yeste Sigüenza
submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 764 | Submission Open
Keywords: microplastics; nanoplastics; aquatic environments; environmental behaviour; ecological risk assessment; contaminant interactions; toxicity mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)
Human Biomonitoring, Exposure Assessment and Quantitative Analysis of PFASs
edited by
submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2645 | Submission Open
Keywords: PFASs; human exposure; risk communication; risk management; risk assessment; health impact assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Exposome Analysis and Risk Assessment)
Plant Uptake of Heavy Metals in Soil
edited by Guo Yu and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2172 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil remediation; hyperaccumulator; rhizosphere; in situ imaging; multi-omics; metals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)
Environmental Contamination, Toxic Effect, and Risk Assessment of Microplastics and Plastic Additives
edited by , and
submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7790 | Submission Open
Keywords: microplastics; plastic additives; environmental contamination; biomonitoring; bioaccumulation; toxicity mechanism; ecological risk assessment; human health effect
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)
Environmental Study of Waste Management: Life Cycle Assessment
edited by and Sardar Khan
submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6228 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste management; solid waste; animal manure; wastewater sludge; environmental risk
(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)
Fate and Transport of Emerging Contaminants in Soil
edited by , and Xiupei Zhou
submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5512 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging contaminants; soil pollution; ecotoxicology; transport and transformation; degradation mechanisms; remediation technology; environmental policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Contaminants)
Environmental Contamination by Toxic Metals and Metalloids, Exposure Limits, and Toxicity Thresholds
edited by
submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2856 | Submission Open
Keywords: antioxidant flavonoids; benchmark dose modeling; cadmium toxicity; food contaminants; metals and metalloids; plant foods and antioxidants; tolerable intake level; toxicity targets and thresholds; toxicity mechanism; toxicity mitigation; selenium; zinc
(This special issue belongs to the Section Exposome Analysis and Risk Assessment)
Rare Earth Elements (REEs) and Related Pollutants: Ecotoxicological Effects, Risk Assessment and Machine Learning Prediction
edited by Zaosheng Wang and Ruiqing Zhang
submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open
Keywords: rare earth elements (REEs); toxic effects; mining watershed; risk assessment; machine learning; water quality benchmark
In Vitro Models for Toxicological Screening of Novel Therapeutics
edited by
submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open
Keywords: 2D in vitro models 3D in vitro models; new approach methodologies (NAMs); in vitro toxicology; cell-based drug screening; safety profile; drug development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Methods in Toxicology Research)
Toxic Agent Analysis and Removal for Healthy Living and Safe Environment submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8745 | Submission Open
Keywords: toxic agents; human health; environmental protection; heavy metals; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; pesticides; xenobiotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation)
Forensic and Post-Mortem Toxicology
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8471 | Submission Open
Keywords: omics-integrated forensic workflows; high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS); ambient ionization techniques (DART-MS); AI-enhanced toxicological analysis; portable field-deployable devices; molecular autopsy; precision forensic investigations; ethical and sustainable practices; traceable data protocols; anonymization standards
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drugs Toxicity)
Advanced Mitigation Strategies for Air Pollutants: Innovative Technologies and Management Practices submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5958 | Submission Open
Keywords: air pollutants; mitigation strategies; innovative Technologies; emission control; abatement strategies; real-time monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Pollution and Health)
Atmospheric Emissions Characteristics and Its Impact on Human Health—2nd Edition
edited by , Hongmei Xu, Tian Chang and Peng Wei
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4864 | Submission Open
Keywords: air pollution; health risk assessment; atmospheric emissions; personal exposure; particulate matter; toxic pollutants; optical characteristics; secondary organic aerosol; source apportionment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Pollution and Health)
Evaluation and Biomonitoring of Potentially Toxic and Rare Earth Elements
edited by Ángel Rodríguez Hernández, and Carmen José Mateos Vega
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4846 | Submission Open
Keywords: potentially toxic elements (PTEs); rare earth elements (REEs); human biomonitoring; animal biomonitoring; environmental pollution; toxicological effects; risk assessment; oxidative stress; public health
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