Chemical Risks of Drinking Water: Micropollutants and Disinfection Byproducts
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Exposome Analysis and Risk Assessment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2024) | Viewed by 941
Special Issue Editors
Interests: drinking water; micropollutants; disinfection; disinfection byproducts; toxicity; metabolomics; transcriptomics; control technology
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Interests: emerging contaminant; water; sediment; wild animal; bioaccumulation; toxicity; metabolism
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Micropollutants are pollutants with low concentration levels and various species, including aliphatic hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, organic pesticides, and metal–organic compounds, etc. Disinfection byproducts are substances produced by the reaction of disinfectants with organic matter, including trihalomethanes, halogenated acetic acids, halogenated acetonitriles, etc. Currently, most disinfection byproducts remain unknown. However, micropollutants and disinfection byproducts in drinking water cannot be completely removed during water treatment and damage human health after ingestion, which has aroused widespread concern. This Special Issue will focus on highlighting timely research studies addressing micropollutants and disinfection byproducts in drinking water, as well as their exposure levels and risks in humans. Authors are invited to submit original research papers, reviews, and short communications.
Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Identification and analysis of new micropollutants and disinfection byproducts;
- Traceability of micropollutants and identification of disinfection byproduct precursors;
- Transformation of micropollutants and disinfection byproducts during water treatment;
- Control and removal technologies of micropollutants and disinfection byproducts;
- Exposure levels and risks of micropollutants and disinfection byproducts in humans;
- Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity caused by micropollutants and disinfection byproducts.
Dr. Jun Hu
Dr. Hangbiao Jin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- drinking water
- micropollutants
- disinfection byproducts
- toxicity
- metabolomics
- transcriptomics
- control technology
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