Current Knowledge of Early-Life Exposure to Toxic Metal(loid)s

Dear Colleagues,

Toxic metal(loid)s are naturally occurring elements; their multiple industrial, domestic, medical, and technological applications have led to their wide distribution in the environment. Toxic metals have no known benefit for human physiology (e.g., lead, mercury, cadmium), otherwise, both excessive intake and low blood levels of essential trace elements have been associated with adverse effects (e.g., zinc, copper, iron, manganese). We are exposed to them through water, air, food, house dust, and/or soil.  In this Special Issue, we focus on the growing worldwide concern surrounding exposure to toxic metal(loid)s especially concerning vulnerable people (fetus, neonate, infant and child), and on the knowledge about exposure source, pharmacokinetics/toxicokinetics, biomarkers such as metalloproteins and the long-term exposure history/trajectories.

The aim of this Special Issue in Toxics, entitled “Current Knowledge of Early-Life Exposure to Toxic Metal(loid)s”, is to highlight timely research addressing scientific, methodological, and epidemiological studies, human biomonitoring, and animal studies.

Studies may include, but are not limited to, original articles, expert reviews and short communications, aimed at advancing scientific knowledge of the early lifetime exposure of toxic metal(loid)s. Authors are invited and welcome to submit original research papers, reviews, and short communications.

Dr. Miyuki Iwai-Shimada
Dr. Srujana Kola-Golla
Guest Editors

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