Environmental Toxicology: The Effects of Chemical Exposure on Animal Physiological and Biochemical Indicators

A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Physiology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 420

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Department of Bioscience and Agro-Food and Environmental Technology, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
Interests: emerging contaminants; veterinary toxicology; experimental toxicology; one health approach; zebrafish model; animal poisoning
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Department of Bioscience and Agro-Food and Environmental Technology, University of Teramo, 64100 Teramo, Italy
Interests: toxicology; in vitro models; bioindicators; endocrine disruptors; pharmacology
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Dear Colleagues,

We are excited to invite you to submit your scientific contributions to this Special Issue titled "Environmental Toxicology: The Effects of Chemical Exposure on Animal Physiological and Biochemical Indicators."

This Special Issue aims to compile original and significant research that evaluates the impact of emerging and known environmental contaminants on animal health. Understanding the complex interactions between pollutants and animal health necessitates integrated approaches that combine field studies, laboratory experiments, and advanced analytical techniques.

We welcome original research articles and reviews. Potential research areas include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Experimental in vitro and in vivo studies;
  • Field studies utilizing animals as environmental sentinels;
  • The development of new diagnostic and analytical methods for contaminant detection;
  • The development of new biomarkers.

We eagerly anticipate your valuable contributions.

Dr. Carmine Merola
Dr. Giulia Caioni
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • emerging contaminants
  • endocrine disruptors
  • in vivo models
  • in vitro models
  • bioindicators
  • animal poisoning
  • biomarkers

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The Determination of the Prohibited Herbicide 4,6-Dinitro-Ortho-Cresol (DNOC) in Poisoned Domestic and Wild Animals in Italy
by Rachele Rocchi, Antonella Tinelli, Giuseppe Gatti, Pietro Badagliacca, Antonio Cocco, Maria Chiara Cantelmi, Antonella Damiano, Giampiero Scortichini, Carmine Merola and Antonio Petrini
Animals 2024, 14(17), 2483; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14172483 - 26 Aug 2024
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This study reports the determination of DNOC in the baits and gastric contents of poisoned dogs and wild canids collected in the Abruzzo region between 2014 and 2022. A total of 663 samples of the baits and carcasses of domestic and wild animals [...] Read more.
This study reports the determination of DNOC in the baits and gastric contents of poisoned dogs and wild canids collected in the Abruzzo region between 2014 and 2022. A total of 663 samples of the baits and carcasses of domestic and wild animals were analyzed for the determination of DNOC through GC-MS. DNOC was found to be present in 58 cases from 663 analyzed samples, with 49 poison baits and nine gastric content samples from dogs and red foxes. This study confirms for the first time that the banned pesticide DNOC still poisons both domestic and wild animals in the Abruzzo region. It should be considered that this study was carried out on a population of animals from a regional geographical area, and more detailed country-wide studies need to be carried out to obtain the incidence of poisoning from this herbicide in Italy. Furthermore, these findings emphasize the importance of considering this chemical in differential diagnosis during toxicological investigations of animal poisoning. Full article
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