Legacy and Emerging Contaminants in Aquatic System
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2022) | Viewed by 2439
Special Issue Editors
Interests: analytical and environmental chemistry; voltammetry and in situ voltammetry; atomic absorption spectroscopy; inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry; unmanned aerial vehicles for atmospheric analysis; atmospheric depositions; chemical composition of atmospheric aerosol; metal speciation in seawater; environmental monitoring.
Interests: organic pollutants in the aquatic environments; microplastic-associated organic compounds; accumulation, degradation and toxicity of hydrocarbons; environmental monitoring; biogeochemical processes of pollutants in marine ecosystems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
An aquatic system includes freshwater, wastewater and marine water. Water quality degradation is one of the most challenging problems that human beings have faced throughout the 21st century, as it endangers human health, hinders economic growth, disturbs ecosystem functionality and also contributes to the crisis of food insecurity (UNESCO). In addition to traditional (legacy) contaminants such as metals or organic chemicals (including PAHs, PCBs and dioxins), emerging pollutants such as endocrine disruptors (EDCs), pharmaceuticals and plastic debris are examples of worrying stressors for the health of aquatic organisms and ecosystems. As recommended by the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) (2008/105/CE; Descriptor D8) and other intergovernmental programs on water quality, monitoring studies are needed to assess environmental risks posed by traditional and emerging contaminants and their possible adverse effects on wildlife and human health.
In addition to direct physical and chemical methods of water quality monitoring, bioindicators have also been used to evaluate marine pollution. Macroinvertebrates, corals, sponges, fishes, macrophytes, protozoa, and algae are the most commonly used environmental bioindicators, and they allow for the estimation of marine or estuarine pollution on a geographical basis.
This Special Issue has the scope to assemble a collection of papers providing interpretations in a number of areas. These areas may include, but are not limited to:
- The physicochemical characterization of aquatic environment;
- The assessment of the impact of contamination in aquatic ecosystems;
- Estuarine pollution and influence on seawater contamination;
- New analytical methods and instrumental techniques for pollutants determination;
- Case studies of environmental monitoring;
- The seasonal evolution of contaminants in aquatic environments;
- The effects of climate changes on contaminants’ distribution in aquatic environments;
- Pollutants in sediments and marine organisms;
- Modelling studies helping to assess global pollutants distribution in marine environment as well as oceanic transport;
- The evaluation of the potential role of marine organisms as bioindicators of spatial temporal trends of pollutants in coastal and marine areas.
Prof. Dr. Silvia Illuminati
Dr. Emanuela Frapiccini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- surface waters
- potentially toxic metals
- organic contaminants
- emerging pollutants
- priority pollutants
- nutrients
- marine chemistry
- environmental monitoring
- plastic debris
- bioindicator organisms
