Research on Polluted Area and Local Ecology: Biomonitoring and Bioindication
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 393
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomonitoring of air pollutants; bioindication; ecotoxicology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Pollution is a growing concern worldwide and represents the greatest environmental risk to health which is related to premature death and affects not only the health of living organisms but also climate change. Currently, micropollutants are one of the most serious challenges among contaminants. The use of living organisms, i.e., bioindicators, helps to monitor the pollution level including micropollutants and limit the impact of pollution on human health and the environment.
We call for contributions to develop the research on pollution monitoring, especially those which present new approaches to biomonitoring, indicate new directions in the development of this research topic and explore the new possibilities of using organisms for bioindication aims.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Estimating the impact of different pollutants including micropollutants on living organisms;
- Inventing/improving biomonitoring methods and systems;
- Validating biomonitoring methods and systems;
- Comparing different bioindicators in terms of their efficiency;
- Testing new tools in bioindication.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Justyna Rybak
Dr. Beata Hanus-Lorenz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pollutants
- micropollutants
- bioindication
- biomonitoring
- PTE
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