Emerging Contaminants and Their Remediation for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture
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 July 2023) | Viewed by 2045
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ecosystem functioning; heavy metals and microplastics pollution; natural remediation and coastal fisheries
Interests: marine ecology; marine biodiversity; marine environment; ecosystem ecology; coastal ecology; community structure; aquatic ecology; biological oceanography
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Emerging contaminants, also known as contaminants of emerging concerns (CECs), are synthetic chemicals or biological agents (e.g., micro/nanoplastics, PAHs, PFAS, microorganisms, etc.) that have recently been recorded in all parts of the Earth's ecosystems. These chemicals are usually not routinely monitored and are mostly persistent and either poorly or non-biodegradable. They stay in the ecosystems for a long time and enter the food chain, which has the potential to harm the environment and have a negative impact on human and/or ecological health. The development of efficient bioremediation strategies and support for international regulatory efforts are constrained by the lack of knowledge regarding the fate of some CECs in aquatic environments and their transfer pathways in the food web. As a result, in order to establish regulatory norms on a worldwide scale, thorough, detailed studies are required. Fisheries and aquaculture play a significant role in livelihoods, poverty reduction, and food security throughout the world. Since the 1990s, aquaculture has grown at an astounding average rate of 8% per year and the current global demand for aquatic food is expected to increase to 204 million tonnes by 2030. These data show how quickly the fisheries and aquaculture industries are expanding or will expand. However, increasing water pollution from emerging contaminants could potentially slow down this development. As a result, the establishment of combined regulatory guidelines, waste management techniques, and remediation strategies is urgently needed for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture growth. In this Special Issue, topics on monitoring, transfer, fate, risk assessment of emerging contaminants in aquatic bodies and their remediation strategies will be covered.
Authors are invited to submit original research papers, reviews and short communications.
Dr. M. Belal Hossain
Dr. Mohammad Nurul Azim Sikder
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- macro and microplastics
- per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
- PAHs
- ecological and biological impacts
- toxicity
- risk assessment
- biosorption
- bioremediation
- activated carbon
- biochar
- fisheries and aquaculture
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