Fate, Distribution, Effects and Control of Persistent and Emerging Organic Pollutants
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 (15 December 2022) | Viewed by 1749
Special Issue Editors
Interests: monitoring and modelling of persistent organic pollutants; flame-retardant chemicals; heavy metals; air pollution
Interests: fate and transport of persistent organic pollutants in air, water and soil; water pollution and wastewater treatment; municipal solid waste management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are compounds resistant to environmental degradation. While emerging organic pollutants are generally synthetic compounds, a majority of them are unregulated or only recently regulated. These emerging organic pollutants include but are not limited to pharmaceuticals, antibiotics, pesticides, industrial chemicals, surfactants, and personal care products. Many of these pollutants are synthetic, and can enter the environment. They can bioaccumulate in the food chain and within organisms, and pose severe adverse health effects due to their prolonged residence time in the environment and their semi-volatility nature. They are prone to long-range atmospheric transport, resulting in transboundary deposition. These pollutants have been recognized as worldwide environmental issues because of their toxicity to biotic communities.
Nonetheless, these pollutants' fate, distribution, toxicity, and behavior are largely unknown. Subsequently, it is essential and urgent to systematically explore the health and environmental risks posed by these pollutants in the environment. Moreover, the control mechanisms of these pollutants are inadequately addressed.
This Special Issue highlights recent studies/efforts in the fields described above.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Occurrence and measurement techniques of persistent and emerging organic pollutants;
- Fate, distribution, and transport;
- Human health impacts and environmental risk assessment;
- Control and remediation technologies for the treatment and removal of pollutants.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Ishwar Chandra Yadav
Dr. Ningombam Linthoingambi Devi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- POPs
- bioaccumulation
- health impact
- toxicity
- long-range transport
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