Advances in Risk Assessment and Management

Dear Colleagues, 

The COVID-19 pandemic that swept across the world in 2020 brought with it a range of new terms, many of which quickly reached a quotidian level. “Risk” is one of these words. Risk is usually defined as a function of probability and impact, but this definition encompasses an entire world as people are permanently exposed to chemicals in daily activities such as breathing, eating, or drinking. However, these chemicals are present as complex mixtures of large sets of pollutants with varied physicochemical and toxicological properties, whose adverse health effects cannot be easily evaluated. This Special Issue on “Risk Assessment and Management” invites the submission of manuscripts and reviews covering a wide range of manuscripts on risk science, including risk assessment, risk management, and risk communication. Studies focused on the development of novel techniques and advanced procedures to evaluate health risks of chemical exposure will be welcome. The Special Issue is open to investigations of the risk inherent to chemical mixtures as well as the impact of emerging pollutants, with especial emphasis on the study of vulnerable and sensitive populations (e.g., newborns, children, pregnant women).

This Special Issue will cover studies related to:

• Environmental monitoring;
• Human biomonitoring;
• Exposure and co-exposure models;
• Biomarkers for health risk assessment;
• Mixtures of chemical pollutants.

Dr. Martí Nadal
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Toxics is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.