Occupational Exposure to Heavy Metals in Environmentally Vulnerable Areas
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Exposome Analysis and Risk Assessment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 47
Special Issue Editors
Interests: particle metter; source assessment; health risk; aircraft exhaust; air pollution
Interests: metals and metalloids; human biomonitoring; public health; environ-mental contamination; chemical incidents response; environmental de-contamination and recovery; biohazards
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Dear Colleagues,
Heavy metals are an important group of toxic substances that can be dispersed in the environment through industrial wastewater, organic waste, waste incineration, transportation and power generation, and can be transmitted miles from their sources. With the increasing use of various metals in industries, the health risks of occupational exposure to toxic metals have attracted the attention of researchers.
The mechanisms of heavy metal toxicity are multifaceted, involving cell surface receptors, enzyme activity, cell membrane stability, cell apoptosis, DNA synthesis and other levels. This depends on the existence of the metals, exposure duration and dosage, individual susceptibility, etc. Besides the general toxicities of heavy metals, scholars are also concerned about their potential carcinogenicity. Although there are plenty of studies on heavy metal toxicities, further research is needed on the risk, sources and mechanisms of exposure to heavy metals in specific occupations or regions. In the Special Issue “Occupational Exposure to Heavy Metals in Environmentally Vulnerable Areas”, we aim to present a collection of original articles or reviews on the following topics: (1) levels of occupational exposure and health risk assessment; (2) exposure routes and biological monitoring; (3) source identification and control; and (4) identification of toxic mechanisms.
Dr. Jingbo Zhao
Dr. Antonio Peña-Fernández
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- heavy metal
- occupational exposure
- health risk
- exposure route
- source identification
- toxic mechanisms
- pollution characteristics
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