Emissions, Environmental Behavior, Pollution Distribution, Modeling, and Risk Assessment of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Emerging Contaminants".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 48
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are a class of chemicals that have raised significant concern due to their environmental persistence, bioaccumulative properties, and potential toxic effects on human health and ecosystems. The emissions of POPs, their environmental behavior, pollution distribution, modeling, and risk assessment are critical areas of research that inform the development of effective strategies for their management and control. Human activities, such as industrial processes, waste incineration, and the use of certain pesticides, have contributed to the release of POPs into the environment. The complex interactions between POPs and environmental matrices require a multidisciplinary approach to understand and mitigate their impacts.
This Special Issue will bring together cutting-edge research that addresses the emissions, environmental behavior, pollution distribution, modeling, and risk assessment of POPs. We invite authors to submit original research papers, comprehensive reviews, and concise short communications that contribute to the understanding of POPs in the environment.
Topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Sources and pathways of POP emissions;
- Fate and transport of POPs in various environmental compartments;
- Spatial and temporal distribution patterns of POPs in the environment;
- Advanced modeling techniques for predicting the behavior and impact of POPs;
- Health and ecological risk assessment methodologies for POP exposure;
- Strategies for the reduction and remediation of POP pollution.
Prof. Dr. Ye Huang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
- emission inventory
- environmental behavior
- pollution distribution
- risk assessment
- modeling techniques
- remediation strategies
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