Biodegradation of Emerging Contaminants
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental and Green Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 November 2024 | Viewed by 25
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biodegradation; emerging contaminants; metagenomics; marine oil spills
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, growing numbers of non-regulated emerging contaminants have either been detected in the environment or identified as (potential) hazards to human health or ecosystems. They include, but are not limited to, microplastics and nanoplastyics, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), flame retardants, chemical surfactants, pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), etc. Emerging contaminants have been given significant and rapidly increasing attention due to their toxic, carcinogenic, and/or bio-accumulative properties and the associated long-term ecological and health risks. Biodegradation, mediated by robust organisms, is critical for mitigating these emerging contaminants via diverse metabolic pathways and microbial interactions.
This Special Issue aims to collect articles on the biodegradation of emerging contaminants. Potential topics covered by this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Analysis of biodegradation pathways and microbial communities during the biodegradation of emerging contaminants;
- Characterization and intensification of robust organisms for the biodegradation of emerging contaminants;
- Development of new methods to improve the understanding and application of biodegradation to treat emerging contaminants.
Original articles and reviews addressing these topics are welcomed.
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Yiqi Cao
Dr. Yongrui Pi
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- biodegradation
- emerging comtaminants
- microbial community
- biodegradation pathway
- microplastics
- per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
- flame retardants
- pharmaceutical and personal care products
