Environmental Pollution and Management; Analytical Challenges, Remediation Strategies, Opportunities and Sustainability

Dear Colleagues,

Over the last 30 years, increasing attention has been paid to understanding the presence and impacts of contaminants of anthropogenic origin on the different environmental compartments. There is now widespread recognition of the necessity to study and monitor the fate, behavior, and occurrence of such pollutants for minimizing environmental exposure and protect human and animal health respectively. Sensitive and effective analytical methods to evaluate the extent of the risks posed by the plethora of various anthropogenic contaminants are required. In addition, novel, green approaches should be employed so that the whole processes keep pace with sustainable models. In this context, this Special Issue focuses on the current chemical trends in environmental pollution, including new analytical challenges, monitoring of multi-class emerging contaminants, and sustainable environmental management and future perspectives. Hence, authors are strongly encouraged to submit their manuscripts about all aspects of chemical environmental pollution and its effects on ecosystems and human health, based on a testable hypothesis and reporting on results from original and novel research to contribute to filling critical knowledge gaps related to environmental pollution at a regional or global scale. The research areas could be related to (a) occurrence of various emerging contaminants and their potential ecological and human effects (b) novel purification technologies for applications to water, air, soil ecosystems, (c) new techniques for the assessment of environmental occurrences, transport, behavior, and effects of pollutants within the environment, (d) ecological applications or conservation, and (e) waste management and valorization. Hopefully, your contribution to this Special Issue will enhance the understanding of recent trends in environmental pollution with the view to foster initiatives of sustainable-based applications.

Dr. Christina Nannou
Guest Editor

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• environmental pollution
• emerging contaminants
• occurrence
• risk assessment
• analysis
• sustainability