Environmental Behaviors and Effects of Pollutants on Plants and Food Chains Contamination

Dear Colleagues,

Environmental pollution with a wide range of pollutants from personal consumption products, agrochemicals, technical chemicals and pharmaceuticals represents a serious long-term risk for both humans and wildlife. The aim of the discussion is to look for possibilities to evaluate and limit contamination based on research into the environmental behavior of pollutants, primarily in terms of their interaction with plants and the possibility of subsequent food chain contamination. The entry of these substances into the ecosystem and their influence on the metabolic stability of plants as well as the translocation of pollutants and their metabolites in plant tissues will also be included. Decontamination methods using plants in natural and artificial systems and the evaluation of secondary contaminants arising in enzymatic transformation processes are integral topics. Analytical procedures and the evaluation of waste and surface water contamination as a source of environmental attack, including regulatory and legislative principles, are also an important component. A further important aspect is the evaluation and linkage of existing literature data with the aim of creating a relevant information base in the field of environmental pollution and its effect on humans and natural organisms.

Dr. Stanislav Smrček
Guest Editor

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• organic pollutants
• pharmaceuticals in the environment
• phytoremediation
• plant metabolism
• environmental analytics
• food chain contamination
• water cleaning