A wide range of environmental contaminants are potentially toxic to animals. This includes mycotoxins, pesticides, heavy metals, dioxins, and other environmental chemicals. Animals are exposed to these toxic contaminates mainly via feed and drink inducing variable deleterious effects including hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, neurotoxicity, genotoxicity, immunosuppression, etc. Many of these chemicals are persistent leading to build up of high concentrations in the environment. Residual accumulation of these toxic chemicals in the animal edible tissue represents a potential health hazard to humans. Despite the great success in developing analytical tools for their detection, as well as investigating their toxic mechanisms, still some remain unclear along with those related to the “emerging contaminants”. Moreover, the combined toxicity of chemical mixtures yet to be studied, especially under chronic exposure. Finally, development of effective strategies regarding biomonitoring, remediation, and protective medication are required to control the health hazards of such contaminants. In this Research Topic, we invite all researchers in this field to contribute and share with the readers the most important achievements of their research work.
This Research Topic encourages the submission of manuscripts that explore themes such as (but not limited to):
- Exploring the toxic mechanisms implicated in environmental chemicals-induced toxicity in animals and fish.
- Study the impact of exposure to environmental chemicals on animal health and production.
- Determination of the residual levels of environmental chemicals in food, feed, and water.
- Effective strategies to limit the adverse effects of these contaminants on animal health through the use of applicable adsorbents, antioxidants, prebiotics, probiotics, etc.
- Toxic mechanisms associated with environmental chemicals-induced toxicity.
- Biomonitoring and residue analyses.
- Remediation and protective medication.
A wide range of environmental contaminants are potentially toxic to animals. This includes mycotoxins, pesticides, heavy metals, dioxins, and other environmental chemicals. Animals are exposed to these toxic contaminates mainly via feed and drink inducing variable deleterious effects including hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, neurotoxicity, genotoxicity, immunosuppression, etc. Many of these chemicals are persistent leading to build up of high concentrations in the environment. Residual accumulation of these toxic chemicals in the animal edible tissue represents a potential health hazard to humans. Despite the great success in developing analytical tools for their detection, as well as investigating their toxic mechanisms, still some remain unclear along with those related to the “emerging contaminants”. Moreover, the combined toxicity of chemical mixtures yet to be studied, especially under chronic exposure. Finally, development of effective strategies regarding biomonitoring, remediation, and protective medication are required to control the health hazards of such contaminants. In this Research Topic, we invite all researchers in this field to contribute and share with the readers the most important achievements of their research work.
This Research Topic encourages the submission of manuscripts that explore themes such as (but not limited to):
- Exploring the toxic mechanisms implicated in environmental chemicals-induced toxicity in animals and fish.
- Study the impact of exposure to environmental chemicals on animal health and production.
- Determination of the residual levels of environmental chemicals in food, feed, and water.
- Effective strategies to limit the adverse effects of these contaminants on animal health through the use of applicable adsorbents, antioxidants, prebiotics, probiotics, etc.
- Toxic mechanisms associated with environmental chemicals-induced toxicity.
- Biomonitoring and residue analyses.
- Remediation and protective medication.
