Since the early 21 century, new substitutes of numerous chemicals have been extensively applied in consumer products and released into the environment, causing public health concern. New and emerging environmental pollutants (NEEPs) are a diverse group of man-made chemicals that has been discovered relatively recently and researchers are generally aware of their danger to environment and their potential threat to human health. These NEEPs, including antibiotics, drugs, steroids, endocrine disruptors, hormones, industrial additives, personal care products, chemicals, nanomaterials and microplastics are not only the focus of research attentions but are also on the priority list of human bio-monitoring surveillance in many countries. However, in part, due to the lack of analytical methods to measure the chemicals or their metabolites in human beings and the paucity of knowledge about the potential health impacts on general human population, these NEEPs have not been regulated by national or international legislation. Thus, they may pose potential risks to human population. In order to address these issues, more research works and studies are needed to focus on NEEPs’ exposure sources, biological effects, new biomarkers/mediators, and risk assessments on human health.
This Research Topic aims to extend the knowledge on NEEPs by inviting Original Research Articles and Reviews on the following sub-topics: the novel analytical methodologies or technologies (included chemical analysis, etc.), cross-field study, multiple exposure/ mediums, cumulative risk assessment, biologically relevant mediators or biomarkers, exposure source identification of NEEPs. Additionally, the computational approach using machine learning and artificial intelligence to prioritize the toxicity of NEEPs or provide a risk assessment for management strategies are also welcome.
Since the early 21 century, new substitutes of numerous chemicals have been extensively applied in consumer products and released into the environment, causing public health concern. New and emerging environmental pollutants (NEEPs) are a diverse group of man-made chemicals that has been discovered relatively recently and researchers are generally aware of their danger to environment and their potential threat to human health. These NEEPs, including antibiotics, drugs, steroids, endocrine disruptors, hormones, industrial additives, personal care products, chemicals, nanomaterials and microplastics are not only the focus of research attentions but are also on the priority list of human bio-monitoring surveillance in many countries. However, in part, due to the lack of analytical methods to measure the chemicals or their metabolites in human beings and the paucity of knowledge about the potential health impacts on general human population, these NEEPs have not been regulated by national or international legislation. Thus, they may pose potential risks to human population. In order to address these issues, more research works and studies are needed to focus on NEEPs’ exposure sources, biological effects, new biomarkers/mediators, and risk assessments on human health.
This Research Topic aims to extend the knowledge on NEEPs by inviting Original Research Articles and Reviews on the following sub-topics: the novel analytical methodologies or technologies (included chemical analysis, etc.), cross-field study, multiple exposure/ mediums, cumulative risk assessment, biologically relevant mediators or biomarkers, exposure source identification of NEEPs. Additionally, the computational approach using machine learning and artificial intelligence to prioritize the toxicity of NEEPs or provide a risk assessment for management strategies are also welcome.
