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Pharmaceuticals as Emerging Contaminants in Estuary Environment
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Pharmaceuticals as Emerging Contaminants in Estuary Environment

A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Pollution".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2023) | Viewed by 1858

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Michele Arienzo

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Department of Earth Sciences, Environment and Resources, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cintia 21, 80126 Naples, Italy
Interests: marine pollution; soil analysis; water and wastewater treatment; water quality; environmental analysis; water analysis; environmental pollution; environmental monitoring
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Prof. Dr. Luciano Ferrara

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Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Vicinale Cupa Cintia 21, 80126 Naples, Italy
Interests: ecotoxicology; bioaccumulation; water contamination; biomagnification; wastewater and sewage sludge; mitigation/remediation; modelling; atmospheric pollution; pesticide residues
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We propose a Special Issue on the presence of pharmaceuticals in the coastal marine environment.

The use of pharmaceuticals, Ps, is on the rise worldwide. Moreover, the large use of these emerging contaminants in breeding and aquaculture causes frequent detection at low but biologically relevant levels, posing a growing risk as a stressor to marine species and ecosystems. Studies on the impact of Ps in the coastal environment are reported at a limited scale since most of the studies regard freshwater organisms and subcellular or cellular effects, with far fewer studies examining organismal and community-level effects. Most studies in marine waters and sediments regard Ps levels ignoring biological exposure and providing snapshot scenarios in time with poor consideration of abiotic factors such as temperature, UV exposure, and pH, which affect the degradation or metabolism of compounds into other forms. In some cases, these metabolites are more harmful than the initial contaminant. The aim of this Special Issue is to publish the most exciting research with respect to the above subject and to give a rapid tool for the free publication and dissemination of the articles for research, teaching, and reference purposes. In particular, the following topics are suggested: innovative methods for the characterization and quantification of Ps in water bodies and marine organisms; the impact of Ps on living marine organisms; the impact on microbial resistance and methods for elimination or reduction of their harmfulness.

Prof. Dr. Michele Arienzo
Prof. Dr. Luciano Ferrara
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • Pharmaceuticals in coastal environments
  • Fate and effects
  • Analytical techniques
  • Behaviour and modelling
  • Environmental impact
  • Case studies
  • Accumulation prevention and minimization.

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19 pages, 763 KiB  
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Microplastic–Pharmaceuticals Interaction in Water Systems
by Michele Arienzo and Carlo Donadio
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2023, 11(7), 1437; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11071437 - 18 Jul 2023
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Microplastics, MPs, in aquatic environments pose serious threats when associated with other pollutants, such as pharmaceuticals, PHs. This review is a continuation of an earlier paper on the role of MPs as containers and carriers of heavy metals, HMs, persistent organic pollutants, POPs, [...] Read more.
Microplastics, MPs, in aquatic environments pose serious threats when associated with other pollutants, such as pharmaceuticals, PHs. This review is a continuation of an earlier paper on the role of MPs as containers and carriers of heavy metals, HMs, persistent organic pollutants, POPs, pharmaceuticals, PHs, and personal care products, PCPs, in marine environments and published in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. The current effort aims to elucidate the most recent data on the interaction and association of MPs with PHs and the ecotoxicological implications on food webs. This review focuses on the nature of the interaction from different perspectives, such as the hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity of the polymer and drug, the polymer surface, and the rate of weathering. The effects of environmental conditions, such as mechanical stress, photodegradation, pH, salinity, dissolved organic matter, and gastrointestinal features of marine biota, were reported. This review reports on experimental laboratory, mathematical, and field data on MPs’ carrier and accumulation role in PHs and their release and ecotoxicological effects on water bodies. From the survey of the data, it emerges that the nature of the interaction and the effects on biota are very complex and variable, and perhaps only a systematic mechanic approach of data collection with a statistical approach using big data and deep learning will contribute in the future to clarify. Full article
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