Editors’ Choice Articles – Volume 12 (2026), Issue 2 from Emerging Contaminants

Emerging Contaminants is a leading platform for research addressing the potential ecological and human health risks associated with environmental contamination from emerging contaminants.

The journal publishes experimental or theoretical work that deepen scientific understanding of the nature, scope and impacts of emerging contaminants in the environment; technologies leveraging novel principles for reducing and controlling or mitigation of their emission and presence; as well as the development, implementation and efficacy of national and international policies aimed at protecting ecosystem and human health from these contaminants.

Discover standout research recommended by editorial board with the Editors’ Choice articles from Emerging Contaminants in Volume 12, Issue 2, 2026.

1. Impact of microplastics on soil microbiota and phosphorus dynamics - a review

Mohamed Idbella*, Rihab Djebaili, Ayoub Idbella, Mohamed Rida Abelouah, Giuseppina Iacomino, Marika Pellegrini, Giuliano Bonanomi

2. HFPO-TA Mimics PFOA-induced neurotoxic potential in the brain of hook snout carp: Evidence from oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and apoptosis

Shenggan Wu, Yanli Suo, Qian Liu, Dou Wang, Zhenlan Xu, Kan Shao, Junfeng Xu*, Yanhua Wang*

3. Distribution and sources of emerging and legacy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the East China Marginal Seas: Influence of terrestrial input and hydrography

Shiyue Li, Chongtai Chen, Xinyan Cai, Yuanjian Cao, Jie Li, Tian Lin, Kevin C. Jones, Guoping Gao, Zhen Zhao*

4. Emerging contaminants in Africa: A unifying challenge and the path to sustainable management

Fidèle Suanon*, Lyde Arsène Sèwèdo Tomètin, Sèmiyou Ayélé Osseni, Binessi Edouard Ifon, Fang Wang*, Olusegun K. Abass, Adèle Dramou, Ahmed Amara Konaté, Arouna Yessoufou, Sanni Tokoura Guerra, Chabi Ignace Agani, Odilon Minminvègnin Nonfodji, Pélagie Yete, Assogba Gaston Kpotin, Nikita Topanou, Kabiyéssi Jacques Fatombi

4. Developing a basin-scale environmental exposure model for Persistent, Mobile, and Toxic (PMT) substances with melamine as a validation case

Rongjing Lu, Shaoxuan Zhang, Zhichun Zhang, Jiazhe Chen, Jiyao Wang, Jianguo Liu*

5. China's technology strategy for emerging contaminants control: A global perspective

Xiaogang Wang, Bin Wang*, Liping Heng, Yijie Liu, Wei Ouyang, Chunzhao Chen, Gang Yu*

6. Biodegradable microplastics increase the health risks of antibiotic resistance genes in eutrophic urban lake

Yuyi Yang*, Xiong Pan, Mengge Sun, Weizhong Zhang, Li Lin

7. Anthropogenic fingerprints in mountain lakes of Slovakia traced by micropollutants and microplastics

Alexandra Tulipánová*, Alexandra Paulína Drdanová , Zuzana Imreová , Andrea Vojs Staňová, Roman Grabic, Jozef Ryba, Peter Koóš, Miroslav Gál, Rastislav Šípoš, Veronika Svitková, Marián Gall, Marek Haššo, Tomáš Mackuľak

8. Hydrodynamic controls on microplastic transport in the pearl river estuary: Insights from seasonal field observations and modeling

Lang Lin, Jvlong Wang, Zhen Yuan, Hengxiang Li, Mingli Zhao, Hanying Li, Na Gao*, Xiangrong Xu*

9. Constructed wetlands for emerging contaminants removal: Current status of antibiotics, microplastics, and their effects on nutrient transformation processes

Yunjie Hou, Baiming Ren*, Zhiyue Xue, Peilin Li, Jiayuan Song, Yaqian Zhao