A Special Issue entitled 'New developments and perspectives in marine mammal 
toxicology' will be published in Archives of Environmental Contamination and 
Toxicology (ISSN 0090-4341 (print version), ISSN 1432-0703 (electronic 
version), 
http://www.springer.com/environment/environmental+toxicology/journal/244).



As guest editors, we would like to invite you to contribute a full length 
research paper or mini-review (<5,000 words including references) for potential 
publication.



Special issue: New developments and perspectives in marine mammal toxicology

Deadline: 1 March 2015



Special Issue Description


As apex predators in aquatic ecosystems with relatively long life spans and 
considerable fat deposits, many marine mammals undergo contaminant accumulation 
and related effects. It is widely recognized that marine mammals are exposed to 
a wide variety of pollutants, with a weight of evidence indicating impacts on 
their health through endocrine disruption. Since hundreds of new chemicals 
enter the global market every year, the methods, approaches and technologies 
used to characterize pollution levels or impacts are also in a constant state 
of flux. However, legal and ethical constraints often limit the type and extent 
of toxicological research being carried out in marine mammals. Nevertheless, 
new and emerging in vivo, in vitro as well as in silico research opportunities 
abound in the field of marine mammalogy. In the application of findings to 
population-, species-, or habitat-related risk assessments, the identification 
of causal relationships which inform source apportionment is important. This, 
in turn, is informed by a comprehensive understanding of contaminant classes, 
profiles and fate over space and time. Such considerations figure prominently 
in the design and interpretation of marine mammal (eco)toxicology research. 
This Special Issue will showcase new developments in marine mammal toxicology, 
approaches for exposure-effect research in risk assessment, and future 
perspectives. This Special Issue will welcome all contributions towards:

·         Biomonitoring studies that have investigated temporal or spatial 
trends in marine mammals worldwide;
·         Biomonitoring studies of new and emerging contaminants in marine 
mammals;
·         Biological effect studies on the development, validation and 
application of new contaminant-related biomarker approaches in marine mammal;
·         Studies developing in vitro and in silico methods for the study of 
the mode of action of pollutants in marine mammals;
·         Studies which inform the identification of contaminants of concern in 
marine mammals and their habitat.



You may send your manuscript to us at any time before the deadline. All 
submissions are subject to the regular peer review process at AECT and need to 
be written and formatted according to the Aims and Scopes of AECT. Full-length 
reviews are not allowed as this remains the prevue of Reviews of Environmental 
Contamination and Toxicology (RECT), but we may accept mini-reviews (<5,000 
words including references).



The final deadline for MS submission has been set on January 31st 2015. If you 
are interested in submitting your MS, please remember to specify in the 
submission process that you are applying for the Special issue: New 
developments and perspectives in marine mammal toxicology



We are looking forward to receiving your valuable contribution and to hearing 
from you soon!



Kind regards,



Liesbeth and Annalisa



Dr. Liesbeth Weijs

National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology (Entox)

The University of Queensland

QHFSS, 39 Kessels Road

Coopers Plains

Queensland, 4108

Australia

Website: http://www.entox.uq.edu.au/

E-Mail: l.we...@uq.edu.au<mailto:l.we...@uq.edu.au>



and



Dr. Annalisa Zaccaroni

Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences

University of Bologna

Viale Vespucci 2

Cesenatico (FC) 47042

Italy

Website: http://www.scienzemedicheveterinarie.unibo.it/it

E-Mail: annalisa.zaccar...@unibo.it<mailto:annalisa.zaccar...@unibo.it>



Dr. Annalisa Zaccaroni
Dept. Veterinary Medical Sciences
University of Bologna
Viale Vespucci 2
Cesenatico (FC) 47042
tel. +39 0547 338944
fax +39 0547 338941
mobile +39 347 5951709
annalisa.zaccar...@unibo.it<mailto:annalisa.zaccar...@unibo.it>

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