Environmental Toxicology and Health

Environmental Toxicology and Health examines the effects of toxic substances in the environment on human health and ecosystems. It focuses on understanding how exposure to pollutants such as heavy metals, pesticides, industrial chemicals, air pollutants, and emerging contaminants can cause acute and chronic health effects. These exposures may occur through air, water, soil, food chains, or occupational settings. Environmental toxicology studies dose–response relationships, mechanisms of toxicity, and vulnerable populations such as children, pregnant women, and workers. From a public health perspective, this field supports risk assessment, environmental monitoring, and development of regulations to limit harmful exposures. Health outcomes linked to environmental toxins include respiratory diseases, neurological disorders, cancers, endocrine disruption, and developmental problems. Preventive strategies emphasize pollution control, safe chemical management, public awareness, and remediation of contaminated sites. Advancing environmental toxicology and health is essential for protecting populations, guiding policy decisions, and promoting safer and healthier environments.