Journal of Environmental Monitoring

The Journal of Environmental Monitoring publishes primary research papers on all aspects of contaminant measurement relating to the ambient, indoor and workplace environments with a view to assessing exposure, environmental impact and health risks. Theoretical, fundamental and applied papers are welcome on the following subjects: Physicochemical Processes (source characterisation, methods of contaminant transport, deposition); Contaminant Pathways (uptake, metabolism and fate); Multi-media Environmental Sampling and Monitoring (dusts, particles, bioaerosols, gases/vapours, chemicals, radiation, soils, waters, physical agents, noise, detection and measurement of emissions, effluents and wastes and their by-products originating from natural and anthropogenic sources); Biological Monitoring (the measurement of chemicals and their metabolites in plasma, urine, tissue, etc., in humans, animals or plants, toxicokinetics, biological exposure indices, dose-response relationships, exposure and risk assessment); Biological Surveillance (the combination of biological monitoring of exposure and the early detection of health impairments); Advances in Monitoring Equipment (continuous monitoring devices giving warnings for exceedances, bioanalytical sensors, miniaturised portable technology including personal/lapel-badge sensors of pumped or diffusive type, miniaturised chromatographic, spectroscopic and other analytical equipment for in-field use, remote sensing/monitoring, scale-up technology for industrial use, data acquisition and manipulation); Speciation of Environmental Contaminants (i.e., characterisation or detection of specific chemical, physical or morphological forms of elements, compounds or other agents); Monitoring and Sampling Strategies (metrology, considerations of sampling frequency and network design, representativity, variability, reproducibility and sample size); Quality Control and Assurance (validation, reference materials and traceability, international standardisation); Legislative Issues (regional, national and international guidelines and information on exposure limits and acceptable concentrations of contaminants in all environments).