Journal of Environmental Monitoring

1.0 General policy

The Journal of Environmental Monitoring publishes full research papers, critical reviews, mini-reviews, communications, perspectives, technical notes, news articles and articles on legislative issues. The journal's mission is "To stimulate and publish cutting-edge physical, chemical and biological research relating to the detection, measurement, impact, pathways, and management of contaminants in all environments, with special emphasis on the effect of exposure to contaminants and assessment of associated health risks". The scope of JEM covers an extensive set of subject areas; theoretical. fundamental and applied papers are welcome on the areas detailed below:

• Physicochemical Processes (source characterisation, methods of contaminant transport, deposition)
• Contaminant Pathways (uptake, metabolism, transformation and fate)
• Analysis of contaminants
• 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 (<it>i.e.</it> characterisation or detection of specific chemical, physical or morphological forms of elements, compounds or other agents)
• New methodologies
• 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)