Time to strengthen the governance of new contaminants in the environment
Despite existing regulations, many emerging environmental contaminants remain ungoverned, posing serious risks to ecosystems and human health. Here, we outline governance challenges and propose a global roadmap for their regulation. Proactive identification, risk assessment, and international collaboration are urgently needed to close regulatory gaps and ensure a safer, healthier environment for all.
Authors
- B. Xi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6997-4001)
- Xiaowei Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0478-5306)
- Yan Dou
- Kmy Leung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2164-4281)
- Shuangliu Liu
- Xiaoli Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5671-389X)
- Jian Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0548-8477)
- Fengchang Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8595-2243)
- Chenglian Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5493-574X)
- Xiaolei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3403-1174)
- Chengjun Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6127-7423)
- Junyu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4605-2423)
- Jia He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4824-3381)
Institutions
- City University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Beijing Normal University (CN)
- Guangzhou University (CN)
- China National Environmental Monitoring Center (CN)
- Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2025-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-63217-4
- Citations
- 18
- Primary Topic
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 21.59
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- National Key Research and Development Program of China