《水生毒理學》發表了關于水生環境中毒性機制的原始科學論文，并了解了在群落、物種、組織、細胞和亞細胞水平上對有毒物質的反應，包括有毒物質的吸收、代謝和排泄方面；了解有毒物質對水環境中毒性的影響。UATIC生態系統；例如，通過生物化學和生理反應（包括適應性反應）引起的生物體變化；顯著促進對產生有毒影響的過程和事件的理解的程序和技術的發展；對人類健康方面的深入研究水生毒理學。當涉及到對生活過程中的干擾的理解時，將考慮化學和其他有毒物質的鑒定。可接受實驗室和現場調查報告；但是，調查結果應有助于理解過程和機制。

Aquatic Toxicology publishes original scientific papers dealing with the mechanisms of toxicity in aquatic environments and the understanding of responses to toxic agents at community, species, tissue, cellular and subcellular level, including aspects of uptake, metabolism and excretion of toxicants; understanding effects of toxic substances on aquatic ecosystems; toxicant-induced alterations in organisms as evinced, for example, through biochemical and physiological reactions, including adaptive responses; the development of procedures and techniques that significantly advance the understanding of processes and events that produce toxic effects; in-depth studies of human health aspects of aquatic toxicology. Chemical and other identification of toxicants will be considered when related to the understanding of perturbations in life processes. Reports of laboratory and field investigations may be accepted; however, the findings should contribute to the understanding of processes and mechanisms.