Environmental Sciences
A section of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417).
Section Information
Subject Areas
Water
Water quality and infrastructure
Water resources related technologies
Water purification, recycling and reuse
Monitoring, alert, and treatment
Water pollution
Biological pollutants
Chemical pollutants
Physical pollutants
Emerging contaminants
Hydrology
Surface water
Groundwater
Marine
Hydrogeology
Drainage-basin management
Atmosphere
Air quality and climate
Meteorological observation and numerical simulation of atmospheric boundary layer
Simulation and forecast of small and medium-scale weather systems
Climate change
Global warming
Extreme climate
Atmospheric chemistry
Aerosols and clouds
Pollution meteorology
Air pollution
Sulfur dioxide SO2(fuel combustion)
Suspended particulate matter TSP (dust, smoke, PM10, PM2.5)
Nitrogen oxide NOx (exhaust gas)
Atmospheric photochemical pollution (ozone)
Volatile Organic Compounds VOCs (benzene, hydrocarbons, formaldehyde)
Soil
Soil environment and restoration
Soil pollution in agricultural land, urban industrial sites, mining areas and oil fields
Soil pollution by heavy metals and phytoremediation
Soil erosion
Soil cultivation and improvement
Soil pest control
Plant nutrition and fertilizer
Nitrogen cycle
Plant nutrition and soil fertility
Precision fertilization
Soil environmental stress
Agricultural Technology
Urban environment
Environmental Health
Toxicology and Environmental Epidemiology
Wildlife and contaminants
Impact of chemicals/pollutants on human and animal health
Heat island phenomenon
Light pollution
Noise pollution
Building environment and energy applications
Energy conservation
Ecological environment
Natural hazard
Natural resource management
Regional cleaner production and resource recycling
New energy utilization
Terrestrial biology and ecology
Aquatic biology and ecology
Stress ecology in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems
Others
Radioactive contamination and radiation exposure
Solid waste treatment and disposal
Agricultural environmental
Industrial environmental
Environmental geology
Environmental oceanography
Environmental physics
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Topical Advisory Panel Members' Collection Series: Waste Reuse, Recycling, and Recovery—2nd Edition (Deadline: 1 May 2025)
- Energy Recovery in Wastewater Treatment: Methods and Applications (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Urban Geospatial Analytics Based on Big Data (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- AirGuard: Advances in Air Quality Monitoring, Assessment and Control (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Environmental Pollution and Wastewater Treatment Strategies (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Air Quality in the Urban Space Planning and Management (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Hygrothermal Behaviour of Cultural Heritage and Climate Change: Second Edition (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Biobased and Nature-Based Ground and Geomaterial Improvement and Soil Stabilisation (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Applications of Nanoparticles in the Environmental Sciences (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Advances in Laser Technology and Its Application in Environmental Analysis (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Air Pollution and Its Impact on the Atmospheric Environment (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Atmospheric Pollutants: Dispersion and Environmental Behavior (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Advances in Pollutant Removal from Water Environments (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Soil Health and Soil Microbiology (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Applications of Remote Sensing for Natural Hazard and Environment Monitoring (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Nanostructured Adsorbents for Environmental Remediation (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Emerging Trends in Heavy Metal Contamination, Absorption and Accumulation (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Soil Ecotoxicology and Agroecosystems: Concerns, Innovations and Advances (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Emerging Technologies for Waste Treatment, Reuse and Energy Production (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Genomics and Proteomics in Fisheries Ecology: Evolution and Exploration (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Soil Pollution and Remediation: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Innovative and Sustainable Approaches for Enhancing Soil Health and Mitigating Land Degradation (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Air Quality in Indoor Environments, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Water Treatment: From Membrane Processes to Renewable Energies (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Soil Rehabilitation Due to Land Uses (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Novel Technologies for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Monitoring and Conservation of Freshwater Biodiversity (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Environmental Technology Applied to Pollution Research: Monitoring, Analysis and Remediation (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- River and Lake Catchments: Ecological Challenges, Hydrological Changes, Environmental Problems (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Application of Remote Sensing in Environmental Monitoring (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Advances in Wastewater Treatment: Emerging Contaminants, Resource Recovery and Sustainability (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Advancing Bioremediation Technologies for Emerging Micropollutants (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- New Insights into Microplastics in the Environment (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Promising Sustainable Technologies in Wastewater Treatment (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Advances in Bioremediation of Environmental Pollutants (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Emerging Trends in Environmental Pollution Management (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Waste Valorization, Green Technologies and Circular Economy (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Recent Advances in Research on Fluoride Exposure and Risk Assessment (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Biochar Application in Environmental Remediation (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Assessment of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Environment: Occurrence, Detection, Removal and Toxicity (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Advanced Technology and Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Wastewater Treatment (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Research on Eutrophication and Algal Blooms for Environmental Engineering (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Advances in Air Pollution Detection and Air Quality Research (Deadline: 30 July 2025)
- Wastewater Treatment and Purification Technologies (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Building Materials: Assessment of the Radon Exhalation and the Radiological Risk Due to Natural Radioactivity Content (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Novel Approaches for Water Resources Assessment (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Aerosol and Particle Technologies (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Recent Research Progress of Vegetation Restoration and Environmental Impacts (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Application of Radiation Technology in Environmental Protection (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Interdisciplinary Research for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Engineering (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Waste Treatment and Sustainable Technologies (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Research on Environmental Health: Sustainability and Innovation (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- New Analytical Methods for the Monitoring of Environmental Pollutants (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Advances in Water Distribution Networks: Design Optimization and Applications (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Advances in Building Energy Efficiency and Design (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Innovative Approaches and Materials for Water Treatment (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Advanced Research in Activated Carbon Adsorption—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Advances in High-Performance Buildings: Comfort, Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Opportunities (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Pollution Control and Environmental Remediation (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Sustainable Urban Green Infrastructure and Its Effects (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- New Insights into Sustainable Application of Agricultural and Forestry Waste Biomass (Deadline: 25 August 2025)
- Advanced Research on Microplastics, Human Exposure and Food Safety (Deadline: 30 August 2025)
- Recent Advances in Hydrogeology (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Integrated Assessment of Energy and Water Systems Under Climate Change (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Advances in Water Distribution Networks: Optimal Design and Management in the Digital Transition Era (Deadline: 10 September 2025)
- Microbiology and Antibiotic Resistance in Environment (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- AI-Enhanced 4D Geospatial Monitoring for Healthy and Resilient Cities (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Advances in Soil Analysis in Different Ecosystems (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Effects of Emerging Contaminants on Microbial Communities (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Waste Recycling Materials and Technologies: Latest Advances and Prospects (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Wastewater Treatment Technologies—3rd Edition (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Groundwater Geochemistry with Applications for Water Resources and Water Quality Problems (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Innovations in Remote Sensing Technology for Resource and Environmental Monitoring (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Climate Change in the Environmental Impact: Monitoring, Observation and Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Advances in Environmental Monitoring and Radiation Protection (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Agricultural Waste and By-Products: New Management Strategies for Environmental Sustainability (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Ecotoxicology and the Fate of Contaminants in the Circular Economy (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Degraded Soil Treatment and Influence on Biodiversity (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Application of Green Chemistry in Environmental Engineering (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Unsaturated Soils: Testing and Modelling, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 10 October 2025)
- Feature Review Papers in Environmental Sciences (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Applications of Remote Sensing in Environmental Sciences (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Heavy Metal Toxicity: Environmental and Human Health Risk Assessment: 3rd Edition (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Effects of the Soil Environment on Plant Growth (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Impact of Environmental Pollution: Towards Contaminant Assessment and Sustainable Remediation (Deadline: 30 October 2025)
- Solving Environmental and Cultural Heritage Issues Through Analytical Tools (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- AI in Wastewater Treatment (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Advances in Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring and Measurement (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Latest Advances and Prospects on Weather and Climate Extremes (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Trends and Prospects of Wastewater Treatment: Implications for Aquaculture and Water Quality (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Advanced Research and Analysis of Environmental Microbiomes (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- New Approaches to Water Treatment: Challenges and Trends, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Biological Treatment Processes for Wastewater: Latest Advances and Prospects (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Measurement and Assessment of Environmental Radioactivity (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- PFAS Removal: Challenges and Solutions (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Water Resilience in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas Through a Green Innovation Approach (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Aerosol Measurement, Properties and Its Impacts (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
