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Environments: 10 Years of Science Together

edited by

Sergio Ulgiati

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 28 articles | Viewed by 73908 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental conservation; environmental technologies and methodologies; environmental protection and pollution prevention; environmental modeling and technology; environmental management and policy; environmental impact and risk assessment; environmental change and conservation; environmental analysis and monitoring; ecosystem services; biodiversity; and natural capital; environmental economics; development and application of environmental data; information; tools; and decision support systems; systems thinking; energy transition; circular economy; climate change’ s impacts on human health; population growth; resource demand; and Earth’ s sustainability

Emergy Accounting, Planetary Survival, Prosperous Way Down and Environmental Policy Making

edited by

Sergio Ulgiati

Francesco Gonella

and

Gengyuan Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 446 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental assessment; emergy; universal energy hierarchy; hierarchical distribution of materials; transforming; unit emergy value; systems thinking; maximum power principle; prosperous way down; pulsing paradigm; labor & services

Advanced Technologies of Water and Wastewater Treatment (2nd Edition)

edited by

Athanasia Tolkou

and

George Z. Kyzas

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11803 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane filtration; adsorption; coagulation; ozonation; hybrid processes; microplastics; heavy metals; pharmaceuticals; oxyanions; dyes

Research Progress in Groundwater Contamination and Treatment

edited by

and

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7710 | Submission Open

Keywords: potentially toxic elements; contaminants of emerging concern; environmental tracers; remediation; groundwater quality; contamination; monitoring

Environmental Challenges and Sustainable Contributions to the One Health Approach

edited by

Manuela Vieira da Silva

and

Marisa Freitas

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5017 | Submission Open

Keywords: human exposure prevention; environmental risk factors and stressors; technological and sustainable solutions; environmental and health indicators; environment and human health assessments; consumer health and well-being; sustainable development; circular economy; One Health model

Trace Metals in the Environment: Advances in Detection Techniques, Pollution Assessment and Management

edited by

Giancarlo Renella

and Xudong Wei

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2821 | Submission Open

Keywords: trace metals; detection techniques; environmental pollution; metal mobility; metal bioavailability; risk assessment; environmental toxicology; ecological effects; metal remediation and recycling; sustainable management

Advanced Research on Micropollutants in Water, 2nd Edition

edited by

Cátia Alexandra Leça Graça

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2306 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality monitoring; contaminant identification; wastewater management; environmental impact; discharge regulations; pollution control; water treatment; environmental destination; remediation technologies; integrated water management

Environmental Pollution Risk Assessment

edited by

Tilemachos K. Koliopoulos

and

Gregorio García

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7022 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk assessment; environmental health; environmental pollution; public health and environmental protection; green designs and environmental health architecture

Air Pollution in Urban and Industrial Areas III

edited by

Valerio Paolini

and Francesco Petracchini

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5465 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution; NOx; particulate matter; residential heating; road traffic emissions; sustainable mobility; industrial emissions; pollutant dispersion; outdoor air quality; global health; population exposure

Environmental Risk Assessment of Aquatic Ecosystem, 2nd Edition

edited by Qi Wang, Huiju Lin and Mengyang Liu

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1096 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk assessment; aquatic environment; pollutants; environmental factors; toxicology; water; POPs; health; emerging contaminants

Monitoring and Assessment of Environmental Quality in Coastal Ecosystems, 4th Edition

edited by

Sílvia C. Gonçalves

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6726 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal ecosystems; environmental quality and environmental indexes; monitoring and/or assessment programs; environmental disturbances; pressures and stressors; anthropogenic impacts; bioindicators; biomonitors; ecotoxicology and biomarkers; populations; communities and ecosystem responses

Soil Pollution and Remediation: Multidisciplinary Approaches to a Global Challenge

edited by

Daniel Arenas-Lago

and Claudia Campillo-Cora

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3824 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil pollution; persistent organic pollutants; metals; microplastics; pesticides; bioremediation; nanotechnology; phytoremediation; urban soils; innovative techniques

Interdisciplinary Noise Research

edited by

Yiannis G. Matsinos

Aggelos Tsaligopoulos

and Stella Sofia Kyvelou

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3146 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental noise; noise assessment; noise mapping; noise modeling

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Soil Contamination and Remediation

edited by

Gianniantonio Petruzzelli

and

Joaquim Esteves Da Silva

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1892 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; physicochemical technologies; long-lasting pollutants; new emerging contaminants; fate and transport; phytomanagement; effective communication of risk; pollution and human health

Biomonitoring and Risk Assessment of Marine Ecosystems

edited by Vincenzo Di Martino and

Francesco Tiralongo

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1769 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine biomonitoring; ecological risk assessment; invasive species management; coastal ecosystem monitoring; fishery impact assessment

The Occurrence and Distribution of Persistent and Emerging Organic Contaminants in the Coast

edited by Emmanuel Sinagra and Anna Białk-Bielińska

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: identification and quantification of persistent and emerging organic contaminants in coastal zones; the source tracking; fate; and transport mechanisms of contaminants; ecotoxicological effects on marine organisms and ecosystems; bioaccumulation and trophic transfer in coastal food webs; the impacts of climate change on contaminant distribution and behavior; advances in monitoring technologies and analytical methods; policy frameworks; risk assessments; and mitigation strategies

Environmental Risk Assessment of Aquatic Environments

edited by

Chien-Sen Liao

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7298 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidrug-resistant organisms; emerging contaminants; environmental hormones; antibiotic; biotoxins; desalination and wastewater treatment; aquatic organisms; aquaculture; bioremediation; microalgae; microbial ecology

Plastics Pollution in Aquatic Environments, 2nd Edition

edited by Juliana Aristéia De Lima and Karin Mattsson

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2831 | Submission Open

Keywords: degradation; fragmentation; biodegradation; polymer characteristics; micro- and nanoplastics; aquatic environment; characterisation methods; microscopy; spectroscopy; green materials; bioplastics; microplastics

Occurrence, Fate, and Environmental Risk Assessment of Organic Pollutants in Water

edited by

Florentina Laura Chiriac

and

Stefania Gheorghe

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1436 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic pollutants; water pollution; environmental risk assessment; fate and transport; aquatic toxicity; remediation and mitigation

Thermochemical Treatments of Biomass, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ali Umut Sen

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; wood; bark; crop; waste; pyrolysis; torrefaction; gasification; hydrothermal carbonization; direct liquefaction; biorefineries

Ecotoxicity of Microplastics

edited by

Kuok Ho Daniel Tang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1197 | Submission Open

Keywords: harmful effects of microplastics on ecosystems; exposure of different organisms to microplastics; microplastic persistence within various ecosystems; microplastic toxicity to different organisms; microplastic risks to food webs and ecosystem health

Behavior and Remediation of Emerging Contaminants in Water Environments

edited by

Wei Zhang

, Lin Gong, Shaojie Ren and Ning Zhang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 590 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminant; water environment; environmental behavior; ecological risk; remediation technology; policy management

Preparation and Application of Biochar (Second Edition)

edited by

Catarina Nobre

Bruna Rijo

and

Paulo Brito

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1358 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; waste-derived char; bioenergy; pyrolysis; oxidative torrefaction; carbonization; gasification; soil amendment; fuel cells; adsorption; forestry waste; agricultural waste; carbon sequestration; policy

Soil Remediation and Improvement Through the Application of By-Product Amendments, 2nd Edition

edited by

Elias Afif Khouri

and

Rubén Forján Castro

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1404 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; brownfield soils; by-products; compost; cultivated soils; phytoremediation; soil remediation; bioremediation

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Zacharias Frontistis

and

Jia-Qian Jiang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative technologies; sustainable practices; circular economy strategies; ecological impact mitigation

Emerging Technologies for Waste Treatment, Pollution Control and Resource Recovery

edited by

Cheng-Han Lee

Hsing Jung Ho

and Fan-Wei Liu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3690 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste treatment; resource circulation; resource recovery; metal recovery; circular economy; high-value utilization of waste; pollution reduction; pollution control; pollution removal

Advanced Catalytic Processes and Nanomaterials for Environmental Remediation

edited by

Pedro E. Arce

and

Pierantonio de Luca

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1276 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalytic processes; advanced oxidation processes; nanomaterials; metal oxides; nanocarbons; photocatalysis; degradation; environmental remediation

Balancing Energy and Environmental Sustainability: Innovations, Impacts, and Pathways

edited by

Tamíris Da Costa

, Nick Holden,

Daniele Costa

and Mateus Guimarães da Silva

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 997 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy; life cycle assessment; environmental impact; carbon footprint; climate change; resource efficiency; circular economy; case studies; modeling approaches; cleaner production

Coping with Climate Change: Fate of Nutrients and Pollutants in Soil

edited by Ming Zhang, Shuang Wang and Yao Zhao

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 750 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil nutrient turnover; soil microbial activities; soil virus; climate change; carbon sequestration; nitrogen emissions; soil pollutants; soil health; soil quality; soil management

Remote Sensing Technologies for Soil Health Monitoring

edited by

Ioannis Varvaris

Zampela Pittaki

Athanasios V. Argyriou

Nikolaos L. Tsakiridis

Nikiforos Samarinas

and

Michalakis Christoforou

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; remote sensing; artificial intelligence (AI); living labs; monitoring; reporting; and verification (MRV); earth observation; sustainable land management; climate resilience; soil regeneration; data-driven decision making

IV 1H-TOXRUN International Congress 2025—Empowering Future Generations: The Synergy of Science, Education and Society

edited by

Joana Prata

Ana R. Freitas

Cláudia Maria Rosa Ribeiro

Sara Ricardo

, Inês Caldas,

Ricardo Dinis-Oliveira

and

Áurea Madureira-Carvalho

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: health and migrations; toxicology; environmental health; one Health; digital transformation

Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction and Green Energy Utilization, 2nd Edition

edited by

Syu-Ruei Jhang

and Yu-Lun Tseng

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: greenhouse gasses (GHGs); green energy; emission reduction; emission control strategies; alternative and green fuel applications

Ecological Restoration in Marine Environments

edited by

Federica Cacciatore

and Rossella Boscolo Brusà

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8154 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine; coastal and transitional waters; habitat status; wildlife/species; ecological services; nature based solutions; environmental restoration

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Plastic Contamination

edited by

Teresa A. P. Rocha-Santos

and Cheng Fang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1649 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastic contamination; macroplastics; microplastics; and nanoplastics; risk assessment; analysis and quantification; fate and transportation

Monitoring and Assessment of Inorganic and Organic Microcontaminants in Soil, Sediment, Water Systems

edited by

Mária Mörtl

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3046 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic ecosystem; ecotoxicology; environmental risk assessment; food chain; environmental fate; organic and inorganic micropollutants; analytical chemistry

New Insights in Soil Quality and Management, 2nd Edition

edited by Diego Arán,

Erika S. Santos

and

Joaquim Esteves Da Silva

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1769 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil quality; soil management; environmental and human risk; ecosystem services; environmental geochemistry; remote sensing; preditive models; nature-based techniques

Salmonid Fishery Management and Its Interactions with Freshwater Ecosystem Functions, Structures, and Services

edited by Gianluca Polgar and

Pietro Volta

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 563 | Submission Open

Keywords: Salmonidae; hatchery management; freshwater sport fishing; inland fisheries; salmonid biodiversity; salmonid conservation

Advances in Heavy Metal Remediation Technologies

edited by

Meng Li

and Sicheng Shao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; heavy metal removal; biological remediation; adsorption; electrochemical remediation; bioelectrochemcial remediation; membrane remediaiton; advanced oxidation process

Ambient Air Pollution, Built Environment, and Public Health

edited by

Pei Yu

and Weiju Zhou

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: ambient air pollution; built envrionment; green space; natural disaster; public health; environmental epidemiology; vulnerable population

Wastewater-Based Epidemiology Assessment and Surveillance

edited by Zhenyu Wu,

Zacharias Frontistis

and Qiuda Zheng

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE); pathogen surveillance; biomarker detection; antimicrobial resistance; public health policy; environmental monitoring; data modeling; community health; One Health; pandemic preparedness

Health Effects of per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

edited by

Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi

and Cheng Fang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: PFAS exposure; multi-pollutant mixtures; environmental epidemiology; endocrine disruption; risk assessment; toxicokinetics; biomonitoring

Toxic and Potentially Toxic Metals and Their Health Risks

edited by

Paloma De Almeida Rodrigues

Adriano Oliveira

and

Claude Fortin

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxic metals; risk assessment; bioaccessibility; food; contamination; toxicology

Advances in Wastewater Bio-Management: Microbial Community Relationships, Monitoring and Assessment

edited by

Mihaela Kirilova

Yana Topalova

and

Naresh Singhal

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment technologies; biological control of waste and wastewater treatment; biomanagement of purification technologies; community relationships in biodegradation processes; xenobiotics; detoxification; activated sludge; biofilms

Advances in Landfill Leachates Treatment

edited by

Eleni Grilla

, Petros A. Kokkinos and

Ioannis K. Kalavrouziotis

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: landfill leachate; leachate treatment; wastewater management; resource recovery; hybrid treatment systems; circular economy; ammonia and nitrogen removal

Microplastics Pollution in Aquatic Ecosystems: Challenges and Perspectives, 2nd Edition

edited by Charles Rolsky,

Farhan R. Khan

Ana I. Catarino

and Varun Kelkar

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; plastic pollution; freshwater microplastics; marine microplastics; plastic debris; microplastic pollution

Sustainable Built Environments and Cities: Innovations in Energy, Materials, and Control Systems

edited by

Niima Es-Sakali

Federico Minelli

and

Umberto Berardi

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable biosourced building materials; phase-change materials (PCMs); energy management systems (EMSs); model predictive control (MPC); indoor air quality (IAQ); digital twins and BIM; life cycle assessment (LCA); urban environmental sustainability; net-zero energy buildings; circular economy in construction

Unlocking Circularity for Active Environmental Bio-Packaging Solutions

edited by

Gianluca De Rinaldis

Senem Kamiloglu

and Tugba Ozdal

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable bioactive packaging; agri-food waste; circular economy; characterization; functionality; shelf-life extension; environmental impact; biodegradability; consumer perception; extraction technologies

Circular Economy in Waste Management: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Charisios Achillas

and

Dimitrios Aidonis

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; circular economy; closed-loop systems; resource efficiency; resource recovery; sustainable development; digital innovation; policy frameworks

Potential Health Effects of Environmental Pollution Exposure on Animals

edited by

Arely Anaya-Hernandez

Omar Cruz-Santiago

Juan Pablo Huchín-Mian

and