Wastewater and Biosolids Management
A special issue of Environments (ISSN 2076-3298).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2026 | Viewed by 251
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Interests: water pollution; wastewater reuse; biology of wastewater treatment; environmental virology; public health
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Interests: environemnetal geochemistry; soil pollution; remediation; reuse; pharmaceuticals in soils, plants, and waters; microplastics in water, wastewater and environment
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Interests: wastewater treatment; biosolids; advanced oxidation processes
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sustainable wastewater and biosolids management has become a critical challenge in the context of climate change, water scarcity, rapid urbanization, and increasing environmental pressures. Modern wastewater treatment systems are progressively evolving from conventional pollution control infrastructures into integrated platforms for resource recovery, environmental protection, and public health safeguarding. Within this framework, innovative treatment technologies, circular economy approaches, and sustainable management strategies are essential for improving the efficiency and resilience of water systems.
This Special Issue is associated with the 9th e-distance learning Wastewater and Biosolids Management Summer School (WWSS26), an international scientific initiative designed by the Laboratory of Sustainable Wastewater Management Technologies of Hellenic Open Univeristy to promote interdisciplinary dialogue and knowledge exchange among researchers, practitioners, and early-career scientists. The Summer School covers a wide range of topics, including wastewater reuse in agriculture, advanced oxidation and catalytic treatment processes, adsorption technologies, emerging contaminants, environmental biotechnology, public health monitoring through wastewater, circular economy pathways, and energy recovery from sewage sludge.
Researchers participating in the Summer School, as well as scholars working in related fields, are invited to submit original research articles, review papers, and case studies that address innovative solutions for sustainable wastewater and biosolids management. This Special Issue aims to highlight recent scientific developments and practical applications that contribute to the transition toward resilient, circular, and climate-adaptive water management systems.
Dr. Petros A. Kokkinos
Prof. Dr. Ioannis K. Kalavrouziotis
Dr. Eleni Grilla
Dr. Ekavi Aikaterini Isari
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- wastewater
- biosolids
- agriculture
- catalysis
- adsoprtion
- microbiology
- resource recovery
- circular economy
- climate change
- public health
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