Characterization, Behavior, and Effects of Organic Matter in Natural Environments and Water/Wastewater Treatments

Dear Colleagues,

Organic matter (OM), including dissolved, particulate, and sediment organic matter (DOM, POM, and SOM), is ubiquitous and important in natural environments and water/wastewater treatments. It plays an important role in the cycles of critical elements (e.g., C, N, and P) and provides the substrate for aquatic production. It is also important for determining the speciation, migration, toxicity, and fate of inorganic and organic pollutants (e.g., heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants). Therefore, the characterization, behavior, and effects of OM are an important research area for decades. To advance our understanding of OM in natural and engineering systems, this Special Issue calls for papers on the following topics:

1. Characterization of OM or its components in natural environments (aquatic environments, soil, and atmosphere) and engineering systems (drinking water or wastewater treatments);
2. Behaviors of OM in natural environments and engineering systems, such as the spatial distributions and temporal variations;
3. Mechanisms underlying the changes of OM, such as adsorption, photochemical degradation, and microbial transformation;
4. Roles of OM in the aquatic biogeochemistry and ecosystem functioning, including but not limited to the implications for the carbon cycle, nutrient cycling, pollutant behavior, and productivity;
5. Effects of OM on the drinking water and wastewater treatments, such as the treatment performance and the formation of byproducts.

Dr. Liyang Yang
Guest Editor

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