Coastal Geochemistry: The Processes of Water–Sediment Interaction
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Coastal Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 118
Special Issue Editor
Interests: coastal geomorphology; marine sediment dynamics
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Dear Colleagues,
Coastal zones are dynamic interfaces where land, ocean, atmosphere and human interact, playing a critical role in global biogeochemical cycles. The geochemical processes occurring at the water–sediment interface regulate nutrient fluxes, pollutant transformation, carbon burial, and ecosystem health. With increasing anthropogenic pressures—such as urbanization, land use change, dam and marine engineering construction, mariculture, and climate change—understanding these processes is essential for sustainable coastal management. Despite advances in analytical and modeling techniques, key questions remain regarding the mechanisms controlling elemental cycling, organic–inorganic interactions, and the long-term impacts of human activities on coastal systems.
We would like to invite papers on the topic of “Coastal Geochemistry: The Processes of Water–Sediment Interaction”. This Special Issue aims to compile cutting-edge research on the geochemical dynamics of coastal water-sediment interactions. We seek contributions that explore the following topics:
- Mechanistic processes.
- Nutrient and contaminant behavior (e.g., carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, heavy metals, and emerging pollutants).
- Impact of climate change and human activities (e.g., ocean acidification, hypoxia, land-use changes).
- Advanced methodologies (e.g., in situ measurements, isotopic tracers, numerical modeling, machine learning applications).
The scope spans field observations, laboratory experiments, and theoretical modeling to provide a holistic understanding of coastal geochemistry. We encourage submissions from diverse coastal environments (coastal wetlands, estuaries, deltas, coastal shelf, etc.) to foster global perspectives.
Prof. Dr. Aijun Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- coastal geochemistry
- water–sediment interaction
- biogeochemical cycling
- nutrient dynamics
- pollutant transformation
- contamination evaluation
- ecosystem risk
- blue carbon
- anthropogenic pressure
- climate change impacts
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