Advanced Analytical Methods for Water Contaminant Detection
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Analytical Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 156
Special Issue Editors
Interests: water quality; organic contaminants; disinfection by-products; pharmaceuticals; microplastics; chromatography; mass spectrometry; materials in contact with drinking water
Interests: water quality; organic contaminants; disinfection by-products; pharmaceuticals; microplastics; chromatography; mass spectrometry; materials in contact with drinking water
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The protection of water quality is a critical global priority, increasingly challenged by anthropogenic pressures, climate change, and the continuous emergence of new contaminants. This Special Issue, “Advanced Analytical Methods for Water Contaminant Detection”, focuses on recent advances in analytical approaches that improve the detection, identification, and quantification of contaminants in aquatic systems.
This Special Issue covers innovative instrumental and methodological developments for monitoring both conventional pollutants—such as nutrients, heavy metals, and persistent organic contaminants—and emerging contaminants, including pharmaceuticals, personal care products, endocrine disruptors, micro- and nanoplastics, and nanomaterials. Emphasis is placed on advanced separation and detection techniques, including high-resolution mass spectrometry, hyphenated chromatographic methods, spectroscopy, electrochemical analysis, and biosensing platforms.
Contributions addressing novel sample preparation strategies, non-target and high-throughput screening, chemometric tools, and data-driven approaches are particularly encouraged. We also welcome research on portable, in situ, and real-time monitoring technologies that support rapid water quality assessment.
By bringing together interdisciplinary research from analytical chemistry, environmental science, and engineering, this Special Issue aims to present the state of the art while identifying future challenges and opportunities for enhancing water contaminant monitoring and safeguarding public health.
Dr. Vitor Cardoso
Dr. Cristina Almeida
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- water
- contaminants
- advanced analytical techniques
- emerging pollutants
- mass spectrometry
- non-target screening
- biosensors
- chemical sensors
- water quality monitoring
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