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Surface Water Pollution and Quality Assessment, Monitoring and Modelling
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Surface Water Pollution and Quality Assessment, Monitoring and Modelling

A special issue of Pollutants (ISSN 2673-4672). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Pollution".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 5544

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Jehanzeb Masud Cheema

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Department of Land and Water Conservation Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi 46300, Pakistan
Interests: transboundary river basin management; hydrological modelling; remote sensing; precision agriculture
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Dr. Saddam Hussain

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1. Department of Irrigation and Drainage, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
2. Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
3. Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Interests: water pollution; water quality; sewage treatment; wastewater reuse in agriculture; environmental pollution; air quality; climate change; soil pollution; agriculture waste; environmental monitoring; remote surveillance
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Dr. Muhammad Mazhar Iqbal

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1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
2. School of civil Engineering, MCE, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
Interests: surface pollution; river water quality; ocean and coastal water quality; remote sensing of environmental pollution; pollutant; GIS mapping of pollutants; risk; subsurface pollution; water quality modeling; climate change and water pollution

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Water is the most vital resource on the planet. The availability and quality of fresh water for drinking are burning issues due to growing world population. On the other hand, extensive use of water resources for humankind activities increases water pollution, and  a huge quantity of wastewater is being generated. The wastewater ultimately goes into nearby drains and finally discharges into the sea, rivers, canals or lakes through networks of drains without treatment, which pollutes the global water system. There are many water pollution management strategies to cope with the water contamination on a large scale by adopting separate drainage systems for household, industrial effluents and agriculture. Therefore, surface water pollution is becoming problematic worldwide. However, the timely assessment and monitoring of the water resources (i.e., rivers, canals, lakes, and water bodies) can help to control the water pollution and improve the quality of water bodies globally. In this Special Issue, we invite authors to share their research on a  wide range of surface water quality research (experimental–laboratory, pilot, or actual-scale) and analysis methods.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Water pollution.
  • Surface water quality assessment and monitoring.
  • Surface water quality modeling.
  • Application of remote sensing for water quality monitoring.
  • Recovery monitoring.
  • Impacts of climate change on water quality.
  • Impact of COVID-19 on water quality.
  • Eutrophication and red tides.
  • Real-time sensor-based water quality monitoring .
  • Monitoring and evaluation for ecosystems.
  • Wastewater recycling and reuse.
  • Waterborne pathogens.
  • Monitoring of algal blooms and phytoplankton.
  • Remote sensing of water environment.
  • Coastal and ocean water pollution.
  • Microplastics impact on freshwater bodies.

Dr. Muhammad Jehanzeb Masud Cheema
Dr. Saddam Hussain
Dr. Muhammad Mazhar Iqbal
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • water pollution
  • water quality
  • climate change
  • risk assessment
  • wastewater treatment
  • water monitoring
  • freshwater

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End-Point Predictors of Water Quality in Tropical Rivers
by Thomas Shahady and José Joaquín Montero-Ramírez
Pollutants 2023, 3(4), 461-476; https://doi.org/10.3390/pollutants3040032 - 12 Oct 2023
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End-point evaluation of stream health is essential for the quantification of water quality. To this end, many Multi-Metric Indices (MMIs) have been developed to quantify water quality. The most extensive work has occurred in North America and Europe, while other areas of the [...] Read more.
End-point evaluation of stream health is essential for the quantification of water quality. To this end, many Multi-Metric Indices (MMIs) have been developed to quantify water quality. The most extensive work has occurred in North America and Europe, while other areas of the world are in development. In this study, we compared the use of relevant physical, chemical and biological parameters in MMIs to various other stream health indicators to assess water quality throughout a three-river corridor along the north central Pacific slope of Costa Rica. Analysis of the data suggested MMIs were the best indicators of water quality and, more specifically, insect MMIs were the most predicative. MMIs were also best at pinpointing anthropomorphic impact throughout the corridor. Further, less complex insect MMIs such as compilations of family diversity using Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera (EPT) orders were equally as predictive as the more complex models. With a need to better understand and use citizen monitors to predict water quality in these tropical environments, less complex insect MMIs show promise as a solution. Full article
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Eutrophic Status Assessment Based on Very High-Resolution Satellite Imagery in the Coastline Environment of Korea
by Muhammad Mazhar Iqbal, Tehmena Rashid, Saddam Hussain, Muhammad Umer Nadeem, Muhammad Sohail Waqas, Muhammad Amin and Muhammad Naveed Anjum
Pollutants 2023, 3(1), 59-73; https://doi.org/10.3390/pollutants3010006 - 16 Jan 2023
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Anthropoid activities are severely altering natural land cover and growing the transport of soil, organic and inorganic compounds, nutrients, toxic chemicals, and other pollutants to the water ecosystem. The eutrophication of the coastal water environment is one of the furthermost bitter consequences of [...] Read more.
Anthropoid activities are severely altering natural land cover and growing the transport of soil, organic and inorganic compounds, nutrients, toxic chemicals, and other pollutants to the water ecosystem. The eutrophication of the coastal water environment is one of the furthermost bitter consequences of human activities. In this research, we have used three different satellite images for efficient land-use land-cover (LULC) classification, comparison, and further coastal water quality assessment over the coastal zone of the Boseong County of South Korea. The results of LULC classification showed that Landsat-8, Sentinel-2, and WorldView-3 gave an overall accuracy of about 74%, 82%, and 96% with Kappa coefficient of 0.71, 0.78, and 0.91, respectively. By comparing, LULC accuracies and kappa coefficient, the very high-resolution Worldview-3 satellite imagery is considered one of the best-suited satellite imageries for water quality assessment. The study used recently developed algorithms for the calculation of the transparency of Secchi depth, concentration of Chlorophyll-a, Total Phosphorus, and Total Nitrogen; whereas the eutrophication status of the coastal water has been identified using the Carlson Trophic State Index (CTSI) method. The result show that the medium state of eutrophication occurred nearby agricultural regions and urban settlements. Overall, trophic status of the coastal water is ranged from 61.56 to 74.37 with a mean value of 65.63 (CTSI) and placed under the medium eutrophic state. The study analysed that the nutrient entrance from the surrounding land cover is high and needs proper water treatment before releasing into a coastal ecosystem. Hence, these investigations will assist the various local and international agencies in improving the reliability of the monitoring of eutrophication state, dynamics, and potential impacts. Full article
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