Advancing Innovation in Sustainable Treatment of Water and Wastewater
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Water Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 11 January 2026 | Viewed by 78
Special Issue Editor
Interests: wastewater treatment; marine pollution; constructed wetlands; ponds
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Dear Colleagues,
Water is one of the "sine qua non" factors for life.
Threats such as droughts, floods, and water pollution are becoming more frequent and severe, so efficient and sustainable water management has become a priority. Innovation in sustainable water treatment is essential to meet present and future environmental challenges, to ensure access to this vital resource for future generations.
Therefore, water treatment techniques must evolve to achieve better treatment efficiencies, i.e., the greater removal of contaminants at lower economic and environmental costs. These technologies will be sustainable if they are also accessible to all societies.
Drinking water production techniques, such as reverse osmosis or electrodialysis, involve high levels of treatment. However, they are not only expensive but also have a significant environmental impact caused by the discharge of brine on coastal areas. Their combination with renewable energies is helping to reduce their environmental impact.
Water distribution and demand reduction systems are another area to be improved. Solutions based on artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things have great application potential, e.g., in the early detection of leaks and the real-time monitoring of the quality and quantity of the resource.
Another crucial aspect is the treatment and reuse of wastewater. There is a wide variety of advanced treatment systems ranging from the most sophisticated, such as filters based on nanotechnology or electrochemical methods, to nature-based methods, such as constructed wetlands (CWs) with adsorbent substrates or aerated CWs.
This Special Issue aims to present the latest innovations in water treatment, whether for supply, waste, or reuse.
Dr. José Alberto Herrera-Melián
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- water treatment
- innovation
- wastewater
- water supply
- water saving
- wastewater reuse
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