Advances in Water and Sediment Quality Assessment, Treatment Technologies, Pollution Control, and Resource Reuse
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Water Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 23
Special Issue Editor
Interests: water quality; wastewater treatment; heavy metals; bottom sediments; pollution control; sediment remediation; water management; aquaculture
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, titled ‘Advances in Water and Sediment Quality Assessment, Treatment Technologies, Pollution Control, and Resource Reuse’, will focus on interdisciplinary research that addresses the assessment, protection, and improvement of surface water quality and the condition of bottom sediments in the context of sustainable water resource management.
This Special Issue will emphasize modern methods for evaluating and improving the quality of aquatic environments, with a particular focus on persistent pollutants, including heavy metals and toxic anthropogenic compounds, and their impacts on water bodies and sediment deposits.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Methods for the chemical and biological monitoring and assessment of water and sediment quality;
- Identification of contaminants and sources of contamination;
- Analysis of contaminant transport, accumulation, and transformation processes;
- Ecological risk assessment;
- Sediment remediation strategies;
- Water resources management;
- Advanced and nature-based water-treatment technologies;
- Reuse of resources such as treated water, nutrients, and energy, in line with the principles of the circular economy.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to integrate current scientific and technological knowledge in the field of aquatic environmental quality and to provide a platform for the exchange of experience between researchers, engineers, and decision-makers. Our aim is to support the development of scalable, sustainable, and effective solutions for protecting and restoring water and sediment systems.
This Special Issue complements the existing literature by expanding the focus from traditional water quality assessment to include bottom sediments as a critical component of aquatic ecosystems and pollutant reservoirs. By bridging basic research with applied strategies, this Special Issue will offer added value for the advancement of pollution diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and ecological restoration. This Special Issue further contributes to the development of practical tools and knowledge that support the global and local implementation of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals around water management.
Dr. Marcin Sidoruk
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- water quality
- sediment quality
- heavy metals
- pollution monitoring
- ecological risk assessment
- contaminant transport and accumulation
- water and sediment remediation
- wastewater treatment technologies
- circular economy
- resource recovery
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