Sustainable Wastewater Management
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Water Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 1205
Special Issue Editors
Interests: water management
Interests: climate change; bioindicators; biomonitoring techniques; plants-air quality interactions
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Dear Colleagues,
In the current conditions of global climate change, when water resources register large fluctuations in the hydrological cycle and are subject to continuous contamination, it is necessary to find innovative solutions from researchers, specialists, and teachers to protect it. Under the pressure of decreasing world reserves of clean water and the need to feed a growing population, as well as the pressures of industrial development and increased agricultural production, a rapid increase in the use of wastewater after its treatment is expected globally. The large-scale introduction of effective wastewater treatment solutions in the 20th century has considerably improved human health and environmental quality, but to ensure the population's access to clean water and sanitation, according to Goal 6 of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, we must find effective methods of sustainable water and sanitation management for all. Under these conditions, we must return water of good quality to nature after its treatment and focus on the circular economy of water through its reuse in agriculture and industry, which can only be achieved through innovative, non-polluting methods and technologies of advanced purification, while also focusing on the challenges of water security in the future.
In this Special Issue, special attention will be dedicated to innovative technologies, smart solutions, and advanced research for sustainable wastewater treatment.
Prof. Dr. Laura Șmuleac
Prof. Dr. Antonia Cristina Maria Odagiu
Dr. Raul Pascalau
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- wastewater treatment
- water quality
- sustainability
- water security
- circular economy of water
- sewage treatment plants
- sewage sludge treatment
- adaptation to climate change
- water reuse
- waste management
- environmental protection
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