Wastewater Treatment, Water Pollution and Sustainable Water Resources
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 1
Special Issue Editor
Interests: water and wastewater treatment; AOPs; biological processes; membrane processes; resource recovery for circular economy and carbon neutrality; metallic catalysts and materials; micro-electrolysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water security is a defining challenge of the 21st century. Moving beyond conventional treatment goals, contemporary wastewater treatment approaches emphasize holistic solutions that address the entire water cycle. We seek contributions that explore innovative approaches to mitigating water pollution from diverse sources (including industrial discharge, agricultural runoff, municipal wastewater, and emerging contaminants) through effective treatment. Crucially, we aim to highlight strategies for transforming wastewater from a pollutant into a valuable resource, thereby reducing environmental burdens and enhancing water resource resilience. This includes advancements in resource recovery (water, energy, nutrients, materials), pollution prevention, and sustainable water management practices that minimize water consumption and its environmental footprint. This Special Issue, titled "Wastewater Treatment, Water Pollution and Sustainable Water Resources," focuses on the critical nexus between managing pollution sources, advancing treatment technologies, and ensuring the long-term sustainability of our water resources.
It welcomes Original Research, Reviews, Mini Reviews, and Perspectives on innovative technologies and strategies for wastewater treatment and sustainable water resource control. Potential themes include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advanced and Sustainable Treatment Technologies: Innovations in physical, chemical, biological, and hybrid processes for removing conventional and emerging pollutants.
- Pollution Source Control and Mitigation: Strategies for preventing or minimizing contamination at the source, including industrial pretreatment, agricultural best practices, and stormwater management.
- Water Reuse and Resource Recovery: Technologies and frameworks for safe and efficient water reclamation, nutrient (N, P) recovery, energy harvesting (e.g., biogas, microbial fuel cells), and valorization of other recoverable materials.
- Sustainable Water Resource Management: Integrated approaches for water conservation, aquifer recharge, nature-based solutions (e.g., constructed wetlands), and the adoption of circular economy principles in water management.
- Monitoring, Risk Assessment, and Policy: Novel methods for detecting pollutants, assessing ecological and human health risks, and developing effective regulatory/policy frameworks for sustainable water governance.
- Case Studies and Implementation Challenges: Real-world applications, performance evaluations, and analyses of barriers to/facilitators of the deployment of sustainable solutions across a diverse range of contexts (urban, industrial, agricultural).
Prof. Dr. Shihai Deng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- wastewater treatment
- water pollution
- water reuse
- resource recovery
- consumption reduction
- sustainable water resources
- green technologies and processes
- wastewater management
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