Environmental Impact and Sustainability of Wastewater Treatment Technologies
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Water Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October 2026 | Viewed by 42
Special Issue Editor
Interests: onsite wastewater treatment; stormwater management; water quality assessment; groundwater–surface water interactions
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The purpose of this Special Issued, entitled “Environmental Impact and Sustainability of Wastewater Treatment Technologies,” is to provide a forum for researchers to submit the results of their work on the pollutant removal efficiencies and sustainability of various wastewater treatment technologies. We solicit research that includes an analysis (field studies, lab experiments, and reviews of the literature) of treatments for pollutants of environmental and public health concern (e.g., nutrients, metals, PFOS, and PFOA). The research should provide an emphasis on the economic, environmental, and/or political sustainability of such methods/technologies. As the global population continues to increase so too does the generation of wastewater, and it has become important that the technologies used to treat wastewater are efficient, economically feasible, and sustainable. We seek to compile a collection of manuscripts that will help to advance our understanding of the efficiency and viability of various wastewater treatment options for growing communities.
Prof. Dr. Charles Humphrey
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- centralized sewer
- forever chemicals
- heavy metals
- nutrients
- septic systems
- wastewater treatment
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