SDG 6: Challenges and Solutions for Drinking Water Quality
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Engineering and Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 43
Special Issue Editors
Interests: physicochemical and microbiological quality of rainwater; treatment of rainwater for special purposes; microbiological stability of water after disinfection processes; sanitary hazards related to the instability of treated water; hygienisation of post-fermentation effluents; flow cytometry in the analysis of microbiological quality of water; analysis of phytoplankton in surface waters
Interests: water treatment; biofiltration; biofilm in water supply network; water stability; microbiological quality; sanitary safety of drinking water
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue “SDG 6: Challenges and Solutions for Drinking Water Quality” focuses on key issues related to drinking water quality, including challenges and modern solutions for monitoring, purification, and distribution.
This Special Issue covers a wide range of topics, including the analysis of the physicochemical composition of water, with particular emphasis on the presence of heavy metals, organic compounds, microplastics, and effective strategies for their reduction. Another important research area is the biological stability of water, including microbiological hazards, biofilm growth, and the presence of pathogens posing a risk to consumer health. This Special Issue will also present modern technologies for improving water quality, innovative purification methods, and monitoring water parameters in distribution systems. Particular attention will also be paid to infrastructure challenges, such as the aging of water networks and its impact on the stability and security of water supplies. This Special Issue promotes an interdisciplinary approach, combining scientific research results, innovative engineering solutions, and the analysis of water quality management policies. We invite researchers to contribute original research and critical reviews on new research methods, technologies, and strategies for ensuring safe and high-quality drinking water.
We invite work on topics related (but not limited) to the following:
- Secondary pollution of treated water;
- Assessment of emerging contaminants in drinking water and their potential health risks;
- Innovative approaches to ensuring microbiological safety and preventing biofilm formation in water systems;
- Advances in water treatment technologies and sustainable purification methods;
- Water quality in the context of sustainable development and circular economies.
We are pleased to invite you to our Special Issue "SDG 6: Challenges and Solutions for Drinking Water Quality", and we look forward to reading your work.
Dr. Monika Zdeb
Dr. Andżelika Domoń
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- distribution systems
- drinking water
- water quality
- water stability
- heavy metals
- secondary contamination
- drinking water purification
- monitoring
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