Risk Assessment of Surface Water and Groundwater Contamination
This special issue belongs to the section "Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability".
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Groundwater and surface water contamination is a serious issue that can have significant impacts on human health and the environment. It is therefore important to assess the risk of contamination in order to identify and prioritize actions to reduce or eliminate risk.
Risk assessment of surface water and groundwater contamination involves evaluating the likelihood and potential consequences of contamination in order to determine appropriate strategies for managing risk. There are several steps involved in conducting a risk assessment of surface water and groundwater contamination, including identifying the sources of potential contamination, evaluating the likelihood of contamination, assessing the potential consequences of contamination, and developing strategies to mitigate or eliminate risks.
In this Special Issue, our aim is to bring together the latest research and developments in the field of surface water and groundwater quality. We invite papers that address current approaches and techniques used to assess the risk of contamination, as well as case studies and real-world examples of risk assessments. We also welcome papers on tools and techniques to model and predict the consequences of contamination, best practices for managing and mitigating the risk of contamination, and strategies for communicating and engaging with stakeholders on issues related to surface water and groundwater contamination.
We believe that this Special Issue will be of great interest to researchers and experts working in the field of surface water and groundwater quality, especially those interested in environmental protection, and we look forward to receiving your submissions.
Sincerely,
Dr. Srilert Chotpantarat
Dr. Prinpida Sonthiphand
Dr. Pokkate Wongsasuluk
Dr. Thitiphan Assawincharoenkij
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- risk assessment frameworks and methods for evaluating the risk of surface water and groundwater contamination
- case studies and real-world examples of risk assessments in practice
- tools and techniques for modeling and predicting surface and groundwater contamination
- identifying sources of contamination
- best practices for managing and mitigating the risk of contamination
- health-risk assessments and biomarkers
- hydrogeochemistry and contaminant hydrogeology
- acid mine drainage
- technology and applications for risk assessments and water resource management
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Published Papers
Sustainability - ISSN 2071-1050