Dear Colleagues,

The editorial team would like to congratulate the winners of the Water 2021 Best Paper Award, who were chosen by a selection committee chaired by the Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Jean-Luc PROBST. Following a review process by the Award Evaluation Committee, four winners were selected.

The First Prize: 800 CHF and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Water in 2023.

Article:
Start-Up of Anammox SBR from Non-Specific Inoculum and Process Acceleration Methods by Hydrazine
By Ivar Zekker, Oleg Artemchuk, Ergo Rikmann, Kelvin Ohimai, Gourav Dhar Bhowmick, Makarand Madhao Ghangrekar, Juris Burlakovs and Taavo Tenno
Water 2021, 13(3), 350; doi:10.3390/w13030350

Review:
Occurrence and Fate of Emerging Pollutants in Water Environment and Options for Their Removal
By Ionela Cătălina Vasilachi, Dana Mihaela Asiminicesei, Daniela Ionela Fertu and Maria Gavrilescu
Water 2021, 13(2), 181; doi:10.3390/w13020181

The Second Prize: 500 CHF and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Water in 2023.

Article:
Strategies for Improving Optimal Positioning of Quality Sensors in Urban Drainage Systems for Non-Conservative Contaminants
By Mariacrocetta Sambito and Gabriele Freni
Water 2021, 13(7), 934; doi:10.3390/w13070934

Review:
Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins in a Changing Environment: Concepts, Controversies, Challenges
By Ingrid Chorus, Jutta Fastner and Martin Welker
Water 2021, 13(18), 2463; doi:10.3390/w13182463

Please join us in congratulating the winners of the Water 2021 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for your continued support of Water.

Kind regards,
Water Editorial Office