Water Quality and Contamination
A section of Water (ISSN 2073-4441).
Section Information
The section of Water Quality and Contamination, invites state-of-the-art research articles and critical reviews regarding the qualitative and ecological aspects of water. Topics addressed include the following: physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of water; point-source and diffuse water pollution; contaminants such as nutrients, organics and inorganics, pharmaceuticals, nano-particles and microplastics and their impacts on organisms and trophic chains; transport and adsorption/desorption processes; erosion and sediment transport; hydro-geochemistry; hydrogeology; eco-hydrology; aquatic ecology; wetlands; environmental water requirements; the degradation of aquatic ecosystems; preservation; ecological engineering and ecosystem restoration; environmental impacts of dams and other infrastructure; invasive species.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Applications of Microalgae and Macroalgae in Water Treatment (Deadline: 10 September 2024)
- Water Quality Assessment of River Basins (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Occurrence, Risk Assessment and Removal of Emerging Contaminants in Aquatic Environment (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Saline Water and Brine Geochemistry (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Research on Coastal Water Quality Modelling (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Monitoring and Remediation of Contaminants in Soil and Water (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Porous Materials and Their Applications in Water Pollution Control and Resource Recycling (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Microbial Monitoring in Aquatic Environments (Deadline: 25 September 2024)
- Exposure of Aquatic Ecosystems to Organic Micropollutants (Deadline: 27 September 2024)
- Aquatic Microplastics Pollution Prevention and Management Measures (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Research Progress on Water Quality and Sediment Quality (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Evaluation of Microbiological Indicators for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Freshwater Quality Challenges in Southern Europe under an Increasingly Warmer and Drier Climate Scenario (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Contaminants Monitoring in Wastewater (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Water Quality Monitoring and Public Health (Deadline: 10 October 2024)
- Source, Occurrence, Pathway, and Fate of Heavy Metals in the Water Environment (Deadline: 25 October 2024)
- The Latest Advances and Challenges in Removing PFAS from Water (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Radionuclide Removal from Contaminated Water: Strategies and Challenges (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Application of Smart Technologies in Integrated Water Quality Modeling (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Managing Water Resources Sustainably (Deadline: 28 November 2024)
- Persistent and Emerging Organic Contaminants in Natural Environments (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Application of Satellite Remote Sensing in Water Quality Monitoring (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Water Pollution Monitoring, Modelling and Management (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Water Environment Pollution and Control, Volume III (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Emerging Contaminants in Natural and Engineered Water Environments: Environmental Behavior, Ecological Effects and Control Strategies (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Basin Non-point Source Pollution (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- Technological and Mechanism Research on Algal Bloom Mitigation and Resource Recycling (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Geochemical Effects of Mining on the Aquatic Environment (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Advances in Disinfection By-Products Research in Drinking and Surface Waters (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Spatial–Temporal Variation and Risk Assessment of Water Quality (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Analytical Methodology, Environmental Behavior and Risk Assessment of New Organic Pollutants (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Water Quality Studies: Assessing the Presence of Nutrients and Pollutants (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Water Quality Examination: The Investigation of Heavy Metal Contamination, Nutrients, and Organic Pollutants in Aquatic Environments for an Enhanced Prevention and Purification Process (Deadline: 23 January 2025)
- Application of Magnetic Susceptibility and Chemical Analysis in Environmental Research of Aquatic and Terrestrial Systems (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Hydrological and Hydrochemical Drivers of Solute Export from Watersheds (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Local and Watershed Sale Assessment of the Impacts of Agricultural Practices on Nitrogen Levels in Groundwater (Deadline: 14 February 2025)
- Nutrient Cycling and Removal in Watersheds (Deadline: 15 February 2025)
- Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology: Characteristics, Risks and Strategies (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Removal of Trace Organic Pollutants in Water Using Advanced Oxidation Technology (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Human Impacts on the Land–River Interface (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- New Insights in Catalytic Technology for the Treatment of Emerging Contaminants in Water (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Exposure, Ecological Effects and Risk Assessment of Emerging Contaminants in Water Environment (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Groundwater Quality and Human Health Risk, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Trends in Effective Removal of Emerging Organic Pollutants from Drinking Water and Wastewater (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Non-point Source Pollution in Water Body: Sources, Modelling and Analysis (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Geochemistry and Removal of Heavy Metals and Other Pollutants in Water (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Water Resource Management: Watershed and Groundwater Pollution (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Marine Ecotoxicology Responses to Global Change and Environmental Impacts (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Environmental Behavior, Ecological Effects and Health Risks of Pollutants in Aquatic Ecosystems (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Monitoring and Modelling of Contaminants in Water Environment (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Monitoring and Assessment of Water Quality in Drinking Water Distribution Systems (Deadline: 12 July 2025)
