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:
- Removal of Algae in the Water (Deadline: 20 March 2024)
- Water Pollution Monitoring, Modelling and Management (Deadline: 20 March 2024)
- DOM Distribution and Nutrient Dynamics in Freshwater Systems (Deadline: 20 March 2024)
- Ecotoxicology Research in Aquatic Ecosystem (Deadline: 20 March 2024)
- Porous Materials and Their Applications in Water Pollution Control and Resource Recycling (Deadline: 20 March 2024)
- Environmental Geochemistry, Fate, Transport Detecting and Removal of Mercury and Heavy Metals in Water (Deadline: 20 March 2024)
- Research on Coastal Water Quality Modelling (Deadline: 29 March 2024)
- Chemical Treatment and Advanced Catalysis Process in Water (Deadline: 30 March 2024)
- The Ecological Effects of Micro(nano)plastics in the Water Environment (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Spatiotemporal Variability, Identification, and Control Technologies of Pollutants in Surface Water (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Rivers (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Occurrence, Risk Assessment and Removal of Emerging Contaminants in Aquatic Environment (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Sustainable Water Management and Treatment (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Sustainable Management & Treatment of Water and Wastewater (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Biogeochemical Cycling of Nutrients in Water Environment (Deadline: 10 April 2024)
- Removal of Emerging Contaminants in Water (Deadline: 10 April 2024)
- Freshwater Quality Challenges in Southern Europe under an Increasingly Warmer and Drier Climate Scenario (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Water Quality Variability, Characterization, Risks and Pollution Sources’ Control (Deadline: 20 April 2024)
- Groundwater Quality and Human Health Risk (Deadline: 20 April 2024)
- Hydrological and Hydrochemical Drivers of Solute Export from Watersheds (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Membrane Separation Technology for Water Purification and Power Generation Using Water (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Impacts of Environmental Change and Human Activities on Aquatic Ecosystems (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Monitoring and Evaluation of Hydrology and Ecology in Mining Areas (Deadline: 10 May 2024)
- Microbial Transformation and Transport of Organic Pollutants within Paddy-Ditch-Pond Water (Deadline: 25 May 2024)
- Aquatic Macrophytes and Pollutants: Interactions, Indicator Role, and Phytoremediation Possibilities (Deadline: 25 May 2024)
- Novel Membrane Processes for Water Treatment (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- Research on Nutrient Dynamics in Surface Water Using Water Quality Models and State-of-the-Art Monitoring (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Contaminant Transport Modeling in Aquatic Environments (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Contaminants in the Water Environment (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Anthropogenic and Geoenvironmental Impacts on the Hydrosphere: Diagnosis, Monitoring, Assessment, and Sustainable Management 2.0 (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Effects of Nanoplastics in Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Water Environment Pollution and Control, Volume III (Deadline: 25 June 2024)
- Water Quality Studies: Assessing the Presence of Nutrients and Pollutants (Deadline: 25 June 2024)
- Microbial Characteristics of Drinking Water (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Water Microbiology and Water Quality (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Emerging Contaminants in Natural and Engineered Water Environments: Environmental Behavior, Ecological Effects and Control Strategies (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- The Eutrophication of Freshwater Ecosystems (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Geochemistry of Water and Sediment III (Deadline: 10 July 2024)
- Technological and Mechanism Research on Algal Bloom Mitigation and Resource Recycling (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Sources and Pollutants of Aquatic Contaminants, and Their Remediation Using SMART Water Systems (Deadline: 19 July 2024)
- Application of Satellite Remote Sensing in Water Quality Monitoring (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Water Quality Examination: The Investigation of Heavy Metal Contamination, Nutrients, and Organic Pollutants in Aquatic Environments for an Enhanced Prevention and Purification Process (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Toxic Pollutants in Water: Health Risk Assessment and Removal (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Removal of Emerging Organic Pollutants from Drinking Water (Deadline: 25 July 2024)
- Plateau Lake Water Quality and Biodiversity: Impacts of Human Activity and Trans-regional Water Diversion (Deadline: 25 July 2024)
- Application of Smart Technologies in Integrated Water Quality Modeling (Deadline: 25 July 2024)
- Analytical Methodology, Environmental Behavior and Risk Assessment of New Organic Pollutants (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- Integrated Water Cycle: Impact of Treated Wastewater on Water Quality and Human Health Risks (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Water Pollution Monitoring, Control, and Remediation (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Transport of Pollutants in Agricultural Watersheds (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- The Role of Vegetation in Freshwater Ecology (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Spatial–Temporal Variation and Risk Assessment of Water Quality (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Removal of Trace Organic Pollutants in Water Using Advanced Oxidation Technology (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Evaluation and Monitoring of Ecological and Hydrological Status of Rivers and Lakes (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Solute Transport Model and Remediation Technology for Groundwater Contamination (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Environmental Effects of Natural Processes and Human Activities on the Water Environment in Watershed (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Understanding Anthropogenic and Climate Influences on Water Quality and Quantity at the Watershed Scale (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Research and Methodology on New Contaminants in Water and Soil (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Application of Membrane Separation Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Applications of Microalgae and Macroalgae in Water Treatment (Deadline: 10 September 2024)
- Water Quality Assessment of River Basins (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Saline Water and Brine Geochemistry (Deadline: 20 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)
- Water Quality Monitoring and Public Health (Deadline: 10 October 2024)
- Geochemical Effects of Mining on the Aquatic Environment (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Monitoring and Assessment of Water Quality in Drinking Water Distribution Systems (Deadline: 12 July 2025)