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:
- Contaminants of Emerging Concerns in the Water Environment: Sources, Fates, and Toxicity (Deadline: 25 September 2023)
- Emerging Pollutants in the Water Environment: Sources, Fates, and Toxicity (Deadline: 25 September 2023)
- Mining Water Contamination and Management at Abandoned Sites (Deadline: 25 September 2023)
- Global Perspective on Risk Assessment of Aquifer Contamination, Identification of Vulnerable Zones, and Implementation of Management Tactics (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Modelling of Radionuclide Transport in Surface and Ground Waters (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Water Quality and Ecological Risk Assessment in Surface Waters (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Microplastic Pollution from Textiles (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Two Decades of the EU Water Framework Directive: Evidence of Improving Water Quality? (Deadline: 1 October 2023)
- Ecotoxicological and Chemical Assessment of Pollution Source, Migration and Transformation in Water and Connected Matrices (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
- The Impact of Water Level Changes (Frequency and Amplitude) on Water Quality in Lakes (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
- Research on Nutrient Dynamics in Surface Water Using Water Quality Models and State-of-the-Art Monitoring (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Biogeochemical Cycling of Arsenic in Groundwater and Soils (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Water Quality, Water Security and Risk Assessment (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Assessment of Groundwater Quality and Monitoring of Flow and Pollution Transport (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Fate Assessment and Eco-Interactions of Emerging Contaminants in Aquatic Environments (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Water Microbiology and Water Quality (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Water and Wastewater Treatment from Organic Pollutants by Nanostructure Materials (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Membrane Separation Technology for Water Purification and Power Generation Using Water (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Harmful Cyanobacteria and Their Ecotoxicological Studies (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Anthropogenic and Geoenvironmental Impacts on the Hydrosphere: Diagnosis, Monitoring, Assessment, and Sustainable Management 2.0 (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Stable Isotopes and Hydrochemistry in Aquatic Environments (Deadline: 10 November 2023)
- Water Treatment, Innovative Method of Management and Regional Prospect of Pollutants (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Sustainable Water Management and Treatment (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Using Ecology to Understand the Fate and Mitigation of Antibiotic Resistance in Water Environments (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Persistent Toxic Substances (PTSs) Pollution: Current Status, Distribution and Evolution Trend in Waters (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Water Environment Pollution and Control, Volume II (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Urban Water Cycle: Fate, Occurrence, Detection, Monitoring, and Control-Volume 2.0 (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Mercury Cycling in Aquatic Systems: Sources, Fluxes, Transformations, and Influences (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Technological and Mechanism Research on Algal Bloom Mitigation and Resource Recycling (Deadline: 25 November 2023)
- Microplastic Pollutants in Aquatic Ecosystem: Present and Future Challenges (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Groundwater Quality and Human Health Risk (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Novel Membrane Processes for Water Treatment (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Advances in Methodologies for Water and Waste Load Allocation (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Biological Monitoring and Assessment of Water Environment (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Recent Advances in Groundwater Remediation (Deadline: 16 December 2023)
- Source, Occurrence, Pathway, and Fate of Heavy Metals in the Water Environment (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Water-Quality Modeling, Volume II (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Quality of Coastal Areas: Marine Pollution and Aquatic Toxicology (Deadline: 25 December 2023)
- Contaminants Monitoring in Wastewater (Deadline: 25 December 2023)
- Water Quality for Sustainable Development (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
- Emerging Contaminants in Riverine and Marine Ecosystems (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
- The Ecological Effects of Micro(nano)plastics in the Water Environment (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Rivers (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Emerging Contaminants in Water Environments (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Aquatic Ecotoxicology and Environmental Contamination (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Study of Fate and Transport of Contaminants in the Aquatic Environment (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Toxic Pollutants in Water: Health Risk Assessment and Removal (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Geochemistry of Water and Sediment III (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
- Water Pollution Control and Remediation: Methods, Techniques and Processes (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
- Transport of Pollutants in Agricultural Watersheds (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
- Phytoremediation Technologies: Ecologically Safe Strategies for the Remediation of Contaminated Water and Soil (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
- Management and Monitoring of Water and Soils Associated with Mining Activities (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
- Microplastics in Continental and Marine Water Bodies: Status, Challenges and Perspectives (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
- Contaminant Transport Modeling in Aquatic Environments (Deadline: 25 January 2024)
- Water Treatment: Advances and Challenges under Climate Change (Deadline: 25 January 2024)
- Environmental Effects of Natural Processes and Human Activities on the Water Environment in Watershed (Deadline: 25 January 2024)
- Assessment of Water Quality and Pollutant Behavior (Deadline: 25 January 2024)
- Water and Sediment Quality Assessment (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Applications of Microalgae and Macroalgae in Water Treatment (Deadline: 10 February 2024)
- Applications of Environmental Functional Materials in Emerging Contaminants Monitoring and Control (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Watershed-Scale Nutrient Management: Emerging Concepts and Treatment Strategies (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Integrated Water Cycle: Impact of Treated Wastewater on Water Quality and Human Health Risks (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Water Quality, Ecological Health and Ecosystem Restoration (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Environment and Ecosystems Research for Natural Waters (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Field Methods for Water Quality Surveying, Volume II (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- Microorganisms: Risk Assessment, Fate and Treatment of Aquatic Emerging Contaminants (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- Water Quality Modeling and Monitoring II (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- Application of Smart Technologies in Integrated Water Quality Modeling (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- Geochemical Effects of Mining on Watershed Environment (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- Solute Transport Model and Remediation Technology for Groundwater Contamination (Deadline: 25 February 2024)
- Transport of Pollutants and Heat in Surface Water and Groundwater (Deadline: 27 February 2024)
- Internal Nutrient Cycling in Lakes and Reservoirs (Deadline: 28 February 2024)
- Nanoparticles for Environmental Risk Reduction in Water and Wastewater (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Contaminants in the Water Environment (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Current Trends and Future Challenges of Marine Microplastic Pollution (Deadline: 10 March 2024)
- 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)
- Chemical Treatment and Advanced Catalysis Process in Water (Deadline: 30 March 2024)
- Spatiotemporal Variability, Identification, and Control Technologies of Pollutants in Surface Water (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Occurrence, Risk Assessment and Removal of Emerging Contaminants in Aquatic Environment (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Sustainable Management & Treatment of Water and Wastewater (Deadline: 31 March 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)
- Hydrological and Hydrochemical Drivers of Solute Export from Watersheds (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Understanding Anthropogenic and Climate Influences on Water Quality and Quantity at the Watershed Scale (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Monitoring and Assessment of Water Quality in Drinking Water Distribution Systems (Deadline: 12 July 2025)
