Sediment Pollution: Methods, Processes and Remediation Technologies
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Quality and Contamination".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2026 | Viewed by 28
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agricultural and rural water reuse; innovative water treatment technologies; biochar; emerging contaminants; sediment–soil remediation
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Interests: phosphorus mobility and control; eutrophication management; sediment–water interface; sediment–water remediation; in situ amendment; adsorption technology; nutrient trans-formation; heavy metals interaction; antibiotics contamination
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sediments serve as both sinks and secondary sources of environmental contaminants, exerting critical influence on aquatic ecosystem health and sustainability. This Special Issue aims to present recent advances in sediment science, including but not limited to the following five major topics:
- Innovative methods and techniques for characterizing sediment properties and contaminant behavior;
- Biogeochemical processes and mechanistic insights into contaminant transformation, mobility, and ecological risk;
- Remediation technologies, including both in situ and ex situ approaches, for the treatment of contaminated and degraded sediments;
- Applications of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data for monitoring, modeling, and managing sediment pollution;
- Emerging contaminants, such as microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and other novel pollutants, and their complex interactions within sediment–water systems.
We welcome contributions offering innovative scientific theories, methodological advances, and applied solutions that bridge environmental geochemistry, ecological engineering, and risk science. The collection aims to connect fundamental research with practical applications, supporting more effective and sustainable strategies for sediment pollution control and ecosystem restoration.
Prof. Dr. Xiaofei Tan
Prof. Dr. Ming Kong
Prof. Dr. Zhe Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sediment
- eutrophication
- contaminant characterization
- biogeochemical processes
- risk assessment
- phosphorus
- heavy metal
- emerging contaminants
- in situ and ex situ remediation
- artificial intelligence
- data-driven sediment management
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