Current Research of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Water, Sediments and Soil
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil and Water".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 261
Special Issue Editors
Interests: water pollution control; groundwater pollution control; solid-waste resource treatment; anaerobic biological drying pretreatment technology; soil remediation; soil heavy metal pollution
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Interests: environmental chemistry; atmospheric VOCs management; agricultural soil remediation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Persistent organic compounds are a kind of special pollutants existing in nature. They are serious potential hazards to the ecological environment and even human health and safety, and have become a research hotspot in the field of environment. Many studies have shown that soil, river, and lake sediments are natural reservoirs of POPs in the environment. POPs are lipophilic, easily adsorbed by the soil, and remain in the soil for a long time, making them difficult to degrade. The nature of POPs in sediments is complex and the concentration is low. Single detection methods and remediation methods do not achieve the expected results, so innovative research is urgently needed to develop methods with higher detection efficiency and better remediation results. Overall, the aim of this Special Issue is to bring together original research and review articles that discuss the study of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Sediments and Soil, as well as to share new progress.
Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
- New strategies to improve the remediation of POPs in sediments and soils.
- Develop POPs detection techniques with wider applicability, lower detection limits and higher sensitivity.
- Study the optimal removal methods for different types of POPs.
- Explore the synergistic effects between different treatment methods.
- Mechanisms of transport and transformation of POPs in sediments and soils.
Looking forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Shejiang Liu
Dr. Hui Ding
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- water-sediment
- persistent organic pollutants
- detection
- health risk assessment
- photocatalysis
- adsorption
- biodegradation
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