Transport and Removal of Emerging Contaminants in Water Environments
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Quality and Contamination".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 668
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental risk; environmental DNA; environmental policy; soil health; water treatment
Interests: membrane-based treatment; water reuse; microplastics; micropollutant removal; disinfection byproducts
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: nanoparticles; cogaulation; heavy metals; membrane capacitive deionization; electrocoagulation; electro-oxidation
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Emerging contaminants, including pharmaceuticals, personal care products, microplastics, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and persistent organic pollutants, present significant challenges to environmental safety and public health. Understanding their migration pathways, fate, and removal mechanisms in various aquatic environments is crucial for safeguarding water quality. This Special Issue focuses on recent advancements and innovative solutions addressing the transport, fate, and removal of these emerging pollutants.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Identification and monitoring of emerging contaminants;
- Environmental fate and transport modeling;
- Advanced oxidation processes and photocatalytic degradation;
- Membrane technologies for pollutant removal;
- Biological treatment methods and biodegradation pathways;
- Adsorption technologies and novel adsorbents;
- Ecotoxicological impacts of emerging contaminants;
- Policy, management strategies, and regulatory frameworks for water safety.
This Special Issue aims to consolidate cutting-edge research, promote interdisciplinary discussions, and offer insights for scientists, policymakers, and practitioners dedicated to addressing emerging contaminants in water resources.
We warmly invite your contributions to enrich our collective understanding and enhance the effectiveness of pollution control strategies.
Dr. Nan Wei
Dr. Jenyuk Lohwacharin
Dr. Chunpeng Zhang
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Water is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- emerging contaminants
- water pollution
- advanced oxidation processes
- membrane technologies
- adsorption
- environmental fate
- ecotoxicology
- microplastics
- pharmaceuticals
- pollutant removal technologies
- water resource
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- Reprint: MDPI Books provides the opportunity to republish successful Special Issues in book format, both online and in print.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.
