Biogeochemical Cycling of Trace Elements in Aquatic 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 3
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nutrients; micro-nutrients; trace element mobility; heavy metals; sediment geochemistry; geomorphology; hydrology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Trace elements in aquatic environments comprise an important part of various bio-geochemical cycles in a wide range of habitats. While some trace elements are regarded as micro-nutrients, others are considered harmful or poisonous to the biology. In natural, non-polluted waters the study of trace element cycling has been hampered by the typical small concentrations which required laborious analysis. Today, the abundance of state-of-the-art analytical instruments such as ICP-OES and ICP-MS enable the study of a series of trace elements in aquatic systems, opening paths to unraveling their cycles and ascertaining their significance to various biological cycles.
With this Special Issue of Water, we offer a platform for the publication of innovative original articles and reviews regarding the sources, and fate of different trace elements in a range of aquatic habitats. We expect that the role biogeochemical cycling of these elements, will be an important aspect in these contributions. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to the following: the biogeochemistry of trace elements in natural and polluted environments, and the role of sediments and suspended material as vectors to trace element mobility in the aquatic system. Finally, quantifying these aspects of biogeochemical cycling of trace elements will enable to assess the response to a changing environment.
Dr. Yaron Be'eri-Shlevin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biogeochemical cycling
- trace elements
- aquatic systems
- sediment–water interaction
- water trace element pollution
- micro-nutrients
- heavy metals
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