Emerging Contaminants in Natural and Engineered Water Environments: Environmental Behavior, Ecological Effects and Control Strategies, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Quality and Contamination".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 February 2026 | Viewed by 6
Special Issue Editors
Interests: dissolved organic matter; black carbon; biomass pyrolysis; environmental pollutants; water quality
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Interests: environmental behavior; environmental remediation of soil and groundwater; advanced oxidation processes; free-radical processes in environment
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Interests: emerging contaminants; environmental behavior; ecotoxicology; ecological engineering; environmental remediation; environmental microorganisms; risk assessment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water pollution is becoming an increasingly serious issue, especially considering the emergence of concerning new pollutants such as antibiotics, personal care products, etc. The presence of these compounds in water can have negative impacts on both human health and the environment, causing endocrine disruption, cancer, and mutations in aquatic organisms.
This Special Issue aims to bring together the latest research on the identification, characterization, ecological effects, and control of these emerging contaminants. We welcome contributions from researchers and practitioners in fields such as environmental chemistry, toxicology, engineering, and environmental policy. This Special Issue will focus on risk formation mechanisms and management strategies for emerging contaminants. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Contaminant source analysis;
- Environmental behavior, such as storage, transport, and transformation;
- Ecological effects and toxicology;
- Risk assessment;
- Control strategies.
We believe that this Special Issue will offer a valuable platform for sharing knowledge and experiences, promoting collaboration, and identifying new research directions in the field of water environment pollution control. We invite you to join us in exploring this important topic.
Dr. Fanhao Song
Dr. Xiaodong Li
Dr. Qiuheng Zhu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- emerging contaminants
- environmental behavior
- ecotoxicology
- ecological engineering
- environmental remediation
- treatment technologies
- environmental microorganisms
- natural processes
- risk assessment
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