Advanced Research in Non-Point Source Pollution of Watersheds
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Quality and Contamination".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 129
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agricultural non-point pollution; bioreactor; agricultural water resource management; nutrient removal and recovery; wetland
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: non-point pollution; soil quality; water quality; nutrient cycle in agriculture; watershed
Interests: emerging contaminants; antibiotics; bacterial resistance; microbiome; metagenomic; bioinformatics
Interests: nutrient cycling; legacy pollutants; sustainable agriculture; agroecosystems; environmental drivers; landscape patterns
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Many lakes, reservoirs, and coastal and marine environments are reported to be severely affected by agricultural non-point source (NPS) pollution from upstream sub-watersheds. In particular, surface runoff during raining periods acts as an important cause of eutrophication. The NPS pollutants of excessive nitrogen and phosphorus, pesticides, and heavy metals are not compatible with agricultural green production. For scientific control of NPS pollution, the analysis of the causes of pollution, cost-effective treatments, and sustainable management are essential. Achieving a deep understanding of the spatial and temporal characteristics is the primary task. Secondly, the wise selection and combined application of best management practices (BMPs) contribute to practical and cost-effective prevention and control of NPS pollution. Thirdly, steady treatment performances rely on sustainable management, especially for win-win achievements in local economic development and ecological protection.
In this Special Issue, the transfer and transformation of NPS pollutants relating to their losses from agricultural fields, the assessment of NPS pollution risks and aquatic ecosystem quality, and strategies and combined technology for cost-effective BMPs are welcomed. Novel practices to improve the treatment performances of wetlands, bioreactors, riparian and coastal buffer zones, etc., are encouraged. In addition, studies on the intelligent supply of agricultural water resources and fertilizer, runoff regulation, and resource utilization, and on the description of environmental conservation for agricultural green production, are invited.
Prof. Dr. Feng Liu
Dr. Tao Wang
Dr. Yan Xu
Dr. Cen Meng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- non-point source pollution
- landscape patterns
- ecological treatments
- pollutant removal and resource recovery
- emerging contaminants
- agriculture green development
- watershed intelligent management
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