Advances in Contaminant Transport in Porous Media: Mechanisms, Remediation, and Numerical Simulation
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Quality and Contamination".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2026 | Viewed by 692
Special Issue Editor
Interests: groundwater contamination; microplastic transport; porous media; environmental remediation; numerical modeling; nanoparticle migration; surface chemistry; con-taminant fate; multiphase flow; water resource management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The transport of contaminants through porous media plays a crucial role in the understanding and management of groundwater contamination, environmental remediation, and water resource management. As contamination of water resources due to industrial activities, agricultural runoff, and urbanization continues to increase, the need for effective strategies to predict, mitigate, and remediate these contaminants is more pressing than ever. This Special Issue is dedicated to advancing our understanding of the mechanisms of contaminant transport, effective remediation technologies, and the application of numerical simulation models to predict contaminant behavior in porous media.
Our aim is to provide an interdisciplinary platform for the latest research on the transport of contaminants, including emerging contaminants, through subsurface environments such as soils, aquifers, and sediments. Contributions are invited that explore new insights into contaminant behavior at various scales, from molecular interactions to large-scale flow dynamics. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Mechanisms of contaminant transport in porous media, including diffusion, advection, and dispersion;
- The influence of aquifer and soil properties on contaminant migration and retention;
- Remediation strategies for contaminated porous media, such as bioremediation, phytoremediation, and advanced chemical treatments;
- Numerical simulation techniques for modeling contaminant transport, fate, and remediation processes;
- Emerging contaminants (e.g., microplastics, antibiotics) and their behavior in soil–groundwater systems;
- Nanotechnology applications in the removal and immobilization of contaminants;
- The impact of climate change on the transport and fate of contaminants in groundwater;
- Case studies on real-world contamination and remediation efforts in subsurface environments.
This Special Issue aims to foster collaboration among researchers and practitioners to develop innovative solutions for the mitigation of contamination in soil–groundwater systems.
I look forward to your contributions to this important field.
Dr. Ming Wu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- groundwater contamination
- emerging contaminants
- transport
- remediation
- numerical simulation
- adsorption
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