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Environmental Fate and Transport of Organic Pollutants in Water

edited by Tengyi Zhu,

Rajendra Prasad Singh

and

Haomiao Cheng

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5848 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic pollutants; environmental risk assessment; fate and transport; remediation and mitigation; heavy metals; bioremediation; anaerobic digestion; stormwater management; conventional and emerging contaminants; water environment simulation; ecological remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Assessment of Groundwater Quality and Pollution Remediation

edited by Yong Qian and

Zhi Dou

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2872 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater quality; hydrogeochemical processes; environmental background values; high-fluoride groundwater; emerging pollutants; pollution prevention and control zoning; risk control; mine pollution control; groundwater pollution remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Research on the Dynamics of Phytoplankton in Eutrophic Water

edited by

Xinxin Lu

Lei Cui

and

Da Huo

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1618 | Submission Open

Keywords: eutrophic; rivers; lakes; phytoplankton; harmful algal bloom

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems)

Sustainable Remediation of Pesticides in Contaminated Water and Sites

edited by

Limin Ma

and Deyang Kong

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticide pollution; emerging contaminants; environmental behavior; sustainable remediation techniques; water remediation; site remediation; compound stable isotope analysis (CSIA); sustainable management strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Advances in Water-Based Solar Systems

edited by

Hossein Ebadi

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar water heaters; flat-plate collectors; solar concentrating collectors; solar water desalination; CFD; floating PV systems; aquavoltaics; PVT collectors; PV-powered water pumping; PV-powered irrigation; PV-RO systems; solar disinfection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water-Energy Nexus)

Biochar-Based Systems for Agricultural Water Management

edited by Hongxu Zhou, Wei Zheng and

Rabin Bhattarai

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 650 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural water management; biochar systems; nutrient recovery; pollutant removal; nonpoint source pollution; sustainable farming; water use efficiency; circular bioeconomy; soil and water quality; integrated water management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Water Quality Studies: Assessing the Presence of Nutrients and Pollutants

edited by

Sara Lehmann-Konera

, Anna Maria Sulej-Suchomska and Joanna Potapowicz

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12807 | Submission Open

Keywords: transboundary pollutants; persistent compounds; bioaccumulative chemicals; toxic contaminants; trace elements; major ions; organic compounds; catchment; freshwater; runoff and discharge; climate change impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Urban Drainage Systems and Stormwater Management

edited by

Yongwei Gong

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6826 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban drainage systems; urban flooding; low-impact development (LID); sponge city; urban rainwater collection; urban resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Water Management)

Hydraulic Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, and Digital Twin Technology

edited by Chenfei Shao, Hao Gu,

Yanxin Xu

Xiangnan Qin

, Yating Hu and

Huixiang Chen

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6332 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; digital twin technology; safety monitoring; hydraulic engineering; safety monitoring data preprocessing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics)

Water-Induced Geological Hazard Risk Assessment: Recent Advances and Prospects

edited by

Gang Mei

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6331 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-induced geological hazards; landslides; debris flows; rock avalanches; artificial intelligence; numerical modeling; remote sensing; GIS analysis; geological hazard mapping; climate change impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Water)

Urban Water Pollution Control: Theory and Technology

edited by

Bingdang Wu

, Yonghai Gan and Jingjing Yang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6181 | Submission Open

Keywords: micropollutants; urban water; remediation; low-impact development; sponge city; constructed wetland

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Water Management)

The Application of Novel Biotechnologies for Removal of Emerging Contaminants

edited by

Paulina Rusanowska

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5802 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastic; antibiotics; heavily polluted wastewater; microorganisms communities; membranes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

Application of Machine Learning in Hydrologic Sciences

edited by

Gonzalo Astray

and

Diego Fernández-Nóvoa

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5181 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrology; water cycle; water– soil– atmosphere; machine learning; big data; monitoring/modelling/prediction/optimization/management; water flow/quality/supply/energy; risk/hazard assessment; multidisciplinary water research

(This special issue belongs to the Section New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences)

Advanced Adsorption Technology for Water and Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Daniela Fighir

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5006 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption; innovative materials; emerging pollutants; wastewater treatment; water treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

AI, Machine Learning and Digital Twin Applications in Water

edited by

Bithin Datta

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3138 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); digital twin; big data analytics; sensor networks; ensembles; decision models; smart sensors; digital platform; surrogate models; water resource management; floods and droughts forecasting; groundwater systems; surface water systems; contamination detection; linked simulation-optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences)

Spatiotemporal Evolution Patterns and Propagation Mechanisms in Drought

edited by Fei Wang,

Yanbin Li

and

Kai Feng

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3024 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought indicators; drought propagation; spatiotemporal evolution; remote sensing; drought mitigation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)

Analysis and Simulation of Urban Floods

edited by

Jiada Li

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2909 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban flooding; flood modeling; smart stormwater systems; hydrology; rainfall-runoff

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Water Management)

Advances in Extreme Hydrological Events Modeling

edited by Majid Mirzaei

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2780 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme hydrological events; extreme precipitation; frequency analysis; drought; floods; climate change impacts; uncertainty analysis; data assimilation; hydrological modeling; machine learning; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)

Application of Machine Learning Models for Flood Forecasting

edited by

Tsunhua Yang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2535 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; data science; flood modeling; disasters; climate change; forecasting

(This special issue belongs to the Section New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences)

Advanced Technologies on Water and Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Achisa Mecha Cleophas

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1780 | Submission Open

Keywords: water and wastewater treatment; advanced oxidation processes; membrane separation; electrochemical processes; nanotechnology; desalination; water quality monitoring; water reuse

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

Major Water Conservancy and Hydropower Project Hub Layout and Hydraulic Innovation Technology

edited by

Shiqiang Wu

Fangfang Wang

Ang Gao

and Shicheng Li

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1688 | Submission Open

Keywords: high dams; large reservoirs; engineering hydraulic safety; high-speed flow; safety assessments; new technologies; deep drainage; two-phase flow

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics)

Nutrient Cycling and Removal in Watersheds

edited by Dan Dai

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1630 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient control; eutrophication; nutrient stoichiometry; algae blooms; nutrient attenuation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Using Hydrological Modeling for Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Rainfall Signatures

edited by

Zhijia Li

and Junfu Gong

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1534 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrological modeling; rainfall patterns; spatio-temporal analysis; data assimilation; uncertainty quantification; deep learning; urban hydrology; catchment hydrology; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Freeze–Thaw Dynamics and Water Pathways: Vulnerability of Infrastructures and Disasters in Mines in Cold Regions

edited by

Hailiang Jia

, Long Jin and Fei Luo

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1466 | Submission Open

Keywords: freeze– thaw dynamics; hydrogeological processes; vulnerability and resilience; disease and disasters; mine water; destabilization; deterioration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Innovations in Hydrology: Streamflow and Flood Prediction

edited by Zhaocai Wang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1395 | Submission Open

Keywords: streamflow prediction; flood prediction; physical hydrological models; machine learning; deep learning; uncertainty quantification; flood risk assessment; water resource management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Water–Rock Interaction

edited by Teng Ma and

Liuzhu Chen

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1052 | Submission Open

Keywords: water– rock interaction; groundwater; aquifer; geochemistry of groundwater system; hydrochemistry; isotopes; eco-environmental effect; ecological health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Opportunities and Challenges in Biological Water Treatment

edited by Zedong Lu,

Shenbin Cao

and Xiaoyan Fan

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1015 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological water treatment; nutrient and energy recovery; biological nutrient removal; microbial community; keystone taxa; multi-omics; biofiltration; activated sludge; membrane bioreactors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

Hydrogeological and Hydrochemical Investigations of Aquifer Systems

edited by

Lahcen Zouhri

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 905 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogeophysical exploration; groundwater; hydrogeological modelling; aquifer; hydrochemical modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Groundwater Evolution and Hydrochemical Processes in Mining Environments

edited by

Guang Li

Qinghai Deng

and

Jie Guo

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 836 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogeology; mining engineering; hydrochemical processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology: Characteristics, Risks and Strategies

edited by

Kai Zhang

and Yaru Cao

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 600 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutants; ecotoxicology; pollution remediation; environmental risk assessment; sustainable marine management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Vadose Zone Ecohydrology: Bridging Soil, Water, and Vegetation Dynamics

edited by Pedro Leite and

Qiuwen Zhou

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: root zone hydrology; ecohydrological feedbacks; soil– plant– atmosphere continuum; soil and rock water dynamics; infiltration and surface runoff; invasive species; isotopic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecohydrology)

Hydrological Processes and Soil Moisture Dynamics in Cold Regions and High-Altitude Environments

edited by Jie Tian

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil properties; soil moisture; spatial heterogeneity; soil hydrological processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Water)

Wave–Structure Interaction in Coastal and Ocean Engineering

edited by

Ming He

, Can Yang and Ruijia Jin

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8106 | Submission Open

Keywords: wave– structure interaction; linear and nonlinear waves; fixed and floating structures; theoretical analysis; numerical simulation; physical experiment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Oceans and Coastal Zones)

Decision-Making Theory and Methodology for Water, Energy and Food Security, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yejun Xu

and José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório De Andrade Guerra

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7862 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-criteria analysis; group decision-making; water resource management; water risk analysis; decision support systems; evalulation; safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance)

Landslide Hazard Controlled by Water-Rock Interaction and Risk Assessment in Hydropower Development

edited by

Siyuan Zhao

, Tengyuan Zhao, Sixiang Ling and Xingbo Zhou

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6887 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslide hazard; risk assessment; hydropower development; hydrological dynamics; early warning; water-rock interaction; hazard chain; artificial intelligence; monitoring; numerical simulation; reliability-based analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Urban Flood Mitigation and Sustainable Stormwater Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Jinjun Zhou

and Hao Wang

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5498 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban hydrology; urban flood; urban waterlogging; low-impact development; sponge city; urban stormwater management; urban flood damage; flood hazard risk; flood hazard risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Water Management)

Using Economics for Sustainability, Effective Management, and Conflict Resolution in Water

edited by Puiu Lucian Georgescu and

Valentin Marian Antohi

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4053 | Submission Open

Keywords: water economics; sustainability; water resources governance; water use efficiency; nature-based solutions; blue and green infrastructures; climate change; innovative financing for water resources; transboundary cooperation; smart technologies; AI in water management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance)

Catchment Hydrology Under Climate Change

edited by Jian Wang,

Lei Jiao

Beibei Zhang

and Cicheng Zhang

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2845 | Submission Open

Keywords: catchment hydrology; hydrological process; pollutant transport; climate change; extreme precipitation; storm events

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Long-Term Coastal Evolution and Morphodynamics: Ecosystem Protection and Coastal Safety

edited by Fu Wang, Fengling Yu, Yan Li and Xiaohe Lai

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1554 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal evolution; transgression; Holocene sea-level change; coastal wetland; shoreline change; ecosystem protection; coastal safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Oceans and Coastal Zones)

Drought Evaluation Under Climate Change Condition

edited by Yanfeng Wu

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 594 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; drought evaluation; water resources management; agricultural impacts; ecosystem resilience; socio-economic consequences; remote sensing for drought; modeling drought; adaptation strategies; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Biogeochemical Cycles in Vulnerable Coastal and Marine Environment

edited by

Pei Sun Loh

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 389 | Submission Open

Keywords: biogeochemistry; aquatic environments; pollution; nutrient cycle; carbon dynamics; coastal zones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Oceans and Coastal Zones)

Mine Water Quality: Risks, Challenges, and Opportunities

edited by

Joaquin Delgado

and

Cinta Barba Brioso

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental bio-geo-chemistry; AMD pollution; water treatment; passive treatment; mineralogy; recycling secondary material; critical metal recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Membrane Processes and Advanced Oxidation Processes for Wastewater Treatment

edited by Jiaxuan Yang and Dachao Lin

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane separation; advanced oxidation processes; membrane– oxidation hybrid process; membrane bio-reactor; novel membrane materials; water reuse; wastewater treatment; resource recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

The Application of Electrochemical Methods in Water Treatment, 2nd Edition

edited by

Minhua Cui

and

Guoshuai Liu

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemistry; electrode; pollution; reaction process and mechanism; sensors; wastewater; water

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

Mathematical Models of Fluid Dynamics

edited by Muhammad Hameed

submission deadline 28 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3386 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluid dynamics; mathematical models; Navier– Stokes equations; turbulence modeling; computational fluid dynamics (CFDs); boundary layer theory; multiphase flow; fluid– structure interactions; fluid– particle interactions; free surface flows; interfacial phenomena; biofluids; astrophysics; numerical methods; simulation; interdisciplinary collaboration; water sciences

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics)

Integrated Approaches to Water Resources and Environmental Management: Innovations in Simulation and Impact Assessment

edited by Yuntao Wang and Xiaoli Zhang

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6332 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resources management; water environment assessment; hydrological modeling; simulation techniques; integrated approaches; climate change adaptation; decision support systems; stakeholder engagement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance)

Process-Form Relationship in Fan-Piedmont and River Areas Prone to Flooding

edited by

Salvatore Ivo Giano

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3245 | Submission Open

Keywords: fan; piedmont; and river alluvial systems; flooding hazards; geomorphometry; channel discharges; engineering geology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Watershed Scale Environmental Changes and the Effects on Water Resources

edited by

Clement D. D. Sohoulande

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2377 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality; water quantity; contaminants; agriculture; climate change; land cover change; hydrology; modeling; environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Damage to Natural and Engineering Slopes (Dam Slopes) Caused by Water: Mechanism, Risk Assessment, Monitoring, Warning, and Prevention Technology

edited by

Wensong Wang

, Yonghao Yang and Jie Tan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1931 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-induced geohazard; slope stability; geotechnical tests; hazard assessment; monitoring; early warning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Prediction Hydrogeological Hazards

edited by Abolghasem Sadeghi-Niaraki and

Seyed Vahid Razavi-Termeh

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 852 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrological hazards; spatial modeling; geographic information systems (GISs); remote sensing; flood prediction; drought monitoring; geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI); climate change impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

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