Agricultural Environment and Water Technology
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 18644
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental functional materials; water treatment; fiber
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Interests: water; soil; sediment; environment; nutrient management
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Human habitation and industrial and agricultural activities are major sources of soil and water pollution. Globally, 80% of municipal wastewater is untreated and discharged into water bodies. The industry is also responsible for disposing of millions of tons of heavy metals, solvents, toxic sludge, and other waste each year.
Water use for agriculture accounts for 70% of global water use, and water is a critical input to agricultural production and plays an essential role in food security. Population growth, urbanization, and climate change are expected to increase competition for water resources, especially with agriculture. Agriculture activities produce large quantities of agrochemicals, organic matter, drug residues, sediments, and saline drainage, and consequently, soil and water pollution pose severe risks to aquatic ecosystems and human health. Therefore, addressing future water challenges requires a thorough reconsideration of how water is managed in agriculture and water security perspectives.
In this Special Issue, we invite you to submit papers on various agricultural environments and water technologies. The primary topics that we will consider are the following:
- Water and wastewater treatment for the environmental, agricultural, urban, and industrial sectors;
- Water reuse and recycling;
- Water management in agriculture;
- Nutrient recovery from wastewater;
- Water-related nexus (energy, food, climate change);
- Crop and water relationships, crop yields, and water productivity;
- Irrigation, drainage, and salinity in agriculture;
- Use of wastewater and other alternative water resources in agriculture;
- Research on the effects caused by soil erosion;
- Research, strategies, and technologies for prediction, prevention, and protection of sediment and soil.
Prof. Dr. Chang-Gu Lee
Prof. Dr. Seong-Jik Park
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- water treatment
- wastewater treatment
- water management
- water resources
- agriculture
- biochar
- adsorption
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