Water–Rock Interaction
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Hydrogeology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2025 | Viewed by 144
Special Issue Editors
2. School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China
Interests: surface water–groundwater interaction; earth's critical zones and ecohydrogeology in watershed; groundwater pollution and prevention; water–rock interaction in low permeability medium
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water–rock interactions play a crucial role in the flourishing of life. The different forms of water and rock–soil bodies interact in physical, chemical and biological ways at different spatiotemporal scales in the lithosphere and hydrosphere, thus forming the complex and exquisite water–rock interaction in the earth system. This provides the necessary materials and energy for life. Influenced by climatic zones, geological units, burial depths and human activities, the combination of temperature, humidity, pressure, pH, redox and biological conditions is varied, which contributes to the complexity of water–rock interaction. Groundwater is a key link to combine the geological environment and the earth ecosystem and continuously drives the material and energy cycle between them. Clarifying groundwater–rock interactions under various conditions is essential to guarantee ecological health.
This Special Issue will publish high-quality papers focused on new findings related to the groundwater/surface water–rock interaction.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Groundwater and human health;
- Groundwater pollution;
- Surface water–groundwater interaction;
- Water–rock interaction in low permeability medium/wetlands/permafrost/geothermal system;
- Environmental effect of water–rock interaction;
- The metallogenic effect on groundwater.
Prof. Dr. Teng Ma
Dr. Liuzhu Chen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- water–rock interaction
- groundwater
- aquifer
- geochemistry of groundwater system
- hydrochemistry
- isotopes
- eco-environmental effect
- ecological health
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