Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment: Recent Advances and Future Challenges
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Wastewater Treatment and Reuse".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 April 2026 | Viewed by 196
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nature-based solutions; constructed wetlands; sludge treatment reed beds; wastewater engineering; PFAS and micropollutant removal; circular economy; sustainable water management; environmental biotechnology; earthworm applications in wastewater treatment; water reuse and resource recovery
Interests: nature-based solutions for wastewater treatment; constructed wetlands and phytoremediation; anaerobic digestion and co-digestion; biomethane and biohydrogen production; agro-food waste valorization; circular bioeconomy and resource recovery; struvite precipitation and phosphorus recovery; water–energy–food nexus
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Constructed wetlands are increasingly recognized as effective nature-based solutions for sustainable wastewater treatment, sludge management, and water reuse. With the advantages of low energy demand, resilience, and multifunctionality, they contribute significantly to pollutant removal, nutrient recovery, resource valorization, and decentralized water management. However, rapid urbanization, climate change, and the emergence of contaminants such as PFAS, pharmaceuticals, and other micropollutants present new challenges that require innovative, integrated approaches.
This Special Issue, ‘Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment: Recent Advances and Future Challenges’, aims to showcase the latest research and technological developments in this field. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Innovations in wetland design, operation, and modeling.
- Mechanisms of contaminant transformation, biodegradation, and removal.
- Sludge management, reed bed systems, and worm-assisted sludge treatment.
- Treatment of micropollutants, PFAS, and nutrients.
- Resource recovery through struvite precipitation, phosphorus recycling, and agro-food waste valorization.
- Integration of wetlands into circular economy and water–energy–food nexus frameworks.
- Field- and pilot-scale applications across diverse climates and regions.
- Microbial processes, plant–microbe interactions, and molecular ecology.
- Hybrid treatment systems and advanced monitoring for long-term performance.
This Special Issue seeks to provide a multidisciplinary platform to advance our understanding and aid future applications of constructed wetlands for effective, resilient, and sustainable wastewater management.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Amir Gholipour
Dr. Rita Fragoso
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- constructed wetlands
- wastewater treatment
- nature-based solutions
- sludge management
- worm-assisted sludge treatment
- micropollutants
- biodegradation
- PFAS removal
- nutrient removal
- struvite precipitation
- phosphorus recovery
- agro-food waste valorization
- anaerobic digestion and co-digestion
- biomethane production
- circular economy
- hybrid treatment systems
- water reuse
- environmental biotechnology
- environmental engineering
- wetland modeling
- molecular ecology
- microbial communities
- plant-microbe interactions
- urban water management
- climate resilience
- water–energy–food nexus
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