Ecological Wastewater Treatment and Resource Utilization

Dear Colleagues,

Water pollution has become a significant global environmental issue. Many technologies are used in controlling water pollution or wastewater treatment. Among them, ecological treatment technologies are attracting more and more attention due to their high efficiency, low operating cost, and high level of safety. They can remove or transform pollutants (organic matter, nitrogen, phosphorus, etc.) in wastewater via absorption and the co-assimilation of plants, the transformation of microorganisms, and the adsorption of green adsorbents. At present, ecological treatment technologies are widely applied in micro-polluted water treatment. More studies on them are needed for the sustainable development and application of wastewater treatment technologies.

For this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome for submission. Research areas may include (but need not be limited to) the following:

(1) Wetland systems;

(2) Subsurface infiltration systems;

(3) Ecological buffer zone systems;

(4) Green-wall systems;

(4) Transformation processes of pollutants by microorganisms;

(5) Green adsorbents for water pollutants;

(6) Treatment and resource utilization of sludge and river sediment;

(7) Recycling of plant residues.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Chunzhen Fan
Dr. Jingke Song
Guest Editors

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