Advanced Technologies for Wastewater Treatment and Water Reuse

Dear Colleagues,

Over time, the development of new technologies and products has promoted not only progress but several environmental concerns. Conventional methods to remove pollutants from wastewater treatment plants are inefficient, and new methods are welcome. The discharge of large quantities of pollutants to surface waters is a contributing factor to the lack of potable water. In addition, supply and demand of fresh water is skewed in the world, which increases water stress in many regions, with some serious conflicts as a result. While there is a severe shortage of fresh water, many water uses do not require high-quality water. Wastewater reclamation, i.e., the reuse of treated wastewater, has been identified as one of the most significant approaches to meet current and future water demands.

The current Special Issue will focus on emphasizing the timely research studies that address the existing new technologies used to remove pollutants from wastewater aiming the water reuse. The topics for the Special Issue should include but are not limited to the following areas: the different sources of pollutants; their fate and occurrence in the environment; toxicity and risk assessments; different methods employed to remove these pollutants from the environment; advances in analytical chemical and bioanalytical techniques for the identification and quantification of pollutants in aqueous systems; advances in technologies used to assess removal processes; and methods to assess the quality of the treated water aiming the reuse. We invite the authors to submit scientific studies that include original and innovative research papers, reviews, and short communications.

Dr. Daniela Mesquita
Dr. Cristina Quintelas
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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