Research on Emerging Pollutants in Aquatic Systems
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Quality and Contamination".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 11
Special Issue Editors
Interests: emerging pollutants; nature-based solutions; risk assessment; wastewater; groundwater; agriculture; waterborne pollutants; mitigation
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: emerging pollutants; tertiary treatments; water reclamation; metabolomics; constructed wetlands; Moving Bed Biofilm Reactors (MBBRs)
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Emerging organic pollutants in aquatic ecosystems, including pharmaceuticals, personal care products, microplastics, PFASs, and antimicrobial resistance (ARM), are increasingly detected in surface and groundwater bodies worldwide. Their persistence, bioaccumulation potential, and uncertain long-term impacts raise concerns for environmental and human health, highlighting the need for comprehensive assessment and management strategies. This Special Issue aims to bring together recent advances in the identification, occurrence, fate, and transport of these contaminants across diverse aquatic environments. It also seeks contributions addressing innovative mitigation and treatment approaches, particularly those based on green and sustainable technologies, as well as methodologies for exposure and risk assessment at ecological and human-health levels. Interdisciplinary studies that link chemical analysis, ecological responses, modeling, and regulatory perspectives are especially welcome.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Occurrence and monitoring of emerging pollutants;
- Fate, transport, and transformation in aquatic systems;
- Nature-based and advanced treatment solutions;
- Risk assessment and ecotoxicology;
- Modeling and prioritization frameworks;
- Policy and management strategies.
Dr. Víctor Matamoros
Dr. Monica Escolà
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- emerging contaminants
- aquatic ecosystems
- pharmaceuticals
- PFAS
- microplastics
- nature-based solutions
- water treatment
- ecotoxicology
- risk assessment
- environmental monitoring
- pollutant fate and transport
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