Spatial Linkages Between Geographical Environments and Health Indicators: From Water Quality Parameters to Regional Health Status
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Quality and Contamination".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 360
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Dear Colleagues,
As urbanization accelerates and climate change intensifies, the global water crisis has reached critical levels, driven by both water scarcity and deteriorating water quality. Addressing these challenges requires innovative solutions in water management and environmental health. This Special Issue seeks to explore the vital connections between water quality parameters, regional geographical factors, and public health outcomes. This Special Issue also emphasizes how spatial factors—including hydrological conditions, soil composition, and climatic variables—mediate the effects of water quality on human health biomarkers. The Special Issue aims to address the growing need to understand how water pollution impacts health across various regions, focusing particularly on cardiovascular and metabolic health indicators. It seeks to bridge the gap between environmental science and medical research by investigating the following critical areas:
(1) Spatial distribution of water pollutants (e.g., heavy metals, sulfates, and organic compounds) and their influence on human health biomarkers, such as cardiac troponin I;
(2) Geographical correlations between regional water quality parameters (e.g., pH, dissolved oxygen, and mineral content) and health outcomes;
(3) Innovative technologies for water treatment, optimized by GIS, to mitigate health risks posed by poor water quality;
(4) Transport and transformation of pollutants across hydrological systems and their associated health risks, with a focus on spatial heterogeneity.
This Special Issue brings together interdisciplinary research from environmental toxicology, GIS analysis, water engineering, and environmental medicine to offer a comprehensive perspective on the geographical factors influencing water quality and public health. The research aims to provide actionable insights for developing region-specific water quality standards, targeted treatment strategies, and health risk assessments. By investigating the spatial dynamics of pollutant distribution and their health impacts, we hope to foster synergistic governance of the water–soil–health system, contributing to better health outcomes globally.
We welcome both fundamental and applied research, as well as review papers, that address the pressing challenges and prospects of understanding and mitigating the health impacts of water quality across diverse geographical contexts.
- Environmental health biomarkers;
- Water treatment technologies;
- Spatial heterogeneity;
- Water quality parameters;
- Cardiovascular and metabolic health;
- Geographic information systems (GISs);
- Regional health disparities;
- Pollutant transport and transformation;
- Environmental medicine interdisciplinarity;
- Health risk
Dr. Zihao Wu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- environmental health biomarkers
- spatial heterogeneity
- regional health disparities
- pollutant transport and transformation
- health risk assessment
- environmental medicine interdisciplinarity
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