Occurrence and Fate of Emerging Contaminants in Soil-Water Systems
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil and Water".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 7
Special Issue Editors
Interests: POPs; emerging contaminants; environmental fate; risk assessment; transfer and transformation; soil
Interests: environmental geochemistry; POPs; fate; PAHs; fate and behaviour of pol-lutants
Interests: environmental (geo)chemistry; passive water sampling; emerging organic contaminants (EOCs); fate and behaviour of pollutants
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Emerging contaminants (ECs), including pharmaceuticals, personal care products, microplastics, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), pose increasing threats to soil and water ecosystems due to their persistence, toxicity, and potential for bioaccumulation. Understanding their occurrence, transportation, transformation, and ultimate fate in interconnected soil–water environments is critical for environmental risk assessment and sustainable management.
This Special Issue aims to gather high-quality research and review articles that explore the behavior, distribution, and impact of ECs across soil–water interfaces. We welcome studies employing advanced analytical techniques, modeling approaches, and interdisciplinary methodologies to elucidate contamination pathways, biogeochemical interactions, and ecological consequences.
Topics of interest in this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Detection and analysis of ECs in soil and water matrices;
- Transport mechanisms and transformation pathways in porous media;
- Bioavailability, uptake, and trophic transfer in ecosystems;
- Interactions between microplastics, antibiotics, PFAS, and other ECs;
- Advanced remediation technologies for ECs in soil and groundwater;
- Ecological and human health risk assessments;
- Policy and regulatory frameworks for controlling EC pollution.
We invite contributions that support the development and enhance the scientific understanding of effective solutions for mitigating EC pollution in natural environments.
Dr. Yufeng Jiang
Dr. Yingqin Wu
Dr. Wei Chen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- emerging contaminants
- soil
- water
- contaminant fate and transport
- ecological risk assessment
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