Emerging Pollutants in Processing of Wastewater
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Wastewater Treatment and Reuse".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 1097
Special Issue Editor
Interests: landfill leachate; landfill odor; sulfate-reduction; heavy metal; microbial processing
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Dear Colleagues,
Emerging pollutants (EPs) are defined as synthetic or naturally occurring chemicals that are not commonly monitored in the environment but which have the potential to enter the environment and cause known or suspected adverse effects on ecology and (or) human health. Every day, 2 million tons of sewage and industrial and agricultural waste is discharged into the world’s water systems. Waste/water processing is facing new challenges in terms of the removal of EPs. The occurrence of EPs can result from point or diffuse pollution, and the transport of EPs from diffuse sources to sinks (mainly water bodies) strongly depends on the properties of the EPs. To date, various methods have been developed in order to detect EPs and some success has been achieved. Unfortunately, the release, migration, and distribution of Eps during waste/water processing has not yet been recognized. Considering the potential impact of EPs on aquatic life and human health and the lack of knowledge regarding their behavior in the environment, action is urgently required at multiple levels.
This Special Issue is designed to highlight recent advabces in the processing of EPs in waste/water. Scientists are invited to submit their original research and review articles to this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Yuyang Long
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- emerging pollutants
- emerging pollutants removal
- waste/water processing
- migration of emerging pollutants
- distribution of EPs
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