Dear Colleagues,

The growing human occupation of estuarine and coastal zones has produced large amounts of contaminants that are disposed in low energy, transition, and low resilience systems, threatening water, sediment, and biota. Aiming to solve this issue, numerous works have been presented, including intensive treatment of sewage, disposal of used waters through submarine outfalls, and in situ river water treatment; however, the dimension of the problems overwhelms the proposed solutions. This Special Issue of Water is aimed at the impacts of human occupations on estuarine and coastal environments, and contributions can focus on, but not be limited to, the application and development of technologies to evaluate, monitor, and remediate sediments and water, management and planning of contaminated areas, and recovery of ecosystems, including introduction (or reintroduction) of organisms. Although the behavior of contaminants in coastal systems, including estuaries, has been extensively studied, applications of concepts to real-life situations are still scarce, mainly in terms of studies that allow changes in the practical view for environmental management. In the present issue, we expect to receive articles that will contribute to the resolution of environmental issues in the coastal environment, heavily supported by conceptual knowledge.

Prof. Dr. Julio Cesar Wasserman
Prof. Dr. Renato Castiglia Feitosa
Guest Editors

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• water management
• water quality
• sanitation
• coast
• estuarine environment
• sediments
• biota
• ecosystems