Arsenic, Fluoride and Emerging Contaminants: Groundwater Quality and Water Security in the Indian Sub-Continent

Dear Colleagues,

Water security is a critical issue globally and particularly for countries on the Indian sub-continent. Many of the challenges being addressed relate to water supply and water quantity, but with an increasing reliance on groundwater for both drinking water and agriculture, water quality is also a critical aspect of this challenge, as well as being identified as a key Sustainable Development Goal. Groundwaters in the Indian sub-continent have been variably impacted by geogenic arsenic, fluoride and uranium as well as, particularly in shallow aquifers, by anthropogenic pollutants, notably emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals, lifestyle-related chemicals and antimicrobial resistance genes. This Special Issue will focus on all aspects of groundwater quality in the Indian sub-continent and how it impacts water security—these aspects include origin, distribution and distribution modelling, human exposure, modelling health and economic risks, and remediation/mitigation. Articles related to governance and systems approaches to groundwater management in relation to water quality and water security in the Indian sub-continent are particularly welcomed.

Prof. Dr. David Polya
Prof. Sudhakar Rao
Prof. Saugata Datta
Dr. Devanita Ghosh
Dr. Laura Richards
Guest Editors

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