Modelling Microbial Water Quality and Health Risk
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water and One Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2020) | Viewed by 3838
Special Issue Editors
Interests: health-related water microbiology; modeling; scenario analysis; systems analysis; water quality
Interests: water quality; water microbiology; water treatment; environmental health; water, sanitation and hygiene
Interests: water, sanitation, and hygiene; health-related microbiology; quantitative microbial risk assessment; environmental justice
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Pathogens in water continue to cause health problems worldwide. In developing countries, diarrhoea remains a leading cause of death and regular problems also occur and emerge in developed countries. Across the world, pathogenic water quality and disease burden data are sparse. We simply cannot measure every water body for all pathogens. There is, therefore, a strong need for a systems approach to quantitatively understand the pathogen fate and transport in the environment and the ability of pathogens to infect populations at risk through a variety of exposure routes. Global change, including population growth, urbanization and climate change, influences the fate, transport, exposure routes and infection rates. A systems approach would, therefore, also aid our understanding of potential future change.
This Special Issue collects a series of papers that contribute to a systems approach. Any studies that focus on modelling the environmental loading, microbiological water quality or health risk are very welcome, as well as studies that evaluate the influence of global change on the microbial water quality and public health. This type of research strongly contributes to our understanding of the reality and potential trade-offs needed for achieving global development challenges, such as the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
Dr. Nynke Hofstra
Dr. Heather Murphy
Dr. Matthew Verbyla
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Water is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- modeling
- scenario analysis
- health related water microbiology
- systems approach
- water and health
- water and sanitation
- One Health
- water quality
- quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA)
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.
