Current and Future Challenges of Water: Innovative Technologies
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 May 2020) | Viewed by 134
Special Issue Editors
Interests: innovative water technologies; sensors; emerging contaminants of concern; PFAS; DBP
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Freshwater that is found in rivers, lakes, wetlands, and aquifers accounts for less than one percent of the world’s water supply. About one billion people do not have access to safe drinking water. In today’s world, as the global population grows and economic development is on the rise, so is the demand for water. However, climate change is disrupting the natural water cycles of many freshwater ecosystems. Human activities, including pollution from point and nonpoint source contaminants, infrastructure development, and resource extraction, pose additional challenges. The toxicity and health impacts of contaminants of emerging concern that include pharmaceuticals, urban, and agricultural runoffs are not fully understood. The issues related to toxic algal bloom, chemical spills, and unregulated chemical releases are affecting drinking water qualities globally. This issue will focus on current and emerging challenges of water contaminants, the fate and transport, toxicity, mode of degradations, and the development of cost-effective treatment techniques and energy reduction.
Dr. Endalkachew Sahle-Demessie
Dr. Edwin F. Barth
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- water sustainability challenges
- contaminants of emerging concern
- innovative water treatment
- hazardous algal bloom
- PFAS
