Microbial Impacts on Water Resources: From Contamination to Remediation

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue invites research papers focusing on relationships between microorganisms and global water resources from a variety of perspectives. There is an increasing demand for information related to microbial contamination of source waters, particularly with respect to their environmental survival and persistence. Anticipated topics include specific pathogen contamination of source waters, mechanisms of survival and persistence in aquatic environments, as well as microbial tolerance to treatment and disinfection strategies. In the ongoing protection of water supplies, environmentally friendly and lower cost alternatives are increasingly favoured. Potential topics include bioremediation of waste effluents prior to discharge into receiving water bodies, pathogen removals within buffer strip protection areas, as well as microbial community dynamics within wetlands and storm water retention areas. Research papers that broaden our understanding of relationships between aquatic microorganisms and plant and animal life associated with maintaining healthy aquatic ecosystems are also encouraged.

Robin Slawson
Guest Editor

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