Water Quality and Contaminant Transport in Aquatic Environments

Dear Colleagues,

Increased industrialization and population growth have substantially enhanced the demand for sustainable water supplies. A large number of inland and coastal waters, particularly those located in the vicinity of urban areas, suffer from contamination due to anthropogenic activities. Therefore, the development of technologies for more rigorous water quality monitoring and application methodologies for accurate modeling of the fate and transport of contaminants in aquatic environments are of paramount importance.

This Special Issue aims to present a collection of experimental, computational, and monitoring studies pertaining to the physical, chemical, and biological processes influencing the fate and transport of anthropogenic and naturally occurring contaminants in aquatic environments. Particular emphasis is placed on studies investing the bioaccumulation, degradation, partitioning, and transformation of both legacy and emerging contaminants as well as fieldwork and modeling studies characterizing the mixing and transport processes in water bodies and their interactions with atmosphere and sediments. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:    

• Hydrodynamic and water quality modeling;
• Occurrence of eutrophication and harmful algal blooms in marine and freshwater systems;
• Bioaccumulation of contaminants in the aquatic food chain;
• Novel sensors, detection methods, and monitoring approaches;
• Surface and groundwater hydrogeology/hydraulics;
• Pathogen tracking and risk assessment;
• Regulatory requirements and compliance;
• Degradation, transformation, and accumulation of legacy and emerging contaminants in aquatic systems;
• Environmental restoration;
• Application machine learning and soft computing methods in water quality monitoring and assessment.

Dr. Ali Saber
Guest Editor

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