Water Quality and Aquatic Organic Matter Fluorescence

Dear colleagues,

Declining water quality is an ever-escalating global issue. Understanding anthropogenic impacts is increasingly important, particularly with growing population pressures, urbanisation, industrialisation, agricultural demands and climatic changes. There has been an increasing interest in characterising aquatic fluorescent organic matter (AFOM) in the past few decades. This has been part of the response to the increasing need to understand and monitor water quality across the globe. Much of this research has focussed on the properties of the organic matter and decomposing spectra. However, technological developments and advances in knowledge, via academic research, means this area is now moving towards novel sensing technologies for applied sensing in the field. Recent work has also highlighted the importance of microbial interactions on AFOM production and consumption.

This Special Issue invites research which follows on from recent developments in the area of water quality and aquatic organic matter fluorescence. In particular, we aim to highlight work being undertaken to advance the field via laboratory experiments and/or field work. Particular interest will be taken in research which employs novel technologies for aquatic monitoring, as well as studies into the relationship, and interactions, between microbial communities, and the aquatic ecosystem, and AFOM.

Prof. Dr. Darren Reynolds
Dr. Bethany Fox
Guest Editors

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