Water Treatment and Emerging Contaminants
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Wastewater Treatment and Reuse".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 11427
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wastewater treatment and reuse; emerging contaminants; granular sludge; extracellular polymeric substances; resource recovery
Interests: emerging contaminants; occurrence; environmental fate; transformation pathway; wastewater treatment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Trace contaminants of emerging concerns (CECs), present in various aquatic ecosystems, are critical issues to water ecology and security. CECs belong to a large variety of chemicals (e.g., pesticides, pharmaceuticals, personal care products (PPCPs), flame retardants, polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), and microplastics), which are typically characterized by their toxicity to humans and the environment. The main sources of CECs include wastewater treatment plants, industries, and hospitals.
Environmental catalysis techniques (including photo- , Fenton-, electro-Fenton, electro-, and photo-electro catalysis) have been widely studied as environmentally friendly methods for the degradation of organic pollutants in water and soil, and are regarded as being a green and effective way of treating wastewater as a result of their low cost, easy operability, and environmental compatibility. To mitigate and remediate CEC pollution and to reduce its impacts on water safety and ecosystem health, contributions to pollutant tracking, treatment measures, modelling development, as well as risk assessment are an immediate priority. This Special Issue of Water aims to focus on water treatment and emerging contaminants, including:
- The occurrence, monitoring, fate, and risk assessment of CECs in aquatic systems;
- Technique development for the analysis and detection of different types of CECs;
- Model and prediction of emerging pollutants in various water systems;
- Advanced wastewater treatment technologies for micropollutant removal;
- Environmental catalysis and novel materials for pollutant removal;
- Impact of emerging pollutants on urban water management.
Dr. Cuijie Feng
Prof. Dr. Qian Sun
Prof. Dr. Qizhao Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- emerging contaminants
- control measures
- risk assessment
- model
- new materials
- environmental catalysis
- water management
- ecosystem health
- wastewater treatment
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