Groundwater Quality and Public Health

Dear Colleagues,

Groundwater is a primary source of water for nearly half of the world’s population. Its quality has become as important as its quantity, as serious groundwater pollution has been identified in many regions and countries of the world. The contaminants in groundwater generally have two sources: one is geogenic origin and the other is human activities. The contaminants in groundwater can seriously affect human health, inducing a number of waterborne diseases. This Special Issue “Groundwater Quality and Public Health” attempts to provide a platform for researchers, policy makers, and engineers to share their latest thoughts and new findings on this topic, as well as new methods to address groundwater pollution. The Special Issue will focus on understanding the relationship between groundwater qualty and public health, and the current state of knowledge on the links between geological/geochemical processes and human health in the world. The factors accelerate or deccelerate the geological/geochemical processes, thus affected human health will also be considered. The topics covered by this Special Issue include but are not limited to:

• Hydrogeochemical processes and water quality;
• Water quality and waterborne diseases;
• Risks of groundwater contamination to the environment and to human health;
• Trace metal contamination and human/ecological risks;
• Climate change impacts on groundwater quality;
• Human activities and geological/geochemical processes.

Dr. Jianhua Wu
Dr. Peiyue Li
Dr. Saurabh Shukla
Guest Editors

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