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Climate Change and Hydrological Processes, 3rd Edition submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change scenarios; extreme events; risk assessment; multivariate analysis; artificial intelligence models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)
Innovative Approaches to Freshwater Restoration and Management submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open
Keywords: freshwater; eutrophication; protective measures; restoration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Managing Water under a New Hydrological Normal: Innovations for Resilience in the Face of Climate Change
edited by and Yi Ji
submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; water resilience; hydrological modeling; adaptive water management; groundwater-surface water interactions; adaptive reservoir operation; multi-objective optimization; hydro-monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)
Advancing Knowledge of the Impacts of Contaminants in Aquatic Environments
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5595 | Submission Open
Keywords: benthic; water column; lentic; lotic; aquatic pollution; ecotoxicology; assay; test
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance)
Mine Water Environment and Remediation
edited by , and Li Zhang
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 443 | Submission Open
Keywords: mine water environment; mine water quality; typical pollutants; treatment and utilization; pollution remediation; mine water reinjection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)
Advances and Major Achievements in China’s Digital Twin River Basin Development submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open
Keywords: China; digital twin hydrology; knowledge graph; large language model; virtual simulation; satellite remote sensing; flood control; water resources; water network
(This special issue belongs to the Section New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences)
Urban Stormwater Control, Utilization and Treatment, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open
Keywords: stormwater control; low-impact development; numerical simulation; analytical probabilistic approach; stormwater treatment; rainwater harvesting; SWMM; sponge city; stormwater quality; urban flooding
Microbiomics in Wastewater Remediation and Biomedical Applications
edited by and Dan Song
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbiomics; wastewater treatment; biomedical applications; microbial communities; therapeutic targets; cancer microbiome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
Application of Machine Learning in Hydrologic Sciences, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrology; water cycle; water– soil– atmosphere; machine learning; big data; monitoring/modelling/prediction/optimization/management; water flow/quality/supply/energy; risk/hazard assessment; multidisciplinary water research
(This special issue belongs to the Section New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences)
Research on Wetland Ecohydrology
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open
Keywords: Wetland ecohydrology; drought; carbon source/sink; Wetland resilience; hydrological regime; evapotranspiration; Habitat; biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecohydrology)
Advances in the Relationship Between Climate Change and Runoff in Watershed submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrological modeling; climate scenarios; global models; downscaling; runoff projections; uncertainty; ungauged rivers; reanalysis data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)
Advances in the Application of Environmental Tracer Technology in Agricultural Water and Soil Management
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental tracers; stable isotopes; nutrient cycling; irrigation management; soil– water interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Water)
Heavy Metal Pollution and Removal in the Water Environment
edited by Asmat Ali
submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metals; water pollution; wastewater treatment; bioaccumulation; ecotoxicology; removal technologies; environmental health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Biochar-Driven Nutrient Circularity in Wastewater: From Reactivity to Agronomic Reuse submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatment; biomass; biochar; modification; deep characterization; nutrient recovery; static and dynamic conditions; nutrient slow-release; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
Groundwater Environmental Risk Perception
edited by Jin Wu, and Quanwei Song
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4062 | Submission Open
Keywords: groundwater environmental risk; groundwater pollution; advanced technologies; risk assessment model; risk perception; multivariate data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)
Advanced Materials for the Catalytic Removal of Emerging Pollutants from Water
edited by , and Robert Peter
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 444 | Submission Open
Keywords: photocatalysis; wastewater treatment; advanced oxidation technologies; green and sustainable catalysis; heterojunction; structure modification; structure characterization; visible light application; degradation mechanism investigation; environmental application; technology scale-up
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
Advanced Water Management for Sustainable Aquaculture
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open
Keywords: water quality monitoring; recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS); precision aquaculture; nutrient remediation; biofloc technology; aquaponics; integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA); aquaculture wastewater; sustainable intensification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture)
Research on Microplastic Pollution in Water and Soil Environment
edited by and Taoze Liu
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13528 | Submission Open
Keywords: microplastic detection; microplastic abundance; plastic additives composition; ecolog-ical risk; environmental risk; water and soil environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Water)
Risk Assessment and Mitigation for Water Conservancy Projects submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4100 | Submission Open
Keywords: dams; dikes; water diversion projects; risk; seepage; overtopping; breach; consequences; management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics)
Numerical Modeling of Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport
edited by , and Hongjie Wen
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2544 | Submission Open
Keywords: numerical modeling; hydrodynamics; sediment transport; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); multiphase flow; turbulence modeling; erosion and deposition; river morphology; coastal engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Erosion and Sediment Transport)
Human–Water Interactions: Water Supply, Livelihood and Rural Society
edited by Liangxin Fan
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1610 | Submission Open
Keywords: water governance; water consumption; water conservation; water sanitation; water supply; water resource management; public policy          
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance)
Spatial Linkages Between Geographical Environments and Health Indicators: From Water Quality Parameters to Regional Health Status
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 940 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental health biomarkers; spatial heterogeneity; regional health disparities; pollutant transport and transformation; health risk assessment; environmental medicine interdisciplinarity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Legacy and Emerging Contaminants in the Water Environment Under Contemporary Global Changes
edited by , , Kelly Kirsten and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 698 | Submission Open
Keywords: legacy contaminants; emerging contaminants; PFAS; microplastics; water quality; detection; environmental modeling; global change; risk assessment; remediation technologies; climate impacts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Advances in Ecohydrology in Arid Inland River Basins, 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 663 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change and water cycle; ecohydrological processes; efficient utilization of water resources; ecohydrological modeling; ecological and hydrological coupling; ecological pattern; ecological water requirement; arid inland river basin
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecohydrology)
New Aseismic Technology and Methods in Hydraulic Structures and Geotechnical Engineering
edited by Xiang Yu, and Yongqian Qu
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydraulic structures; geotechnical engineering; soft foundation; numerical simulation; experimental technology; dynamic response; damage behavior; liquefaction; stability; reliability analysis; treatment measure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Water)
Advances in Innovative Development of Wastewater Treatment Technology submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatment; advanced technologies; biological processes; resource recovery; advanced oxidation; hybrid treatment systems; process monitoring and control; circular economy; sustainable water management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
Advanced Functional Materials for Water Pollution Control and Wastewater Treatment
edited by Mengmeng Wang and Lingchao Kong
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional materials; water pollution control; wastewater treatment; nanomaterials; catalytic degradation; photocatalysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics in Fluid Machinery, 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydraulics; hydrodynamics; pumps; compressors; turbo-machinery system; fans and blowers; hydro-turbine; propulsion; jet; cavitation and multi-phase flow; renewable energy; optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics)
Environmental and Anthropogenic Influences on Freshwater Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open
Keywords: freshwater biodiversity; ecosystem health; anthropogenic impacts; water quality; habitat degradation; hydrological alteration; aquatic ecology; bioindicators; climate change; ecosystem restoration; nutrient pollution; microplastics; river management; conservation biology; ecological assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems)
Sustainable Agricultural Water Management Under Climate Change submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; climate change adaptation; water management; irrigation and drainage; hydrologic modeling; soil– water– crop interactions; water quality; resilience; precision agriculture; decision-support systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)
Groundwater Environment Evolution and Early Risk-Warning
edited by Tiejun Song and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open
Keywords: groundwater environment; global changes; interface processes; contaminants; nutrients; vegetation succession; soil substances; early risk warning; risk management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)
Fate, Transport, Removal and Modeling of Pollutants in Water, 2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open
Keywords: remediation; water quality; modeling; fate and transport; pollutants; emerging pollutants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Sources, Fate and Effects of Microplastic Pollution in Water submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open
Keywords: microplastics; pollution transport; freshwater systems; nano-particles; water quality; pollution mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Economics in Wastewater Treatment
edited by Federico Micolucci
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater economics; cost– benefit analysis; resource recovery; water reuse; polluter-pays principle; energy neutrality; micropollutant removal costs; affordability and financing; circular economy; policy instruments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
Coastal Engineering and Fluid–Structure Interactions, 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal engineering; wave– structure interactions; high-fidelity numerical modeling; laboratory and field experiments; mathematical models; harbors; coastal; and offshore structures; nature-based solutions; hydrodynamics; wave loads; wave overtopping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Oceans and Coastal Zones)
Sustainable Water Solutions for a Resilient Future in a Changing Climate
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open
Keywords: Hydro-environmental Systems and Climate Adaptation; integrated hydrological and hydraulic modelling under climate change.; hydro-environmental processes in urban and catchments.; water quality; pollution transport; and ecosystem resilience.; nature-based solutions and green– blue infrastructures for climate adaptation.; coastal flood risk management.; Urban Resilience and Multi-Hazard Risk Reduction; multi-hazard risk assessment and resilience metrics for cities.; compound and cascading multi-hazards.; human– infrastructure interactions in extreme events.; Flood Modelling and Risk Management in Underground Spaces; flood dynamics in underground infrastructure.; risk assessment for transportation and metro systems.; pedestrian safety and human vulnerability analysis.; Intelligent Hydro-informatic Systems for Sustainable Cities and Society; digital twins for water systems.; AI and machine learning for predictive hydro-informatics.; real-time sensing; monitoring; and early-warning technologies.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)
Advanced Approaches to Urban Flood Risk Management and Water-Body Conservation
edited by and Hui Xu
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban flood risk; flood simulation; flood mitigation measure; urban water system governance and restoration; ecosystem service functions; water ecosystem conversation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Water Management)
Water-Related Disaster Assessments and Prevention
edited by , Faxing Zhang and Baofeng Di
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open
Keywords: dam break flow; landslide-induced disasters; river blockage; debris flow; water-related hazard chains; hydrodynamic modeling; flood risk assessment; multi-hazard assessment; failure of hydraulic structures; multi-hazard risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics)
Environmental Criteria and Risk Control of Emerging Pollutants in Aquatic Environments
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open
Keywords: water quality; emerging pollutants; aquatic environments; ecosystem health; water quality criteria
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Nutrient Cycling and Pollution Migration Mechanisms in Eutrophic Lake Basins
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrient cycling; pollution; lakes; migration pathways; risk assessment; management strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Pollution Mechanisms and Ecological Restoration Technologies of Organic Pollutants in Water Bodies
edited by Haiyan Chen
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic pollutants; aquatic ecosystems; pollution mechanisms; migration pathways; risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Decision-Making Theory and Methodology for Water, Energy and Food Security, 3rd Edition submission deadline 21 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open
Keywords: water-energy-food nexus resource management; water resource management; water risk analysis; safety; multi-criteria analysis; group decision making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water-Energy Nexus)
Intelligent Water Networks: Advanced Sensing, Real-Time Analytics, and Adaptive Management for Future Water Challenges submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1198 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent water systems; advanced sensors; real-time analytics; machine learning; digital twins; edge computing; adaptive management; IoT; water quality monitoring; predictive modeling                            
(This special issue belongs to the Section New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences)
Applications of Remote Sensing and GISs in River Basin Ecosystems, 2nd Edition
edited by Jiren Xu, , and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; GISs; river basin ecosystems; water quality monitoring; land use and land cover change; hydrological processes; ecosystem dynamics; environmental conservation; spatial analysis; sustainable management
(This special issue belongs to the Section New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences)
Systemic Footprints of the Water-Energy-Carbon Nexus: From Life Cycle Assessment to Integrated Modeling
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open
Keywords: life cycle assessment (LCA); water– energy– carbon nexus; environmental footprints; sustainability assessment; coupled systems; trade-offs and synergies; interdisciplinary approaches; resource management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water-Energy Nexus)
Water-Saving and Energy-Efficient Irrigation Technologies and Equipment
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open
Keywords: sprinkler irrigation; micro sprinkler irrigation; water-saving management; irrigation technical parameters; energy consumption optimization; theory and technology; low pressure atomization; comprehensive technical index; irrigation systems; automated control systems; sprinkler head; micro sprinkler; sprinkler design; remote monitoring; irrigation optimization; water distribution uniformity; sprinkler efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture)
AI (Gen) and Machine Learning Applications in the Water and Wastewater Sector
edited by Taher Abunama
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI (Gen); ML; LLM; digital twins; wastewater treatment; drinking water treatment; process control and optimisation; hybrid modelling; water quality prediction; anomaly detection and fault diagnosis; energy and emissions reduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
Methods and Tools for Sustainable Agricultural Water Management, 2nd Edition
edited by Hui Yang, Manoj K. Shukla and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop water relations; water productivity; deficit/salinity irrigation; conservation agriculture; regional water management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance)
Climate Risk Management, Sea Level Rise and Coastal Impacts, 2nd Edition
edited by , Nathan Downs and Lila Singh-Peterson
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open
Keywords: oceanic changes; climate risk management; deep learning; climate change; sea level rise; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; coastal changes; oceanography; wetland changes; mangrove changes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Oceans and Coastal Zones)
Assessment of Groundwater Quality and Pollution Remediation
edited by Yong Qian and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8011 | Submission Open
Keywords: groundwater quality; hydrogeochemical processes; environmental background values; high-fluoride groundwater; emerging pollutants; pollution prevention and control zoning; risk control; mine pollution control; groundwater pollution remediation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)
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