Water

Advances in Watershed Hydrology: Integrating Process Understanding and Predictive Modeling

edited by

and

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: watershed hydrology; hydrological modeling; uncertainty analysis; surface and subsurface processes; sediment transport; flood forecasting; machine learning in hydrology; hydrological signal analysis; model development and calibration; watershed-scale simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Effect of Biological Invasion on Aquatic Ecosystems

edited by Jay Stauffer

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic biodiversity; invasive species; biological invasions; ecosystem functioning; anthropogenic impacts; marine environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems)

Monsoon Environmental Changes and Fluvial Sedimentation Processes

edited by Baosheng Li

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: arid and semi-arid regions; monsoon climate; surface water processes; sedimentary facies; ecological and environmental changes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)

Advancing Smart Agricultural Water Management: Integrating Technologies, Irrigation and Plant Ecophysiology for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Nuno Conceição

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart and precision irrigation; plant– soil– water interactions; water use efficiency; digital agriculture (IoT; AI; Remote Sensing); plant ecophysiology under water stress; smart irrigation automation and decision support systems; renewable energy integration; climate-smart agriculture and drought resilience; socioeconomic and technological adoption barriers; circular water economies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture)

Big Data and Machine Learning for Hydrology Research: Methods, Applications and Future Directions

edited by

Epaminondas Sidiropoulos

and

Vantas Konstantinos

submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1082 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning architectures; hydrological forecasting; large-sample hydrology studies; multi-source data fusion; big data; explainable AI; physics-informed machine learning; digital twins in water systems; uncertainty quantification

(This special issue belongs to the Section New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences)

Environmental Fate and Transport of Organic Pollutants in Water

edited by Tengyi Zhu,

Rajendra Prasad Singh

and

Haomiao Cheng

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14183 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic pollutants; environmental risk assessment; fate and transport; remediation and mitigation; heavy metals; bioremediation; anaerobic digestion; stormwater management; conventional and emerging contaminants; water environment simulation; ecological remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Water and Soil Pollution from Agriculture: Mechanisms, Assessments and Mitigation Strategies

edited by

Xinyu Mao

,

Hiba Shaghaleh

and

Tingting Chang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6219 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollution sources and contaminants; transport and environmental behavior; monitoring and assessment; ecological and health impacts; mitigation and sustainable practices; policy and socioeconomics; emerging technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Water)

Water Safety, Ecological Risk and Public Health

edited by Qiuda Zheng and

Peng Du

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4293 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarkers of public health; waterborne pathogens; wastewater-base epidemiology; water safety; ecological risk assessment; emerging contaminants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and One Health)

Hydrogeological and Hydrochemical Investigations of Aquifer Systems

edited by

Lahcen Zouhri

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3019 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogeophysical exploration; groundwater; hydrogeological modelling; aquifer; hydrochemical modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Hydrological Hazards: Monitoring, Forecasting and Risk Assessment

edited by

Ioana Popescu

and

Ana Maria Loghin

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2589 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrological hazards; flood forecasting; risk management; modelling; drought assessment; water resources; hydrological monitoring; precipitation; remote sensing and GIS analysis; climate change; geomorphology dynamics; hydroinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Pollution Process and Microbial Responses in Aquatic Environment

edited by

Fei-Fei Che

and Wei Huang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2417 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic environment; nutrient; heavy mentals; antibiotics; pfass; migration and transformation; microbial community; influencing mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Advancing Sustainable Hydrological Modelling and Smart Water Resource Management

edited by

Zengchuan Dong

, Wenzhuo Wang and Jitao Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1496 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; sustainable hydrological modelling; smart water resource management; machine learning; model integration; real-time decision making; data-driven approaches; adaptive basin management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Urban Flood Frequency Analysis and Risk Assessment, 2nd Edition

edited by

Khaled Haddad

and

Ataur Rahman

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1450 | Submission Open

Keywords: flood frequency analysis; Bayesian; regional flood frequency analysis; distributions; uncertainty; modelling; annual maximum data; peaks-over-threshold data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Advances in Bridge Scour Mechanics, Monitoring, Prediction, and Mitigation Across Hydraulic, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering

edited by

Jinzhao Li

and Yilin Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1081 | Submission Open

Keywords: bridge scour; sediment erosion; scour protection; flood resilience; CFD modeling; experimental hydraulics; AI-driven prediction; computer-vision measurement; coastal engineering; real-time monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Oceans and Coastal Zones)

Research on Adsorption Technologies in Water Treatment

edited by

Wei Wei

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 646 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel adsorbent materials; adsorption mechanisms; kinetics; and isotherm modeling; adsorption of emergent contaminants; static and dynamic adsorption; selective adsorption for targeted pollutant removal; regeneration and reusability of adsorbents; integration with hybrid systems (e.g.; membrane filtration; catalysis); pilot-scale applications and real-world case studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

Application of Photocatalysis in Water and Wastewater Treatment: Advances and Perspectives

edited by Iqra Nabi and

Aziz Ur Rahim Bacha

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 455 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; water treatment; wastewater treatment; advanced oxidation processes; nanomaterials; visible-light photocatalysts; organic and inorganic pollutants removal; water pollution; photocatalytic reactor design; environmental applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Recent Advances in Water Sciences Under a Variable and Changing Environment

edited by

Athanasios Loukas

and

Pantelis Sidiropoulos

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrology; climate change; groundwater; surface water; water resources quality; urban and agricultural water systems; water resources management; policy and governance; extreme hydrometeorological events; ecosystems conservancy; glacier hydrology; wastewater treatment and reuse

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance)

Water as a Strategic Resource—The Resilience of Water and Wastewater Systems Under Crisis Conditions and the Implementation of EU Directives

edited by Izabela Zimoch and

Iwona Kłosok-Bazan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk management; drinking water and wastewater quality; energy-water nexus; smart water networks and technology; microcontaminants removal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

Database Integration and Conceptual Frameworks in Hydrological Research

edited by Mahesh Lal Maskey and

Upaka Rathnayake

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: watershed modeling; hydrology; urban water management; climate adaptation; AI-driven engineering solution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Advances in Water Management and Water Policy Research, 2nd Edition

edited by

Olcay Ünver

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated water resources management (IWRM); policy and governance; agenda-setting; public policy; maintenance and administration of water resource systems; WASH; water politics; hydro-diplomacy (water diplomacy); groundwater governance; international water law; national environmental law and regulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance)

Innovations in Irrigation: Modernizing Water Management for Efficiency and Sustainability

edited by

Attila Nagy

and Nikolett Éva Kiss

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision irrigation; smart irrigation systems; water– food– energy nexus; IoT-based water monitoring; AI and decision support tools; indoor farming; water and energy efficiency; water reuse and circularity; sustainable water governance; climate-resilient irrigation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture)

Geotechnic and Geostructure Modelling for Landslides: Prediction and Control

edited by Xiaoshuang Li,

Chun Zhu

and

Qihang Li

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6236 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslides; slope stability; geotechnical theory; physical experiment; numerical modeling; machine learning; fail-ure mechanisms; monitoring and early warning; rock bolting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Application of Artificial Intelligence in Hydraulic Engineering, 2nd Edition

edited by

Lin Cheng

,

Chunhui Ma

and

Jie Yang

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 5868 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; hydraulic engineering; safety monitoring; mechanism and data fusion; numerical simu-lation

(This special issue belongs to the Section New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences)

Flood and Storm-Induced Cascade Disasters: Effects, Risks, Resilience, and Adaptive Strategies

edited by

Michalis Diakakis

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3180 | Submission Open

Keywords: floods; storms; cascade disasters; cascade effects; domino effects; impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)

Applications of Stable Isotopes in Understanding Hydrological and Hydrochemical Processes

edited by

Chengcheng Xia

and

Ke Chen

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open

Keywords: stable isotopes; isotopic fractionation; isotope tracing; hydrochemistry; aquatic systems; water resources; water quality; evapotranspiration; environmental management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Assessment and Management of Soil Salinity: Methods and Technologies

edited by

George Kargas

and

Paraskevi Londra

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: salt accumulation and soil salinity assessment; methods of soil salinity determination; spatial and temporal distribution of salinity; irrigation with saline water; salinity control and salt leaching; drainage systems; effect of salts on hydraulic conductivity; mapping of soil salinity; remote sensing and soil salinity; geophysical instruments in soil salinity mapping; digital soil maps (DSMs) of ECe with machine learning (ML) technology; intelligent irrigation and leaching technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Water)

Nature-Based Soil and Water Conservation for Climate-Resilient Agriculture

edited by

Michel Riksen

,

Coen J. Ritsema

and

Karrar Mahdi

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based soil and water conservation (NB-SWC); climate-smart agriculture (CSA); arid and semi-arid regions; planning and design of NB-SWC; NB-SWC suitability; water scarcity; water conservation; water economics; adoption of NB-SWC

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture)

Advances in Aquifer Systems Analysis: Flows, Interactions, Quality Status, and Remediation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Andrea Zanini

,

Fulvio Celico

and

Camilla Fagandini

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater; numerical modelling; contaminant transport; groundwater remediation; multidisciplinary approach; water resources; climate change; aquifer recharge

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Solutions for Hydrogeological Challenges

edited by

Francesco Maria De Filippi

,

Davide Fronzi

and

Alessandro Galdelli

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogeology; springs; groundwater availability; wells; aquifer recharge; machine learning; artificial intelligence; neural networks; predictive modeling; intelligent systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Impact of Microplastic Pollution on Soil and Groundwater Environment

edited by

Qing Luo

, Ning Yang and

Liangshan Feng

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 11834 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; soil pollution; groundwater contamination; environmental impact; ecotoxicology; plastic degradation; soil– groundwater interaction; pollution mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Water)

Advanced Biological Wastewater Treatment and Nutrient Removal

edited by Hong Wang,

Qiulai He

and Yingmu Wang

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9685 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater biological treatment; nitrogen and phosphorus removal; anammox; aerobic granular sludge technology; biofilm technology; wastewater treatment plant upgrade

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

Sustainable and Efficient Water Use in the Face of Climate Change

edited by

Yaosheng Wang

and

Haiyang Ma

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2267 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate resilience; precision irrigation; crop physiology; water use efficiency; root– soil dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)

Aquatic Chemodynamics of Environmental Inorganic Pollutants: Transformation and Transfer Within and Across Various Environmental Compartments

edited by

Hong Zhang

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 809 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic chemodynamics; emission; global biogeochemical cycle; heavy metals; lakes; oceans; photochemical; toxin/toxic; source/sink; water/air exchange; water/sediment exchange

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Emerging Contaminants in Groundwater: Multidisciplinary Approaches for a Complex Challenge

edited by

Andrea Zanini

,

Fulvio Celico

and

Laura Ducci

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminant; groundwater contamination; urban and suburban groundwater; natural attenuation; multidisciplinary approach

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Emerging Micropollutants in Water and Wastewater: Recent Tendencies, Treatment Options and Perspectives

edited by

Anna Wołowicz

and

Monika Wawrzkiewicz

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12935 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging micropollutants (heavy metals; dyes; surfactants; pharmaceuticals; pesticides; hormones; organic compounds; detergents etc.); advanced water treatment; membrane processes; advanced oxidation processes; pollution control; wastewater treatment; removal strategies; adsorption; health risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

Advances in Diatom Research in Freshwater

edited by Sang-Deuk Lee and

Jihae Park

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7424 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced methodology; diatom application; diatom taxonomy; flora; freshwater ecology; water quality monitoring; new recorded species; novel species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems)

Algae-Based Technology for Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Binghan Xie

and Mengqi Zheng

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6938 | Submission Open

Keywords: algae; unbalanced nutrient; emerging contaminants; refractory organics; metal ions; resource recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

Soil Erosion and Sedimentation by Water

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6931 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil erosion; sediment yield; soil conservation; erosion plot; basin; sheet erosion; channelized erosion; erosion risk mapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Erosion and Sediment Transport)

Coastal Management and Nearshore Hydrodynamics, 2nd Edition

edited by Peng Hu and Weijie Liu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6529 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal management; nearshore hydrodynamics; climate change; coastal hazards; waves and current; policy and planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Oceans and Coastal Zones)

Advances in Groundwater Resource Development: Innovative Methods and Technologies

edited by

Zhuo Zhang

and

Adimalla Narsimha

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5706 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater pollution; anthropogenic activities; heavy metal; microbial pollution; organic pollution; inorganic pollution; source apportionment; numerical simulation; machine learning; groundwater pollution remediation; health risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Sewage Disposal, Biological Processes and Resource Utilization of Sewage Sludge

edited by Jun Li and Yuhan Zhu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4966 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological treatment of wastewater; nitrogen and phosphorus removal; emerging pollutants; sludge treatment; resource recovery; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

Environmental Biotechnology Applied to Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes

edited by

Xiaohu Li

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4962 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; biotechnology; anaerobic digestion; aerobic digestion; biomembrane; activated sludge; bioelectrochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology: Characteristics, Risks and Strategies

edited by

Kai Zhang

and Yaru Cao

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4524 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutants; ecotoxicology; pollution remediation; environmental risk assessment; sustainable marine management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Application of Geospatial Information Systems and Technologies in Water Resources Management

edited by

Muhammad Tauhidur Rahman

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3989 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality monitoring; watershed management; urban water management; water resources management; geospatial information systems (GIS); remote sensing; climate change and water resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance)

Advances in Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture: Practices, Ecosystems, and Socio-Economic Perspectives

edited by Tomasz Kajetan Czarkowski and

Krzysztof Kupren

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3480 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable fisheries and aquaculture; sustainable fisheries and aquaculture management; ecosystem impacts of fisheries; impacts of climate change; socio-economic dimension in sustainable fisheries and aquaculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture)

Recent Advances in Offshore Hydrodynamics

edited by

Chongwei Zhang

and Xuanlie Zhao

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3380 | Submission Open

Keywords: waves– structure interaction; offshore engineering; hydrodynamic analysis; ocean renewable energy; fixed and floating offshore wind turbines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Oceans and Coastal Zones)

Fostering Desertification Control for Sustainable Development: Soil and Water Conservation Perspectives

edited by Zeeshan Ahmed

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3319 | Submission Open

Keywords: desertification; climate change; vegetation restoration; food security; soil erosion; sustainable livelihood; water harvesting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Water)

Impact of Climate and Socio-Economics on Irrigation Water Management and Agricultural Water Productivity: 2nd Edition

edited by

Chenglong Zhang

and

Xiaojie Li

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3216 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation water supply; irrigation water demand; irrigation water management; agricultural water productivity; crop water consumption; irrigation water prediction and simulation; climate change; socio-economic conditions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture)

Contaminant Transport, Risk Assessment, and Ecological Impacts in Karst

edited by

Wei Liu

,

Wei Chen

and Matej Blatnik

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3136 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater and surface contamination; hydrological processes; contaminant transport; environmental risk evaluation; ecological impacts; karst systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Policy Innovation and Integrated Governance for Sustainable Urban Water Management

edited by

Ziheng Shangguan

, Eleni Zafeiriou and

Mohd Yawar Ali Khan

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1910 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban water resource management; policy innovation; integrated governance; institutional design; water use efficiency; digital water governance; nature-based solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance)

Journal Menu

Journal Browser

Special Issues

Further Information

Guidelines

MDPI Initiatives

Follow MDPI