Water

Advancing Marine Science and Marine Ecosystem Health Through Early Diagnosis: Insights Driven by Autonomous Vehicle Platforms

edited by

Sabina Susmel

, Fabio Rindi,

Anna Annibaldi

,

Smiljko Rudan

, Francesco Trevisan, Massimo Caccia, Ivan Scagnetto and

Angelo Odetti

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sensor fusion; water quality & oceanographic monitoring; ecological sampling; aquatic ecosystem monitoring; coastal management & maritime surveillance; autonomy & onboard intelligence

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

Emerging Contaminants in Estuarine and Coastal Environments: Dynamics and Impacts

edited by

Wei Lin

and

Zihao Wu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; estuarine and coastal environments; contaminant dynamics; ecological effects; environmental monitoring; microplastics; POPs; antibiotics

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

Mechanism and Simulation of Water Erosion and Nutrient Loss on Hillslopes, 2nd Edition

edited by

Chang Ao

and Weiming Xing

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: hillslope; soil nutrients; surface runoff; soil loss; hydrological simulation; dynamic mechanisms; simulation models; nutrient loss control

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

Economic Approaches to Sustainable Water Management: Policy, Innovation, and Global Challenges

edited by

Lan Mu

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10532 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resource economics; sustainable water management; market-based mechanisms; global water policy; water efficiency innovation

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

Groundwater for Health and Well-Being

edited by

Francisco Maraver Eyzaguirre

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3770 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral-medicinal waters; natural mineral waters; thermal waters; balneotherapy; water quality; contaminants; anthropic ecosystem; climate change; energy efficiency; artificial intelligence

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

Sustainable Remediation of Pesticides in Contaminated Water and Sites

edited by

Limin Ma

and Deyang Kong

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 463 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticide pollution; emerging contaminants; environmental behavior; sustainable remediation techniques; water remediation; site remediation; compound stable isotope analysis (CSIA); sustainable management strategies

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

Environmental Behavior and Prevention Strategies of Toxic Chemicals in Farmland Soil Within River Basins

edited by

Qing Luo

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: farmland soil; pollution characteristics; source apportionment; risk assessment; toxic chemicals; emerging contam-inants; heavy metal; persistent organic pollutants

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

Synergistic Management of Water, Fertilizer, and Salt in Arid Regions

edited by Jihong Zhang

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: efficient utilization of water resources; water-fertilizer efficiency; water– salt regulation; water-saving irrigation

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

Unsteady Flow Phenomena: Modeling, Testing, and Protective System Design

edited by

Vicente S. Fuertes-Miquel

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: transient flow; unsteady flow; hydraulic transient; pressure surge; water hammer; mathematical modelling; numerical simulation; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); experimental analysis; laboratory testing; protection systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics)

Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and the Circular Economy—2nd Edition

edited by

Tao Zhang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 17060 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; circular economy; biomass waste; resource recovery; green chemistry; thermal conversion; anaerobic process; aerobic process

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

Microplastics Pollution in Aquatic Environments

edited by

Xueqiang Lu

and Chengtao Li

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10067 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; ecotoxicology; aquatic systems; detection; mitigation strategies

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

Intelligent Safety Diagnosis and Reinforcement of Water-Related Buildings

edited by Yangtao Li,

Yang Wei

and Hao Gu

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7280 | Submission Open

Keywords: dams; breakwaters and reservoirs; hydraulic structures; hydropower refurbishment; smart diagnosis; structural safety; hydraulic rehabilitation; dike & coastal defense safety; intelligent management & reinforcement; machine learning & deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics)

Electrochemical Approaches to Sustainable Water Treatment: Tackling Pollution and Advancing Resource Recovery

edited by

Ran Mao

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3914 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical wastewater treatment; resource recovery; electrooxidation; electroreduction; heavy metal complexes; nitrate; phosphorus; electro-Fenton; PFAS; refractory organics; high salinity wastewater

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

Application of Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) for Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Pengxiang Qiu

,

Shuai Zhang

and Zhihui Zhang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3624 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); hybrid AOP technologies; wastewater treatment; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; Fenton reactions; ozonation; reactive oxygen species (ROS); emerging contaminants; contaminant degradation

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

Coupled Numerical Modeling of Groundwater Flow and Surface Water Interactions

edited by

Shengchao Yu

and

Xiaolang Zhang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3046 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical modeling; aquifer characterization; hydrogeology; hydrochemistry; groundwater hydrology; groundwater flow; solute (reactive) transport; surface water and groundwater interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Global Water Resources Management

edited by

Miklas Scholz

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2912 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; water resource engineering; agricultural water management; nature-based solution; wastewater treatment; integrated constructed wetland; storm water management; climate change adaptation; water conservation strategies; Internet of Things; sensors for water management

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

Protection and Restoration of Lake and Water Reservoir

edited by Xiaoxiao Wang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2782 | Submission Open

Keywords: riparian restoration; water quality; nutrient cycling; sediment management; freshwater ecosystems; climate change; sustainable management; ecological resilience

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

Groundwater Environmental Impacts and Control Strategies of Coal Mining and Energy Development/Storage Activities

edited by

Yonghui Wu

, Lijun Liu and Jingwei Huang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2272 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquifer-protected coal mining; water conservation mining technology; sustainable development of geothermal energy; aquifer gas/thermal storage; underground water/gas/thermal reservoir in mine goaf; evolution of groundwater dynamic fields; recycling technology and pollution control of mine water; dynamic monitoring and remediation of groundwater; coupled flow in fractured porous media; rock mechanics under THMC multi-field coupling; fracture initiation and propagation; low-carbon treatment and resource utilization of mine water

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Ecosystem Dynamics in Mountainous and Cold-Region Ecosystems

edited by Terry V. Callaghan CMG

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2135 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resources and water use; biodiversity; climate changes; cold regions; mountainous regions; ecosystems; ecosystem services and feedback; human impact; population

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecohydrology)

Pesticides in Water and Health

edited by

Li Chen

and Wenjun Zhang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2116 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticide; bioaccumulation; toxicological assessment; health risk assessment; in vitro; in vivo

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

Isotope Hydrology: Tracing Water’s Journey and Water–Rock Interactions in a Changing World

edited by

Tianming Huang

,

Buli Cui

, Xianjun Xie, Zhongyin Cai, Jinlong Zhou and

Zhonghe Pang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2108 | Submission Open

Keywords: isotope hydrology; water– rock– gas interaction; surface water– groundwater interaction; groundwater recharge; fate of nutrients (S-N-C-P); groundwater age dating; water contamination tracing; water quality; atmospheric water cycle; paleoclimate; geothermal resources; CCUS (carbon capture; utilization; and storage)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Wetland Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment

edited by

Qi Huang

and Tianxiang Wang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1931 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality; monitoring and assessment; aquatic ecosystems; model; sustainability; machine learning

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

Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Prediction Hydrogeological Hazards

edited by Abolghasem Sadeghi-Niaraki and

Seyed Vahid Razavi-Termeh

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1862 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrological hazards; spatial modeling; geographic information systems (GISs); remote sensing; flood prediction; drought monitoring; geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI); climate change impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Hydrology and Hydrodynamics Characteristics in Coastal Area

edited by

Nizar Abcha

and Nicolas Lecoq

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1797 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal hydrodynamics; hydrologic modeling; storm surge and tidal dynamics; sediment transport; monitoring; remote sensing in coastal environments; watershed– coastal interface

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

Research on the Carbon and Water Cycle in Aquatic Ecosystems

edited by Kun Sun and Junjie Jia

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1745 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic ecosystem; inland water; carbon cycle; carbon budget; carbon metabolism; biogeochemistry; ecohydrology; greenhouse gas emission

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecohydrology)

Biological Nitrogen Removal in the Multi-Omics Era: Coupling Anammox with Microbial-Mineral Synergy

edited by Zhaoming Zheng,

Xiaoxia Wang

and

Yuanyuan Miao

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1249 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable nitrogen removal processes; anaerobic ammonium oxidation; aerobic granular sludge; microbial& ndash; mineral interactions; multi-omics microbial analysis; bioengineering in wastewater treatment; nitrogen biogeo-chemical cycle; detection and removal of emerging pollutants; water quality assurance technologies; resource re-covery from wastewater

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

Innovative Green Technologies for Wastewater Treatment and Sludge Valorization Towards a Circular Economy

edited by

Hu Zhao

and

Yun Chen

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1012 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable wastewater treatment; sewage sludge valorization; resource recovery; circular economy; green chemistry; nutrients circulation; advanced pretreatment technology; low-carbon technologies; life-cycle assessment

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

Impact of Biochar Additions on Soil Hydraulic Properties

edited by Peizhen Zhang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 858 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil hydraulic properties; biochar characteristic; soil water retention; water-saving irrigation; soil pore characteristics

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

Hydrogeology and Water Management in Ancient Hydraulic Systems

edited by

Libera Esposito

and

Francesco Fiorillo

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 758 | Submission Open

Keywords: ancient aqueducts; hydrogeology; water management; water supply; climate change; Greek; Roman; Sumerian; Egyptians

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Advances in Hydrology and Water Resources Management for Sustainable Futures

edited by

Sooyeon Yi

and

Jaeeung Yi

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 405 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrologic modeling; water resources management; climate change; extreme weather events; flood risk assessment; drought mitigation; environment and ecosystem responses; reservoir operation; machine learning; uncertainty and risk analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Advances in Control Technologies for Emerging Contaminants in Water

edited by

Weiying Li

and Dawei Zhang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: Emerging Contaminants (ECs); water treatment technologies; Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs); adsorption materials; microplastics; PFAS; biological degradation; hybrid treatment systems; environmental risk assessment; sustainable water management; water quality; analytical methods

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

Water Resources and Environment Management in Watersheds with Intensive Human Activities

edited by

Chenning Deng

and

Yang Xu

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resources; water environment; sustainable management; human activities; influencing factors

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

Engineering Hydrogeology Research Related to Mining Activities, 2nd Edition

edited by Wei Qiao and Bo Li

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanism of water inrush; prediction of mine water hazard; intelligent warning and monitor of mine water hazard; mine water injection and storage; mine water reinjection and geological storage; mine inflow; evolution of groundwater flow field; water inrush from separate layer; research on rock dynamics with fluid– structure coupling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Ecology and Management of Crayfish

edited by

Mihaela C. Ion

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthropogenic disturbance; aquaculture; endangered species; environmental DNA; eradication; hydrological fragmentation; invasive species; monitoring; risk assessment; trophic niche

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

Sustainable Treatment for Emerging Contaminations in Offshore Aquaculture Tailwater

edited by

Wei Song

and Bingzhi Liu

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminations; offshore aquaculture tailwater; aquaculture effluent; ECs treatment technology; waste resource utilization

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

Advances in Water Resource Management and Planning

edited by

Mariusz Adynkiewicz-Piragas

,

Haifeng Jia

,

Alicja Edyta Krzemińska

and Anna Zaręba

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resource management; digitalisation and smart water systems (IoT; AI; Big Data); hydrological and hydroclimatic modelling; GIS and remote sensing in water management; sustainable and resilient water systems (NbS; blue-green infrastructure); water management in cities and urban farms; water retention and recovery systems; adaptive water resource planning; integration of water; energy; and food; economic and financial instruments in water management

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

Microbial Diversity in Freshwater Ecosystems

edited by

Siddiq Akbar

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater microbial diversity; aquatic microbiome dynamics; microbial indicators of water quality; metagenomic profiling of freshwater; microbial responses to environmental stress

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

Innovations in Water Resource Management: Integrating Advanced Analytics, AI, and System Modeling

edited by Saman Maroufpoor

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resource management; artificial intelligence; machine learning; data-driven modeling; hydrological forecasting; groundwater and surface water systems; climate change impacts; flood and drought forecasting; agricultural water management

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

Alternative Sources for Urban Water Supply

edited by

Cristina Santos

,

Cristina Matos

and Ana Poças

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative water sources; urban water supply strategies; groundwater; surface water; use of seawater; rainwater harvesting; greywater reuse; treated wastewater reuse

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Water Management)

Application of Machine Learning and Satellite Remote Sensing in Flood Risk Assessment

edited by

Alan Woodley

and

Chandrama Sarker

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: flood risk; flood mapping; remote sensing; machine learning algorithms

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

Water Quality, Pathogens, and Public Health Risks

edited by Samendra P. Sherchan

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: waterborne diseases; emerging pathogens; water quality; water treatment; epidemiology

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

Biological Technology in Wastewater Treatment

edited by Hao Zhou,

Xuwang Zhang

and

Qiao Ma

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological nitrogen removal; granular sludge; biofilm reactors; algal– bacterial consortia; bioelectrochemical systems; constructed wetlands; heavy-metal bioremediation; micropollutant biodegradation; multi-omics; machine learning

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

Advanced Biotechnologies for Water and Wastewater Treatment, 3rd Edition

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnologies for water treatment; biotechnologies for wastewater treatment; advanced water treatment; advanced wastewater treatment; nutrient recovery from wastewater; energy recovery from wastewater; emerging contaminants in water and wastewater treatment; industrial waste treatment; municipal wastewater treatment; water reuse; water treatment

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

Novel Sorbents for Water Treatment

edited by

Marta Marszałek

and

Ewa Knapik

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel sorbent materials; sustainable sorbents; functionalized sorbents; composite sorbent materials; adsorption mechanisms; kinetics; and isotherm modeling; water treatment; emerging pollutants; heavy metal removal; organic pollutants removal

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

Application of Adsorbent Materials for Efficient and Sustainable Water Treatment

edited by

Xiaochun Yin

and Yongfeng Zhu

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorbent materials; water treatment; pollutant removal; nanomaterials; bio-based adsorbents; sustainable materials; adsorption mechanism

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

Nutrient Continuum Across Water–Soil Applications: Cycling–Recycling–Cycling

edited by Iris Zohar

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality; nutrient biogeochemical cycling; nutrient recovery and recycling; soil fertility improvement

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

Optimization–Simulation Modeling of Sustainable Water Resource, 2nd Edition

edited by Zhaocai Wang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resources management; sustainable development of water resources; optimization models; simulation modeling; water planning; water scheduling; water allocation; water environment management; disaster management; decision support systems

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

The Impact of Climate Change on Water Erosion

edited by Hongliang Kang and Yibao Lou

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: water erosion; climate change; extreme rainfall; runoff generation; sediment yield; soil and water conservation

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

Emerging Materials (Membranes, Adsorbents, Catalysts) for Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Titus Chinedu Egbosiuba

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption technologies; catalytic processes; membrane technology; water purification; advanced materials; pollutant removal; environmental remediation; sustainable wastewater treatment

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

Applied Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Sensing for Real-World Water Quality Monitoring

edited by

Juan Tomás García-Bermejo

and

Daniel Carreres Prieto

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality; pathogens; cyanobacteria; machine learning; indirect characterization; prediction; detection; environmental monitoring; sensors; big data

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

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