Water

Assessment of Ecological, Hydrological and Geological Environments

edited by

Aidi Huo

,

Pingping Luo

and

Chunli Zheng

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2302 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; ecological restoration; ecological environment assessment; geological disaster risk monitoring; numerical simulation; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Agricultural Impacts on Water Quality

edited by

Susanne Wuijts

, Gitte Blicher-Mathiesen,

Richard van Duijnen

, Björn Tetzlaff, Lærke Thorling and Frank Wendland

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1914 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use and water quality; agricultural impacts; groundwater; surface waters; monitoring; modelling; management; implementation of measures; assessment of policies for water quality

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

Applications of Remote Sensing and GISs in River Basin Ecosystems, 2nd Edition

edited by Jiren Xu,

Pengfei Li

,

Changjia Li

and

Zhihui Wang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1775 | 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)

Using Artificial Intelligence for Smart Water Management, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jianjun Ni

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1311 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; smart water; Internet of Things; machine learning; automation; robotics

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

Precision Irrigation Management and Soil Moisture Optimization in Agroecosystems

edited by

Nawab Ali

and

Younsuk Dong

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1188 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision irrigation; water use effeciency; irrigation effeciency; sensing technologies; smart irrigation; variable rate irrigation; irrigation schedulling; deficit irrigation; evapotranspiration; soil-plant-water relation; IoT in irrigation; decision tools; simulation modelling

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

Mine Water in Earth’s Critical Zone: Impact on Riparian Biogeochemical Processes and Disaster Prevention Measures

edited by

Lin Zhang

,

Uwe Schneidewind

,

Jing Yang

and Guiyao Xiong

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 600 | Submission Open

Keywords: earth's critical zone; hydro-geochemistry; groundwater–surface water interactions; water–rock–microbe interaction; groundwater quality; emerging contaminants; groundwater monitoring and characterization; transport and transformation of pollutants; isotopic tracers; acid mine drainage; mine water inrush; integrated prevention and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Sustainable Water Solutions for a Resilient Future in a Changing Climate

edited by

Qijie Li

and

Dongfang Liang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 596 | 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

Cheng Gao

and Hui Xu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 435 | 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)

Flood Risk Characterization and Management for Sustainable Development

edited by

Maria Francesca Bruno

and

Stefania Santoro

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 405 | Submission Open

Keywords: flood risk governance; climate change adaptation; community resilience; multi-stakeholder participation; nature-based solutions

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

Sources, Fate and Effects of Microplastic Pollution in Water

edited by

Soroush Abolfathi

,

Md Salauddin

and

Charlotte Dykes

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 394 | 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)

Effects of Groundwater and Surface Water on the Natural Geo-Hazards, 3rd Edition

edited by Xudong Zhang,

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open

Keywords: water modeling; soil–water interaction; rock–water interaction; geo-hazards; water-induced problems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Current Strategies to Remediate Emerging Environmental Toxicants

edited by

Bhim Sen Thapa

and

Soumya Pandit

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioremediation; water chemistry; forever chemicals; electrochemical systems; emerging toxicants; PFAS; defluorination; microbial degradation; electrochemical remediation

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

Earth Observation for Sustainable Agricultural Water Management

edited by

Grazia Tosi

and

Alessandra Vinci

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 368 | Submission Open

Keywords: earth observation; water demand; precision agriculture; remote sensing; machine learning; sustainable water management; soil-plant-atmosphere interactions

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

Climate Risk Management, Sea Level Rise and Coastal Impacts, 2nd Edition

edited by

Nawin Raj

, Nathan Downs and Lila Singh-Peterson

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 359 | 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)

Pollution Mechanisms and Ecological Restoration Technologies of Organic Pollutants in Water Bodies

edited by Haiyan Chen

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic pollutants; aquatic ecosystems; pollution mechanisms; migration pathways; risk assessment

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

Environmental Evolution of Coastal Zones and Its Effects

edited by

Daniele Trogu

and

Runxia Sun

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal evolution; sea-level change; coastal geomorphology; anthropogenic impacts; coastal ecosystems; sediment dynamics; climate change; coastal resilience; environmental monitoring; coastal management

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

Wastewater Microbial Epidemiology: Innovation in Pathogen Surveillance and Public Health Monitoring

edited by

Ananda M. Tiwari

and

Milena Milakovic Obradovic

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater-based epidemiology; microbial surveillance; pathogens; antimicrobial resistance; illicit drugs; public health monitoring; wastewater; environmental microbiology; emerging pathogens; multi-omics; surface water; drinking water

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

Advances in Anaerobic Digestion for Wastewater and Biogas Systems

edited by

Sabina Kolbl Repinc

and

Blaž Stres

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: anaerobic digestion; wastewater treatment; sewage sludge; co-digestion; organic waste valorisation; agricultural biogas systems; lignocellulosic feedstocks; emerging substrates; biopolymers; microbiome; bioinformatics; machine learning; process modelling

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

Dam Safety Monitoring and Management Through Artificial Intelligence Techniques

edited by

Tongchun Li

,

Huijun Qi

and

Chaoning Lin

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; dam safety monitoring; machine learning; structural health monitoring; anomaly detection; predictive maintenance; data fusion; early warning system; risk assessment; digital twin

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

Ecotoxicological Effects of Emerging Pollutants in Aquatic Environments: Methodological Innovation and Theoretical Construction

edited by

Chenglian Feng

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; aquatic ecosystem; ecotoxicological effects; methodological innovation; theoretical construction

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

Biotechnologies for Wastewater Treatment and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Guanlong Yu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater biotreatment; Bioaugmentation and immobilization; constructed wetlands; bioelectrochemical systems; microbial community dynamics; nutrient recovery; circular water economy; greenhouse gas mitigation; biofilm reactors; sustainable sanitation

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

Advanced Oxidation Processes for the Transformation of Emerging Contaminants and Formation of Disinfection Byproducts in Water

edited by

Peizeng Yang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced oxidation processes; emerging contaminants; trace organic contaminants; disinfection byproducts; toxicity assessment; water matrix effects; mineralization efficiency; reaction kinetics and pathways

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

Novel Biotechnologies and Their Mechanisms for Treating Agricultural Non-Point-Source Pollution in Water

edited by

Haikun Zhang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural microorganisms; biotechnology; molecular mechanism

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

Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture and Crop Water Use in Agriculture

edited by

Liwen Xing

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil moisture inversion; crop evapotranspiration estimation; agricultural remote sensing; agricultural drought monitor-ing; precision irrigation management

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

Decision-Making Theory and Methodology for Water, Energy and Food Security, 3rd Edition

edited by

Yejun Xu

and

Carlos Llopis-Albert

submission deadline 21 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4849 | 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)

Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and the Circular Economy, 3rd Edition

edited by

Tao Zhang

submission deadline 21 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 533 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon neutrality; wastewater treatment; circular economy; resource recovery; sludge valorization; greenhouse gas mitigation; bioenergy production; nutrient recycling; biochar and hydrochar; life-cycle assessment

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

Research on Marine and Coastal Ecosystems

edited by

Helena Veríssimo

submission deadline 22 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine and coastal ecosystems; marine biodiversity; climate change; ecosystem restoration and conservation; marine pollution; blue carbon; marine protected areas; monitoring and assessment tools; ecosystem-based management; socio-ecological systems

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

Evaluation and Monitoring of Hydrogeological Hazards in Underground Engineering

edited by Zhiqiang Li

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5362 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanisms of water-related hazards; advanced geological prediction; prediction and risk evaluation; monitoring methods; intelligent early-warning systems; hydro-geo-mechanical coupling; sustainable approaches for water-related hazards; control and treatment of water-related hazards; modeling and simulation of hydrogeological processes; case studies obout water-related hazards; large tunnels in mountainous areas; tunnels on high-speed rail lines below the water table; tunnels beneath the seabed; large caverns for fluid storage or power generation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

AI-Driven Multi-Process Synergy in Watershed Systems: Intelligent Diagnosis for River–Lake Ecology

edited by

Jinge Ma

,

Junfeng Xiong

and

Changchun Huang

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1374 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; river–lake ecology; intelligent diagnosis; water quality prediction; ecological restoration; watershed systems; multi-process coupling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Temporal and Spatial Evolution Characteristics of Drought Under Climate Change

edited by Fei Wang and

Kai Feng

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1146 | Submission Open

Keywords: droughts indicators; drought propagation; spatiotemporal evolution; remote sensing; drought mitigation strategies

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

"Watershed–Urban" Flooding and Waterlogging Disasters, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jinjun Zhou

,

Zhuoran Luo

and Shengwei Pei

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1111 | Submission Open

Keywords: river basin flood; urban hydrology; urban flood; urban waterlogging; low-impact development; sponge city; urban stormwater management; urban flood damage; flood hazard risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Air–Snow/Ice–Water Heat and Mass Exchanges and Their Ecological Contributions

edited by

Zhijun Li

, Weiping Li,

Fang Li

, Zhichao Wang and

Zhengyong Zhang

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1061 | Submission Open

Keywords: snow; sea ice; river ice; water under ice; snow/ice/water behavior in low temperature; ice engineering; observations and investigations; water environment and ecology in open and ice-covered conditions; mathematical method; numerical modeling; physical modeling; data analysis; machine learning

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

Techniques for Coastal Aquifer Management and Seawater Intrusion Characterization

edited by

Alex Sendros

,

Albert Casas Ponsati

and

María del Carmen Cabrera Santana

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 789 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogeology; groundwater modelling; coastal aquifers; saltwater intrusion; hydrogeophysics; managed aquifer recharge; aquifer vulnerability; groundwater resources; hydrogeochemistry; groundwater quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Advanced Numerical Modeling and Resilience Assessment of Hydraulic Structures

edited by

Tongchun Li

,

Chaoning Lin

and

Huijun Qi

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 744 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical modeling; resilience assessment; hydraulic structures; multi-hazard analysis; coupled simulation; digital twin; uncertainty quantification; lifecycle performance; climate adaptation; structural safety

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

Removal of Pollutants from Soil and Water

edited by

Nana Wang

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 629 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutant migration and transformation; soil and water remediation; adsorption and environmental interfaces; environmental bioprocesses; membrane bioreactors; anammox and nitrogen removal; sustainable remediation technologies

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

Soil and Water Pollution: Prevention and Control Measures

edited by

Xiaofeng Liu

and

Xin Xu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; waste recycling; groundwater; adsorption; biochar; environmental pollution; heavy metal pollution

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

Prevention and Control of Water and Mud Inrush Disasters in Deep Underground Engineering

edited by Yun Wu and Zhen Huang

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground engineering; water inrush and mud inrush; field monitoring; hydro-thermal–mechanical coupling; geological disaster prevention; physical and numerical models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Advances in AI, Numerical, and Experimental Approaches for Water Resources Applications

edited by

Mario Maiolo

and

Guglielmo Federico Antonio Brunetti

submission deadline 27 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11207 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; numerical modelling; remote sensing; experimental hydraulics; nature-based solutions; coastal risk mitigation; water distribution systems; climate change adaptation; hydrology; water resource applications

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

Wastewater Resourceization: Pioneering the Future of Sustainable Water

edited by

Lei Qin

submission deadline 28 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3549 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced oxidation; nanomaterials; adsorption; membrane bioreactor; membrane fouling control; membrane modification; wastewater resource utilization; immobilized microorganisms/enzymes

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

Advanced Research in Non-Point Source Pollution of Watersheds

edited by

Feng Liu

, Tao Wang, Yan Xu and Cen Meng

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11209 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-point source pollution; landscape patterns; ecological treatments; pollutant removal and resource recovery; emerging contaminants; agriculture green development; watershed intelligent management

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

Sustainable Water Resources Management in a Changing Environment

edited by

Sergio Cappucci

, Emiliana Valentini and

Andrea Petroselli

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7530 | Submission Open

Keywords: geomatics; GIS and remote sensing applications; water and landscape management; the management of natural resources (soil, water, sediment) from dams, channels and river banks; water–climate interactions; earth surface processes, coastal erosion and river drainage networks; landslides and flooding; natural hazards; wetland reclamation; “Ecologically sustainable” water and wastewater treatment and management

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

Water Resources Allocation, Planning, and Regulation for Sustainable Management

edited by

Carina Almeida

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4175 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resources management; water allocation; planning and regulation; climate change adaptation; integrated approaches; water governance; sustainability

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

Water Quality Management in Aquaculture Systems

edited by Changwei Li,

Wenchang Liu

and Gang Liu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1369 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture water quality; recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS); biofloc technology; integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA); real-time water quality monitoring; nature-based water treatment; constructed wetlands and biofiltration

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

Advanced Smart Sensors and Technologies for Real-Time Monitoring of Water Quality in the Environments

edited by

Tsung-Ting Shih

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 731 | Submission Open

Keywords: water; quality monitoring; real-time; real samples; sensors; microfluidic chips; portable devices; system integration

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

Aquaculture, Fisheries, Ecology and Environment, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ta-Jen Chu

,

Tian-Sheng Chen

, Liangmin Huang and

Chun-Han Shih

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 571 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture innovation; aquaculture systems and environments; biology for aquaculture; aquatic genetics and breeding; coastal cage farms; aquatic animal nutrition and feed; resource assessment and sustainable management; smart aquaculture; smart fisheries; sustainable water environment

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

Recent Advances in Maritime Energy Systems

edited by

Ying Cui

and

Zhen Liu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 366 | Submission Open

Keywords: development and utilization of marine renewable energy; computational fluid dynamics and numerical simulation; oscillating water column wave energy converter; air turbine; hydrofoil; vertical-axis turbine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water-Energy Nexus)

Regional Weather-Driven Disasters: Impacts, Vulnerability, and Societal Resilience

edited by

Vinay Kumar

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: disaster risk reduction; climate resilience; socioeconomic vulnerability; extreme weather impacts; early warning systems; cascading hazards; adaptive capacity; hydrometeorological hazards; community resilience; vulnerability assessment

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

Landslide on Hydrological Response

edited by Lei Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8852 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-induced landslide; landslide stability; deformation mechanism; landslide susceptibility mapping; multi-fields monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Hydrology and Hydrodynamics Characteristics in Coastal Area

edited by

Nizar Abcha

and Nicolas Lecoq

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6448 | 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)

Legacy and Emerging Contaminants in the Water Environment Under Contemporary Global Changes

edited by

Abdul Qadeer

,

Xia Jiang

, Kelly Kirsten and

Qinghuan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5186 | 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)

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