Water

Spatial Analysis of Flooding Phenomena: Challenges and Case Studies

edited by

Salvador García-Ayllón

submission deadline 26 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4975 | Submission Open

Keywords: flooding derivatives; flooding analysis; flooding effects; flooding vulnerability; flood model

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Advances in Mine Water Science, Technology, and Policy

edited by

Chengkai Qu

submission deadline 27 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: mine wastewater; heavy metals; sulfate pollution; geochemical processes; contaminant transport; ecological risk assessment; human health risk; multi-contaminant interactions; wastewater treatment technologies; numerical modeling; prediction and assessment; sustainable remediation strategies

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

Urban Flood Risk Assessment and Management

edited by

Matjaž Mikoš

and Damir Bekić

submission deadline 28 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban flooding; flood risk assessment; integrated flood risk management; drainage system; low-impact development; nature-based solutions; green infrastructure; surface water; ground water; rainfall– runoff mod-eling; spatial planning; stakeholder engagement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Advances in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Hydrological Processes and Hydrologic Disasters

edited by Huaxiang Yan and

Hongqiang Dou

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8637 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence technologies; groundwater transport; hydrological processes; hydrologic disasters; hydrologi-cal modelling; machine learning; soil water

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

Water Footprint and Energy Sustainability

edited by

Winnie Gerbens-Leenes

and

S.D. Vaca Jimenez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7988 | Submission Open

Keywords: water– energy nexus; energy sustainability; water resources management; water footprint assessment; sustainable electricity production; water; land and carbon footprint trade-offs

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

Marine Biodiversity and Its Relationship with Climate/Environment

edited by

Francesco Rendina

and Valentina Perricone

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6033 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine biodiversity; marine ecosystems; climate change; ocean acidification; global warming; species adaptation; habitat shift; ecosystem services; environmental impacts; marine conservation; sustainable management

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

Flood Risk Identification and Management, 2nd Edition

edited by Juan Chen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4721 | Submission Open

Keywords: flood; flood management; flood control operation; risk identification; risk assessment; risk management; uncertainty

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Advanced Adsorbent-Based Technologies for Efficient Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Yicheng Yang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2958 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption-based technologies; adsorbents; wastewater treatment; nanomaterials; emerging contaminants; regeneration and reusability

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

Advances and Challenges in the Lake, River, and Sea Ice Sciences and Engineering

edited by

Zhijun Li

, Weiping Li,

Fang Li

, Zhichao Wang and

Zhengyong Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1650 | Submission Open

Keywords: lake ice; river ice; sea ice; ice engineering; observations and investigations; water environment; ecology; mathematical method; numerical modeling; physical modeling; data analysis; machine learning

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

Drinking Water Quality: Monitoring, Assessment and Management

edited by Stavroula Tsitsifli

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1163 | Submission Open

Keywords: drinking water quality; water monitoring technologies; smart sensors and real-time monitoring; emerging contaminants; microbial risk assessment; water treatment and purification; water safety planning; water source protection; climate change and water resources; public health and water management; integrated water resource management; water governance and policy; sustainable water supply water resilience

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

Water and Wastewater Management in the Context of Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Carmen Teodosiu

and

Brindusa Sluser

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 789 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced wastewater treatment; water treatment; circular economy; innovative materials; innovative processes; urban water management; nutrient recovery; wastewater recycling and re-use; emerging pollutants

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

Hydrochemical Dynamics and Environmental Impacts of Mining on Water Quality

edited by

Qiqing Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 608 | Submission Open

Keywords: resource extraction; geochemical modeling; water– rock interaction; mining-induced hydrochemical dynamics; water quality; environmental protection; impact of mining on aquifers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

The Future of Desalination: Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Solutions Through Membrane Innovation

edited by

José M. Gozálvez-Zafrilla

and

Salvador C. Cardona

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 562 | Submission Open

Keywords: desalination sustainability; membrane innovation; reverse osmosis (RO); nanofiltration (NF); membrane distillation (MD); forward osmosis (FO); electrodyalisis; hybrid desalination processes; renewable energy integration; brine management and resource recovery; water– energy nexus; process optimization; process integration; uncertainty and sensitivity analysis; artificial intelligence (AI) in desalination; techno-economic and life cycle assessment

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

Advanced Aquaculture Water Quality Management Research

edited by Subha M. Roy

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 414 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment and reuse; recirculating water treatment; flow-through-systems; AI/ML in aquacuture water; computational modeling and simulation; advanced aeration and filtration technologies; circular bioeconomy in aquaculture water quality; eco-friendly aquaculture practices; advanced materials for aquaculture systems; energy efficiency in aquaculture

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

Environmental Adaptability and Ecological Synergy in Offshore Renewable Energy Engineering

edited by Sheng Wu, Yanhui Wang and Chongyang Xu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine new energy engineering; offshore new energy engineering; environmental adaptability; marine ecological impacts; complex fluid dynamics; environmental monitoring

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

Agricultural Water-Land-Plant System Engineering, 2nd Edition

edited by

Haijun Liu

and

Haijun Yan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– water– land nexus; agricultural production vulnerability; soil– water– salt– nutrient– heat– crop system modelling; comprehensive observation means; water-saving irrigation; climate change; smart irrigation; irrigation systems management

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

Algal Diversity and Its Importance in Ecological Processes

edited by

Yonghong Bi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: algal diversity; ecological processes; habitat; primary productivity; biogeochemical cycles; cyanobacteria; eukaryotic microalgae; eukaryotic macroalgae; multi-stress; anthropogenic disturbance; species distribution shifts; biological invasions; harmful algal blooms; biodiversity loss

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

Occurrence and Fate of Emerging Contaminants in Soil-Water Systems

edited by

Yufeng Jiang

, Yingqin Wu and

Wei Chen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; soil; water; contaminant fate and transport; ecological risk assessment

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

Assessment of Ecological, Hydrological and Geological Environments

edited by

Aidi Huo

,

Pingping Luo

and

Chunli Zheng

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 84 | 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)

Data Assimilation and Modeling for Sustainable Soil–Water Systems

edited by

,

,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: data assimilation; digital twin; hydrological modeling; soil moisture; crop– vadose– aquifer interaction; remote sensing; climate resilience; tracer-based partitioning

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

Blue Economy Strategies for Resilient and Sustainable Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Protection

edited by

Nadav Shashar

and Aytaç Özgül

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: biovidersity credits; coastal defences; aritificial reefs; wavebreakers; marine construction; fish enhancements; restoration; ecotourism; rigs; costal/marine resilience

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

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Pollution-Driven, Persistent, and Emerging Threats to Urban Surface Water Quality

edited by

Reynaldo Patiño

and

Yonghong Bi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban surface waters; eutrophication; harmful algal blooms; waterborne pathogens; emerging contaminants; ecosystem services

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

Emerging Contaminants in Estuarine and Coastal Environments: Dynamics and Impacts

edited by

Wei Lin

and

Zihao Wu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 47 | 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)

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 43 | 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)

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 38 | 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 10097 | 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 3499 | 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 455 | 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 253 | 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 74 | 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 36 | 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 16241 | 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)

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 7032 | 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 3612 | 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 3483 | 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)

Global Water Resources Management

edited by

Miklas Scholz

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2816 | 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)

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 2808 | 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)

Protection and Restoration of Lake and Water Reservoir

edited by Xiaoxiao Wang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2458 | 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 2196 | 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)

Pesticides in Water and Health

edited by

Li Chen

and Wenjun Zhang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2068 | 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)

Wetland Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment

edited by

Qi Huang

and Tianxiang Wang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1851 | 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)

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 1834 | 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)

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 1802 | 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)

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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1798 | 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)

Hydrology and Hydrodynamics Characteristics in Coastal Area

edited by

Nizar Abcha

and Nicolas Lecoq

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1726 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1689 | 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 1196 | 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 961 | 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 803 | 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 587 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Journal Menu

Journal Browser

Special Issues

Further Information

Guidelines

MDPI Initiatives

Follow MDPI