Water

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 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 737 | 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)

Advanced Technologies for Water Erosion Mapping and Environmental Change Detection

edited by

Ben Jarihani

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 728 | Submission Open

Keywords: water erosion; land degradation; environmental change detection; soil erosion mapping; digital elevation models (DEMs); gully erosion; sediment transport; erosion modelling; LiDAR and UAV photogrammetry

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

Advances in Ecohydrology in Arid Inland River Basins, 2nd Edition

edited by

Lianqing Xue

and

Guang Yang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 715 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change and water cycle; ecohydrological processes; efficient utilization of water resources; ecohydrological modeling; ecological and hydrological coupling; ecological pattern; ecological water requirement; arid inland river basin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecohydrology)

Observation and Modelling of Past, Current and Future Water Resources in Transboundary River Systems

edited by

Juraj Parajka

, Zsolt Kozma and Peter Burek

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: transboundary river system; hydrological modelling; uncertainty of climate projections; sustainable river basin management; joint monitoring and information systems; multi-level stakeholder engagement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

New Aseismic Technology and Methods in Hydraulic Structures and Geotechnical Engineering

edited by Xiang Yu,

Yuke Wang

and Yongqian Qu

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic structures; geotechnical engineering; soft foundation; numerical simulation; experimental technology; dynamic response; damage behavior; liquefaction; stability; reliability analysis; treatment measure

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

Rethinking Wastewater: Microbial Solutions for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Bharat Manna

and

Naresh Singhal

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater valorization; environmental biotechnology; activated sludge processes; microbial stress response; resource recovery; omics technologies; dissolved organic matter; circular bioeconomy; micropollutant degradation; metabolic modelling

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

Advances in Innovative Development of Wastewater Treatment Technology

edited by

Joanna Boguniewicz-Zabłocka

and

Ewelina Łukasiewicz

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; advanced technologies; biological processes; resource recovery; advanced oxidation; hybrid treatment systems; process monitoring and control; circular economy; sustainable water management

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

Advanced Functional Materials for Water Pollution Control and Wastewater Treatment

edited by Mengmeng Wang and Lingchao Kong

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional materials; water pollution control; wastewater treatment; nanomaterials; catalytic degradation; photocatalysis

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

Environmental and Anthropogenic Influences on Freshwater Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health

edited by

Renata Kędzior

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater biodiversity; ecosystem health; anthropogenic impacts; water quality; habitat degradation; hydrological alteration; aquatic ecology; bioindicators; climate change; ecosystem restoration; nutrient pollution; microplastics; river management; conservation biology; ecological assessment

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

Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics in Fluid Machinery, 3rd Edition

edited by

Chuan Wang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulics; hydrodynamics; pumps; compressors; turbo-machinery system; fans and blowers; hydro-turbine; propulsion; jet; cavitation and multi-phase flow; renewable energy; optimization

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

Sources, Fate and Effects of Microplastic Pollution in Water

edited by

Soroush Abolfathi

,

Md Salauddin

and

Charlotte Dykes

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 51 | 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)

Groundwater Environment Evolution and Early Risk-Warning

edited by Tiejun Song and

Xiaofang Shen

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

Keywords: groundwater environment; global changes; interface processes; contaminants; nutrients; vegetation succession; soil substances; early risk warning; risk management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Sustainable Agricultural Water Management Under Climate Change

edited by

Vinayak S. Shedekar

and

Babak Dialameh

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; climate change adaptation; water management; irrigation and drainage; hydrologic modeling; soil– water– crop interactions; water quality; resilience; precision agriculture; decision-support systems

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

Coastal Engineering and Fluid–Structure Interactions, 2nd Edition

edited by

Miaohua Mao

and

Junliang Gao

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal engineering; wave– structure interactions; high-fidelity numerical modeling; laboratory and field experiments; mathematical models; harbors; coastal; and offshore structures; nature-based solutions; hydrodynamics; wave loads; wave overtopping

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

Economics in Wastewater Treatment

edited by Federico Micolucci

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

Keywords: wastewater economics; cost– benefit analysis; resource recovery; water reuse; polluter-pays principle; energy neutrality; micropollutant removal costs; affordability and financing; circular economy; policy instruments

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

Fate, Transport, Removal and Modeling of Pollutants in Water, 2nd Edition

edited by

Nelson M. Anaya

and

Varun K. Kasaraneni

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: remediation; water quality; modeling; fate and transport; pollutants; emerging pollutants

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

Sustainable Water Solutions for a Resilient Future in a Changing Climate

edited by

Qijie Li

and

Dongfang Liang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 38 | 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 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 35 | 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)

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

edited by Haiyan Chen

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 31 | 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 Criteria and Risk Control of Emerging Pollutants in Aquatic Environments

edited by

Yingchen Bai

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality; emerging pollutants; aquatic environments; ecosystem health; water quality criteria

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

Nutrient Cycling and Pollution Migration Mechanisms in Eutrophic Lake Basins

edited by

Fang Yang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient cycling; pollution; lakes; migration pathways; risk assessment; management strategies

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

Water-Related Disaster Assessments and Prevention

edited by

Zhipan Niu

, Faxing Zhang and Baofeng Di

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: dam break flow; landslide-induced disasters; river blockage; debris flow; water-related hazard chains; hydrodynamic modeling; flood risk assessment; multi-hazard assessment; failure of hydraulic structures; multi-hazard risk assessment

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

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

edited by

Yejun Xu

and

Carlos Llopis-Albert

submission deadline 21 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 39 | 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)

Water Management and Geohazard Mitigation in a Changing Climate

edited by

Laszlo Podolszki

,

Igor Karlović

and Kosta Urumović

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4725 | Submission Open

Keywords: water managment; geohazards; mitigation; climate changes; sustainable development; groundwater; monitoring; mapping; modeling; risk assessment; multihazard analyses; vulnerability reduction; practical application; predictive analyses

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

Effects of Vegetation on Open Channel Flow and Sediment Transport

edited by

Mengyang Liu

and

Yanxu Wang

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3538 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic vegetation; sediment transport; vegetation– flow– sediment interaction; turbulence; eco-hydraulics; open channel flow; river morphology

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

Intelligent Water Networks: Advanced Sensing, Real-Time Analytics, and Adaptive Management for Future Water Challenges

edited by

Sohail Iqbal

and

Manousos Valyrakis

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1261 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent water systems; advanced sensors; real-time analytics; machine learning; digital twins; edge computing; adaptive management; IoT; water quality monitoring; predictive modeling

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

Groundwater Flow and Transport Modeling in Aquifer Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Zbigniew Kabala

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 859 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling; borehole tests; laboratory tests; tracer tests; aquifer remediation; aquifer characterization; vertical circula-tion wells; geothermal resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Energy Use Assessment and Management in Wastewater Systems

edited by

Catarina Nunes Jorge

and Maria do Céu Almeida

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 654 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon footprint reduction in wastewater systems; energy efficiency; energy monitoring and optimization; energy recovery; renewable energy; sustainable wastewater management

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

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 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 552 | 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)

Water-Saving and Energy-Efficient Irrigation Technologies and Equipment

edited by

Xingye Zhu

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open

Keywords: sprinkler irrigation; micro sprinkler irrigation; water-saving management; irrigation technical parameters; energy consumption optimization; theory and technology; low pressure atomization; comprehensive technical index; irrigation systems; automated control systems; sprinkler head; micro sprinkler; sprinkler design; remote monitoring; irrigation optimization; water distribution uniformity; sprinkler efficiency

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

Systemic Footprints of the Water-Energy-Carbon Nexus: From Life Cycle Assessment to Integrated Modeling

edited by

Saige Wang

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: life cycle assessment (LCA); water– energy– carbon nexus; environmental footprints; sustainability assessment; coupled systems; trade-offs and synergies; interdisciplinary approaches; resource management

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

AI (Gen) and Machine Learning Applications in the Water and Wastewater Sector

edited by Taher Abunama

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI (Gen); ML; LLM; digital twins; wastewater treatment; drinking water treatment; process control and optimisation; hybrid modelling; water quality prediction; anomaly detection and fault diagnosis; energy and emissions reduction

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

Methods and Tools for Sustainable Agricultural Water Management, 2nd Edition

edited by Hui Yang, Manoj K. Shukla and

Yusen Yuan

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop water relations; water productivity; deficit/salinity irrigation; conservation agriculture; regional water management

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

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

edited by

Nawin Raj

, Nathan Downs and Lila Singh-Peterson

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 53 | 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)

Social, Cultural, and Economic Factors Directly and Indirectly Influencing Water Resources and Conservation Outcomes

edited by

Kyle Maurice Woosnam

and Kristin E. Gibson

submission deadline 27 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5621 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resource communication; environmental education; water conservation behavior; social evaluation methods; watershed management; behavioral modification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Scarcity)

Assessment of Groundwater Quality and Pollution Remediation

edited by Yong Qian and

Zhi Dou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8497 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater quality; hydrogeochemical processes; environmental background values; high-fluoride groundwater; emerging pollutants; pollution prevention and control zoning; risk control; mine pollution control; groundwater pollution remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

The Safety Operations and Intelligent Control of Water Network Engineering Systems

edited by

Yantao Zhu

,

Rui Pang

and

Binghan Xue

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7998 | Submission Open

Keywords: water network safety; intelligent control systems; risk assessment; IoT and AI integration; infrastructure reliability

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

Advanced Research in Non-Point Source Pollution of Watersheds

edited by

Feng Liu

, Tao Wang, Yan Xu and Cen Meng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4800 | 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 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2498 | 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)

Sustainable Research on Water Quality Monitoring and Nutrient Pollution Control

edited by

Yang Song

, Yi Hong and

Chunqi Shen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2189 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable water management; eutrophication; harmful algal blooms; hypoxia; environmental DNA; digital twin; IoT and remote sensing; machine learning and AI; biogeochemical modeling; ecosystem restoration

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

Carbon Storage in Lake Sediments Under Climate Change

edited by

Barbara Futa

and

Joanna Gmitrowicz-Iwan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 802 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon cycle; drought; lake; dam reservoir; carbon stocks; humus substances; fulvid and humic acids; sediments; indicators

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

Soil Water Use and Irrigation Management, 2nd Edition

edited by

Roman Rolbiecki

,

Stanisław Rolbiecki

and

Barbara Jagosz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 719 | Submission Open

Keywords: water management; crop water requirements; soil hydraulic properties; sustainable development of rural areas; soil fertility; drip irrigation; soil and water relationship; evapotranspiration; precision agriculture; irrigation and drainage systems

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

Innovative Approaches in Hydrology Applied to the Study of River and Lakes Systems

edited by

Paweł Burandt

and

Szymon Kobus

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative hydrological methods; river and lakes systems; water quality; physicochemical properties of bottom sediments; remote sensing in hydrology; numerical modeling; hydrological monitoring; water resource management; monitoring techniques; sedimentation processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Water Environment Modeling, Simulation, Informatics, and Big Data Mining

edited by

Yulin Kang

, Baiyin Liu and Yan Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: water environment; environmental monitoring; environmental informatization; environmental big data mining; environmental modeling; environmental simulation; AI application; environmental data analysis

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

Hydrogeological and Hydrochemical Research in Aquifers

edited by

Alex Sendros

,

Albert Casas Ponsati

and

Carlos Duque

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogeology; groundwater modeling; natural tracers; isotopes; heat transport; coastal aquifers; saltwater intrusion; groundwater– surface water interaction; hydrogeophysics; managed aquifer recharge; aquifer vulnerability; groundwater resources; hydrogeochemistry; contamination; groundwater quality: field experiments; lab experiments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Earth Observation for Sustainable Agricultural Water Management

edited by

Grazia Tosi

and

Alessandra Vinci

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 60 | 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)

New Challenges in PFAS Removal from Contaminated Water

edited by

Chuhui Zhang

, Yue Zhi and

Philippe Le Coustumer

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: PFAS; per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances; treatment; destructive technologies; adsorption

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

Research on Watershed Ecological Restoration and Water Pollution Control

edited by

Lingwei Kong

, Cheng Shen and

Xiaoyue Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: watershed ecological restoration; water pollution control; novel materials; emerging contaminants; greenhouse gas emissions; sustainability; ecological engineering; resource recovery; intelligent watershed management systems

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

Advances in Microbial Technology for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Alejandro Rodriguez-Sanchez

and

Bárbara Muñoz Palazón

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; circular economy; contaminants of emerging concern; environmental microbiology; environmental protection; wastewater treatment

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

Impact of Climate Changes on Humid and Arid Geomorphic Systems

edited by Marco Piccarreta,