Water

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

edited by

Michel Riksen

,

Coen J. Ritsema

and

Karrar Mahdi

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Andrea Zanini

,

Fulvio Celico

and

Camilla Fagandini

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Solutions for Hydrogeological Challenges

edited by

Francesco Maria De Filippi

,

Davide Fronzi

and

Alessandro Galdelli

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Impact of Microplastic Pollution on Soil and Groundwater Environment

edited by

Qing Luo

, Ning Yang and

Liangshan Feng

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 12380 | Submission Open

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

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

Advanced Biological Wastewater Treatment and Nutrient Removal

edited by Hong Wang,

Qiulai He

and Yingmu Wang

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10805 | Submission Open

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

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

Sustainable and Efficient Water Use in the Face of Climate Change

edited by

Yaosheng Wang

and

Haiyang Ma

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2316 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Hong Zhang

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 843 | Submission Open

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

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

Emerging Contaminants in Groundwater: Multidisciplinary Approaches for a Complex Challenge

edited by

Andrea Zanini

,

Fulvio Celico

and

Laura Ducci

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Anna Wołowicz

and

Monika Wawrzkiewicz

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13186 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances in Diatom Research in Freshwater

edited by Sang-Deuk Lee and

Jihae Park

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7551 | Submission Open

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

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

Soil Erosion and Sedimentation by Water

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7303 | Submission Open

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

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

Algae-Based Technology for Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Binghan Xie

and Mengqi Zheng

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7202 | Submission Open

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

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

Application of Hydrological Modelling to Water Resources Management

edited by

Doosun Kang

,

Amir Saman Tayerani Charmchi

and

Fatemeh Ghobadi

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6718 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-change adaptation; climate-related disasters; decision support systems; digital twins; early warning systems; environmental uncertainties; hydrological modeling; integrated water resources management (IWRM); machine learning and deep learning; model-informed decision making; multi-criteria decision making; multi-objective opti-mization; optimal water allocation; probabilistic modeling; proactive management strategies; reinforcement learning; remote sensing and GIS applications; scheduling and planning; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); water– energy nexus; water supply and demand; water resources management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Coastal Management and Nearshore Hydrodynamics, 2nd Edition

edited by Peng Hu and Weijie Liu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6701 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances in Groundwater Resource Development: Innovative Methods and Technologies

edited by

Zhuo Zhang

and

Adimalla Narsimha

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5919 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Sewage Disposal, Biological Processes and Resource Utilization of Sewage Sludge

edited by Jun Li and Yuhan Zhu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5241 | Submission Open

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

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

Environmental Biotechnology Applied to Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes

edited by

Xiaohu Li

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5094 | Submission Open

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

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

Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology: Characteristics, Risks and Strategies

edited by

Kai Zhang

and Yaru Cao

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4746 | Submission Open

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

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

Application of Geospatial Information Systems and Technologies in Water Resources Management

edited by

Muhammad Tauhidur Rahman

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4063 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by Tomasz Kajetan Czarkowski and

Krzysztof Kupren

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3574 | Submission Open

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

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

Recent Advances in Offshore Hydrodynamics

edited by

Chongwei Zhang

and Xuanlie Zhao

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3468 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by Zeeshan Ahmed

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3420 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Chenglong Zhang

and

Xiaojie Li

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3272 | Submission Open

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

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

Contaminant Transport, Risk Assessment, and Ecological Impacts in Karst

edited by

Wei Liu

,

Wei Chen

and Matej Blatnik

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3255 | Submission Open

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

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

Policy Innovation and Integrated Governance for Sustainable Urban Water Management

edited by

Ziheng Shangguan

, Eleni Zafeiriou and

Mohd Yawar Ali Khan

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2283 | Submission Open

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

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

Yellow River Basin Management Under Pressure: Present State, Restoration and Protection, 4th Edition

edited by

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,

,

and Qingsong Wu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1826 | Submission Open

Keywords: Yellow River Basin; current state and challenges; human– water relationships; emerging pollutants; water security; high-quality development

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

Marine Plastic Pollution: Recent Advances and Future Challenges

edited by

Umberto Andriolo

and

Laura Corbari

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1444 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine litter; microplastics; macroplastics; plastic pollution; marine ecosystems; monitoring techniques; hydrodynamic models; environmental impact; socio-economic impact; remote sensing

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

Climate Modeling and Impacts of Climate Change on Hydrological Cycle

edited by Yi Wang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1307 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate models; hydrological cycle; water resource management; extreme hydrological events; ecohydrological response; greenhouse gas emission scenarios (RCPs)

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

AI, Machine Learning and Digital Twin Applications in Water, 2nd Edition

edited by

Bithin Datta

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1016 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); digital twin; big data analytics; sensor networks; ensembles; decision models; smart sensors; digital platforms; surrogate models; water resource management; flood and drought forecasting; groundwater systems; surface water systems; contamination detection; linked simulation-optimization

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

Identification, Treatment and Risk Assessment of Emerging Contaminants in Water Ecosystems

edited by Sai Xu and Yuxiang Zhu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 893 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; contamination control and treatment; water ecosystems; remediation; risk assessment

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

Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Resource Management

edited by Xueying Li,

Amar Deep Tiwari

and

Liu Liu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; geographic information systems; water resource management; hydrological monitoring and modeling; climate change adaptation; flood risk; drought assessment; machine learning; hybrid models; geospatial analytics

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

Distribution and Toxicity of Emerging Contaminants in Aquatic Environments

edited by

Sheng Liu

and

Kun Li

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; aquatic ecosystems; environmental behaviors; ecotoxicity; risk assessment; remediation technologies; analytical methods

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

Aquaculture Water Safety, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xingguo Liu

,

Jun Xie

and

Jie Wang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture; aquaculture engineering; water quality control; aquaculture wastewater treatment; green and low-carbon aquaculture

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

Petroleum and Plastic Biodegradation and Bioremediation in Aquatic Environments

edited by

Carlos Costa

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open

Keywords: petroleum biodegradation; plastic biodegradation; water pollution by petroleum; microplastics

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

The Application of Adsorption Technologies in Wastewater Treatment

edited by Martin J. Taylor and

Amthal Al-Gailani

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption; wastewater treatment; heavy metal removal; organic pollutant adsorption; low-cost adsorbents; fixed-bed systems; regeneration; adsorption modelling; life cycle assessment (LCA); environmental sustainability

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

Emerging and Legacy Contaminants in Soil and Water Systems: Pathways, Monitoring, Characterization, and Treatment

edited by Jinsheng Huang,

Yuchuan Fan

and

Xi Zhang

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

Keywords: emerging contaminants; legacy contaminants; fate and transport; point and non-point sources; non-target screening; wastewater treatment; sorption; photocatalysis; nanomaterials; constructed wetlands; GIS; remote sensing; real-time monitoring

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

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: “Managed Aquifer Recharge and Management”

edited by

Thomas Missimer

and

Nicolò Colombani

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: managed aquifer recharge; aquifer storage and recovery; artificial aquifer recharge; salinity barriers; water reuse

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Advances in Electrochemical Detection for Environmental and Water Quality Assessment

edited by

Sakthivel Kumaravel

,

Annalakshmi Muthaiah

and Thangaraj S.T. Balamurugan

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal detection; water contaminants; real-time monitoring; electrochemical detection of pathogens; environmental monitoring; water quality assessment; point-of-care diagnostics

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

Advances in Sediment Dynamics: Mechanisms, Modeling and Management in Transitional Environments

edited by

Maria Rita Maggi

,

Cosimo Peruzzi

,

Giuseppe Francesco Cesare Lama

and Marina Amadori

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: sediment dynamics; transitional environments; hydrodynamics and morphodynamics; sediment transport modeling; field measurements; laboratory experiments; innovative monitoring techniques

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

Advances in Open-Channel Flow Hydrodynamics

edited by

Yeo Howe Lim

,

Reza Barati

and

Vida Atashi

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: open‐channel flow; hydrodynamic structures; turbulence modeling; sediment scouring; flow– structure interaction; experimental and numerical modeling; ecohydraulics; remote sensing; data‐driven hydrodynamics

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

The Interrelationship Between Climate Change, Human Activities and Hydrological Processes, 4th Edition

edited by

Qianfeng Wang

,

Haijun Deng

and

Jinshi Jian

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; hydrological processes; water resources; vegetation; soil; rock; drought; heatwaves; mutual effects

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

Urban Drainage Systems and Stormwater Management, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yongwei Gong

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

Keywords: urban drainage systems; urban flooding; low-impact development (LID); sponge city; urban rainwater collection; urban resilience

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

Coastal Ecology and Fisheries Management, 2nd Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: estuaries ecology and management; wetlands protection and management; mangroves restoration and construction; fishery resource assessment; coastal fishery management; fishery management policy; coral ecology and protection; ecosystem services; coastal culture and aquaculture; marine farming and construction

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

Water and Waste Management Strategies and Environmentally Sustainable Approaches

edited by

Premakumara Jagath Dickella Gamaralalage

and

Chen Liu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated water and waste management; environmental sustainability; circular economy; urban environmental systems; nature-based solutions; community-based resource management; environmental policy and governance; smart technologies in resource management; artificial intelligence (AI); systems thinking; sustainable development goals (SDGs); resource efficiency; environmental engineering; sustainability science

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

Multicriteria Analysis and Decision-Making in Water Resources Management

edited by

Michael P. Strager

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

Keywords: watershed management; GIS; decision science; policy and planning; restoration; conservation

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

Urban Hydrological Resilience: Innovations in Hazard Mitigation and Management

edited by

Weiwei Shao

and Xin Su

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban hydrological resilience; hazard mitigation and management; flood and drought risk; nature-based solutions; smart and digital water systems; climate change adaptation; integrated water resources management; resilient urban infrastructure

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

Integrated Approaches to Climate-Driven Hydrological Modeling and Water Resources Management

edited by

Massoud Behboudian

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate– hydrology interactions; water resources management; hydrological modeling; extreme events; adaptive governance; remote sensing in hydrology; sustainable water systems; machine learning applications; watershed resilience; socio-hydrological systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Solid Waste Management and Its Impacts on Groundwater Quality

edited by

Javier Rodrigo-Ilarri

and

María-Elena Rodrigo-Clavero

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

Keywords: solid waste management; groundwater contamination; leachate migration; numerical modeling; pollution mitigation techniques

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

Integrated Water–Energy–Food–Ecosystems Nexus for Sustainable Water Management and Public Health: Conceptualization and Modelling

edited by Dimitrios Th Kofinas

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

Keywords: WEFE nexus; sustainable water systems; integrated modeling; simulation; decision support; water governance; resource management; scenario analysis; climate resilience

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

Treatment Wetlands Applications in the Development Projects

edited by Marco A Belmont

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

Keywords: wastewater treatment; wastewater reuse; constructed wetlands; water quality; stormwater

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

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