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Antimicrobial Resistance in Water Systems
edited by Na Liu
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AR); antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs); aquatic environments; wastewater treatment; water quality monitoring; risk assessment; one health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and One Health)
Freshwater Ecosystems—Biodiversity and Protection: 3rd Edition submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open
Keywords: freshwater communities; α, β, γ diversity; biotic indicators; water quality assessment; anthropogenic influence; ecotoxicology; metacommunity; invasive species; non-wadeable rivers; conservation; barcoding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems)
Advances in Sensing Methods and Monitoring Systems for Marine Environments
edited by Sheng Wu and Yanhui Wang
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine sensing technologies; ocean monitoring systems; ocean remote sensing; underwater technologies; digital ocean; smart ocean; marine renewable energy; marine environmental perception; real-time observation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Oceans and Coastal Zones)
Nutrient and Pollutant Export from Agricultural Landscapes to Water Resources—Processes, Modelling and Mitigation Measures
edited by and Bo Yang
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural non-point source pollution; nutrient export; sediment transport; water quality; hydrological connectivity; soil erosion; catchment modelling; snowmelt runoff; source apportionment; mitigation measures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Resilient and Sustainable Water Management in Urban Public Green Spaces During Climate Change
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: blue–green public space; climate change adaptation and mitigation; decision support system; ecosystem service provision; heat island reduction; integrated design solution; nature-based so-lution; permeable pavement system; resilient tree planting; sustainable storm water management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Water Management)
Optimization and Decision Support for Water Systems: From Network Models to Operational Strategies
edited by
submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 864 | Submission Open
Keywords: water systems optimization; decision support systems; water distribution networks; pump and valve scheduling; leakage detection and pressure management; multi-objective optimization; stochastic and robust optimization; real-time monitoring and control; asset management and rehabilitation planning; digital twins for water infrastructure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Water Management)
Advanced Electrocatalysts and Electrodes for Water Treatment and Resource-Positive Energy submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1695 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrocatalysis; water purification; pollutant degradation; advanced oxidation processes (aops); energy recovery; sustainable water treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
Advances in Hydraulic and Water Resources Research, 4th Edition submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1288 | Submission Open
Keywords: modeling; lab studies; field studies; coastal engineering; river engineering; lakes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics)
Applications of Microorganisms Supported on Biochar for Soil Water Quality
edited by
submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open
Keywords: biochar–microbe composites; soil improvement; bioremediation; microbial immobilization; pollutant degradation; nutrient retention; eco-friendly strategy; agricultural sustainability; municipal waste and organic waste are the source of soil and water continents
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Water–Energy–Food Nexus: Integrated Solutions for Sustainability
edited by Zheng Wu and
submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open
Keywords: water–energy–food nexus; nexus modelling and optimization; trade-offs and synergies; resource efficiency; climate resilience; virtual water and embodied energy; digital decision support; integrated solutions for sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water-Energy Nexus)
Water Pollution Assessment and Removal of Emerging Contaminants
edited by and Na Li
submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging contaminants; passive sampling and screening; environmental exposure and fate; ecological risk assessment; contaminant removal; antimicrobial resistance; water biosecurity; microbial ecology; biotransformation and degradation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Performance Optimization of Biochar-Based Treatment Systems for Water and Wastewater Purification
edited by
submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open
Keywords: biochar; water and wastewater treatment; performance optimization; engineered biochar; emerging contaminants; adsorption; nutrient recovery; resource recovery; circular economy; sustainable water management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment: Current Status and Future Challenges
edited by Shiyang Yin
submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open
Keywords: groundwater vulnerability assessment; intrinsic vulnerability; specific vulnerability; DRASTIC; groundwater pollution risk
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)
AI, Machine Learning and Digital Twin Applications in Water, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 12 articles | Viewed by 12080 | 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)
Advances in Sustainable Water Resources Management and Water–Energy Nexus
edited by , , Chongxu Zhao and He Li
submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2361 | Submission Open
Keywords: water–energy nexus; sustainable development; nexus modeling; resources management; sustainable and resilient solu-tions; many objective optimization; simulation and optimization of water–energy nexus
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water-Energy Nexus)
The Impact of Climate Change and Land Use on Water Resources—an Issue of Environmental Global Safety, 2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1612 | Submission Open
Keywords: water resources; environmental safety; impact of climate change; management of water resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)
Impacts of Climate Change & Human Activities on Wetland Ecosystems, 2nd Edition
edited by Zhongqing Yan, Guopeng Liang, Yingxin Shang and Xueping Wang
submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1436 | Submission Open
Keywords: wetland ecosystems; ecosystem services and functions; protection and restoration; climate change and human activities; wetland hydrological processes; greenhouse gas (GHGs) fluxes; nutrient cycle and energy flow; water environment quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)
Hydrological Impacts on Geological Hazards: Mechanisms, Modeling, and Early Warning
edited by Wei Shao, and
submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1041 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrology–geohazard interactions; rainfall-induced landslides; pore water pressure; permafrost degradation; hydro-mechanical coupling; early warning; data assimilation; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)
Aquaponics Systems: Present and Future Challenges submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 948 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquaponic system; ammonia mass balance; fish-plant growth performance; innovation; nutrient absorption; current and future challenges; cycle economy; foodprint; natural resource management; multitrophic aquaponic system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture)
Advancing Water Resource Management with Smart Technologies
edited by
submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 795 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart water management; internet of things (IoT); artificial intelligence; machine learning; real-time monitoring; predictive analytics; water resource optimization; sustainable water systems; smart sensors; flood forecasting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance)
Computer Vision-Based Monitoring of Aquatic Ecosystems Across Marine and Freshwater Environments
edited by and Jiaqi Wang
submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 764 | Submission Open
Keywords: computer vision; aquatic ecosystem monitoring; underwater imagery; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); object detection and image segmentation; deep learning; multi-platform remote sensing; biodiversity and ecological assessment; sustainable water management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems)
Emerging Pollutants in Aquatic Environments: Detection, Risks, and Management
edited by and Paweł Kwaśnicki
submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 730 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging pollutants; water quality; wastewater treatment; aquatic contaminants; environmental monitoring; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Ecotoxicological Effects of Microplastics on Aquatic Species
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 609 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecotoxicological effects; microplastics; aquatic species; aquatic environments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Photocatalytic Systems for Advanced Water Purification submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 393 | Submission Open
Keywords: photocatalysis; contaminants of emerging concern; advanced oxidation processes; solar radiation; wastewater treatment; LCA
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
Sustainable Environmental Planning and Management of Urban Water Infrastructures and Water Resources submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open
Keywords: water resources management; urban water infrastructures; water supply systems and distribution networks; sewerage systems and urban stormwater networks; planning design and rehabilitation of water infrastructures; water quality and public health; advances in water treatment; wastewater treatment and reuse; smart urban water management; low impact development (LID); life cycle assessment (LCA); environmental sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Water Management)
Biogeochemical Cycle of Organic Matter in Lakes and Its Environmental Effects
edited by Shasha Liu
submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic matter; water quality; aquatic environments; biogeochemical processes; environmental effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Advances in Recording Environmental Changes in Lake Sediment Archives
edited by Chenglin Liu
submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open
Keywords: depositional environment; hydrological changes; lake water salination; lake water desalination; natural carbon sequestration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)
Integrated Hydrologic Modeling and Data-Driven Decision Support
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated hydrologic modeling; process-based modeling; data-driven analysis; decision support; uncertainty analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)
Application of Isotopes in Hydrological and Hydrogeological Studies
edited by and Xiaodong He
submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: moisture sources; water balancing; groundwater flow; hydrometric survey; origin of geofluid/solutes; contamination source tracking; degradation mechanism of contaminants; water-rock interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)
Groundwater Contamination: From Source Identification to Remediation Strategies
edited by
submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open
Keywords: groundwater contamination; groundwater quality; groundwater management; groundwater protection; source identification; groundwater monitoring; numerical modelling; remediation planning; water resource management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)
Climate Change and Its Potential Impacts on Agricultural Water Supply and Utilization
edited by
submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural water management; climate-smart water management; irrigation water demand; hydrological modeling; crop water efficiency; drought and water scarcity; precision irrigation; eco-hydrology; water quality; global food security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)
Nanobubbles in Aqueous Systems: Generation, Magnetic-Field Interactions, and Electrokinetic Stabilisation
edited by
submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanobubbles; vortex flow; magnetic fields; electrokinetics; CFD; water treatment; multiphysics modeling; gas–liquid interfaces; zeta potential; process intensification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics)
Circular Water Solutions: Sustainable Treatment, Biowaste Valorization, and Advanced Materials submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular water solutions; sustainable water treatment; biowaste valorization; advanced materials for water treatment; water reuse and historical perspectives; nutrient removal and recycling; resource and energy recovery; micropollutants; PFAS; microplastics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
Advanced Modelling of Coastal and Harbour Systems: Hydrodynamics, Transport Processes, and Forecasting Applications
edited by and Zaibin Lin
submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal hydrodynamics; harbour hydrodynamics; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); wave–structure interaction; sediment transport and morphodynamics; water quality and pollutant transport; coastal hazards and extreme events; data-driven and machine learning methods; coastal forecasting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Oceans and Coastal Zones)
Environmental Antibiotic Resistance and Microbial Ecology in Aquatic Systems
edited by Fangzhou Gao, and
submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; aquatic systems; environmental resistome; microbial ecology; antibiotic pollution; wastewater; mobile genetic elements; One Health; environmental risk assessment; AMR dissemination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and One Health)
Storm and Flood Impacts on Critical Infrastructure Under Climate Change: Cascade Effects, Risks, and Resilience Strategies
edited by
submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open
Keywords: floods; storms; critical infrastructure; critical entities; cascade disasters; domino effects; impacts; CER directive
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)
New Pollutants Risk Governance: Integrating Multi-Omics Toxicology, Water Quality Criteria, and Biochar-Based Remediation
edited by Lihua Yang and Hailei Su
submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging contaminants (pharmaceuticals, PFAS, microplastics, EDCs); multi-omics toxicology and molecular mechanisms; biosensors and intelligent monitoring; water quality criteria and risk assessment; biochar modification and adsorption; sustainable water remediation; mechanism-to-technology translation; ecological and human health risk
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Hydrodynamics Science Experiments and Simulations, 3rd Edition submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3873 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrodynamic experiment; hydrodynamic simulation; hydraulic machinery; multiphase flow; hydro energy technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics)
Intelligent Regulation and Adaptive Management of Complex River Basin Systems
edited by Yu Zhang
submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2584 | Submission Open
Keywords: river basin socio-hydrological system; extreme hydrological events and non-stationarity (extreme rainstorms/droughts); three-waters coupling (water resources–environment–ecology); intelligent adaptive management; reservoir–lake–river system; digital twin and AI technologies; climate-adaptive water resource allocation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance)
Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Resources submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1747 | Submission Open
Keywords: GIS; remote sensing; hydrology; satellite; drone; surface water; groundwater; cryosphere; flood; drought; rainfall-runoff; water quality; irrigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences)
Water Quality Studies: Assessing the Presence of Nutrients and Pollutants, 2nd Edition
edited by and Joanna Potapowicz
submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1239 | Submission Open
Keywords: transboundary pollutants; persistent compounds; bioaccumulative chemicals; toxic contaminants; trace elements; major ions; organic compounds; catchment; freshwater; runoff and discharge; climate change impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Evaluation of Microbiological Indicators for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 991 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotic resistance; bacteria; drinking water; fungi; health risks; irrigation; microbiological contamination; protozoa; treatment plants; viruses; wastewater treatment; water pollution; water reuse
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
Sediment Dynamics and Geomorphic Evolution in River and Coastal Areas submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open
Keywords: suspended sediment; bed load; river banks and levees; river deltas; inner shelf; coastline evolution; coastal erosion; shores/beaches; coastal landforms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Oceans and Coastal Zones)
Hydro-Meteorological Event Analysis and Flood Prediction
edited by Li Liu and Haiting Gu
submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open
Keywords: spatio-temporal analysis; flood forecasting; causal analysis; physics-based hydrological modeling; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)
Advancing Applications in Hydrogeochemical Processes in Groundwater Systems, 2nd Edition
edited by and Nenad Marić
submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open
Keywords: groundwater systems; hydrogeochemical processes; hydrochemistry; isotopic and geochemical tracing; emerging contaminants and water quality concerns; karst hydrology; predictive modeling; water resource management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)
Research on Biological Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
edited by , Abdullah Al-Mamun and
submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: biological wastewater treatment; water reuse; resource recovery; anaerobic digestion; bioelectrochemical systems; nutrient recovery; environmental biotechnology; circular bioeconomy; emerging contaminants; process intensification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
Heavy Metal Pollution in Watersheds: Environmental Processes, Pollution Control, and Resource Recovery
edited by Zihan Wang and
submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metal pollution; watershed management; freshwater sediments; environmental processes; risk assessment; remediation; resource recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Advances in Blue–Green Infrastructure and Emerging Pollutant Monitoring Method for Climate-Resilient Urban Water Systems
edited by Sergio Santana-Viera and
submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open
Keywords: blue–green infrastructure; rainwater management; urban resilience; nature-based solutions; urban flooding; ecosystem services; economic incentives; cost–benefit analysis; life-cycle cost analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Water Management)
Impacts of Microplastic Pollution on Aquatic Ecosystems submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open
Keywords: microplastics; seawater; freshwater; sediment; biota; co-contaminants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Water and Wastewater Treatment, 2nd Edition
edited by , Huarui Li and Jialin Jia
submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced oxidation technologies; water treatment; pollutant removal; catalyst design; oxidation mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
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