Water

Optimisation of Water Distribution System Design and Operation Under Uncertainty

edited by

Avi Ostfeld

and

Sriman Pankaj Boindala

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1824 | Submission Open

Keywords: water distribution systems; uncertainty analysis; hydraulic and water quality modeling under uncertainty; optimization under uncertainty; stochastic and robust optimization; adaptive operational control; decision support systems under uncertainty

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

Sustainable Water Resource Management in Agricultural Irrigation

edited by

Shudong Lin

and

Jiaping Liang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1196 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable irrigation; water use efficiency; saline water irrigation; precision agriculture; water–fertilizer integration; soil health; greenhouse gas emissions; irrigation modeling; arid agriculture

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

Innovative Technologies on Wastewater Treatment and Water Reuse

edited by

Jinfeng Wang

and

Yao Pan

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; water reuse; advanced oxidation processes; membrane technologies; resource recovery; emerging contaminants

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

Advances in Hydroinformatics and Geo/Statistics for Modelling and Risk Assessment of Water Systems

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6845 | Submission Open

Keywords: flood modelling; river hydraulic; geometric uncertainty of flood models; water sustainability; advances in forest restoration; nature-based solutions; advanves on time series analysis; advances of geostatistics

(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 20 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6563 | 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)

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 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5237 | 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)

Sustainable Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Organic Contaminants in Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments

edited by Elżbieta Sobiecka,

Anna Gronba-Chyła

and Dorota Mańkowska

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5156 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodegradation and bioremediation; biological treatment of aquatic and terrestrial environments; persistent organic pollutants; toxic organic compounds; organic industrial and municipal waste

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecohydrology)

Contaminants in Aquatic Systems: Biogeochemical Processes, Ecological Impacts

edited by

Zhenjie Zhao

, Zengping Ning and

Chen Ling

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5116 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic ecosystems; heavy metals; PFAS; POPs; emerging pollutants; ecological risk assessment; water quality; redox processes

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

Coastal Engineering and Fluid–Structure Interactions, 2nd Edition

edited by

Miaohua Mao

and

Junliang Gao

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4817 | 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)

From Rainfall to Aquatic Ecosystems: Hydrological Processes and Environmental Effects

edited by

Jie Zeng

and

Guilin Han

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4674 | Submission Open

Keywords: rainwater; surface/ground water; rainfall processes; water pollution; materials cycle; source iden-tification; industrial discharge; atmosphere–hydrosphere interactions; environmental isotopes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecohydrology)

Advances in Contaminant Transport in Porous Media: Mechanisms, Remediation, and Numerical Simulation

edited by

Ming Wu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4182 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater contamination; emerging contaminants; transport; remediation; numerical simulation; adsorption

(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 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4063 | 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 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4053 | 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)

Marine and Coastal Algae: Biodiversity, Invasive Species, and Ecosystem Conservation

edited by

Antonella Bottalico

and

Antonella Petrocelli

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3646 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal ecosystems; ecosystem conservation; environmental DNA; habitat degradation; invasive species; long-term monitoring; macroalgae; macroalgal blooms; marine biodiversity; marine protected areas; metabarcoding; non-indigenous species; restoration

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

Microplastics and Microfiber Pollution in Aquatic Environments

edited by Adriano Fiorucci and

Valentina Balestra

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3583 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; microfibers; water pollution; water quality; waste water; water ecosystems

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

Advanced Functional Materials for Water Pollution Control and Wastewater Treatment

edited by Mengmeng Wang and Lingchao Kong

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3540 | 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)

Advances in Hydrology and Water Resources Management for Sustainable Futures

edited by

Sooyeon Yi

and

Jaeeung Yi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3280 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrologic modeling; water resources management; climate change; extreme weather events; flood risk assessment; drought mitigation; environment and ecosystem responses; reservoir operation; machine learning; uncertainty and risk analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Resilient Water Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Agroecosystems

edited by

Eeswaran Rasu

and

Prakash Kumar Jha

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2556 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural water management; seasonal climate forecasting and smart irrigation technologies; options for water-efficient rainfed agriculture; soil moisture sensors and IoT for decision support in irrigation; rainwater harvesting; reservoirs and tank management for agriculture in arid regions

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

Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics in Fluid Machinery, 3rd Edition

edited by

Chuan Wang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2554 | 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)

Microbial Diversity in Freshwater Ecosystems

edited by

Siddiq Akbar

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2546 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater microbial diversity; aquatic microbiome dynamics; microbial indicators of water quality; metagenomic profiling of freshwater; microbial responses to environmental stress

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

Environmental and Anthropogenic Influences on Freshwater Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health

edited by

Renata Kędzior

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2517 | 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)

Advances in Innovative Development of Wastewater Treatment Technology

edited by

Joanna Boguniewicz-Zabłocka

and

Ewelina Łukasiewicz

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2435 | 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)

Sources, Migration and Variation Characteristics of Pollutants in Aquatic Environments

edited by

Zuobing Liang

and

Jie Zeng

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2433 | Submission Open

Keywords: karst aquifer vulnerability; pollution transport mechanisms; heavy metal contamination; integrated water management; climate change interactions

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

Sustainable Agricultural Water Management Under Climate Change

edited by

Vinayak S. Shedekar

and

Babak Dialameh

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2392 | 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)

Environmental Criteria and Risk Control of Emerging Pollutants in Aquatic Environments

edited by

Yingchen Bai

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2211 | 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)

Assessment of Ecological, Hydrological and Geological Environments

edited by

Aidi Huo

,

Pingping Luo

and

Chunli Zheng

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2178 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Agricultural Impacts on Water Quality

edited by

Susanne Wuijts

, Gitte Blicher-Mathiesen,

Richard van Duijnen

, Björn Tetzlaff, Lærke Thorling and Frank Wendland

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1732 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by Jiren Xu,

Pengfei Li

,

Changjia Li

and

Zhihui Wang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1468 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; GISs; river basin ecosystems; water quality monitoring; land use and land cover change; hydrological processes; ecosystem dynamics; environmental conservation; spatial analysis; sustainable management

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

Using Artificial Intelligence for Smart Water Management, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jianjun Ni

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1270 | Submission Open

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

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

Precision Irrigation Management and Soil Moisture Optimization in Agroecosystems

edited by

Nawab Ali

and

Younsuk Dong

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1140 | Submission Open

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

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

Sustainable Water Solutions for a Resilient Future in a Changing Climate

edited by

Qijie Li

and

Dongfang Liang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 576 | 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)

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

edited by

Lin Zhang

,

Uwe Schneidewind

,

Jing Yang

and Guiyao Xiong

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 526 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Advanced Approaches to Urban Flood Risk Management and Water-Body Conservation

edited by

Cheng Gao

and Hui Xu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 422 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban flood risk; flood simulation; flood mitigation measure; urban water system governance and restoration; ecosystem service functions; water ecosystem conversation

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

Flood Risk Characterization and Management for Sustainable Development

edited by

Maria Francesca Bruno

and

Stefania Santoro

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open

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

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

Sources, Fate and Effects of Microplastic Pollution in Water

edited by

Soroush Abolfathi

,

Md Salauddin

and

Charlotte Dykes

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

Keywords: microplastics; pollution transport; freshwater systems; nano-particles; water quality; pollution mitigation

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

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

edited by Xudong Zhang,

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 366 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Current Strategies to Remediate Emerging Environmental Toxicants

edited by

Bhim Sen Thapa

and

Soumya Pandit

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open

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

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

Earth Observation for Sustainable Agricultural Water Management

edited by

Grazia Tosi

and

Alessandra Vinci

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 347 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Nawin Raj

, Nathan Downs and Lila Singh-Peterson

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open

Keywords: oceanic changes; climate risk management; deep learning; climate change; sea level rise; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; coastal changes; oceanography; wetland changes; mangrove changes

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

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

edited by Haiyan Chen

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open

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

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

Environmental Evolution of Coastal Zones and Its Effects

edited by

Daniele Trogu

and

Runxia Sun

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances in Anaerobic Digestion for Wastewater and Biogas Systems

edited by

Sabina Kolbl Repinc

and

Blaž Stres

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Ananda M. Tiwari

and

Milena Milakovic Obradovic

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

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

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

Dam Safety Monitoring and Management Through Artificial Intelligence Techniques

edited by

Tongchun Li

,

Huijun Qi

and

Chaoning Lin

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Chenglian Feng

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Peizeng Yang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

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

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

Biotechnologies for Wastewater Treatment and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Guanlong Yu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Haikun Zhang

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

Keywords: agricultural microorganisms; biotechnology; molecular mechanism

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

Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture and Crop Water Use in Agriculture

edited by

Liwen Xing

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Yejun Xu

and

Carlos Llopis-Albert

submission deadline 21 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4551 | 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)

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