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Eco-Engineered Solutions for Industrial Wastewater
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1997 | Submission Open
Keywords: constructed wetlands; industrial wastewater; nature-based solutions; sustainable substrates; tidal flow systems; dye and surfactant removal; microbial ecology; eco-engineering; low-cost materials; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
Applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Water Resources System, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1877 | Submission Open
Keywords: water resources systems; artificial intelligence; modeling; optimization; water distribution systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Water Management)
Water and Environment for Sustainability
edited by , Selvam Sivathass Bannir and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1736 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrology and water resources; rivers; lakes; estuaries; and seas; extreme events and climate change; water supply and wastewater treatment; environmental pollution and protection; sustainable technology and engineering; sustainable development goals; sustainable environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)
Emerging Contaminants in the Water Environment
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1253 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging contaminants; antibiotic resistance genes; PFAS biodegradation; metabolic trade-offs; heavy metal biotransformation; synthetic microbial consortia; multi-omics integration; engineered microbiome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
The Water–Energy–Food Nexus: Toward Integrated Solutions for Sustainability submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1116 | Submission Open
Keywords: water– energy– food (WEF) nexus; sustainable development; integrated resource governance; cross-sectoral coordination; resource security; climate resilience; ecological equilibrium; machine learning; decision support system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water-Energy Nexus)
Anaerobic Processes in Wastewater Treatment: Current Limitations and Future Challenges
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 508 | Submission Open
Keywords: anaerobic digestion; digestate reuse and nutrient recovery; anaerobic membrane bioreactor; green energy; waste treatment; anaerobic process; fermentation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
Development and Application of Global Hydrological Models
edited by Wei Qi, , and Tianyuan Zhang
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open
Keywords: global hydrological models (GHMs); flood risk; terrestrial water cycle; large-scale hydrology; water resources assessment; climate change impacts; human– water interactions; earth system modeling; hydrological extremes; global water scarcity; model development and validation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)
Circular Ecohydrology for Mediterranean Coastal Systems: Nature-Based Solutions, Waste Valorization and Ecosystem Restoration
edited by , Oula Amrouni and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecohydrology; transitional waters; circular economy; waste valorization; nature-based solutions; mediterranean semi-arid regions; saltwater intrusion; emerging contaminants; nutrient recovery; bioindicators; ecosystem restoration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecohydrology)
Water Balance Changes in Regional Aquifer System Due to Coal Seam Gas Development
edited by , and Zheng Zhang
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open
Keywords: coal seam gas (CSG) development; regional aquifer system; groundwater balance; inter-aquifer connectivity; hydrochemistry evolution; numerical groundwater modeling; environmental impact assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water-Energy Nexus)
Fluid Mechanics in Ocean Engineering: Modeling and Simulation
edited by Muhammad Hameed
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open
Keywords: ocean engineering; numerical simulation; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); hydrodynamic modeling; fluid– structure interaction; wave– current interaction; multiphase flow modeling; turbulence modeling; high-fidelity simulation; coastal and ocean processes; sediment transport; marine renewable energy; offshore structures; underwater vehicles; ocean environmental modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Oceans and Coastal Zones)
Groundwater Hydrochemistry in Mining Environments
edited by Pu Liu, Bo Li and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open
Keywords: acid mine drainage (AMD); heavy metal; hydrogeochemistry; mine closure; microbial hydrogeochemistry; multi-tracer isotopes; kinetics of sulfide mineral oxidation; reactive transport modeling; emerging contaminants; mineral recycling; machine learning technology; contamination treatment technology; coupled modeling of groundwater processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)
The Sources, Biological Factors and Migration Mechanisms of Metals and Metalloids in Aquatic Environments submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open
Keywords: trace elements; pollution; metal bioavailability; health risk; climate change; marine currents; mineral deposits ecotoxicology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Hydrothermal Biomass Processing for Energy and Water Recovery
edited by Yong Wei Tiong
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL); hydrothermal carbonization (HTC); wet biomass conversion; bio-oil and hydrochar production; aqueous phase valorisation; reactor design and process optimization; water and nutrient recovery; techno-economic analysis (TEA); life-cycle assessment (LCA); circular bioeconomy; waste-to-energy and waste-to-resource
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water-Energy Nexus)
Advances in Hydrology and Hydraulics: Integrating Aquatic Biota and River Ecosystem Processes
edited by
submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1298 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydraulics; hydrology; river system; aquatic organisms; ecosystem processes; numerical and physical modeling; hydrotechnics; geomorphologic; sediment transport; climate changes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)
Biochar-Based Systems for Agricultural Water Management
edited by Hongxu Zhou, Wei Zheng and
submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1939 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural water management; biochar systems; nutrient recovery; pollutant removal; nonpoint source pollution; sustainable farming; water use efficiency; circular bioeconomy; soil and water quality; integrated water management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Recent Advances in Water Sciences Under a Variable and Changing Environment submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1398 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrology; climate change; groundwater; surface water; water resources quality; urban and agricultural water systems; water resources management; policy and governance; extreme hydrometeorological events; ecosystems conservancy; glacier hydrology; wastewater treatment and reuse
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance)
Epidemiology and Public Health Issues Related to Waters submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open
Keywords: water and disease; water and risk; epidemiological methods; public health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and One Health)
Agricultural Water Management—Coupling Hydrological and Crop Models
edited by and Danyang Yu
submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 986 | Submission Open
Keywords: eco-hydrological modeling; crop modeling; model coupling; soil– plant– atmosphere continuum; agricultural water management; root growth and water uptake; soil moisture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)
Algae-Based Technology for Wastewater Treatment
edited by and Mengqi Zheng
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13031 | 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)
Sustainable Water Management in Agricultural Irrigation
edited by Dat Q Tran
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9110 | Submission Open
Keywords: irrigated agriculture; cropping patterns; irrigation technologies; managed aquifer recharge (MAR); re-claimed/treated water; water– energy– food nexus; transboundary conflict and cooperation; water institutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture)
Innovations in Hydrology: Streamflow and Flood Prediction
edited by Zhaocai Wang
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5926 | Submission Open
Keywords: streamflow prediction; flood prediction; physical hydrological models; machine learning; deep learning; uncertainty quantification; flood risk assessment; water resource management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)
Sustainable Water Treatment Systems: Green Infrastructure and Bioremediation, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4377 | Submission Open
Keywords: water treatment; sustainable; green; ecological restoration; bioremediation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Water Management)
Ecohydraulics and Fish Behavior Simulation
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3943 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics)
Application of Isotope Geochemistry in Hydrological Research
edited by and Petra Žvab Rožič
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2286 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrological and hydrogeological research; isotope geochemistry; satable and radiogenic isotopes conceptual models; hydrogeological assessment; water resource management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)
Wetland Conservation and Ecological Restoration, 2nd Edition
edited by , and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2225 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecohydrological processes; environmental effects; ecological risks; biogeochemical processes; pollution; regulation; climate change; ecological functions; wetland ecosystems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecohydrology)
Marine Plastic Pollution: Recent Advances and Future Challenges submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2125 | 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)
Intelligent Regulation and Adaptive Management of Complex River Basin Systems
edited by Yu Zhang
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1638 | 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)
Science and Technology for Water Purification, 3rd Edition
edited by Yuanfeng Qi, , Kai He and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1513 | Submission Open
Keywords: recycling and resource; pollutant removal; byproduct remedy; functional materials; processing models; reactors; wastewater engineering; identification and analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
Smart Design and Management of Water Distribution Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1375 | Submission Open
Keywords: water distribution systems; deep learning; leakage detection; hydraulic models; model calibration; resilience; digital twin
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Water Management)
Hydrogeomorphic Hazards: Modeling, Mapping, and Mitigation of Rainfall-Triggered Landslides
edited by , and Zhilu Chang
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1131 | Submission Open
Keywords: rainfall-triggered landslides; hydrogeomorphic hazards; landslide modeling; hazard mapping; risk mitigation; remote sensing; GIS; early warning systems; climate change impacts; slope stability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)
Hydraulic Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, and Digital Twin Technology, 2nd Edition
edited by , Hao Gu, , , , Yating Hu and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 876 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; digital twin technology; safety monitoring; hydraulic engineering; data preprocessing; knowledge graphs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics)
Integrated Watershed Pollution Control: From Source Tracing to Systematic Management
edited by Haiqing Liao
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 709 | Submission Open
Keywords: watershed pollution; pollution source; pollution control technologies; pollutant migration and transformation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Fate, Behavior, and Remediation Technologies for Heavy Metals in Water
edited by Li Ye and Ye Li
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 623 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metals; evironmental behavior; speciation; remediation technologies; functional materials; interdisciplinary approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Impact Mechanisms and Regulation Technologies of Hydraulic Engineering on Aquatic Environments
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 547 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydraulic engineering; ecohydraulics; eco-hydrological mechanisms; hydraulic regulation; reservoir ecological operation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics)
Optimization of Reservoir Operations
edited by , and Ziyu Ding
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 462 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-objective optimization; stochastic optimization; adaptive operation; hydro– wind– photovoltaic comple-mentary operation; ecological operation; deep learning; multi-criteria decision-making; risk analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)
Biofilm Technologies for Circular and Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open
Keywords: biofilm-based processes; wastewater treatment; resource recovery; waste valorisation; circular bioeconomy; fungal and algal biofilms; biofilm reactor design and scale-up; biofilm modelling and control; extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); environmental biotechnology; aerobic granular sludge (AGS); moving bed biofilm reactors (MBBR); membrane biofilm reactors (MBfR); membrane aerated biofilm reactors (MABR); integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS); bioelectrochemical systems; microbial electrochemical technologies; membrane bioreactors (MBR); anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBR); sequencing batch biofilm reactors; attached-growth systems; fixed-film bioreactors; biofilm photobioreactors; nitrogen removal via biofilm systems; partial nitritation/anammox (PN/A); biofilm resilience and stability; biofilm process optimisation; scale-up of biofilm systems; biofilm-mediated bioremediation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
Coastal Reservoirs as Nature-Based Solutions for Urbanization, Water Security, and Coastal Flood Mitigation
edited by Shuqing Yang
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal urbanization; water security; coastal reservoirs; rising sea levels; climate change; SDG 6; coastal flood mitigation; nature-based solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Oceans and Coastal Zones)
Recycled Water for Enhancing Food Security Under a Changing Climate
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open
Keywords: recycled water; wastewater; treatment; emerging pollutants; plant uptake; bioaccumulation; technology; climate resilience; climate change; economics; environmental impacts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
Treatment Wetlands Applications in the Development Projects
edited by Marco A Belmont
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatment; wastewater reuse; constructed wetlands; water quality; stormwater
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
Hydrology and Hydrochemistry in Cold and Arid Regions
edited by Wenhao Ren and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open
Keywords: cold and arid regions; hydrological cycle; hydrochemical evolution; hydrogeochemical processes; sustainable water management; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)
Smart Simulation and Monitoring of Water Distribution Networks
edited by Matteo Nicolini and Daniele Goi
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open
Keywords: data driven modelling; real-time simulation; smart sensors; machine learning; genetic algorithms; artificial intelligence; deep learning; large language models; leakage control; predictive ability; IoT; quality; disinfection by-products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Water Management)
Wave-Driven Coastal Dynamics: Theory, Modeling, and Applications
edited by , and Zhengxiao Luan
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal zones; wave-driven processes; modelling methods; wave energy utilization; coastline protection; wave manipulation; wave structure interaction; wave– current interaction; wave forecasting; experimental techniques; intelligent technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Oceans and Coastal Zones)
Wastewater Treatment and Ecological Restoration Technologies
edited by Nan Lu and Jiunian Guan
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatment; refractory pollutants; emerging pollutants; ecological restoration; combined technology; environmental impact; recycling; resource utilization; energy generation; low carbon
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
Environmental Hydraulics of Open Channel Flows: Advanced Modelling and Artificial Intelligence Techniques
edited by , and Enrique Bonet
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open
Keywords: open channel flow; artificial intelligence; water quality monitoring; contaminant detection; hydraulic and environmental control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics)
Methods for Water Quality Analysis submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open
Keywords: water; water quality; water monitoring; water treatment; water policies; water conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Coupling Analysis of Ecosystem Functions and Water Resources in a Changing Environment
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open
Keywords: water resources; ecosystem services; climate change; water and ecosystem model; ecohydrology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecohydrology)
Advances in Lake Sediment Pollution Control Technology
edited by and Yuanrong Zhu
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open
Keywords: endogenous pollution control of sediment; resource utilization; in-situ remediation technology; physico-chemical-biological coupled system; redox control technology; pollutant release flux monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)
Integrated Approaches to Water Resources and Environmental Management: Innovations in Simulation and Impact Assessment, 2nd Edition
edited by Yuntao Wang and Xiaoli Zhang
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open
Keywords: water resources management; water environment assessment; hydrological modeling; simulation techniques; integrated approaches; climate change adaptation; decision support systems; stakeholder engagement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance)
Digital Innovations in Integrated Water Resources Management
edited by and Zhi Ding
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open
Keywords: water resources management; artificial intelligence and machine learning applications; digital twin and virtual water systems; large language models for decision support
(This special issue belongs to the Section New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences)
Monitoring the Risks and Toxicity of Pharmaceuticals in Aquatic Environments
edited by Md Abdul Goni
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open
Keywords: pharmaceuticals; contaminants; monitoring; aqueous; risks; environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems)
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