Water

Advancing Water Resource Management with Smart Technologies

edited by

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 507 | 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)

Advances in Constructed Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration

edited by Xinyue Zhao,

Ning Hou

and

Lixin Li

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 392 | Submission Open

Keywords: constructed wetlands; microbial community; wastewater treatment; biogeochemical cycle; environmental sustainability

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

Water–Energy–Food Nexus: Tools and Strategies for Resilient Growth

edited by

G.-Fivos Sargentis

,

Theano Iliopoulou

and

Levon Gevorkov

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 384 | Submission Open

Keywords: water– energy– food nexus; resource resilience; self-sufficiency; water reuse; wastewater reuse; renewable energy; circular economy; local food systems; resource recovery; historical examples of water-energy and food management

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

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 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 373 | 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)

Coastal Ecology and Fisheries Management, 2nd Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 371 | 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)

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

edited by

Massoud Behboudian

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 317 | 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)

Urban Hydrological Resilience: Innovations in Hazard Mitigation and Management

edited by

Weiwei Shao

and Xin Su

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 312 | 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)

Solid Waste Management and Its Impacts on Groundwater Quality

edited by

Javier Rodrigo-Ilarri

and

María-Elena Rodrigo-Clavero

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 301 | 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)

Emerging Pollutants in Aquatic Environments: Detection, Risks, and Management

edited by

Anna Gronba-Chyła

and Paweł Kwaśnicki

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 274 | 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)

Photocatalytic Systems for Advanced Water Purification

edited by

Prisco Prete

and

Laura Clarizia

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 265 | 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)

Machine Learning Applications for Surface and Ground Water Resources Management

edited by

A T M Sakiur Rahman

,

Saddam Hussain

,

Muhammad Naveed Anjum

and

Mohammod Ali

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: e-water; decision support system; ML for water modeling; water recharge; water balance; water accouting; precision irrigation; transforming water management

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

Coastal Sediment Dynamics: Monitoring and Modeling for Resilient Shoreline Management

edited by Douglas A George

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal sediment dynamics; shoreline management; morphodynamic modeling; coastal resilience; remote sensing; sediment transport; adaptive management

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

Computer Vision-Based Monitoring of Aquatic Ecosystems Across Marine and Freshwater Environments

edited by

Fan Zhao

and Jiaqi Wang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 212 | 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 Organic Micropollutants in Aquatic Environments: Advanced Analytical Methods and Environmental Protection

edited by

Marta Oliveira Barbosa

and

Ana Rita Lado Ribeiro

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging organic micropollutants; aquatic environments; high-resolution mass spectrometry; non-target screening; water quality monitoring; environmental risk assessment; analytical methods; environmental protection

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

Sustainable Management of Water Distribution Networks

edited by

Hyuk Jae Kwon

and

Do Guen Yoo

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: leakage; water supply system; residual life; pipe aging; water quality; corrosion; smart maintenance; smart system design

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

Management and Assessment of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems Under Climate Change

edited by Giovanna Grossi and

Matteo Balistrocchi

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban drainage; climate non-stationarity; structural flood risk mitigation measures; non-structural flood risk mitigation measures; field and laboratory experiments; hydrologic– hydraulic modeling; stochastic modeling; long-term performance assessment; resilience assessment; uncertainty analysis

(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 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic matter; water quality; aquatic environments; biogeochemical processes; environmental effects

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

Application of Remote Sensing in Inland and Coastal Water Monitoring

edited by

Ting On Chan

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; inland waters; coastal monitoring; water quality; coastal wetlands; machine learning

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

Advances in Recording Environmental Changes in Lake Sediment Archives

edited by Chenglin Liu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: depositional environment; hydrological changes; lake water salination; lake water desalination; natural carbon sequestration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Disaster Analysis and Prevention of Dam and Slope Engineering

edited by

Yuke Wang

and Xiang Yu

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7124 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic structure; geotechnical engineering; safety evaluation; numerical simulation; fine analysis; dynamic response; soft foundation; mechanical characteristics; damage behavior; treatment measure

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

Urban Water Pollution Control: Theory and Technology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Bingdang Wu

, Yonghai Gan and Jingjing Yang

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3620 | Submission Open

Keywords: micropollutants; urban water; remediation; low-impact development; sponge city; constructed wetland

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

Fate and Transport of Contaminants in Soil and Water

edited by

Changyin Zhu

,

Da Ouyang

and

Hui Wang

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3609 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; micropollutants; soil pollution; water pollution; contaminant remediation; source identifi-cation; fate; and transport; degradation and by-products; numerical modelling

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

Revolutionizing Hydraulic Fracturing with Machine Learning and Data-Driven Approaches

edited by

Qinzhuo Liao

, Huiying Tang and Junchao Li

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3088 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic fracturing; machine learning; data-driven; geomechanics; fluid flow; modeling and simulation; optimization

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

Water and Education: Teaching Sustainability, Managing Risks, and Shaping the Future

edited by

Álvaro-Francisco Morote

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2132 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals (SDGs); climate change and water; water resources and landscapes; end-purposes of water teaching; flood risk management; water conservation strategies; hydrological cycle education; community engagement in water sustainability; resilient water governance

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

Petroleum and Plastic Biodegradation and Bioremediation in Aquatic Environments

edited by

Carlos Costa

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1141 | Submission Open

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

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

Diatom Biodiversity and Their Adaptation to Environment Change

edited by Mateusz Rybak

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 874 | Submission Open

Keywords: diatoms; ecology; antropocene; human impact; diversity; taxonomy; freshwater; marine; coastal habitats; environmental adaptations; environmental changes; paleoecology

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

Water-Related Disasters in Adaptations to Climate Change, 2nd Edition

edited by

Mikio Ishiwatari

and

Daisuke Sasaki

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 564 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change adaptation; mobilizing climate change finance; flood protection; transdisciplinary approach; public– private-partnership; community-based disaster risk reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Impact of Environmental Factors on Aquatic Ecosystem, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xuan Ban

,

Wenxian Guo

and Yicheng Fu

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 484 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic ecosystem; habitat; environmental flows; ecohydrology; ecohydraulic

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

Removal of Organic Pollutants from Water and Wastewater: Biomass-Using Processes

edited by

Wioletta Przystaś

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 393 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass-based treatment; persistent organic pollutants; biological wastewater treatment; adsorption on biomass; biochar; biodegradation and biotransformation; hybrid treatment systems; biomass valorization; sustainable water purification

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

Life Cycle Assessment and Water Footprint of Sustainable Construction Materials

edited by

Quddus Tushar

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: life cycle assessment (LCA); water footprint assessment (WFA); sensitivity analyses; emerging technologies; bio-based binders; supply chain; industrial byproducts; wastewater recycling

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

Micropollutant Removal via Electricity-Driven Advanced Oxidation Processes

edited by

Changtao Chen

,

Xueyang Zhao

and

Rui Zhang

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: electricity-driven advanced oxidation; micropollutant removal; electro-Fenton; plasma water treatment; wastewater remediation

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

Management and Optimization of Water Distribution Networks

edited by

Javier Soriano Olivares

and

Roberto Del Teso

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

Keywords: pressure management; leakage control; energy efficiency; pumping systems; infrastructure asset management; digital twins; resilience

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

Research on Adsorption Technologies in Water Treatment

edited by

Wei Wei

submission deadline 28 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2911 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel adsorbent materials; adsorption mechanisms; kinetics; and isotherm modeling; adsorption of emergent contaminants; static and dynamic adsorption; selective adsorption for targeted pollutant removal; regeneration and reusability of adsorbents; integration with hybrid systems (e.g.; membrane filtration; catalysis); pilot-scale applications and real-world case studies

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

Water Governance and Sustainable Water Resources Management, 2nd Edition

edited by

Mariusz Adynkiewicz-Piragas

,

Leszek Kuchar

,

Alicja Edyta Krzemińska

and Anna Zaręba

submission deadline 28 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2524 | Submission Open

Keywords: water management; sustainable water resources management; water governance and policies; climate change; climate change adaptation; water resources monitoring; stakeholder engagement; decision support systems; water-related tourism; blue-green infrastructure; aquatic ecosystem restoration; urban water planning; transboundary water management; water– energy– food nexus

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

Research on Soil Moisture and Irrigation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Zhe Gu

and

Jiang Li

submission deadline 29 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1036 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil moisture sensing; soil moisture prediction; irrigation scheduling modelling; temporal– spatial resolution; irrigation control; irrigation system

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

Research on the Carbon Cycle in the Aquatic Environment

edited by

Yixuan Zhang

,

Ji Liu

and

Songjun Wu

submission deadline 29 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic carbon cycle; greenhouse gases; biogeochemistry; carbon sequestration; land-water interface; climate change; dissolved organic matter; water quality; isotopic tracing; carbon fluxes

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

Flood Risk Identification and Management, 2nd Edition

edited by Juan Chen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8087 | Submission Open

Keywords: flood; flood management; flood control operation; risk identification; risk assessment; risk management; uncertainty

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

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

edited by

Bithin Datta

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7557 | 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)

GIS Applications in Hydrology and Water Resources

edited by

Daniel P. Ames

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2502 | Submission Open

Keywords: geographic information systems (GIS); flood risk assessment ; groundwater potential mapping ; multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA); remote sensing; machine learning; site suitability analysis; water quality index; erosion and sediment yield ; hydrological modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Urban Drainage Systems and Stormwater Management, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yongwei Gong

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2168 | 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)

Looking into the Future of Smart Water Management by Artificial Intelligence (AI)

edited by

Jafar Jafari-Asl

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1989 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart water management; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; digital twins; water infrastruc-ture resilience; predictive analytics; intelligent monitoring; optimization methods; climate‑adaptive water systems

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

Water Resources and Environment

edited by

Chih-Huang Weng

and Wentao Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1837 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resources; hydrology; aquatic ecosystems; drinking water; wastewater; ground water

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

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

edited by

Hong Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1522 | 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)

ANAMMOX Based Technology for Nitrogen Removal from Wastewater: Linking Microbial Interactions, Ecological Mechanisms, and Engineering Optimization, 2nd Edition

edited by

Cancan Jiang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1380 | Submission Open

Keywords: anammox; partial nitrification; microbial interactions; greenhouse gas; quorum sensing; bacterial community; carbon neutrality

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

Water as a Strategic Resource—the Resilience of Water and Wastewater Systems Under Crisis Conditions and the Implementation of EU Directives

edited by Izabela Zimoch and

Iwona Kłosok-Bazan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1373 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk management; drinking water and wastewater quality; energy-water nexus; smart water networks and technology; microcontaminants removal

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

Water Pollution Assessment, Control, and Resource Recovery

edited by

Aleksandra Drizo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1353 | Submission Open

Keywords: water pollution assessment; pollution control technologies; wastewater treatment; nutrient recovery; emerging contaminants; sustainable water management

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

Application of Artificial Intelligence in Agricultural Water Management: Methods, Practices, and Challenges

edited by

Ze Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1175 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural water resources; artificial intelligence; water demand; big data; features

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

Research and Application of Novel Adsorption and Catalytic Materials in Water Pollution Control

edited by

Huiping Zeng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1144 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption; catalysis; wastewater; heavy metal; organic pollutants

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

Advancement of Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Water Reuse, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jiangyong Hu

,

Say Leong Ong

and

Wenjun Sun

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1007 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced oxidation process; organics removal; transformation products; toxicity evaluation; pre- and post-process; water and wastewater treatment; water reuse; cost-effectiveness analysis; policy and management

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

Stormwater Management in Sponge Cities, 2nd Edition

edited by

Cristina Matos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 865 | Submission Open

Keywords: NbS; rainwater and stormwater management; stormwater quality; runoff reduction

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

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