Water

Advancements in Remote Sensing Techniques for Wetland Hydrology and Ecosystem Monitoring

edited by

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: wetland hydrology; remote sensing applications; sar and optical integration; wetland inundation mapping; ecosystem monitoring; hydroperiod analysis; multi-source data fusion; machine learning for wetlands; climate change impacts; wetland conservation

Electrochemical and Bioelectrochemical Technologies for Sustainable Water Treatment

edited by Yuanfeng Liu and

Andrea G. Capodaglio

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical advanced oxidation process; bioelectrochemical system; electrocoagulation/electroflotation; resources recovery; electrochemical sensing monitoring; system scale-up research

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

Water Supply System Reliability, Resilience, Safety and Risk Modelling & Assessment, 4th Edition

edited by

Katarzyna Pietrucha-Urbanik

and

Janusz Rak

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced metering infrastructure (AMI); artificial intelligence (AI); asset management; contamination; crisis management; cyber– physical security; cybersecurity; data-driven decision-making; digital twin; district metered areas (DMAs); drinking water safety management; early warning systems (EWSs); emerging contaminants; emergency water supply; failure risk analysis; hazard identification; IoT; leakage detection; machine learning; neural networks; non-revenue water (NRW); OT security; operational intelligence; optimal network design; PFAS; prediction models; predictive maintenance; pressure management; rehabilitation of water distribution networks; remote sensing; resilience; reliability-based risk assessment; risk analysis; risk assessment methodology; risk and vulnerability assessment; risk matrix; robotics; satellite leak detection; SCADA; smart metering; water safety plans; water demand modeling; water distribution networks; water losses; water network failure analysis; water quality; water quality monitoring; water treatment; water– energy nexus

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

The Oxidation and Disinfection Processes in Water Treatment

edited by Yuanyuan Zhang

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: disinfection; disinfection by-products; advanced oxidation technology; advanced restoration technology; microbial inactivation

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

Protection and Restoration of Lake and Water Reservoir

edited by Xiaoxiao Wang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7683 | Submission Open

Keywords: riparian restoration; water quality; nutrient cycling; sediment management; freshwater ecosystems; climate change; sustainable management; ecological resilience

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

Isotope Hydrology: Tracing Water’s Journey and Water–Rock Interactions in a Changing World

edited by

Tianming Huang

,

Buli Cui

, Xianjun Xie, Zhongyin Cai, Jinlong Zhou and

Zhonghe Pang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7245 | Submission Open

Keywords: isotope hydrology; water– rock– gas interaction; surface water– groundwater interaction; groundwater recharge; fate of nutrients (S-N-C-P); groundwater age dating; water contamination tracing; water quality; atmospheric water cycle; paleoclimate; geothermal resources; CCUS (carbon capture; utilization; and storage)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Emerging Contaminants in Natural and Engineered Water Environments: Environmental Behavior, Ecological Effects and Control Strategies, 2nd Edition

edited by

Fanhao Song

, Xiaodong Li and

Qiuheng Zhu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6102 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; environmental behavior; ecotoxicology; ecological engineering; environmental remediation; treatment technologies; environmental microorganisms; natural processes; risk assessment

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

Intelligent Water Management: Machine Learning, Remote Sensing, Data Analytics, Predictive Modeling, and the Path to Sustainability

edited by

Hossein Bonakdari

and

Silvio José Gumiere

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4017 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); water quality monitoring; predictive modeling; flood forecasting; drought prediction; water resource management; big data analytics; climate resilience; sustainable water management; environmental science; hydrological modeling; machine learning; remote sensing; data-driven decision-making; smart water systems; water distribution optimization; AI-driven forecasting; ecosystem management; water conservation; water infrastructure management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Intelligent Water Networks: Advanced Sensing, Real-Time Analytics, and Adaptive Management for Future Water Challenges

edited by

Sohail Iqbal

and

Manousos Valyrakis

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3135 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent water systems; advanced sensors; real-time analytics; machine learning; digital twins; edge computing; adaptive management; IoT; water quality monitoring; predictive modeling

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

The Development and Application of Membrane and Hybrid Technology in the Treatment of Emerging Pollutants

edited by

Linyan Yang

and

Miao Tian

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2959 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; emerging pollutants; membrane process; hybrid processes; membrane fabrication; fouling control; process modeling; resource recovery; rejection mechanism; matrix effect

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

Biological Nitrogen Removal in the Multi-Omics Era: Coupling Anammox with Microbial-Mineral Synergy

edited by Zhaoming Zheng,

Xiaoxia Wang

and

Yuanyuan Miao

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2880 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable nitrogen removal processes; anaerobic ammonium oxidation; aerobic granular sludge; microbial& ndash; mineral interactions; multi-omics microbial analysis; bioengineering in wastewater treatment; nitrogen biogeo-chemical cycle; detection and removal of emerging pollutants; water quality assurance technologies; resource re-covery from wastewater

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

River Channel Hydraulics, Fluvial Dynamics and Re-Opening Floodplains

edited by

Jaromír Říha

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2604 | Submission Open

Keywords: open channel flow; sediment transport; numerical and experimental modelling; reopening floodplains

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

Emerging Contaminants in Water Environments: Occurrence, Analysis and Ecotoxicity

edited by

Chong Chen

,

Limin Ma

and

Jing Hu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1998 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial– temporal distribution; target analysis; suspect screening; non-target analysis; environmental impact; ecological risk; ecotoxicology mechanism

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

Hydrodynamics in Pumping and Hydropower Systems, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ling Zhou

and

Wencheng Guo

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1577 | Submission Open

Keywords: pumps; turbines; hydropower; numerical simulation; experiments; vibration; hydraulic forces; hydraulic transient; stability; control strategy

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

Advanced Data Analytics for Water Quality and Public Health

edited by

Jianyong Wu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1471 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; GIS; remote sensing; water quality; emerging contaminants; public health

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

Advanced Research on Marine Geology and Sedimentology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Zhuangcai Tian

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1269 | Submission Open

Keywords: sediment; suspension; transport; bottom boundary layer; nepheloid layer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Water Quality Monitoring, 2nd Edition

edited by

Tianhong Li

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1065 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality monitoring; artificial intelligence; deep learning; machine learning; precise regulation; intelligent recognition; predictive warning; real-time monitoring; model optimization

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

Coastal Biodiversity Conservation and Restoration

edited by Ettore Nepote and

Martina Canessa

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 806 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; restoration; coastal zones; protected habitats; conservation measures

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

Integrating AI and Remote Sensing for Ecohydrological Monitoring and Prediction

edited by

Dongying Zhang

and Wen Zhang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 696 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecohydrology; water quality monitoring; remote sensing; GIS; environmental modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecohydrology)

Sustainable Water Resource Management Using Cutting-Edge Technologies

edited by

Aris Psilovikos

,

Mohamed Elhag

and

Anastasia Angelaki

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 637 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning/deep learning; sustainable water resource management; hydrological modelling; digital twins for water systems; flood risk mapping and early warning systems; sediment transport; flood and drought forecasting; groundwater modelling; remote sensing and IoT-enabled monitoring; optimisation of water distribution; water quality prediction; evapotranspiration forecasting; smart irrigation

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

Water Management and Water-Saving Irrigation in Agricultural Areas

edited by

Muhammad Abrar Faiz

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 592 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable water management; water-saving irrigation; precision agriculture; remote sensing and IoT; climate change adaptation; water– energy– food nexus

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

Advances in Machine Learning for Flood Prediction and Water Risk Management

edited by Masrur Ahmed

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open

Keywords: flood prediction; machine learning and deep learning; hydrological modeling; climate change impacts on flood; data assimilation; remote sensing; uncertainty analysis; early warning systems; flood prediction with global circulation model; integration of AI and physics-based models

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

Geophysical Methods for Landslide Monitoring and Hydrogeophysical Applications

edited by

Sebastian Uhlemann

and

Agnese Innocenti

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslide monitoring; hydrogeophysics; geophysical methods; slope stability; time-lapse geophysics; soil moisture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Functional Materials for Water Treatment: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Xiaoyuan Zhang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional materials; water treatment; wastewater reuse; desalination; advanced oxidation processes

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

Operation and Intelligent Fault Diagnosis of Hydropower Units Under New Power Systems

edited by

Xueli An

and

Wenlong Fu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydropower units; operation technology; new power systems; sediment wear; cavitation; numerical simulation; machine learning; intelligent monitoring; hydraulic machinery

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

Emerging Contaminants in Estuarine and Coastal Environments: Dynamics and Impacts

edited by

Wei Lin

and

Zihao Wu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; estuarine and coastal environments; contaminant dynamics; ecological effects; environmental monitoring; microplastics; POPs; antibiotics

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

Wastewater Treatment to Resource Recovery: Emerging Technologies for Circular and Sustainable Water Systems

edited by

Vinh Ya

and

Mameda Naresh

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced treatment processes; bioenergy from wastewater; circular economy; resource recovery; wastewater treatment; water reclamation and reuse; nutrient recovery

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

Application of Geophysical Techniques in Hydrogeological Research

edited by Péter Szücs and

Musaab A. A. Mohammed

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogeophysics; geophysical methods; environmental geophysics; geophysical inversion; data-driven approaches; aquifer characterization; groundwater exploration; subsurface imaging; groundwater monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Elemental and Isotopic Geochemistry Tracing of Aquatic Pollutants: Source Apportionment and Ecological Health Risk

edited by

Hao Jiang

,

Jie Zeng

and

Guilin Han

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

Keywords: isotope geochemistry; source apportionment; aquatic pollution; trace metals; ecological risk assessment

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

Early Warning System Toolboxes for Early Detection of Emerging Contaminants in Water

edited by

Javad Mottaghipisheh

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: early warning systems; contaminants of emerging concern; temporal monitoring; time-trend analysis; aquatic environments; effect-directed analysis; hyphenated mass spectrometry; effect-based monitoring; targeted/suspect/non-target screening; computational frameworks; exposure– hazard prioritization; data-driven prioritization

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

Atmospheric Water Harvesting

edited by

Mehrzad Arjmandi

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: atmospheric water harvesting; fog harvesting; dew collection; water adsorption; water vapor dewing; water vapor refrigeration; thermoelectric cooling; sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting; hygroscopic materials; water– energy nexus

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

Regional Geomorphological Characteristics and Sedimentary Processes, 2nd Edition

edited by

Aqsa Anees

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: geomorphology and sediment transport; deposition and erosion; geomorphological features; reservoir sedimenta-tion; climate change impacts; fluvial dynamics; hydrodynamic conditions; paleoenvironmental reconstructions; GIS applications; sedimentary records; geological modeling; environmental management

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

New Techniques for Hydrologic Modelling and Forecasting

edited by

Ningpeng Dong

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrological modelling; machine learning; flood forecasting; data assimilation; remote sensing; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Integration of Computational Toxicology and Data Science: A New Generation of Metal Water Quality Benchmark Prediction Models

edited by Yunsong Mu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal water quality criteria; bioavailability; biotic ligand model; machine learning; toxicokinet-ic-toxicodynamic modeling; species sensitivity distribution; regulatory ecotoxicology

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

Advancing Water Resource Recovery Hubs Through Biopolymers

edited by

Antonio Mineo

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced wastewater treatment; biopolymers; extracellular polymeric substances; polyhydroxyalkanoate; sludge valorization; water resource recovery

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

Advanced Membrane Technologies for Recovery of Bio-Based Chemicals from Aqueous Systems

edited by Sung-Ju Im and Hongrae Im

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-based chemicals; nutrient recovery; membrane technology; resource management; resource recovery

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

Application of Hydrological Modelling to Water Resources Management, 2nd Edition

edited by

Doosun Kang

,

Fatemeh Ghobadi

and

Amir Saman Tayerani Charmchi

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Biogeochemical and Hydrological Processes in Permafrost Regions

edited by

Wenxin Zhang

,

Xiao Tan

and Nitin Chaudhary

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: permafrost hydrology; active layer dynamics; permafrost hydrological monitoring; biogeochemical cycling; car-bon and nutrient fluxes; surface water– groundwater interactions; thermokarst processes; cold‑region water-sheds; water quality in permafrost regions; hydrological modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Water and Resource-Efficient Strategies for Sustainable Crop Production

edited by

Patrícia Palma

and

Alexandra Tomaz

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-use efficiency; resource efficiency; sustainable agriculture; irrigation management; nutrient management; soil health; climate-resilient farming; agricultural innovation

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

Cryosphere Changes and Their Impacts on Water Systems and Society

edited by

Chunlan Li

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: cryosphere change; hydrology; water resources; climate change; glacier retreat; permafrost degradation; snow cover change; cryosphere hazards; mountain regions; water security; cryosphere education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

AI-Guided Experimental Water Science: From Materials to Processes

edited by

Irina Fierascu

and

Rodica Mihaela Frîncu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; experimental water science; water/wastewater treatment processes; materials design; hybrid modeling; emerging contaminants; resource recovery; data-driven experimentation

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

Drawbacks, Limitations, Solutions and Perspectives of Water Reuse

edited by

Riccardo Boiocchi

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6055 | Submission Open

Keywords: water reuse; wastewater; rainwater; stormwater; resource recovery; circular economy; modelling for water reuse; control for water reuse; policy; legislation; health risk; environmental protection; treatment for water reuse; water cycle

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

Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment: Recent Advances and Future Challenges

edited by

Amir Gholipour

and

Rita Fragoso

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2788 | Submission Open

Keywords: constructed wetlands; wastewater treatment; nature-based solutions; sludge management; worm-assisted sludge treatment; micropollutants; biodegradation; PFAS removal; nutrient removal; struvite precipitation; phosphorus recovery; agro-food waste valorization; anaerobic digestion and co-digestion; biomethane production; circular economy; hybrid treatment systems; water reuse; environmental biotechnology; environmental engineering; wetland modeling; molecular ecology; microbial communities; plant-microbe interactions; urban water management; climate resilience; water– energy– food nexus

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

Water-Triggered Geo-Hazards in Underground and Geotechnical Engineering: Mechanisms, Early Warning and Sustainable Mitigation

edited by Helong Gu, Yuan Zhao and Yong Zheng

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2399 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-triggered geo-hazards; tunnel water inrush; disaster formation mechanisms of water; rainfall infiltration; hydrological geological hazards; freeze– thaw cycles; seawater intrusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Adsorption Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Marija Stjepanović

and

Natalija Velić

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1809 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption; sustainable water treatment; novel adsorbents; removal of contaminants (heavy metals; nutrients; emerging pollutants); resource recovery; membrane filtration; advanced oxidation; biological treatment

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

Transport and Removal of Emerging Contaminants in Water Environments

edited by

Nan Wei

,

Jenyuk Lohwacharin

and Chunpeng Zhang

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 1748 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; water pollution; advanced oxidation processes; membrane technologies; adsorption; environmental fate; ecotoxicology; microplastics; pharmaceuticals; pollutant removal technologies; water resource

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

Changes in Hydrology and Rainfall–Runoff Processes at Watersheds

edited by

Grzegorz Janicki

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 789 | Submission Open

Keywords: rainfall– runoff processes; overland flow; slope hydrology; sheet flow; inter-rill and rill flow; episodic channel flow; flow regime; hydraulic geometry; watersheds; small catchment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Modeling and Observations of Cold Regions Hydrosystems and Their Evolution Under Climate Change

edited by

Oleg S. Pokrovsky

and

Liudmila S. Shirokova

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open

Keywords: cold regions; high latitudes; high altitudes; biogeochemistry; hydrology; rivers; lakes; soil water; groundwater; floodplain; discharge; hydrochemistry; carbon; greenhouse gases; nutrients; trace metal; colloids

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

Advanced Adsorption Technologies for the Removal of Organic Microcontaminants from Water and Wastewater

edited by

Érika Sousa

and

Vania Calisto

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption; organic micropollutants; emerging contaminants; pharmaceuticals; PFAS; endocrine disruptors; advanced adsorbents; regeneration; sustainable water treatment

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

Geotechnic and Geostructure Modelling for Landslides: Prediction and Control, 2nd Edition

edited by Xiaoshuang Li and

Qihang Li

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslides; slope stability; geotechnical theory; physical experiment; numerical modeling; machine learning; failure mechanisms; monitoring and early warning; rock bolting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

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