Pollution Process and Microbial Responses in Aquatic Environment

Dear Colleagues,

Nutrients, such as phosphorus and nitrogen, and pollutants, such as heavy mentals, microplastics, antibiotics, and PFASs, are released into the surface aquatic environment from agricultural, industrial, and municipal sources, posing risks to human health. As significant mediums in the aquatic environment, the overlying water, sediment, and organisms play crucial roles in the migration and transformation of these pollutants. The physical and chemical properties, the environmental conditions at the sediment–water interface, and the microbial communities are all important factors influencing the environmental behavior of pollutants. In addition, the migration and transformation process of pollutants in aquatic environment can alter properties of water and sediment as well as interface conditions, thus affecting microbial activities. This Special Issue solicits articles on scientific issues such as the pollution processes and mechanisms in aquatic environment as well as the influence and responses of the microbial communities to the processes. We welcome original research, new methods and protocols, and reviews.

Dr. Fei-Fei Che
Dr. Wei Huang
Guest Editors

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