Critical Issues in Groundwater Pollution Monitoring and Risk Warning

Dear Colleagues,

The complexity of hydrogeological conditions, coupled with the diversity of pollutants and their sources, presents a multifaceted challenge in monitoring and managing groundwater quality. Achieving high-precision identification and enabling risk warnings for groundwater pollution are the keys to ensuring the safety and sustainable utilization of groundwater resources. Therefore, developing and applying innovative monitoring technologies and constructing pollutant migration and transformation models and risk warning frameworks are crucial. Addressing these issues will contribute to the protection of groundwater resources, the prevention of pollution, and the establishment of effective response strategies to contamination events. In this Topic, we invite contributions that explore critical issues in groundwater pollution monitoring and risk warnings. We welcome innovative ideas and new methodologies from a multidisciplinary perspective to enhance our understanding and management of groundwater pollution. Submissions on, but not limited to, the following topics are encouraged:

1. Advanced monitoring techniques for identifying and quantifying groundwater pollutants;
2. Sources and consequences of emerging contaminants in groundwater systems;
3. Risk assessment methodologies for groundwater pollution and public health implications;
4. Groundwater quality monitoring and risk warnings based on machine learning;
5. Early warning systems for groundwater contamination and their integration into decision-making processes;
6. The interplay between groundwater pollution and other environmental challenges, such as climate change and urbanization.

Prof. Dr. Wenjing Zhang
Dr. Wenxia Wei
Dr. Huan Huan
Prof. Dr. Zhi Dou
Prof. Dr. Yuanzheng Zhai
Topic Editors