Wastewater Treatment and Environmental Monitoring

Dear Colleagues,

The effects on environmental and human health caused by anthropogenic impacts on the environment are increasingly visible. Among these impacts, sewage disposal and the disposal of solid waste still represent challenges to be overcome with the goal of sustainable development by 2030. In certain regions, inadequate effluent discharge and nutrients can still be observed, impairing their quality and, potentially, pathogenic microorganisms can also spread. Even in places that have an adequate sewage system, effluents can carry undegraded and/or removed contaminants during the treatment process that can affect the wild biota. Sewage treatment processes may represent a source of greenhouse gases, such as methane and nitrous oxide, but their management can favor the use of waste for energy generation, in addition to the use of water and nutrients. It is also noteworthy that in the sanitary management of solid waste, where landfills are used, the proper treatment of the leaching generated also represents a technological challenge. Therefore, studies aimed at the management of sewage systems, actions to monitor water systems and the technological development of systems for the treatment of sewage with a view to the removal of micropollutants and lower emissions of GEEs are important for health effects to be mitigated.

In this Special Issue, we hope to receive original manuscripts or revisions that refer to issues on the treatment of sewage with a view to the removal/degradation of emerging micropollutants, reuse, nutrient recovery and GHG emission, in addition to management in the prevention or reduction of pollution at the generating source. Articles showing data on monitoring these pollutants as well as the treatment of leaching combined or not with sewage are also of interest to us.  Finally, studies on the monitoring of water systems regarding the occurrence of impacts caused by classical pollutants (organic matter and nutrients) as well as emerging ones (hormones, antibiotics, etc.) will also be welcome.

Prof. Dr. Debora Cynamon Kligerman
Dr. Jaime Lopes Da Mota Oliveira
Guest Editors

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• wastewater treatment
• water quality monitoring
• removal of micropollutants
• undegraded contaminant
• impact on human health and biota
• emission of greenhouse gases
• reuse of wastewater
• energy
• use of nutrients
• combined sewage and leachate treatment