Geoenvironmental Engineering and Water Pollution Control
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Water Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 53
Special Issue Editors
2. GeoBioTec (GeoBioSciences, Geotechnologies, and GeoEngineering), Covilhã, Portugal
Interests: geotechnical engineering; hydrogeology; environmental geotechnics; environmental geology; waste management; geosynthetics and geomaterials; soil and rock mechanics
Interests: soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering; environmental geotechnics; environmental engineering; waste management; waste reuse; soil remediation; pollutants transport
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water is the most precious resource on Earth, and so it requires our full attention. Geoenvironmental engineering is an interdisciplinary field involving geotechnical engineering, environmental science, and water resource management, and addresses the challenge of water pollution control. Therefore, anthropogenic activities have highlighted the need for innovative and sustainable solutions to manage and mitigate water pollution. Thus, this field of study has the possibility to contribute toward investigating contaminant transport, remediation technologies, sustainable design for new geomaterials, and their energetic impact, among others. Additionally, by integrating these efforts, this field contributes to a holistic approach to managing water sustainability for a global environmental change.
This Special Issue aims to explore the latest advancements and innovative approaches in mitigating water pollution through geoenvironmental engineering practices. This issue brings together inter- and multidisciplinary research, focusing on geotechnical engineering, environmental sciences, and water resource management, to address critical challenges in maintaining and restoring water quality. It serves as a comprehensive resource for researchers, engineers, policymakers, and practitioners working in the field of geoenvironmental engineering and water protection.
In this Special Issue, critical reviews, original research articles, case studies, and field applications are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Contaminant transport, risk assessment, monitoring and sensoring for soil and groundwater;
- Remediation technologies for contaminated sites;
- Sustainable waste management;
- Usual and non-usual geomaterial design and behavior investigation;
- Renewable energies for geoenvironmental engineering applications.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Victor Cavaleiro
Prof. Dr. Maria Eugenia Gimenez Boscov
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- geoenvironmental engineering
- water pollution
- remediation techniques
- soil and groundwater contamination
- new geomaterials
- renewable energies
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