Detection and Risk Management of Microbial Contaminants in Groundwater
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Hydrogeology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2024) | Viewed by 341
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environment and health; groundwater contamination; climate change and health; waterborne diseasse
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Interests: environmental epidemiology; statistical modelling; environmental microbiology; waterborne disease
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are assembling a Special Issue focussing on the Detection and Risk Management of Microbial Contaminants in Groundwater in the Journal Water. Water is a peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal that publishes articles and communications in the interdisciplinary area of water science and technology, including the ecology and management of water resources, For detailed information about the journal, we refer you to https://www.mdpi.com/journal/water. Groundwater represents the world’s most extracted raw material (≈982 km3/annum) and supplies approximately 31.5% (2.2 billion people) of the global population with domestic drinking water. While groundwater is often seen as a ‘pristine’ resource, due to the attenuation capacity of the subsurface environment, research has shown that microbiological contamination is an area of key concern, with groundwater supplies responsible for a number of reported waterborne disease outbreaks globally. Given the relative importance of groundwater as both a drinking water and process (e.g., industry, irrigation, etc.) water supply, there is an urgent need to increase our understanding of the detection of microbial contaminants to drive risk-based management tools to safeguard both the environment and public health. This proposed Special Issue aims to elucidate key risk factors for microbial contamination of groundwater and consolidate evidence-based information for risk management. The Special Issue is open to recent research papers, reviews, short communications, as well as perspectives on any subject area related to the microbiological quality of groundwater, as well as risk management strategies. We look forward to welcoming your submissions.
Dr. Jean O’Dwyer
Dr. Paul Dylan Hynds
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- groundwater microbiology
- pathogens
- waterborne disease
- risk management
- microbiological detection methods
- risk factor analysis
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