The Occurrence, Fate and Removal of Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Wastewater Treatment and Reuse".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 March 2026 | Viewed by 56
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Interests: single-atom catalysis; emerging contaminant removal; advanced oxidation process; theoretical simulation; adsorption
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Interests: heavy metal; PPCPs; adsorption; polymer; biochar; interface interaction; complexed wastewater
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Emerging contaminants (ECs), such as antibiotics, endocrine disruptors and microplastics, are potentially significant threats to water safety and human health. However, their monitoring and management are currently far from meeting the current needs.
This Special Issue will focus on ECs in wastewater, publishing research on their occurrence, fate and removal. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: traceability analysis of ECs in wastewater treatment plants and their evolution in the treatment process; the development of advanced materials and technologies for the treatment of ECs; the mechanisms and toxic effects of ECs in wastewater on biological systems and human health; and interference-resistant high-throughput detection methods of multiple species of ECs in real wastewater. Our purpose is to further the knowledge of these wastewater contaminants and to provide scientific references for their effective identification and the development of efficient control strategies.
Furthermore, the Special Issue will summarize the existing research on ECs in wastewater and highlight the latest research advances, in order to better clarify the literature concerning ECs in wastewater and to outline cutting-edge lines of progress. We look froward to your contributions.
Dr. Changqing Zhu
Dr. Chen Ling
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- emerging contaminants
- wastewater
- monitoring
- management
- treatment technology
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