Water

Pollution Mechanisms and Source Apportionment of Typical Pollutants in Aquatic Environments, 2nd Edition

edited by Qianqian Zhang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 523 | Submission Open

Keywords: rivers; lakes and groundwater; water quality; hydrochemistry; pollution sources; sources analysis; assessment methods; isotope technology; machine learning; multivariate statistical techniques; models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Ecology and Management of Crayfish

edited by

Mihaela C. Ion

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 353 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthropogenic disturbance; aquaculture; endangered species; environmental DNA; eradication; hydrological fragmentation; invasive species; monitoring; risk assessment; trophic niche

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems)

Water Quality, Pathogens, and Public Health Risks

edited by Samendra P. Sherchan

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open

Keywords: waterborne diseases; emerging pathogens; water quality; water treatment; epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and One Health)

Application of Machine Learning and Satellite Remote Sensing in Flood Risk Assessment

edited by

Alan Woodley

and

Chandrama Sarker

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open

Keywords: flood risk; flood mapping; remote sensing; machine learning algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)

Application of Adsorbent Materials for Efficient and Sustainable Water Treatment

edited by

Xiaochun Yin

and Yongfeng Zhu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorbent materials; water treatment; pollutant removal; nanomaterials; bio-based adsorbents; sustainable materials; adsorption mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

Geochemistry and Reservoir Management

edited by

Khosro Jarrahian

and

Mahdi Kalantari-Meybodi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: geochemistry; hydro-thermo-mechanical proccesses; fluid flow in porous media; thermodynamics; fluid– rock interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Energy Efficiency and Hydraulic Performance in Water Systems

edited by

Elena Gómez

and

Elvira Estruch Juan

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency in water systems; hydraulic performance optimization; water distribution network energy recovery; pumping systems and variable speed drives; smart control and monitoring; energy-aware system design; pump-as-turbine (PAT) performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water-Energy Nexus)

Innovative Adsorption Technologies for Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Eva Sanz-Santos

and

Pablo Gutiérrez-Sánchez

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption; wastewater treatment; adsorption modelling; micropollutants; innovative adsorbents; activated carbon; biochar; nanomaterials; MOFs; waste valorization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

Slope and Tunnel Instability Under Climate and Engineering Stresses: Landslides, Debris Flows and Water Conservation

edited by

Shunchao Qi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslides and debris flows; engineered slopes (waste dumps; subgrades; high fills; dam slopes); tunnels (portal slopes; drainage effects; spoil areas); major engineering projects; climate change (extreme rainfall; permafrost thaw); cold high‑altitude regions; practical engineering case studies; numerical modeling (FEM; DEM; SPH; etc.); soil and water conservation; hydrological drivers of slope instability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Water)

Hydrologically Induced Landslides: Mechanisms and Risk Assessment

edited by

Long Yan

and

Jun Yu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslides; hydrologically induced landslides; deformation mechanism; seepage evolution; monitoring and early warning; numerical modeling; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Complex Vegetated Flows in Riverine Open-Channel: Turbulence, Morphology, and Multi-Scale Particle Transport

edited by

Prateek Kumar Singh

,

João Nuno Fernandes

and

Xiaonan Tang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: open-channel vegetated flow; turbulence and mixing; sediment transport; microplastic transport; particle deposition and trapping; eco-hydraulics; vegetation density/porosity; riverine multi-phase transport; flow– vegetation– sediment interaction; flow– vegetation– plastic interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Erosion and Sediment Transport)

Application of Remote Sensing Technology in Hydrological Research

edited by

Haibo Wang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; water resources; evapotranspiration; soil moisture; hydrology modeling; drought monitoring; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

River Dynamics: Flow and Sediment Transport

edited by

Jennifer G. Duan

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: river dynamics; sediment transport; computational model; machine learning model; deep learning model

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics)

Microbial Community Dynamics and Functional Characteristics in Aquatic Environments

edited by Shuzhen Li

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial community; functional characteristics; aquatic ecosystems; meta-omics; biogeochemical cycles; envi-ronmental microbiology; ecosystem functioning; microbial diversity and distribution; host– microbiome inter-actions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems)

Water Remediation, Reuse, and Resource Recovery: Toward Circular Water Systems

edited by

Anamika Kushwaha

and Radha Rani

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: resource recovery; emerging contaminants; photocatalysis; bioremediation; circular bioeconomy; wastewater treatment; algal systems; advanced oxidation processes; sustainable water management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

Advanced Wastewater Treatment Technologies, Emerging Contaminant Control, and Sewage Sludge Valorization

edited by Jun Li and

Dongyue Li

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel biological treatment processes; aerobic granular sludge; anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox); biofilm; emerging contaminants; sludge resource utilization; nitrogen and phosphorus removal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

River Hydraulics and Ecological Management Under Climate Change

edited by

Alban Kuriqi

and

Paweł Tomczyk

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; river hydraulics; ecohydraulics; river ecology; hydrological extremes; environmental flows; sediment transport; river morphology; hydraulic modeling; river basin management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)

Novel Methods in Wastewater and Stormwater Treatment, 2nd Edition

edited by

Dorota Olejnik

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; stormwater management; stormwater harvesting; emerging contaminants; microplastics; pollutant transport; surface runoff modeling; nature based solutions; circular economy; resource and nutrient recovery; water reuse; advanced oxidation processes; climate change adaptation; artificial intelligence; smart cities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

Mine Water Utilization and Sustainable Management

edited by Neil Burnside and Ian Molnar

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: mine water; hydrogeology; geothermal; acid mine drainage; thermal energy storage; geochemistry; subsurface transport; contaminant fate

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Biological Wastewater Treatment for Resource Recovery

edited by

Francisco Javier Rubio-Rincón

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable sanitation; resource recovery; circular citywide inclusive sanitation; circular bioeconomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

China Water Forum, 4th Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11758 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change and hydrological evolution; water resources evaluation; planning; and management; flood; drought and water security; human– water relationship and comprehensive control; ecohydrology and water environment protection; groundwater resources and environment; water information technology and digital twin basins; national water network and major water conservancy projects; water policy and water control strategy; “ carbon peak and neutrality” target and water resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Impacts of Environmental Change and Human Activities on Aquatic Ecosystems, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jian Hu

,

Guilin Han

and Qian Zhang

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7781 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic ecosystems; migration and transformation; source identification; risk assessment; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems)

Advances in Water Related Geotechnical Engineering

edited by

Chaofeng Zeng

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4941 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater control; geotechnical engineering; dewatering; deep excavation; tunnelling; land subsidence; slope engineering; foundation engineering; pore water pressure; foundation pit leakage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Physical–Chemical Wastewater Treatment Technologies, 2nd Edition

edited by María Dolores Saquete and

Nuria Boluda Botella

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2149 | Submission Open

Keywords: micropollutants; emerging pollutants; persistent organic pollutants; advanced wastewater technologies; sewage sludge pollution; physical– chemical treatments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

Environmental Behavior and Prevention Strategies of Toxic Chemicals in Farmland Soil Within River Basins

edited by

Qing Luo

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1049 | Submission Open

Keywords: farmland soil; pollution characteristics; source apportionment; risk assessment; toxic chemicals; emerging contam-inants; heavy metal; persistent organic pollutants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Water)

Biological Technology in Wastewater Treatment

edited by Hao Zhou,

Xuwang Zhang

and

Qiao Ma

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 709 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological nitrogen removal; granular sludge; biofilm reactors; algal– bacterial consortia; bioelectrochemical systems; constructed wetlands; heavy-metal bioremediation; micropollutant biodegradation; multi-omics; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

Indigenous Water: Knowledge, Rights, and Sustainable Management

edited by

Robert Patrick

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 378 | Submission Open

Keywords: indigenous water; water rights; water resources management; ecosystem services; environmental justice; water protection; climate change adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance)

Pollution Removal, Carbon Emission Reduction, and AI Empowerment in Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Weihua Zhao

, Xiao Ma and

Bo Wang

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; pollution removal; carbon emission reduction; artificial intelligence (AI); integrated approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

Impacts of Acid Mine Drainage on Continental Waters

edited by

Roberto Rodríguez-Pacheco

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: acid mine drainage (AMD); heavy metals contamination; hydrogeochemistry; mine tailings and residues; water quality and ecotoxicology; continental and marine water bodies; remediation and treatment technologies; circular economy and resource recovery; water framework directive (WFD); sustainable development goals (SDGS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Remote Sensing of Spatial-Temporal Variation in Surface Water—2nd Edition

edited by

Zheng Lu

,

Xiang Li

and Yongkai An

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface water; remote sensing; spatial-temporal dynamics; water cycles; data fusion; uncertainties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Application of Water-Saving Irrigation in Agricultural Development

edited by

Wene Wang

and

Xiaotao Hu

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-saving irrigation; agricultural development; precision irrigation; smart irrigation districts; integrated water and fertilizer management; irrigation scheduling optimization; efficient water resource utilization; sustainable agricultural development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture)

New Technologies Towards the Degradation of Emerging Contaminants in Water

edited by Pengwei Yan,

Jingqing Gao

and Jimin Shen

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced oxidation process; water reuse; emerging contaminants; wetland; functional materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Pathogens and Microbial Contamination in Water Reuse: Multi-Barrier Treatment, Risk Assessment, and Utility Partnerships

edited by Luisa A. Ikner

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: potable and non-potable water reuse; advanced water purification; enteric viruses and protozoa (cryptosporidium and giardia); legionella and opportunistic pathogens; surrogate and process indicators; culture-based methods and infectivity assays; molecular metrics (qPCR; dPCR; and eDNA); quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA); utility-academic research partnerships

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Advancing Knowledge of the Impacts of Contaminants in Aquatic Environments

edited by

Alla Khosrovyan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10330 | Submission Open

Keywords: benthic; water column; lentic; lotic; aquatic pollution; ecotoxicology; assay; test

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance)

Electrochemical Approaches to Sustainable Water Treatment: Tackling Pollution and Advancing Resource Recovery

edited by

Ran Mao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6717 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical wastewater treatment; resource recovery; electrooxidation; electroreduction; heavy metal complexes; nitrate; phosphorus; electro-Fenton; PFAS; refractory organics; high salinity wastewater

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

Groundwater Resources: Their Protection, Restoration and Optimal Development

edited by

Konstantinos Katsifarakis

,

Dimitrios K. Karpouzos

and Yiannis Kontos

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2307 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial groundwater recharge; coastal aquifers; groundwater flow; groundwater pollution control; low-enthalpy geothermal energy; groundwater trading; transboundary aquifers; groundwater– surface water interaction; sustainable groundwater irrigation; groundwater vulnerability; historical groundwater development research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Advances in the Relationship Between Climate Change and Runoff in Watershed

edited by

Jūratė Kriaučiūnienė

and

Serhii Nazarenko

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2183 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrological modeling; climate scenarios; global models; downscaling; runoff projections; uncertainty; ungauged rivers; reanalysis data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)

Managing Water Under a New Hydrological Normal: Innovations for Resilience in the Face of Climate Change

edited by

Jia Wang

and Yi Ji

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1302 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; water resilience; hydrological modeling; adaptive water management; groundwater-surface water interactions; adaptive reservoir operation; multi-objective optimization; hydro-monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)

Innovative Approaches to Freshwater Restoration and Management

edited by

Katarzyna Kowalczewska-Madura

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater; eutrophication; protective measures; restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Soil Physical and Hydrological Properties in Agri-Environment Systems

edited by Yue Li,

Cheng Li

and

Xiaoqi Luo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil physical properties; hydrological processes; agricultural environment; sustainable water management; climate change adaptation; remote sensing monitoring; irrigation and fertilization; soil– water interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Water)

Urban Stormwater Management with Blue–Green Infrastructure

edited by

Shiqi Zhou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban stormwater management; blue– green infrastructure; sponge city; low-impact development; sustainable urban drainage systems; nature-based solutions; urban flooding; stormwater quality; climate adaptation; resilient cities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Water Management)

Impact of Protective Forests on Runoff Genesis in Mountain Catchments

edited by

Josef Křeček

and

Moshe Gophen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: protective forests; mountain catchments; ecosystem services; natural hazards; water resources recharge; water quality; global climate change; nutrient migration; biodiversity; land use policy; active citizenship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecohydrology)

Monitoring and Assessment of Water Quality in Watersheds: Advances, Challenges, and Integrated Approaches

edited by Yuhan Shen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality monitoring techniques; pollutant transport modeling and prediction; risk assessment tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Advances in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Hydrological Processes and Hydrologic Disasters, 2nd Edition

edited by Huaxiang Yan and

Hongqiang Dou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence technologies; groundwater transport; hydrological processes; hydrologic disasters; hydrological modeling; machine learning; soil water

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Research Progress in Ancient and Modern Water Supply and Distribution Systems for Urban, Agricultural and Hydropower Use

edited by

Charles R. Ortloff

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1310 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced water engineering analysis; computational fluid dynamics; hydropower; water supply and distribution systems; archaeology; water engineering history; urban and agriculture water supply distribution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance)

Climate Change and Hydrological Processes, 3rd Edition

edited by

Alina Bărbulescu

and

Cristian Ștefan Dumitriu

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 713 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change scenarios; extreme events; risk assessment; multivariate analysis; artificial intelligence models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Low-Carbon Treatment and Resource Recovery of Municipal Wastewater and Sludge

edited by Hong Wang and Yanzeng Li

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: nitrogen and phosphorus removal; sewage sludge biological treatment; anammox; anaerobic digestion; aerobic composting; microbial electrochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

Aquatic Microplastic Pollution: Occurrence and Removal

edited by

Lixin Zhu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8733 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastic pollution; environmental fate; removal technologies; wastewater treatment; biodegradation; risk assessment; mitigation strategies; plastic waste management; polymer degradation; policy and regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Sustainable Water Resource Management in Agricultural Irrigation

edited by

Shudong Lin

and

Jiaping Liang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable irrigation; water use efficiency; saline water irrigation; precision agriculture; water– fertilizer integration; soil health; greenhouse gas emissions; irrigation modeling; arid agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture)

Innovative Technologies on Wastewater Treatment and Water Reuse

edited by

Jinfeng Wang

and

Yao Pan

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; water reuse; advanced oxidation processes; membrane technologies; resource recovery; emerging contaminants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

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