Groundwater Quality and Contamination Remediation in Urbanized Area
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 2227
Special Issue Editors
Interests: heavy metal; environmental material; soil remediation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Access to potable water is under massive pressure from rapid urbanization, groundwater has become the primary source of water for approximately 1.5 billion people worldwide. There is a growing realization that the provision of high-quality groundwater is a crucial element in solving the shortage of potable water. However, in recent decades, despite important improvements achieving in water purification, access to the investigation and remediation for groundwater is not universal. Although groundwater quality is regulated and monitored in many countries, increasing knowledge leads to the need for reviewing the assessment standards and methods for groundwater quality, both for regulated and newly identified contaminants. The resource of contaminant also needs to be analyzed to make an approach to control.
This Special Issue of IJERPH focuses on the current state of knowledge on the investigations of groundwater, such as the assessment of groundwater chemistry and quality, the source of contaminants, the health risks of contaminants at groundwater, the remediation technology of contaminated groundwater, the relationship between human activity and groundwater quality, the legal construction of groundwater treatment. and so on. Papers addressing these topics are invited for this Special Issue, especially those combining a high academic standard coupled with a practical focus on remediating groundwater.
Here, are some examples of topics that could be addressed in this Special Issue:
- The assessment of groundwater chemistry and quality.
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The source of contaminants at groundwater.
Microorganisms and infectious diseases: virus, bacteria, parasites, etc.
Natural contaminants: arsenic, barium, manganese, fluoride, radiation, etc.
Anthropogenic chemicals: nitrate, sulfate, pesticides, pharmaceutical, PPCPs, hormone, antimicrobial resistance, etc.
- The health risks of contaminants at groundwater.
- The remediation technology of groundwater.
- The legal construction of groundwater treatment.
- The relationship between human activity and groundwater quality.
Dr. Jinjin Wang
Dr. Xueming Lin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- groundwater
- chemicals
- contaminants
- groundwater remediation
- urbanized area
- health impact
- quality assessment
- risk assessment
- human activity
- government by law
- contaminant traceability
