Advancing Wastewater Treatment and Reuse for Sustainable Water Resources
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Water Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 50
Special Issue Editors
Interests: advanced water/wastewater treatment technologies (membranes, adsorption, hybrid processes); water reclamation and reuse; control of contaminants of emerging concern; development, modelling and optimization of water/wastewater treatment processes
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Interests: water, wastewater and reclaimed water quality; water and reclaimed water quality in distribution systems. Water and wastewater treatment processes; water reuse; activated carbon adsorption and biofiltration processes for water and wastewater treatment; control of emerging organic microcontaminants, cyanobacteria, cyanotoxins, oxidation by-products and organic matter
Interests: sanitary engineering; urban drainage systems; urban resilience; modeling and integrated management; monitoring and warning systems; water and wastewater treatment; water reuse.
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Interests: hydraulic and water quality modelling; asset management; water reuse; wastewater treatment processes and resources recovery; online monitoring and forecasting of hydrodynamics and water quality in estuaries, drainage and distribution systems; data science: data collection, processing and statistical analysis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the pursuit of water resource protection and sustainability, improving wastewater treatment and water reuse have emerged as indispensable strategies.
Wastewater treatment faces mounting challenges related to the increasing number of micropollutants and contaminants of emerging concern, the rise in population density, the expansion of industrial activities, the increased frequency of climate change-related events and the depletion of freshwater resources. This context demands an effective shift in wastewater treatment strategies, operation and management approaches.
Innovative wastewater treatment processes, focusing on water reclamation, nutrients and energy recovery, along with the digitalization of water and wastewater systems, promise to improve systems’ management efficiency and significantly contribute to the sustainability of water resources. On this path, smart monitoring integrated with mathematical models for hydraulic, water quality and water treatment processes, along with data analysis, model optimization and the application of technologies, such as artificial intelligence, are pivotal elements. They enable faster strategic responses and the development of decision support tools allowing for the efficient management of water drainage systems, wastewater treatment processes, reclaimed water distribution networks and points of use of reclaimed water.
This Special Issue aims to expand the present knowledge and explore future prospects related to wastewater treatment including operational and management strategies of treatment processes, pollution control, sanitation, resource (water, nutrients and energy) recovery systems, hydraulic and water quality modeling and asset management. Contributions encompassing research on technologies, decision support tools, strategic plans and methodological approaches are welcomed. The discussion of case studies and experimental findings is encouraged.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Rui M.C. Viegas
Dr. Elsa Mesquita
Dr. Filipa Ferreira
Dr. Joana Ramirão Costa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- wastewater treatment
- advanced treatment technologies
- reclaimed water
- water reuse
- water quality
- risk assessment and management
- cost and life cycle analysis
- water quality and hydraulic modeling
- digital water
