A clean and accessible water supply is integral to the sustainability of life on earth. Rising population and urbanization have escalated the global demand for adequate, safe and easily available water resources. Rapid industrialization, climate change and a huge human population exacerbate water scarcity and intensify waste water management. To overcome this water crisis, focusing on the challenges are of the utmost importance. Sustainable waste water management has become the primary agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals worldwide. Therefore, the first steps towards closer management are the safe use of purified drinking water and ensuring affordable and adequate availability of waste water treatment techniques. Purification of drinking water through the removal of heavy metals, non-metals, and other organic toxicants as well as waste water treatment through the adoption of green and sustainable chemical process and subsequent managements are the major challenges.

This special issue aims to address the present water crisis caused by natural and anthropogenic sources of water contaminations by focusing on drinking and waste water purification, waste water management and reuse through sustainable ways. The special issue will cover the use of green solvents, green catalysts, and green adsorbents or any green processes, technologies, cleaner synthetic methods for the purification of drinking water and waste water. It targets people and organizations active within research and consulting as well as institutions and utilities. We aim to provide an opportunity to review and address innovations, research, engineering and management practices on water purification, resource recovery, and inspire a new generation of waste water treatment and its management in a green and sustainable way.

We welcome Original Research, Review, Mini Review and Perspective articles on themes including, but not limited to:

• Use of green solvents, green catalysts, and green adsorbents or bio-adsorbents for sustainable water purification
• Any green process, technologies, cleaner synthetic methods etc for the purification of drinking water and waste water.
• Safety and quality control of underground water
• Drinking water purification through innovative and conventional processes involving a green and sustainable chemical aspect.
• Various processes of water treatment, challenges, and assessment of sustainability
• Industrial waste water treatment, management and reuse
• Case studies describing real applications of innovative techniques

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