About this Research Topic
Contaminants of emerging nature, including engineered nanoparticles, micro and nanoplastics, pharmaceuticals, personal care products, pesticides, and endocrine disruptors, are a major concern to human health and ecology. The risks associated with groundwater contamination by nanoparticles and other emerging material is governed by their fate and transport behavior in the subsurface. During their transport through the soil, nano-colloids and other emerging contaminants not only interact with soil grains and air-water interfaces but also with natural colloids, natural organic matter, and other dissolved contaminants. As a result, their surface properties and hence the transport behavior is also expected to be altered over time. As a basis of potential risk assessment by those potential contaminants of emerging nature, their fate and transport behavior through the subsurface porous media needs to be well understood.
The main goal of this Research Topic is to collect relevant studies on the environmental fate of emerging and potential emerging contaminants. Trace amounts of emerging organic contaminants are reported in surface water and groundwater. The risk associated with the possible release of pollutants of emerging nature in the groundwater depends on their environmental fate. The characteristics of contaminants, properties of subsurface media, and regional geochemical and hydrological conditions govern their transport behavior. Studies covering the fate and transport behavior of a range of soluble or colloidal contaminants of emerging nature under varying environmental conditions and scales will be able to give a holistic view of their fate. This information and translated knowledge will help in understanding the potential risk associated to their exposure to the groundwater.
This Research Topic invites original articles that advance the current understanding of the fate and transport of emerging contaminants in the subsurface through lab experiments, field-scale studies, or mathematical modelling. Invites full-length original research article with the following primary scope. Other relevant works on the related topic, which are not listed below, are also welcome.
- Fate and transport of nano-colloids and organic contaminants in the subsurface
- Emerging-organic and inorganic contaminants interactions in the subsurface
- Detection of emerging contaminants in the groundwater
- Understanding the fate and transport of emerging contaminants through mathematical modelling and/ AI/ML-based prediction model
The main goal of this Research Topic is to collect relevant studies on the environmental fate of emerging and potential emerging contaminants. Trace amounts of emerging organic contaminants are reported in surface water and groundwater. The risk associated with the possible release of pollutants of emerging nature in the groundwater depends on their environmental fate. The characteristics of contaminants, properties of subsurface media, and regional geochemical and hydrological conditions govern their transport behavior. Studies covering the fate and transport behavior of a range of soluble or colloidal contaminants of emerging nature under varying environmental conditions and scales will be able to give a holistic view of their fate. This information and translated knowledge will help in understanding the potential risk associated to their exposure to the groundwater.
This Research Topic invites original articles that advance the current understanding of the fate and transport of emerging contaminants in the subsurface through lab experiments, field-scale studies, or mathematical modelling. Invites full-length original research article with the following primary scope. Other relevant works on the related topic, which are not listed below, are also welcome.
- Fate and transport of nano-colloids and organic contaminants in the subsurface
- Emerging-organic and inorganic contaminants interactions in the subsurface
- Detection of emerging contaminants in the groundwater
- Understanding the fate and transport of emerging contaminants through mathematical modelling and/ AI/ML-based prediction model
Keywords: Emerging contaminants, Groundwater contamination, Colloid filtration, Engineered nanoparticles, Fate and transport
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