The New Nexus: The Interconnection of Climate Change, Source Water Protection, and Public Health
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water and Climate Change".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 79
Special Issue Editors
Interests: water quality; infrastructure; public health; risk assessment; source water protection; fecal contamination; microbial source tracking
Interests: water quality; disinfection byproducts; emerging contaminants; climate change; non-target analysis; advanced water treatment; source water protection
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Access to clean drinking water is critical for human health and economic stability. The quality of drinking water is intimately tied to the quality of the drinking water source, which varies based on how well we manage and protect those sources from environmental and anthropogenic perturbations. Of emerging concern is the connection between climate change and changes in the source water quality. Examples include, but are not limited to, the following: mobilization of novel contaminants into surface and/or groundwater sources, increases in disinfection byproducts (DBPs) due to increasing precursors and increased temperature, and resulting water quality changes from severe meteorological conditions (i.e., droughts and floods). Predicting the future conditions caused by the interaction of climate, water quality, and health is complex; computational models provide a window into the future and benefit strongly from real-time data to confirm current conditions and strengthen predictions. Thus, this Special Issue will highlight research focused on the connections between climate change, source water protection, and public health, with an emphasis on novel field-scale studies and/or data collection and the validation of predictive models.
We invite the submission of research articles related to the interconnections between climate change, source water, and public health including, but not limited to, the following:
- Climate-induced changes to the occurrence of DBPs and DBP precursors;
- mobilization of contaminants (including emerging contaminants such as PFAS) due to changing climate conditions;
- resilience of drinking water systems to severe climate events;
- watershed-scale models of water quality under climate conditions;
- field studies of water quality before, during, and/or after climate events;
- community-based monitoring of source water quality with a connection to climate change and public health;
- studies connecting water source protection and climate change to enhance public health.
We encourage the submission of original research articles, reviews, case studies, and technical notes that will contribute to the advancement of knowledge on the connections between climate change, source water quality, and human health.
Dr. Carolyn Rodak
Dr. Shannon Roback
Guest Editors
Dr. Richard Weisman
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- climate change
- water quality
- disinfection byproducts
- drinking water
- public health
- source water protection
- water infracture
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