Modern Methods for Analysis of Water and Related Environmental Samples

Dear Colleagues,

Water pollution has become a source of serious concern, which requires additional research to better protect natural water resources. Appropriate solutions will be best provided by an improved understanding of the behavior and fate of the pollutants and the potential impacts. Nevertheless, to both quantitatively and qualitatively protect water resources and the entire environment, the tools required to provide a diagnosis of the current state of the environment must be defined. Currently, several appropriate techniques for the characterization of environmental matrices are available. However, no technique is appropriate to study all of the various pollutants present in the environment, because each of them allows access to a specific resolution. Each technique does not have the same performance, nor the same operating cost and does not provide the same information. If the various techniques operate differently, they can be alternatives or complementary to each other. Sampling, extraction, sample preparation and analysis techniques have been improved continuously and depend on the scientific and technical evolution. This Special Issue focuses on the modern methods for the sample preparation and the analysis of water and related environmental samples.

Large materials of chemicals substances are widely used in the composition of industrial, household and agricultural products. Due to their widespread application, organic and inorganic pollutants are contiuously dispersed in the environment, and water act as final receptors of the pollutants. Moreover, some natural substances contribute to the modification of water quality. The natural environment, particularly the aquatic medium, are heavily impacted due to the antropogenic pressure and climate change.

The preservation of water in the natural environment is a key issue for durable development. However, despite the need to protect water resources and ecosystems quantitatively and qualitatively is established, the tools to provide a holistic diagnosis of the current state of the pollution sources and the appropriate preservation techniques remains to be identified. Indeed, for the characterisation and protection of the natural environment, the development of robust, sensitive and selective methods is the essential step. To date, numerous techniques have been proposed for the analysis of water and the related environment. This Special Issue of Water will focus on modern methods of analysis for water and related environmental samples. This could include the extraction and sample preparation technique or the identification and quantification of organic and inorganic pollutants. It also concerns the novel method for the characterisation of physico-chemical properties of the aquatic medium. Original research articles, reviews, and short communications are all welcome.

Dr. Sopheak Net
Dr. Ludovic Lesven
Guest Editors

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• analytical method development
• sample preparation
• water analysis
• analytical chemistry
• water-sediment interface
• emerging pollutants
• soil analysis
• metal contamination
• organic pollutants
• elemental speciation
• instrumental analytical chemistry
• environmental pollution/Contamination
• non-target, suspect and target screening