Biogeochemical Cycling of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Groundwater Systems
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Hydrogeology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 August 2023) | Viewed by 448
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nitrogen; phosphorus; ammonium; groundwater; dissolved organic matter; isotope; groundwater–lake interaction
Interests: hydrogeochemistry; groundwater; nitrogen; arsenic; biogeochemistry; microbe
Interests: groundwater; ammonium; groundwater pollution remediation; unsaturated zone; risk assessment
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Dear Colleagues,
High concentrations of nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) in groundwater pose a potential risk to human health and aquatic ecology. Understanding the biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen and phosphorus in groundwater systems can provide important evidence for mitigating the risks to human health and aquatic ecology. Although this is a topic that has been thoroughly debated, there are still significant gaps in the literature regarding the tracing of sources, the identification of biogeochemical processes, the assessment of health risks, remediation of nitrogen- or phosphorus-contaminated groundwater, etc. To fill these substantial knowledge gaps, this Special Issue of Water titled “Biogeochemical Cycling of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Groundwater Systems” is devoted primarily to (1) tracing sources of nitrate, ammonium, and phosphorus, as well as organic forms of nitrogen and phosphorus in various types of aquifer systems; (2) identifying biogeochemical processes that control the fate of various forms of nitrogen and phosphorus in groundwater systems, including enrichment processes and natural attenuation processes; (3) assessing the health and ecological risks of nitrogen and phosphorus in groundwater, and developing related assessment methods; (4) conducting laboratory or field studies on the remediation of nitrogen- and phosphorus-contaminated groundwater, and developing related materials or technologies. We would like to invite you to submit a paper for this Special Issue, which will improve the knowledge base of the global scientific community, concerning the biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen and phosphorus in groundwater systems. This Special Issue represents the possibility of acquiring new knowledge about the biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen and phosphorus in groundwater, and providing new evidence for safe groundwater supply and protection of groundwater-dependent aquatic systems.
We hereby invite papers that present original research or reviews on the above topic and hope to receive many high-quality submissions.
Please feel free to share this invitation with your colleagues, and we hope that you will have a chance to contribute to this Special Issue. The reviewing process of the Special Issue papers will follow the standard reviewing schedule of Water.
Prof. Dr. Yao Du
Dr. Wei Xiu
Prof. Dr. Rui Zuo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nitrogen
- phosphorus
- groundwater
- ammonium
- nitrate
- aquifer
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