Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Water Pollution

Water pollution refers to the contamination of water bodies by harmful substances that degrade water quality and threaten aquatic ecosystems and human health. Research published in Water examines multiple dimensions of this challenge, including agricultural impacts on wetland water quality, industrial contamination …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 54× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2769-2264 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Water pollution refers to the contamination of water bodies by harmful substances that degrade water quality and threaten aquatic ecosystems and human health. Research published in Water examines multiple dimensions of this challenge, including agricultural impacts on wetland water quality, industrial contamination of river systems, and the effectiveness of wastewater treatment technologies for specific industries such as dairy processing. Studies have investigated water quality in diverse geographic contexts, from African wetlands and municipal water sources to Amazonian rivers affected by industrial activity and Asian lake ecosystems receiving water replenishment. The journal has also published work on bioindicators for pollution monitoring, including the use of freshwater bivalves and mosquito larvae to assess contamination levels in river systems. Additional research addresses broader environmental impacts such as solid waste disposal effects on water resources. This body of work reflects the complexity of water pollution as both a local and global concern, encompassing point-source industrial discharges, diffuse agricultural runoff, inadequate wastewater management, and the cumulative effects of human activities on freshwater and wetland systems that provide essential services to communities and ecosystems.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 54 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Water Pollution, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Water (ISSN 2769-2264).

Journal editorial board
Ruth Pereira · Portugal Miklas Scholz · United Kingdom Yukinori SATO · Japan

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