Water Resource Management Using Microbial Solutions

Water resource management is critically challenged by increasing demands and environmental limitations, particularly within agriculture, where the purity and supply of water are essential. Microbial processes such as microbiologically induced precipitation and degradation present a novel approach in environmental biotechnology, offering solutions for treating and recycling water.

For instance, the use of bacteria for nitrate removal through denitrification helps reduce groundwater contamination, while microbial fuel cells purify wastewater by generating electricity as they break down organic matter. Algae-based systems also absorb heavy metals and nutrients, improving water quality. Agricultural wastewater, often loaded with pollutants, highlights the need for such innovative treatments capable of handling both organic and inorganic contaminants effectively.

This Research Topic aims to explore the extensive potential of microbial technologies in managing water resources. It will critically assess how microbial solutions can improve water treatment efficiencies, focusing particularly on their scalability and sustainability in various agricultural settings.

We invite contributions of Original Research, Review, Methods and Perspective articles that cover, but are not limited to, the following themes:

• Integration of microbial solutions in existing water management systems;

• Impact of microbial technologies on water resource management efficiency and sustainability;

• Advances in microbial degradation and precipitation processes;

• Utilization of engineered microbial consortia for bioremediation and water purification;

• Strategies for applying microbial solutions in specific agricultural settings.

Please note that Microbiotechnology does not consider descriptive studies that are solely based on amplicon (e.g., 16S rRNA) profiles, unless they are accompanied by a clear hypothesis and experimentation and provide insight into the microbiological system or process being studied.

Article types and fees

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• FAIR² DATA Direct Submission
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• Opinion
• Original Research
• Perspective
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Article types

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• FAIR² DATA Direct Submission
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• Opinion
• Original Research
• Perspective
• Review
• Systematic Review
• Technology and Code

Keywords: Water Resource Management, Microbial Water Treatment, Groundwater Contamination, Wastewater Purification, Agricultural Wastewater, Sustainable Water Solutions, Contaminant Removal

Important note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.