TY - SER AU - Drioli,Enrico AU - Aljlil,Saad A. ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Applied Water Science SN - 2190-5495 CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer. KW - Water-supply KW - Hydrogeology KW - Private international law KW - Conflict of laws KW - International law KW - Comparative law KW - Industrial engineering KW - Production engineering KW - Water pollution KW - Nanotechnology KW - Water Industry/Water Technologies KW - Industrial and Production Engineering KW - Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution KW - Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law N2 - Applied Water Science explores water scarcity solutions from a holistic system oriented viewpoint. From the sustainable management of natural water resources to the development of the technologies and infrastructure for the production of clean fresh water from natural and waste water. The journal accepts innovative and sound theoretical research on different water issues, exploring potential alternative water sources via recycling and reuse of wastewater with a focus on arid and semiarid environments and the following topics; water desalination, drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment, water resources planning, investigation and management. Applied Water Science is a quarterly Open Access journal (supported by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology) free to submit and free to read for all. Article-processing charges are covered for all authors. It accepts original and review articles as well as book reviews for publication. All the manuscripts are single-blind peer-reviewed for scientific quality and acceptance. Every year KACST awards the best paper with the KACST Medal and $ 5000 UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/13201.2190-5495 ER -