JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY

Journal Title

JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY

J CONTAM HYDROL

ISSN / eISSN

0169-7722 / 1873-6009

Aims and Scope

The Journal of Contaminant Hydrology is an international journal publishing scientific articles pertaining to the contamination of subsurface water resources. Emphasis is placed on investigations of the physical, chemical, and biological processes influencing the behavior and fate of organic and inorganic contaminants in the unsaturated (vadose) and saturated (groundwater) zones, as well as at groundwater-surface water interfaces. The ecological impacts of contaminants transported both from and to aquifers are of interest. Articles on contamination of surface water only, without a link to groundwater, are out of the scope. Broad latitude is allowed in identifying contaminants of interest, and include legacy and emerging pollutants, nutrients, nanoparticles, pathogenic microorganisms (e.g., bacteria, viruses, protozoa), microplastics, and various constituents associated with energy production (e.g., methane, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide).

The journal's scope embraces a wide range of topics including: experimental investigations of contaminant sorption, diffusion, transformation, volatilization and transport in the surface and subsurface; characterization of soil and aquifer properties only as they influence contaminant behavior; development and testing of mathematical models of contaminant behaviour; innovative techniques for restoration of contaminated sites; development of new tools or techniques for monitoring the extent of soil and groundwater contamination; transformation of contaminants in the hyporheic zone; effects of contaminants traversing the hyporheic zone on surface water and groundwater ecosystems; subsurface carbon sequestration and/or turnover; and migration of fluids associated with energy production into groundwater.

Subject Area

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

WATER RESOURCES

CiteScore

6.40 View Trend

CiteScore Ranking

Category	Quartile	Rank
Environmental Science - Water Science and Technology	Q1	#41/248
Environmental Science - Environmental Chemistry	Q2	#47/139

Web of Science Core Collection

Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)	Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
Indexed	-

Category (Journal Citation Reports 2023)	Quartile
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES - SCIE	Q2
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY - SCIE	Q2
WATER RESOURCES - SCIE	Q2

H-index

90

Country/Area of Publication

NETHERLANDS

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Frequency

Monthly

Year Publication Started

1986

Annual Article Volume

113

Open Access

NO

Contact

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 1000 AE