Call for abstracts session HS2.2.3 "Uncovering contamination and climate impacts in aquatic systems: the role of stable isotope techniques in advancing sustainable water management"
Dear colleagues,
The abstract submission for the EGU General Assembly in Vienna is open. We invite you to submit to our session.
Water systems worldwide are under increasing pressure due to the combination of anthropogenic and natural drivers, resulting in the degradation of water resources in both quantity and quality. Among the key contributors, water pollution and climate change remain in the spotlight. In this framework, efficient and sustainable management of water resources is a pivotal challenge that humanity must face from now on, which demands integrated multidisciplinary and multiparametric approaches. Stable isotopes are a valuable tool with countless applications in water sciences. The inventory of stable isotopes implemented in water resources management studies, has continuously grown over the years, including traditional (e.g., oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur) and unconventional isotopes (e.g., transition metals). Stable isotope analyses can be used to trace water origin and evolution as well as its circulation patterns and recharge processes in different geological contexts. Also, to unravel the origin of specific solutes (e.g., pollutants) in surface and groundwaters and its transformation processes, including the potential determination of these processes products. This session welcomes multidisciplinary contributions focused on applying stable isotopes through innovative approaches aiming to trace the origin and fate of pollutants as well as climate impacts in water systems aiming to advance towards sustainable water resources management.
The deadline for the abstract submission is January 15, 2026 (1 pm, CET)
Convener: Lorenzo Chemeri; Co-Conveners: Marco Taussi, Stefano Natali and Rosanna Margalef.
Looking forward to receiving your submission.
Kind regards,
Marco, Lorenzo, Stefano and Rosanna
