Water, Volume 16, Issue 13

This study aims to clarify the characteristics of the riverbed deformation, bank erosion, and channel changes in the lower Sangu River basin using a depth-averaged 2-D flow model where suspended sediment transport is dominant and its flow characteris...

Aeration is crucial for the biological decomposition of organic compounds in wastewater treatment. However, it is a highly energy-intensive process in traditional activated sludge systems, accounting for 50% to 75% of a plant’s electricity cons...

Microplastic pollution (MP) in marine environments around the globe is severe and insufficient precautions have yet to be taken for its prevention. The focus of this study was on quantifying MPs from beach sediment and seawater samples and identifyin...

Processes driving nutrient retention in stormwater green infrastructure (SGI) are not well quantified in water-limited biomes. We examined the role of plant diversity and physiochemistry as drivers of microbial community physiology and soil N dynamic...

The Baihetan Hydropower Station reservoir area began impoundment in 2021, triggering the reactivation of ancient landslides and the formation of new ones. This not only caused direct landslide disasters but also significantly increased the likelihood...

Great Lakes coastal wetlands are under considerable stress from numerous anthropogenic threats, including the introduction of invasive species. Common Carp, an invasive species in North America, has been well documented as an influential wetland stre...

One method of processing municipal waste biogas plant digestate is to separate it into solid and liquid fractions. Since the digestate can be a potential source of water, it must undergo the appropriate treatment. Pressurised membrane processes prece...

This study implemented and assessed, over a period of four weeks, a full-scale constructed wetland designed to collect and treat the greywater for a rural household located in an arid environment typical of Africa’s Sahel region. The system was...

This paper presents the results of a mesocosm experiment for the evaluation of remote sensing chlorophyll-a (chl-a) concentration estimations in an anthropogenic water reservoir. The chl-a presence in the water causes changes in the water surface ref...

Biomimetic pumps can effectively enhance the hydrodynamics of plain river networks, improve the water environment, and facilitate the transport of sticky bottom sediment. In this paper, a biomimetic pump equipped with an NACA0012 wing profile was use...

This study focuses on the non-hydrostatic groundwater dynamics of a meso-tidal sandy beach under the influence of tides and waves. A field campaign was conducted at Lacanau Beach, France, during four consecutive tide cycles in March 2022. Groundwater...

Seawater contamination is a global challenge due to its hazardous effects on marine organisms and human health. Twenty-three surface seawater samples were collected from the Al Lith intertidal area along the Saudi Red Sea coast to evaluate the ecolog...

The uneven distribution of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) continuous stations in the Yellow River Basin, combined with the sparse distribution of GNSS continuous stations in some regions and the weak far-field load signals, poses challenge...

The Taoudéni Basin, spanning 20% of Burkina Faso, holds vital aquifers for the Sahel’s water security and development. However, limited understanding of these aquifers’ hydrodynamics, including the flow patterns, mineralization processes, and renewal...

The ecological restoration of submerged plants is one of the most widely used technologies in the remediation of eutrophic water bodies. This technology mainly removes nitrogen, phosphorus, and other nutrients in water through the absorption effects...

Water management strategies in the Ile River basin (Republic of Kazakhstan) have traditionally relied on historical data without fully considering the potential impacts of climate change. This gap can lead to underestimating the changes in temperatur...

Jordan experienced flash floods that resulted in numerous fatalities and injuries. This research focuses on identifying the Wadi Mujib’s flash flood potential zones and evaluating their potential magnitude. In this work, hydrological models wer...

Bioremediation has drawn widespread concern in passivating heavy metals, but the intense toxicity of heavy metals to biological cells limits the application of functional strains. Herein, goethite-modified biochar (GMB) was chosen as the carrier to i...

Modeling sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) discharges based on flows measured at pumping stations presents specific challenges distinct from modeling combined sewer overflow (CSO) discharges and is insufficiently studied. This paper presents a methodolog...

Alkaline coal mine drainage represents one of the most critical issues in the coal industry, driven by complex hydro-biogeochemical processes. However, the interplay of hydrogeochemical and biogeochemical interactions in alkaline coal mine drainage i...

In this study, future precipitation and drought in the Ca river basin, Vietnam, were projected based on an ensemble of 27 CMIP6 models for four climate change scenarios. The impact of climate change on precipitation and drought was investigated. Mont...

The groundwater of the Luohe Formation in Binchang mining area is the main source of water for industrial and agricultural use and for drinking water for residents in the area. In order to study the hydrochemical characteristics and water-quality sta...

The widespread adoption of high concrete gravity dams in China and globally underscores the necessity for enhancing design processes to address potential risks, notably hydraulic fracture. This study delves into this urgency by scrutinizing common de...

In the face of climate change and human activities, Central Asia’s (CA) terminal lake basins (TLBs) are shrinking, leading to deteriorating natural environments and serious soil wind erosion (SWE), which threatens regional socio-economic develo...

Heavy metal pollution in the soil around bauxite mines, especially cadmium pollution, is becoming more and more severe due to this mining becoming more frequent. Therefore, it is urgent to develop green and safe remediation technology. Biostimulants...

This paper examines the prospects for developing and implementing a binational water management agreement for the transboundary Santa Cruz River that crosses the US–Mexico boundary near the sister cities of Nogales, Sonora–Nogales, Arizon...

An evaluation and interpretation of the obtained results focusing the hydraulic conductivity of anthropogenic saturated soil, k, has been performed on an urban area vadose zone. Four methods have been used to quantify the hydraulic conductivity: the...

Groundwater contamination source recognition is an important prerequisite for subsequent remediation efforts. To overcome the limitations of single inversion methods, this study proposed a two-stage inversion framework by integrating two primary inve...

This study investigates the effectiveness of Chlorella vulgaris in treating copper, cadmium, and zinc in aqueous solutions; the aim of this study was to examine the effects of various factors on the adsorption capacity of Chlorella in water. This stu...

Cadmium pollution is a serious environmental issue that has an impact on both the ecosystem and human health. As a result, its removal from water is essential. Agro-industrial wastes are suggested as a sustainable adsorbent option, as they are among...

Machine learning (ML) applications in hydrology are revolutionizing our understanding and prediction of hydrological processes, driven by advancements in artificial intelligence and the availability of large, high-quality datasets. This review explor...

Climate change is affecting the snow cover conditions on a global scale, leading to changes in the extent and duration of snow cover as well as variations in the start and end of snow cover seasons. These changes can have a paramount impact on runoff...

Surface water resources have played a fundamental role in the development of human societies. Considering that different agricultural and industrial activities are carried out in the Acacias River basin, the main objective of this research was to ana...

Rural decentralized domestic wastewater treatment (DDWT) facilities, as an alternative to centralized sewage treatment plants, have been rapidly developed in rural areas worldwide. However, the lack of performance evaluations and operational status a...

The oceans and seas are vital resources for human life and fundamental to global economic growth. With the expansion of globalization and increasing demand for resource exploitation, the ocean economy has emerged as a critical support for economic gr...

Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) is closely linked to the sustainable management of water resources and sanitation worldwide. SDG 6.4, in particular, aims to significantly improve water-use efficiency across all sectors by 2030. It is important...

Small-sized microplastics (MPs) pose concerns about potential risks to both the environment and human health. However, research on MP pollution is hampered by limitations in the detection techniques. Also, few studies have provided insight into the r...

The 204-million-hectare Brazilian tropical savanna (Cerrado biome), located in the central part of Brazil, constitutes the main region of food and natural fiber production in the country. An important part of this production is based on center pivot...

Freshwater is a limited resource that is needed by all living things. However, the available amount of it cannot counterbalance the explosion of the human population in recent years. This condition is worsened because of the contamination of many bod...

In this study, we applied the penalized maximum F test (PMF) method in the Relative Homogenization test V4 (RHtestV4) package without reference series to improve the reliability of monthly mean long-term sea surface salinity (SSS) data. The data were...

Soils and water are major resources that drive a country’s economy, and therefore should be conserved and utilized sustainably. However, in Kenya, these two resources are facing huge depletion and degradation due to anthropogenic factors and cl...

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Water scarcity in Tunisia’s semi-arid regions necessitates advanced brackish water desalination solutions. This study evaluates the long-term performance and fouling characteristics of the largest brackish water reverse osmosis desalination pla...

Rainfall serves as a lifeline for crop cultivation in many agriculture-dependent countries including India. Being spatio-temporal data, the forecasting of rainfall becomes a more complex and tedious process. Application of conventional time series mo...

Cladophora is commonly found in marine and freshwater around the globe and provides productivity for littoral zone microorganisms and invertebrates. The eutrophication of the water body has led to the abnormal proliferation of Cladophora in some wate...

Since ancient times, dams have been built to store water, control rivers, and irrigate agricultural land to meet human needs. By the end of the 19th century, hydroelectric power stations arose and extended the purposes of dams. Today, dams can be see...

As emerging pollutants, pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in water have attracted more and more attention because of their harmfulness to the ecosystem and human health. Due to the perpetual input from sewage/wastewater effluents, la...

Ensemble precipitation forecasts (EPFs) derived from single numerical weather predictions (NWPs) often miss extreme events, and individual hydrological models (HMs) often fail to accurately capture all types of flows, including flood peaks. To addres...

This study provides an in-depth analysis of the hydrochemical characteristics and their controlling factors in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. Through water quality sampling and analysis over two hydrological periods within a year, combined wi...

Lack of access to piped water, as well as inadequate quantity and quality of water, are risk factors for acute gastrointestinal infections. In 2022, 4.9% of households in Mexico did not have piped water; 19.3% lacked, at some point, sufficient water...