Water, Volume 17, Issue 8

After a series of rainfall-related slope incidents that threatened immediately protected entities, the Taipei City government initiated a slope deformation monitoring and investigation program for potential landslides in its administrative districts...

This study evaluates the potential water availability in Barka Slough and the effects of changing hydrological conditions on the aquatic habitat of five protected species. Barka Slough is a historically perennial wetland at the downstream western end...

Membrane-based persulfate catalysis technology offers a dual approach to wastewater treatment by facilitating both physical separation and chemical oxidation. This innovative method significantly enhances pollutant removal efficiency while mitigating...

Climate change and rapid urbanization have increased the risk of urban flooding, making timely and accurate flood prediction crucial for disaster response. However, conventional physics-based models are limited in real-time applications due to their...

Excessive phosphorus discharge from fertilizers and detergents has caused severe eutrophication in water bodies, necessitating the upgrading of efficient and cost-effective adsorbents for phosphorus removal. In this study, a novel lanthanum and extra...

As the key sensory indicators for drinking water quality evaluation, the odor problems caused by geosmin (GSM) and dimethylisobornyl alcohol (2-MIB) have led to several major water supply crises around the world. In this paper, the theoretical framew...

Overextraction of groundwater, as well as rapidly changing land use patterns, climatic change, and anthropogenic activities, in the densely populated Melur of Tamil Nadu state in India, has led to aquifer degradation. This study maps the groundwater...

Sediment erosion of hydraulic turbines has gradually become a key factor affecting their long-term stable operation. There are many different factors that can cause erosion in the Francis hydraulic turbine; among them, the vortex occurs in the turbin...

This study quantitatively evaluates Ukraine’s agricultural virtual water footprint over two decades (2001–2021), focusing on ten representative crops with varying water demands. We assess the environmental and economic implications of vir...

Western Kazakhstan is susceptible to desertification, with surface water resource scarcity constraining agricultural development. Groundwater has substantial potential as a reliable and secure alternative to other water resources, particularly for ir...

Water allocation under uncertainty remains a critical challenge in water-scarce regions. This study presents an integrated water allocation model that explicitly incorporates uncertainty through stochastic streamflow simulations and addresses multipl...

In this study, an effective composite material, manganese-modified magnetic dual-sludge biochar (Mn@MDSBC), was developed for the adsorption of ciprofloxacin hydrochloride (CIP). This composite was prepared by means of a simple one-pot method, which...

The systematic evaluation of the water environment in the Yellow River basin is a critical scientific basis for achieving the goals of ecological protection and high-quality development. In this study, a five-dimensional comprehensive evaluation fram...

This study examines the spatiotemporal characteristics of extreme precipitation indices in Iran. It analyzes data from 38 synoptic stations across the country, covering the period from 1990 to 2020, focusing on the 11 most common extreme precipitatio...

This article deals with the removal of manganese from water via ultrafiltration and the oxidation of manganese with chlorine dioxide or potassium permanganate before ultrafiltration. The dose of oxidizing agents, time of contact with water, and manga...

Water quality in urban streams is critical for the health of aquatic and human life, as it impacts both the environment and water availability. The strong impacts of changing climate and land use on water quality necessitate a better understanding of...

Coral reefs are well known for their diversity and value, providing habitats for a third of marine species within just 0.2% of the ocean. However, these natural habitats face significant threats and degradation, leading to unresolved issues related t...

Perfluorinated and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), as an emerging type of pollutant, always pollute water quality to a certain extent. The occurrence, source, and risk of PFASs in the Fuyang River are not well understood. For the first time, the...

Reliable identification of river hydrograph separation is crucial for prioritizing water source areas to be protected from pollution. A field study was carried out in a hilly catchment with diverse land uses, located in Southwest China. A novel water...

This paper explores the intersection of water quality management and advanced metaheuristic algorithms (MAs) by optimizing the location of water quality sensors in urban water networks. A comparative analysis of ten cutting-edge MAs, Harris Hawk Opti...

Spoil heaps have become a major source of anthropogenic soil erosion, but the hydrological responses and erosion mechanisms of in situ slopes under rainstorms remain poorly understood. We performed simulated rainfall experiments at real estate (Site...

Freshwater scarcity is a growing concern, exacerbated by industrial effluents containing dyes and other pollutants that endanger aquatic ecosystems. This study explores the potential of biochar sorbents, derived from renewable seaweed biomass, as a s...

Cyanobacteria harmful blooms (Cyano-HABs) have become a globally critical environmental issue, threatening freshwater ecosystems by degrading water quality and posing risks to human and aquatic life. Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a), a key biomarker of bloom in...

Petroleum hydrocarbon contamination has emerged as a significant global environmental issue, severely impacting soil microbial communities and their functions. This study employed high-throughput sequencing to systematically analyze the bacterial com...

Global water scarcity and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represent two escalating crises that urgently demand integrated and effective solutions. While wastewater reuse is increasingly promoted as a strategy to alleviate water scarcity, conventional...

The agricultural sector faces growing environmental and societal pressures to balance natural resource use with food security, particularly within the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus (WEFE). Increasing water demand, competition, and challenges lik...

In the context of intensifying climate and environmental changes, the high resilience of irrigation district infrastructure is of crucial importance for sustainable agriculture and water security. This paper proposes a resilience assessment indicator...

Coral reefs play an essential ecological role in maintaining marine water quality by naturally filtering contaminants. This study investigates the quantitative capability of coral reef ecosystems to reduce waterborne pollutants using biologically med...

This research focuses on groundwater mapping for the Çumra and Beyşehir Basins in Konya, a semi-arid region in Turkey that plays a crucial role in agriculture and the food industry. Geographic information systems (GIS), the analytical hie...

The vertical inline pump, a single-stage centrifugal pump with a bent elbow inlet, is widely used in marine engineering. The unique water inlet passage combined with uneven inflow at the impeller inlet tends to form an inlet vortex and secondary flow...

In this study, inexpensive, environmentally friendly, and biodegradable cellulose filter paper was used to load nano zero-valent iron (nZVI), effectively improving the dispersibility of nZVI and successfully preparing the supported modified cellulose...

Lake Żarnowieckie, one of the largest lakes in northern Poland, hosts a high number of waterfowl during the non-breeding season. This study presents data on bird abundance from two periods. From 1986 to 1990, coinciding with the early colonizati...

Promoting water conservation is crucial for building a modern ecological civilization. The water resource tax helps enforce water-saving policies and strict usage controls. The difference-in-differences (DID) method avoids endogeneity and omitted var...

To elucidate the structural characteristics and environmental drivers of plankton communities in alpine reservoirs, we examined phytoplankton and zooplankton in the Daqing Reservoir (China) across 13 sampling sites. Redundancy analysis (RDA) and Pear...

Human activities and environmental changes have severely compromised water quality in river basins, posing challenges to ecosystems, public health, and sustainable development [...]

The effect of low-molecular-weight dissolved organic matter (LDOM) on antimony enrichment in groundwater remains unclear. In this study, the spectroscopic and molecular characteristics of high- and low-Sb groundwater are compared using optical spectr...

Climate-induced hydrological risks and deteriorating infrastructure present major challenges for small river basins in border regions, particularly in non-EU countries with limited institutional capacity and funding. These issues are especially acute...

Benzodiazepines (BZDs), potent sedative and hypnotic drugs widely prescribed in psychiatry, pose a high risk of dependence and are globally abused. This study used wastewater-based epidemiology to investigate the consumption patterns of BZDs across f...

Comparison of soil water sensors for irrigation scheduling requires an accurate reference measurement. An Acclima TDR-310H soil water content sensor was calibrated and validated for sand, loamy sand, clay loam, sandy clay loam, and sandy loam soils....

With the frequent occurrence of extreme weather events worldwide, the compound frequency of drought and flood events has significantly increased, imposing multidimensional pressures on agricultural water resource management. Agricultural water consum...

This review assesses gaps in water quality modeling, emphasizing opportunities to improve next-generation models that are essential for managing water quality and are integral to meeting goals of scientific and management agencies. In particular, thi...

Soil moisture content has a direct effect on the growth rate and survival rate of trees. However, previous studies on soil moisture have often focused on the topsoil, lacking effective monitoring of long-term dynamic changes in deep soil layers. In t...

Printing and dyeing wastewater is known for its high color intensity, complex composition, and low biodegradability, making its treatment a significant challenge in environmental protection. Dolomite is a natural mineral with abundant reserves and ca...

The evaluation of water resource carrying capacity (WRCC) is crucial for guiding regional water management. This study established a WRCC evaluation index system and standards for the middle and lower Yangtze River, covering four subsystems: water re...

This study investigated the deformation characteristics and mechanisms of the Baiyansizu landslide under the coupled effects of crack development, rainfall infiltration, and road loading. Numerical simulations were performed using GeoStudio software...

The effectiveness of ozone (O₃) in eliminating various types of microorganisms, as well as in oxidizing a wide range of contaminants present in wastewater, and drinking water, is extensively documented in the literature, along with the required conce...

Rainfall intensity, grass coverage, and slope are key factors controlling runoff and soil erosion processes. However, the coupled analysis and interactive effects of erosion factors under vegetation influence remain at the stage of mechanistic explor...

Agriculture consumes a large amount of water. Water-saving initiatives can alter the water cycles in irrigation areas, thereby influencing the ecological and environmental processes associated with water circulation. The greater the intensity, scale,...

Nature-based solutions represent a decentralized wastewater treatment proposal, offering diverse mechanisms for effectively removing emerging contaminants, particularly acidic pharmaceuticals. This study evaluated the performance of acidic-drug (dicl...

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an industrial chemical used primarily in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. BPA is considered an endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC) because it interferes with hormonal systems. Over the decades, several...