Water, Volume 17, Issue 1

This study estimated the economic value of international fisheries observer programs for Korean distant water fisheries using the contingent valuation method (CVM). The model included economic factors, socio-demographic variables, and proxy variables...

Non-point source pollution poses a significant threat to global water security, and risk assessment and key source area (CSA) identification are critical for its management. While source–sink landscape models are widely used for non-point sourc...

Using allelochemicals produced by submerged plants to inhibit algal growth is an environmentally friendly approach to controlling harmful algal blooms in eutrophic lakes. This study aimed to evaluate the inhibition of cyanobacterial growth by alleloc...

The volumetric mass transfer coefficients (k_La) of oxygen during sorption and desorption were analyzed using nanobubbles (NBs) of air and pure oxygen under various experimental conditions. The results showed that oxygen NBs achieved an increase in di...

Sustainable Development Goal 6.1 calls for the development of technologies to improve water quality for human consumption to ensure that there is clean drinking water for everyone by 2030. This study aims to contribute to the goal by synthesizing Ce/...

Precipitation within specific return periods plays a crucial role in the design of hydraulic infrastructure for water management. Traditional analytical approaches involve collecting annual maximum precipitation data from a station followed by the ap...

The ubiquitous presence of phenolic compounds in effluents poses a risk to aquatic organisms and human health. This study investigates the responses of the emerging algal-bacterial granular sludge process in treating phenolic wastewater. The results...

This research project aims to develop a basin-scaled 3D hydrogeological model by using Petrel E&P (Petrel 2021©) as the basis for a numerical groundwater flow model developed with “ModelMuse”. A relevant aspect of the project is...

This study examines the responses of soil organic carbon (SOC) pools and their components to agricultural water drainage in paddy fields, with a focus on the wetland–paddy field ecotone of Xingkai Lake, a transboundary lake shared by China and...

Sand mining significantly impacts heavy metal pollution in aquatic ecosystems. However, uncertainties in measured heavy metal concentrations in sediments caused by sand mining activities are unavoidable. To address this, a fuzzy potential ecological...

The prediction of debris flows is essential for safeguarding infrastructure and minimizing the economic losses associated with the hazards. Traditional empirical and theoretical models, while providing foundational insights, often struggle to capture...

With the increasing awareness of sustainable development and the construction of a water-saving society, many Chinese enterprises, especially those with high water-consuming corporations, have begun to pay attention to water-saving management. This s...

Mine water disaster is one of the main natural disasters in underground mining operations, and seriously threatens the safety of mine production and personnel’s life, affecting mine safety and sustainable development. The research on the preven...

Addressing groundwater contamination, this study applies machine learning (ML) algorithms to explore the spatiotemporal dynamics of hexavalent chromium (Cr[VI]) at the Hanford 100-Area. The research uses an extensive long-term monitoring dataset focu...

An adaptable, low-cost, and easy-to-operate biological treatment system for pollutant abatement in aquaculture water at the field pond scale needs to be developed. In this study, the pollutant removal capacity of a stable bioreactor for aquaculture w...

The environmental persistence of antiviral drugs poses serious safety hazards to aquatic ecosystems through their selective pressure on microorganisms, yet the understanding of antiviral drugs’ impact on microbial community structures remains l...

In recent years, climate change has increased the frequency of extreme rainfall events, significantly impacting surface water quality (SWQ). This study focuses on Hangzhou, utilizing rainfall data from June 2021 to May 2024 to calculate a series of r...

The direct vapor equilibration-laser spectroscopy (DVE-LS) method can be used to measure the stable isotopes of soil water (δ²H and δ¹⁸O), a technique that is easier to operate and quicker for sampling compared to the traditional cryogeni...

As a kind of industrial solid waste, lead–zinc waste slag can easily cause heavy metal migration in acid environments, resulting in safety risks. Along these lines, in this work, the waste slag of a lead–zinc mining area in western Qinlin...

Ensuring the ecological water requirements (EWR) suitable for wetlands are upheld is essential for maintaining the stability and health of their ecosystems, a challenge faced by wetlands globally. However, previous studies on EWRs estimation lack a c...

With the requirement of flexible operation of hydraulic turbine units, Francis turbine units have to adjust their output into extended operating ranges in order to match the demand of the power grid, which leads to more off-design conditions. In off-...

As cities have expanded into floodplains, the need for their protection has become crucial, prompting the evolution of flood studies. Here, we describe the operational tools, methods and processes used in flood risk engineering studies in the 1970s,...

The Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) serves as the origin for several major rivers in Asia and acts as a crucial ecological barrier in China, characterized by its regional conservation significance. Production activities in the industrial park in th...

The El Valle Volcanic Complex, located in the province of Cocle, Panama, presents geological characteristics that could be linked to public health problems. This study focuses on the municipalities of San Juan de Dios, Pajonal, and Caballero, where w...

This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the groundwater potential of hard rock aquifers in five diverse African case study areas: Lake Tana Basin and Beles Basin in northwestern Ethiopia and Mount Meru in northern Tanzania (comprising volcani...

In this research, a numerical model for simulating dam break floods was developed utilizing ArcGIS 10.8, 3ds Max 2021, and Flow-3D v11.2 software, with the aim of accurately representing the dam break disaster at Tianchi Lake in Changbai Mountain. Th...

Freeze-melting (F/M) desalination presents a sustainable and energy-efficient alternative to conventional desalination methods. In this study, we evaluated two solar-powered refrigeration systems, using BaCl₂–NH₃ and NH₃–LiNO₃ sorbent&nda...

Leakage in water distribution systems (WDSs) causes a waste of water resources and increased carbon emissions. Rapid and accurate leakage localization to reduce the waste of water resources caused by leakages is an important way to overcome the probl...

Soil moisture is key in maintaining surface energy balance and the hydrological cycle. However, the patterns of soil moisture change at different altitudes and their response to rainfall are not fully understood. The aim of this study is to analyze t...

Climate change-induced alterations in monsoon patterns have exacerbated flooding challenges in Balochistan, Iran. This study addresses the urgent need for improved flood prediction methodologies in data-scarce arid regions by integrating the Muskingu...

The prevalence of microplastics in a wide range of environmental media has attracted increasing attention worldwide. This review article provides a comprehensive and systematic review of the nature, sources, hazards, and removal methods of microplast...

With increasing urbanization, greywater, generated from domestic activities like bathing and washing, is a marginal water resource that can be valorized to meet irrigation demands and overcome water scarcity. This review paper delves into the charact...

Managing high-salinity industrial wastewater poses environmental and operational challenges, particularly in recovering valuable salts like Na₂SO₄. Traditional methods such as evaporation and distillation are energy-intensive (2200 kJ/kg) and environ...

In enclosed water bodies, water quality deterioration has emerged as a critical environmental issue. Eutrophication contributes to phenomena such as red tides and blue tides, raising concerns about foul odors and adverse impacts on surrounding aquati...

With the widespread use of plastic products, microplastic (MP) pollution has become an important factor threatening the water environment and human health. Ultrafiltration (UF) technology, based on organic polymer membranes, is a common method to rem...

Groundwater is considered essential in the world’s current water supply [...]

Armor blocks are extensively deployed to shield vital coastal facilities against wave erosion. Evaluating the wave run-up and reflection under wave impact is essential for the engineering design of new ecological quadrangular hollow blocks. This stud...

This study focuses on optimizing the ozonation process in drinking water production from Lake Butoniga to ensure safe water quality while minimizing disinfection by-products (DBPs). Laboratory simulations were conducted using the Box–Behnken de...

This study proposes a high-precision method for retrieving sea surface salinity (SSS) using GF-1 satellite imagery, focusing on Qinzhou Bay along the Guangxi coast. The analysis identified the spectral index B3×B4/(B1×B2) as having the st...

Permeable dams are an important means for river management and ecology protection. Reasonable dam spacing will help regulate sediment transport and reduce sediment load in lakes. Flume experiments were carried out to investigate the effects of hydrol...

The activity levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), lysozyme (LZM), acid phosphatase (ACP), and alkaline phosphatase (AKP) can reflect the immune status of an organism. The immune status may be affected by extreme changes in the weathe...

Paleoenvironmental insights gleaned from geological history are profoundly important for the discovery and exploitation of mineral resources. In China’s Bohai Bay Basin, the Kongdian Formation represents the principal oil-bearing stratum from t...

Water scarcity and pollution remain two of the most pressing global challenges, with profound implications for public health, environmental sustainability, and economic development [...]

Changing precipitation patterns in the Arctic is a key indicator of climate change, in addition to increasing land and ocean temperatures, but these patterns are not uniform across the circumpolar region. This regional analysis focuses on the Yukon&n...

Rivers play a crucial role in nutrient cycling, yet are increasingly affected by eutrophication due to anthropogenic activities. This study focuses on the Barato River in Hokkaido, Japan, employing an integrated approach of field measurements and Sen...

The accurate assessment of water availability throughout the cassava cropping season (the initial, developmental, mid-season, and late stages) is crucial for mitigating the impacts of climate change on crop production. Using the Mann–Kendall Test, we...

Soil erosion is a significant global environmental issue, especially in important agricultural areas. This study focuses on the Huangshui River Basin in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau from 2000 to 2022. The soil erosion intensity, spatiotemporal cha...

Increasingly frequent weather extremes induce changes in the quantity and quality of surface waters, complicating their use and resource management. These challenges are particularly relevant to dam reservoirs, designed to provide high-quality water...

Increasing numbers of emerging contaminants (ECs) detected in water environments require a detailed understanding of these chemicals’ fate, distribution, transport, and risk in aquatic ecosystems. Modeling is a useful approach for determining E...

This study puts forward a reliability analysis for the bearing performance of piles subjected to the coupled action of chloride corrosion and scouring. A chloride diffusion model was constructed based on the stiffness degradation factor and Fick&rsqu...