Water, Volume 17, Issue 10

Under the 1960 Indus Water Treaty, Pakistan owned the Western rivers (Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab) and India the Eastern rivers (Ravi, Suleimanki, and Beas). Pakistan’s per capita water availability will reduce from 5260 m³ to less than 1000 m³ b...

The interaction of the Almone River with groundwater in the Caffarella area (Rome, Italy) was investigated using a multi-method approach based on hydrogeological and radon analyses. Eleven measurement stations were established along the river at dist...

The irrational development of traditional irrigation districts has negatively impacted ecosystems, while current evaluation indicators for ecological irrigation districts lack systematic and objective selection. To address this, a new model and multi...

Effective flood management requires a comprehensive understanding of interactions between multiple flooding sources. This study investigates compound flooding in the Brisbane River Estuary (BRE), Australia, using the MIKE 21 hydrodynamic model to ass...

Seepage forces due to the flow of water inside embankment hydraulic structures, such as dams or levees, result in internal erosion or piping. This will result in a reduction in soil strength, causing the failure of hydraulic structures. Stabilization...

In recent decades, wetlands have played a significant role in the global carbon cycle, making it essential to quantify their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at regional, national, and international levels. This study examines three dammed water bodies...

Carbonate rock slopes in reservoir environments are increasingly exposed to dissolution-induced deterioration due to water level fluctuations. However, the influence of internal structures—particularly calcite veins—on dissolution behavio...

The constant increase in industrialization and urbanization has led to the regular discharge of wastewater into the environment in excessive amounts, which has caused significant impacts on both human and wildlife ecosystems. The sustainable manageme...

The Pantanal, considered the world’s largest floodplain, exhibits hydrological and ecological dynamics that are intrinsically linked to water inflows from the surrounding highlands. While the impacts of large-scale climatic phenomena and land-u...

Marine plastic pollution (MPP) has become one of the most pressing environmental challenges, severely affecting marine ecosystems and human health. Even though international agreements such as UNCLOS and the International Convention for the Preventio...

The Anaerobic–Swing Aerobic–Anoxic–Oxic (ASAO) process was developed to tackle problems such as temperature sensitivity during the Anaerobic–Oxic–Anoxic (AOA) process. By introducing a swing zone (S zone) with adjustable...

Aquifer health assessment is essential for sustainable groundwater management, particularly in semi-arid regions with challenging geological conditions. This study presents a novel methodology for assessing aquifer health in the Barakar River Basin,...

Polyphenols show promising application prospects as a novel natural disinfectant for drinking water. This study employed a simulated pipe network system to investigate the effects of tea polyphenols at an initial concentration of 5 mg/L on the charac...

This study presents an elastic one-dimensional numerical model to simulate the filling process of a large-scale, partially drained pipeline with an undulating profile, incorporating bypass systems. The model uses the Method of Characteristics to solv...

While at the global level, water stress does not seem to present a serious threat to the sustainability of freshwater withdrawal and use, the situation appears much grimmer if a closer look is given to the status of the freshwater resources at basin...

Processing of meat waste into meat and bone meal generates wastewater that must be properly treated to minimize its environmental impact. In addition to its high organic load, it contains microorganisms, including pathogens, that pose a threat to hum...

Taking the coastal area of Binhai County, Jiangsu Province, as an example, this study first investigated the basic natural geography and the regional geological and hydrogeological conditions of the study area, and then carried out in-depth geophysic...

This study investigated the impact of land use change on water quality in the Xinxian River Basin amidst rapid urbanization. While previous studies have predominantly focused on single-scale buffer analyses or specific land use types, the interaction...

Shanxi Province, a key energy base and water source in China, has long borne the responsibility of supplying external resources. Ensuring the security of its water–energy–food (WEF) resilience has remained a persistent challenge for local...

Statistical distributions play a crucial role in water resources management and civil engineering, particularly for analyzing data variability and predicting rare events with extremely long return periods (e.g., T = 1000 years, T = 10,000 years). Amo...

Surface runoff change is significantly influenced by both human activities and climate change. Decoupling their respective contributions to runoff change represents a critical frontier in hydrological research and a pressing challenge for water resou...

Under the dual pressures of global climate change and rapid urbanization, urban drainage systems (UDS) face severe challenges caused by extreme precipitation events and altered surface hydrological processes. The drainage paradigm is shifting toward...

The quality characteristics of runoff water during selected precipitation events in planted coniferous (C_P) and natural deciduous (D_N) forest stands in Pocheon-si, 27.0 km north of Seoul, were assessed via the mean event concentrations and discharge...

This study addresses the water hammer protection challenges in the JH gravity-fed bifurcated pipeline network system in Xinjiang, China. A hydraulic transient numerical model is developed using the one-dimensional method of characteristics and implem...

Photocatalytic degradation technology is an important tool for treating trichloroethylene (TCE) pollution in water bodies. While previous studies have focused on catalyst optimization and degradation kinetics for trichloroethylene (TCE) photocatalysi...

This review examines various methods for the design and optimization of horizontal-axis hydrokinetic turbines. A detailed analysis is presented of the results from numerical and experimental studies on small axial hydrokinetic turbines optimized thro...

Significant progress has been made in understanding how extreme precipitation responds to climate warming across various time scales. However, the impact of urbanization on these events remains unclear. This study aims to thoroughly examine the effec...

The issue of sulfate (SO₄²⁻) pollution in groundwater has already attracted widespread attention from scientists. However, at the large-scale regional level, especially in areas with groundwater overexploitation, the pollution mechanisms and so...

Inland water transport, a critical component of integrated transportation systems, relies on the unobstructed status of critical waterways to ensure network efficiency. Firstly, a weighted topological network was constructed based on waterway class a...

The golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) poses environmental and infrastructural challenges due to its ability to attach to various substrates and form dense colonies. These colonies are difficult to remove and threaten hydroelectric power stations, w...

Developments in science and technology and the increasing scope of human activities have led to the gradual realization of the potential of oceans in terms of their resources, environment, space, and strategic value [...]

This study examines the stability of the Huangyukou landslide in Yanqing District, Beijing, under varying rainfall conditions, focusing on the effects of rainfall infiltration and surface runoff on slope stability. Using a combination of field survey...

The abuse of chemical agents in wastewater treatment is very universal. However, accurate predictive models capable of addressing this issue rely on precise and abundant data. Limitations in sampling frequency and equipment often lead to insufficient...

Zero-valent iron (ZVI), particularly in its nanoscale form (nZVI), is now considered a highly promising material for the remediation of toxic metal ions from polluted groundwater owing to its strong reductive potential, significant surface area, and...

Human activities are the main sources of antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs) and mobile genetic elements (MGEs) in the ecosystems of lakes. This research analyzed the abundance of four ARGs (sulI, tetX, cmlA, and aac(6′)-Ib-cr) and one MGE (intI)...

This paper investigated sectoral water use and trends in the Mzimvubu to Tsitsikamma Water Management Area 7 (WMA7). The investigation considered the Water Authorisation and Registration Management System (WARMS) database and field surveys as a sourc...

A detailed characterization of evapotranspiration (ET) patterns is of paramount importance for optimizing irrigation scheduling and enhancing water-use efficiency in the North China Plain. To delve into this, a two-season study was conducted at the N...

Identifying potential groundwater areas is of great importance for its sustainable management. This study improves groundwater potential mapping in Fars province, Iran, by integrating Random Forest (RF) and Categorical gradient Boosting (CatBoost) mo...

Species belonging to the crustacean infraorder Astacoidea represent taxa of particular interest from a conservation point of view, such as the threatened European crayfish (i.e., Austropotamobius pallipes), and at the same time include invasive taxa...

The global scarcity of freshwater, particularly in arid regions, has intensified interest in sustainable desalination technologies. Among these, solar still (SS) systems stand out for their low operational costs and environmental compatibility. This...

Interest in microalgae cultivation is continuously growing due to their tremendous potential for a broad spectrum of applications. The established units for the measurement of a crucial parameter for algae growth, i.e., the light dosage in photobiore...

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) can be utilized in a submarine cable landing operation to solve the problems of a deficient buried depth and a limited route. In this study, a numerical model of the pullback process of a submarine cable using HD...

As a major tributary of the Yellow River, the Yiluo River holds vital importance for regional water resource management and ecological sustainability. In this study, the SWAT (version 2012) and PLUS models were used in combination to simulate the hyd...

Fresh groundwater is essential for sustaining life and socio-economic development, particularly in regions with limited safe drinking water alternatives. However, contamination from natural and anthropogenic sources poses severe health and environmen...

Climate change, intensified human activities, and ecological shifts have markedly increased mountain flood risks, threatening communities in vulnerable highland regions. This study used CiteSpace (6.2R6) and VOSviewer (1.6.20) to analyze 1841 Web of...

This study extends previous machine learning work on ion constituent simulation in California’s Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta (Delta) to include three critical water intake locations. The developed Artificial Neural Network models demonstr...

Currently, fixed-parameter proportional–integral–derivative (PID) control is widely adopted by the governor of hydropower units (HPUs), which causes regulation performance to deteriorate during variable operating conditions. To solve this...

The improper discharge of wastewater has increased the presence of pollutants, among which lipids are particularly problematic. These compounds form oily layers that hinder oxygen transfer and sunlight penetration, negatively impacting aquatic ecosys...

A small tombolo on the west coast of Guangdong’s Honghai Bay was investigated using over a decade of satellite imagery. Occasionally, this stream forms a lagoon behind the island, giving the appearance of a double tombolo. However, analysis of...

This study evaluates the performance of CMIP6 models in simulating drought characteristics in the Mekong region, including drought duration, intensity, and severity, using the SPI and SPEI indices. The results show that CMIP6 models are capable of ac...