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Water, Volume 17, Issue 14

2025 July-2 - 126 articles

Cover Story: ROS events and their intensities increased significantly in Changbai Mountains in spring and Altay Mountains and the southeast part of Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau in winter, whereas that of middle and lower Yangtze River Plain decreased significantly in winter. Changes in ROS events and their intensities in snow-rich regions were driven by rainfall days and quantity of rainfall, respectively, and those in regions with more rainfall were driven by snow cover days and snow water equivalents, respectively. View this paper
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Articles (126)

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,574 Views
12 Pages

21 July 2025

To address the slow growth rate of photosynthetic bacteria (PSB), this study introduces pantothenic acid as a biological enhancing factor. The effects of pantothenic acid on PSB proliferation and its effectiveness in treating high-concentration ammon...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,782 Views
21 Pages

Changes in Intra-Annual River Runoff in the Ile and Zhetysu Alatau Mountains Under Climate Change Conditions

  • Rustam G. Abdrakhimov,
  • Victor P. Blagovechshenskiy,
  • Sandugash U. Ranova,
  • Aigul N. Akzharkynova,
  • Sezar Gülbaz,
  • Ulzhan R. Aldabergen and
  • Aidana N. Kamalbekova

21 July 2025

This paper presents the results of studies on intra-annual runoff changes in the Ile River basin based on data from gauging stations up to 2021. Changes in climatic characteristics that determine runoff formation in the mountainous and foothill areas...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,360 Views
18 Pages

Early Leak and Burst Detection in Water Pipeline Networks Using Machine Learning Approaches

  • Kiran Joseph,
  • Jyoti Shetty,
  • Rahul Patnaik,
  • Noel S. Matthew,
  • Rudi Van Staden,
  • Wasantha P. Liyanage,
  • Grant Powell,
  • Nathan Bennett and
  • Ashok K. Sharma

21 July 2025

Leakages in water distribution networks pose a formidable challenge, often leading to substantial water wastage and escalating operational costs. Traditional methods for leak detection often fall short, particularly when dealing with complex or subtl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,039 Views
19 Pages

Prediction of Scouring Hole Morphology Induced by Underwater Jets Using CFD–DEM Simulation

  • Yina Wang,
  • Yang Wang,
  • Jiachen Zhang,
  • Jielong Hu,
  • Zihao Duan and
  • Qibo Zhang

21 July 2025

Underwater jet scouring is an efficient, flexible underwater dredging technique, yet its complex physical mechanisms and dynamic evolution hinder dredging effectiveness evaluation. Existing studies mostly use empirical formulas and neglect the sedime...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,227 Views
23 Pages

21 July 2025

Salinity intrusion is a growing threat to freshwater resources, particularly in low-lying coastal and estuarine regions, necessitating the development of effective early warning systems (EWS) to support timely mitigation. Although various water quali...

  • Article
  • Open Access
994 Views
12 Pages

21 July 2025

This study presents the development of a novel Cu–Co–O-codoped graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) catalyst for efficient peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation to degrade sulfamethoxazole (SMX) in aqueous environments. The synthesized Cu&ndash...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,587 Views
24 Pages

Development of Open-Source Tools for Event-Based Hydrological Modelling Using GIS and Python

  • Andrés F. Almeida-Ñauñay,
  • Ernesto Sanz,
  • Antonio Berlanga,
  • Miguel Ángel Patricio,
  • José M. Molina and
  • Sergio Zubelzu

21 July 2025

Detailed modelling of water dynamics at the catchment is of paramount importance for the optimal management and allocation of water resources. The main objective of this work is to present a set of QGIS-based routines for processing easily available...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,508 Views
31 Pages

Integrating Groundwater Modelling for Optimized Managed Aquifer Recharge Strategies

  • Ghulam Zakir-Hassan,
  • Jehangir F. Punthakey,
  • Catherine Allan and
  • Lee Baumgartner

20 July 2025

Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) is a complex and hidden process of storing surplus water under the ground surface and extracting it as, when and where needed. Evaluation of the success of any MAR project is challenging due to uncertainty in estimating...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,577 Views
19 Pages

A Scalable Machine Learning Framework for Hydrological Water Quality Monitoring Using Physicochemical and Microbial Parameters

  • Priyam Nath Bhowmik,
  • Kezia Saini,
  • Nunna Tagore Sai Priya,
  • Pradyut Anand and
  • Bayram Ateş

20 July 2025

Monitoring river water quality is essential for environmental sustainability and public health. This study proposes a machine learning (ML)-based framework to model, predict, and classify the Water Quality Index (WQI) using river water samples collec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
795 Views
17 Pages

20 July 2025

Our study focused on identifying the evolution of soil erosion and its key drivers under multiple future scenarios in the Yiluo River Basin. Integrating the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE), future land use and vegetation cover simulation methods,...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,658 Views
16 Pages

Numerical Study of Turbulent Open-Channel Flow Through Submerged Rigid Vegetation

  • Theodora P. Kalaryti,
  • Nikolaos Th. Fourniotis and
  • Efstratios E. Tzirtzilakis

20 July 2025

In the present study, three-dimensional turbulent, subcritical open-channel flow (Fr = 0.19) through submerged rigid vegetation is numerically investigated using the ANSYS FLUENT solver (v. 22. 1). The Volume of Fluid (VOF) method is applied for free...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,262 Views
32 Pages

19 July 2025

Floods are the biggest hydrometeorological disaster, affecting millions annually. Thus, flood hazard assessment is crucial and plays a pivotal role in rational water management. This study was undertaken to evaluate flood hazards through the applicat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,210 Views
16 Pages

Cascade Reservoir Outflow Simulation Based on Physics-Constrained Random Forest

  • Zehui Zhou,
  • Lei Yu,
  • Yu Zhang,
  • Benyou Jia,
  • Luchen Zhang and
  • Shaoze Luo

19 July 2025

Accurate reservoir outflow simulation is crucial for water resource management. However, traditional machine learning-based simulation methods have not sufficiently considered the physical constraints of reservoir operation, which may lead to unreali...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,012 Views
21 Pages

A Fresh Perspective on Freshwater Data Management and Sharing: Exploring Insights from the Technology Sector

  • Jess Kidd,
  • Nathanael T. Bergbusch,
  • Graham Epstein,
  • Geoffrey Gunn,
  • Heidi Swanson and
  • Simon C. Courtenay

19 July 2025

It is well established that effective management and restoration of freshwater ecosystems is often limited by the availability of reusable data. Although numerous public, private, and nonprofit organizations collect data from freshwater ecosystems, m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,641 Views
20 Pages

Bioadsorption of Manganese with Modified Orange Peel in Aqueous Solution: Box–Behnken Design Optimization and Adsorption Isotherm

  • Liz Marzano-Vasquez,
  • Giselle Torres-López,
  • Máximo Baca-Neglia,
  • Wilmer Chávez-Sánchez,
  • Roberto Solís-Farfán,
  • José Curay-Tribeño,
  • César Rodríguez-Aburto,
  • Alex Vallejos-Zuta,
  • Jesús Vara-Sanchez and
  • Alex Pilco-Nuñez
  • + 2 authors

19 July 2025

Chemically demethoxylated and Ca-cross-linked orange-peel waste was engineered as a biosorbent for Mn(II) removal from water. A three-factor Box–Behnken design (biosorbent dose 3–10 g L−1, initial Mn2+ 100–300 mg L−1, co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,172 Views
34 Pages

19 July 2025

Riverbed dynamics are natural processes that are strongly driven by human and climatic factors. In the last two centuries, the anthropogenic influence and impact of climate change on European rivers has resulted in significant degradation of riverbed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,912 Views
25 Pages

Hydraulic Modeling of Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Debris Flows in Alluvial Fans: A Case Study in the Peruvian Andes

  • David Chacon Lima,
  • Alan Huarca Pulcha,
  • Milagros Torrejon Llamoca,
  • Guillermo Yorel Noriega Aquise and
  • Alain Jorge Espinoza Vigil

19 July 2025

Non-Newtonian debris flows represent a critical challenge for hydraulic infrastructure in mountainous regions, often causing significant damage and service disruption. However, current models typically simplify these flows as Newtonian, leading to in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,877 Views
18 Pages

19 July 2025

The colonization of Legionella spp. in engineered water systems constitutes a major public health threat. In this study, a six-year environmental surveillance (2020–2025) of Legionella colonization in five different types of facilities in Crete...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,014 Views
14 Pages

Enhanced Nematode Reduction in Drinking Water Using Sodium Hypochlorite and Ozone

  • Bojan Đurin,
  • Ebrahim Alamatian,
  • Mahmood Ramezani,
  • Sara Dadar and
  • Domagoj Nakić

18 July 2025

Nematodes are among the organisms found in treated water. While generally considered harmless to human health, under certain conditions, they may serve as vectors for pathogenic viruses and bacteria, posing potential risks. Conventional disinfection...

  • Article
  • Open Access
835 Views
16 Pages

18 July 2025

Korean rockfish, Sebastes schlegeli, a coastal species, is vulnerable to pollutants such as microplastics and bacteria. While interactions between microplastics and other pollutants have been studied, little is known about microplastic and bacteria i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,590 Views
18 Pages

18 July 2025

As the largest freshwater lake in China, Poyang Lake plays a crucial role in hydrological processes. Conventional models often fail to capture the time-lagged relationships between meteorological drivers and runoff responses, while lacking regional g...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,050 Views
19 Pages

18 July 2025

Reservoir group flood control scheduling decision-making faces multiple uncertainties, such as dynamic fluctuations of evaluation indicators and conflicts in weight assignment. This study proposes a risk analysis model for the decision-making process...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,158 Views
31 Pages

Shallow Sliding Failure of Slope Induced by Rainfall in Highly Expansive Soils Based on Model Test

  • Shuangping Li,
  • Bin Zhang,
  • Shanxiong Chen,
  • Zuqiang Liu,
  • Junxing Zheng,
  • Min Zhao and
  • Lin Gao

18 July 2025

Expansive soils, characterized by the presence of surface and subsurface cracks, over-consolidation, and swell-shrink properties, present significant challenges to slope stability in geotechnical engineering. Despite extensive research, preventing ge...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,595 Views
22 Pages

Analysis of Human Health Risk Related to the Exposure of Arsenic Concentrations and Temporal Variation in Groundwater of a Semi-Arid Region in Mexico

  • Jennifer Ortiz Letechipia,
  • Miguel Eduardo Pinedo Vega,
  • Julián González Trinidad,
  • Hugo Enrique Júnez-Ferreira,
  • Ana Isabel Veyna Gómez,
  • Ada Rebeca Contreras Rodríguez,
  • Cruz Octavio Robles Rovelo and
  • Sandra Dávila Hernández

18 July 2025

This study evaluates the human health risks associated with exposure to arsenic in groundwater from a semi-arid region of Mexico, focusing on concentration levels and their temporal variation. Arsenic concentrations were analyzed using ordinary krigi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,183 Views
18 Pages

Changes in Macroinvertebrate Community Structure Associated with Land Use in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

  • Cristian Granados-Martínez,
  • Meyer Guevara-Mora,
  • Eugenia López-López and
  • José Rincón Ramírez

18 July 2025

Rivers in tropical semi-arid regions face increasing anthropogenic pressures yet remain critically understudied despite their global importance. This study evaluated the aquatic macroinvertebrate community structure in the Ranchería River, Col...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,537 Views
43 Pages

A Comprehensive Review of Agricultural Residue-Derived Bioadsorbents for Emerging Contaminant Removal

  • Janaína Oliveira Gonçalves,
  • André Rodríguez Leones,
  • Bruna Silva de Farias,
  • Mariele Dalmolin da Silva,
  • Débora Pez Jaeschke,
  • Sibele Santos Fernandes,
  • Anelise Christ Ribeiro,
  • Tito Roberto Santanna Cadaval and
  • Luiz Antonio de Almeida Pinto

18 July 2025

The increasing presence of ECs in aquatic environments has drawn significant attention to the need for innovative, accessible, and sustainable solutions in wastewater treatment. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the use of agricultural...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,683 Views
18 Pages

Monitoring the Permeability and Evaluating the Impact of Cleaning on Two Permeable Pavement Systems

  • Oscar Perez,
  • Lu-Ming Chen,
  • Jui-Wen Chen,
  • Timothy J. Lecher,
  • Lane A. Simpson,
  • Ting-Hao Chen and
  • Paul C. Davidson

18 July 2025

Permeable pavement is an alternative to conventional impermeable pavement for various applications. However, a common issue with permeable pavement is clogging over time. Permeability is a parameter that reflects the capacity of the pavement to reduc...

  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,922 Views
32 Pages

Photocatalytic Degradation of Microplastics in Aquatic Environments: Materials, Mechanisms, Practical Challenges, and Future Perspectives

  • Yelriza Yeszhan,
  • Kalampyr Bexeitova,
  • Samgat Yermekbayev,
  • Zhexenbek Toktarbay,
  • Jechan Lee,
  • Ronny Berndtsson and
  • Seitkhan Azat

18 July 2025

Due to its persistence and potential negative effects on ecosystems and human health, microplastic pollution in aquatic environments has become a major worldwide concern. Photocatalytic degradation is a sustainable manner to degrade microplastics to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
753 Views
14 Pages

18 July 2025

The goal of this study was to look at changes in mean air temperatures, minimum air temperatures, maximum air temperatures, dew points, and precipitation over each of 1033 lakes in the coterminous United States over the summer months in the years 198...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,590 Views
24 Pages

Technical and Economic Analysis of Strategies to Reduce Potable Water Consumption in a Library

  • Caio Morelli Figueroba,
  • Igor Catão Martins Vaz,
  • Liseane Padilha Thives and
  • Enedir Ghisi

18 July 2025

In Brazil, approximately 93 trillion litres of water are withdrawn annually from surface and groundwater sources, with urban human use being the second-largest water consumer. Therefore, reducing water consumption in buildings is crucial. This study...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,303 Views
19 Pages

Spatial Barriers to Improved Water and Sanitation in Rural Zambia

  • Sarah L. Smiley,
  • Angela G. Subulwa and
  • Sav Herald

18 July 2025

The Sustainable Development Goals seek to achieve universal, adequate, and equitable access to drinking water and sanitation by the year 2030. Yet, significant and persistent disparities in water and sanitation access exist, with rural and low-income...

  • Article
  • Open Access
883 Views
23 Pages

17 July 2025

The integration of water resources, water environment, and water ecology (hereinafter “three-water”) is essential not only for addressing the current water crisis but also for achieving sustainable development. Chaohu Lake is an important...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
2,837 Views
37 Pages

17 July 2025

With water scarcity becoming worse, and demand increasing, the urgency for the water industry to hit net-zero carbon is accelerating. Even as a multitude of utilities have pledged to reach net-zero by 2050, advancing beyond the energy–water nex...

  • Article
  • Open Access
696 Views
18 Pages

17 July 2025

Hydraulic tomography (HT) based on the successive linear estimator (SLE) offers the high-resolution characterization of aquifer heterogeneity but conventionally requires prolonged pumping to achieve steady-state conditions, limiting its applicability...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,081 Views
17 Pages

Spatial Distribution and Genesis of Fluoride in Groundwater, Qingshui River Plain, China

  • Mengnan Zhang,
  • Jiang Wei,
  • Xiaoyan Wang,
  • Tao Ma,
  • Fucheng Li,
  • Jiutan Liu and
  • Zongjun Gao

17 July 2025

Groundwater in the Qingshui River Plain of southern Ningxia is one of the main water sources for local domestic and agricultural use. However, due to the geological background of the area, 33.94% of the groundwater samples had fluoride concentrations...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,431 Views
30 Pages

17 July 2025

This study reviews key aspects of utilizing superconductors in wastewater treatment. It analyzes the interplay between magnetic fields and treatment processes, with a particular focus on the application of superconductors. The potential of MgB2 super...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,781 Views
37 Pages

Modelling a Lab-Scale Continuous Flow Aerobic Granular Sludge Reactor: Optimisation Pathways for Scale-Up

  • Melissa Siney,
  • Reza Salehi,
  • Mohamed G. Hassan,
  • Rania Hamza and
  • Ihab M. T. A. Shigidi

17 July 2025

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) face increasing pressure to handle higher volumes of water due to climate change causing storm surges, which current infrastructure cannot handle. Aerobic granular sludge (AGS) is a promising alternative to activat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
972 Views
25 Pages

Multi-Objective Optimal Dispatch of Hydro-Wind-Solar Systems Using Hyper-Dominance Evolutionary Algorithm

  • Mengfei Xie,
  • Bin Liu,
  • Ying Peng,
  • Dianning Wu,
  • Ruifeng Qian and
  • Fan Yang

17 July 2025

In response to the challenge of multi-objective optimal scheduling and efficient solution of hydropower stations under large-scale renewable energy integration, this study develops a multi-objective optimization model with the dual goals of maximizin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
681 Views
14 Pages

Spectrum-Based Method for Detecting Seepage in Concrete Cracks of Dams

  • Jinmao Tang,
  • Yifan Xu,
  • Zhenchao Liu,
  • Xile Wang,
  • Shuai Niu,
  • Dongyang Han and
  • Xiaobin Cao

17 July 2025

Cracks and seepage in dam structures pose a serious risk to their safety, yet traditional inspection methods often fall short when it comes to detecting shallow or early-stage fractures. This study proposes a new approach that uses spectral response...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,412 Views
14 Pages

17 July 2025

Accurately monitoring terrestrial water storage (TWS) variations is essential due to global climate change and growing water demands. This study investigates TWS changes in Oregon, USA, using Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) data from the Ne...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,204 Views
20 Pages

OpenOil-Based Analysis of Oil Dispersion Dynamics: The Agia Zoni II Shipwreck Case

  • Vassilios Papaioannou,
  • Christos G. E. Anagnostopoulos,
  • Konstantinos Vlachos,
  • Anastasia Moumtzidou,
  • Ilias Gialampoukidis,
  • Stefanos Vrochidis and
  • Ioannis Kompatsiaris

17 July 2025

This study investigates the spatiotemporal evolution of oil released during the Agia Zoni II shipwreck in the Saronic Gulf in 2017, employing the OpenOil module of the OpenDrift framework. The simulation integrates oceanographic and meteorological da...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
801 Views
19 Pages

17 July 2025

This study suggests a hybrid approach that combines improved feature selection and intelligent diagnosis to increase the operational safety and intelligent diagnosis capabilities of hydropower units. In order to handle the vibration data, complete en...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,834 Views
23 Pages

Natural-Based Solution for Sewage Using Hydroponic Systems with Water Hyacinth

  • Lim Yen Yen,
  • Siti Rozaimah Sheikh Abdullah,
  • Muhammad Fauzul Imron and
  • Setyo Budi Kurniawan

16 July 2025

Domestic wastewater discharge is the major source of pollution in Malaysia. Phytoremediation under hydroponic conditions was initiated to treat domestic wastewater and, at the same time, to resolve the space limitation issue by installing a hydroponi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
597 Views
13 Pages

16 July 2025

The analytical solutions for groundwater inflow into tunnels are usually developed under the condition of circular tunnels. However, real-world tunnels often have non-circular cross-sections, such as arched, lens-shaped, or egg-shaped profiles. Accur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,817 Views
25 Pages

NaCl as a Simple Yet Unique Activator of Kaolin: Surface Engineering for Enhanced Heavy Metal Adsorption

  • Amos K. Avornyo,
  • Vasileios E. Katzourakis,
  • Shadi W. Hasan,
  • Fawzi Banat and
  • Constantinos V. Chrysikopoulos

16 July 2025

This study investigates the effects of NaCl activation on the structural and chemical properties of kaolin for the adsorption of Zn2+ from solution. Kaolin was treated with NaCl solution at varying concentrations (0.5, 1.0, 2.0, and 4.0 M), and ultra...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,175 Views
15 Pages

16 July 2025

Understanding soil infiltration at the watershed level is crucial to hydrological studies, as it significantly influences surface runoff, groundwater replenishment, and ecosystem sustainability. Research in this area—particularly employing the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,812 Views
23 Pages

16 July 2025

Accurate forecasting of river water flow helps to warn of floods and droughts in advance, provides a basis for the rational allocation of water resources, and at the same time, offers important support for the safe operation of hydropower stations an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,104 Views
28 Pages

16 July 2025

Optimizing water resource utilization is a critical challenge to meet the dramatic increase in food demand. Therefore, continuous studies to minimize water demand for plants are highly needed. This study aims to employ HYDRUS (2D/3D) software to simu...

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