2025 August-1 - 190 articles
Monitoring water quality parameters in coastal and estuarine environments is critical for assessing their ecological status and addressing environmental challenges. However, traditional in situ sampling programs are often constrained by limited spati...
Ecological security evaluation serves as the cornerstone for ecological management decision-making and spatial optimization. This study focuses on the Dongping Lake Basin. Based on the Pressure–State–Response (PSR) model framework, it int...
This study investigates the Enzyme Biofilm Method (EBM), a biological wastewater treatment technology previously developed by the authors. EBM employs microbial-derived hydrolytic enzyme groups in the initial treatment stage to break down high-molecu...
Endotoxins, lipopolysaccharides released from the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, pose a significant risk in healthcare environments, particularly in Central Sterile Supply Departments (CSSDs), where the delivery of sterile pyrogen-free med...
The efficient and rational development of hydropower in the Lancang–Mekong River Basin can promote green energy transition, reduce carbon emissions, prevent and mitigate flood and drought disasters, and ensure the sustainable development of the...
Electrocoagulation (EC) processes have emerged as an efficient solution for different inorganic and organic effluents. The main characteristics of this versatile process are its ease of operation and low sludge production. The literature indicates th...
In the southeast of China, seasonal rainfall intensity is high, the distribution of mountains and hills is extensive, and many small-scale, shallow landslides frequently occur after consecutive seasons of heavy rainfall. High-precision automated iden...
To enhance regional flood control capacity, this study focused on the DX River section in Zhejiang Province. Unmanned vessel bathymetry was employed to obtain precise river cross-section data. A hydrodynamic model was established to simulate flood pr...
Managed freshwater replenishment is a significant restoration method in the Yellow River Delta. However, their impacts on plankton communities, which are key bioindicators of aquatic ecosystem health and sensitive to the changes in the environment, r...
The rainy season characteristics are directly modulated by atmospheric circulation and moisture transport dynamics. Focusing on the characteristics of the rainy season onset date (RSOD), this study aims to advance the understanding and prediction of...
The commented paper uses arbitrary and unsubstantiated hypotheses to attribute land subsidence phenomena in the Amyntaion basin to the operations of the Public Power Corporation (PPC) surface coal mine, disregarding, or at least grossly underestimati...
This study pioneers the integration of Sentinel-2 satellite imagery with Kolmogorov–Arnold networks (KAN) for the evaluation of chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) concentrations in inland lakes. Using Baiyangdian Lake in Hebei Province, China, as a case stu...
Water is essential to human civilization and development, yet its quality is increasingly threatened by climate change, pollution, and resource mismanagement. This work introduces an empirical, non-invasive framework for assessing water potability us...
Since its first appearance as a human pathogen in 1976, Legionella pneumophila has been identified as a causative agent of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). It survives in rivers, bays, lakes, and water reservoirs, and it is categorized as the four...
Based on the panel data of daily meteorological stations and winter wheat yield in Henan Province from 2000 to 2023, this study comprehensively used the Mann–Kendall trend test, wavelet coherence analysis (WTC), and other methods to reveal the...
Accurate streamflow forecasting at fine temporal and spatial scales is essential to manage the diverse hydrological behaviors of individual catchments, particularly in rapidly responding mountainous regions. This study compares three forecasting mode...
With the acceleration of urbanization in China, water resources have become a key factor restricting regional sustainable development. Current research primarily examines the temporal or spatial variations in the water resources ecological footprint...
Climate-driven hydrological extremes and anthropogenic interventions are increasingly altering streamflow regimes worldwide. While prior studies have explored climate or regulation effects separately, few have integrated multiple teleconnection indic...
Reliable estimates of aquifer properties are needed for groundwater resources management and for engineering applications. Pumping tests conducted in fractured aquifers using an open borehole may not produce a proper characterization of the aquifer p...
In river-connected lake regions, both land use and hydrological regime changes may affect the ecosystem services; however, few studies have attempted to elucidate their complex influences. In this study, the spatiotemporal dynamics of eight ecosystem...
Groundwater plays a crucial role in sustaining agriculture and livelihoods in the arid Middle Draa Valley (MDV) of southeastern Morocco. However, increasing groundwater extraction, declining rainfall, and the absence of effective floodwater harvestin...
Water is the foundation of life, ecosystems, and socioeconomic development [...]
The escalating challenge of wastewater purification, driven by industrial expansion and population growth, seeks more effective solutions for removing persistent and emerging contaminants such as heavy metals [...]
This study addresses the complex challenges associated with flexible mattress (soft mattress) installation in the sharply curved and deep-water sections of the Yangtze River, particularly in the Yaozui revetment reconstruction project. Under extreme...
Although it is the wettest continent, droughts are a regular occurrence in South America. As the effects of anthropogenic influences, including climate change, become more pronounced, droughts are expected to increase in frequency and severity. The p...
South Dongting Lake is an essential aquatic ecosystem that receives substantial water inflows from the Xiangjiang and Zishui Rivers. However, it is significantly impacted by human activities, including mining, smelting, and farming. These activities...
The taxonomic composition and structure of invertebrate assemblages in five lakes from the Kulunda steppe, located in an arid region of southwestern Siberia (Russia), were studied. The lakes varied greatly in their total salinity (5 to 304 g L−...
In China’s Loess Plateau, sustainable agricultural end products are affected by an insufficiency of water resources. Rising crop water use efficiency (WUE) through field management pattern improvement is a crucial plan of action to address this...
Payments for Watershed services (PWSs) have been emerging as a critical tool for environmental governance in watershed, yet their comparative effectiveness across implementation models has remained poorly understood. Based on a comparative analysis o...
Due to increased precipitation intensity and sea-level rise, low-lying coastal roads are increasingly vulnerable to subbase saturation. Widely applied lumped hydrological approaches cannot accurately represent time and space-varying groundwater level...
The lower Yellow River is characterized by low water discharge and a high sediment load, resulting in a fragile aquatic ecosystem. It is important to develop a reasonable method of ecological flow calculation that can be applied to the water-scarce r...
Coupled grey and green infrastructure (CGGI) offers a promising pathway toward sustainable stormwater management in historic urban environments. This study compares CGGI and conventional grey infrastructure (GREI)-only strategies across four degrees...
Effective management of cascade reservoir systems is essential for balancing hydropower generation, flood control, and ecological sustainability, especially under increasingly uncertain runoff conditions driven by climate change. Traditional optimiza...
Urban flooding has significantly impacted the livelihoods of households and communities worldwide. It highlights the urgency of focusing on both flood preparedness and adaptation strategies to understand the community’s perception and adaptive...
Coastal and marine areas are only partially integrated into governance across different geographical scales, with persistent fragmentation and sectoral approaches remaining common challenges [...]
The structure and functioning of marine and inland water ecosystems are highly dependent on living organisms [...]
This study develops an integrated environmental–economic assessment framework to evaluate the life cycle environmental impacts and economic costs of CO2 geological storage and produced water treatment in saline formations in China. Using a case...
While horizontal roughing filters (HRFs) remain widely acclaimed for their exceptional efficiency in water treatment, especially in developing countries, they are inherently susceptible to clogging, which necessitates timely maintenance interventions...
Accurate estimation of groundwater levels in river basins is essential for effective water resource planning. Innovations in deep learning and artificial intelligence (AI) have been introduced into this field to enhance the accuracy of long-term grou...
Rainwater harvesting for sustainable agriculture (RWHSA) offers a viable and eco-friendly strategy to alleviate water scarcity in semi-arid regions, particularly for agricultural use. This study aims to identify optimal sites for implementing RWH sys...
This article presents a comprehensive assessment of mudflow risk in the Talgar River basin through the application of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) methods and numerical modeling using the Rapid Mass Movement Simulation (RAMMS) environment....
The spatiotemporal evolution of the regional water use structure holds significant theoretical value for optimizing regional water resource allocation, adjusting industrial structures, and achieving sustainable water resource development. Shandong Pr...
Climate change is disrupting marine ecosystems, necessitating a deeper understanding of environmental and fishing-related impacts on exploited species. This study examines the effects of physical factors (temperature, thermal anomalies, salinity, sea...
Dyes are widely used in various industries, but their removal from wastewater remains a challenge due to their resistance to biodegradation. While substantial research exists regarding the removal of individual dyes, there is much less about the remo...
Water quality (WQ) monitoring is critical for Mexico and the world due to water pollution and scarcity problems in recent years. In this article, a systematic review was conducted considering only forecasting models focused on lentic freshwater bodie...
This study quantitatively assesses the risk of water shortage (WSR) in the Baiyangdian area due to the Inter-Basin Water Transfer (IBWT) project, focusing on the impact of water transfer on regional water security. The actual evapotranspiration (ETa)...
(1) The beach areas of Galveston, Texas, USA are heavily used for recreational activities and often experience elevated fecal indicator bacteria levels, representing a potential threat to ecosystem services, human health, and tourism-based economies...
Gravity erosion is one of the main physical processes of soil erosion and sediment sources in catchments, and its spatiotemporal patterns and driving mechanisms are seriously understudied, mainly due to the the great difficulties in monitoring and qu...
To ensure water source security and sustainability of the national major strategic project “South-to-North Water Diversion”, this study aims to evaluate the spatio-temporal evolution characteristics of the ecosystem service value (ESV) in...
Abiotic processes have ramifications in wastewater treatment, in situ degradation of organic matter, and cycling of nutrients in wetland ecosystems. Experiments were conducted to investigate abiotic oxidation of organic compounds (lactate) as a funct...
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