2025 August-2 - 141 articles
Water scarcity in Jordan is intensifying, creating an urgent need for innovative approaches to maximize the use of nonconventional water resources, such as greywater treatment and reuse. This study presents a detailed analysis of the suitability of n...
Accurate prediction of water quality involves early identification of future pollutant concentrations and water quality indicators, which is an important prerequisite for optimizing water environment management. Although deep learning algorithms have...
Ciprofloxacin (CIP), a persistent fluoroquinolone antibiotic, poses serious environmental concerns due to its low biodegradability and widespread presence in aquatic ecosystems. This study investigates the synergistic application of low-frequency ult...
The rock strata traversed by frozen shafts in coal mines located in western regions are predominantly composed of weakly cemented, water-rich sandstones of the Cretaceous system. Investigating the rheological damage behavior of saturated sandstone un...
Globally, sediment transport from rivers and the morphological evolution of deltas are strongly shaped by human activities. The Yellow River Delta is a typical representative of this. In this paper, Delft 3D v4.01.00 software was used to simulate the...
Industrial processes like farming, food processing, petroleum refinery, and leather manufacturing produce a lot of high-salinity wastewater. This wastewater presents serious environmental risks, such as soil degradation, eutrophication, and water sal...
Methane (CH4) emissions from the wetlands of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) remain poorly quantified, particularly regarding their historical dynamics, spatial heterogeneity, and response to climate change. This study provides the high-resolution, observat...
To quantitatively evaluate the hydrological regime dynamics in West Dongting Lake over the past seven decades, this study utilizes daily average water level series (1955–2024) from key control stations (Nanzui and Xiaohezui) to analyze variatio...
As the demand for effective wastewater treatment continues to rise, the application of three-dimensional (3D) electrochemical particle electrodes for the removal of organic compounds from industrial wastewater has emerged as a promising solution. Thi...
In recent years, China’s rapid economic growth and urbanization have heightened the conflict between economic development and resource sustainability, leading to severe urban water challenges, including scarcity and environmental degradation. T...
Changes in river runoff resources, volumes of water intake from surface water sources, and discharge of wastewater into them under contemporary global warming in the basins of the Volga–Kama and Angara–Yenisei reservoirs were analyzed by...
Water quality monitoring and evaluation are essential across multiple sectors, including public health, environmental protection, agriculture and livestock management, industrial processes, and broader sustainability efforts. Conventional water analy...
In countries facing physical water shortages, the safe use of treated wastewater can increase agricultural yields. However, farmers’ willingness to reuse water in agriculture is very low. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine the...
Elevated chloride (Cl−) concentrations in surface water and groundwater are an increasing concern in cold region urban environments, largely due to long-term road salt application. This study investigates the Cl− distribution across south...
Monitoring surface water quality offers a clear understanding of its parameters over time and space. The Ibrahim River, one of the main rivers in Lebanon, was monitored over one hydrological year, from March 2021 to April 2022. Samples were collected...
To address the problems of eutrophication exacerbation in water bodies caused by low carbon-to-nitrogen ratio (C/N) wastewater and the limited nitrogen removal efficiency of conventional constructed wetlands, this study proposes the use of biochar (C...
Efficient surface water allocation in reservoir-equipped basins is essential for balancing competing demands within the Water–Energy–Food (WEF) nexus. This study investigated the applicability of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) for opti...
To gain deeper insights into the influence of pipe parameters on water hammer properties and achieve the accurate simulation of the hydraulic transient process in pipeline systems, the Finite Volume Method (FVM) is adopted. The solution scheme, incor...
The construction of cascade reservoir systems (CRSs) is increasing globally, providing reliable energy and water resources for human social development, while also having significant impacts on the watershed water environment, particularly in terms o...
Assessing fishery resources is crucial for sustainable marine ecosystem management and the operation of fisheries. This study integrates trawl surveys, environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis, and scientific echo sounder techniques to analyze the fishery r...
Capacitive deionization (CDI) is a novel water treatment technology based on the principle of double-electric-layer adsorption, which stores ions in the solution on the surface of electrodes by applying a low potential difference to achieve desalinat...
Groundwater is a strategically important source of drinking water supply in the arid and rural regions of Kazakhstan. The objective of this study is to assess the quality of groundwater at 11 water intakes located in the Kordai, Shu, and Merke Distri...
Water and chemical use in textile dye production are exacerbating water pollution and extraction across Dhaka, Narayanganj, and Gazipur in Bangladesh, where these industries are concentrated. However, the ability to cope with water-related challenges...
Slotted roller buckets are energy dissipator structures designed to reduce the destructive power of high-velocity water flows in spillways, protecting downstream environments. This study aimed to estimate the critical role of slotted roller bucket de...
The inherent complexity of modern supply chains obscures significant hidden CO2 and Water Pollution Equivalent (WPE) emissions, presenting mounting challenges for integrated environmental governance. While prior research has largely treated carbon an...
When desalinated water enters the existing drinking water distribution systems (DWDSs), the balance between water and scale will be destroyed, resulting in the release of iron and water quality problems, causing “yellow water”. This study...
Coastal ecosystems have faced escalating environmental degradation in recent years, with eutrophication and nutrient imbalances emerging as critical concerns, particularly in estuarine regions. Understanding the spatiotemporal dynamics of key nutrien...
Disinfection by ultrasound and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) provides attractive alternatives to conventional methods for water and wastewater treatment. This study explored the inactivation of Escherichia coli (E. coli) by 5 mg/L pristine short and long m...
Coastal wetlands in the Laurentian Great Lakes of North America are under increasing stress due to numerous threats. Restoration and management of the remaining wetlands are necessary to ensure that ecosystem functions, critical for fisheries, persis...
The semi-natural grasslands of the Aso Caldera, Japan, have historically played a key role in maintaining biodiversity, tourism, and water resources. However, they are now in decline due to a decrease in the number of agricultural workers and an agin...
Constructed wetlands are increasingly recognised for their potential in wastewater treatment, particularly in the removal of pathogenic microorganisms. However, the mechanisms of removal are not fully understood. This study investigated the role of e...
Droughts present persistent and severe challenges to the security of regional water supplies, particularly in arid and semiarid regions such as northern China. Traditional reservoir operation models that prioritize water supply reliability or economi...
This journal retracts the article titled “Phytoplankton Carbon Utilization Strategies and Effects on Carbon Fixation” [...]
The current standard for sea ice engineering in the Bohai Sea implements a 1/4° grid method, which cannot satisfy the safety of oil and gas activities in the southern Bohai Sea, and therefore more detailed information on ice conditions and a more...
This study aims to enhance the aquatic eco-functional zoning by incorporating the spatial variability of hydrological processes during the zoning process. We propose a method for watershed eco-functional zoning based on distributed hydrological model...
The scope of discussion of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, understanding the fate, transport, removal, and modeling of traditional and emerging pollutants in water [...]
To address the negative sample selection bias and limited interpretability of traditional debris-flow event susceptibility models, this study proposes a framework that enhances generalization by integrating negative sample screening via a stacking en...
Seepage erosion around sheet pile walls represents a critical failure mechanism in geotechnical engineering, yet the underlying mechanisms governing the onset of erosion remain poorly understood. This study presents a comprehensive multi-scale invest...
In response to the growing issue of iron and manganese pollution in water bodies, this study systematically investigated the adsorption performance of municipal sludge-derived biochar prepared at pyrolysis temperatures ranging from 300 to 700 °C...
To alleviate the pressure on grid regulation and ensure grid safety, pumped storage power stations need to frequently start and stop and change operating conditions, leading to the pump-turbine easily entering the hump characteristic zone, causing fl...
This study investigated the concentrations of metals in stormwater runoff collected during two extreme flooding events on the American University of Sharjah (AUS) campus in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Given the increasing frequency of intense rai...
The frequency and intensity of floods increase with global climate change. Strengthening the resilience of farmers to disasters, in particular to mitigate flood risks, has become an important policy issue. Increasing the livelihood resilience of farm...
Amid concurrent pressures on water and material resources, recovering valuable ions like lithium and nutrients from brines and wastewater is a critical tenet of the circular economy. This review provides a critical assessment of electro-driven membra...
Hydrologically vulnerable areas should be identified for sustainable urban watershed management, flood mitigation, and climate-resilient infrastructure planning. However, assessing hydrological vulnerability in complex urban environments requires a c...
Seismic waves induce pore pressure changes in aquifers, leading to water level oscillations in wells. These oscillations are often used to estimate the poroelastic properties of aquifers, but their interpretation is influenced by factors such as aqui...
This study assesses and maps the physical flood vulnerability within the Xerias, Krafsidonas, and Anavros ungauged catchments in Volos, Thessaly, Greece, using a Geographical Information Systems (GIS)-based Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) int...
Salinization of deep groundwater is a significant environmental and economic challenge in arid and desert zones, driven by both natural processes and human activities. Understanding the causes and dynamics of groundwater salinity is essential for pro...
Species translocation is an increasingly used method in active plant conservation, but its high costs and risk of failure highlight the need for prior research to support its effectiveness. Salix lapponum plantlets obtained through micropropagation w...
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) is a representative persistent organic pollutant that exerts toxic effects on aquatic organisms. As an alternative to PFOS, sodium p-perfluorous nonenoxybenzene sulfonate (OBS) has been frequently detected in aquatic...
Candida albicans, listed by WHO as a priority fungal (yeast) pathogen, can cause invasive infections resistant to drugs, thus demanding novel strategies of disinfection. This study examines the inactivation, reactivation in darkness, and susceptibili...
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