2025 October-2 - 111 articles
The presence of various drugs in wastewater has generated growing concern about the contamination of water bodies. This requires urgent attention and the development of effective methods for their degradation in aquatic ecosystems. The present study...
Coastal areas in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions are getting increasingly vulnerable to climate change, particularly due to sea-level rise and changing wave dynamics. This study assesses the coastal vulnerability of Sweden using the Coastal Vulnerabili...
Escherichia coli is an important indicator microorganism of fecal contamination in water. However, routine government monitoring often fails to capture the actual state of pollution, because E. coli concentrations in urban rivers are highly variable....
This study investigated groundwater suitability for irrigation in the Hennaya Irrigated region of Northwest Algeria. The research pursued two primary objectives: first, to establish the hydrochemical origin of the groundwater through comprehensive an...
Floods are among the most destructive natural hazards, with damages expected to intensify under climate change and socio-economic pressures. Effective reservoir operation remains a critical yet challenging strategy for mitigating downstream impacts,...
Technological proliferation relies on critical elements such as rare earth elements (REEs) and raises environmental problems associated with raw material extraction, industrial manufacturing, and the informal management of the growing e-waste. Algae...
Emptying pressure pipelines is a routine operation during pipeline maintenance. This study investigates the emptying characteristics of pressurized pipelines with air valves under unsteady flow conditions. A mathematical model for the emptying proces...
The eutrophication of natural water is a severe environmental risk faced by coastal marine ecosystems, and the excess nitrogen and phosphorus in aquaculture effluent are one of the main sources of environmental pollution. Effectively reducing as well...
This study characterized saline waters from traditional and semi-industrial saltpans located in the Ria Formosa and Ria de Aveiro Portuguese coastal lagoons, aiming to evaluate their potential for thalassotherapy and dermatological applications. Five...
The contamination of water bodies with heavy metals from various anthropogenic sources has become a prominent global issue. New industrial establishments and rapid urbanization have led to heavy metal intrusion into various surface water bodies, dete...
Water scarcity, climate change, population growth, and rising water demand highlight the urgency of adopting effective water conservation measures. The transition from traditional irrigation systems, such as flood irrigation, to modern ones, like dri...
This study investigates the adsorption efficiency of thermally activated natural opoka, a siliceous–calcareous sedimentary rock, as a low-cost adsorbent for removing phosphorus from aqueous solutions. Comprehensive characterization using XRF, X...
Slope instability may cause severe casualties, property losses, and ecological damage. To accurately evaluate slope stability grades and mitigate geological hazards, a dynamic stability assessment method based on variable weight theory and trapezoida...
With the expansion of industrial production capacity, a substantial volume of hazardous wastewater containing Pb (II) and Ni (II) requires treatment. Kaolin, a low-cost adsorbent with strong adsorption properties, was modified through thermal activat...
In the North China region, measures such as restricting groundwater extraction and promoting cross-basin water diversion have effectively alleviated the problem of excessive groundwater exploitation. Nevertheless, the continuous rise in groundwater l...
The bionic pumping system can effectively improve the hydrodynamic conditions in plain river networks, thereby mitigating the frequent algal blooms in these regions. This study employs numerical simulations to investigate how heave amplitude and chor...
Deep-sea polymetallic nodule provinces harbor rich benthic microbial communities that underpin biogeochemical cycles and sustain abyssal ecosystem functions. Recent studies have begun to map their abundance, diversity and community structure, emphasi...
Hydrogen and oxygen isotopes in atmospheric water vapor (δv) and precipitation (δp or δr) were continuously measured using a laser-based water isotope spectrometer in Guangzhou, southeastern China, from March 2016 to February 2018....
The radius-to-width ratio has an obvious impact on the flow structure within curved channels, which most natural rivers possess, but there are currently few studies on the influence of the radius-to-width ratio of a tributary (R/B) on the hydrodynami...
The continuous growth of the social economy and the accelerated urbanisation process have led to a rising increase in the demand for water resources in river basins. The uneven temporal and spatial distribution of water resources has further exacerba...
The degradation of Brilliant Coomassie Blue G-250 (BCB) was investigated using the thermally activated persulfate (TAP) process in deionized water. A kinetic model incorporating both hydroxyl (●OH) and sulfate (SO4●–) radicals was d...
For the design of stormwater pumping stations, there is often uncertainty regarding the selection of an appropriate rainfall event to determine the required pumping capacity and temporary storage volume for managing extreme events of a given magnitud...
A global transition in water management is currently underway, marked by the declining reliability of conventional sources and the accelerated adoption of non-conventional alternatives. This shift is driven by escalating pressures from climate change...
The Myśla River, a right-bank tributary of the Oder catchment, was the focus of our study on the impact of environmental parameters on macrozoobenthos diversity and composition. We surveyed 18 sites along the Myśla catchment, from upstream...
Francis turbines are widely used due to their large capacity and broad head adaptability, placing higher demands on the internal flow characteristics and runner performance of the units. In this paper, numerical simulations of a Francis turbine model...
Electrocoagulation (EC) employing aluminum–aluminum (Al–Al) electrodes was investigated for hospital wastewater treatment, targeting the removal of turbidity, soluble chemical oxygen demand (sCOD), and total dissolved solids (TDS). A hybr...
Estuaries represent quintessential coupled human–natural systems (CHNS) where the dynamic interplay between ecological processes and anthropogenic pressures (e.g., shipping, water use exploitation) challenges conventional static spatial plannin...
Flood events, intensified by climate change, pose significant threats to both human settlements and ecological systems. This study presents an integrated approach to evaluate flood impacts on ecosystem carbon dynamics using remote sensing and machine...
Water-quality monitoring plays a vital role in protecting and managing water resources, maintaining ecological balance and safeguarding human health. At present, the traditional monitoring technology is associated with risks of low sampling efficienc...
The One Health approach is used to assess health-associated risks resulting from human exposure to antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) that pose a significant public health risk. In this approach, wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) play an important...
Eco-friendly clay-based adsorbents with low cost and high adsorption capacity for toxic dyes have attracted significant attention. In this study, a novel citric acid-modified sepiolite (CA-SEP) composite was developed for the efficient removal of met...
Inland lakes across the United States are increasingly impacted by nutrient pollution, sedimentation, and algal blooms, with significant ecological and economic consequences. While satellite-based monitoring has advanced our ability to assess water q...
Accurate prediction of structural displacements in hydropower stations is essential for the safety and long-term stability of large-scale water-related infrastructure. To address this challenge, this study proposes an AI-assisted monitoring framework...
Water distribution networks (WDNs) are characterized by complex challenges in management and optimization, especially in ensuring efficiency, reducing losses, and maintaining infrastructure performances. The recent advancements in Artificial Intellig...
Predicting the quality of freshwater, both surface and groundwater, is essential for the sustainable management of water resources. This study collected 1822 articles from the Scopus database (2000–2024) and filtered them using Topic Modeling t...
Water quality is an essential part of maintaining a healthy environment for fish farming. The quality of the water is related to a few of the chemical and biological characteristics of water. The conventional evaluation methods of the water quality a...
Water conveyance channels, as critical components of water diversion projects, feature numerous structures, complex configurations, and intensive operational management requirements, making them vulnerable to multiple risks, such as extreme flooding,...
This study investigated the mechanisms of soil water–salt and nitrogen transport and optimal strategies under freeze–thaw (F-T) cycles in the salinized farmlands of the Hetao Irrigation District. A combined approach of field monitoring an...
Arid regions in Central Asia face persistent and increasing water scarcity, with groundwater serving as the primary source for drinking water, irrigation, and industry. The effective exploration and management of groundwater resources are critical, b...
Free chlorine residual is the most widely adopted disinfectant residual in water supply systems. Chlorine is usually applied at treatment works, but it decays as water flows and spends time within the network. Chlorine decay is the result of a bulk a...
The concept of synergistic water resources, water environment, water ecology remediation, and restoration (3WRR) is essential for addressing the interlinked challenges of water scarcity, pollution, and ecological degradation. An intelligent platform...
This study reports the development of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes decorated with a copper(II) complex (CuL) for the removal of organic pollutants from wastewater. Using Drimaren Red X-6BN (DRX-6BN) as a probe, the PVDF membrane with the...
The quality of groundwater, a crucial freshwater resource in cold regions, directly affects human health. This study used groundwater quality monitoring data collected in the central Songnen Plain in 2014 and 2022 as a case study. The improved DRASTI...
Sea level variability in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) and the Northwest Pacific poses challenges for coastal risk management due to the scarcity of long-term observations at remote locations such as Dokdo (Dok Island). This study reconstructs a contin...
Using five years of field monitoring data, this study compares two types of roof systems that combine green roofs, cisterns, and real-time control (RTC) strategies: one optimized to reduce stormwater runoff (a fully vegetated roof with cisterns opera...
After reservoir impoundment, water infiltration weakens rock strength and accelerates creep deformation. Existing models seldom capture both strength degradation and creep behavior under prolonged saturation. This study develops a coupled hydro-mecha...
Research on the impact and response strategies of inter-basin water transfer projects (IBWTs) on regional hydrology, water resources, the ecological environment, the economy, and society holds significant strategic importance for the protection of th...
Urban stormwater runoff is increasingly recognized as a critical but underexplored pathway for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to enter aquatic environments. This work investigated the occurrence and behavior of 40 PFAS compounds in stormw...
A novel magnetic composite, Fe3O4@MIL-53(Fe Cu), was successfully synthesized and applied for the efficient removal of methyl orange (MO) from aqueous solutions. The ad sorption performance was systematically evaluated under various conditions, inclu...
This paper revisits the theoretical framework of computing the stabilization value of groundwater in a dynamic context. Specifically, we argue that what the existing studies have measured as the augmentation value contains a different type of value,...
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