22 January 2025
Water | Issue Cover Articles in 2024

The following have been selected by the Editorial Board of Water (ISSN: 2073-4441) as Issue Cover Articles for 2024. They focus on a variety of areas within the journal’s scope, and we hope that they can provide insights and a point of reference for scholars in related fields.

1. “Seasonal and Size-Related Fish Microhabitat Use Upstream and Downstream from Small Hydropower Plants”
by José M. Santos, Renan Leite, Maria J. Costa, Francisco Godinho, Maria M. Portela, António N. Pinheiro and Isabel Boavida
Water 202416(1), 37; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16010037
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/1/37

2. “Removing Plastic Waste from Rivers: A Prototype-Scale Experimental Study on a Novel River-Cleaning Concept”
by Yannic Fuchs, Susanne Scherbaum, Richard Huber, Nils Rüther and Arnd Hartlieb
Water 202416(2), 248; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16020248
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/2/248

3. “Analysing Urban Flooding Risk with CMIP5 and CMIP6 Climate Projections”
by Rafiu Oyelakin, Wenyu Yang and Peter Krebs
Water 202416(3), 474; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16030474
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/3/474

4. “A Case Study of a Reverse Osmosis Based Pumped Energy Storage Plant in Canary Islands”
by Juan Carlos Lozano Medina, Carlos Alberto Mendieta Pino, Alejandro Ramos Martín and Federico León Zerpa
Water 202416(4), 515; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16040515
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/4/515

5. “Assessing Changes in Exceptional Rainfall in Portugal Using ERA5-Land Reanalysis Data (1981/1982–2022/2023)”
by Luis Angel Espinosa, Maria Manuela Portela and Salem Gharbia
Water 202416(5), 628; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16050628
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/5/628

6. “The Impacts of River Channel Blockages Caused by Sliding Embankment Collapses during Earthquakes”
by Norio Harada, Yoshifumi Satofuka and Takahisa Mizuyama
Water 2024, 16(6), 822; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16060822
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/6/822

7. “Cause Analysis of Salinity Intrusion by Environmental Changes Considering Water Intake and Sand Mining on Seomjin River Estuary Using Model for Maintaining Corbicula Habitats”
by Chunggil Jung, Gayeong Lee and Jongyoon Park
Water 202416(7), 1035; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16071035
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/7/1035

8. “Transport of Floating Plastics through the Fluvial Vector: The Impact of Riparian Zones”
by Manousos Valyrakis, Gordon Gilja, Da Liu and Gaston Latessa
Water 202416(8), 1098; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16081098
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/8/1098

9. “A Proposal for Sediment Control Countermeasures in Non-Flowing Mountain Streams”
by Norio Harada, Yoshifumi Satofuka and Takahisa Mizuyama
Water 202416(9), 1197; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16091197
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/9/1197

10. “Water Quality and the First-Flush Effect in Roof-Based Rainwater Harvesting, Part I: Water Quality and Soil Accumulation”
by Jessica J. Lay, Jason R. Vogel, Jason B. Belden, Glenn O. Brown and Daniel E. Storm
Water 202416(10), 1402; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16101402
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/10/1402

11. “The Transformation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Aquatic Environment of a Fluorochemical Industrial Park”
by Jingqi Huang, Zhen Zhao, Jing Liu and Shiyue Li
Water 202416(11), 1513; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16111513
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/11/1513

12. “Factors Governing Site and Charge Density of Dissolved Natural Organic Matter”
by by Rolf D. Vogt, Øyvind A. Garmo, Kari Austnes, Øyvind Kaste, Ståle Haaland, James E. Sample, Jan-Erik Thrane, Liv Bente Skancke, Cathrine B. Gundersen  and Heleen A. de Wit
Water 202416(12), 1716; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16121716
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/12/1716

13. “Future Water: A Multi-University International Web Seminar”
by Michael Pointl, João Marques, Frances C. Pick, Camilo Salcedo, Ina Vertommen, Mohamad Zeidan, Joby Boxall, Maria C. Cunha, Daniela Fuchs-Hanusch, Donghwi Jung et al.
Water 202416(13), 1862; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16131862
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/13/1862

14. “Groundwater Springs Influence Fish Community Distribution and Trout Condition across a Longitudinal Gradient in a Coldwater Catchment in Southeastern Minnesota, USA”
by Will L. Varela, Neal D. Mundahl, David F. Staples, Silas Bergen, Jennifer Cochran-Biederman, Cole R. Weaver and Martin C. Thoms
Water 202416(14), 1961; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16141961
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/14/1961

15. “Adsorption of a Multicomponent Pharmaceutical Wastewater on Charcoal-Based Activated Carbon: Equilibrium and Kinetics”
by Mina Asheghmoalla and Mehrab Mehrvar
Water 202416(15), 2086; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16152086
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/15/2086

16. “Sedimentological, Geochemical, and Environmental Assessment in an Eastern Mediterranean, Stressed Coastal Setting: The Gialova Lagoon, SW Peloponnese, Greece”
by Maria Papakonstantinou, Spyros Sergiou, Maria Geraga, Amalia Prandekou, Xenophon Dimas, Elias Fakiris, Dimitris Christodoulou and George Papatheodorou
Water 202416(16), 2312; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16162312
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/16/2312

17. “Hydrodynamic Model of the Area of the Żelazny Most Mining Waste Storage Facility to Reconstruct the Migration of Saline Groundwater”
by Jacek Gurwin, Marek Wcisło, Stanisław Staśko, Sebastian Buczyński, Magdalena Modelska, Tomasz Olichwer and Robert Tarka
Water 202416(17), 2431; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16172431
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/17/2431

18. “Winter Season Outdoor Cultivation of an Autochthonous Chlorella-Strain in a Pilot-Scale Prototype for Urban Wastewater Treatment”
by Elisa Benà, Pierluigi Giacò, Sara Demaria, Roberta Marchesini, Michele Melis, Giulia Zanotti, Costanza Baldisserotto and Simonetta Pancaldi
Water 202416(18), 2635; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16182635
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/18/2635

19. “Experimental Investigation of Bridge Scour under Pressure Flow Conditions”
by Müsteyde Baduna Koçyiğit and Önder Koçyiğit
Water 202416(19), 2773; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16192773
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/19/2773

20. “Dual Method for Comprehensive Evaluation of Sustainable Water Resources’ Utilization Capacity in Huangshui River in Yellow River Basin, China”
by Lijuan Fan, Ronglan Li, Ju Gao, Fen Zhao and Chunhui Li
Water 202416(20), 2878; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16202878
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/20/2878

21. “Longitudinal Investigation of Groundwater and Surface Water Interaction of Two Gravel Pit Lakes in Central Texas: Chemical and Flow Implications”
by William A. Brewer, Claudia R. Dawson and Joe C. Yelderman, Jr.
Water 202416(21), 3068; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16213068
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/21/3068

22. “Perched Hydrologic Systems of the Monahans and the Kermit Dune Fields, Northern Chihuahuan Desert, West Texas, USA”
by Alix Fournier, Steven L. Forman and Connor Mayhack
Water 202416(22), 3188; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16223188
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/22/3188

23. “Equity Assessment of Groundwater Vulnerability and Risk in Drinking Water Supplies in Arid Regions”
by Simone A. Williams, Sharon B. Megdal, Adriana A. Zuniga-Teran, David M. Quanrud and Gary Christopherson
Water 202416(23), 3520; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16233520
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/23/3520

24. “Evaluation of Microbial Biosorbents for Efficient Cd(II) Removal from Aqueous Solutions”
by Mihaela Roșca, Mariana Diaconu, Raluca-Maria Hlihor, Petronela Cozma, Bruna Silva, Teresa Tavares and Maria Gavrilescu
Water 202416(24), 3660; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16243660
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/24/3660

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