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Hydro-Climatic Variability and Water Balance of Lake Fitri, Sahel (Chad)

  • Abdallah Mahamat-Nour,
  • Nadège Yassoubo and
  • Florence Sylvestre
Water2026, 18(4), 492;https://doi.org/10.3390/w18040492 
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14 February 2026

This study analyzed the hydroclimatic functioning of the Lake Fitri basin (Chad) by combining rainfall records, in situ hydrological observations, water balance analysis, and spatial remote sensing data. Results show a strong Sahelian climatic contro...

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Electrochemically Enhanced Modular Ecological Infiltration System for Removal of Neonicotinoid Pesticides and Conventional Pollutants

  • Yuchen Han,
  • Chengcheng Bu,
  • Weiwei Zhang,
  • Haoyu Zeng,
  • Yongzhi Wang,
  • Xiaoying Xu and
  • Limin Ma
Water2026, 18(4), 491;https://doi.org/10.3390/w18040491 
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14 February 2026

Neonicotinoid pesticides are persistent in aquatic environments, posing ecological risks. To address the limited removal efficiency of conventional soil infiltration systems, this study developed an electrochemically enhanced modular ecological infil...

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Water2026, 18(4), 489;https://doi.org/10.3390/w18040489 
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14 February 2026

With the increasing depletion of shallow resources, marine-based mineral resources in coastal and continental shelf areas are poised to become a new frontier for resource development. However, ions in brine solutions undergo complex water-rock intera...

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Water2026, 18(4), 490;https://doi.org/10.3390/w18040490 
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14 February 2026

The Three-River Connectivity Zone in the lower Tarim River Basin (TRCZ) is a typical area that has experienced decades of river cut-off, followed by artificial ecological water transfers and vegetation restoration. However, the long-term patterns of...

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Water2026, 18(4), 488;https://doi.org/10.3390/w18040488 
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14 February 2026

Water scarcity and soil salinization are major challenges for sustainable agriculture in arid regions, affecting crop growth, yield, and quality. In greenhouse systems, optimizing irrigation and nutrient management under brackish (slightly to moderat...

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Water2026, 18(4), 487;https://doi.org/10.3390/w18040487 
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14 February 2026

As urbanization expands, the loss of pervious surfaces has led to greater stormwater runoff and contributed to an increase in urban flooding—localized flooding in areas not formally designated as flood zones. This study evaluates the potential...

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13 February 2026

The release of phosphorus (P) from littoral wetland sediments drives eutrophication, with iron (Fe) and sulfur (S) cycles playing key regulatory roles. This study investigated the Tongyang River corridor wetland (Lake Chaohu) in China to elucidate P&...

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13 February 2026

Large-scale river modeling has transitioned toward vector-based routing, yet the global fidelity of standalone frameworks like mizuRoute remains poorly characterized due to fragmented observation networks and unquantified systematic biases. This stud...

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An Integrated Explicit Hydrological Routing and Machine Learning Framework for Urban Detention System Design

  • Teresa Guarda,
  • Adolfo J. Sotomayor-Cuadrado,
  • Oscar E. Coronado-Hernández,
  • Alfonso Arrieta-Pastrana and
  • Jairo R. Coronado-Hernández

13 February 2026

The rapid expansion of impervious surfaces in urban environments has significantly increased surface runoff and flood risk. Detention basins, implemented as part of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDSs), are widely adopted worldwide to control p...

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Exergy Analysis Based on AI Correlations for Seawater Properties: Case Study of Industrial MED-TVC Plant in Kuwait

  • Abdulrahman S. Almutairi,
  • Hani Abulkhair,
  • Hamad M. Alhajeri and
  • Abdulrahman H. Alenezi

13 February 2026

Desalination is an increasingly important element in the sustainable supply of potable water. To accurately predict costs, the efficiency of such systems requires accurate knowledge of seawater’s thermodynamic properties. Four models have been...

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13 February 2026

Under dynamic loading (e.g., earthquakes, extreme rainfall), multi-stage slope slumps occur as downstream slopes lose anti-sliding stability, triggering intensive lateral sediment supply that governs mountainous channel evolution. This study uses a c...

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Water and Death: Ecology and Biohistory in the Southeast of Spain

  • María López-Barquero,
  • José-Miguel Abad-González and
  • Ramón García-Marín

13 February 2026

This study examines the historical relationship between water management and epidemic diseases in the Region of Murcia (Southeast Spain) between the 16th and 19th centuries. It focuses on two major pathologies—yellow fever and cholera—whi...

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Limits in the Recovery of the Headwater Stream Litavka, Czech Republic: A 22-Year Experience

  • Kateřina Dočkalová,
  • Pavel Chvojka,
  • Jiří Kopáček,
  • Josef Křeček,
  • Jan Špaček,
  • Marie Uhrová and
  • Evžen Stuchlík
Water2026, 18(4), 479;https://doi.org/10.3390/w18040479 
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13 February 2026

Despite reductions in sulphur and nitrogen emissions, lakes and streams in Europe and North America have shown only partial recovery from acidification. This study aims to assess the chemical and biological recovery of the upper stretch of the Litavk...

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13 February 2026

Understanding the differences in the infiltration processes of soda saline–alkali soils with varying degrees of salinization and their underlying mechanisms is of great significance for the rational use of regional soil and water resources. Thi...

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Integrated WEAP–Hippopotamus Optimization Framework for Climate-Resilience Reservoir Operation: A Case Study of Ubolrat Reservoir, Thailand

  • Haris Prasanchum,
  • Rattana Hormwichian,
  • Rapeepat Techarungruengsakul,
  • Anongrit Kangrang,
  • Siwa Kaewplang,
  • Ratsuda Ngamsert,
  • Jirawat Supakosol,
  • Krit Sriworamas and
  • Sarayut Wongsasri

12 February 2026

Climate change results in reservoir management challenges, especially in areas with a high risk of drought and flooding. Traditional reservoir rule curves are insufficient for addressing variations in reservoir inflow. This study presents a framework...

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12 February 2026

This study calculates the carbon footprint of chemical coagulants and operational energy for residential and industrial (whey digestion) wastewater treatment using ReCiPe 2016 methodology within a clearly defined system boundary from cradle to gate....

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Experimental Investigation of Upstream Water-Level Dynamics for a Standard Open-Channel Sluice Gate and a Simplified Model

  • Dongyan Li,
  • Mouchao Lv,
  • Hao Li,
  • Mingliang Jiang,
  • Wenzheng Zhang,
  • Yingying Wang and
  • Jingtao Qin

12 February 2026

Understanding how gate-opening variations affect the upstream water level is essential for quantitative water allocation and automation in irrigation canals. Using an indoor recirculating rectangular open-channel facility equipped with a standard fla...

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An Enhanced Multi-Shaft Model for Transient Mixed Flows in Large-Scale Pipeline Filling Applications

  • Rong Xing,
  • Tianwen Pan,
  • Yanqing Lu,
  • Yuyang Xu,
  • Ruilin Feng,
  • Yunjie Li and
  • Ling Zhou

12 February 2026

Long-distance water conveyance systems often experience free-surface-pressurized flow transitions and air pocket entrapment during filling, which may trigger hazardous phenomena such as air explosions and geysering. Existing models typically lack suf...

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Structural Intervention for the Prevention of Ice-Jam Formation and Flooding in Flowing Watercourses

  • Miroslav Betuš,
  • Ivanna Betušová,
  • Marek Plavčko,
  • Martin Konček and
  • Vladislav Stanko

12 February 2026

Ice-jam formation during winter low-flow conditions represents a persistent hydrotechnical hazard in small and medium-sized rivers of Central Europe. Despite extensive monitoring efforts, preventive structural measures remain insufficiently developed...

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Benthic–Pelagic Coupling Mediated by a Native Freshwater Mussel (Diplodon chilensis) in a Southern South American Lake

  • Claudio Valdovinos,
  • Pablo Fierro,
  • Daniela Barrientos,
  • Elena Valdovinos and
  • Gustavo Bizama

12 February 2026

Freshwater bivalves influence ecosystem functioning by transferring pelagic material to the benthos through filtration and biodeposition, yet quantitative multiscale evidence remains scarce for South American lakes. We assessed the role of the native...

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Photoelectrochemical Degradation of Pharmaceutical Active Compounds in Multicomponent Solutions with an Sb-Doped SnO2 Ceramic Anode Coated with BiPO4

  • Adele Balseviciute,
  • Montserrat García-Gabaldón,
  • Valentín Pérez-Herranz,
  • Sergio Mestre and
  • Manuel César Martí-Calatayud

12 February 2026

A ceramic anode made of Sb-doped SnO2 and coated with a photoactive BiPO4 layer was tested for the (photo)electrochemical oxidation of three commonly used pharmaceuticals: atenolol, ibuprofen, and norfloxacin. Light-pulsed chronoamperometry showed th...

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58 Views
34 Pages

12 February 2026

Efficient treatment of aquaculture effluent is a crucial measure for ensuring the green and sustainable development of fisheries and alleviating pressure on aquatic ecosystems. However, traditional treatment technologies face bottlenecks of low effic...

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Deep Learning-Based Enhancement for Surface Velocity Measurements in Tidal Estuaries

  • Wei-Che Huang,
  • Whita Wulansari,
  • Suharyanto and
  • Wen-Cheng Liu

11 February 2026

Accurate estimation of river surface velocity is essential for hydrological monitoring and flood management. However, conventional Large-Scale Particle Image Velocimetry (LSPIV) is often affected by errors arising from inaccurate Region of Interest (...

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99 Views
20 Pages

11 February 2026

Despite the widespread use of distributed hydrological models for operational forecasting, climate change impact assessment, and large ensemble experiments, their computational performance and scalability are rarely systematically and reproducibly qu...

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Trends in Maumee River Nitrogen Loads and Their Complex Relationship to Harmful Algal Blooms in Western Lake Erie

  • Nusrat N. Khan,
  • Hans W. Paerl,
  • Mark J. McCarthy,
  • Silvia E. Newell,
  • Noah Rudko and
  • Rebecca Logsdon Muenich

11 February 2026

Nutrient runoff from agricultural activities in the watershed of Western Lake Erie (WLE) is a dominant driver of harmful algal blooms (HABs). While phosphorus (P) is a key factor causing these blooms and has been the focus for researchers and policym...

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156 Views
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11 February 2026

The effective management of fracturing flowback wastewater is critical to oil and gas production sustainability, while its complex and rapidly evolving rheology poses a significant barrier to monitoring and targeted treatment. Traditional offline sam...

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136 Views
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Integrated Passive Cooling Techniques for Energy-Efficient Greenhouses in Hot–Arid Environments: Evidence from a Systematic Review

  • Hamza Benzzine,
  • Hicham Labrim,
  • Ibtissam El Aouni,
  • Khalid Bouali,
  • Yasmine Achour,
  • Aouatif Saad,
  • Driss Zejli and
  • Rachid El Bouayadi

11 February 2026

This systematic review synthesizes passive and passive-first cooling strategies for greenhouses in hot–arid climates, organizing evidence across four domains: Airflow & Ventilation, Shading & Radiative Control, Thermal Storage & Gro...

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134 Views
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A Circular Economy Approach to Landfill Leachate Biotransformation: Application of Microalgae and Cyanobacteria for Environmental Sustainability and Value-Added Products

  • Antonio Zuorro,
  • Maria D. Ortiz-Alvarez,
  • Roberto Lavecchia,
  • Crisostomo Barajas-Ferreira,
  • Janet B. García-Martínez and
  • Andrés F. Barajas-Solano

10 February 2026

Landfill leachate is a complex pollutant that contains high levels of nitrogenous compounds, heavy metals, and organic contaminants, posing serious environmental risks. This study presents an innovative and sustainable strategy for leachate biotransf...

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154 Views
22 Pages

10 February 2026

The Driver, Pressure, State, Impact, Response (DPSIR) framework was applied to assess microplastic pollution and the risk of secondary contamination from microplastic-laden spent adsorbents. Key driving forces include increasing plastic production, w...

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139 Views
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10 February 2026

Rural cut-slope construction constitutes a typical trigger of geological hazards in mountainous regions of developing countries, a risk exacerbated under climate change with the increased frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall events. This study...

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Pilot-Scale Evaluation of Coral Reef Media for pH Buffering and Nutrient Supply in Koi-Lettuce Aquaponics

  • Syed Ejaz Hussain Mehdi,
  • Aparna Sharma,
  • Suleman Shahzad,
  • Sandesh Pandey,
  • Fida Hussain,
  • Woochang Kang and
  • Sang-Eun Oh

10 February 2026

Nutrient deficiencies and pH fluctuations are among the major issues identified in most aquaponic studies. Studies have mainly used chemical fertilizers and pH adjusters to resolve these issues; however, a sustainable and environment friendly permane...

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241 Views
26 Pages

10 February 2026

Integrating an end member catchment offers a mechanistic foundation for interpreting large basin hydrology. This critical aspect is rarely evident in Malawi’s river basin studies. This study characterizes the hydrochemistry of surface and groun...

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Biomarkers for Tracking Organic Matter Maturity in Therapeutic Muds (Peloids): A Comparison of Natural and Spa-Scaled Systems

  • Emilija Vukićević,
  • Nikola Burazer,
  • Jovana Roganović,
  • Tijana Mutić,
  • Gorica Veselinović,
  • Branimir Jovančićević and
  • Gordana Gajica

10 February 2026

Peloid maturation is governed by geological settings, duration of water–sediment interaction (microbial reworking), and thermomineral water properties, with molecular distributions providing insights into transformation mechanisms. To assess si...

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164 Views
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10 February 2026

In our research we analyzed a series of water quality parameters and conducted a metagenomic analysis of the microbial community in the Chishui River (in southwestern China), aiming to explore the microbial driving mechanisms of the phosphorus cycle...

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Assessment of Simulated Meteorological Data Applicability for Hydrological Modelling in Low Land River Catchments

  • Serhii Nazarenko,
  • Diana Meilutytė-Lukauskienė,
  • Jūratė Kriaučiūnienė and
  • Darius Jakimavičius

9 February 2026

Hydrological modelling in lowland catchments is often constrained by flat terrain and sparce meteorological station networks, which limits the accuracy of spatial interpolation of precipitation and temperature. In these conditions, the nearest availa...

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210 Views
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9 February 2026

The anaerobic digestion process generally generates volatile fatty acids (VFAs) depending upon the metabolic pathway. VFAs are short chain fatty acids containing from one up to eight interlinked carbon atoms. Separation, identification, and quantific...

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Enhanced Nitrogen Removal by Anammox in Iron-Based Autotrophic Denitrification Filters

  • Benzhou Gong,
  • Kui Zhang,
  • Yanjie Huang,
  • Wenhao Yang and
  • Yingmu Wang

9 February 2026

Nitrogen pollution poses significant risks to both environmental systems and human health. Iron-based autotrophic denitrification offers a green and cost-effective strategy for nitrogen removal, but is often accompanied by the accumulation of undesir...

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216 Views
33 Pages

9 February 2026

In recent decades, the number of beavers both in Russia as a whole and its European part has increased significantly due to reintroduction, conservation measures, etc., which has partially resulted in changes in the water regime, especially of small...

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157 Views
18 Pages

9 February 2026

The presence of ice cover significantly alters the hydraulic characteristics of river channels, and the evolutionary law of ice drift velocity is crucial for understanding the ice-jam floods (IJFs) formation mechanism during the spring IJFs breakup p...

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155 Views
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9 February 2026

Complex hydraulic transients induced during load adjustment of turbine units in long tailrace tunnels pose significant threats to the safety and stability of tailwater systems. In view of this, based on VOF multiphase flow and compressible water&ndas...

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147 Views
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9 February 2026

Ground subsidence in urban areas often reflects hidden failures within water and sewer infrastructure, amplified by hydrologic and seasonal conditions. This study analyzes 303 documented subsidence incidents in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, from 20...

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127 Views
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9 February 2026

To address the issues of insufficient hydrodynamics and water stagnation in plain river network areas, this study focuses on the typical river network of the Nanxun Campus of Zhejiang College of Water Resources and Hydropower. It aims to optimize the...

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Feature-Enhanced Erroneous Outlier Detection in Hydrological Time Series Using Ensemble Methods

  • Banujan Kuhaneswaran,
  • Golam Sorwar,
  • Ali Reza Alaei and
  • Feifei Tong

8 February 2026

Data quality issues in hydrological time series directly affect hydrological modelling applications, including flood forecasting and water resource management. A critical challenge in hydrological monitoring is distinguishing erroneous outliers cause...

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218 Views
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8 February 2026

Hydrodynamic models of river networks are commonly used for flood disaster simulation, and the accuracy of model parameter settings directly affects the reliability of simulation results. Among these, Manning’s roughness coefficient is the core...

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225 Views
25 Pages

7 February 2026

Seasonal groundwater (GW) pumping and climatic variability significantly impact the dynamics of greenhouse-dominated agricultural systems, yet quantitative evaluations at the local scale remain limited. This study explores non-parametric statistical...

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Multi-Stable Isotope Constraints on the Sources and Evolution of Potash-Forming Fluids in the Mahai Basin, Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

  • Zhendong Wang,
  • Qiugui Wang,
  • Zengping Ning,
  • Weigang Su,
  • Ying Ma,
  • Yujun Ma,
  • Enzong Xiao and
  • Xiaohang Lu

7 February 2026

The Mahai Basin (MHB), situated in the northern Qaidam Basin on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, hosts significant Quaternary potash resources. Nevertheless, the sources and evolutionary pathways of potash-forming fluids remain controversial. In th...

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