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  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,283 Views
17 Pages

A New Method for Continuous Monitoring of Black and Odorous Water Body Using Evaluation Parameters: A Case Study in Baoding

  • Xueying Zhou,
  • Zhaoqiang Huang,
  • Youchuan Wan,
  • Bin Ni,
  • Yalong Zhang,
  • Siwei Li,
  • Mingwei Wang and
  • Tong Wu

14 January 2022

Water is an important factor in human survival and development. With the acceleration of urbanization, the problem of black and odorous water bodies has become increasingly prominent. It not only affects the living environment of residents in the cit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,914 Views
13 Pages

7 May 2023

Black-odorous water bodies in the Pearl River Delta have been treated. However, the re-release of nitrogen (N)-containing compounds in sediment can cause a relapse of black-odorous water bodies. Sediment–water ratio (SWR) and hydraulic residenc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,920 Views
12 Pages

29 March 2024

Preventing the rebound of black and odorous water bodies is critical for improving the ecological environment of water bodies. This study examined the effect and underlying mechanism of in-situ improvement of the sediment microenvironment by nitrate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
60 Citations
11,045 Views
19 Pages

Modelling Dissolved Oxygen Depression in an Urban River in China

  • Jingshui Huang,
  • Hailong Yin,
  • Steven C. Chapra and
  • Qi Zhou

14 July 2017

Dissolved oxygen (DO) depression in urban rivers appears to be increasing in developing countries, which causes severe aquatic ecosystem stresses. One urban river which suffers DO depression under low flow conditions and requires systematic research...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,859 Views
19 Pages

Comparative Study on Recognition Models of Black-Odorous Water in Hangzhou Based on GF-2 Satellite Data

  • Zhifeng Yu,
  • Qiyu Huang,
  • Xiaoxue Peng,
  • Haijian Liu,
  • Qin Ai,
  • Bin Zhou,
  • Xiaohong Yuan,
  • Meihong Fang and
  • Ben Wang

17 June 2022

To improve the ability of remote sensing technology in recognizing black-odorous water bodies in Hangzhou, this study analyzed the typical spectral characteristics of black-odorous water in Hangzhou based on measured spectral data and water quality p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
1,963 Views
11 Pages

Functional Microorganisms Drive the Formation of Black-Odorous Waters

  • Yuchen Wu,
  • Wenjing Wang,
  • Xiaozhu Liu and
  • Yanqing Sheng

Black-odorous waters are water bodies that are noticeably abnormal in color or emit unpleasant odors. River water pollution and ecological degradation have gradually emerged with urbanization and rapid economic development, and BOW has become frequen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,219 Views
21 Pages

Monitoring of Urban Black-Odor Water Using UAV Multispectral Data Based on Extreme Gradient Boosting

  • Fangyi Wang,
  • Haiying Hu,
  • Yunru Luo,
  • Xiangdong Lei,
  • Di Wu and
  • Jie Jiang

22 October 2022

During accelerated urbanization, the lack of attention to environmental protection and governance led to the formation of black-odor water. The existence of urban black-odor water not only affects the cityscape, but also threatens human health and da...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,311 Views
14 Pages

9 December 2023

Black-odor water is prevalent in southeastern coastal regions of China, compromising both the aquatic ecosystem and urban aesthetics. Micro- and nano-bubbles (MNBs) aeration, identified as an innovative approach, offers potential improvements in wate...

  • Review
  • Open Access
410 Views
25 Pages

Enhancing Nitrogen Removal in MBRs: From Theoretical Advances to Practical Applications

  • Jiayi Xun,
  • Lu Wang,
  • Fengwei Jia,
  • Ziwen Han,
  • Haoran Ma,
  • Yiping Feng,
  • Ying Zhao,
  • Wenjuan Zhang,
  • Dan Song and
  • Jun Ma

31 December 2025

Nitrogen, a prevalent water pollutant, is a major cause of eutrophication and the formation of black, odorous water bodies, posing significant threats to both ecological security and human health. Effectively controlling nitrogen pollution in wastewa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
3,270 Views
13 Pages

17 January 2022

In situ remediation of sediment pollution is an important measure for the treatment of urban black-odorous water. In this study, the process of calcium nitrate dosing and low oxygen aeration was used to repair the sediment of black-odorous water body...

  • Article
  • Open Access
51 Citations
12,691 Views
21 Pages

Application of Microbial Technology Used in Bioremediation of Urban Polluted River: A Case Study of Chengnan River, China

  • Hong Gao,
  • Yuebo Xie,
  • Sarfraz Hashim,
  • Alamgir Akhtar Khan,
  • Xiaolin Wang and
  • Huiyong Xu

16 May 2018

Contrary to the constraints in time, investment, and management of the traditional technology for waste water treatment, this paper seeks to propose a more advanced, reliable, and affordable new technology to restore urban polluted rivers to pristine...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,601 Views
18 Pages

27 December 2022

Urban waterlogging and urban water environment problems in Changde city caused by extreme weather have seriously hindered the sustainable development of cities. A sponge city not only involves the inheritance and development of foreign technology but...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,268 Views
16 Pages

20 February 2025

Black-odorous water (BOW) in urban areas poses significant risks to water safety and human health. Chemical oxygen demand (COD) is a critical parameter for the control and monitoring of BOW. However, traditional methods for COD determination are expe...

  • Review
  • Open Access
29 Citations
16,444 Views
23 Pages

Development and Application of Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor (MABR)—A Review

  • Xiaolin Li,
  • Dongguan Bao,
  • Yaozhong Zhang,
  • Weiqing Xu,
  • Chi Zhang,
  • Heyun Yang,
  • Qiujin Ru,
  • Yi-fan Wang,
  • Hao Ma and
  • Ershuai Zhu
  • + 6 authors

22 January 2023

As a new type of biological treatment process, membrane aerated biofilm reactors (MABRs), which have received extensive attention and research in recent years, could reduce energy consumption by 70% compared to the traditional activated sludge proces...

  • Article
  • Open Access
357 Views
26 Pages

CAGM-Seg: A Symmetry-Driven Lightweight Model for Small Object Detection in Multi-Scenario Remote Sensing

  • Hao Yao,
  • Yancang Li,
  • Wenzhao Feng,
  • Ji Zhu,
  • Haiming Yan,
  • Shijun Zhang and
  • Hanfei Zhao

12 December 2025

In order to address challenges in small object recognition for remote sensing imagery—including high model complexity, overfitting with small samples, and insufficient cross-scenario generalization—this study proposes CAGM-Seg, a lightwei...