Population growth and increased irrigation demand have caused a decline in groundwater levels that limit water supply in the Darwin rural area. Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) is a practical solution that can be adopted to augment stressed groundwater...
Groundwater pumping along portions of the binational San Pedro River has depleted aquifer storage that supports baseflow in the San Pedro River. A consortium of 23 agencies, business interests, and non-governmental organizations pooled their collect...
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Climate change poses increasing threats to water security in Colombia, particularly in regions where groundwater monitoring remains limited. This study evaluated groundwater potential as an adaptation measure across six strategic regions covering 16....
The Guarani Aquifer System (GAS) is a strategic transboundary aquifer system shared by Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. This article presents a groundwater flow model to assess the GAS system in terms of regional flow patterns, water balance...
Sustainable water management in high Andean ecosystems involves identifying and protecting recharge areas, integrating both biophysical and social knowledge. The purpose of this study was to conduct a participatory analysis of the recharge zone in th...
Electric Vehicles (EVs) replace fossil fuel vehicles in effort towards having more sustainable transport systems. The battery of an EV is recharged at a charging point using electricity. While some recharging will be required at locations where vehic...
As electric vehicle adoption grows, understanding the impact of electric vehicle charging on electricity grids becomes increasingly important. Accurate grid impact modelling requires high-quality charging infrastructure data. This study examined the...
Increasing reliance on groundwater, declining water tables and saltwater intrusion have intensified water stress along the coastal regions. Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) has served as an effective solution for groundwater management and for enhancin...
Groundwater resources in the Kou sub-basin of southwestern Burkina Faso play a critical role in supporting domestic water supply, agriculture, and industry in and around Bobo-Dioulasso, the second-largest city in Burkina Faso. This study synthesizes...
Ice jamming is the primary mechanism that can generate overland flooding and recharge the isolated basins of the Peace–Athabasca Delta (PAD), a valuable ecosystem of international importance and the ancient homeland of the Indigenous Peoples of...
Mobile Charging Robots (MCRs), essentially high-voltage batteries mounted on mobile platforms, offer a flexible solution for electric vehicle (EV) charging, particularly in environments like supermarket parking lots with photovoltaic (PV) generation....
This study addresses the effects of climate variability and land-use change on groundwater recharge in Major Groundwater Reservoir 406 (MGR 406) in southeastern Poland, a key strategic water resource. It focuses on how regional shifts in precipitatio...
A water supply is vital for preserving usual human living standards, industrial development, and agricultural growth. Scarce water supplies and unplanned urbanization are the primary impediments to results in dry environments. Locating suitable sites...
Increasing attention is being paid to the technology of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) because of their environmental friendliness. However, their short range, extended recharging times, and insufficient charging facilities hinder the improvement i...
The combination of several factors related both to human pressure as well as natural issues could lead to a marked alteration of the groundwater budget terms and a decrease in groundwater availability. The basal aquifer of the Sibillini Mts. is a str...
Groundwater is a strategic resource in all climatic regions of Ethiopia, contributing about 80% of the domestic supply of urban and rural populations. However, little research has been available compared with extensive geographical coverage and incre...
The Nanmiao Emergency Groundwater Source Area, rich in H2SiO3, serves as a strategic freshwater reserve zone in western Jiangxi Province. However, the mechanisms underlying groundwater formation in this area remain unclear. This study applied a combi...
To detect groundwater-bearing potential zones in Wadi Fatimah, western Saudi Arabia, geophysical data from three profiles of two-dimensional electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) and remote sensing data were gathered, integrated, and evaluated. The...
The Algarve region of Portugal is experiencing severe water scarcity with existing water supplies insufficient to meet demand, with limited resilience to drought. Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) can provide intermediate storage and bridge the gap betw...
The Senegal River Delta located in north-western Senegal is a strategic region for the development of irrigated rice cultivation for achieving rice self-sufficiency. The presence of a shallow salty water table is often considered as a brake to the de...
To elucidate the solute sources, migration and enrichment mechanisms of water bodies in the endorheic lake region of the Qiangtang Plateau on the Tibetan Plateau and clarify the hydrogeochemical cycling patterns in alpine arid environments, this stud...
Coastal aquifers are strategic and fundamental in the development of touristic areas. The coastal aquifer within the Manglaralto River Basin in Ecuador is essential, as it is the only source of water supply for a large part of the northern part of th...
A quantitative assessment of the responses of hydrological processes to environmental change is vital for the sustainable utilization of groundwater and sustainable development under the dual influences of climate change and global greening. However,...
Current logistics and transportation (L&T) systems include heterogeneous fleets consisting of common internal combustion engine vehicles as well as other types of vehicles using “green” technologies, e.g., plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and ele...
In wireless sensor networks (WSNs), certain areas of the monitoring region may have coverage holes and serious coverage overlapping due to the random deployment of sensors. The failure of electronic components, software bugs and destructive agents co...
Many of the issues we face as a society are made more problematic by the rapidly changing context in which important decisions are made. For example buying a petrol powered car is most advantageous when there are many petrol pumps providing cheap pet...
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Land subsidence was once a major geo-hazard in the city of Shanghai, China. From 1921 to 1965, the maximum cumulative land subsidence in the urban areas of China reached 2.6 m. This large subsidence has resulted in high economic losses for Shanghai....
Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) is a promising method of increasing water availability in water stressed areas by subsurface infiltration and storage, to overcome periods of drought, and to stabilize or even reverse salinization of coastal aquifers. M...
Among the challenges related to rechargeable magnesium batteries (RMBs) still not resolved are positive electrode materials with sufficient charge storage and rate capability as well as stability and raw material resources. Out of the materials propo...
Cobalt has emerged as a strategic critical metal due to its essential role in rechargeable batteries, high-performance alloys, catalysts, and clean energy technologies. However, its supply chain remains heavily dependent on cobalt produced as a by-pr...
Groundwater serves as a vital resource for sustainable water supply, particularly in semi-arid regions where surface water availability is limited. This study explores groundwater potential zones in the East Desert, Qift–Qena, Egypt, using a multidis...
It has been observed that in the urban center of Shanghai, land subsidence has accelerated, and the groundwater level has continued to drop even though the net withdrawn volume (NWV) of groundwater has remained unchanged since 1980. An analysis of mo...
Filter face masks are Respiratory Protective Equipment designed to protect the wearer from various hazards, suit various health situations, and match the specific requirements of the wearer. Current traditional face masks have several limitations. In...
The use of marginal-quality waters, not limited to brackish/saline and treated sewage effluent (TSE), is called reclaimed water. Reclaimed water is a sustainable source in the future for use in agriculture, essentially required to offset the food dem...
Understanding how land use and climate change jointly affect water availability is essential for sustainable planning in tropical Andean–Amazonian basins. This study focuses on the Utcubamba River Basin in northeastern Peru, a data-scarce and socioec...
In recent years, battery swapping stations have become increasingly popular in smart energy networks. Its advantages include reducing the time required for recharging energy, balancing the grid’s load, and extending the battery’s lifespan...
Cobalt and nickel have become important strategic resources because they are widely used for renewable energy technologies and rechargeable battery production. Cementation, an electrochemical deposition of noble metal ions using a less noble metal as...
In Mediterranean climate regions, water scarcity, seasonal droughts and hydrological extremes are exacerbated by climate change. In these areas, small dams are increasingly used as decentralized water infrastructure for water supply, especially in ag...
Lithium is a strategic resource due to its use in rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles and electronic devices, driving high demand for extraction. This study analyzes the lithium supply chain in Mexico, focusing on both the extraction of lith...
The Sumapaz páramo, the most extensive continuous páramo complex on a global scale and a strategic component in the hydrological regulation of central Colombia, is undergoing a progressive ecohydrological degradation whose integrated ch...
Salt lakes on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) are vital repositories of China’s strategic mineral resources, including boron and lithium. The Budongquan Salt Lake (BDQSL) in eastern Hoh Xil Basin (HXB) represents a hypersaline system with combined geo...
This comprehensive review examines the transformative role of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) in advancing battery separator technology to address critical safety challenges in rechargeable lithium metal batteries. MOF-based separators leverage...
Metallic magnesium is a strategic material with applications in mobility, energy and medicine, due to its low density, biocompatibility and use as an anode in rechargeable batteries. However, industrial production methods—such as the thermal re...
Lithium (Li), a leading cathode material in rechargeable Li-ion batteries, is vital to modern energy storage technology, establishing it as one of the most impactful and strategical elements. Given the surge in the electric car market, it is crucial...
Groundwater is increasingly relied upon in cities, particularly during drought, yet its management often lacks coordination and systems-based decision-making. Effective governance requires inclusive participation across sectors and scales, engaging a...
This study examines the critical relationship between geoenvironmental changes and human occupation patterns in the central Arabian Peninsula, focusing on the Al-Aflaj region. By integrating geospatial modeling with preliminary archeological excavati...
Southern Kazakhstan, particularly the Zhambyl Region, is facing increasing groundwater stress due to climate change, degradation of irrigation infrastructure, and unsustainable water use. Despite substantial renewable groundwater reserves (8.33 km3/y...
Deep brines represent important sources of strategic resources such as lithium and potassium, characterized by low exploration costs and high utilization rates. The Triassic strata in the Sichuan Basin contain abundant lithium- and potassium-rich bri...
In recent times, drilling groundwater wells for irrigation, domestic, and industrial uses is increasing at a high rate in Saudi Arabia, meaning that groundwater is becoming a primary water resource. In the study region, over-exploitation and unsustai...
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