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Improving Discharge Predictions in Ungauged Basins: Harnessing the Power of Disaggregated Data Modeling and Machine Learning Water Resour. Res. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Aggrey Muhebwa, Colin J. Gleason, Dongmei Feng, Jay Taneja
Current machine learning methods for discharge prediction often employ aggregated basin-wide hydrometeorological data (lumped modeling) for parametric and non-parametric training. This approach may overlook the spatial heterogeneity of river systems and their impact on discharge patterns. We hypothesize that integrating spatiotemporal hydrologic knowledge into the data modeling process (distributed/disaggregated
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Quantifying Aspect-Dependent Snowpack Response to High-Elevation Wildfire in the Southern Rocky Mountains Water Resour. Res. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Wyatt Reis, Daniel McGrath, Kelly Elder, Stephanie Kampf, David Rey
Increasing wildfire frequency and severity in high-elevation seasonal snow zones presents a considerable water resource management challenge across the western United States (U.S.). Wildfires can affect snowpack accumulation and melt patterns, altering the quantity and timing of runoff. While prior research has shown that wildfire generally increases snow melt rates and advances snow disappearance
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In-Stream Nitrogen Dynamics in a Point Source Influenced Headwater Stream During Baseflow Conditions Water Resour. Res. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Caroline Spill, Lukas Ditzel, Matthias Gassmann
Hydrochemical signatures are often traced back to their original sources using data collected at catchment outlets. However, this approach introduces uncertainties, as signals may add up, cancel each other out, or be subject to transformation processes. Specifically rural point sources, such as communal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), are often overlooked and remain poorly understood in terms
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Microstructural Changes and Kinetic Analysis of Oxidation Reaction in Coal–Oil Symbiosis Nat. Resour. Res. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Lintao Hu, Hongqing Zhu, Binrui Li, Rui Li, Linhao Xie, Ruoyi Tao, Baolin Qu
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Evaluation of Reservoir Porosity and Permeability from Well Log Data Based on an Ensemble Approach: A Comprehensive Study Incorporating Experimental, Simulation, and Fieldwork Data Nat. Resour. Res. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Edwin E. Nyakilla, Sun Guanhua, Hao Hongliang, Grant Charles, Mouigni B. Nafouanti, Emanuel X. Ricky, Selemani N. Silingi, Elieneza N. Abelly, Eric R. Shanghvi, Safi Naqibulla, Mbega R. Ngata, Erasto Kasala, Melckzedeck Mgimba, Alaa Abdulmalik, Fatna A. Said, Mbula N. Nadege, Johnson J. Kasali, Li Dan
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A multi-country survey on sanitation systems in underserved urban settlements in the Melanesian Pacific region npj Clean Water (IF 10.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 B. Z. Rousso, R. Sanderson, M. Love, C. Koto, S. Seru, V. Salusalu, D. Unguna, K. K. Kotra, R. Souter
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Multidrug-resistant high-risk clonal Escherichia coli lineages occur along an antibiotic residue gradient in the Baltic Sea npj Clean Water (IF 10.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Phillip Lübcke, Stefan E. Heiden, Timo Homeier-Bachmann, Jürgen A. Bohnert, Christian Schulze, Elias Eger, Michael Schwabe, Sebastian Guenther, Katharina Schaufler
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Hydrodynamic solar-driven interfacial evaporation - Gone with the flow Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Jiawei Ren, Jia Xu, Shuangchao Tian, Ke Shi, Tianyu Gu, Jiaheng Zhao, Xing Li, Zhiwei Zhou, Leonard Tijing, Ho Kyong Shon
Evaporation has been one of the most classic desalination processes on the Earth. When we try to use the power of water flow itself, the evaporation process can perform even better. Here, we report a hydrodynamic solar-driven interfacial evaporation process which water evaporation rate can achieve 6.58 kg·m-2·h-1 (over 100 times higher than natural evaporation). A waterwheel-structure solar interfacial
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Integrating Habitat Suitability and Larval Drift Modeling for Spawning-To-Nursery Functional Habitat Connectivity Analysis in Rivers Water Resour. Res. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 David Farò, Christian Wolter
Habitat suitability modeling is a commonly used methodology to plan and assess in-stream habitat enhancement in rivers, such as for the key fish life stages spawning and juvenile development. However, their use only allows modeling the spatial distribution of habitats, but not their connectivity. By integrating micro-scale habitat modeling and a larval drift model, we assess the functional connectivity
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In Situ Gas Content and Extraction Potential of Ultra-Deep Coalbed Methane in the Sichuan Basin, China Nat. Resour. Res. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Haiqi Li, Guoxiao Zhou, Shida Chen, Song Li, Dazhen Tang
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Joule and photothermal heating techniques for oil desorption with techno-economic feasibility and environmental impact analysis npj Clean Water (IF 10.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Siyoung Byun, Muhammad Usman Farid, Manoj Kumar Nallapaneni, Shauhrat S. Chopra, Sangyong Nam, Alicia Kyoungjin An, Sanghyun Jeong
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Efficient generation of 1O2 by activating peroxymonosulfate on graphitic carbon nanoribbons for water remediation npj Clean Water (IF 10.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Weijiang Tang, Zhengjie Wang, Sheng Guo, Rong Chen, Fengxi Chen
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Response of bacterial and fungal communities in natural biofilms to bioavailable heavy metals in a mining-affected river Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Chunyan Li, Mei Zhong, Ende Guo, Hansen Xu, Chen Wen, Shiqi Zhu, Qi Li, Dan Zhu, Xia Luo
Biofilms, known as “microbial skin” in rivers, respond to rapid and sensitive environmental changes. However, the ecological response mechanisms of bacterial and fungal communities in river biofilms toward heavy metal pollution (HMP) remains poorly understood. This study focused on the key driving factors of bacterial and fungal community diversity and composition and their ecological response mechanisms
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Relationship between phosphorus stoichiometric homeostasis and deepwater adaptability of submerged macrophytes in Erhai Lake, China: Insights from allometric plasticity Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Qihang Wu, Ling Jin, Changqun Duan, Jiaqing Xu, Song Peng, Shili Shen, Ying Pan, Torben L. Lauridsen, Erik Jeppesen
The state transition theory suggests that the decline of submerged macrophytes in shallow lakes is closely associated with reduced stoichiometric homeostasis, particularly phosphorus homeostasis (HP). The degradation typically progresses from deeper to shallower regions, indicating a potential positive correlation between the deepwater adaptability (DA) and HP values of submerged macrophytes. Here
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The dual role of benthic fish: Effects on water quality in the presence and absence of submerged macrophytes Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Chaochao Lv, Hang Shan, Yuqing Tian, Xingchen Zhao, Zihao Wen, Chengjie Yin, Zheng Li, Haojie Su, Weijie Wang, Qingchuan Chou, Kuanyi Li, Xiaolin Zhang, Te Cao
Rebuilding a clear-water state dominated by submerged macrophytes is essential for addressing eutrophication, yet the impact of benthic fish on water quality is complex. We conducted two experiments to explore the interaction of submerged plants and benthic fish on the water quality. Experiment I investigated the water clearing effects of submerged macrophytes with varying coverage (from 0% to 40%)
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A key factor in monitoring cannabis consumption trends through wastewater analysis: Partitioning of THC[sbnd]COOH between the liquid and solid phase of influent wastewater Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Natan Van Wichelen, Daniel Burgard, Marina Celia Campos-Mañas, Claudia Simarro-Gimeno, Félix Hernández, Christoph Ort, Tim Boogaerts, Noelia Salgueiro-Gonzalez, Sara Castiglioni, Frederic Béen, Pim de Voogt, Adrian Covaci, Alexander L.N. van Nuijs, Lubertus Bijlsma
Current wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) studies are predominantly focused on the analysis of urinary biomarkers present in the liquid phase of influent wastewater (IWW). This approach systematically underestimates less polar metabolites, such as cannabis biomarkers. These biomarkers can potentially sorb to and desorb from suspended particulate matter (SPM) present in IWW. This study investigates
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A Simple Model of Flow Reversals in Florida’s Karst Springs Water Resour. Res. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Harald Klammler, James W. Jawitz, Matthew J. Cohen
North Florida's karst springs are among the largest and most abundant in the world. Despite relatively stable spring discharges, flow reversals can episodically occur in some springs when river waters backflow into the aquifer during flood events. Reversals are normal features of the springs along the Suwanee River, but the changing incidence of these reversals in response to anthropogenic activities
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A Monte Carlo Propagation of the Full Variance-Covariance of GRACE-Like Level-2 Data With Applications in Hydrological Data Assimilation and Sea-Level Budget Studies Water Resour. Res. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Fan Yang, Ehsan Forootan, Shuhao Liu, Maike Schumacher
Understanding mass (re-)distribution within the Earth system, and addressing global challenges such as the impact of climate change on water resources requires global time-variable terrestrial water storage (TWS) estimates along with reasonable uncertainty fields. The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) and GRACE-FO satellite missions provide time-variable gravity fields with full variance-covariance
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A New Sphalerite Thermometer Based on Machine Learning with Trace Element Geochemistry Nat. Resour. Res. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-15 Hongtao Zhao, Yu Zhang, Yongjun Shao, Jia Liao, Shuling Song, Genshen Cao, Ruichang Tan
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Synergistic phosphorus removal mechanism of Tetrasphaera enrichment in a micro-pressure swirl reactor npj Clean Water (IF 10.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Ge Yu, Hua Kang, Chen Dai, Xinyu Zhu, Shuang Zhong, Fan Wang, Shengshu Ai, Dejun Bian, Donglei Zou
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3D printed Ti3C2@Polymer based artificial forest for autonomous water harvesting system npj Clean Water (IF 10.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Jayraj V. Vaghasiya, Keval K. Sonigara, Carmen C. Mayorga-Martinez, Martin Pumera
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Enhanced degradation and recycling of reactive dye wastewater using cobalt loaded MXene catalysts npj Clean Water (IF 10.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-15 Dawu Shu, Xinqi Zhang, Bo Han, Wanxin Li, Bingxin Wang, Chengshu Xu
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Mechanistic insights into Fe3O4-mediated inhibition of H2S gas production in sludge anaerobic digestion Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Yan Wang, Qizi Fu, Fan Yang, Xuemei Li, Xingyu Ma, Yunhao Xu, Xuran Liu, Dongbo Wang
The addition of iron-based conductive materials has been extensively validated as a highly effective approach to augment methane generation from anaerobic digestion (AD) process. In this work, it was additionally discovered that Fe3O4 notably suppressed the production of hazardous H2S gas during sludge AD. As the addition of Fe3O4 increased from 0 to 20 g/L, the accumulative H2S yields decreased by
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Analytical study of water infiltration and contaminant transport in barrier systems Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Yanghui Shi, Haijian Xie, Yanhao Wu, Manting Ci, Xiaobin Chen
An analytical model was developed to assess the service time of the barrier system consisting of a two-layer cover system and a cut-off wall. The recursive method is used to evaluate the influence of the variable head loss boundary condition caused by the water infiltration. The impact of the types of cover systems and cut-off walls on the barrier system performance is assessed. The results show that
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Mini-cores of activated carbon block simulate full-sized performance for removing organics and arsenate from drinking water✰ Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Chung-Seop Lee, Heuidae Lee, Shahnawaz Sinha, Alireza Farsad, Paul Westerhoff, Hojung Rho
Activated carbon block (ACB) filters are widely used in point-of-use (POU) drinking technology to remove tastes, odors, and organic compounds from drinking water, and when modified can even remove inorganic pollutants (e.g., arsenate, lead, copper). To introduce ACB technologies to the POU market, thorough assessment and testing are required to meet the National Sanitary Foundation 53 certification
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Disinfectant control in drinking water networks: Integrating advection–dispersion–reaction models and byproduct constraints Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Salma M. Elsherif, Ahmad F. Taha, Ahmed A. Abokifa
Effective disinfection is essential for maintaining water quality standards in distribution networks. Chlorination, as the most used technique, ensures safe water by maintaining sufficient chlorine residuals but also leads to the formation of disinfection byproducts (DBPs). These DBPs pose health risks, highlighting the need for chlorine injection control (CIC) by booster stations to balance safety
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Analysis of wastewater treatment plant data identifies the drivers of PFAS enrichment in foams Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Angel Chyi En We, Anthony D. Stickland, Bradley O. Clarke, Stefano Freguia
The concept of incorporating foam fractionation in aerated bioreactors at wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) for the removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has recently been proposed. The extent of PFAS enrichment in aerated bioreactors’ foams, as indicated by enrichment factors (EFs), has been observed to vary widely. Laboratory evidence has shown that factors affecting PFAS enrichment
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Driving factor, source identification, and health risk of PFAS contamination in groundwater based on the self-organizing map Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-15 Jingwen Zeng, Kai Liu, Xiao Liu, Zhongen Tang, Xiujuan Wang, Renchuan Fu, Xiaojun Lin, Na Liu, Jinrong Qiu
The complex interactions between groundwater chemical environments and PFAS present challenges for data analysis and factor assessment of the spatial distribution and source attribution of PFAS in groundwater. This study employed spatial response analysis combining self-organizing maps (SOM), K-means clustering, Spearman correlation, positive matrix factorization (PMF) and risk quotient (RQ), to uncover
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Temperature differentially regulates estuarine microbial N2O production along a salinity gradient Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-15 Tie-Qiang Mao, Yong Zhang, Ya-Fei Ou, Xiao-Fei Li, Yan-Ling Zheng, Xia Liang, Min Liu, Li-Jun Hou, Hong-Po Dong
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is atmospheric trace gas that contributes to climate change and affects stratospheric and ground-level ozone concentrations. Ammonia oxidizers and denitrifiers contribute to N2O emissions in estuarine waters. However, as an important climate factor, how temperature regulates microbial N2O production in estuarine water remains unclear. Here, we have employed stable isotope labeling
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Enhanced inactivation of Aspergillus niger biofilms by the combination of UV-LEDs with chlorine-based disinfectants Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-15 Qiqi Wan, Jian Ke, Ruihua Cao, Jingyi Wang, Tinglin Huang, Gang Wen
The presence of pathogenic fungal biofilms in drinking water distribution systems poses significant challenges in maintaining the safety of drinking water. This research delved into the formation of Aspergillus niger (A. niger) biofilms and evaluated their susceptibility to inactivation using combinations of ultraviolet light emitting diodes (UV-LEDs) with chlorine-based disinfectants, including UV-LEDs/chlorine
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Streamflow Prediction in Human-Regulated Catchments Using Multiscale Deep Learning Modeling With Anthropogenic Similarities Water Resour. Res. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Arken Tursun, Xianhong Xie, Yibing Wang, Dawei Peng, Yao Liu, Buyun Zheng, Xinran Wu, Cong Nie
Accurate streamflow prediction in human-regulated catchments remains a formidable challenge due to the complex disturbance of hydrological processes. To consider human disturbance in hydrological modeling, this study introduces a novel static attribute collection that combines river-reach attributes with catchment attributes, referred to as multiscale attributes. The attribute collection is assembled
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Remote Sensing of River Discharge From Medium-Resolution Satellite Imagery Based on Deep Learning Water Resour. Res. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Zhen Hao, Naier Xiang, Xiaobin Cai, Ming Zhong, Jin Jin, Yun Du, Feng Ling
Accurate monitoring of river discharge variations is essential for managing floods and droughts and understanding the response of global river systems to climate change. Remote sensing of discharge (RSQ) offers a timely and efficient alternative for widespread monitoring, particularly in ungauged areas. Current methods often struggle with accuracy, especially when estimating the width of narrow rivers
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Water trapping inside anion exchange membranes during practical reverse electrodialysis applications npj Clean Water (IF 10.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Dong-Gun Lee, Hanki Kim, SeungCheol Yang, Ji-Hyung Han, Young Sun Mok, Nam Jo Jeong, Jiyeon Choi
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Advanced N removal from low C/N sewage via a plug-flow anaerobic/oxic/anoxic (AOA) process: Intensification through partial nitrification, endogenous denitrification, partial denitrification, and anammox (PNEnD/A) Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Huaguang Liu, Jie Liu, Liang Zhang, Hongjie Wang, Yanchen Li, Shuo Chen, Zilong Hou, Wenyi Dong, Yongzhen Peng
Achieving low-cost advanced nitrogen (N) removal from municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) remains a challenge. A plug-flow anaerobic/oxic/anoxic (AOA) system with a mixtures bypass (MBP) integrating partial nitrification (PN), endogenous carbon denitrification (EnD), partial denitrification (PD), and anaerobic ammonium oxidation (Anammox), was constructed to treat actual sewage with a low
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Oxygen-induced evolution of anammox granular sludge explains its unique responses during preservation Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Leiyan Guo, Chao Pan, Junwei Wu, Yang Yu, Dongdong Xu, Wenda Chen, Wenji Li, Ping Zheng, Meng Zhang
Anammox granular sludge (AnGS) preservation is indispensable for the application of anammox technology. Oxygen is a common and crucial factor for anammox, yet its long-term effects on AnGS during preservation remain incomplete clarification. This study investigated the effect of oxygen on AnGS in two simulated preservation systems with open and sealed conditions, and the mechanism was discussed. The
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Quantitative sustainability assessment for in-situ electrical resistance heating coupled with steam enhanced extraction: An effective approach for the development of green remediation technologies Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Zongshuai Yang, Changlong Wei, Jingke Sima, Song Yan, Lipu Yin, Ao Xian, Jinzhong Wan, Jie Yang, Xin Song
There is a lack of quantitative methodology for the sustainability assessment based on field data in the process of innovative technology development for groundwater remediation. This study developed a quantitative assessment framework, a model based on the life cycle assessment integrated with best management practices (LCA-BMPs), to evaluate the environmental, economic, and social sustainability
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Risk-Aware Quantitative Mineral Prospectivity Mapping with Quantile-based Regression Models Nat. Resour. Res. (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Jixian Huang, Shijun Wan, Weifang Mao, Hao Deng, Jin Chen, Weiyang Tang
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Mapping the heterogeneous removal landscape of wastewater virome in effluents of different advanced wastewater treatment systems of swine farm Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Jiabao Xing, Han Gao, Guangyu Liu, Xinyu Cao, Jianhao Zhong, Sijia Xu, Yue Li, Yuwan Pang, Guihong Zhang, Yankuo Sun
In advanced wastewater treatment plants on pig farms, meticulous design aims to eliminate intrinsic pollutants such as organic matter, heavy metals, and biological contaminants. In our field survey across Southern China, a notable disparity in wastewater treatment procedures among various farming facilities lies in the utilization of terminal chemical oxidation post-sedimentation tank. However, recent
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Trajectory of antibiotic resistome response to antibiotics gradients: A comparative study from pharmaceutical and associated wastewater treatment plants to receiving river Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Na Wang, Shuchang Li, Mali Shi, Ni Ni, Xiaohui Zhang, Xinyan Guo, Huai Lin, Yi Luo
Pharmaceutical wastewater often contains significant levels of antibiotic residues, which continuously induce and promote antibiotic resistance during the sewage treatment process. However, the specific impact of antibiotics on the emergence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), microbiomes, and mobile genetic elements (MGEs), as well as the dose-response relationship remain unclear. Herein, through
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Pure water and resource recovery from municipal wastewater using high-rate activated sludge, reverse osmosis, and mainstream anammox: A pilot scale study Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Haoran Zhao, Yu Zhou, Lianpei Zou, Chihao Lin, Jianyong Liu, Yu-You Li
In response to the escalating global water scarcity and the high energy consumption associated with traditional wastewater treatment plants, there is a growing demand for transformative wastewater treatment processes that promise greater efficiency and sustainability. This study presents an innovative approach for municipal wastewater treatment that integrates high-rate activated sludge with membrane
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Unpuzzling spatio-vertical and multi-media patterns of aniline accelerators/antioxidants in an urban estuary Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Ruihe Jin, Bao Li, Yan Wu, Yue Li, Xinyu Du, Chunjie Xia, Heng Zhao, Min Liu
Aniline accelerators and antioxidants (AAs) are high-production-volume industrial additives that have recently attracted emerging concern given their ubiquity in environmental compartments and the associated (eco)toxic effects. Nonetheless, available information on the multi-media behavior of AAs and their transformation products (TPs) remains scarce. Therefore, we determined the residues of twenty-four
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Uncovering the performance and intrinsic mechanism of different hydrolyzed AlTi species in polystyrene nanoplastics coagulation Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Beibei Liu, Kangying Guo, Qinyan Yue, Yue Gao, Baoyu Gao
Hydrolyzed AlTi species are essential metal-based coagulants in a coagulation process to remove nanoplastics (NPs). Understanding the molecular interactions between hydrolyzed AlTi species and NPs is key to promoting coagulation efficiency. In this study, the coagulation performance and intrinsic mechanism of different AlTi species (including monomeric AlTi and polymeric AlTi species-Al13Ti13) for
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A predictive fuzzy logic and rule-based control approach for practical real-time operation of urban stormwater storage system Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Lanxin Sun, Jun Xia, Dunxian She, Wenlu Ding, Jialiang Jiang, Biao Liu, Fang Zhao
Predictive real-time control (RTC) strategies are usually more effective than reactive strategies for the intelligent management of urban stormwater storage systems. However, it remains a challenge to ensure the practicality of RTC strategies that use accessible, non-idealized predictive information while improving their efficiency for successive rainfall events instead of specific phases. This study
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Fate of persistent and mobile chemicals in the water cycle: From municipal wastewater discharges to river bank filtrate Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Matthias Muschket, Isabelle J. Neuwald, Daniel Zahn, Alina H. Seelig, Jochen Kuckelkorn, Thomas P. Knepper, Thorsten Reemtsma
Persistent and mobile (PM) chemicals are considered detrimental for drinking water resources as they may pass through all barriers protecting these resources against pollution. However, knowledge on the occurrence of PM chemicals in the water cycle, that make their way into drinking water resources, is still limited. The effluents of six municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs, n = 38), surface
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Causes of negatively charged meso-colloids formed in the coagulation process: Implication of the origin of foulants in the coagulation–membrane filtration process Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Qing Ding, Daisuke Ishikawa, Hiroshi Yamamura, Yoshimasa Watanabe
Tiny colloids with a size similar to that of membrane pores are responsible for irreversible fouling in the pre-coagulation microfiltration membrane filtration process for drinking water treatment. Such colloidal particles are defined here as meso‑colloids, and the charge neutralization of meso‑colloids is demonstrated to be a key to controlling irreversible fouling. However, meso‑colloids remain negatively
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Effects of LED lights and cytokinin on the phytotreatment of simulated swine wastewater by Azolla spp.: Pollutant removal and biomass valorization Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Eder Carlos Lopes Coimbra, Alisson Carraro Borges, Ana Beatriz Carvalho Bastos, Ann Honor Mounteer, André Pereira Rosa
Phytoremediation is an eco-friendly and affordable option for tackling wastewater pollutants. The study focused on how light-emitting diodes (LED) light exposure, measured by intensity and duration (photoperiod), along with cytokinin, impacts Azolla microphylla's simulated swine wastewater treatment performance and biomass production. Under optimal treatment conditions, high removals of COD (89.2 %
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A novel electrochemical membrane filtration system operated with periodical polarity reversal for efficient resource recovery from nickel nitrate laden industrial wastewater Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Yang Li, Yichi Zhang, Xueye Wang, Yuting Zhu, Jia Yuan, Lehui Ren, Jiansuxuan Chen, Zhiwei Wang
The economical and efficient removal of nickel nitrate from industrial wastewater remains a challenge. Herein, we developed an innovative electrochemical membrane filtration system that used a periodic polarity reversal process to adjust the acid-base environment near membrane interface for the recovery of nickel (II) and ammonia. The Ru based electrocatalytic layer could boost the selective reduction
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Hierarchical Bi2Fe4O9/BiOI S-scheme heterojunctions with exceptional hydraulic shear induced photo-piezoelectric catalytic activity npj Clean Water (IF 10.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Weizi Chen, Zipeng Xing, Na Zhang, Tao Cheng, Bo Ren, Xinyue Liu, Zibin Wang, Zhenzi Li, Wei Zhou
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Estimation of suspected estrogenic transformation products generated during preservative butylparaben chlorination using a simplified effect-based analysis approach Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Jie Ouyang, Min Lin, Fang Wei, Chen Ling, Tingyu Lu, Yao Liu, Beimeng Qi, Jun Hu, Jian He, Guoqiang Zhuang
Estrogenic transformation products (TPs) generated after water chlorination can be considered as an environmental and health concern, since they can retain and even increase the estrogenicity of the parent compound, thus posing possible risks to drinking water safety. Identification of the estrogenic TPs generated from estrogenic precursor during water chlorination is important. Herein, butylparaben
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Adaptation towards catabolic biodegradation of trace organic contaminants in activated sludge Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Carolin Seller-Brison, Antoine Brison, Yaochun Yu, Serina L. Robinson, Kathrin Fenner
Trace organic contaminants (TrOCs) are omnipresent in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), yet, their removal during wastewater treatment is oftentimes incomplete and underlying biotransformation mechanisms are not fully understood. In this study, we elucidate how different factors, including pre-exposure levels and duration, influence microbial adaptation towards catabolic TrOC biodegradation and
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Challenges and opportunities for large-scale applications of the electro-Fenton process Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Hugo Olvera-Vargas, Clément Trellu, Puthiya Veetil Nidheesh, Emmanuel Mousset, Soliu O. Ganiyu, Carlos A. Martínez-Huitle, Minghua Zhou, Mehmet A. Oturan
As an electrochemical advanced oxidation process, the electro-Fenton (EF) process has gained significant importance in the treatment of wastewater and persistent organic pollutants in recent years. As recently reported in a bibliometric analysis, the number of scientific publications on EF have increased exponentially since 2002, reaching nearly 500 articles published in 2022 (Deng et al., 2022). The
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Fertilizer-driven FO and MD integrated process for shale gas produced water treatment: Draw solution evaluation and PAC enhancement Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Haiqing Chang, Zeren Ma, Dan Qu, Zhongsen Yan, Ying Liang, Yuchuan Meng, Fangshu Qu, Heng Liang
It is a great challenge for effective treatment of shale gas produced water (SGPW), a typical industrial wastewater with complex composition. Single forward osmosis (FO) or membrane distillation (MD) process has been widely used for desalination of SGPW, with membrane fouling not well addressed. Fertilizer draw solution (DS) with high osmotic pressure is less likely to cause FO fouling and can be used
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Enhanced phosphorus removal from anoxic water using oxygen-carrying iron-rich biochar: Combined roles of adsorption and keystone taxa Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Xinyan Xiong, Yi Li, Chi Zhang
Anthropogenic enrichment of phosphorus (P) in water environment can cause eutrophication, harmful algal blooms, and water quality deterioration. Adsorbents are often used for the removal and recovery of P from water, however, P is highly susceptible to re-release in anoxic benthic environments. As a response, this study prepared oxygen-carrying iron-rich biochar (O-Fe-BC) as an effective oxygen micro-nanobubble
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Transferable and data efficient metamodeling of storm water system nodal depths using auto-regressive graph neural networks Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Alexander Garzón, Zoran Kapelan, Jeroen Langeveld, Riccardo Taormina
Storm water systems (SWSs) are essential infrastructure providing multiple services including environmental protection and flood prevention. Typically, utility companies rely on computer simulators to properly design, operate, and manage SWSs. However, multiple applications in SWSs are highly time-consuming. Researchers have resorted to cheaper-to-run models, i.e. metamodels, as alternatives of computationally
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Determination of microplastics in sediment, water, and fish across the Orange-Senqu River basin Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 P.M. Graham, N.B. Pattinson, A. Bakir, A.R. McGoran, H.A. Nel
Microplastics are increasingly recognised as posing a significant environmental threat across systems. Their pervasive presence in freshwater poses a serious concern, given the heavy reliance of both humans and biodiversity on healthy, functioning freshwater ecosystems. Acknowledgment of the potential risks led the transboundary Orange-Senqu River Commission (ORASECOM) to include sampling for microlitter
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Detecting floating litter in freshwater bodies with semi-supervised deep learning Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Tianlong Jia, Rinze de Vries, Zoran Kapelan, Tim H.M. van Emmerik, Riccardo Taormina
Researchers and practitioners have extensively utilized supervised Deep Learning methods to quantify floating litter in rivers and canals. These methods require the availability of large amount of labeled data for training. The labeling work is expensive and laborious, resulting in small open datasets available in the field compared to the comprehensive datasets for computer vision, e.g., ImageNet
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ATP-based assessments of recent cleaning and disinfection for high-touch surfaces in low-resource shared toilets npj Clean Water (IF 10.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-09 Graeme Prentice-Mott, Lorna Maru, Alexandra Kossik, Evelyn Makena Mugambi, Cynthia Ombok, Raymond Odinoh, Florence Mwikali, Ruthie Rosenberg, Isaac Ngere, Jennifer Murphy, David Berendes
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Assuring reclaimed water quality using a multi-barrier treatment train according to the new EU non-potable water reuse regulation Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Johannes Ho, Javad Ahmadi, Carolin Schweikart, Uwe Hübner, Christoph Schwaller, Andreas Tiehm, Jörg E. Drewes
In this study, we evaluated the ability of various pilot-scale treatment train combinations to meet the microbial requirements of the new European non-potable water reuse regulation 2020/741. The study utilized non-disinfected secondary effluent from the wastewater treatment plant in Schweinfurt, Germany, as feedwater for two pilot-scale treatment trains. The first, a reference treatment train (Train
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Impact of thermal hydrolysis on VFA-based carbon source production from fermentation of sludge and digestate for denitrification: experimentation and upscaling implications Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Andrea Carranza Muñoz, Jesper Olsson, Andriy Malovanyy, Christian Baresel, Nethra Machamada-Devaiah, Anna Schnürer
Stricter nutrient discharge limits at wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are increasing the demand for external carbon sources for denitrification, especially at cold temperatures. Production of carbon sources at WWTP by fermentation of sewage sludge often results in low yields of soluble carbon and volatile fatty acids (VFA) and high biogas losses, limiting its feasibility for full-scale application
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Drought reduces nitrogen supply and N2O emission in coastal bays Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Mingzhen Zhang, Dan Yu, Yiqi Yu, Ruifeng Yan, Yasong Li, Weijie Gong, Kai Xiao, Shaobin Li, Nengwang Chen
Severe droughts are increasingly prevalent under global climate change, disrupting watershed hydrology and coastal nitrogen cycling. However, the specific effects of drought on nitrogen transport from land to sea and subsequent nitrogen dynamics remain inadequately understood. In this study, we evaluated the consequences of the 2020–2022 drought on nitrogen supply and N2O emissions in Xiamen Bay, Southeast