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Enhanced cadmium (Cd2+) removal from wastewater using integrated inclined plate settler and composite adsorbent coating Appl. Water Sci. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Gilbert C. Chintokoma, Yonas Chebude, Shimelis K. Kassahun, Abayneh G. Demesa, Tuomas Koiranen
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Surface-coated PVDF@TAPEG selective ultrafiltration membranes: an investigation on membranes’ hydrophilicity, and antifouling characteristics for effective humic acid removal from wastewater Appl. Water Sci. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Leila Emadinezhad, Bita Ayati
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Basics of modern modeling and expansion of the relativity theory of time in the field of classical physics Appl. Water Sci. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Shayan Shamohammadi
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Delineating population structure of resilient sea/river‐type sockeye salmon Limnol. Oceanogr. Lett. (IF 5.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Kyle G. Brennan, Sean R. Brennan, Timothy Cline, Gabriel J. Bowen
Conserving wild fisheries requires identifying and monitoring distinct populations, yet prevalent genetic approaches often do not integrate habitat data and may not fully delineate these structures. This issue is critical in sea/river‐type sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), an ecotype whose specific spawning habitats better define distinct breeding populations. Despite possessing traits that confer
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Impact of polyvinyl alcohol application and wheat straw mulching on soil loss and infiltration rate in semi-arid tropics Appl. Water Sci. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Mahesh Chand Singh, Gaganpreet Singh, Chetak Bishnoi, Anurag Malik, Nadhir Al-Ansari, Mohamed A. Mattar
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Correction: Hydrodynamic modeling of dam breach floods for predicting downstream inundation scenarios using integrated approach of satellite data, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and Google Earth Engine (GEE) Appl. Water Sci. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Kishanlal Darji, Dhruvesh Patel, Indra Prakash, Hamad Ahmed Altuwaijri
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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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Performance of combined organic precipitation, electrocoagulation, and electrooxidation in treating anaerobically treated palm oil mill effluents Appl. Water Sci. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Peerawat Khongkliang, Kaewmada Chalearmkul, Kettawan Boonloh, Nunthakan Kanjanasombun, Tipaporn Darnsawat, Jarungwit Boonnorat, Abudukeremu Kadier, Putu Teta Prihartini Aryanti, Chantaraporn Phalakornkule
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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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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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Microplastic removal using Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) seed from aqueous solutions Appl. Water Sci. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Mohaddeseh Eydi Gabrabad, Ziaeddin Bonyadi, Mojtaba Davoudi, Behnam Barikbin
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Eco-friendly synthesis of reduced graphene oxide/palladium composite and its catalytic, antibacterial and antifungal activities for bone regeneration and fracture treatment Appl. Water Sci. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Ke Zhang, Shenyi Lu, Mingyang Jiang, Ying Liu, Ruqiong Wei
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Enhancing references evapotranspiration forecasting with teleconnection indices and advanced machine learning techniques Appl. Water Sci. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Jalil Helali, Mehdi Mohammadi Ghaleni, Ameneh Mianabadi, Ebrahim Asadi Oskouei, Hossein Momenzadeh, Liza Haddadi, Masoud Saboori Noghabi
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The effect of transition metal oxides in the La/TiO2 structure for the photocatalytic degradation of malachite green under UV and visible light irradiation Appl. Water Sci. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Nastaran Parsafard, Zahra Shoorgashti
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Applying the water quality indices and geographic information system approach to assessing the suitability of groundwater quality for drinking and irrigation purposes in the semi-arid region of Tebessa-Ain Chabro, Northeastern Algeria Appl. Water Sci. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Messaoud Abidi Saad, Karima Seghir, Abdeldjebar Touahri, Mehdi Bendekkoum, Abdelaziz Bellaoueur
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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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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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Advancing phenology in limnology and oceanography Limnol. Oceanogr. Lett. (IF 5.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Hilary A. Dugan, Zachary S. Feiner, Monika Winder, Heidi M. Sosik, Emily H. Stanley
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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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Multiple climatic drivers increase pace and consequences of ecosystem change in the Arctic Coastal Ocean Limnol. Oceanogr. Lett. (IF 5.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Mikael K. Sejr, Amanda E. Poste, Paul E. Renaud
The impacts of climate change on Arctic marine systems are noticeable within the scientific “lifetime” of most researchers and the iconic image of a polar bear struggling to stay on top of a melting ice floe captures many of the dominant themes of Arctic marine ecosystem change. But has our focus on open‐ocean systems and parameters that are more easily modeled and sensed remotely neglected an element
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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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Parallelization of particle-mass-transfer algorithms on shared-memory, multi-core CPUs Adv. Water Resour. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 David A. Benson, Ivan Pribec, Nicholas B. Engdahl, Stephen Pankavich, Lucas Schauer
Simulating the transfer of mass between particles is not straightforwardly parallelized because it involves the calculation of the influence of many particles on each other. Engdahl et al. (2019) intuited that the number of matrix operations used for mass transfer grows quadratically with the number of particles, so that dividing the domain geometrically into sub-domains will give speed and memory
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Sub-core permeability estimation from coreflooding experiments: Numerical analysis for evaluating accuracy and improving methods Adv. Water Resour. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Yanjing Wei, Ziv Moreno, Avinoam Rabinovich
Coreflooding experiments are one of the primary methods for reservoir rock characterization and have been developing in recent years, providing increasing detail. An advanced analysis of coreflooding experiments consists of constructing three dimensional permeability () maps of the core sample with sub-core resolution. Such detailed characterizations provide important information on the core heterogeneity
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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
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Environmental fate and transport of PFAS in wastewater treatment plant effluent discharged to rapid infiltration basins Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Kai M. Trobisch, Donald M. Reeves, Daniel P. Cassidy
Fate and transport of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent discharged to rapid infiltration basins (RIBs) is investigated using data from 26 WWTPs in Michigan, USA. PFAS were found to accumulate in groundwater downgradient from RIBs with median groundwater-effluent enrichment factors for ten commonly detected, terminal-form perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs)
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Picolinic acid-mediated Mn(II) activated periodate for ultrafast and selective degradation of emerging contaminants: Key role of high-valent Mn-oxo species Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Wenxin Shi, Chi Zhang, He Zhao, Bing Zhang, Heli Tang, Yanan Liu, Bing Zhang
The utilization of periodate (PI, IO4-) in metal-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for the elimination of emerging contaminants (ECs) have garnered significant attention. However, the commonly used homogeneous metal catalyst Mn(II) performs inadequately in activating PI. Herein, we exploited a novel AOP technology by employing the complex of Mn(II) with the biodegradable picolinic acid (PICA)
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Pilot-scale and large-scale Fenton-like applications with nano-metal catalysts: From catalytic modules to scale-up applications Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Haoyun Lu, Lifei Hou, Yang Zhang, Xiaoqiang Cao, Xing Xu, Yanan Shang
Recently, great efforts have been made to advance the pilot-scale and engineering-scale applications of Fenton-like processes using various nano-metal catalysts (including nanosized metal-based catalysts, smaller nanocluster catalysts, and single-atom catalysts, etc.). This step is essential to facilitate the practical applications of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for these highly active nano-metal
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Improving sub-seasonal extreme precipitation forecasts over China through a hybrid statistical-dynamical framework J. Hydrol. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Yuan LI, Zhiyong WU
Skillful and reliable sub-seasonal extreme precipitation forecasts are crucial for disaster prevention and mitigation. In this study, we introduce a hybrid statistical-dynamical framework to predict monthly maximum one-day precipitation (Rx1D) and monthly maximum five-day precipitation (Rx5D) over China from May to October. In the hybrid statistical-dynamical framework, the ECMWF forecasts of precipitation
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Characterizing the uncertainty of CMORPH products for estimating orographic precipitation over Northern California J. Hydrol. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Zhe Li, Haonan Chen, Robert Cifelli, Pingping Xie, Xiaodong Chen
Satellite-based precipitation products (SPPs), such as the NOAA Climate Prediction Center (CPC) Morphing technique (CMORPH), have greatly extended our ability to monitor global precipitation. However, their performance over complex terrain remains highly uncertain. To improve accuracy, CPC has recently upgraded its operational SPP to the second generation CMORPH–CMORPH2. In addition to such efforts
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System dynamic model of water, energy and food nexus for policy implementation Appl. Water Sci. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-09-09 Rahim Zahedi, Hossein Yousefi, Alireza Aslani, Rouhollah Ahmadi
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Cumulative effects of natural and anthropogenic processes on groundwater chemistry of a small karst island—case study of Vis (Croatia) Appl. Water Sci. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-09-09 Matko Patekar, Maja Briški, Josip Terzić, Zoran Nakić, Staša Borović
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Potential of complex microbial community in aerobic granular sludge as a bio-startup approach for next-generation wastewater treatment Appl. Water Sci. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-09-09 Adel Al-Gheethi, Efaq Ali Noman, Mohammed Alsahari, Qais Al-Maqtari, Dai-Viet N. Vo
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Carbon chain elongation characterizations of electrode-biofilm microbes in electro-fermentation Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-08 Wei-Tong Ren, Zi-Lin He, Yang Lv, Hua-Zhe Wang, Lin Deng, Shan-Shan Ye, Juan-Shan Du, Qing-Lian Wu, Wan-Qian Guo
The higher efficiency of electro-fermentation in synthesizing medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) compared to traditional fermentation has been acknowledged. However, the functional mechanisms of electrode-biofilm enhancing MCFAs synthesis remain research gaps. To address this, this study proposed a continuous flow electrode-biofilm reactor for chain elongation (CE). After 225 days of operation, stable
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Genome-resolved metagenomics reveals the nitrifiers enrichment and species succession in activated sludge under extremely low dissolved oxygen Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-08 Jiayuan Deng, Da Kang, Yongtang Zhang, Bolin Chen, Chaoyi Xia, Chen Yu, Yongzhen Peng
Nitrification, a process carried out by aerobic microorganisms that oxidizes ammonia to nitrate via nitrite, is an indispensable step in wastewater nitrogen removal. To facilitate energy and carbon savings, applying low dissolved oxygen (DO) is suggested to shortcut the conventional biological nitrogen removal pathway, however, the impact of low DO on nitrifying communities within activated sludge
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Heteroaggregation, disaggregation, and migration of nanoplastics with nanosized activated carbon in aquatic environments: Effects of particle property, water chemistry, and hydrodynamic condition Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-08 Lihua Li, Dan Luo, Shijie Luo, Jiale Yue, Xinzhi Li, Lianrong Chen, Xin Chen, Bowen Wen, Xitian Luo, Yongtao Li, Weilin Huang, Chengyu Chen
Nanosized activated carbon (NAC) as emerging engineered nanomaterials may interact with nanoplastics prevalent in aquatic environments to affect their fate and transport. This study investigated the effects of particle property (charge and concentration), water chemistry [electrolytes, pH, humic acid (HA), and sodium alginate (SA)], and hydrodynamic condition [wave (i.e., sonication) and turbulence
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Supervised machine learning for understanding and predicting the status of bistable eukaryotic plankton community in urbanized rivers Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-08 Jiahui Shang, Yi Li, Wenlong Zhang, Xin Ma, Haojie Yin, Lihua Niu, Longfei Wang, Jinhai Zheng
Understanding and predicting the ecological status of urbanized rivers is crucial for their restoration and management. However, the complex and nonlinear nature of ecological responses poses a challenge to the development of predictive models. Here, the study investigated and predicted the status of eukaryotic plankton communities in urbanized rivers by coupling environmental DNA metabarcoding, the
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Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae with a hypermucoviscosity phenotype challenges strategies of water disinfection for its capsular polysaccharides Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-08 Yijun Wei, Danyang Shi, Tianjiao Chen, Shuqing Zhou, Zhongwei Yang, Haibei Li, Dong Yang, Junwen Li, Min Jin
Due to the strong pathogenicity of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP), its performance against disinfectants in water should be understood to protect public health and ecological environment. Unfortunately, the disinfectant tolerance of hvKP with a hypermucoviscosity (HMV) phenotype is a critical underexplored area. Here, the tolerance of K. pneumoniae isolates to common disinfectants was evaluated
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A novel strategy for waste activated sludge treatment: Recovery of structural extracellular polymeric substances and fermentative production of volatile fatty acids Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-08 Wei Fang, Ru Zhang, Wenjing Yang, Henri Spanjers, Panyue Zhang
Structural extracellular polymeric substances (SEPS) as valuable biopolymers, can be extracted from waste activated sludge (WAS). However, the extraction yield is typically low, and detailed information on SEPS characterizations, as well as proper treatment of the sludge after SEPS extraction, remains limited. This study aimed to optimize the conditions of heating-Na2CO3 extraction process to increase
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Numerical optimisation of microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) injection strategies for sealing the aquifer's leakage paths for CO2 geosequestration application Adv. Water Resour. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-08 Pavan Kumar Bhukya, Nandini Adla, Dali Naidu Arnepalli
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) in deep geological aquifers has shown to be the most viable option for mitigating the greenhouse gas effect of carbon dioxide (CO) at a large scale. However, the underground formations often possess discontinuities in the caprocks, leaking the stored CO. Potential leakage paths, such as abandoned wells, have been growing due to excessively unplugged oil and gas exploration
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Bi-layered spring-neap variability of water masses in estuaries and the impact of human activities Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-07 Changyuan Yan, Yanzhen Gu, Peiliang Li, Fangguo Zhai, Cong Liu, Shuangyan He, Jian Li, Wenfan Wu
Estuaries are one of the most important ecosystems in the world, which are economically developed and densely populated. However, the intricate hydrodynamic environment and frequent human activities within estuaries have left the spatiotemporal variability of water properties in these areas inadequately understood. Recently, based on in situ observations and numerical simulations, we found significant
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Robust magnetic vivianite recovery from digested sewage sludge: Evaluating resilience to sludge dry matter and particle size variations Water Res. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-07 H. Nguyen, T. Prot, W. Wijdeveld, L. Korving, A.I. Dugulan, E. Brück, A. Haarala, M.C.M. van Loosdrecht
Phosphorus recovery via vivianite extraction from digested sludge has recently gained considerable interest. The separation of vivianite was demonstrated earlier at the pilot scale, and operational parameters were optimized. In this study, we tested the robustness of this technology by changing the sludge characteristics, such as dry matter, and via that, sludge viscosity, and vivianite particle size