Water, Volume 13, Issue 15 (August-1 2021): Hydrology & Hydraulics; Water Quality; Treatment; Management, Policy & Governance; and More!

From MDPI - Water, Volume 13, Issue 15 (August-1 2021) - 146 articles.

Cover Story

Article: Degradation of Diclofenac in Urine by Electro-Permanganate Process Driven by Microbial Fuel Cells

Xuxu Wang, Ying Wang, Jian Zhang, Pengbo Duanmu, Liushi Zheng, Shabi UI Hasson, Andrew Baldwin, Irene Wong and Chun Zhao

Water 2021, 13(15), 2047; doi:10.3390/w13152047

 

 

 

 

Featured Papers

Review: Insights into the Use of Phytoremediation Processes for the Removal of Organic Micropollutants from Water and Wastewater; A Review

Weronika Polińska, Urszula Kotowska, Dariusz Kiejza and Joanna Karpińska

Water 2021, 13(15), 2065; doi:10.3390/w13152065

Review: Effectiveness of Advanced Oxidation Processes in Wastewater Treatment: State of the Art

Laura Antiñolo Bermúdez, Jaime Martín Pascual, María del Mar Muñio Martínez and Jose Manuel Poyatos Capilla

Water 2021, 13(15), 2094; doi:10.3390/w13152094

Article: Diagnostic Simulation of Water Age in Small Lake of Bosten Lake

Ying Liu, Ruisen Zhong, Anming Bao and Tie Liu

Water 2021, 13(15), 1996; doi:10.3390/w13151996

Article: The Grids Python Tool for Querying Spatiotemporal Multidimensional Water Data

Riley Chad Hales, Everett James Nelson, Gustavious P. Williams, Norman Jones, Daniel P. Ames and J. Enoch Jones

Water 2021, 13(15), 2066; doi:10.3390/w13152066

Article: Detecting and Attributing Evapotranspiration Deviations Using Dynamical Downscaling and Convection-Permitting Modeling over the Tibetan Plateau

Jingyu Dan, Yanhong Gao and Meng Zhang

Water 2021, 13(15), 2096; doi:10.3390/w13152096

Article: Comparing Bayesian Model Averaging and Reliability Ensemble Averaging in Post-Processing Runoff Projections under Climate Change

Kai Duan, Xiaola Wang, Bingjun Liu, Tongtiegang Zhao and Xiaohong Chen

Water 2021, 13(15), 2124; doi:10.3390/w13152124

Article: Use of Aloe vera as an Organic Coagulant for Improving Drinking Water Quality

Abderrezzaq Benalia, Kerroum Derbal, Amel Khalfaoui, Raouf Bouchareb, Antonio Panico, Corrado Gisonni, Gaetano Crispino, Francesco Pirozzi and Antonio Pizzi

Water 2021, 13(15), 2024; doi:10.3390/w13152024

Article: Treatment of Effluent of Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Bioreactor for Water Reuse

Peter Innes, Sheng Chang and Md. Saifur Rahaman

Water 2021, 13(15), 2123; doi:10.3390/w13152123

Article: Integrated Operation of Multi-Reservoir and Many-Objective System Using Fuzzified Hedging Rule and Strength Pareto Evolutionary Optimization Algorithm (SPEA2)

Alireza B. Dariane, Mohammad M. Sabokdast, Farzane Karami, Roza Asadi, Kumaraswamy Ponnambalam and Seyed Jamshid Mousavi

Water 2021, 13(15), 1995; doi:10.3390/w13151995

Article: Design of a Thermal Hotel Based on AHP-QFD Methodology

Fatma Kürüm Varolgüneş, Fatih Canan, María de la Cruz del Río-Rama and Cristiana Oliveira

Water 2021, 13(15), 2109; doi:10.3390/w13152109

Article: Decay Rate of Escherichia coli in a Mountainous Tropical Headwater Wetland

Paty Nakhle, Laurie Boithias, Anne Pando-Bahuon, Chanthamousone Thammahacksa, Nicolas Gallion, Phabvilay Sounyafong, Norbert Silvera, Keooudone Latsachack, Bounsamay Soulileuth, Emma J. Rochelle-Newall, Yoan Marcangeli, Alain Pierret and Olivier Ribolzi

Water 2021, 13(15), 2068; doi:10.3390/w13152068

Article: Geochemistry of Dissolved Heavy Metals in Upper Reaches of the Three Gorges Reservoir of Yangtze River Watershed during the Flood Season

Jie Zeng, Guilin Han, Mingming Hu, Yuchun Wang, Jinke Liu, Shitong Zhang and Di Wang

Water 2021, 13(15), 2078; doi:10.3390/w13152078

Article: Testing Landscape, Climate and Lithology Impact on Carbon, Major and Trace Elements of the Lena River and Its Tributaries during a Spring Flood Period

Sergey N. Vorobyev, Yuri Kolesnichenko, Mikhail A. Korets and Oleg S. Pokrovsky

Water 2021, 13(15), 2093; doi:10.3390/w13152093

Article: Baseflow and Stormflow Zinc Loads in a Small Agricultural River Catchment Influenced by an Industrial Area

Pertiwi Andarani, Hardianti Alimuddin, Kuriko Yokota, Takanobu Inoue, Samim Obaid and Minh Ngoc Nguyen

Water 2021, 13(15), 2113; doi:10.3390/w13152113

Article: Optimal Implementation of Wastewater Reuse in Existing Sewerage Systems to Improve Resilience and Sustainability in Water Supply Systems

Aakash Dev, Timo C. Dilly, Amin E. Bakhshipour, Ulrich Dittmer and S. Murty Bhallamudi

Water 2021, 13(15), 2004; doi:10.3390/w13152004

Article: Effects of Probability-Distributed Losses on Flood Estimates Using Event-Based Rainfall-Runoff Models

Melanie Loveridge and Ataur Rahman

Water 2021, 13(15), 2049; doi:10.3390/w13152049

Article: Evaluating the Effects of Sediment Transport on Pipe Flow Resistance

Vito Ferro and Alessio Nicosia

Water 2021, 13(15), 2091; doi:10.3390/w13152091

Article: Analysis of Applicability of CFD Numerical Studies Applied to Problem When Pump Working as Turbine

Frank Plua, Victor Hidalgo, P. Amparo López-Jiménez and Modesto Pérez-Sánchez

Water 2021, 13(15), 2134; doi:10.3390/w13152134

Article: Seasonal Variation and Ecological Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal in an Estuarine Mangrove Wetland

Hualong Hong, Binghuang Zhang and Haoliang Lu

Water 2021, 13(15), 2064; doi:10.3390/w13152064

Article: Preservation of Modern and MIS 5.5 Erosional Landforms and Biological Structures as Sea Level Markers: A Matter of Luck?

Stefano Furlani, Valeria Vaccher, Fabrizio Antonioli, Mauro Agate, Sara Biolchi, Chiara Boccali, Alice Busetti, Francesco Caldareri, Fabio Canziani, Renato Chemello, Joanna Causon Deguara, Elisa Dal Bo, Silas Dean, Giacomo Deiana, Eleonora De Sabata, Yuri Donno, Ritienne Gauci, Thalassia Giaccone, Valeria Lo Presti, Paolo Montagna, Augusto Navone, Paolo Emanuele Orrù, Alessandro Porqueddu, John A. Schembri, Marco Taviani, Fiorenza Torricella, Egidio Trainito, Matteo Vacchi and Elisa Venturini

Water 2021, 13(15), 2127; doi:10.3390/w13152127

Article: Hybrid Scour Depth Prediction Equations for Reliable Design of Bridge Piers

Hossein Hamidifar, Faezeh Zanganeh-Inaloo and Iacopo Carnacina

Water 2021, 13(15), 2019; doi:10.3390/w13152019

 

General

 

Article: Investigating Management of Transboundary Waters through Cooperation: A Serious Games Case Study of the Hueco Bolson Aquifer in Chihuahua, Mexico and Texas, United States

Alex Mayer, Josiah Heyman, Alfredo Granados-Olivas, William Hargrove, Mathew Sanderson, Erica Martinez, Adrian Vazquez-Galvez and Luis Carlos Alatorre-Cejudo

Water 2021, 13(15), 2001; doi:10.3390/w13152001

Article: Checklist and Distribution of Calanoida (Crustacea: Copepoda) in Kazakhstan (Central Asia)

Elena Krupa and Moldir Aubakirova

Water 2021, 13(15), 2015; doi:10.3390/w13152015

Article: Climate Justice Planning in Global South: Applying a Coupled Nature–Human Flood Risk Assessment Framework in a Case for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Chen-Fa Wu, Szu-Hung Chen, Ching-Wen Cheng and Luu Van Thong Trac

Water 2021, 13(15), 2021; doi:10.3390/w13152021

Article: Sensitivity and Performance Analyses of the Distributed Hydrology–Soil–Vegetation Model Using Geomorphons for Landform Mapping

Pâmela A. Melo, Lívia A. Alvarenga, Javier Tomasella, Carlos R. Mello, Minella A. Martins and Gilberto Coelho

Water 2021, 13(15), 2032; doi:10.3390/w13152032

Article: Evapotranspiration and Its Partitioning in Alpine Meadow of Three-River Source Region on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Lifeng Zhang, Zhiguang Chen, Xiang Zhang, Liang Zhao, Qi Li, Dongdong Chen, Yanhong Tang and Song Gu

Water 2021, 13(15), 2061; doi:10.3390/w13152061

Article: Multi-Step Sequence Flood Forecasting Based on MSBP Model

Yue Zhang, Juanhui Ren, Rui Wang, Feiteng Fang and Wen Zheng

Water 2021, 13(15), 2095; doi:10.3390/w13152095

Article: Assessment of Future Climate Change Impact on an Agricultural Reservoir in South Korea

Jaenam Lee and Hyungjin Shin

Water 2021, 13(15), 2125; doi:10.3390/w13152125

Technical Note: A Study to Suggest Monthly Baseflow Estimation Approach for the Long-Term Hydrologic Impact Analysis Models: A Case Study in South Korea

Hanyong Lee, Hyun-Seok Choi, Min-Suh Chae and Youn-Shik Park

Water 2021, 13(15), 2043; doi:10.3390/w13152043

 

Water and One Health

Article: Quality Assessment of Bottled and Unbottled Drinking Water in Bangladesh

Md. Ripaj Uddin, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Md. Jainal Abedin, Nahida Akter, AHM Shofiul Islam Molla Jamal, Rokaia Sultana, Shahnaz Sultana, Mehedi Hasan, Hamid Osman, Basem H. Elesawy, M. I. Sayyed and A. Sulieman

Water 2021, 13(15), 2026; doi:10.3390/w13152026

 

New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences

Article: Sensitive Feature Evaluation for Soil Moisture Retrieval Based on Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data with Few In-Situ Measurements: A Case Study of the Continental U.S.

Ling Zhang, Zixuan Zhang, Zhaohui Xue and Hao Li

Water 2021, 13(15), 2003; doi:10.3390/w13152003

Article: Spatiotemporal Variations and Influencing Factors of Terrestrial Evapotranspiration and Its Components during Different Impoundment Periods in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area

Yongyue Ji, Qingqing Tang, Lingyun Yan, Shengjun Wu, Liming Yan, Daming Tan, Jilong Chen and Qiao Chen

Water 2021, 13(15), 2111; doi:10.3390/w1315211

 

Hydrogeology

Article: Investigating Effect of Pumping Ratio on Effectiveness of Barrier Wells for Saltwater Intrusion: Lab-Scale Experiments and Numerical Modeling

Shinichi Ozaki, Christel Abi Akl, Tatsuya Nagino and Yoshinari Hiroshiro

Water 2021, 13(15), 2100; doi:10.3390/w13152100

 

Soil and Water

 

Article: Development of a Practical Model for Predicting Soil Salinity in a Salt Marsh in the Arakawa River Estuary

Naoki Kuroda, Katsuhide Yokoyama and Tadaharu Ishikawa

Water 2021, 13(15), 2054; doi:10.3390/w13152054

 

Water and Climate Change

Review: MSFD In-Depth Knowledge of the Marine Environment as the Stepping Stone to Perform Marine Spatial Planning in Greece

Theodora Paramana, Aikaterini Karditsa, Niki Milatou, Stelios Petrakis, Persefoni Megalofonou, Serafim Poulos and Manos Dassenakis

Water 2021, 13(15), 2084; doi:10.3390/w13152084

Article: Application of a Zoning Methodology for Groundwater Suitability on Islands, a Case Study of Pingtan Island, China

Xiaomin Teng, Yuxi Li, Panlin Li and Wanglin Li

Water 2021, 13(15), 2000; doi:10.3390/w13152000

Article: The Effects of Temperature, Light, and Feeding on the Physiology of Pocillopora damicornis, Stylophora pistillata, and Turbinaria reniformis Corals

Kerri L. Dobson, Christine Ferrier-Pagès, Casey M. Saup and Andréa G. Grottoli

Water 2021, 13(15), 2048; doi:10.3390/w13152048

Article: Variation in Immune-Related Gene Expression Provides Evidence of Local Adaptation in Porites astreoides (Lamarck, 1816) between Inshore and Offshore Meta-Populations Inhabiting the Lower Florida Reef Tract, USA

Joshua A. Haslun, Briana Hauff-Salas, Kevin B. Strychar, James M. Cervino and Nathaniel E. Ostrom

Water 2021, 13(15), 2107; doi:10.3390/w13152107

Article: Assessing the Uncertainty of Hydropower-Environmental Conflict-Resolution Management under Climate Change

Yuni Xu and Yu Hui

Water 2021, 13(15), 2114; doi:10.3390/w13152114

Article: Predicting Macroinvertebrate Responses to Water Abstraction in Alpine Streams

Gabriele Consoli, Fabio Lepori, Christopher T. Robinson and Andreas Bruder

Water 2021, 13(15), 2121; doi:10.3390/w13152121

Ecohydrology

Article: Evaluation of Evapotranspiration in Brazilian Cerrado Biome Simulated with the SWAT Model

Amanda do Nascimento Ferreira, Andréia de Almeida, Sergio Koide, Ricardo Tezini Minoti and Mario Benjamim Baptista de Siqueira

Water 2021, 13(15), 2037; doi:10.3390/w13152037

 

Hydrology

Review: Further Discussion on the Influence Radius of a Pumping Well: A Parameter with Little Scientific and Practical Significance That Can Easily Be Misleading

Yuanzheng Zhai, Xinyi Cao, Ya Jiang, Kangning Sun, Litang Hu, Yanguo Teng, Jinsheng Wang and Jie Li

Water 2021, 13(15), 2050; doi:10.3390/w13152050

Article: Examining the Applicability of Wavelet Packet Decomposition on Different Forecasting Models in Annual Rainfall Prediction

Hua Wang, Wenchuan Wang, Yujin Du and Dongmei Xu

Water 2021, 13(15), 1997; doi:10.3390/w13151997

Article: Application of Hydrograph Analysis Techniques for Estimating Groundwater Contribution in the Sor and Gebba Streams of the Baro-Akobo River Basin, Southwestern Ethiopia

Wondmyibza Tsegaye Bayou, Stefan Wohnlich, Mebruk Mohammed and Tenalem Ayenew

Water 2021, 13(15), 2006; doi:10.3390/w13152006

Article: Application of Neural Network Models and ANFIS for Water Level Forecasting of the Salve Faccha Dam in the Andean Zone in Northern Ecuador

Pablo Páliz Larrea, Xavier Zapata-Ríos and Lenin Campozano Parra

Water 2021, 13(15), 2011; doi:10.3390/w13152011

Article: An Evaluation of Urban Resilience to Flooding

Wenping Xu, Jinting Cong, David Proverbs and Linlan Zhang

Water 2021, 13(15), 2022; doi:10.3390/w13152022

Article: Prediction of Slow-Moving Landslide Mobility Due to Rainfall Using a Two-Wedges Model

Antonello Troncone, Luigi Pugliese, Andrea Parise and Enrico Conte

Water 2021, 13(15), 2030; doi:10.3390/w13152030

Article: Effects of the “Grain for Green” Program on Soil Water Dynamics in the Semi-Arid Grassland of Inner Mongolia, China

Zhi-Hua Zhang, Hai-Ying Peng and Yuhua Kong

Water 2021, 13(15), 2034; doi:10.3390/w13152034

Article: Variation in Vegetation and Its Driving Force in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River in China

Yang Yi, Bin Wang, Mingchang Shi, Zekun Meng and Chen Zhang

Water 2021, 13(15), 2036; doi:10.3390/w13152036

Article: Application of Water Stable Isotopes for Hydrological Characterization of the Red River (Asia)

Nho Lan Nguyen, Thu Nga Do and Anh Duc Trinh

Water 2021, 13(15), 2051; doi:10.3390/w13152051

Article: Influence of Rainwater Infiltration in Partial Anti-Seepage Bioretention on Adjacent Municipal Roads in Different Collapsible Grades Loess Sites

Xin Wen, Zhiping Hu, Yanlin Jing, Xiaole Li, Xun Zhang and Shaobo Chai

Water 2021, 13(15), 2055; doi:10.3390/w13152055

Article: Bivariate Frequency of Meteorological Drought in the Upper Minjiang River Based on Copula Function

Fangling Qin, Tianqi Ao and Ting Chen

Water 2021, 13(15), 2056; doi:10.3390/w13152056

Article: Effect of Salinity on Evaporation from Water Surface in Bench-Scale Testing

Jared Suchan and Shahid Azam

Water 2021, 13(15), 2067; doi:10.3390/w13152067

Article: Improving Accuracy and Robustness of Space-Time Image Velocimetry (STIV) with Deep Learning

Ken Watanabe, Ichiro Fujita, Makiko Iguchi and Makoto Hasegawa

Water 2021, 13(15), 2079; doi:10.3390/w13152079

Article: Parameterization of Pilot Point Methodology for Supplementing Sparse Transmissivity Data

Aditya Kapoor and Deepak Kashyap

Water 2021, 13(15), 2082; doi:10.3390/w13152082

Article: Simulating Nutrients and Phytoplankton Dynamics in Lakes: Model Development and Applications

Bushra Tasnim, Xing Fang, Joel S. Hayworth and Di Tian

Water 2021, 13(15), 2088; doi:10.3390/w13152088

Article: MLE-Based Parameter Estimation for Four-Parameter Exponential Gamma Distribution and Asymptotic Variance of Its Quantiles

Songbai Song, Yan Kang, Xiaoyan Song and Vijay P. Singh

Water 2021, 13(15), 2092; doi:10.3390/w13152092

Article: Water Temperature and Hydrological Modelling in the Context of Environmental Flows and Future Climate Change: Case Study of the Wilmot River (Canada)

Christian Charron, André St-Hilaire, Taha B.M.J. Ouarda and Michael R. van den Heuvel

Water 2021, 13(15), 2101; doi:10.3390/w13152101

Article: Linking Hydrogeology and Ecology in Karst Landscapes: The Response of Epigean and Obligate Groundwater Copepods (Crustacea: Copepoda)

Mattia Di Cicco, Tiziana Di Lorenzo, Mattia Iannella, Ilaria Vaccarelli, Diana Maria Paola Galassi and Barbara Fiasca

Water 2021, 13(15), 2106; doi:10.3390/w13152106

Article: Evaluation of Past and Future Climate Trends under CMIP6 Scenarios for the UBNB (Abay), Ethiopia

Addis A. Alaminie, Seifu A. Tilahun, Solomon A. Legesse, Fasikaw A. Zimale, Gashaw Bimrew Tarkegn and Mark R. Jury

Water 2021, 13(15), 2110; doi:10.3390/w13152110

Article: Component Combination Test to Investigate Improvement of the IHACRES and GR4J Rainfall–Runoff Models

Mun-Ju Shin and Chung-Soo Kim

Water 2021, 13(15), 2126; doi:10.3390/w13152126

Article: Impact of Groundwater Abstraction on Hydrological Responses during Extreme Drought Periods in the Boryeong Dam Catchment, Korea

Sanghyun Park, Hyeonjun Kim and Choelhee Jang

Water 2021, 13(15), 2132; doi:10.3390/w13152132

Editorial: Advances in Catchment Science through Integrated Hydrological Modelling and Monitoring

Giacomo Bertoldi, Matteo Camporese and Mauro Sulis

Water 2021, 13(15), 2013; doi:10.3390/w13152013

 

Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

Review: Use of Electrocoagulation for Treatment of Pharmaceutical Compounds in Water/Wastewater: A Review Exploring Opportunities and Challenges

Rahat Alam, Mohd Sheob, Bilal Saeed, Saif Ullah Khan, Maryam Shirinkar, Zacharias Frontistis, Farrukh Basheer and Izharul Haq Farooqi

Water 2021, 13(15), 2105; doi:10.3390/w13152105

Review: Design of Land Application Systems for Water Reuse

Clifford B. Fedler

Water 2021, 13(15), 2120; doi:10.3390/w13152120

Article: Performance of a Pilot-Scale Constructed Wetland and Medium-Term Effects of Treated Wastewater Irrigation of Arundo donax L. on Soil and Plant Parameters

Mario Licata, Francesco Rossini, Giuseppe Virga, Roberto Ruggeri, Davide Farruggia and Nicolò Iacuzzi

Water 2021, 13(15), 1994; doi:10.3390/w13151994

Article: Nopalea cochenillifera Biomass as Bioadsorbent in Water Purification

Vitória Régia do Nascimento Lima, Álvaro Gustavo Ferreira da Silva, Renata Ranielly Pedroza Cruz, Luana da Silva Barbosa, Neilier Rodrigues da Silva Junior, Giuliana Naiara Barros Sales, Marcelo Augusto Rocha Limão, Franciscleudo Bezerra da Costa, Pahlevi Augusto de Souza, Kilson Pinheiro Lopes, Riselane de Lucena Alcântara Bruno, Alberício Pereira de Andrade and Wellington Souto Ribeiro

Water 2021, 13(15), 2012; doi:10.3390/w13152012

Article: Spatial and Temporal Vertical Distribution of Chlorophyll in Relation to Submarine Wastewater Effluent Discharges

Marija Kvesić, Marin Vojković, Toni Kekez, Ana Maravić and Roko Andričević

Water 2021, 13(15), 2016; doi:10.3390/w13152016

Article: Silica Removal from a Paper Mill Effluent by Adsorption on Pseudoboehmite and γ-Al₂O₃

Ruben Miranda, Isabel Latour and Angeles Blanco

Water 2021, 13(15), 2031; doi:10.3390/w13152031

Article: Enhanced Transpiration by Attached Microalgae-Simulated Plants for Zero-Discharge of Reverse Osmosis Concentrated Water (W_ROC)

Huifang Yu, Yanan Yang, Ting Yang, Qi Shi and Lin-Lan Zhuang

Water 2021, 13(15), 2058; doi:10.3390/w13152058

Article: Risk Analysis of Heavy Metal Accumulation from Sewage Sludge of Selected Wastewater Treatment Plants in Poland

Robert Kowalik, Jolanta Latosińska and Jarosław Gawdzik

Water 2021, 13(15), 2070; doi:10.3390/w13152070

Article: A Study of Microplastic Particles in Danish Tap Water

Louise Feld, Vitor Hugo da Silva, Fionn Murphy, Nanna B. Hartmann and Jakob Strand

Water 2021, 13(15), 2097; doi:10.3390/w13152097

Article: Construction of a Near-Natural Estuarine Wetland Evaluation Index System Based on Analytical Hierarchy Process and Its Application

Jiajun Sun, Yangyang Han, Yuping Li, Panyue Zhang, Ling Liu, Yajing Cai, Mengxiang Li and Hongjie Wang

Water 2021, 13(15), 2116; doi:10.3390/w13152116

Article: Current Challenges and Advancements on the Management of Water Retreatment in Different Production Operations of Shale Reservoirs

Rahmad Syah, Alireza Heidary, Hossein Rajabi, Marischa Elveny, Ali Akbar Shayesteh, Dadan Ramdan and Afshin Davarpanah

Water 2021, 13(15), 2131; doi:10.3390/w13152131

Article: Activated Ailanthus altissima Sawdust as Adsorbent for Removal of Acid Yellow 29 from Wastewater: Kinetics Approach

Najeeb ur Rahman, Ihsan Ullah, Sultan Alam, Muhammad Sufaid Khan, Luqman Ali Shah, Ivar Zekker, Juris Burlakovs, Anna Kallistova, Nikolai Pimenov, Zane Vincevica-Gaile, Yahya Jani and Mohammad Zahoor

Water 2021, 13(15), 2136; doi:10.3390/w13152136

Article: Mesocosm- and Field-Scale Evaluation of Lignocellulose- Amended Soil Treatment Areas for Removal of Nitrogen from Wastewater

Sara Wigginton, Jose Amador, Brian Baumgaertel, George Loomis and George Heufelder

Water 2021, 13(15), 2137; doi:10.3390/w13152137

Communication: Tuning the Catalytic Water Oxidation Activity through Structural Modifications of High-Nuclearity Mn-oxo Clusters [Mn₁₈M] (M = Sr²⁺, Mn²⁺)

Joaquín Soriano-López, Rory Elliott, Amal C. Kathalikkattil, Ayuk M. Ako and Wolfgang Schmitt

Water 2021, 13(15), 2042; doi:10.3390/w13152042

 

Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance

Review: Dam Siting: A Review

Yang Wang, Yongzhong Tian and Yan Cao

Water 2021, 13(15), 2080; doi:10.3390/w13152080

Article: Community-University Partnership in Water Education and Linkage Process. Study Case: Manglaralto, Santa Elena, Ecuador

Paúl Carrión-Mero, Fernando Morante-Carballo, Gricelda Herrera-Franco, María Jaya-Montalvo, Denise Rodríguez, Carolina Loor-Flores de Valgas and Edgar Berrezueta

Water 2021, 13(15), 1998; doi:10.3390/w13151998

Article: Frequency Analysis of Snowmelt Flood Based on GAMLSS Model in Manas River Basin, China

Chaofei He, Fulong Chen, Aihua Long, Chengyan Luo and Changlu Qiao

Water 2021, 13(15), 2007; doi:10.3390/w13152007

Article: Assessing the Impact of Management Options on Water Allocation in River Mubuku-Sebwe Sub-Catchments of Lake Edward-George Basin, Western Uganda

Caroline Ednah Mwebaze, Jackson-Gilbert Mwanjalolo Majaliwa, Joshua Wanyama and Geoffrey Gabiri

Water 2021, 13(15), 2009; doi:10.3390/w13152009

Article: Study on Hydraulic Incipient Motion Model of Reinforced Tailings

Kehui Liu, Hai Cai, Xiaofei Jing, Yulong Chen, Lu Li, Shangwei Wu and Wensong Wang

Water 2021, 13(15), 2033; doi:10.3390/w13152033

Article: Climate Change Projections of Aridity Conditions in the Iberian Peninsula

Cristina Andrade, Joana Contente and João Andrade Santos

Water 2021, 13(15), 2035; doi:10.3390/w13152035

Article: Willingness to Pay for Improved Water Supply Services Based on Asset Management: A Contingent Valuation Study in South Korea

Taehyeon Kim, Jihoon Shin, Jinseok Hyung, Kibum Kim, Jayong Koo and YoonKyung Cha

Water 2021, 13(15), 2040; doi:10.3390/w13152040

Article: Developing a Decision Support System for Economic Analysis of Irrigation Applications in Temperate Zones

Kalim Hanna, Manashi Paul, Masoud Negahban-Azar and Adel Shirmohammadi

Water 2021, 13(15), 2044; doi:10.3390/w13152044

Article: Spatial and Long-Term Temporal Changes in Water Quality Dynamics of the Tonle Sap Ecosystem

Savoeurn Soum, Peng Bun Ngor, Thomas E. Dilts, Sapana Lohani, Suzanne Kelson, Sarah E. Null, Flavia Tromboni, Zeb S. Hogan, Bunyeth Chan and Sudeep Chandra

Water 2021, 13(15), 2059; doi:10.3390/w13152059

Article: Study on the Comprehensive Improvement of Ecosystem Services in a China’s Bay City for Spatial Optimization

Ying Fang, Tianlin Zhai, Xiaodong Zhao, Kun Chen, Baishu Guo and Jing Wang

Water 2021, 13(15), 2072; doi:10.3390/w13152072

Article: Monitoring Crop Evapotranspiration and Transpiration/Evaporation Partitioning in a Drip-Irrigated Young Almond Orchard Applying a Two-Source Surface Energy Balance Model

Juan M. Sánchez, Llanos Simón, José González-Piqueras, Francisco Montoya and Ramón López-Urrea

Water 2021, 13(15), 2073; doi:10.3390/w13152073

Article: River Basin Management Planning in the Republic of Ireland: Past, Present and the Future

Sarpong Hammond Antwi, Suzanne Linnane, David Getty and Alec Rolston

Water 2021, 13(15), 2074; doi:10.3390/w13152074

Article: Spatial Variability of Water Resources State of Regions around the “Belt and Road”

Yaohuan Huang, Zhonghua Li, Mingxing Chen, Xiaoyang Song and Ping Kang

Water 2021, 13(15), 2102; doi:10.3390/w13152102

Article: A Novel Method to Assess the Impact of a Government’s Water Strategy on Research: A Case Study of Azraq Basin, Jordan

Mohammad Alqadi, Ala Al Dwairi, Sudeh Dehnavi, Armin Margane, Marwan Al Raggad, Mohammad Al Wreikat and Gabriele Chiogna

Water 2021, 13(15), 2138; doi:10.3390/w13152138

Article: Supporting Restoration Decisions through Integration of Tree-Ring and Modeling Data: Reconstructing Flow and Salinity in the San Francisco Estuary over the Past Millennium

Paul H. Hutton, David M. Meko and Sujoy B. Roy

Water 2021, 13(15), 2139; doi:10.3390/w13152139

 

Water Quality and Contamination

Review: How to Improve the Biological Quality of Urban Streams? Reviewing the Effect of Hydromorphological Alterations and Rehabilitation Measures on Benthic Invertebrates

Andreina Zerega, Nuno Eduardo Simões and Maria João Feio

Water 2021, 13(15), 2087; doi:10.3390/w13152087

Article: Environmental Antimicrobial Resistance in a Small Urban Mediterranean River: A Focus on Endemic Beta-Lactamases in Clinically Relevant Bacteria

Fabien Aujoulat, Rose Ragot, Mylène Toubiana, Chrystelle Bancon-Montigny, Patrick Monfort, Christian Salles, Agnès Masnou, Sophie Delpoux, Marlène Rio, Marie-George Tournoud, Pierre Marchand, Estelle Jumas-Bilak and Patricia Licznar-Fajardo

Water 2021, 13(15), 2010; doi:10.3390/w13152010

Article: Application of Integrated Watershed Management Measures to Minimize the Land Use Change Impacts

Fatemeh Rajaei, Reza Dahmardeh Behrooz, Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf, Saman Galalizadeh, Branislav Dudic, Velibor Spalevic and Rajko Novicevic

Water 2021, 13(15), 2039; doi:10.3390/w13152039

Article: Effects of Two-Stage Ditch and Natural Floodplains on Sediment Processes Driven by Different Hydrological Conditions

Damiano Baldan, Matthias Pucher, Elmira Akbari, Thomas Hein and Gabriele Weigelhofer

Water 2021, 13(15), 2046; doi:10.3390/w13152046

Article: Automated Targeted Sampling of Waterborne Pathogens and Microbial Source Tracking Markers Using Near-Real Time Monitoring of Microbiological Water Quality

Jean-Baptiste Burnet, Marc Habash, Mounia Hachad, Zeinab Khanafer, Michèle Prévost, Pierre Servais, Emile Sylvestre and Sarah Dorner

Water 2021, 13(15), 2069; doi:10.3390/w13152069

Article: Correlation Analysis of Landscape Structure and Water Quality in Suzhou National Wetland Park, China

Yaxi Gong, Xiang Ji, Xiaochun Hong and Shanshan Cheng

Water 2021, 13(15), 2075; doi:10.3390/w13152075

Article: A Handy Open-Source Application Based on Computer Vision and Machine Learning Algorithms to Count and Classify Microplastics

Carmine Massarelli, Claudia Campanale and Vito Felice Uricchio

Water 2021, 13(15), 2104; doi:10.3390/w13152104

Article: Effects of Sediments Phosphorus Inactivation on the Life Strategies of Myriophyllum spicatum: Implications for Lake Restoration

Zhenmei Lin, Chen Zhong, Guolong Yu, Yishu Fu, Baohua Guan, Zhengwen Liu and Jinlei Yu

Water 2021, 13(15), 2112; doi:10.3390/w13152112

Article: Assessment of Trophic Responses of a Reservoir to Seasonal and Annual Variations in Monsoon

Su-mi Kim and Hyun-su Kim

Water 2021, 13(15), 2117; doi:10.3390/w13152117

Article: Diversity of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in an Urbanized River: A Case Study of the Potential Risks from Combined Sewage Overflows

Gabriella Balasa, Enjolie S. Levengood, Joseph M. Battistelli and Rima B. Franklin

Water 2021, 13(15), 2122; doi:10.3390/w13152122

Article: Mapping of Coastline Changes in Athens Riviera over the Past 76 Year’s Measurements

Hariklia D. Skilodimou, Vasileios Antoniou, George D. Bathrellos and Eleni Tsami

Water 2021, 13(15), 2135; doi:10.3390/w13152135

 

Urban Water Management

Article: Optimal Water Quality Sensor Placement by Accounting for Possible Contamination Events in Water Distribution Networks

Malvin S. Marlim and Doosun Kang

Water 2021, 13(15), 1999; doi:10.3390/w13151999

Article: Evaluating the Potential Hydrological Performance of a Bioretention Media with 100% Recycled Waste Components

Simon De-Ville, Daniel Green, Jill Edmondson, Ross Stirling, Richard Dawson and Virginia Stovin

Water 2021, 13(15), 2014; doi:10.3390/w13152014

Article: Research on Design of the Safety Supervision System for Desalinated Seawater Entering Urban Water Supply Network

Cui Zhao, Qiqi Gao, Jiajun Song, Yueguo Wang and Fuzeng Sun

Water 2021, 13(15), 2017; doi:10.3390/w13152017

Article: Towards Regional Scale Stormwater Flood Management Strategies through Rapid Preliminary Intervention Screening

James L. Webber, Mariano Balbi, David Lallemant, Michael J. Gibson, Guangtao Fu, David Butler and Perrine Hamel

Water 2021, 13(15), 2027; doi:10.3390/w13152027

Article: Causal Relations of Upscaled Urban Aquaponics and the Food-Water-Energy Nexus—A Berlin Case Study

Gösta F. M. Baganz, Manfred Schrenk, Oliver Körner, Daniela Baganz, Karel J. Keesman, Simon Goddek, Zorina Siscan, Elias Baganz, Alexandra Doernberg, Hendrik Monsees, Thomas Nehls, Werner Kloas and Frank Lohrberg

Water 2021, 13(15), 2029; doi:10.3390/w13152029

Article: Modelling Infiltration Process, Overland Flow and Sewer System Interactions for Urban Flood Mitigation

Carlos Martínez, Zoran Vojinovic, Roland Price and Arlex Sanchez

Water 2021, 13(15), 2028; doi:10.3390/w13152028

Article: Water Distribution in a Socio-Technical System: Resilience Assessment for Critical Events Causing Demand Relocation

Kevin T. Logan, Michaela Leštáková, Nadja Thiessen, Jens Ivo Engels and Peter F. Pelz

Water 2021, 13(15), 2062; doi:10.3390/w13152062

Article: Evaluation of Costs and Efficiencies of Urban Low Impact Development (LID) Practices on Stormwater Runoff and Soil Erosion in an Urban Watershed Using the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) Model

Tian Guo, Anurag Srivastava, Dennis C. Flanagan, Yaoze Liu, Bernard A. Engel and Madeline M. McIntosh

Water 2021, 13(15), 2076; doi:10.3390/w13152076

Article: Relationships between Insufficient Drinking Water Supply and the Socio-Economic Development of Small Municipalities: Mayors’ Opinions from the Czech Republic

Jan Kopp, Lucie Kureková, Pavlína Hejduková, David Vogt and Tomáš Hejduk

Water 2021, 13(15), 2098; doi:10.3390/w13152098

Article: Designing for People’s Safety on Flooded Streets: Uncertainties and the Influence of the Cross-Section Shape, Roughness and Slopes on Hazard Criteria

Luís Mesquita David and Rita Fernandes de Carvalho

Water 2021, 13(15), 2119; doi:10.3390/w13152119

 

Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics

Article: A Novel Analytical Method for Evaluating the Characteristics of Hydraulic Jump at a Positive Step

Milad Mohammadi, Mohammad Nazari-Sharabian and Moses Karakouzian

Water 2021, 13(15), 2005; doi:10.3390/w13152005

Article: Search Space Reduction for Genetic Algorithms Applied to Drainage Network Optimization Problems

Leonardo Bayas-Jiménez, F. Javier Martínez-Solano, Pedro L. Iglesias-Rey and Daniel Mora-Meliá

Water 2021, 13(15), 2008; doi:10.3390/w13152008

Article: Analysis of the Flow Pattern and Flow Rectification Measures of the Side-Intake Forebay in a Multi-Unit Pumping Station

Ahmed Nasr, Fan Yang, Yiqi Zhang, Tieli Wang and Mahmoud Hassan

Water 2021, 13(15), 2025; doi:10.3390/w13152025

Article: Sediment Transport and Water Flow Resistance in Alluvial River Channels: Modified Model of Transport of Non-Uniform Grain-Size Sediments

Gennady Gladkov, Michał Habel, Zygmunt Babiński and Pakhom Belyakov

Water 2021, 13(15), 2038; doi:10.3390/w13152038

Article: Experimental Study on the Streaming Potential Phenomenon Response to Compactness and Salinity in Soil–Rock Mixture

Xin Zhang, Mingjie Zhao and Kui Wang

Water 2021, 13(15), 2071; doi:10.3390/w13152071

Article: The Flow Pattern Transition and Water Holdup of Gas–Liquid Flow in the Horizontal and Vertical Sections of a Continuous Transportation Pipe

Guishan Ren, Dangke Ge, Peng Li, Xuemei Chen, Xuhui Zhang, Xiaobing Lu, Kai Sun, Rui Fang, Lifei Mi and Feng Su

Water 2021, 13(15), 2077; doi:10.3390/w13152077

Article: Parametric Analysis for Underwater Flapping Foil Propulsor

Lei Mei, Junwei Zhou, Dong Yu, Weichao Shi, Xiaoyun Pan and Mingyang Li

Water 2021, 13(15), 2103; doi:10.3390/w13152103

Article: Hydrodynamics and Free-Flow Characteristics of Piano Key Weirs with Different Plan Shapes

Yousef Sangsefidi, Hassan Tavakol-Davani, Masoud Ghodsian, Mojtaba Mehraein and Reza Zarei

Water 2021, 13(15), 2108; doi:10.3390/w13152108

Article: Study on the Shape of the Aerator of High-Head Discharge Tunnel with Mild Bottom Slope

Xueyu Zheng, Luchen Zhang, Shiqiang Wu and Kai Song

Water 2021, 13(15), 2128; doi:10.3390/w13152128

 

Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems

Review: Trends and Evolution in the Concept of Marine Ecosystem Services: An Overview

Elvira Buonocore, Umberto Grande, Pier Paolo Franzese and Giovanni F. Russo

Water 2021, 13(15), 2060; doi:10.3390/w13152060

Article: Phytoplankton Time-Series in a LTER Site of the Adriatic Sea: Methodological Approach to Decipher Community Structure and Indicative Taxa

Ivano Vascotto, Patricija Mozetič and Janja Francé

Water 2021, 13(15), 2045; doi:10.3390/w13152045

Article: Variation in Diet Patterns of the Invasive Top Predator Sander lucioperca (Linnaeus, 1758) across Portuguese Basins

Diogo Ribeiro, Christos Gkenas, João Gago and Filipe Ribeiro

Water 2021, 13(15), 2053; doi:10.3390/w13152053

Article: Taxonomy and Physiology of Oxyrrhis marina and Oxyrrhis maritima in Korean Waters

Min Kyoung Jung, Tae Yeon Yin, Seung Joo Moon, Jaeyeon Park and Eun Young Yoon

Water 2021, 13(15), 2057; doi:10.3390/w13152057

Article: First Insight into Groundwater Copepods of the Polish Lowland

Maciej Karpowicz, Sabina Smolska, Magdalena Świsłocka and Joanna Moroz

Water 2021, 13(15), 2086; doi:10.3390/w13152086

Article: Dealing with the Understanding of the Dynamics Related to Multifactorial Temporal Interactions That Spatially Affect the Landscape of Coastal Lagoons

Ana I. Casarrubias-Jaimez, Ana Laura Juárez-López, Efraín Tovar-Sánchez, José Luis Rosas-Acevedo, Maximino Reyes-Umaña, América Libertad Rodríguez-Herrera and Fernando Ramos-Quintana

Water 2021, 13(15), 2099; doi:10.3390/w13152099

Article: Occurrence of the Freshwater Chrysophyte Poterioochromonas malhamensis in a High Arctic Marine Ecosystem

Fang Zhang, Yongjun Tian and Jianfeng He

Water 2021, 13(15), 2129; doi:10.3390/w13152129

 

Oceans and Coastal Zones

Article: Nature-Based Coastal Protection by Large Woody Debris as Compared to Seawalls: A Physical Model Study of Beach Morphology and Wave Reflection

Pauline Falkenrich, Jessica Wilson, Ioan Nistor, Nils Goseberg, Andrew Cornett and Abdolmajid Mohammadian

Water 2021, 13(15), 2020; doi:10.3390/w13152020

Article: A CFD Numerical Study to Evaluate the Effect of Deck Roughness and Length on Shipping Water Loading

Paola E. Rodríguez-Ocampo, Jassiel V. H. Fontes, Michael Ring, Edgar Mendoza and Rodolfo Silva

Water 2021, 13(15), 2063; doi:10.3390/w13152063

Article: Resident Perceptions of Ecosystem Services Provided by U.S. Coral Reefs: Highlights from the First Cycle of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program’s Socioeconomic Survey

Mary E. Allen, Chloe S. Fleming, Sarah B. Gonyo, Erica K. Towle, Maria K. Dillard, Arielle Levine, Matt Gorstein, Jarrod Loerzel, Seann D. Regan, Ben M. Zito and Peter E. T. Edwards

Water 2021, 13(15), 2081; doi:10.3390/w13152081

Concept Paper: Application of the Kilimanjaro Concept in Reversing Seawater Intrusion and Securing Water Supply in Zanzibar, Tanzania

Zuleikha Pembe-Ali, Tulinave Burton Mwamila, Mesia Lufingo, Willis Gwenzi, Janeth Marwa, Mwemezi J. Rwiza, Innocent Lugodisha, Qinwen Qi and Chicgoua Noubactep

Water 2021, 13(15), 2085; doi:10.3390/w13152085

 

Water Erosion and Sediment Transport

Article: Assessing Soil Loss by Water Erosion in a Typical Mediterranean Ecosystem of Northern Greece under Current and Future Rainfall Erosivity

Stefanos Stefanidis, Vasileios Alexandridis, Chrysoula Chatzichristaki and Panagiotis Stefanidis

Water 2021, 13(15), 2002; doi:10.3390/w13152002

Article: A Numerical Study of the Flow and Sediment Interaction in the Middle Reach of the Huai River

Jin Ni, Bangyi Yu and Peng Wu

Water 2021, 13(15), 2041; doi:10.3390/w13152041

Article: Spatiotemporal Hotspots and Decadal Evolution of Extreme Rainfall-Induced Landslides: Case Studies in Southern Taiwan

Chunhung Wu and Chengyi Lin

Water 2021, 13(15), 2090; doi:10.3390/w13152090

Article: Scour Features at Wood Bundles

Simone Pagliara, Deep Roy and Michele Palermo

Water 2021, 13(15), 2118; doi:10.3390/w13152118

 

Water Use and Scarcity

Article: Statistical Analysis of Green Laboratory Practice Survey: Conservation on Non-Distilled Water from Distillation Process

Reem Abou Assi, Theam Foo Ng, Jing Rui Tang, Mohd Sayuti Hassan and Siok Yee Chan

Water 2021, 13(15), 2018; doi:10.3390/w13152018

Article: Feasibility of Rainwater Harvesting and Consumption in a Middle Eastern Semiarid Urban Area

Ehsan Ranaee, Ali Akbar Abbasi, Javad Tabatabaee Yazdi and Maryam Ziyaee

Water 2021, 13(15), 2130; doi:10.3390/w13152130

Article: A Numerical Validation of 3D Experimental Dam-Break Wave Interaction with a Sharp Obstacle Using DualSPHysics

Salvatore Capasso, Bonaventura Tagliafierro, Hasan Güzel, Ada Yilmaz, Kaan Dal, Selahattin Kocaman, Giacomo Viccione and Stefania Evangelista

Water 2021, 13(15), 2133; doi:10.3390/w13152133

 

Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture

Article: A Spatially Explicit Crop Yield Model to Simulate Agricultural Productivity for Past Societies under Changing Environmental Conditions

Maarten Van Loo and Gert Verstraeten

Water 2021, 13(15), 2023; doi:10.3390/w13152023

Article: Impacts of Irrigation Managements on Soil CO₂ Emission and Soil CH₄ Uptake of Winter Wheat Field in the North China Plain

Faisal Mehmood, Guangshuai Wang, Yang Gao, Yueping Liang, Muhammad Zain, Shafeeq Ur Rahman and Aiwang Duan

Water 2021, 13(15), 2052; doi:10.3390/w13152052

Article: The Spatial Variation Mechanism of Size, Velocity, and the Landing Angle of Throughfall Droplets under Maize Canopy

Zhongrui Zhu, Delan Zhu and Maosheng Ge

Water 2021, 13(15), 2083; doi:10.3390/w13152083

Article: Ecological Study of Aquaponics Bacterial Microbiota over the Course of a Lettuce Growth Cycle

Mathilde Eck, Iris Szekely, Sébastien Massart and M. Haïssam Jijakli

Water 2021, 13(15), 2089; doi:10.3390/w13152089

Article: Seed Halo-Priming Improves Seedling Vigor, Grain Yield, and Water Use Efficiency of Maize under Varying Irrigation Regimes

AbdAllah M. El-Sanatawy, Salwa M.A.I. Ash-Shormillesy, Naglaa Qabil, Mohamed F. Awad and Elsayed Mansour

Water 2021, 13(15), 2115; doi:10.3390/w13152115

 

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