Water-MDPI, Volume 15, Issue 8 (April-2 2023) - 196 Articles

It's Water-MDPI , Volume 15, Issue 8 (April-2 2023) - 196 Articles.

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Article: Uncovering the Depletion Patterns of Inland Water Bodies via Remote Sensing, Data Mining, and Statistical Analysis

Babak Zolghadr-Asli, Mojtaba Naghdyzadegan Jahromi, Xi Wan, Maedeh Enayati, Maryam Naghdizadegan Jahromi, Mohsen Tahmasebi Nasab, John P. Tiefenbacher and Hamid Reza Pourghasemi

Water 2023, 15(8), 1508; DOI: 10.3390/w15081508

Featured Papers

Review: Desalination Pretreatment Technologies: Current Status and Future Developments

Alaa Abushawish, Ines Bouaziz, Ismail W. Almanassra, Maha Mohammad AL-Rajabi, Lubna Jaber, Abdelrahman K. A. Khalil, Mohd Sobri Takriff, Tahar Laoui, Abdallah Shanableh, Muataz Ali Atieh and Anjaneyulu Chatla

Water 2023, 15(8), 1572; DOI: 10.3390/w15081572

 

Article: Are Water Level Fluctuations and Pelagic Water Quality in Lake Kinneret Directly Related? Perspectives of Nutrient Dynamics

Moshe Gophen

Water 2023, 15(8), 1473; DOI: 10.3390/w15081473

Water and One Health

Article: Phage-Based Biocontrol of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacterium Isolated from Livestock Wastewater Treatment Plant

Rojarani Pallavali, Donghyeok Shin and Jeongdong Choi

Water 2023, 15(8), 1616; DOI: 10.3390/w15081616

Water-Energy Nexus

Article: Design and Optimization of a Spiral-Tube Instantaneous Water Heater Using Response Surface Methodology

Pedram Rezaei, Hamid Reza Moheghi and Amin Amiri Delouei

Water 2023, 15(8), 1458; DOI: 10.3390/w15081458

 

Article: Sustainability Analysis of the Water Environment Carrying Capacity of Harbin City Based on an Optimized Set Pair Analysis Posture-Deviation Coefficient Method Evaluation Model

Nan Sun, Zhongbao Yao, Yunpeng Xie, Tianyi Wang, Jinzhao Yang, Xinyu Li and Qiang Fu

Water 2023, 15(8), 1575; DOI: 10.3390/w15081575

New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences

Article: Sub-Pixel Surface Water Mapping for Heterogeneous Areas from Sentinel-2 Images: A Case Study in the Jinshui Basin, China

Lai Jiang, Chi Zhou and Xiaodong Li

Water 2023, 15(8), 1446; DOI: 10.3390/w15081446

 

Article: Data Modeling of Sewage Treatment Plant Based on Long Short-Term Memory with Multilayer Perceptron Network

Zhengxi Wei, Ning Wu, Qingchuan Zou, Huanxin Zou, Liucun Zhu, Jinzhan Wei and Hong Huang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1472; DOI: 10.3390/w15081472

 

Article: Laboratory Model Test and Field In Situ Test of Distributed Optical Fiber Monitoring of Seepage in a Karst Depression Reservoir Basin

Bo Yu, Chunyong Shen, Hao Peng and Fawang Guo

Water 2023, 15(8), 1477; DOI: 10.3390/w15081477

 

Article: Study of Urban Flooding Response under Superstandard Conditions

Jian Chen, Yangyang Tian, Shanju Zhang, Yaowei Li and Zhikai Guo

Water 2023, 15(8), 1492; DOI: 10.3390/w15081492

 

Article: Characterization of Evapotranspiration in the Orange River Basin of South Africa-Lesotho with Climate and MODIS Data

Pululu S. Mahasa, Sifiso Xulu and Nkanyiso Mbatha

Water 2023, 15(8), 1501; DOI: 10.3390/w15081501

 

Article: Numerical Simulation of Two-Dimensional Dam Failure and Free-Side Deformation Flow Studies

Haoyu Jiang, Bowen Zhao, Zhang Dapeng and Keqiang Zhu

Water 2023, 15(8), 1515; DOI: 10.3390/w15081515

 

Article: Comparing Single and Multiple Imputation Approaches for Missing Values in Univariate and Multivariate Water Level Data

Nura Umar and Alison Gray

Water 2023, 15(8), 1519; DOI: 10.3390/w15081519

 

Article: Inflow Prediction of Centralized Reservoir for the Operation of Pump Station in Urban Drainage Systems Using Improved Multilayer Perceptron Using Existing Optimizers Combined with Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms

Eui Hoon Lee

Water 2023, 15(8), 1543; DOI: 10.3390/w15081543

 

Article: A Comparative Analysis of Multiple Machine Learning Methods for Flood Routing in the Yangtze River

Liwei Zhou and Ling Kang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1556; DOI: 10.3390/w15081556

 

Article: Research on Intelligent Grading Evaluation of Water Conservancy Project Safety Risks Based on Deep Learning

Feifei Tao, Yanling Pi, Menghua Deng, Yongjun Tang and Chi Yuan

Water 2023, 15(8), 1607; DOI: 10.3390/w15081607

 

Article: Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition and a Long Short-Term Memory Neural Network for Surface Water Quality Prediction of the Xiaofu River, China

Lan Luo, Yanjun Zhang, Wenxun Dong, Jinglin Zhang and Liping Zhang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1625; DOI: 10.3390/w15081625

Hydrogeology

Review: Web-Based Platforms for Landslide Risk Mitigation: The State of the Art

Giulia Bossi, Luca Schenato and Gianluca Marcato

Water 2023, 15(8), 1632; DOI: 10.3390/w15081632

 

Article: Research on the Capacity of Underground Reservoirs in Coal Mines to Protect the Groundwater Resources: A Case of Zhangshuanglou Coal Mine in Xuzhou, China

Chenghang Zhang, Bin Luo, Zhimin Xu, Yajun Sun and Lin Feng

Water 2023, 15(8), 1468; DOI: 10.3390/w15081468

 

Article: Migration of DNAPL in Saturated Porous Media: Validation of High-Resolution Shock-Capturing Numerical Simulations through a Sandbox Experiment

Alessandra Feo, Fulvio Celico and Andrea Zanini

Water 2023, 15(8), 1471; DOI: 10.3390/w15081471

 

Article: Hydrogeological Hazards in Open Pit Coal Mines–Investigating Triggering Mechanisms by Validating the European Ground Motion Service Product with Ground Truth Data

Ploutarchos Tzampoglou and Constantinos Loupasakis

Water 2023, 15(8), 1474; DOI: 10.3390/w15081474

 

Article: Study on Prevention and Control Measures of Water–Sand Inrushes Based on Adaptive Adjustment of Mined Thickness

Qin Liu, Ye Lian, Jun Wang and Tao Li

Water 2023, 15(8), 1497; DOI: 10.3390/w15081497

 

Article: The Deformation and Instability Characteristics of Fractured Landslides during Typhoon-Triggered Rainstorms: Observations from an In Situ Field Experiment

Taili Zhang, Jianbo Wu and Qiang Sun

Water 2023, 15(8), 1499; DOI: 10.3390/w15081499

 

Article: Chemical Characteristics and Controlling Factorsof Groundwater in Chahannur Basin

Zhiqiang Gong, Xizhao Tian, Lulu Fu, Haobo Niu, Zongze Xia, Zhiyuan Ma, Jian Chen and Yahong Zhou

Water 2023, 15(8), 1524; DOI: 10.3390/w15081524

 

Article: Experimental Study on Coastal Sediment Reinforcement by Induced Carbonate Precipitation by Different Enzyme Sources

Rui Ding, Ziyu Wang, Xiangyu Zhao, Peng Cao, Xin Chen and Wenjing Chen

Water 2023, 15(8), 1525; DOI: 10.3390/w15081525

 

Article: Research on the Damage Law and Prevention Measures of the Substrate under the Action of Water and Rock

Qiushuang Zheng and Lifu Pang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1527; DOI: 10.3390/w15081527

 

Article: Analytical Solution of the One-Dimensional Transport of Ionic Contaminants in Porous Media with Time-Varying Velocity

Xing Zeng, Tong Gao, Linhui Xie and Zijian He

Water 2023, 15(8), 1530; DOI: 10.3390/w15081530

 

Article: Study on the Carrying Capacity and Change Trend of Groundwater Resources in Coal Mining Area: A Case Study of a Coal Mine in Northwest China

Tianxin Li, Zhiwei Duan, Hao He and Hongqing Song

Water 2023, 15(8), 1551; DOI: 10.3390/w15081551

 

Article: Assessing the Effect of Conduit Pattern and Type of Recharge on the Karst Spring Hydrograph: A Synthetic Modeling Approach

Hadi Ostad, Zargham Mohammadi and Francesco Fiorillo

Water 2023, 15(8), 1594; DOI: 10.3390/w15081594

 

Article: Hydrogeochemical Study of Hot Springs along the Tingri—Nyima Rift: Relationship between Fluids and Earthquakes

Deyang Zhao, Xiaocheng Zhou, Yongxian Zhang, Miao He, Jiao Tian, Junfeng Shen, Ying Li, Guilan Qiu, Fang Du, Xiaoming Zhang, Yao Yang, Jun Zeng, Xuelian Rui, Feng Liao and Zhijun Guan

Water 2023, 15(8), 1634; DOI: 10.3390/w15081634

Soil and Water

Article: Assessment of the Impact of Anthropogenic Evolution and Natural Processes on Shoreline Dynamics Using Multi-Temporal Satellite Images and Statistical Analysis

Perumal Balakrishnan, Ammar Abulibdeh and Tahsin Abul Kasem Kabir

Water 2023, 15(8), 1440; DOI: 10.3390/w15081440

 

Article: Roles of Agricultural Cooperatives (ACs) in Drought Risk Management among Smallholder Farmers in Pursat and Kampong Speu Provinces, Cambodia

Nyda Chhinh, Serey Sok, Veasna Sou and Pheakdey Nguonphan

Water 2023, 15(8), 1447; DOI: 10.3390/w15081447

 

Article: Assessment of Water Conservation Services Based on the Method of Integrating Hydrological Observation Data According to Different Ecosystem Types and Regions

Jun Zhai, Peng Hou, Wenguo Zhang, Yan Chen, Diandian Jin, Haifeng Gao, Hanshou Zhu and Min Yang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1475; DOI: 10.3390/w15081475

 

Article: Study on Pollution Characteristics of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Shallow Groundwater

Sunhwa Park, Deok-Hyun Kim, Jong-Hyun Yoon, Jong-Beom Kwon, Hyeonhee Choi, Sun-Kyoung Shin, Moonsu Kim and Hyun-Koo Kim

Water 2023, 15(8), 1480; DOI: 10.3390/w15081480

 

Article: Optimization of Key Hydraulic Structure Parameters of a New Type of Water–Pesticide Integrated Sprinkler Based on Response Surface Experiment

Junping Liu, Xinjian Wang, Qingsong Liu, Zawar Hussain and Yuxia Zhao

Water 2023, 15(8), 1486; DOI: 10.3390/w15081486

 

Article: An Assessment Model for the Erosion Occurrence of Gap-Graded Sand-Gravel Soils under Variable Seepage Direction

Da Li, Yaowei Zhao, Ningyi Liu and Xiaojuan Gao

Water 2023, 15(8), 1487; DOI: 10.3390/w15081487

 

Article: Evaluation of Synergetic Development of Water and Land Resources Based on a Coupling Coordination Degree Model

Cuimei Lv, Wenchao Xu, Minhua Ling, Sensen Wang and Yuguang Hu

Water 2023, 15(8), 1491; DOI: 10.3390/w15081491

 

Article: Polyethylene Microplastic Particles Alter the Nature, Bacterial Community and Metabolite Profile of Reed Rhizosphere Soils

Zeyuan Tian, Biao Liu, Wenjun Zhang, Fan Liang, Junfeng Wu, Zhongxian Song and Yichun Zhu

Water 2023, 15(8), 1505; DOI: 10.3390/w15081505

 

Article: Infiltration and Failure Behavior of an Unsaturated Soil Slope under Artificial Rainfall Model Experiments

Shu-Rong Yang and Li-Jie Huang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1599; DOI: 10.3390/w15081599

Water and Climate Change

Article: Water Balance of the Regulated Arid Lake as an Indicator of Climate Change and Anthropogenic Impact: The North (Small) Aral Sea Case Study

Alexander Izhitskiy and Georgy Ayzel

Water 2023, 15(8), 1464; DOI: 10.3390/w15081464

 

Article: Research on the Application of CEEMD-LSTM-LSSVM Coupled Model in Regional Precipitation Prediction

Jian Chen, Zhikai Guo, Changhui Zhang, Yangyang Tian and Yaowei Li

Water 2023, 15(8), 1465; DOI: 10.3390/w15081465

 

Article: Evolution of the Chenglingji–Datong Channel in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River and Its Drivers

Xiaoai Dai, Wenyu Li, Shijin Chen, Jianwen Zeng, Chenbo Tong, Jiayun Zhou, Tianyu Xiang, Junjun Zhang, Cheng Li, Yakang Ye, Li Xu and Xiaoli Jiang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1484; DOI: 10.3390/w15081484

 

Article: The Development of a Hydrological Drought Index for Lithuania

Serhii Nazarenko, Jūratė Kriaučiūnienė, Diana Šarauskienė and Arvydas Povilaitis

Water 2023, 15(8), 1512; DOI: 10.3390/w15081512

 

Article: Analysis of the Effect of Climate Change on the Characteristics of Rainfall in Igeldo-Gipuzkoa (Spain)

José Javier López, José Luis Ayuso-Muñoz, Mikel Goñi and Faustino N. Gimena

Water 2023, 15(8), 1529; DOI: 10.3390/w15081529

 

Article: Projection of Future Meteorological Droughts in Lake Urmia Basin, Iran

Babak Ghazi, Sanjana Dutt and Ali Torabi Haghighi

Water 2023, 15(8), 1558; DOI: 10.3390/w15081558

 

Article: A Model for Assessing the Importance of Runoff Forecasts in Periodic Climate on Hydropower Production

Shuang Hao, Anders Wörman, Joakim Riml and Andrea Bottacin-Busolin

Water 2023, 15(8), 1559; DOI: 10.3390/w15081559

 

Article: Water Retention Evaluation of Slab Trench on Rocky Desertification Slope in a Karst Area of Southwest China

Shiya Liu, Cheng Zhou, Shan Gao, Qiming Zhong, Lijuan Fan, Qi Luo, Qun Chen, Zechang Zhou and Xunhong Zhu

Water 2023, 15(8), 1576; DOI: 10.3390/w15081576

 

Article: Evaluation of Artificial Precipitation Enhancement Using UNET-GRU Algorithm for Rainfall Estimation

Renfeng Liu, Huabing Zhou, Dejun Li, Liping Zeng and Peihua Xu

Water 2023, 15(8), 1585; DOI: 10.3390/w15081585

 

Perspective: Challenges of Changing Water Sources for Human Wellbeing in the Arctic Zone of Western Siberia

Elena Bogdanova, Andrey Lobanov, Sergei V. Andronov, Andrey Soromotin, Andrei Popov, Anatoly V. Skalny, Olga Shaduyko and Terry V. Callaghan

Water 2023, 15(8), 1577; DOI: 10.3390/w15081577

Ecohydrology

Article: Estimation of Spring Maize Evapotranspiration in Semi-Arid Regions of Northeast China Using Machine Learning: An Improved SVR Model Based on PSO and RF Algorithms

Wenjie Hou, Guanghua Yin, Jian Gu and Ningning Ma

Water 2023, 15(8), 1503; DOI: 10.3390/w15081503

 

Article: Ecological Risk Assessment and Source Contributions of Heavy Metals in the Sediment of the Chan Thnal Reservoir, Kampong Speu, Cambodia

Lita Chheang, Pichet Limsuwan, Nisakorn Thongkon, Tongchai Sriwiriyarat and Sudtida Pliankarom Thanasupsin

Water 2023, 15(8), 1566; DOI: 10.3390/w15081566

Hydrology

Review: A Review on the Research Advances in Groundwater–Surface Water Interaction with an Overview of the Phenomenon

Dolon Banerjee and Sayantan Ganguly

Water 2023, 15(8), 1552; DOI: 10.3390/w15081552

 

Article: Model-Based Assessment of Preventive Drought Management Measures’ Effect on Droughts Severity

Ana Paez-Trujillo, Gerald A. Corzo, Shreedhar Maskey and Dimitri Solomatine

Water 2023, 15(8), 1442; DOI: 10.3390/w15081442

 

Article: Long-Term Change of Lake Water Storage and Its Response to Climate Change for Typical Lakes in Arid Xinjiang, China

Zijin Huang, Jianhua Xu and Lilin Zheng

Water 2023, 15(8), 1444; DOI: 10.3390/w15081444

 

Article: Determination of Runoff Curve Numbers for the Growing Season Based on the Rainfall–Runoff Relationship from Small Watersheds in the Middle Mountainous Area of Romania

Carina Strapazan, Ioan-Aurel Irimuș, Gheorghe Șerban, Titus Cristian Man and Laura Sassebes

Water 2023, 15(8), 1452; DOI: 10.3390/w15081452

 

Article: Performance of Frequency-Corrected Precipitation in Ungauged High Mountain Hydrological Simulation

Hongyi Li, Jiapei Ma, Yaru Yang, Liting Niu and Xinyu Lu

Water 2023, 15(8), 1461; DOI: 10.3390/w15081461

 

Article: Modeling of Soil Loss by Water Erosion and Its Impacts on the Cantareira System, Brazil

Guilherme Henrique Expedito Lense, Luca Lämmle, Joaquim Ernesto Bernardes Ayer, Giuseppe Francesco Cesare Lama, Felipe Gomes Rubira and Ronaldo Luiz Mincato

Water 2023, 15(8), 1490; DOI: 10.3390/w15081490

 

Article: Spatial Distribution of Vegetation on Stream Bars and the Riparian Zone Reflects Successional Pattern Due to Fluid Dynamics of River

Ji Eun Seok, Bong Soon Lim, Jeong Sook Moon, Gyung Soon Kim and Chang Seok Lee

Water 2023, 15(8), 1493; DOI: 10.3390/w15081493

 

Article: Remote Sensing with UAVs for Modeling Floods: An Exploratory Approach Based on Three Chilean Rivers

Robert Clasing, Enrique Muñoz, José Luis Arumí, Diego Caamaño, Hernán Alcayaga and Yelena Medina

Water 2023, 15(8), 1502; DOI: 10.3390/w15081502

 

Article: The Impacts of Climate Change on the Hydrological Process and Water Quality in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China

Yidian Sun, Wanshun Zhang, Hong Peng, Feng Zhou, Anna Jiang, Xiaomin Chen and Hao Wang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1542; DOI: 10.3390/w15081542

 

Article: A Method for Monthly Extreme Precipitation Forecasting with Physical Explanations

Binlin Yang, Lu Chen, Vijay P. Singh, Bin Yi, Zhiyuan Leng, Jie Zheng and Qiao Song

Water 2023, 15(8), 1545; DOI: 10.3390/w15081545

 

Article: Medium Term Streamflow Prediction Based on Bayesian Model Averaging Using Multiple Machine Learning Models

Feifei He, Hairong Zhang, Qinjuan Wan, Shu Chen and Yuqi Yang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1548; DOI: 10.3390/w15081548

 

Article: Estimating the Actual Evapotranspiration Using Remote Sensing and SEBAL Model in an Arid Environment of Northwest China

Xietian Chen, Shouchao Yu, Hengjia Zhang, Fuqiang Li, Chao Liang and Zeyi Wang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1555; DOI: 10.3390/w15081555

 

Article: Evaluation of Various Generalized Pareto Probability Distributions for Flood Frequency Analysis

Cristian Gabriel Anghel and Cornel Ilinca

Water 2023, 15(8), 1557; DOI: 10.3390/w15081557

 

Article: Impacts of Riverine Floods on Morphodynamics in the Yellow River Delta

Yutao Fu, Richard G. J. Bellerby, Hongyu Ji, Shenliang Chen, Yaoshen Fan and Peng Li

Water 2023, 15(8), 1568; DOI: 10.3390/w15081568

 

Article: Research on Rain Pattern Classification Based on Machine Learning: A Case Study in Pi River Basin

Xiaodi Fu, Guangyuan Kan, Ronghua Liu, Ke Liang, Xiaoyan He and Liuqian Ding

Water 2023, 15(8), 1570; DOI: 10.3390/w15081570

 

Article: Effect of Moisture Sources on the Isotopic Composition of Precipitation in Northwest China

Yanlong Kong, Ke Wang, Sheng Pan, Yaqian Ren and Weizun Zhang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1584; DOI: 10.3390/w15081584

 

Article: Assessing the Effectiveness of the Use of the InVEST Annual Water Yield Model for the Rivers of Colombia: A Case Study of the Meta River Basin

Jhon B. Valencia, Vladimir V. Guryanov, Jeison Mesa-Diez, Jeimar Tapasco and Artyom V. Gusarov

Water 2023, 15(8), 1617; DOI: 10.3390/w15081617

Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

Review: Examining Current and Future Applications of Electrocoagulation in Wastewater Treatment

Yi Mao, Yaqian Zhao and Sarah Cotterill

Water 2023, 15(8), 1455; DOI: 10.3390/w15081455

 

Review: Toward a Better Understanding of Phosphorus Nonpoint Source Pollution from Soil to Water and the Application of Amendment Materials: Research Trends

Xiaofei Ge, Xingyu Chen, Mingxin Liu, Chensi Wang, Yingyu Zhang, Yukai Wang, Huu-Tuan Tran, Stephen Joseph and Tao Zhang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1531; DOI: 10.3390/w15081531

 

Review: The Socio-Environmental and Human Health Problems Related to the Use of Pesticides and the Use of Advanced Oxidative Processes for Their Degradation: Brazil

Anna Karla Santos Pereira, Lívia Fernandes Silva, Gustavo Antonio Figueredo Barbosa, Thaynara Guimarães Miranda, Rayane Reis Sousa, Renato Almeida Sarmento, Nelson Luís Gonçalves Dias Souza, Douglas Henrique Pereira and Grasiele Soares Cavallini

Water 2023, 15(8), 1608; DOI: 10.3390/w15081608

 

Review: Advanced Oxidation Processes for Degradation of Water Pollutants—Ambivalent Impact of Carbonate Species: A Review

Manoj P. Rayaroth, Grzegorz Boczkaj, Olivier Aubry, Usha K. Aravind and Charuvila T. Aravindakumar

Water 2023, 15(8), 1615; DOI: 10.3390/w15081615

 

Review: Emerging Contaminants and Their Removal from Aqueous Media Using Conventional/Non-Conventional Adsorbents: A Glance at the Relationship between Materials, Processes, and Technologies

Cristina E. Almeida-Naranjo, Víctor H. Guerrero and Cristina Alejandra Villamar-Ayala

Water 2023, 15(8), 1626; DOI: 10.3390/w15081626

 

Article: Chlorine-Resistant Loose Nanofiltration Membranes Fabricated via Interfacial Polymerization Using Sulfone Group-Containing Amine Monomer for Dye/Salt Separation

Longwei Huang, Ke Zheng, Yuting Jin and Shaoqi Zhou

Water 2023, 15(8), 1456; DOI: 10.3390/w15081456

 

Article: High-Temperature-Resistant Scale Inhibitor Polyaspartic Acid-Prolineamide for Inhibiting CaCO₃ Scale in Geothermal Water and Speculation of Scale Inhibition Mechanism

Jiawei Yan, Xiao Tan and Suitao Qi

Water 2023, 15(8), 1457; DOI: 10.3390/w15081457

 

Article: Reverse Salt Flux Effect on Dewatering Chlorella vulgaris in a Forward Osmosis System

Faris M. Munshi, Jae-Hoon Hwang, Stephanie Stoll and Woo Hyoung Lee

Water 2023, 15(8), 1462; DOI: 10.3390/w15081462

 

Article: Degradation of Dimethylacetamide from Membrane Production through Constructed Wetlands—Pathways, Ecotoxicological Effects and Consequences for Chemical Analysis

Thomas Schalk, Sara Schubert, Anja Rollberg, Dirk Freitag-Stechl, Annika Schubert, Alan Xavier Elena, Christian Koch and Peter Krebs

Water 2023, 15(8), 1463; DOI: 10.3390/w15081463

 

Article: Tuning the Optical Properties of ZnO by Co and Gd Doping for Water Pollutant Elimination

Kashif Safeen, Akif Safeen, Danish Arif, Wiqar H. Shah, Akhtar Ali, Ghafar Ali, Fayaz Hussain, Naveed Imran, Atta Ullah Shah, Abed Alataway, Ahmed Z. Dewidar, Hosam O. Elansary, Mohamed Al-Yafrsi and Khawaja Shafique Ahmad

Water 2023, 15(8), 1470; DOI: 10.3390/w15081470

 

Article: Hydrochemical Anomalies in the Vicinity of the Abandoned Molybdenum Ores Processing Tailings in a Permafrost Region (Shahtama, Transbaikal Region)

Nataliya Yurkevich, Vladimir Olenchenko, Andrei Kartoziia, Tatyana Korneeva, Svetlana Bortnikova, Olga Saeva, Kristina Tulisova and Natalya Abrosimova

Water 2023, 15(8), 1476; DOI: 10.3390/w15081476

 

Article: Comparison between Different Technologies (Zerovalent Iron, Coagulation-Flocculation, Adsorption) for Arsenic Treatment at High Concentrations

Luis E. Lan, Fernando D. Reina, Graciela E. De Seta, Jorge M. Meichtry and Marta I. Litter

Water 2023, 15(8), 1481; DOI: 10.3390/w15081481

 

Article: Combined Forecasting Model of Precipitation Based on the CEEMD-ELM-FFOA Coupling Model

Xianqi Zhang and Xiaoyan Wu

Water 2023, 15(8), 1485; DOI: 10.3390/w15081485

 

Article: Integration of Geochemical Modeling, Multivariate Analysis, and Irrigation Indices for Assessing Groundwater Quality in the Al-Jawf Basin, Yemen

Mohammed Hezam Al-Mashreki, Mohamed Hamdy Eid, Omar Saeed, András Székács, Péter Szűcs, Mohamed Gad, Mostafa R. Abukhadra, Ali A. AlHammadi, Mohammed Saleh Alrakhami, Mubarak Ali Alshabibi, Salah Elsayed, Mosaad Khadr, Mohamed Farouk and Hatem Saad Ramadan

Water 2023, 15(8), 1496; DOI: 10.3390/w15081496

 

Article: Hydrochemical Assessment of the Kisköre Reservoir (Lake Tisza) and the Impacts of Water Quality on Tourism Development

Tamás Mester, Borbála Benkhard, Mária Vasvári, Péter Csorba, Emőke Kiss, Dániel Balla, István Fazekas, Eduárd Csépes, Ayoub Barkat and György Szabó

Water 2023, 15(8), 1514; DOI: 10.3390/w15081514

 

Article: Research on the Tolerance and Degradation of o-Cresol by Microalgae

Guangshuo Han, Longtan Ma, Caisong Zhang, Baihui Wang, Xianghao Sheng, Zhongpeng Wang, Xiuju Wang and Liguo Wang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1522; DOI: 10.3390/w15081522

 

Article: Analysis of Hotel Water-Use Behavior Based on the MLP-SEM Model

Rong Cai, Xue Bai, Jialin Liu and Mengting Hu

Water 2023, 15(8), 1534; DOI: 10.3390/w15081534

 

Article: Adsorptive Performance of Walnut Shells Modified with Urea and Surfactant for Cationic Dye Removal

Yuliana Shkliarenko, Vita Halysh and Alla Nesterenko

Water 2023, 15(8), 1536; DOI: 10.3390/w15081536

 

Article: Geochemical Response of Surface Environment to Mining of Sn-Pb-Zn Sulfide Deposits: A Case Study of Dachang Tin Polymetallic Deposit in Guangxi

Bo Li, Tao Yu, Wenbing Ji, Xu Liu, Kun Lin, Cheng Li, Xudong Ma and Zhongfang Yang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1550; DOI: 10.3390/w15081550

 

Article: Degradation of Pyraclostrobin in Water Using a Novel Hybrid Gas–Liquid Phase Discharge Reactor

Hongwei Shen, Hao Yuan, Jianping Liang, Xiongfeng Zhou, Pingji Ge, Yang Liu, Tian Gao, Kun Yang and Dezheng Yang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1562; DOI: 10.3390/w15081562

 

Article: Identification of Priority Pollutants in Groundwater: A Case Study in Xiong’an New Region, China

Xiaocui Qiao, Xue Li, Tong Qi and Yan Liu

Water 2023, 15(8), 1565; DOI: 10.3390/w15081565

 

Article: Photocatalytic Removal of Ciprofloxacin in Water by Novel Sandwich-like CuFe₂O₄ on rGO/Halloysite Material: Insights into Kinetics and Intermediate Reactive Radicals

Ha-Son Ngo, Thi-Linh Nguyen, Ngoc-Tuan Tran and Hanh-Chi Le

Water 2023, 15(8), 1569; DOI: 10.3390/w15081569

 

Article: Municipal Sewage Treatment Technology: A²/O-VMBR Integrated Technology for Municipal Treatment and Improved Pollutant Removal

Qian Ma, Fengze Han, Feng Lyu and Xiaojun Yang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1574; DOI: 10.3390/w15081574

 

Article: Removal of Carbamazepine in Aqueous Solution by TiO₂ Ceramic Photo-Catalyst under Simulated Solar Light: Kinetics, Effects of Environmental Factors and Degradation Pathways

Trinh Hoang Nghia, Vu Toan Khanh, Cam Tu Vu, Nguyen Thi Kieu Oanh, Nguyen Thi Van Anh, Le Hong Luyen, Nobuaki Negishi, Sylvain Ouillon and Bui Van Hoi

Water 2023, 15(8), 1583; DOI: 10.3390/w15081583

 

Article: Distribution of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Their Association with Microbes in Wastewater Treatment Plants: A Metagenomics Analysis

Mengnan Shen, Xiaowei Hu, Ming Li, Chen Lyu, Yi Hu, Xiaodan Bu, Tao Chen, Hang Cai, Chenyang Li, Jiahong Liu and Kai Fan

Water 2023, 15(8), 1587; DOI: 10.3390/w15081587

 

Article: Role of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in the Removal of Hexavalent Chromium by Biosynthetic Iron Sulfides (FeS_1+x)

Jun Hou, Zhenyu Li, Jun Xia, Lingzhan Miao, Jun Wu and Bowen Lv

Water 2023, 15(8), 1589; DOI: 10.3390/w15081589

 

Article: Cyanide Biodegradation by a Native Bacterial Consortium and Its Potential for Goldmine Tailing Biotreatment

María José Alvarado-López, Sofía E. Garrido-Hoyos, María Elena Raynal-Gutiérrez, Elie G. El-Kassis, Víctor M. Luque-Almagro and Genoveva Rosano-Ortega

Water 2023, 15(8), 1595; DOI: 10.3390/w15081595

 

Article: SWRO Brine Characterisation and Critical Analysis of Its Industrial Valorisation: A Case Study in the Canary Islands (Spain)

Ángel Rivero-Falcón, Baltasar Peñate Suárez and Noemi Melián-Martel

Water 2023, 15(8), 1600; DOI: 10.3390/w15081600

 

Article: Acid Mine Drainage Discrimination Using Very High Resolution Imagery Obtained by Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in a Stone Coal Mining Area

Xiaomei Kou, Dianchao Han, Yongxiang Cao, Haixing Shang, Houfeng Li, Xin Zhang and Min Yang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1613; DOI: 10.3390/w15081613

 

Article: Influence of Biological Manganese Oxides on the Removal of Organic Matter and Ammonia in Micro-Polluted Source Water

Lichao Nengzi, Ying Jiang, Zhirong Fang, Qiyuan Hu, Guanglei Qiu and Haitao Li

Water 2023, 15(8), 1624; DOI: 10.3390/w15081624

 

Article: Factorial Design Statistical Analysis and Optimization of the Adsorptive Removal of COD from Olive Mill Wastewater Using Sugarcane Bagasse as a Low-Cost Adsorbent

Fatima Elayadi, Mounia Achak, Wafaa Boumya, Sabah Elamraoui, Noureddine Barka, Edvina Lamy, Nadia Beniich and Chakib El Adlouni

Water 2023, 15(8), 1630; DOI: 10.3390/w15081630

Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance

Article: System Dynamics Approach for Water Resources Management: A Case Study from the Souss-Massa Basin

Ayoub Guemouria, Abdelghani Chehbouni, Salwa Belaqziz, Terence Epule Epule, Yassine Ait Brahim, El Mahdi El Khalki, Driss Dhiba and Lhoussaine Bouchaou

Water 2023, 15(8), 1506; DOI: 10.3390/w15081506

 

Article: Estimation of Global Water Quality in Four Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants over Time Based on Statistical Methods

Abderrazak El Aatik, Juan Miguel Navarro, Ramón Martínez and Nuria Vela

Water 2023, 15(8), 1520; DOI: 10.3390/w15081520

 

Article: Seasonal and Spatial Variations in the Optical Characteristics of Dissolved Organic Matter in the Huma River Basin, China

Daoping Zhang, Fansheng Meng, Yeyao Wang, Lingsong Zhang, Hao Xue, Zhuming Liang and Jiasheng Zhang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1579; DOI: 10.3390/w15081579

 

Article: Trend Analysis of Streamflows in Relation to Precipitation: A Case Study in Central Italy

Matteo Gentilucci, Sophie Ingrid Djouohou, Maurizio Barbieri, Younes Hamed and Gilberto Pambianchi

Water 2023, 15(8), 1586; DOI: 10.3390/w15081586

 

Article: Streamflow Simulation in Semiarid Data-Scarce Regions: A Comparative Study of Distributed and Lumped Models at Aguenza Watershed (Morocco)

Abdelmounim Bouadila, Ismail Bouizrou, Mourad Aqnouy, Khalid En-nagre, Yassine El Yousfi, Azzeddine Khafouri, Ismail Hilal, Kamal Abdelrahman, Lahcen Benaabidate, Tamer Abu-Alam, Jamal Eddine Stitou El Messari and Mohamed Abioui

Water 2023, 15(8), 1602; DOI: 10.3390/w15081602

 

Article: Effects of the Eating Habits of Romanian Residents on the Water Footprint

Teodora Maria Rusu, Tania Mihăiescu, Antonia Odagiu and Laura Paulette

Water 2023, 15(8), 1622; DOI: 10.3390/w15081622

 

Article: Spatial Inequalities in Access to Safe Drinking Water in an Upper-Middle-Income Country: A Multi-Scale Analysis of Brazil

Fernanda Santos Mota de Jesus, Antonio Miguel Vieira Monteiro and Javier Tomasella

Water 2023, 15(8), 1620; DOI: 10.3390/w15081620

Water Quality and Contamination

Review: Phytoremediation Prospects for Restoration of Contamination in the Natural Ecosystems

Shaista Khan, Tariq H. Masoodi, Nazir A. Pala, Shah Murtaza, Javeed A. Mugloo, Parvez A. Sofi, Musaib U. Zaman, Rupesh Kumar and Amit Kumar

Water 2023, 15(8), 1498; DOI: 10.3390/w15081498

 

Review: Assessment of Existing Fate and Transport Models for Predicting Antibiotic Degradation and Transport in the Aquatic Environment: A Review

Temesgen Zelalem Addis, Joy Tuoyo Adu, Muthukrishnavellaisamy Kumarasamy and Molla Demlie

Water 2023, 15(8), 1511; DOI: 10.3390/w15081511

 

Review: Occurrence and Removal of Pharmaceutical Contaminants in Urine: A Review

Xiaolin Li, Bin Wang, Feng Liu and Gang Yu

Water 2023, 15(8), 1517; DOI: 10.3390/w15081517

 

Review: Recent Advances in 1,4-Dioxane Removal Technologies for Water and Wastewater Treatment

Yuyin Tang and Xinwei Mao

Water 2023, 15(8), 1535; DOI: 10.3390/w15081535

 

Review: Role of Hydrology in Cyanobacterial Blooms in the Floodplain Lakes

Beata Ferencz, Magdalena Toporowska and Jarosław Dawidek

Water 2023, 15(8), 1547; DOI: 10.3390/w15081547

 

Article: Comparative Assessment of the Application of Four Water Quality Indices (WQIs) in Three Ephemeral Rivers in Greece

Georgios D. Gikas, Dimitrios Lergios and Vassilios A. Tsihrintzis

Water 2023, 15(8), 1443; DOI: 10.3390/w15081443

 

Article: Removal of Haloacetic Acids via Adsorption and Biodegradation in a Bench-Scale Filtration System

Melanie Vines and Leigh G. Terry

Water 2023, 15(8), 1445; DOI: 10.3390/w15081445

 

Article: Evaluation of Alternative-to-Gas Chlorination Disinfection Technologies in the Treatment of Maltese Potable Water

Georgios Psakis, David Spiteri, Jeanice Mallia, Martin Polidano, Imren Rahbay and Vasilis P. Valdramidis

Water 2023, 15(8), 1450; DOI: 10.3390/w15081450

 

Article: An Integrated Principal Component and Hierarchical Cluster Analysis Approach for Groundwater Quality Assessment in Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Mustafa El-Rawy, Heba Fathi, Fathy Abdalla, Fahad Alshehri and Hazem Eldeeb

Water 2023, 15(8), 1466; DOI: 10.3390/w15081466

 

Article: Geochemical Equilibrium Modelling of the Aqueous Speciation of Select Trace Elements in the Great Lakes

John Fitzgerald, Colton Bentley and Bas Vriens

Water 2023, 15(8), 1483; DOI: 10.3390/w15081483

 

Article: The Salinity of the Great Salt Lake and Its Deep Brine Layer

Madeline F. Merck and David G. Tarboton

Water 2023, 15(8), 1488; DOI: 10.3390/w15081488

 

Article: Separation Zone Required to Buffer Hazardous Waste Landfills Impact on Scattered Water Supply Sources: From a Whole Lifespan Perspective

Panpan Qiu, Jianzhuo Yan, Ya Xu, Guangyuan Yao, Yuqiang Liu, Qifei Huang and Xingrong Li

Water 2023, 15(8), 1489; DOI: 10.3390/w15081489

 

Article: Assessment of the Spatial Variations of Mercury and Methylmercury in the Sediment of a Lake and Its Inflow River Estuaries

Shuhan Xin, Bingbing Wang, Yin Yuan and Shiliang Wang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1494; DOI: 10.3390/w15081494

 

Article: Modelling of the Fate of ¹³⁷Cs and ⁹⁰Sr in the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant Cooling Pond before and after the Water Level Drawdown

Roman Bezhenar, Mark Zheleznyak, Volodymyr Kanivets, Valentyn Protsak, Dmitri Gudkov, Alexander Kaglyan, Serhii Kirieiev, Maksym Gusyev, Toshihiro Wada, Oleg Udovenko and Oleg Nasvit

Water 2023, 15(8), 1504; DOI: 10.3390/w15081504

 

Article: Linear and Non-Linear Modelling of Bromate Formation during Ozonation of Surface Water in Drinking Water Production

Marija Gregov, Ana Jurinjak Tušek, Davor Valinger, Maja Benković, Tamara Jurina, Lucija Surać, Livia Kurajica, Marin Matošić, Jasenka Gajdoš Kljusurić, Magdalena Ujević Bošnjak and Josip Ćurko

Water 2023, 15(8), 1516; DOI: 10.3390/w15081516

 

Article: Mapping Specific Constituents of an Ochre-Coloured Watercourse Based on In Situ and Airborne Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data

Christoph Ulrich, Michael Hupfer, Robert Schwefel, Lutz Bannehr and Angela Lausch

Water 2023, 15(8), 1532; DOI: 10.3390/w15081532

 

Article: Enrichment of Manganese at Low Background Level Groundwater Systems: A Study of Groundwater from Quaternary Porous Aquifers in Changping Region, Beijing, China

Wencai Liu, Dajun Qin, Yong Yang and Gaoxun Guo

Water 2023, 15(8), 1537; DOI: 10.3390/w15081537

 

Article: Bayesian Machine Learning and Functional Data Analysis as a Two-Fold Approach for the Study of Acid Mine Drainage Events

Xurxo Rigueira, María Pazo, María Araújo, Saki Gerassis and Elvira Bocos

Water 2023, 15(8), 1553; DOI: 10.3390/w15081553

 

Article: Determination of Anticancer Drugs in the Aquatic Environment by SPE–LC–MS/MS—A Lebanese Case Study

Carla Nassour, Shereen Nabhani-Gebara, Stephen J. Barton and James Barker

Water 2023, 15(8), 1560; DOI: 10.3390/w15081560

 

Article: Integrated Use of Bioaccumulation, Genotoxic, and Haematological Endpoints to Assess the Effect of Water Remediation Strategies on Fish Health: A Complementary Study

Cláudia Leopoldina Mieiro, João Pedro Coelho, Ana Teresa Reis, Diana Castro, Paula Figueira, Filipe Martinho, Miguel A. Pardal, Eduarda Pereira, Mário Pacheco and Cláudia B. Lopes

Water 2023, 15(8), 1564; DOI: 10.3390/w15081564

 

Article: Sediment Heavy Metal Pollution Assessment in Changwang and Wuyuan Rivers in Hainan Island, China

Edwine Yongo, Fangfang Jin, Eunice Mutethya, Di Wu, Pengfei Zhang and Zhiqiang Guo

Water 2023, 15(8), 1580; DOI: 10.3390/w15081580

 

Article: Effect of Particulate Matter on Biofilm Stability in a Water Supply Network

Zhiling Zhao, Lu Wang, Xiyu Sun and Tianneng Lai

Water 2023, 15(8), 1582; DOI: 10.3390/w15081582

 

Article: Research Progress and Trend of Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution from Non-Irrigated Farming Based on Bibliometrics

Dan Liu, Zhongkai Yao, Xiaoxia Yang, Chunmei Xiong and Qingyu Nie

Water 2023, 15(8), 1610; DOI: 10.3390/w15081610

 

Article: Experiments and Simulations to Describe Alkalinity Release from Particle-Containing Oil-in-Water Emulsions and Particle Suspensions

Katherine A. Muller and C. Andrew Ramsburg

Water 2023, 15(8), 1611; DOI: 10.3390/w15081611

Urban Water Management

Review: Integrating Non-Targeted Ecosystem Services into Assessment of Natural Stormwater Treatment Systems

Jennifer T. Le, Jennifer P. Gonzalez, Richard T. Carson, Richard F. Ambrose and Lisa A. Levin

Water 2023, 15(8), 1460; DOI: 10.3390/w15081460

 

Review: Rainwater Harvesting and Treatment: State of the Art and Perspectives

Anita Raimondi, Ruth Quinn, Gopinathan R. Abhijith, Gianfranco Becciu and Avi Ostfeld

Water 2023, 15(8), 1518; DOI: 10.3390/w15081518

 

Review: Overview of the (Smart) Stormwater Management around the Baltic Sea

Kristjan Suits, Ivar Annus, Nils Kändler, Tobias Karlsson, Antonius Van Maris, Antti Kaseva, Nika Kotoviča and Gunaratna Kuttuva Rajarao

Water 2023, 15(8), 1623; DOI: 10.3390/w15081623

 

Article: Water Requirement in North China from Grey Point Prediction and Grey Interval Prediction

Lifeng Wu and Yuan Meng

Water 2023, 15(8), 1453; DOI: 10.3390/w15081453

 

Article: Integrated Water Management in Mountain Communities: The Case of Feutap in the Municipality of Bangangté, Cameroon

Esther Laurentine Nya, Tulinave Burton Mwamila, Lydie Komguem-Poneabo, Emma Laureane Njomou-Ngounou, Junior Fangang-Fanseu, Raoul Rodrigue Tchoumbe, Raoul Tepong-Tsindé, Willis Gwenzi and Chicgoua Noubactep

Water 2023, 15(8), 1467; DOI: 10.3390/w15081467

 

Article: Assessment of ERA5-Land Data in Medium-Term Drinking Water Demand Modelling with Deep Learning

Pranav Dhawan, Daniele Dalla Torre, Ariele Zanfei, Andrea Menapace, Michele Larcher and Maurizio Righetti

Water 2023, 15(8), 1495; DOI: 10.3390/w15081495

 

Article: State Selection and Cost Estimation for Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Real-Time Control of Urban Drainage System

Wenchong Tian, Kunlun Xin, Zhiyu Zhang, Zhenliang Liao and Fei Li

Water 2023, 15(8), 1528; DOI: 10.3390/w15081528

 

Article: An Event-Based Stochastic Parametric Rainfall Simulator (ESPRS) for Urban Stormwater Simulation and Performance in a Sponge City

Yuanyuan Yang, Xiaoyan Xu and Dengfeng Liu

Water 2023, 15(8), 1561; DOI: 10.3390/w15081561

 

Article: Evaluation of Permeable Pavement Systems for Removing Heavy Metals from Stormwater

Upeka Kuruppu and Ataur Rahman

Water 2023, 15(8), 1573; DOI: 10.3390/w15081573

 

Article: Water Distribution Network Partitioning Based on Complex Network Theory: The Udine Case Study

Federico Spizzo, Giovanni Venaruzzo, Matteo Nicolini and Daniele Goi

Water 2023, 15(8), 1621; DOI: 10.3390/w15081621

 

Article: Performance of Sand and Mixed Sand–Biochar Filters for Treatment of Road Runoff Quantity and Quality

Harri Koivusalo, Maria Dubovik, Laura Wendling, Eero Assmuth, Nora Sillanpää and Teemu Kokkonen

Water 2023, 15(8), 1631; DOI: 10.3390/w15081631

 

Article: Application of Deep Learning in Drainage Systems Monitoring Data Repair—A Case Study Using Con-GRU Model

Li He, Shasha Ji, Kunlun Xin, Zewei Chen, Lei Chen, Jun Nan and Chenxi Song

Water 2023, 15(8), 1635; DOI: 10.3390/w15081635

Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics

Review: Technical Challenges of Safety Emergency Drawdown for High Dam and Large Reservoir Project

Xueyu Zheng, Luchen Zhang, Jiaxiu Yang, Shuaiqun Du, Shiqiang Wu and Shaoze Luo

Water 2023, 15(8), 1538; DOI: 10.3390/w15081538

 

Article: A New Model of Hydraulic Valve for Building Installations Which has a Sliding Command and Which Works Completely Embedded in the Masonry

Luiz Souza Costa Filho, José Gilberto Dalfré Filho, Paulo Vatavuk and Edevar Luvizotto Júnior

Water 2023, 15(8), 1441; DOI: 10.3390/w15081441

 

Article: Quantifying the Impact of Model Selection When Examining Bank Retreat and Sediment Transport in Stream Restoration

Kayla Kassa, Celso Castro-Bolinaga, Lucie Guertault, Garey A. Fox, Periann Russell and Emily D. Brown

Water 2023, 15(8), 1448; DOI: 10.3390/w15081448

 

Article: Numerical Evaluation of the Hydrothermal Process in a Water-Surrounded Heater of Natural Gas Pressure Reduction Plants

Hamid Kazemi Moghadam, Seyed Soheil Mousavi Ajarostaghi, Mohsen Saffari Pour and Mohsen Akbary

Water 2023, 15(8), 1469; DOI: 10.3390/w15081469

 

Article: Hamiltonian Additional Damping Control for Suppressing Power Oscillation Induced by Draft Tube Pressure Fluctuation

Yun Zeng, Shige Yu, Fang Dao, Xiang Li, Yiting Xu and Jing Qian

Water 2023, 15(8), 1479; DOI: 10.3390/w15081479

 

Article: Type Selection between Arch Dam and Gravity Dam Based on Construction Simulation: A Case Study

Chao Zhang, Hao Wang, Jiayun Cao, Quan Liu, Fang Liu and Mingtao Wang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1482; DOI: 10.3390/w15081482

 

Article: Risk Assessment Model for the Renewal of Water Distribution Networks: A Practical Approach

Rodrigo Nunes, Eduardo Arraut and Marcio Pimentel

Water 2023, 15(8), 1509; DOI: 10.3390/w15081509

 

Article: Analysis of Flow Characteristics around a Square Cylinder with Boundary Constraint

Zhun Xu, Shiqiang Wu, Xiufeng Wu, Wanyun Xue, Fangfang Wang, Ang Gao and Weile Zhang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1507; DOI: 10.3390/w15081507

 

Article: A Comparison of Different Methods for Modelling Water Hammer Valve Closure with CFD

Mehrdad Kalantar Neyestanaki, Georgiana Dunca, Pontus Jonsson and Michel J. Cervantes

Water 2023, 15(8), 1510; DOI: 10.3390/w15081510

 

Article: Dynamic Reliability Analysis of Layered Slope Considering Soil Spatial Variability Subjected to Mainshock–Aftershock Sequence

Huaiming Zhou, Gan Wang, Xiang Yu and Rui Pang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1540; DOI: 10.3390/w15081540

 

Article: Effect of Wall Proximity and Surface Tension on a Single Bubble Rising near a Vertical Wall

Raghav Mundhra, Rajaram Lakkaraju, Prasanta Kumar Das, Maksim A. Pakhomov and Pavel D. Lobanov

Water 2023, 15(8), 1567; DOI: 10.3390/w15081567

 

Article: A Robust Regime Shift Change Detection Algorithm for Water-Flow Dynamics

Hatef Dastour, Anil Gupta, Gopal Achari and Quazi K. Hassan

Water 2023, 15(8), 1571; DOI: 10.3390/w15081571

 

Article: Binary Coati Optimization Algorithm- Multi- Kernel Least Square Support Vector Machine-Extreme Learning Machine Model (BCOA-MKLSSVM-ELM): A New Hybrid Machine Learning Model for Predicting Reservoir Water Level

Saad Sh. Sammen, Mohammad Ehteram, Zohreh Sheikh Khozani and Lariyah Mohd Sidek

Water 2023, 15(8), 1593; DOI: 10.3390/w15081593

 

Article: Numerical Investigation of the Stress on a Cylinder Exerted by a Stratified Current Flowing on Uneven Ground

Yin Wang, Ming Xu, Lingling Wang, Sha Shi, Chenhui Zhang, Xiaobin Wu, Hua Wang, Xiahui Xiong and Chunling Wang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1598; DOI: 10.3390/w15081598

 

Article: Rivers under Ice: Evaluating Simulated Morphodynamics through a Riffle-Pool Sequence

Karine Smith, Jaclyn M. H. Cockburn and Paul V. Villard

Water 2023, 15(8), 1604; DOI: 10.3390/w15081604

 

Article: Study on the Head Loss of the Inlet Gradient Section of the Aqueduct

Jian Chen, Yangyang Tian, Huijie Zhang and Shanju Zhang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1633; DOI: 10.3390/w15081633

Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems

Review: Trait-Based Research on Rotifera: The Holy Grail or Just Messy?

Ulrike Obertegger and Robert Lee Wallace

Water 2023, 15(8), 1459; DOI: 10.3390/w15081459

 

Article: Ammonia Influences the Zooplankton Assemblage and Beta Diversity Patterns in Complicated Urban River Ecosystems

Caili Du, Fengbin Zhao, Guangxia Shang, Liqing Wang, Erik Jeppesen, Lieyu Zhang, Wei Zhang and Xin Fang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1449; DOI: 10.3390/w15081449

 

Article: Diatoms of Small Water Bodies as Bioindicators in the Assessment of Climatic and Anthropogenic Impacts on the Coast of Tiksi Bay, Russian Arctic

Sophia Barinova, Viktor Gabyshev, Sergey Genkal and Olga Gabysheva

Water 2023, 15(8), 1533; DOI: 10.3390/w15081533

 

Article: Elemental Fractionation in Sabellariidae (Polychaeta) Biocement and Comparison with Seawater Pattern: A New Environmental Proxy in a High-Biodiversity Ecosystem?

Claudia Deias, Adriano Guido, Rossana Sanfilippo, Carmine Apollaro, Rocco Dominici, Mara Cipriani, Donatella Barca and Giovanni Vespasiano

Water 2023, 15(8), 1549; DOI: 10.3390/w15081549

 

Article: Screening for Microplastic Uptake in an Urbanized Freshwater Ecosystem: Chondrostoma nasus (Linnaeus, 1758) Case Study

Angela Curtean-Bănăduc, Claudia Mihuţ, Alexandru Burcea, Grant S. McCall, Claudiu Matei and Doru Bănăduc

Water 2023, 15(8), 1578; DOI: 10.3390/w15081578

 

Article: Egg Production Rate of the Copepod Paracalanus parvus s. l. in Busan Harbor, Korea

Hyung-Ku Kang and Garam Kim

Water 2023, 15(8), 1581; DOI: 10.3390/w15081581

 

Article: Regional Trends of Biodiversity Indices in the Temperate Mesic United States: Testing for Influences of Anthropogenic Land Use on Stream Fish while Controlling for Natural Landscape Variables

Darren Thornbrugh, Dana Infante and Yinphan Tsang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1591; DOI: 10.3390/w15081591

 

Article: Feasibility of Time-Dependent Amplitude in Pulse-Compressed Broadband Acoustic Signals for Determining the Dorsal Orientation of Fish

Michal Tušer, Marek Brabec, Helge Balk, Vladislav Draštík, Jan Kubečka and Jaroslava Frouzová

Water 2023, 15(8), 1596; DOI: 10.3390/w15081596

 

Article: An Analysis of Microplastics Ingested by the Mediterranean Detritivore Holothuria tubulosa(Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) Sheds Light on Patterns of Contaminant Distribution in Different Marine Areas

Alessandra Martines, Giulia Furfaro, Michele Solca, Maurizio Muzzi, Andrea Di Giulio and Sergio Rossi

Water 2023, 15(8), 1597; DOI: 10.3390/w15081597

 

Article: Assessment of Dams’ Failure and Flood Wave Hazards on the Downstream Countries: A Case Study of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)

Hazem M. Eldeeb, Ali Ibrahim, Magdy H. Mowafy, Martina Zeleňáková, Hany F. Abd-Elhamid, Katarzyna Pietrucha-Urbanik and Mahmoud T. Ghonim

Water 2023, 15(8), 1609; DOI: 10.3390/w15081609

 

Article: Effects of Climate Change on the Habitat Suitability and Distribution of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species in Semi-Arid Central Anatolian Ecoregion in Türkiye

Mustafa Korkmaz, Fatih Mangıt, İlayda Dumlupınar, Mehmet Arda Çolak, Mustafa Berkay Akpınar, Meltem Koru, Juan Pablo Pacheco, Arely Ramírez-García, Gültekin Yılmaz, Cihelio Alves Amorim, İbrahim Kaan Özgencil, Deniz İnnal, Sedat Vahdet Yerli, Korhan Özkan, Zuhal Akyürek, Meryem Beklioğlu and Erik Jeppesen

Water 2023, 15(8), 1619; DOI: 10.3390/w15081619

Oceans and Coastal Zones

Article: On ST6 Source Terms Model Assessment and Alternative

Andrei Pushkarev, Vladimir Geogjaev and Vladimir Zakharov

Water 2023, 15(8), 1521; DOI: 10.3390/w15081521

 

Article: Evaluation of the Effect of WRF Physical Parameterizations on Typhoon and Wave Simulation in the Taiwan Strait

Chenghan Luo, Shaoping Shang, Yanshuang Xie, Zhigang He, Guomei Wei, Feng Zhang and Lei Wang

Water 2023, 15(8), 1526; DOI: 10.3390/w15081526

 

Article: 3D CFD Study of Scour in Combined Wave–Current Flows around Rectangular Piles with Varying Aspect Ratios

Debasish Dutta, Mohammad Saud Afzal and Said Alhaddad

Water 2023, 15(8), 1541; DOI: 10.3390/w15081541

 

Article: Tsunamis Struck Coasts of Triassic Oceans and Seas: Brief Summary of the Literary Evidence

Dmitry A. Ruban

Water 2023, 15(8), 1590; DOI: 10.3390/w15081590

Water Erosion and Sediment Transport

Article: Proposed Countermeasures against Woody Debris Damage Considering Runoff Characteristics

Norio Harada, Ichiro Kimura, Yoshifumi Satofuka and Takahisa Mizuyama

Water 2023, 15(8), 1588; DOI: 10.3390/w15081588

 

Article: An Integrated Approach for Simulating Debris-Flow Dynamic Process Embedded with Physically Based Initiation and Entrainment Models

Zheng Han, Ming Li, Yange Li, Mingyue Zhao, Changli Li, Wendu Xie, Haohui Ding and Yangfan Ma

Water 2023, 15(8), 1592; DOI: 10.3390/w15081592

 

Correction: Correction: Yadav et al. An Enhanced Feed-Forward Back Propagation Levenberg–Marquardt Algorithm for Suspended Sediment Yield Modeling. Water 2022, 14, 3714

Arvind Yadav, Premkumar Chithaluru, Aman Singh, Devendra Joshi, Dalia H. Elkamchouchi, Cristina Mazas Pérez-Oleaga and Divya Anand

Water 2023, 15(8), 1478; DOI: 10.3390/w15081478

Water Use and Scarcity

Review: Sustainability of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene: From Prehistoric Times to the Present Times and the Future

Andreas N. Angelakis, Andrea G. Capodaglio, Cees W. Passchier, Mohammad Valipour, Jens Krasilnikoff, Vasileios A. Tzanakakis, Gül Sürmelihindi, Alper Baba, Rohitashw Kumar, Benoît Haut, Maria G. Roubelakis, Zhang Min and Nicholas Dercas

Water 2023, 15(8), 1614; DOI: 10.3390/w15081614

 

Article: Integrating Remote Sensing Techniques and Meteorological Data to Assess the Ideal Irrigation System Performance Scenarios for Improving Crop Productivity

Heman Abdulkhaleq A. Gaznayee, Sara H. Zaki, Ayad M. Fadhil Al-Quraishi, Payman Hussein Aliehsan, Kawa K. Hakzi, Hawar Abdulrzaq S. Razvanchy, Michel Riksen and Karrar Mahdi

Water 2023, 15(8), 1605; DOI: 10.3390/w15081605

Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture

Article: Estimating Heat Stress Effects on the Sustainability of Traditional Freshwater Pond Fishery Systems under Climate Change

Matěj Orság, Jan Meitner, Milan Fischer, Eva Svobodová, Radovan Kopp, Jan Mareš, Petr Spurný, Libor Pechar, Ivana Beděrková, Jan Hanuš, Daniela Semerádová, Jan Balek, Marija Radojičić, Martin Hanel, Adam Vizina, Zdeněk Žalud and Miroslav Trnka

Water 2023, 15(8), 1523; DOI: 10.3390/w15081523

 

Article: WINDS Model Demonstration with Field Data from a Furrow-Irrigated Cotton Experiment

Hadiqa Maqsood, Douglas J. Hunsaker, Peter Waller, Kelly R. Thorp, Andrew French, Diaa Eldin Elshikha and Reid Loeffler

Water 2023, 15(8), 1544; DOI: 10.3390/w15081544

 

Article: Interaction of the Coupled Effects of Irrigation Mode and Nitrogen Fertilizer Format on Tomato Production

Yuan Huang, Ying-Ru Yang, Jing-Xin Yu, Jia-Xuan Huang, Yi-Fan Kang, Ya-Ru Du and Guo-Ying Tian

Water 2023, 15(8), 1546; DOI: 10.3390/w15081546

 

Article: Estimating Reed Bed Cover in Hungarian Fish Ponds Using NDVI-Based Remote Sensing Technique

Priya Sharma, Monika Varga, György Kerezsi, Balázs Kajári, Béla Halasi-Kovács, Emese Békefi, Márta Gaál and Gergő Gyalog

Water 2023, 15(8), 1554; DOI: 10.3390/w15081554

 

Article: Perovskite LaMnO₃ Composite Graphene Carbon Nitride g-C₃N₄ Improves the Photocatalytic Performance of Tetracycline Degradation

Ming Lu, Jiaqi Dong, Mingzhu Hu, Guofeng Cheng and Juan Lv

Water 2023, 15(8), 1627; DOI: 10.3390/w15081627

 

Editorial: Editorial: Advances in Aquaculture Ecology Research

Xiangli Tian and Li Li

Water 2023, 15(8), 1629; DOI: 10.3390/w15081629

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Article: Hydrologic Response to Land Use and Land Cover Change Scenarios: An Example from the Paraopeba River Basin Based on the SWAT Model

Renata Cristina Araújo Costa, Regina Maria Bessa Santos, Luís Filipe Sanches Fernandes, Marília Carvalho de Melo, Carlos Alberto Valera, Renato Farias do Valle Junior, Maytê Maria Abreu Pires de Melo Silva, Fernando António Leal Pacheco and Teresa Cristina Tarlé Pissarra

Water 2023, 15(8), 1451; DOI: 10.3390/w15081451

 

Article: High Resolution Estimation of Ocean Dissolved Inorganic Carbon, Total Alkalinity and pH Based on Deep Learning

Charles Galdies and Roberta Guerra

Water 2023, 15(8), 1454; DOI: 10.3390/w15081454

 

Article: Investigating the Potential of Cosmic-Ray Neutron Sensing for Estimating Soil Water Content in Farmland and Mountainous Areas

Yifei Jiang, Kefan Xuan, Chen Gao, Yiren Liu, Yuan Zhao, Haodong Deng, Xiaopeng Li and Jianli Liu

Water 2023, 15(8), 1500; DOI: 10.3390/w15081500

 

Article: Assessment of the Breaching Event, Breach Parameters and Failure Mechanisms of the Spillway Collapse in the Swa Dam, Myanmar

Pa Pa Shwe Sin Kyaw and Taro Uchida

Water 2023, 15(8), 1513; DOI: 10.3390/w15081513

 

Article: Adsorption Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Chlorinated and Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Aquifer Medium

Hui Li, Zhantao Han, Xiangke Kong, Yanyan Wang and Le Song

Water 2023, 15(8), 1539; DOI: 10.3390/w15081539

 

Article: Hydrochemical Characteristics and Water Quality of Shallow Groundwater in Desert Area of Kunyu City, Southern Margin of Tarim Basin, China

Runchi Tang, Shuning Dong, Mengfei Zhang, Zhenfang Zhou, Chenghang Zhang, Pei Li and Mengtong Bai

Water 2023, 15(8), 1563; DOI: 10.3390/w15081563

 

Article: Analysis of Drought Characteristic of Sichuan Province, Southwestern China

Yin Zhang, Jun Xia, Fang Yang, Dunxian She, Lei Zou, Si Hong, Qiang Wang, Fei Yuan and Lixiang Song

Water 2023, 15(8), 1601; DOI: 10.3390/w15081601

 

Article: Exploring Multiscale Variability in Groundwater Quality: A Comparative Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Patterns via Clustering

Ismail Mohsine, Ilias Kacimi, Shiny Abraham, Vincent Valles, Laurent Barbiero, Fabrice Dassonville, Tarik Bahaj, Nadia Kassou, Abdessamad Touiouine, Meryem Jabrane, Meryem Touzani, Badr El Mahrad and Tarik Bouramtane

Water 2023, 15(8), 1603; DOI: 10.3390/w15081603

 

Article: Influence of Radial Installation Deviation on Hydraulic Thrust Characteristics of a 1000 MW Francis Turbine

Yifan Wang, Kun Jin, Xingxing Huang, Peng Lin, Zhengwei Wang, Wenliang Wang and Lingjiu Zhou

Water 2023, 15(8), 1606; DOI: 10.3390/w15081606

 

Article: Evaluation and Prediction of Water Quality of Typical Wetlands in the Source Region of the Yangtze River

Sujin Lu, Jianming Li, Jianhua Si, Yan Miao, Xuejiao Qi, Xiuzhi Zhang, Wenjin Bao, Xiaoyan Zhang, Shipeng Zhou, Cheng Jin, Lijuan Qi, Yue Qi, Xiaojing Zheng, Yanhong Gong, Zhanqing Wang, Yujing Wang, Bingyu Yi and Huiming Qi

Water 2023, 15(8), 1612; DOI: 10.3390/w15081612

 

Article: Spatial-Temporal Characteristics of Spring Maize Drought in Songnen Plain, Northeast China

Zhifang Pei and Bin Wu

Water 2023, 15(8), 1618; DOI: 10.3390/w15081618

 

Editorial: A Summary of China’s Water Security Status and Issues from a Special Issue

Qiting Zuo, Fuqiang Wang, Jiaqi Zhai, Xiuyu Zhang, Dunxian She, Lei Zou, Rong Gan and Zengliang Luo

Water 2023, 15(8), 1628; DOI: 10.3390/w15081628

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Recent Special Issue Reprints Fluvial Hydraulics Affected by River Ice and Hydraulic Structures Jueyi Sui (Ed.) ISBN 978-3-0365-7311-3 (Hbk) ; ISBN 978-3-0365-7310-6 (PDF) DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-0365-7310-6 Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Droughts and Floods Assessment and Monitoring Yaohuan Huang, Yesen Liu, Runhe Shi and Hongyan Ren (Eds.) ISBN 978-3-0365-7146-1 (Hbk) ; ISBN 978-3-0365-7147-8 (PDF) DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-0365-7147-8 Groundwater Hydrological Model Simulation Cristina Di Salvo (Ed.) ISBN 978-3-0365-7142-3 (Hbk) ; ISBN 978-3-0365-7143-0 (PDF) DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-0365-7143-0 Surface Water Quality Modelling Karl-Erich Lindenschmidt (Ed.) ISBN 978-3-0365-6947-5 (Hbk) ; ISBN 978-3-0365-6946-8 (PDF) DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-0365-6946-8 Sustainable Processes for the Removing of Heavy Metals from Aqueous Solutions Cristina Palet and Julio Bastos-Arrieta (Eds.) ISBN 978-3-0365-6975-8 (Hbk) ; ISBN 978-3-0365-6974-1 (PDF) DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-0365-6974-1 To access the full list of books, please click here

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