Water-MDPI, Volume 16, Issue 13 (July-1 2024) – 176 articles

Water, Volume 16, Issue 13 (July-1 2024) 176 Articles

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Article: Future Water: A Multi-University International Web Seminar

Michael Pointl, João Marques, Frances C. Pick, Camilo Salcedo, Ina Vertommen, Mohamad Zeidan, Joby Boxall, Maria C. Cunha, Daniela Fuchs-Hanusch, Donghwi Jung, Avi Ostfeld, Juan Saldarriaga and Kevin E. Lansey

Water 2024, 16(13), 1862; DOI: 10.3390/w16131862

Water and One Health

Article: Water Scarcity and Risk of Acute Gastrointestinal Infections in Mexican Households: A Latent Class Analysis

Gerzaín Avilés-Polanco, Luis Felipe Beltrán-Morales, Adriana Miranda-Torres and Enrique Troyo-Diéguez

Water 2024, 16(13), 1884; DOI: 10.3390/w16131884

Water-Energy Nexus

Article: The Effects of Ocean Governance on Marine Economic Development from an Environmental Optimization Perspective

Kuan Hong and Xin Guan

Water 2024, 16(13), 1900; DOI: 10.3390/w16131900

New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences

Review: Advancing Hydrology through Machine Learning: Insights, Challenges, and Future Directions Using the CAMELS, Caravan, GRDC, CHIRPS, PERSIANN, NLDAS, GLDAS, and GRACE Datasets

Fahad Hasan, Paul Medley, Jason Drake and Gang Chen

Water 2024, 16(13), 1904; DOI: 10.3390/w16131904

 

Article: Evaluation of Optimization Algorithms for Measurement of Suspended Solids

Daniela Lopez-Betancur, Efrén González-Ramírez, Carlos Guerrero-Mendez, Tonatiuh Saucedo-Anaya, Martín Montes Rivera, Edith Olmos-Trujillo and Salvador Gomez Jimenez

Water 2024, 16(13), 1761; DOI: 10.3390/w16131761

 

Article: Experimental Study for the Matching of Explosives and Rocks Based on Rock Hydrophysical Properties

Zhaozhen Zhu and Zhiyong Zhou

Water 2024, 16(13), 1807; DOI: 10.3390/w16131807

 

Article: An Underwater Image Enhancement Method Based on Diffusion Model Using Dual-Layer Attention Mechanism

Hong Zhang, Ran He and Wei Fang

Water 2024, 16(13), 1813; DOI: 10.3390/w16131813

 

Article: Extension Mechanism of Water-Conducting Cracks in the Thick and Hard Overlying Strata of Coal Mining Face

Dong Wei, Helong Gu, Chungang Wang, Hao Wang, Haoyu Zhu and Yuyang Guo

Water 2024, 16(13), 1883; DOI: 10.3390/w16131883

Hydrogeology

Review: The Characteristics and Application of Deuterium and Oxygen Isotopes to Karst Groundwater, Southwest China

Mi Tang, Shi Yu, Shaohong You and Pingping Jiang

Water 2024, 16(13), 1812; DOI: 10.3390/w16131812

 

Article: Risk Assessment and Control for Geohazards at Multiple Scales: An Insight from the West Han River of Gansu Province in China

Zhennan Ye, Yuntao Tian, Hao Li, Changqing Shao, Youlong Gao and Gaofeng Wang

Water 2024, 16(13), 1764; DOI: 10.3390/w16131764

 

Article: Application of Variable Weight Theory in the Suitability Evaluation of Regional Shallow Geothermal Energy Development

Ruifeng Wang, Mingchuan Shi, Yanliang Zhai, Ke Zhu, Lei Zhao, Chenhui Liu, Guohong Yan and Zhiqiang Yin

Water 2024, 16(13), 1769; DOI: 10.3390/w16131769

 

Article: The Hydrogeochemical Processes of Groundwater in the Bieletan Area, the Western Potash Production Region in China

Rui Duan, Liang Chang, Xiaofan Gu, Xiaodeng Li, Xiangzhi You, Qunhui Zhang and Qian Wang

Water 2024, 16(13), 1833; DOI: 10.3390/w16131833

 

Article: Effects of Coal Mining Activities on the Changes in Microbial Community and Geochemical Characteristics in Different Functional Zones of a Deep Underground Coal Mine

Zhimin Xu, Li Zhang, Yating Gao, Xianfeng Tan, Yajun Sun and Weixiao Chen

Water 2024, 16(13), 1836; DOI: 10.3390/w16131836

 

Article: Evaluation of Coal-Seam Roof-Water Richness Based on Improved Weight Method: A Case Study in the Dananhu No.7 Coal Mine, China

Jie Xu, Qiqing Wang, Yuguang Zhang, Wenping Li and Xiaoqin Li

Water 2024, 16(13), 1847; DOI: 10.3390/w16131847

 

Article: Hydraulic Conductivity Estimation: Comparison of Empirical Formulas Based on New Laboratory Experiments

Mohammad Reza Goodarzi, Majid Vazirian and Majid Niazkar

Water 2024, 16(13), 1854; DOI: 10.3390/w16131854

 

Article: Predicting Water Inflow in Tunnel Construction: A Fracture Network Model with Non-Darcy Flow Considerations

Ke Hu, Liang Yao, Jianxing Liao, Hong Wang, Jiashun Luo and Xiangdong Xu

Water 2024, 16(13), 1885; DOI: 10.3390/w16131885

 

Article: Groundwater Contamination Source Recognition Based on a Two-Stage Inversion Framework with a Deep Learning Surrogate

Zibo Wang and Wenxi Lu

Water 2024, 16(13), 1907; DOI: 10.3390/w16131907

 

Article: Hydrochemical Characteristics and Water Quality Evaluation of Groundwater in the Luohe Formation of Binchang Mining Area, China

Xu Wang, Kui Sun, Wanchao Ma, Jie Peng, Ruiping Liu, Jianping Chen, Kun Zhang, Shuai Gao, Cheng Li and Penghua Zhang

Water 2024, 16(13), 1913; DOI: 10.3390/w16131913

 

Article: Exploring Methane Capture Potential in Alkaline Coal Mine Drainage: Insight from the Microbial Community Structure and Function Analysis

Yuan Li, Zhan Su, Wei Xiu, Lin Huang, Taiyu Huang and Jieming Zheng

Water 2024, 16(13), 1915; DOI: 10.3390/w16131915

 

Article: Flash Flood Potential Analysis and Hazard Mapping of Wadi Mujib Using GIS and Hydrological Modelling Approach

Moayyad Shawaqfah, Yazan Ababneh, Alhaj-Saleh A. Odat, Fares AlMomani, Alaa Alomush, Fayez Abdullah and Hatem H. Almasaeid

Water 2024, 16(13), 1918; DOI: 10.3390/w16131918

 

Article: Subsurface Hydrodynamics of the Southeastern Taoudéni Basin (West Africa) through Hydrogeochemistry and Isotopy

Succès Malundama Kutangila, Moussa Bruno Kafando, Amadou Keita, Lawani Adjadi Mounirou, Roland Yonaba, Mahamadi Ouedraogo and Mahamadou Koita

Water 2024, 16(13), 1922; DOI: 10.3390/w16131922

Soil and Water

Review: Agricultural and Technology-Based Strategies to Improve Water-Use Efficiency in Arid and Semiarid Areas

Saif Alharbi, Abrar Felemban, Ahmed Abdelrahim and Mohammed Al-Dakhil

Water 2024, 16(13), 1842; DOI: 10.3390/w16131842

 

Review: Water Dams: From Ancient to Present Times and into the Future

Andreas N. Angelakis, Alper Baba, Mohammad Valipour, Jörg Dietrich, Elahe Fallah-Mehdipour, Jens Krasilnikoff, Esra Bilgic, Cees Passchier, Vasileios A. Tzanakakis, Rohitashw Kumar, Zhang Min, Nicholas Dercas and Abdelkader T. Ahmed

Water 2024, 16(13), 1889; DOI: 10.3390/w16131889

 

Article: Changing Soil Water Content: Main Trigger of the Multi-Phase Mobilization and Transformation of Petroleum Pollution Components—Insights from the Batch Experiments

Mingxing Yang, Bing Wang, Yubo Xia, Yan Qiu, Chunling Li and Zhendong Cao

Water 2024, 16(13), 1775; DOI: 10.3390/w16131775

 

Article: Seepage and Stability Analysis of Earth Dams’ Downstream Slopes, Considering Hysteresis in Soil–Water Characteristic Curves under Reservoir Water Level Fluctuations

Guodong Liu, Zhijun Zhou, Jiarong Zhang, Guan Jiang and Wenjing Mi

Water 2024, 16(13), 1811; DOI: 10.3390/w16131811

 

Article: The Recycling Characteristics of Different Silicon Forms and Biogenic Silicon in the Surface Sediments of Dianchi Lake, Southwest China

Yong Liu, Jv Liu, Guoli Xu, Jingfu Wang, Kai Xu, Zuxue Jin and Guojia Huang

Water 2024, 16(13), 1824; DOI: 10.3390/w16131824

 

Article: Preliminary Experiences in Determining the Soil–Water Characteristic Curve of a Sandy Soil Using Physical Slope Modeling

Josip Peranić, Martina Vivoda Prodan, Rea Škuflić and Željko Arbanas

Water 2024, 16(13), 1859; DOI: 10.3390/w16131859

 

Article: Irrigation and Agricultural Opportunities: Evaluating Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Suitability and Productivity in Lebanon

Rhend Sleiman, Jocelyne Adjizian Gerard, Salim Fahed, Mladen Todorovic, Mohamed Houssemeddine Sellami, Rossella Albrizio and Marie Therese Abi Saab

Water 2024, 16(13), 1865; DOI: 10.3390/w16131865

 

Article: Bioremediation of Cd-Contaminated Soil around Bauxite with Stimulants and Microorganisms

Luxuan Feng, Xiaofeng Chen, Jinghua Yao, Lei Xiao, Xiujuan Feng and Shengmin Wu

Water 2024, 16(13), 1910; DOI: 10.3390/w16131910

 

Article: Assessment of Soil Wind Erosion and Population Exposure Risk in Central Asia’s Terminal Lake Basins

Wei Yu, Xiaofei Ma, Wei Yan and Yonghui Wang

Water 2024, 16(13), 1911; DOI: 10.3390/w16131911

 

Article: Distribution and Comprehensive Risk Evaluation of Cr, Cd, Fe, Zn, and Pb from Al Lith Coastal Seawater, Saudi Arabia

Talal Alharbi, Abdelbaset S. El-Sorogy and Khaled Al-Kahtany

Water 2024, 16(13), 1923; DOI: 10.3390/w16131923

 

Article: Green Infrastructure Microbial Community Response to Simulated Pulse Precipitation Events in the Semi-Arid Western United States

Yvette D. Hastings, Rose M. Smith, Kyra A. Mann, Simon Brewer, Ramesh Goel, Sarah Jack Hinners and Jennifer Follstad Shah

Water 2024, 16(13), 1931; DOI: 10.3390/w16131931

Water and Climate Change

Article: Interactive Changes in Climatic and Hydrological Droughts, Water Quality, and Land Use/Cover of Tajan Watershed, Northern Iran

Mohammadtaghi Avand, Hamid Reza Moradi and Zeinab Hazbavi

Water 2024, 16(13), 1784; DOI: 10.3390/w16131784

 

Article: Managing Agricultural Water Resources in the Southern Region: Perspectives of Crop Growers

Megan Donovan, Christina Chanes, Drew Gholson, Davie M. Kadyampakeni, Marilyn E. Swisher and Tiffany Connor

Water 2024, 16(13), 1841; DOI: 10.3390/w16131841

 

Article: Assessment of Flood Hazard Mapping Using a DEM-Based Approach and 2D Hydrodynamic Modeling

Omayma Amellah, Paolo Mignosa, Federico Prost and Francesca Aureli

Water 2024, 16(13), 1844; DOI: 10.3390/w16131844

 

Article: Improving Flood Forecasting Skill by Combining Ensemble Precipitation Forecasts and Multiple Hydrological Models in a Mountainous Basin

Yiheng Xiang, Tao Peng, Haixia Qi, Zhiyuan Yin and Tieyuan Shen

Water 2024, 16(13), 1887; DOI: 10.3390/w16131887

 

Article: Enhanced Spatio-Temporal Modeling for Rainfall Forecasting: A High-Resolution Grid Analysis

Nurnabi Meherul Alam, Sabyasachi Mitra, Surendra Kumar Pandey, Chayna Jana, Mrinmoy Ray, Sourav Ghosh, Sonali Paul Mazumdar, S. Vishnu Shankar, Ritesh Saha and Gouranga Kar

Water 2024, 16(13), 1891; DOI: 10.3390/w16131891

 

Article: Projection of Changes in Rainfall and Drought Based on CMIP6 Scenarios on the Ca River Basin, Vietnam

Ju-Young Shin, Pham Van Chien, Myoung-Jin Um, Hanbeen Kim and Kyungmin Sung

Water 2024, 16(13), 1914; DOI: 10.3390/w16131914

 

Article: Assessment of Changes in Hydrometeorological Indicators and Intra-Annual River Runoff in the Ile River Basin

Rustam G. Abdrakhimov, Aigul N. Akzharkynova, Javier Rodrigo-Ilarri, Kh Md Nahiduzzaman, Makpal E. Dautaliyeva and María-Elena Rodrigo-Clavero

Water 2024, 16(13), 1921; DOI: 10.3390/w16131921

Hydrology

Article: Flood Risk Assessment Using Multi-Criteria Spatial Analysis Case Study: Gilort River between Bălcești and Bolbocești

Alexandru Giurea, Laura Comănescu, Robert Dobre, Alexandru Nedelea and Ioana Mirea

Water 2024, 16(13), 1760; DOI: 10.3390/w16131760

 

Article: Analyzing the Mitigation Effect of Urban River Channel Flood Diversion on Waterlogging Disasters Based on Deep Learning

Qingzhen Sun, Dehua Zhu, Zhaoyang Zhang and Jingbo Xu

Water 2024, 16(13), 1771; DOI: 10.3390/w16131771

 

Article: Multivariate Validation at Multistation of Distributed Watershed Hydrological Modeling Based on Multisource Data on Chinese Loess Plateau

Peiling Liu, Dengfeng Liu, Mohd Yawar Ali Khan, Xudong Zheng, Yun Hu, Guanghui Ming and Man Gao

Water 2024, 16(13), 1823; DOI: 10.3390/w16131823

 

Article: Impact of Human Development on the Phenomenon of Surface Runoff Crossing Adjacent Watershed Boundaries

WeiCheng Lo, Chang-Mien Wang, Chih-Tsung Huang and Meng-Hsuan Wu

Water 2024, 16(13), 1831; DOI: 10.3390/w16131831

 

Article: Analysis of the Hydrogeochemical Characteristics and Origins of Groundwater in the Changbai Mountain Region via Inverse Hydrogeochemical Modeling and Unsupervised Machine Learning

Yi Liu, Mingqian Li, Ying Zhang, Xiaofang Wu and Chaoyu Zhang

Water 2024, 16(13), 1853; DOI: 10.3390/w16131853

Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

Review: Elimination of Residual Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) in a Low-Temperature Post-Denitrifying Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR)

Stephan Leonhard, Marc Wichern and Rita Hilliges

Water 2024, 16(13), 1829; DOI: 10.3390/w16131829

 

Review: Research Progress on the Removal of Contaminants from Wastewater by Constructed Wetland Substrate: A Review

Liyan Wang, Leihui Ma, Junke Wang, Xia Zhao, Yushu Jing, Changqing Liu, Yihua Xiao, Cang Li, Chen Jiao and Mengchen Xu

Water 2024, 16(13), 1848; DOI: 10.3390/w16131848

Review: The Status of Research on the Root Exudates of Submerged Plants and Their Effects on Aquatic Organisms

Yahan Shi, Xu Zhang, Min Zhao, Xiangyong Zheng, Jianya Gu, Zhiquan Wang, Chunzhen Fan and Wenwen Gu

Water 2024, 16(13), 1920; DOI: 10.3390/w16131920

Review: Systematic Review of Poultry Slaughterhouse Wastewater Treatment: Unveiling the Potential of Nanobubble Technology

Ephraim Kaskote, Moses Basitere, Vusi Vincent Mshayisa and Marshall Sheerene Sheldon

Water 2024, 16(13), 1933; DOI: 10.3390/w16131933

Article: Construction of Genetically Engineered Escherichia coli Cell Factory for Enhanced Cadmium Bioaccumulation in Wastewater

Lingna Tian, Daiwei Wang, Yueying Liu, Mingjie Wei, Xuexue Han, Xiaomei Sun, Liang Yin and Guanghong Luo

Water 2024, 16(13), 1759; DOI: 10.3390/w16131759

Article: Enhancing Oil–Water Separation Efficiency with WO₃/MXene Composite Membrane

Abdelfattah Amari, Haitham Osman, Mohamed Boujelbene, Maha Khalid Abdulameer, Miklas Scholz and Saad Sh. Sammen

Water 2024, 16(13), 1767; DOI: 10.3390/w16131767

Article: A Comparative Performance Assessment of the Integrated Upflow and Surface Flow-Based Constructed Wetlands Dosed with Landfill Leachate: Electrode Coupling and Input Load Variation

Tanveer Saeed

Water 2024, 16(13), 1776; DOI: 10.3390/w16131776

Article: Tequila Vinasse Treatment in Two Types of Vertical Downflow Treatment Wetlands (with Emergent Vegetation and Ligninolytic Fungi)

Anderson A. Ramírez-Ramírez, Juan A. Lozano-Álvarez, Melesio Gutiérrez-Lomelí and Florentina Zurita

Water 2024, 16(13), 1778; DOI: 10.3390/w16131778

Article: Integrated Struvite Precipitation and Fenton Oxidation for Nutrient Recovery and Refractory Organic Removal in Palm Oil Mill Effluent

Yi Fen Sea, Adeline Seak May Chua, Gek Cheng Ngoh and Mohamad Fairus Rabuni

Water 2024, 16(13), 1788; DOI: 10.3390/w16131788

Article: Impact of Gas-to-Water Ratio on Treatment Efficiency of Submerged-Macrophyte Constructed Wetland Systems

Hongming Mao, Shiwen Lu, Guiying Huang, Xianle Jia, Chenqian Bao, Xinyi Yan, Xiangyong Zheng, Min Zhao and Zhan Jin

Water 2024, 16(13), 1790; DOI: 10.3390/w16131790

Article: Structural Evolution of Mn-Substituted FeOOH and Its Adsorption Mechanism for U(VI): Effect of the Mole Ratio of Mn/(Fe + Mn)

Mengxue Li, Lanbao Zhu, Jing Wang, Li Ma, Zhengwei Pan, Wenwei Ji, Xiaoyu Sun, Ruping Li, Xia Li, Shilong Duan and Yule Tao

Water 2024, 16(13), 1795; DOI: 10.3390/w16131795

Article: Operation Status and Effective Operation Management Model for On-Site Swine Wastewater Treatment Facilities

Jae-Hong Park, Eu-Gene Chung, Eun-Hye Na and Yong-Seok Kim

Water 2024, 16(13), 1794; DOI: 10.3390/w16131794

Article: Process Energy and Material Consumption Determined by Reaction Sequence: From AAO to OHO

Xuguang He, Xiong Ke, Tuo Wei, Yao Chen, Zhi Qin, Acong Chen, Heng Zhang, Hua Huang, Yudi Yang, Guanglei Qiu, Haizhen Wu and Chaohai Wei

Water 2024, 16(13), 1796; DOI: 10.3390/w16131796

Article: Efficient Degradation of Untreated Complex Cellulosic Substrates by Newly Isolated Aerobic Paenibacillus Species

Ravi Shankar Yadav, Pragati, Weihua He, Chao Li, Juhi Mishra and Yujie Feng

Water 2024, 16(13), 1800; DOI: 10.3390/w16131800

Article: Characteristics of Nitrogen Removal and Functional Gene Transcription of Heterotrophic Nitrification-Aerobic Denitrification Strain, Acinetobacter sp. JQ1004

Liangang Hou, Feng Huang, Zhengwei Pan, Wei Chen and Xiujie Wang

Water 2024, 16(13), 1799; DOI: 10.3390/w16131799

Article: Degradation of Azo Dye Orange II Using BiOI/HKUST-1 Activated Persulfate under Visible Light Irradiation

Shumeng Zhang, Rui Wang, Xianxiong Cheng, Junfeng Lian, Xin Liu and Jiahua Tang

Water 2024, 16(13), 1805; DOI: 10.3390/w16131805

Article: Synthesis of Fe-Loaded Biochar Obtained from Rape Straw for Enhanced Degradation of Emerging Contaminant Antibiotic Metronidazole

Dongyuan Zhang, Lin Shi, Edwin Hena Dawolo, Bingfa Chen, Ning Ding and Hong Liu

Water 2024, 16(13), 1822; DOI: 10.3390/w16131822

Article: A CFD Study on Optimization of Mass Transfer and Light Distribution in a Photocatalytic Reactor with Immobilized Photocatalyst on Spheres

Qasim Jamil, Khush Bakhat Rana and Lev Matoh

Water 2024, 16(13), 1828; DOI: 10.3390/w16131828

Article: Producing Efficient Adsorbents from Kraft Lignin for the Removal of Contaminants from Water—A Full Factorial Design

Tayra R. Brazil, Érika M. L. Sousa, Erick G. R. dos Anjos, Nayara K. Moura, Luciana S. Rocha, Vânia Calisto, Maraísa Gonçalves and Mirabel C. Rezende

Water 2024, 16(13), 1838; DOI: 10.3390/w16131838

Article: Removal of Glyphosate with Nanocellulose for Decontamination Purposes in Aquatic Systems

Suzan da Silva Lessa, Blenda Lopes Orsi, Luciana Camargo de Oliveira, Wander Gustavo Botero, Paulo Sergio Tonello and Danielle Goveia

Water 2024, 16(13), 1843; DOI: 10.3390/w16131843

Article: Effective Removal of Malachite Green Dye from Water Using Low-Cost Porous Organic Polymers: Adsorption Kinetics, Isotherms, and Reusability Studies

Saad Melhi, Ayoub Abdullah Alqadami, Eid H. Alosaimi, Gehan M. Ibrahim, Belal El-Gammal, Mahmoud A. Bedair and Elsayed M. Elnaggar

Water 2024, 16(13), 1869; DOI: 10.3390/w16131869

Article: Enhanced Adsorption of Aqueous Pb(II) by Acidic Group-Modified Biochar Derived from Peanut Shells

Yumeng Wu, Ci Li, Zhimiao Wang, Fang Li, Jing Li, Wei Xue and Xinqiang Zhao

Water 2024, 16(13), 1871; DOI: 10.3390/w16131871

Article: Assessing the Efficiency of Microalgae in the Removal of Salicylic Acid from Contaminated Water: Insights from Zebrafish Embryo Toxicity Tests

Carla Escapa, Ricardo N. Coimbra, Moonis Ali Khan, Teresa Neuparth, Miguel Machado Santos and Marta Otero

Water 2024, 16(13), 1874; DOI: 10.3390/w16131874

Article: Performance Assessment of Rural Decentralized Domestic Wastewater Treatment Facilities in Foshan, China

Minru Liu, Zhenrong Lin, Jiajie Li, Mingtian Zhu, Zhihua Tang and Kai Li

Water 2024, 16(13), 1901; DOI: 10.3390/w16131901

Article: Cadmium Removal by Adsorption on Biochars Derived from Wood Industry and Craft Beer Production Wastes

Daiana Simón, Cristina Palet and Adrián Cristóbal

Water 2024, 16(13), 1905; DOI: 10.3390/w16131905

Article: Mechanism of Biological Transport and Transformation of Copper, Cadmium, and Zinc in Water by Chlorella

Shaomin Liu, Mengyu Jiang, Jiating Wu, Xiaofeng Li and Jinglin Zhu

Water 2024, 16(13), 1906; DOI: 10.3390/w16131906

Article: Enhanced Remediation of Lead and Cadmium by the Co-System of Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria Immobilized on Goethite-Modified Biochar

Gongduan Fan, Junhou Zhou, Xingfeng Cao, Wu You, Chen Lin, Jing Luo, Jianyong Zou, Kai-Qin Xu and Quanda Luo

Water 2024, 16(13), 1917; DOI: 10.3390/w16131917

Article: An Integrated Process of Struvite Precipitation/Membrane Filtration Using Flat Ceramic Membranes Is an Effective Method for the Treatment of Liquid Fraction Digestate from a Municipal Biogas Plant

Agnieszka Urbanowska and Izabela Polowczyk

Water 2024, 16(13), 1928; DOI: 10.3390/w16131928

Editorial: Water, Wastewater, Waste Management in Agriculture and Agri-Food Industry

Wojciech Czekała and Jakub Pulka

Water 2024, 16(13), 1817; DOI: 10.3390/w16131817

Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance

Review: Review of the Water–Land–Food–Carbon Nexus Focused on Regional Low-Carbon and High-Quality Agricultural Development

Caiyun Deng, Tianhe Xu, Li Zhang, Siqi Yang, Huiying Yin, Jian Guo, Lulu Si, Ran Kang and Hermann Josef Kaufmann

Water 2024, 16(13), 1770; DOI: 10.3390/w16131770

Article: Investigate the Spatiotemporal Evolution of Drought and Its Interaction with Atmospheric Circulation in the Yellow River Middle Basin

Yuanxin Dai, Jinlong Dong, Yingnan Wei, Mengyuan Xu, Tehseen Javed, Olusola Olaitan Ayantobo, Ning Yao and Bao Hu

Water 2024, 16(13), 1786; DOI: 10.3390/w16131786

Article: Innovative Adaptive Multiscale 3D Simulation Platform for the Yellow River Using Sphere Geodesic Octree Grid Techniques

Bingxuan Li, Jinxin Wang, Yan Zhang and Yongkang Sun

Water 2024, 16(13), 1791; DOI: 10.3390/w16131791

Article: La Marina Baja Water Consortium (1950–1978): Hydro-Economic Model of Water Governance behind Tourism Development in Benidorm (Spain)

César Sánchez-Pérez, María-Inmaculada López-Ortiz and Patricia Fernández-Aracil

Water 2024, 16(13), 1832; DOI: 10.3390/w16131832

Article: The Factors Affecting Stability and Durability of Flow Diversion Simple Weirs in Muchinga Province of Zambia

Alex Lushikanda Kabwe, Masahiro Hyodo, Hidehiko Ogata, Yoshihiro Sagawa, Yoshinao Adachi and Masayuki Ishii

Water 2024, 16(13), 1852; DOI: 10.3390/w16131852

Article: Modelling Current-State N- and P-Fluxes into Surface Waters in Germany

Björn Tetzlaff, Ralf Kunkel, Max Eysholdt, Hong Hanh Nguyen, Markus Venohr, Tim Wolters, Maximilian Zinnbauer and Frank Wendland

Water 2024, 16(13), 1872; DOI: 10.3390/w16131872

Article: Development of a Constructed Wetland for Greywater Treatment for Reuse in Arid Regions: Case Study in Rural Burkina Faso

Ynoussa Maiga, Cheik Omar Tidiane Compaoré, Martine Diallo/Koné, Seyram Kossi Sossou, Hermann YempalaSomé, Mamady Sawadogo, Issa Nagalo, James R. Mihelcic and Aboubakar Sidiki Ouattara

Water 2024, 16(13), 1927; DOI: 10.3390/w16131927

 

Water Quality and Contamination

Review: Bibliometric Analysis of Trends and Research Progress in Acid Mine Drainage Remediation from 1990 to 2023

Zhonghong Li, Fei Sun, Weilong Jiang, Xiaoguang Li, Jingqiu Jiang, Fangyuan Jin, Jinxia Lu and Fang Yang

Water 2024, 16(13), 1826; DOI: 10.3390/w16131826

Review: Influencing Factors for the Growth of Cladophora and Its Cell Damage and Destruction Mechanism: Implication for Prevention and Treatment

Yuyao Wang, Kuo Wang, Xiaojie Bing, Yidan Tan, Qihao Zhou, Juan Jiang and Yuanrong Zhu

Water 2024, 16(13), 1890; DOI: 10.3390/w16131890

Article: Molecular Fingerprinting of the Biodegradation of Petroleum Organic Pollutants in Groundwater and under Site-Specific Environmental Impacts

Mingxing Yang, Yuesuo Yang, Xinyao Yang, Xiaoming Song, Xinqiang Du and Ying Lu

Water 2024, 16(13), 1773; DOI: 10.3390/w16131773

Article: Drinking Water Quality in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Ali A. Al-Hamzah and Christopher M. Fellows

Water 2024, 16(13), 1810; DOI: 10.3390/w16131810

Article: Vertical Distribution Patterns of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Soil Solution: Insights from a Wetland Trial Site in the Li River Basin

Chunjin Gong, Junlei Han, Junfeng Dai, Rui Xia, Zupeng Wan, Shuaipu Zhang and Jingxuan Xu

Water 2024, 16(13), 1830; DOI: 10.3390/w16131830

Article: Iron Contamination in Groundwater: Risk Assessment and Remediation Techniques in Egypt’s New Valley

Ehdaa A. M. Abed, Khalid A. N. Alaboudi, Mohamed H. H. Abbas, Tamer M. S. Attia and Ahmed A. Abdelhafez

Water 2024, 16(13), 1834; DOI: 10.3390/w16131834

Article: Ecological and Health Risk Assessment of Nitrates and Heavy Metals in the Groundwater of the Alluvial Area of the Danube River near Kostolac Basin, Serbia

Gordana Devic, Marija Pergal and Miodrag Pergal

Water 2024, 16(13), 1839; DOI: 10.3390/w16131839

Article: Bacterioplankton Community Diversity of a Portuguese Aquifer System (Maciço Calcário Estremenho)

Daniela R. de Figueiredo, Maria T. Condesso de Melo, Pedro P. Saraiva, Joana Oliveira, Ana M. M. Gonçalves, Ana Sofia P. S. Reboleira, Ana R. M. Polónia, Nelson Abrantes and Daniel F. R. Cleary

Water 2024, 16(13), 1858; DOI: 10.3390/w16131858

Article: Spatial–Temporal and Risk Assessment of Microplastics in the Surface Water of the Qinhuai River during Different Rainfall Seasons in Nanjing City, China

Luming Wang, Juan Huang, Yufeng Wu, Xuan Chen, Ming Chen, Hui Jin, Jiawei Yao and Xinyue Wang

Water 2024, 16(13), 1857; DOI: 10.3390/w16131857

Article: Dual Domain Decomposition Method for High-Resolution 3D Simulation of Groundwater Flow and Transport

Hao Deng, Jiaxin Li, Jixian Huang, Yanhong Zou, Yu Liu, Yuxiang Chen, Yang Zheng and Xiancheng Mao

Water 2024, 16(13), 1864; DOI: 10.3390/w16131864

Article: Under the Strong Influence of Human Activities: The Patterns and Controlling Factors of River Water Chemistry Changes—A Case Study of the Lower Yellow River

Chaobin Ren and Lu Liu

Water 2024, 16(13), 1886; DOI: 10.3390/w16131886

Article: Mesocosm Experiment to Evaluate Relations between Chlorophyll-a Concentration and Water Surface Reflectance in an Anthropogenic Reservoir

Łukasz Pierzchała

Water 2024, 16(13), 1926; DOI: 10.3390/w16131926

Urban Water Management

Review: Evolution of Flood Prediction and Forecasting Models for Flood Early Warning Systems: A Scoping Review

Nicholas Byaruhanga, Daniel Kibirige, Shaeden Gokool and Glen Mkhonta

Water 2024, 16(13), 1763; DOI: 10.3390/w16131763

Review: Sustainable Management of Water Resources for Drinking Water Supply by Exploring Nanotechnology

Tri Partono Adhi, Giovanni Arneldi Sumampouw, Daniel Pramudita, Arti Munandari, Irwan Kurnia, Wan Hanna Melini Wan Mohtar and Antonius Indarto

Water 2024, 16(13), 1896; DOI: 10.3390/w16131896

Article: Novel Implications of the PARAFAC Model for Characterizing and Distributing DOM in Groundwater Networks by Using Spectroscopic Techniques

Yousef Alhaj Hamoud, Abdullah Maqsood, Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman, Hiba Shaghaleh, Amna Sahar, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Rizwan, Hesham F. Alharby, Refaat A. Abohassan and Awatif M. Abdulmajeed

Water 2024, 16(13), 1768; DOI: 10.3390/w16131768

Article: Rainwater Harvesting Site Selection for Drought-Prone Areas in Somali and Borena Zones, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia: A Geospatial and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis

Amanuel Kumsa Bojer, Desta Jula Bekalo, Taye Girma Debelee, Saralees Nadarajah and Ayad M. Fadhil Al-Quraishi

Water 2024, 16(13), 1789; DOI: 10.3390/w16131789

Article: Predicting Urban Water Consumption and Health Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Tanganyika Lake, East Africa

Alain Niyongabo, Danrong Zhang, Yiqing Guan, Ziyuan Wang, Muhammad Imran, Bertrand Nicayenzi, Alemayehu Kabeta Guyasa and Pascal Hatungimana

Water 2024, 16(13), 1793; DOI: 10.3390/w16131793

Article: Behaviour and Peculiarities of Oil Hydrocarbon Removal from Rain Garden Structures

Maryna Kravchenko, Yuliia Trach, Roman Trach, Tetiana Tkachenko and Viktor Mileikovskyi

Water 2024, 16(13), 1802; DOI: 10.3390/w16131802

Article: Designing Effective Low-Impact Developments for a Changing Climate: A HYDRUS-Based Vadose Zone Modeling Approach

Satbir Guram and Rashid Bashir

Water 2024, 16(13), 1803; DOI: 10.3390/w16131803

Article: Water Supply Security—Risk Management Instruments in Water Supply Companies

Felix Heumer, Thomas Grischek and Jens Tränckner

Water 2024, 16(13), 1814; DOI: 10.3390/w16131814

Article: Sustainable Water Service Tariff Model for Integrated Watershed Management: A Case Study in the Ecuadorian Andes

Fernando Granda-Aguilar, Holger Manuel Benavides-Muñoz, Juan Arteaga-Marín, Priscilla Massa-Sánchez and Pablo Ochoa-Cueva

Water 2024, 16(13), 1816; DOI: 10.3390/w16131816

Article: Multi-Stage Optimization of Drainage Systems for Integrated Grey–Green Infrastructure under Backward Planning

Chuanhao Sun, Qiuyi Rao, Mo Wang, Yulu Liu, Ziheng Xiong, Jiayu Zhao, Chengliang Fan, Muhammad Adnan Ikram Rana, Jianjun Li and Menghan Zhang

Water 2024, 16(13), 1825; DOI: 10.3390/w16131825

Article: Residents’ Perception of Urban Water System-Based Environmental Issues

Zerrin Kenanoğlu, Emine Malkoç True, Çiğdem Kılıçaslan Deniz, Bülent Deniz and Merve Özeren Alkan

Water 2024, 16(13), 1846; DOI: 10.3390/w16131846

Article: Release Characteristics of Small-Sized Microplastics in Bottled Drinks Using Flow Cytometry Sorting and Nile Red Staining

Peixuan Zhou, Kejia Zhang, Tuqiao Zhang, Cheng Cen, Yingying Zheng and Youwen Shuai

Water 2024, 16(13), 1898; DOI: 10.3390/w16131898

Article: Sanitary Sewer Overflow Discharges: Estimation Based on Flow Rate Measurement in Pumping Mains

Luís Mesquita David, António Martins, Marta Rodrigues, Anabela Oliveira, André B. Fortunato, Osvaldo Silva, Alexandre Ataíde and Ana Mendes

Water 2024, 16(13), 1916; DOI: 10.3390/w16131916

 

Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics

Review: A Review of Stability of Dam Structures in Coal Mine Underground Reservoirs

Yan Wang, Fei Liu, Miaomiao Kou and Mingfei Li

Water 2024, 16(13), 1856; DOI: 10.3390/w16131856

Review: Research Progress of Advanced Design Method, Numerical Simulation, and Experimental Technology of Pumps in Deep-Sea Resource Exploitation

Leilei Ji, Xinrui He, Wei Li, Fei Tian, Weidong Shi, Ling Zhou, Zhenbo Liu, Yang Yang, Cui Xiao and Ramesh Agarwal

Water 2024, 16(13), 1881; DOI: 10.3390/w16131881

Article: Dam Deformation Prediction Model Based on Multi-Scale Adaptive Kernel Ensemble

Bin Zhou, Zixuan Wang, Shuyan Fu, Dehui Chen, Tao Yin, Lanlan Gao, Dingzhu Zhao and Bin Ou

Water 2024, 16(13), 1766; DOI: 10.3390/w16131766

Article: Numerical Study of Low-Specific-Speed Centrifugal Pump Based on Principal Component Analysis

Yangyang Wei, Han Zhu, Quanwang Fan, Ning Qiu, Jie Wu and Weibin Zhang

Water 2024, 16(13), 1785; DOI: 10.3390/w16131785

Article: Graph Neural Networks for Sensor Placement: A Proof of Concept towards a Digital Twin of Water Distribution Systems

Andrea Menapace, Ariele Zanfei, Manuel Herrera and Bruno Brentan

Water 2024, 16(13), 1835; DOI: 10.3390/w16131835

Article: Field Investigations and Service Life Assessment of Geosynthetic Filters in Tidally Influenced Revetments in Cases of Ochre Clogging

Lukas Tophoff, Holger Schüttrumpf, Frank Heimbecher, Christian Vollmer, Bodo Philipp and Yulduzkhon Abdullaeva

Water 2024, 16(13), 1840; DOI: 10.3390/w16131840

Article: Research on Internal Flow and Pressure Fluctuation Characteristics of Centrifugal Pumps as Turbines with Different Blade Wrap Angles

Haibo Xu, Weizheng An, Erqinhu Ke, Yingyi Ma, Linlin Geng, Gang Yang and Desheng Zhang

Water 2024, 16(13), 1861; DOI: 10.3390/w16131861

Article: A Novel Artificial Intelligence Prediction Process of Concrete Dam Deformation Based on a Stacking Model Fusion Method

Wenyuan Wu, Huaizhi Su, Yanming Feng, Shuai Zhang, Sen Zheng, Wenhan Cao and Hongchen Liu

Water 2024, 16(13), 1868; DOI: 10.3390/w16131868

Article: Simulation of Flow and Pressure Loss in the Example of the Elbow

Emil Smyk, Michał Stopel and Mikołaj Szyca

Water 2024, 16(13), 1875; DOI: 10.3390/w16131875

Article: Study on the Transient Flow Characteristics of Multistage Centrifugal Pumps during the Startup Process before System Operation

Chao Chen, Hu Xu, Fanjie Deng, Kaipeng Wu, Zhen Zhang and Qiaorui Si

Water 2024, 16(13), 1876; DOI: 10.3390/w16131876

Article: A Hybrid Prediction Model for Rock Reservoir Bank Slope Deformation Considering Fractured Rock Mass Parameters

Jiachen Liang, Jian Chen and Chuan Lin

Water 2024, 16(13), 1880; DOI: 10.3390/w16131880

Article: Numerical Simulation of River Channel Change in the Suspended Sediment-Dominated Downstream Reach of the Sangu River

Md. Majadur Rahman, Daisuke Harada and Shinji Egashira

Water 2024, 16(13), 1934; DOI: 10.3390/w16131934

Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems

Article: Assessment of the Divergent Influence of Natural and Non-Seasonal Hydrological Fluctuations on Functional Traits and Niche Characteristics of Plant Guilds along the Xiangxi River, China

Xiaoling Li, Wenxiong Yi, Shaoting Xu, Di He, Qifeng Min, Gong Chen, Jin Yang, Danli Deng, Zhengjian Yang, Guiyun Huang, Meixiang Hu and Chen Ye

Water 2024, 16(13), 1808; DOI: 10.3390/w16131808

Article: Eco-Engineering Improves Water Quality and Mediates Plankton–Nutrient Interactions in a Restored Wetland

Xue Tian, Lei Qin, Yuanchun Zou, Han Yu, Yu Li, Yuxiang Yuan and Ming Jiang

Water 2024, 16(13), 1821; DOI: 10.3390/w16131821

Article: Enhancing Ecological Security in Ili River Valley: Comprehensive Approach

Ruyi Pan, Junjie Yan, Qianqian Xia and Xufan Jin

Water 2024, 16(13), 1867; DOI: 10.3390/w16131867

Article: Reach-Scale Mapping of Surface Flow Velocities from Thermal Images Acquired by an Uncrewed Aircraft System along the Sacramento River, California, USA

Paul J. Kinzel, Carl J. Legleiter and Christopher L. Gazoorian

Water 2024, 16(13), 1870; DOI: 10.3390/w16131870

Article: Evaluating the Effect of Common Carp Control on Restoration of a Coastal Wetland in the Laurentian Great Lakes

Daniel J. Moore and Nicholas E. Mandrak

Water 2024, 16(13), 1929; DOI: 10.3390/w16131929

Correction: Correction: Peng et al. A Comparison of Greenhouse Gas Emission Patterns in Different Water Levels in Peatlands. Water 2024, 16, 985

Chengcheng Peng, Hengfei Li, Nan Yang and Mingzhi Lu

Water 2024, 16(13), 1801; DOI: 10.3390/w16131801

Oceans and Coastal Zones

Article: Enhancing Hydrodynamic Performance of Floating Breakwaters Using Wing Plates

Fares Ali Al-Sairafi, Jisheng Zhang, Chaohua Jiang, Abdullah I. Almansour and Bassiouny Saleh

Water 2024, 16(13), 1779; DOI: 10.3390/w16131779

Article: Tracking the Dynamics of Spartina alterniflora with WorldView-2/3 and Sentinel-1/2 Imagery in Zhangjiang Estuary, China

Di Dong, Huamei Huang and Qing Gao

Water 2024, 16(13), 1780; DOI: 10.3390/w16131780

Article: Spatio-Temporal Variation in Suspended Sediment during Typhoon Ampil under Wave–Current Interactions in the Yangtze River Estuary

Jie Wang, Cuiping Kuang, Daidu Fan, Wei Xing, Rufu Qin and Qingping Zou

Water 2024, 16(13), 1783; DOI: 10.3390/w16131783

Article: Future Wave Climate-Driven Longshore Sediment Transport and Shoreline Evolution along the Southwestern Black Sea

Büşra Başaran and H. Anıl Arı Güner

Water 2024, 16(13), 1787; DOI: 10.3390/w16131787

Article: Carbon Reduction Associated with Sediment Reworking through Burrows of the Thalassinid Mud Shrimp Laomedia sp. (Crustacea: Laomediidae) from Korean Intertidal Sediments

Jaehwan Seo and Bon Joo Koo

Water 2024, 16(13), 1806; DOI: 10.3390/w16131806

Article: Hydrological Response of Bamboo Plantations on Soil–Water Dynamics in Humid and Semi-Arid Coastal Region of Kenya

Stanley Nadir, Rajesh Kaushal, Ambrish Kumar, Jayaraman Durai, Selim Reza, James Ndufa, Ernest Ronoh, Mohammed Elema, John Thiga and Manish Kumar

Water 2024, 16(13), 1894; DOI: 10.3390/w16131894

Article: Homogeneity Detection and Adjustment of Sea Surface Salinity along the Coast of the Northern South China Sea

Jingyi Huang, Dawei You and Yan Li

Water 2024, 16(13), 1895; DOI: 10.3390/w16131895

Article: Observations of Tide- and Wave-Driven Groundwater Dynamics in Meso-Tidal Sandy Beach

Emilie Woussen, Damien Sous and Nadia Sénéchal

Water 2024, 16(13), 1924; DOI: 10.3390/w16131924

Article: Sampling and Analysis of Microplastics in the Coastal Environments of Sri Lanka: Estuaries of the Kelani River to Mahaoya

P. G. Y. W. Weerasekara, D. S. M. De Silva, R. C. L. De Silva, A. A. D. Amarathunga, A. Bakir, A. R. McGoran, D. B. Sivyer and C. Reeve

Water 2024, 16(13), 1932; DOI: 10.3390/w16131932

Correction: Correction: Harenda et al. Spatio-Temporal Morphodynamics of a Nourished Sandy Shore Based on LiDAR Measurements. Water 2024, 16, 1055

Marek Harenda, Aleksandra Dudkowska and Piotr Szmytkiewicz

Water 2024, 16(13), 1893; DOI: 10.3390/w16131893

 

Water Use and Scarcity

Review: Innovations in Solar-Powered Desalination: A Comprehensive Review of Sustainable Solutions for Water Scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region

Mohammad Al-Addous, Mathhar Bdour, Shatha Rabaiah, Ali Boubakri, Norman Schweimanns, Nesrine Barbana and Johannes Wellmann

Water 2024, 16(13), 1877; DOI: 10.3390/w16131877

Review: A Systematic Review on Drivers of Water-Use Behaviour among Agricultural Water Users

Markus A. Monteiro, Yonas T. Bahta and Henry Jordaan

Water 2024, 16(13), 1899; DOI: 10.3390/w16131899

Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture

Review: Irrigation Performance Assessment, Opportunities with Wireless Sensors and Satellites

Brian Carthy, Ben Somers and Guido Wyseure

Water 2024, 16(13), 1762; DOI: 10.3390/w16131762

General

Review: Recent Advances in Biofiltration for PPCP Removal from Water

Pinyi Lin, Zhuwei Liao, Gequan Wu, Liwei Yang, Jie Fu and Yin Luo

Water 2024, 16(13), 1888; DOI: 10.3390/w16131888

Article: Genesis of Geothermal Waters in Zhongshan City, China: Hydrochemical and H-O-C Isotopic Implications

Yanan Li, Ximin Bai, Changsheng Huang, Wei Chen, Chuanming Ma, Wei Huang, Gao Deng, Xiangrong Qiu, Shengnan Chen, Yongjun Yang, Ying Huang, Xuefeng Wu and Hailong Ye

Water 2024, 16(13), 1765; DOI: 10.3390/w16131765

Article: Using MODFLOW to Model Riparian Wetland Shallow Groundwater and Nutrient Dynamics in an Appalachian Watershed

Bidisha Faruque Abesh, James T. Anderson and Jason A. Hubbart

Water 2024, 16(13), 1772; DOI: 10.3390/w16131772

Article: Effect of Median Soil–Particle Size Ratio on Water Storage Capacity of Capillary Barrier

Honghua Liu, Jie Dong, Qiang Liu, Lin Geng, Zhongsheng Wang and Chong Sun

Water 2024, 16(13), 1774; DOI: 10.3390/w16131774

Article: Water Level Prediction and Forecasting Using a Long Short-Term Memory Model for Nam Ngum River Basin in Lao PDR

Choong-Soo Kim, Cho-Rong Kim, Kah-Hoong Kok and Jeong-Min Lee

Water 2024, 16(13), 1777; DOI: 10.3390/w16131777

Article: Overflow Simulation and Optimization of a Drainage System in an Urban Area in the Northern Anhui Plain

Yun Wan, Mingjun Li, Nan Zhang, Yuxuan Li, Peiqing Huang, Houkuan Zhang, Hao Huang, Wei Wei and Shuguang Zhu

Water 2024, 16(13), 1781; DOI: 10.3390/w16131781

Article: Retention, Degradation, and Runoff of Plastic-Coated Fertilizer Capsules in Paddy Fields in Fukushima and Miyagi Prefectures, Japan: Consistency of Capsule Degradation Behavior and Variations in Carbon Weight and Stable Carbon Isotope Abundance

Shigeki Harada, Itsuki Yajima, Keitaro Fukushima and Youji Nitta

Water 2024, 16(13), 1782; DOI: 10.3390/w16131782

Article: Upgrading Maize Cultivation in Bosnia and Herzegovina from Rainfed to Irrigated Systems: Use of Remote Sensing Data and the Dual Crop Coefficient Approach to Estimate Evapotranspiration

Sabrija Čadro, Zuhdija Omerović, Daniela Soares, Benjamin Crljenković, Wilk S. Almeida, Milan Šipka, Merima Makaš, Mladen Todorović and Teresa A. Paço

Water 2024, 16(13), 1797; DOI: 10.3390/w16131797

Article: Brackish Water Phytodesalination by the Euhalophyte Sesuvium portulacastrum

Abdulaziz Alharbi, Mokded Rabhi and Ahmed Alzoheiry

Water 2024, 16(13), 1798; DOI: 10.3390/w16131798

Article: Attribution Analysis of Climate Change and Human Activities on Runoff and Vegetation Changes in the Min River Basin

Shuyuan Liu, Yicheng Gu, Huan Wang, Jin Lin, Peng Zhuo and Tianqi Ao

Water 2024, 16(13), 1804; DOI: 10.3390/w16131804

Article: Research on Failure Modes and Causes of 100-m-High Core Wall Rockfill Dams

Yanan Li, Han Zhang, Yanling Yuan, Ling Lan and Yongqi Su

Water 2024, 16(13), 1809; DOI: 10.3390/w16131809

Article: UV/Advanced Oxidation Process for Removing Humic Acid from Natural Water: Comparison of Different Methods and Effect of External Factors

Qingchao Shen, Xiaosan Song, Jishuo Fan, Cheng Chen and Zhuohao Li

Water 2024, 16(13), 1815; DOI: 10.3390/w16131815

Article: A Pathway Analysis of Evapotranspiration Variation Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Summer Maize in the Haihe Plain

Wenzhe Guo, Jundong Xu, Xuetong Liu, Hongkai Dang, Shibo Fang and Yueying Li

Water 2024, 16(13), 1819; DOI: 10.3390/w16131819

Article: Preparation of Bimetallic CoFe@CSC-700 Carbonated Microspheres and Activated Peroxymonosulfate for Degradation of Levofloxacin

Tongke Hu, Yazhen Chen, Xiaolan Guo, Yongjun Peng and Jianhua Cheng

Water 2024, 16(13), 1818; DOI: 10.3390/w16131818

Article: Characteristics and Significance of Natural Nanoparticles in the Groundwater of the Baotu Spring Area in Jinan, Shandong Province, Eastern China

Caiping Hu, Rui Liu, Peng Zhang, Yaqin Wang, Lei Zuo, Xiaoheng Zhang and Changsuo Li

Water 2024, 16(13), 1820; DOI: 10.3390/w16131820

Article: Enhancing Water Management: A Comparative Analysis of Time Series Prediction Models for Distributed Water Flow in Supply Networks

Carlos Pires and Mónica V. Martins

Water 2024, 16(13), 1827; DOI: 10.3390/w16131827

Article: Game Theory Applications in Equilibrium Water Pricing of Multiple Regional Sources and Users

Shiwu Wang, Shangbin Liu, Shuiping Yao, Xi Guo, Shan-e-hyder Soomro, Chaojie Niu, Liyu Quan and Caihong Hu

Water 2024, 16(13), 1845; DOI: 10.3390/w16131845

Article: Multi-Objective Ecological Long-Term Operation of Cascade Reservoirs Considering Hydrological Regime Alteration

Changjiang Xu, Di Zhu, Wei Guo, Shuo Ouyang, Liping Li, Hui Bu, Lin Wang, Jian Zuo and Junhong Chen

Water 2024, 16(13), 1849; DOI: 10.3390/w16131849

Article: Prediction of Settling Velocity of Microplastics by Multiple Machine-Learning Methods

Zequan Leng, Lu Cao, Yun Gao, Yadong Hou, Di Wu, Zhongyan Huo and Xizeng Zhao

Water 2024, 16(13), 1850; DOI: 10.3390/w16131850

Article: Monitoring of the Icing Process and Simulation of Its Formation Mechanism in the Cut Slope of Beihei Highway

Wei Shan, Peijie Hou, Guangchao Xu, Helong Du, Ying Guo and Chengcheng Zhang

Water 2024, 16(13), 1851; DOI: 10.3390/w16131851

Article: Modeling the Hydraulic Fracturing Processes in Shale Formations Using a Meshless Method

Ziru Xiang, Shuyang Yu and Xiangyu Wang

Water 2024, 16(13), 1855; DOI: 10.3390/w16131855

Article: Characteristics and Mechanism of Downflow in Front of a Cylindrical Pier with Clear-Water Local Scour

Weizheng Wang, Song Wei, Dayong Zhu, Jun Wang and Haipeng Duan

Water 2024, 16(13), 1863; DOI: 10.3390/w16131863

Article: CTAB Surfactant Promotes Rapid, Efficient, and Simultaneous Removal of Cationic and Anionic Dyes through Adsorption on Glycerol/Citrate Polyester

Andrés F. Chamorro, Tulio A. Lerma and Manuel Palencia

Water 2024, 16(13), 1860; DOI: 10.3390/w16131860

Article: Rate Transient Analysis for Multi-Fractured Wells in Tight Gas Reservoirs Considering Multiple Nonlinear Flow Mechanisms

Yonghui Wu, Lidong Mi, Liqiang Ma, Rongchen Zheng and Xiujuan Feng

Water 2024, 16(13), 1866; DOI: 10.3390/w16131866

Article: Hydrological Drought Risk Assessment and Its Spatial Transmission Based on the Three-Dimensional Copula Function in the Yellow River Basin

Hui Li, Jiamei Guo, Dengming Yan, Huiliang Wang and Xiujuan Jiang

Water 2024, 16(13), 1873; DOI: 10.3390/w16131873

Article: Case of Vibrio vulnificus Infection in Orechromis niloticus during Suspension of Recirculating Aquaculture System

Yan Cai, Liu Jiang, Shaoqun Wang, Zhangding Zhao, Yongcan Zhou and Shifeng Wang

Water 2024, 16(13), 1878; DOI: 10.3390/w16131878

Article: Development of an Ecosystem Model Considering Sediment Redox Processes in Enclosed Water Bodies

Jinichi Koue

Water 2024, 16(13), 1879; DOI: 10.3390/w16131879

Article: Behavioral and Biochemical Effects of Glyphosate-Based Herbicide Roundup on Unionid Mussels: Are Mussels Good Indicators of Water Pollution with Glyphosate-Based Pesticides?

Agnieszka Drewek, Jan Lubawy, Piotr Domek, Jan Polak, Małgorzata Słocińska, Aleksandra Dzięgelewska and Piotr Klimaszyk

Water 2024, 16(13), 1882; DOI: 10.3390/w16131882

Article: Long-Term Performance Evaluation and Fouling Characterization of a Full-Scale Brackish Water Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant

Sabrine Chebil, A. Ruiz-García, Soumaya Farhat and Mahmoud Bali

Water 2024, 16(13), 1892; DOI: 10.3390/w16131892

Article: Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Center Pivot Irrigation Systems in the Brazilian Tropical Savanna (1985–2020)

Edson Eyji Sano, Ivo Augusto Lopes Magalhães, Lineu Neiva Rodrigues and Édson Luis Bolfe

Water 2024, 16(13), 1897; DOI: 10.3390/w16131897

Article: Assessing the Impacts of Land Use on Water Quality in the Acacias River Basin, Colombia

Jose Ismael Rojas-Peña, Yair Leandro Zapata-Muñoz, Geraldine Jhafet Huerfano-Moreno, Juan Manuel Trujillo-González, Marlon Serrano-Gómez, Edgar Fernando Castillo-Monroy, Marco Aurelio Torres-Mora, Francisco J. García-Navarro and Raimundo Jiménez-Ballesta

Water 2024, 16(13), 1903; DOI: 10.3390/w16131903

Article: The Influence of Snow Cover Variability on the Runoff in Syr Darya Headwater Catchments between 2000 and 2022 Based on the Analysis of Remote Sensing Time Series

Clara Vydra, Andreas J. Dietz, Sebastian Roessler and Christopher Conrad

Water 2024, 16(13), 1902; DOI: 10.3390/w16131902

Article: A Statistical Approach for the Assessment of Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity Values of Unsaturated Urban Soils Obtained by Field Infiltration Tests

Traian Ghibus and Dragos Gaitanaru

Water 2024, 16(13), 1908; DOI: 10.3390/w16131908

Article: Managing the Santa Cruz River: Prospects for a Future Binational Minute

Stephen Mumme and Christopher Brown

Water 2024, 16(13), 1909; DOI: 10.3390/w16131909

Article: Comprehensive Safety Analysis of Ultimate Bearing Capacity Considering Hydraulic Fracture for Guxian High RCC Gravity Dam

Mohamed Ramadan, Jinsheng Jia, Lei Zhao, Xu Li and Yangfeng Wu

Water 2024, 16(13), 1912; DOI: 10.3390/w16131912

Article: Inversion Method for Monitoring Daily Variations in Terrestrial Water Storage Changes in the Yellow River Basin Based on GNSS

Wenqing Zhang and Xiaoping Lu

Water 2024, 16(13), 1919; DOI: 10.3390/w16131919

Article: Numerical Study on the Influence of Installation Height and Operating Frequency of Biomimetic Pumps on the Incipient Motion of Riverbed Sediment

Ertian Hua, Yabo Song, Caiju Lu, Mingwang Xiang, Tao Wang and Qizong Sun

Water 2024, 16(13), 1925; DOI: 10.3390/w16131925

Article: Benchmarking Physical Model Experiments with Numerical Simulations for the Wangjiashan Landslide-Induced Surge Waves in the Baihetan Reservoir Area

Anchi Shi, Jie Lei, Lei Tian, Changhao Lyu, Pengchao Mao and Weiya Xu

Water 2024, 16(13), 1930; DOI: 10.3390/w16131930

Essay: Toward a Sociology of Water: Reconstructing the Missing “Big Picture” of Social Water Research

Peter Schulz and Alexis Gros

Water 2024, 16(13), 1792; DOI: 10.3390/w16131792

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