Search Results - "Water (Basel)"

Water Supply and Water Scarcity by Tzanakakis, Vasileios A., Paranychianakis, Nikolaos V., Angelakis, Andreas N.

“…This paper provides an overview of the Special Issue on water supply and water scarcity. The papers selected for publication include review papers on water…”
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Here Comes the Flood, but Not Failure? Lessons to Learn after the Heavy Rain and Pluvial Floods in Germany 2021 by Fekete, Alexander, Sandholz, Simone

“…Floods are a known natural hazard in Germany, but the amount of precipitation and ensuing high death toll and damages after the events especially from 14 to 15…”
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Groundwater Overexploitation and Seawater Intrusion in Coastal Areas of Arid and Semi-Arid Regions by Alfarrah, Nawal, Walraevens, Kristine

“…The exploitation of groundwater resources is of high importance and has become very crucial in the last decades, especially in coastal areas of arid and…”
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Characteristics, Main Impacts, and Stewardship of Natural and Artificial Freshwater Environments: Consequences for Biodiversity Conservation by Cantonati, Marco, Poikane, Sandra, Pringle, Catherine M., Stevens, Lawrence E., Turak, Eren, Heino, Jani, Richardson, John S., Bolpagni, Rossano, Borrini, Alex, Cid, Núria, Čtvrtlíková, Martina, Galassi, Diana M. P., Hájek, Michal, Hawes, Ian, Levkov, Zlatko, Naselli-Flores, Luigi, Saber, Abdullah A., Cicco, Mattia Di, Fiasca, Barbara, Hamilton, Paul B., Kubečka, Jan, Segadelli, Stefano, Znachor, Petr

“…In this overview (introductory article to a special issue including 14 papers), we consider all main types of natural and artificial inland freshwater habitas…”
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Activated Carbon, Biochar and Charcoal: Linkages and Synergies across Pyrogenic Carbon’s ABCs by Hagemann, Nikolas, Spokas, Kurt, Schmidt, Hans-Peter, Kägi, Ralf, Böhler, Marc, Bucheli, Thomas

“…Biochar and activated carbon, both carbonaceous pyrogenic materials, are important products for environmental technology and intensively studied for a…”
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The Water Footprint of Global Food Production by Mekonnen, Mesfin M., Gerbens-Leenes, Winnie

“…Agricultural production is the main consumer of water. Future population growth, income growth, and dietary shifts are expected to increase demand for water…”
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Performance Evaluation of Bias Correction Methods for Climate Change Monthly Precipitation Projections over Costa Rica by Mendez, Maikel, Maathuis, Ben, Hein-Griggs, David, Alvarado-Gamboa, Luis-Fernando

“…Six bias correction (BC) methods; delta-method (DT), linear scaling (LS), power transformation of precipitation (PTR), empirical quantile mapping (EQM), gamma…”
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Macroplastic Storage and Remobilization in Rivers by Liro, Maciej, Emmerik, Tim van, Wyżga, Bartłomiej, Liro, Justyna, Mikuś, Paweł

“…The paper presents a conceptual model of the route of macroplastic debris (>5 mm) through a fluvial system, which can support future works on the overlooked…”
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Hybridised Artificial Neural Network Model with Slime Mould Algorithm: A Novel Methodology for Prediction of Urban Stochastic Water Demand by Zubaidi, Salah L., Abdulkareem, Iqbal H., Hashim, Khalid S., Al-Bugharbee, Hussein, Ridha, Hussein Mohammed, Gharghan, Sadik Kamel, Al-Qaim, Fuod F., Muradov, Magomed, Kot, Patryk, Al-Khaddar, Rafid

“…Urban water demand prediction based on climate change is always challenging for water utilities because of the uncertainty that results from a sudden rise in…”
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Review on Methylene Blue: Its Properties, Uses, Toxicity and Photodegradation by Khan, Idrees, Saeed, Khalid, Zekker, Ivar, Zhang, Baoliang, Hendi, Abdulmajeed H, Ahmad, Ashfaq, Ahmad, Shujaat, Zada, Noor, Ahmad, Hanif, Shah, Luqman Ali, Shah, Tariq, Khan, Ibrahim

“…The unavailability of clean drinking water is one of the significant health issues in modern times. Industrial dyes are one of the dominant chemicals that make…”
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Literature Review: Global Neonicotinoid Insecticide Occurrence in Aquatic Environments by Borsuah, Josephus F., Messer, Tiffany L., Snow, Daniel D., Comfort, Steve D., Mittelstet, Aaron R.

“…Neonicotinoids have been the most commonly used insecticides since the early 1990s. Despite their efficacy in improving crop protection and management, these…”
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Interpolation in Time Series: An Introductive Overview of Existing Methods, Their Performance Criteria and Uncertainty Assessment by Lepot, Mathieu, Aubin, Jean-Baptiste, Clemens, François

“…A thorough review has been performed on interpolation methods to fill gaps in time-series, efficiency criteria, and uncertainty quantifications. On one hand,…”
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Worldwide Regulations and Guidelines for Agricultural Water Reuse: A Critical Review by Shoushtarian, Farshid, Negahban-Azar, Masoud

“…Water reuse is gaining momentum as a beneficial practice to address the water crisis, especially in the agricultural sector as the largest water consumer…”
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The Use of Algae and Fungi for Removal of Pharmaceuticals by Bioremediation and Biosorption Processes: A Review by Silva, Andreia, Delerue-Matos, Cristina, Figueiredo, Sónia, Freitas, Olga

“…The occurrence and fate of pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment is recognized as one of the emerging issues in environmental chemistry. Conventional…”
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Addressing Challenges of Urban Water Management in Chinese Sponge Cities via Nature-Based Solutions by Qi, Yunfei, Chan, Faith Ka Shun, Thorne, Colin, O’Donnell, Emily, Quagliolo, Carlotta, Comino, Elena, Pezzoli, Alessandro, Li, Lei, Griffiths, James, Sang, Yanfang, Feng, Meili

“…Urban flooding has become a serious issue in most Chinese cities due to rapid urbanization and extreme weather, as evidenced by severe events in Beijing…”
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Enhancing a Transition to a Circular Economy in the Water Sector: The EU Project WIDER UPTAKE by Mannina, Giorgio, Badalucco, Luigi, Barbara, Lorenzo, Cosenza, Alida, Di Trapani, Daniele, Gallo, Giuseppe, Laudicina, Vito, Marino, Giuseppe, Muscarella, Sofia, Presti, Dario, Helness, Herman

“…Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) require an urgent transition from a linear to a circular economy operation/design concept with a consequent resource…”
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Various Natural and Anthropogenic Factors Responsible for Water Quality Degradation: A Review by Akhtar, Naseem, Syakir Ishak, Muhammad Izzuddin, Bhawani, Showkat Ahmad, Umar, Khalid

“…Recognition of sustainability issues around water resource consumption is gaining traction under global warming and land utilization complexities. These…”
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Microbial Electrochemical Technologies for Wastewater Treatment: Principles and Evolution from Microbial Fuel Cells to Bioelectrochemical-Based Constructed Wetlands by Ramírez-Vargas, Carlos, Prado, Amanda, Arias, Carlos, Carvalho, Pedro, Esteve-Núñez, Abraham, Brix, Hans

“…Microbial electrochemical technologies (MET) rely on the presence of the metabolic activity of electroactive bacteria for the use of solid-state electrodes for…”
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Flood Prediction Using Machine Learning Models: Literature Review by Mosavi, Amir, Ozturk, Pinar, Chau, Kwok-wing

“…Floods are among the most destructive natural disasters, which are highly complex to model. The research on the advancement of flood prediction models…”
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A Novel Methodology for Prediction Urban Water Demand by Wavelet Denoising and Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System Approach by Zubaidi, Salah, Al-Bugharbee, Hussein, Ortega-Martorell, Sandra, Gharghan, Sadik, Olier, Ivan, Hashim, Khalid, Al-Bdairi, Nabeel, Kot, Patryk

“…Accurate and reliable urban water demand prediction is imperative for providing the basis to design, operate, and manage water system, especially under the…”
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