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Emerging pollutants of severe environmental concern in water and wastewater: A comprehensive review on current developments and future research

•Treatment technologies for emerging contaminants (ECs) are comprehensively reviewed.•Types, impacts, and treatment methods of typical ECs are reviewed.•Adsorption method is found to be suitable for...

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Overcoming water, sanitation, and hygiene challenges in critical regions of the global community

•Analysis of the global water and sanitation crisis.•WASH services between industrialized and non-industrialized regions.•Explores the SDG 6 Framework, which aims to provide and sustain water facilities.•Sustainability...

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Water resources and their management in Pakistan: A critical analysis on challenges and implications

•Comprehensive study was conducted for water resource management.•Conceptual framework was used to integrate water resource management.•Proposed OECD key principles will help to overcome water chal...

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Thermocatalytic pyrolysis of plastic waste into renewable fuel and value-added chemicals: A review of plastic types, operating parameters and upgradation of pyrolysis oil

•A summary of studies on mixed plastic wastes and other plastics that have undergone pyrolysis.•Discussion of the various crucial factors that affect the end results of plastic pyrolysis.•The temperature...

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Cooling water use in thermoelectric power generation and its associated challenges for addressing water-energy nexus

•Global average energy intensity associated with water facilities are summarized.•Average water requirements for cooling in thermoelectric power plants are reviewed.•Opportunities of improving water...

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Synergising agricultural systems: A critical review of the interdependencies within the water-energy-food nexus for sustainable futures

•Integrated nexus approach unravels complex interactions for sustainable agri-systems.•Strategic synergy of water, energy, and food crucial for resilient agricultural futures.•Review unveils interlinked...

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Water, energy and food nexus of Indus Water Treaty: Water governance

•The Indus Water Treaty is a successful settlement of boundary water basin conflict.•Water, food and energy are intimately related in a nexus influencing each others.•This paper reports global water...

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Rainwater harvesting potential from photovoltaic energy systems in the Sahel

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Harnessing microorganisms for bioenergy with microbial fuel cells: Powering the future

•Captivating world of microbial fuel cells, focusing on their potential as a sustainable approach to produce electricity.•Overview of the fundamental principles governing MFCs.•Elucidating the diverse...

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Removal of chlorides and hardness from contaminated water by using various biosorbents: A comprehensive review

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Evaluation and optimization of enhanced coagulation process: Water and energy nexus

•The principles of enhanced coagulation and its methods are elaborated.•The mechanism and method of enhanced coagulation are illustrated.•A special focus is earmarked on the distribution of energy consumption...

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Assessment of water quality using GIS techniques and water quality index in reservoirs affected by water diversion

•A numerical analysis for quantitative evaluation of reservoir responses.•A two-step statistical analysis to distinguish the effects on water diversion.•Magnitude and timing of water diversion as management...

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Greywater characterization of an Indian household and potential treatment for reuse

•A filtration system with different filter layers was designed.•COD removal efficiency of 85.98%.•BOD removal efficiency of 86.28%.•94.44% total suspended solids removal efficiency....

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A comprehensive review of production and characterization of biochar for removal of organic pollutants from water and wastewater

•The pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass to produce biochar has been described.•Process parameters influencing biochar production and its properties are reviewed.•The conditions for pyrolysis and the...

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Circular economy: A multilevel approach for natural resources and wastes under an agri-food perspective

•Challenges regarding natural resources and wastes.•Conception, definitions, strategy and implementation, and expected goals from implementation of circular economy.•The principles and the necessity...

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Freshwater lakes in the Western Himalayan Region: An analysis of the present situation

•The Western Himalayan range comprises the majority of the Indian Himalayas including J&K, H.P., and Uttarakhand•The Western Himalayan Range is vulnerable to both the whims of nature and human interference...

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Eliminations of sulphur and fluoride from contaminated water by the applications of various types of biosorbents materials

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Revisiting the water-use efficiency performance for microelectronics manufacturing facilities: Using Taiwan’s Science Parks as a case study

•Benchmarking water-use efficiency for the high-tech industries globally.•Elucidating the water-energy relationship in the high-tech industry.•Proposing alternative channels to enhance water resource...

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Advancing wastewater reuse: AI-driven insights into ozone-based organic pollutant reduction

•Ozone treatment reduced BOD, enhancing treated wastewater suitability for restricted irrigation.•Ozone treatment improved ORP, enhancing the oxidative state of the treated wastewater.•AI models (ANFIS,...

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A water quality prediction model based on neural network at data-scarce sites

•A water quality prediction framework over data-poor sites was proposed.•The model can effectively predict surface water quality at data-scarce sites.•Model hyperparameters can influence the performance...

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Effect of operating variables on CO2 adsorption capacity of activated carbon, kaolinite, and activated carbon – kaolinite composite adsorbent

•A novel adsorbent was proposed for CO2 capture.•The performance of CO2 adsorption was studied for AC, KAO, and KAC composite adsorbents.•Effect of temperature, feed flow rates, and column bed height...

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Inequalities in access to energy in informal settlements: Towards energy justice in Gqeberha and Komani in South Africa

As South Africa continues to strive towards securing sources of sustainable energy, the needs and interests of marginalised communities in informal settlements with respect to energy should not be overlooked...

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How the Sponge City becomes a supplementary water supply infrastructure

•Pathways to a complementary water supply service emerged from the Sponge City.•Suggestions for advanced and adaptive stormwater storage & treatment systems.•Implementing flexible services providing...

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Wastewater resources management for energy recovery from circular economy perspective

•Energy recovery from wastewater is evaluated in a circular economy framework.•Several technologies presented for energy recovery from WWTP’s effluents.•Challenges and opportunities is discussed for...

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Structural characterization of polymeric chitosan and mineral from Omani shrimp shells

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