Significance and Enlightenment of Implementing Water Ecological Assessment
February 2025
The quality of aquatic ecology is a fundamental indicator of the condition of water bodies and their environments. Maintaining the integrity of aquatic ecosystems is essential for the conservation of...
Water Quality and Health: An Ecological Perspective
April 2025
Water quality is a complex but measurable characterization of the chemical, biological and physical properties from engineered or natural water systems. The quality of water affects the health of animals...
Artificial Intelligence in Aquatic Biology: Identifying and Conserving Aquatic Species
April 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) plays a transformative role in the identification and conservation of aquatic species. By synthesizing recent advancements, this paper highlights the effectiveness of machine...
Can Microbial Electrochemical Sensors Measure Biochemical Oxygen Demand in Saline Wastewater?
April 2025
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) is crucial for assessing the biodegradability of saline wastewater prior to treatment. However, rapid measuring methods for BOD in saline environments are not yet available....
Revolutionizing China’s Water Ecological Monitoring and Assessment: A Research Framework for Water Health Clinical Diagnosis System
April 2025
Water ecological health is crucial for sustainable ecosystems and human well-being. However, China’s complex water environments present significant challenges for precise health assessments. After analyzing...
Evolution Patterns of Water Ecology and Systematic Governance in the Yangtze River Basin
February 2025
The uniqueness and integrity of water ecology in the Yangtze River Basin is of great significance for maintaining global ecological balance. Understanding the historical evolution of water ecology pattern...
Adjustable microbial cross-feedings adapt to landforms in the Yangtze River
February 2025
Microbial cross-feedings hold great significance for microbial survival and growth, which are commonly considered to be determined by functional complementarity. Here we demonstrated landform-dependent...
Reconsidering the Future of Seawater Desalination in China: Proposal of Constructing Short-cut Water Cycle in Coastal Areas
April 2025
Water scarcity is a pressing issue that threatens sustainable development worldwide, especially in regions like China, where natural freshwater resources are increasingly strained by rapid urbanization,...
Enteric Viruses and Free-Living Amoebae: Protozoa as Potential Reservoirs and Transport Vessels for Human Norovirus and Adenovirus
Available online 22 September 2025
Human norovirus (HNoV) and human adenovirus (HAdV) are major causes of acute viral gastroenteritis globally and environmentally transmitted via the faecal-oral route through contaminated food and water....
Insights into the fate of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in drinking water based on bibliometric analysis: research hot spots, challenges, and trends
Available online 22 September 2025
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are highly persistent and widely distributed PFASs contaminants that pose a serious threat to drinking water quality. However, few bibliometric studies have...
Mechanism-data dual-driven research framework for whole-process water conservation and carbon emission reduction within industrial parks
February 2025
Chinese industrial sector is currently facing the challenge of achieving an optimal balance among water conservation, carbon emission reduction, and aquatic ecosystem preservation at a manageable or...
Assessment of heavy metal pollution in an urbanized waterway of the Pearl River Delta, China
Available online 23 September 2025
To combat environmental pollution, a viable option is to adjust industrial structures to reduce the emissions of pollutants. One means to gauge the effects of such change is assessing the potential...
Granular beds with asymmetric wettability promote the migration and separation behavior of petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants: Migration rate and pressure drop distribution
Available online 22 September 2025
Refinery wastewater contains a significant concentration of highly viscous petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants that are not only difficult to degrade but also prone to emulsification, which significantly...