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Assessment of Chloride Salt Release Flux from Fluidized Cohesive Sediments in Quiescent Water
The assessment of chloride salt release from sediments is important for environmental and water resource protection. However, the reliability of computational models for chloride salt release flux from cohesiv...
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Improved export coefficient model for identification of watershed environmental risk areas
As a complex system under the joint action of man and nature, land use/cover directly or indirectly affects the environmental quality of the freshwater ecosystem. Studying the response of water environment qua...
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Estimating the pollutant loss rate based on the concentration process and landscape unit interactions: a case study of the Dianchi Lake Basin, Yunnan Province, China
The landscape analysis model establishes a quantitative relationship between landscape patterns and pollution processes. The spatial heterogeneity within and between landscapes affects the pollutant transmissi...
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Open AccessDistribution, toxicity load, and risk assessment of dissolved metal in surface and overlying water at the **angjiang River in southern China
Metal pollution in drinking water source has been under scrutiny as it seriously affects human health. This work examined 12 dissolved metals in the surface and overlying water of the **angjiang River, an impo...
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Distribution characteristics and health risk assessment of volatile organic compounds in the groundwater of Lanzhou City, China
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) typically exist in the aqueous environment due to global anthropogenic activities. The distribution and contaminated profile (or characteristics) of VOCs in the groundwater of...
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Open AccessOccurrence, partition and environmental risk assessment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water and sediment from the Baiyangdian Lake, China
This work examined the contamination of poly- and perfluorinated compounds (PFASs) in the water and sediment of the Baiyangdian Lake. The total concentration of PFASs in the surface water varied from 140.5 to ...
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Open AccessPolychlorinated biphenyls in the drinking water source of the Yangtze River: characteristics and risk assessment
As the longest river in Asia, the Yangtze River flows through the most industrialized cities in China and provides critical ecological services for agriculture, industry, and transportation. Polychlorinated bi...
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Open AccessRisk assessment of heavy metals in the surface sediment at the drinking water source of the **angjiang River in South China
The **angjiang River is an important drinking water resource for the Hunan Province of China. It is crucial to ascertain the pollution status, influencing factors, ecological risks, and possible sources of hea...
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Attaining Sustainable Water Resource Utilization in Lake Basins Using Progressive Operational Scenario Analysis
There is a severe conflict between water resource exploitation and protection of the aquatic environment of lakes with rapid urbanization. Sustainable water resource utilization is urgent for sustainable devel...
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Open AccessOccurrence and distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in the water and sediments of Qingcaosha Reservoir, Shanghai, China
Qingcaosha Reservoir is China’s largest river impoundment and an important drinking water resource for Shanghai city. Although antibiotics contamination in the reservoir has been reported, little is known abou...
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A dualistic water cycle system dynamic model for sustainable water resource management through progressive operational scenario analysis
A reliable system simulation of the reciprocal mechanism between water resource utilization and dualistic water cycle is essential to the basin water resource sustainability management. In this study, a system...
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Fostering Water Treatment in Eutrophic Areas: Innovative Water Quality Monitoring, and Technologies Mitigating Taste & Odor Problems Demonstrated at Tai Hu
The Tai Hu (Tai Lake) is used as a raw water reservoir for approximately ten million inhabitants predominantly in Jiangsu province, China. Algal/cyanobacterial blooms occur frequently in the eutrophic shallow ...
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Use of multiple water surface flow constructed wetlands for non-point source water pollution control
Multiple free water surface flow constructed wetlands (multi-FWS CWs) are a variety of conventional water treatment plants for the interception of pollutants. This review encapsulated the characteristics and a...
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Differences in fluorescence characteristics and bioavailability of water-soluble organic matter (WSOM) in sediments and suspended solids in Lihu Lake, China
The spectral characteristics, spatial distribution, and bioavailability of water-soluble organic matter (WSOM) in suspended solids and surface sediments of Lihu Lake, China, were investigated through excitatio...
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Residues and health risk assessment of typical antibiotics in aquatic products from the Dongting Lake, China—“Did you eat “Antibiotics” today?”
The contamination level of 12 antibiotics in 8 species of fish and shrimp from the Dongting Lake, China, was firstly studied. In total, the concentrations of antibiotics in fish and shrimp were lower, which we...
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Heavy metal distribution in Tiaoxi River’s sediment
According to current study, seven surface sediments and three sediment cores were collected from three typical areas of Tiaoxi River, which were living area, agricultural area, and industrial area. The water q...
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Thematic issue: water environment of the Three Gorges Reservoir
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A Rat Experimental Study of the Relationship Between Fluoride Exposure and Sensitive Biomarkers
Chronic excessive fluoride exposure impairs human health and damages not only the skeletal system and the teeth but also the soft tissues such as the brain, liver, kidneys, pancreas and spinal cord. However, t...
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Effects of river-lake interactions in water and sediment on phosphorus in Dongting Lake, China
As a large river connected lake, Dongting Lake is influenced by anthropogenic activities and the discharge from its upstream tributaries in the lake basin and by the water recharge via a connection to the Yang...
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The distribution of nitrogen speciation and sources of nitrate in the north of Taihu Lake
Meiliang Bay and Gonghu Bay, in the north of Taihu Lake, are important water sources for the city of Wuxi, and increased eutrophication now threatens the safety of drinking water. The distribution of nitrogen ...
