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Microplastics in the sediments of the Tijuana River Basin, Mexico
The current study evaluates the abundance and characteristics (shape, color and chemical composition) of microplastics (MPs) of the Tijuana River...
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Evolving together: transboundary water governance in the Colorado River Basin
Transboundary collaboration between the United States (US) and Mexico in the Colorado River Basin has heightened in recent years, as climate change,...
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A DEA-based method of watershed ecological compensation allocation and liability sharing and its application: a case study of the **n’an River
The watershed ecological compensation mechanism is an effective policy instrument for promoting the protection of the watershed ecological...
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New water accounting reveals why the Colorado River no longer reaches the sea
Persistent overuse of water supplies from the Colorado River during recent decades has substantially depleted large storage reservoirs and triggered...
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Recognizing Low-Inflow Estuaries as a Common Estuary Paradigm
It has become clear that estuaries with low rates of freshwater inflow are an important but overlooked sphere of estuarine science. Low-inflow...
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Changing Flows: Sociotechnical Tinkering for Adaptive Water Management
The Western United States is experiencing historic drought, increasing pressure on water management systems. Agricultural production that relies on...
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Factors affecting the distribution of microplastics in soils of China
Microplastics (MPs) are found worldwide in high abundance, posing a potential threat to ecosystems. Despite the ubiquity of MPs in the environment,...
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Measurements of traffic-related air pollution at a U.S.–Mexico port of entry and its impacts on nearby community
Traffic-related air pollutants are especially prevalent in border cities with multiple ports of entry (POEs). Excessive emissions due to long delays...
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The Transboundary Paso del Norte Region
This chapter illustrates the potential to advance transboundary water resources management in a more comprehensive approach. The focus is given to...
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Development and Application of Landsat-Based Wetland Vegetation Cover and UnVegetated-Vegetated Marsh Ratio (UVVR) for the Conterminous United States
Effective management and restoration of salt marshes and other vegetated intertidal habitats require objective and spatially integrated metrics of...
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Groundwater Resources of Mexico
Groundwater constitutes an essential reserve for Mexico’s socioeconomic development because more than half of its territory is arid or semi-arid, and...
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Hydrogeology of Mexico
Hydrogeology of Mexico includes treatment of hydrometeorology, which relates the presence of groundwater within the hydrological cycle and the...
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National and International Legal Aspects of River Water Sharing: The South Asian Experience
ConflictsConflicts over shared riversRiver between various stakeholders usually arise because of the depletion of water flows due to diverse...
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Eutrophication and sediment–water exchange of total petroleum hydrocarbons and heavy metals of Hashilan wetland, a national heritage in NW Iran
The heavy metal(loid)s concentrations in water and sediments were analyzed in the Hashilan wetland to assess the spatial distribution, pollution...
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Recent Changes in Nitrogen Sources and Load Components to Estuaries of the Contiguous United States
Regional Spatially Referenced Regressions on Watershed models were used to update 2002 delivered nitrogen (N) loads to estuaries of the contiguous US...
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Establishing Targets for Regional Coastal Wetland Restoration Planning Using Historical Ecology and Future Scenario Analysis: The Past, Present, Future Approach
Regional approaches to coastal wetland restoration are one of the best ways to ensure that these threatened habitats persist in the face of sea level...
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Changes on Earth as a Result of Interaction Between the Society and Nature
Major changes caused by humans in the upper layers of the Earth’s crust, pedosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and atmosphere are discussed. The...
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Vertical Zonation and Niche Breadth of Tidal Marsh Plants Along the Northeast Pacific Coast
The distribution patterns of sessile organisms in coastal intertidal habitats typically exhibit vertical zonation, but little is known about...
