OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Contaminant Hydrology is 9. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Coupled steroid and phosphorus leaching from cattle slurry at lysimeter scale	155
Sustainable agricultural water management incorporating inexact programming and salinization-related grey water footprint	104
Editorial Board	76
Distribution of potentially toxic elements in sediments of the municipal river channel (Balu), Dhaka, Bangladesh: Ecological and health risks assessment	71
A new discrete model to better consider tracer distribution along boreholes during the Finite Volume Point Dilution Method	63
Tracing sources and transformations of ammonium during river bank filtration by means of column experiments	61
Assessment of the water quality pollution index and ecological risk of microplastic pollution along the Tambakoso River in Surabaya, Indonesia	56
Assessing data variability in groundwater quality monitoring of contaminated sites through factor analysis and multiple linear regression models	50
Experimental investigation on heat and moisture transfer of propylene glycol-mixed steam in porous media	46
Geometric tortuosity model of pores in MICP-treated calcareous sand	44
Tracking the microplastic pollution in the freshwater environments of southeastern Türkiye: Usage of Unio delicatus, Unio Terminalis and Dreissena polymorpha as bioindicators of microplastics	43
Long-term shear strength weakening of soft interlayers due to low-permeability	43
Effects of rainfall characteristics on runoff quality parameters within an industrial sector in Tennessee, USA	40
Effects of large-scale heterogeneity and temporally varying hydrologic processes on estimating immobile pore space: A mesoscale-laboratory experimental and numerical modeling investigation	40
Contaminant mobilization from the vadose zone to groundwater during experimental river flooding events	39
Mechanistic insight into the adsorption of mercury (II) on the surface of red mud supported nanoscale zero-valent iron composite	37
Nitrate in shallow groundwater after more than four decades of manure application	36
Potential risk of eutrophication in the deepest lake of Southwest China: Insights from phosphorus enrichment in bottom water	36
Estimation of groundwater pollution levels and specific ionic sources in the groundwater, using a comprehensive approach of geochemical ratios, pollution index of groundwater, unmix model and land use	35
The escalating threat of human-associated infectious bacteria in surface aquatic resources: Insights into prevalence, antibiotic resistance, survival mechanisms, detection, and prevention strategies	35
Stream salinity prediction in data-scarce regions: Application of transfer learning and uncertainty quantification	33
Feasibility evaluation of a blended cover with activated carbon for in-situ stabilization of DDT in sediment	32
The critical mixed transport process in remediation agent radial injection into contaminated aquifer plumes	32
Facile synthesization of NaOH activated hierarchical porous biochar from cucumber straw for the effective removal of doxycycline in aqueous solution	31
Geochemical processes and sensitivity analysis of flow velocity and column depth for effective nickel removal	31

An ice- air-water-NAPL multiphase model for simulating NAPL migration in subsurface system under freeze-thaw condition	30
Editorial Board	30
Does water temperature influence in microcystin production? A case study of Billings Reservoir, São Paulo, Brazil	30
Unravelling groundwater contamination and health-related implications in semi-arid and cold regions of India	30
Modeling the competitive sorption and transport of Ni(II) and Zn(II) in soils: Comparing two multicomponent approaches	29
Numerical simulation of multiphase oil behaviors in ice-covered nearshore water	28
Rainfall-induced microplastic fate and transport in unsaturated Dutch soils	28
The Mass Transfer Index (MTI): A semi-empirical approach for quantifying transport of solutes in variably saturated porous media	26
Microplastics in water: Occurrence, fate and removal	26
Quantifying climate change impacts on future water resources and salinity transport in a high semi-arid watershed	25
Monitoring of in-situ chemical oxidation for remediation of diesel-contaminated soil with electrical resistivity tomography	25
Effects of deep coal mining on groundwater hydrodynamic and hydrochemical processes in a multi-aquifer system: Insights from a long-term study of mining areas in ecologically fragile western China	25
An extension of gases-brine mutual solubility models to include geochemical reactions: Modeling and applications	25
Spatial and temporal distributions of microplastics and their macroscopic relationship with algal blooms in Chaohu Lake, China	25
Factors influencing residual air saturation during consecutive imbibition processes in an air-water two-phase fine sandy medium – A laboratory-scale experimental study	24
A fractional derivative model for nuclides transport in heterogeneous fractured media	24
A Fractional-order dual-continuum model to capture non-Fickian solute transport in a regional-scale fractured aquifer	24
Transport characteristics of DNA-tagged silica colloids as a colloidal tracer in saturated sand columns; role of solution chemistry, flow velocity, and sand grain size	23
Eco-toxicity assessment of polypropylene microplastics in juvenile zebrafish (Danio rerio)	23
Microplastics in a small river: Occurrence and influencing factors along the river Oker, Northern Germany	23
Editorial Board	23
Assessment of heavy metals and radionuclides in groundwater and associated human health risk appraisal in the vicinity of Rooppur nuclear power plant, Bangladesh	23
Predicting methane solubility in water and seawater by machine learning algorithms: Application to methane transport modeling	22
Editorial Board	22
Micro-nano bubbles enhanced immobilized Chlorella vulgaris to remove ofloxacin from groundwater	22
Integrating hydraulic tomography, electrical resistivity tomography, and partitioning interwell tracer test datasets to improve identification of pool-dominated DNAPL source zone architecture	22
Data-driven identification of pollution sources and water quality prediction using Apriori and LSTM models: A case study in the Hanjiang River basin	22
Non-Fickian transport processes accelerate the movement of PFOS in unsaturated media: An experimental and modelling study	22
Study on the service performance of heterogeneous cutoff walls and three-dimensional transport of pollutants considering compression effect	22
Surrogate prediction of the breakthrough curve of solute transport in rivers using its reach length dependence	21
Water-sediment synergistic relationship in the flood season in the coarse sand source regions of the loess plateau, China	20
Enhanced-solubilization and dissolution of multicomponent DNAPL from homogeneous porous media	20
Hydrogeochemical evolution of groundwater impacted by acid mine drainage (AMD) from polymetallic mining areas (South China)	20
Editorial Board	20
Adsorptive and photocatalytic remediation of hazardous organic chemical pollutants in aqueous medium: A review	20
Application and innovation of artificial intelligence models in wastewater treatment	20
Dispersion of silica-encapsulated DNA magnetic particles in a homogeneous sand tank	20
Editorial Board	20
The storm runoff management strategy based on agricultural ditch nutrient loss characteristics in Erhai Lake, China	20
The role of baseflow and stormwater in transport of tire and bitumen particles in Tehran city: A dense urban environment	19
Reconstructing the release history of a contaminant source with different precision via the ensemble smoother with multiple data assimilation	19
Quantification of contaminant mass discharge and uncertainties: Method and challenges in application at contaminated sites	19
Spatiotemporal variation and driving factors of water quality in Yunnan-Guizhou plateau lakes, China	19
AQuA-P: A machine learning-based tool for water quality assessment	19
Assessment of heavy metal pollution in Nigerian surface freshwaters and sediment: A meta-analysis using ecological and human health risk indices	18
Evaluating soil loss under land use management and extreme rainfall	18
Freeze-thaw effect on adsorption and transport of two sulfonamides in soil: Batch and column studies	18
Engineered injection and extraction combined with in situ oxidation remediation at an industrial site and evaluation of contaminant plume dynamics	17
Geophysical signatures of soil AFFF contamination from spectral induced polarization and low field nuclear magnetic resonance methods	17
Spatiotemporal variations in land use impacts on river water quality in a mountain-to-plain transitional basin in arid region of northern China	16

Fate and transport of dissolved/colloidal metals in an aging passive treatment system for coal mine drainage: Divergent behavior of trace metals and iron	16
Distribution of organophosphorus pesticides and its potential connection with probiotics in sediments of a shallow freshwater lake	16
Potential effects on groundwater quality associated with infiltrating stormwater through dry wells for aquifer recharge	16
Degradation of seven pesticides and two metabolites before and during aquifer storage transfer and recovery operation	16
Experimental and numerical studies on fluid flow through fractured rock masses based on an enhanced three-dimensional discrete fracture network model	16
Comparative study of standard and modified groundwater vulnerability methods in the gold and iron mining regions of Western Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Brazil	15
A land use regression model to explain the spatial variation of nitrate concentration – A regional scale case study in the north-west of Ireland	15
Investigation of light aromatics removal from industrial wastewater using nano metal organic framework	15
Concentration-discharge relations and transient metal loads reveal spatiotemporal variability in solute-generation mechanisms in a mine-affected watershed	15
From brushite to hydroxylapatite: A study on phosphate mineral transformation and the fate of oxytetracycline	15
A novel multivariate time series prediction of crucial water quality parameters with Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks	15
Experimental and numerical investigation of the effect of temporal variation in ionic strength on colloid retention and remobilization in saturated porous media	15
Effective decontamination of Ca2+ and Mg2+ hardness from groundwater using innovative muscovite based sodalite in batch and fixed-bed column studies; dynamic and equilibrium studies	14
Rural village as a source of microplastic pollution in a riverine and marine ecosystem of the southern Venezuelan Caribbean	14
Effect of groundwater residence time on geogenic fluoride release into groundwater in the Mt. Meru slope area, Tanzania, the Great Rift Valley, East Africa	14
Significance of temperature as a key driver in ZVI PRB applications for PCE degradation	14
Temperature influence on the NAPL-water interfacial area between 10 °C and 60 °C for trichloroethylene	14
Impact of humic acid on iron (oxyhydr)oxide transport in the presence of phosphate in saturated porous media	14
New insights into the selective adsorption mechanism of cationic and anionic dyes using MIL-101(Fe) metal-organic framework: Modeling and interpretation of physicochemical parameters	13
Data driven AI (artificial intelligence) detection furnish economic pathways for microplastics	13
Editorial Board	13
Direct visualization of colloid transport over natural heterogeneous and artificial smooth rock surfaces	13
Editorial Board	13
Editorial Board	13
Development of a multi-objective reservoir operation model for water quality-quantity management	13
Editorial Board	13
Low-complexity mapping of soil temperature for thermal treatment follow-up	13
Identifying an indicator compound for progress monitoring during in-situ thermal treatment of coal tar and creosote	12
Improvement of evapotranspiration simulation study in the Hailar River basin under the influence of vegetation dynamics	12
An analytical model for one-dimensional diffusion of degradable contaminant through a composite geomembrane cut-off wall	12
Using 1,1,1-Trichloroethane degradation data to understand NAPL dissolution and solute transport at real sites	12
A stochastic modeling approach for analyzing water resources systems	12
Hydrogeochemical and isotopic evaluation of VOC commingled plumes in a weathered fractured bedrock aquifer treated with thermal and bioremediation	12
Hydrochemical fingerprints of karst underground river systems impacted by urbanization in Guiyang, Southwest China	12
Transport of silica encapsulated DNA microparticles in controlled instantaneous injection open channel experiments	12
Experimental study of hydraulic properties in grain packs: Effects of particle shape and size distribution	12
Low-temperature Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage combined with in situ bioremediation of chlorinated ethenes: Pilot-scale observations and model-based interpretation	12
Identifying hydrogeochemistry evolution mechanism in high-sulfur non-ferrous metal mining areas via hydrochemical characteristics and isotopic evidence	12
Release of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances from AFFF-impacted soils: Effects of water saturation in vadose zone soils	12
Denitrification in the vadose zone: Modelling with percolating water prognosis and denitrification potential	12
Changes in the salt concentration distribution in surface water (seawater) due to seawater recirculation in a porous medium under tidal fluctuations	12
Prediction of acid rock drainage in waste rock piles part 2: Water flow patterns and leaching process	12
Unveiling the ecotoxicological impact of microplastics on organisms - the persistent organic pollutant (POP): A comprehensive review	11
Semi-empirical modelling of hydraulic conductivity of clayey soils exposed to deionized and saline environments	11
Editorial Board	11
Evaluate the groundwater quality and human health risks for sustainable drinking and irrigation purposes in mountainous region of Chongqing, Southwest China	11
Simultaneous identification of contaminant sources and hydraulic conductivity field by combining geostatistics method with self-organizing maps algorithm	11
Editorial Board	11
Biochar-algae microspheres based on sodium alginate for the highly efficient adsorption of malachite green dye: Kinetics, isotherms, and mechanism of adsorption	11
How uncertainty in calibration data affects the modeling of non-point source pollutant loads in baseflow	10
Formation mechanisms of hydraulic circulation and its effects on the nitrobenzene migration in homogeneous aquifers with different medium sizes during air sparging remediation	10
Long-term behavior of PFAS in contaminated agricultural soils in Germany	10
Facilitated transport of ferrihydrite with phosphate under saturated flow conditions	10
Cellulose –Polyvinylalcohol supported magnetic nanocomposites from lentil husk for sequestration of cationic dyes from the aqueous solution: Kinetics, isotherm and reusability studies	10
A field study to assess the role of air-water interfacial sorption on PFAS leaching in an AFFF source area	10
Natural mineral colloids facilitated transport of EE2 in saturated porous media: Effects of humic acid and conjugate form	10
Health risk assessment of groundwater nitrogen pollution in Yinchuan plain	10
Exploring the ecotoxicological impacts of microplastics on freshwater fish: A critical review	10
Understanding the factors contributing to groundwater salinity in the coastal region of Andhra Pradesh, India	10
A mini review of recent advances in environmentally friendly microplastic removal technologies in water systems	10
Elucidating heterogeneous nitrate contamination in a small basement aquifer. A multidisciplinary approach: NO3 isotopes, CFCs-SF6, microbiological activity, geophysics and hydrogeology	10
Simulating degradation of organic compounds accounting for the growth of microorganisms (Monod kinetics) in a fully Lagrangian framework	10
Variation in urban snow quality indicated by three seasonal sampling surveys conducted in Luleå (Sweden) within a span of 27 years	10
Analytical solution of a pollutant transport model for unsaturated soil considering the effects of consolidation and temperature	10
Migration behaviour of LNAPL in fractures filled with porous media: Laboratory experiments and numerical simulations	10
Simulated leaching of PFAS from land-applied municipal biosolids at agricultural sites	10
Recent progresses and perspectives of polyethylene biodegradation by bacteria and fungi: A review	10
Quantifying groundwater flow variability in a poorly cemented fractured sandstone aquifer to inform in situ remediation	10
Effectiveness of double-cut-off walls on seawater intrusion and nitrate concentration in unconfined coastal aquifers	10
Study on barrier mechanism and application of silico-alkaline sol-modified bentonite cutoff wall materials to lead pollution in lead-zinc tailings pond	9
Identifying susceptible groundwater contamination zones in western Odisha of India using hydro-geochemical and geospatial approaches	9
Analysis of South American climate and teleconnection indices	9
Geochemical evaluation of Washita-Fredericksburg formation as a carbon storage reservoir	9
Emerging pollutants characterization, mitigation and toxicity assessment of sewage wastewater treatment plant- India: A case study	9
Hydrochemical analysis and groundwater suitability for drinking and irrigation in an arid agricultural area of the Northwest China	9
The value of simplified models of radionuclide transport for the safety assessment of nuclear waste repositories: A benchmark study	9
Enhancing pollutant removal from contaminated soils using yield stress fluids as selective blocking agents	9
SWAT-SF: A flexible SWAT-based model for watershed-scale water and soil salinity modeling	9
Refinement of the gradient method for the estimation of natural source zone depletion at petroleum contaminated sites	9