OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Contaminant Hydrology is 8. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Establishing a silica gel zone in well annulus and evaluating its performance in blocking vertical water flow	141
Distribution of potentially toxic elements in sediments of the municipal river channel (Balu), Dhaka, Bangladesh: Ecological and health risks assessment	92
Release of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances from AFFF-impacted soils: Effects of water saturation in vadose zone soils	67
Spatiotemporal distribution and ecological hazards of microplastic pollution in soil water resources around a wastewater treatment plant and municipal solid waste site	65
Understanding the mechanisms of groundwater recharge and flow in periglacial environments: New insights from the Ledo-Paniselian aquifer in Belgium	57
Contaminant mobilization from the vadose zone to groundwater during experimental river flooding events	53
Editorial Board	43
Optimizing coastal groundwater quality predictions: A novel data mining framework with cross-validation, bootstrapping, and entropy analysis	42
Coupled steroid and phosphorus leaching from cattle slurry at lysimeter scale	39
Editorial Board	38
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Low-complexity mapping of soil temperature for thermal treatment follow-up	34
A data-driven approach for simplifying the estimation of time for contaminant plumes to reach their maximum extent	34
Groundwater quality changes in peri-urban areas of the Walloon region of Belgium	32
In situ monitoring of an inclined cover made with mine waste materials to control water infiltration on a reactive waste rock dyke	32
Microplastics, their abundance, and distribution in water and sediments in North Chennai, India: An assessment of pollution risk and human health impacts	31
The prediction of longitudinal dispersion coefficient in natural streams using LS-SVM and ANFIS optimized by Harris hawk optimization algorithm	30
Determining effective diffusion coefficients of chlorohydrocarbons in natural clays: Unique results from highly resolved controlled release field experiments	30
A dual-randomness bi-level interval multi-objective programming model for regional water resources management	29
Measuring and modeling nanoparticle transport by foam in porous media	29
LNAPL migration processes based on time-lapse electrical resistivity tomography	29
Identifying the source of groundwater contaminants in West-Central Wisconsin, U.S.A.: Geochemical and mineralogical characterization of the Cambrian sandstone aquifer	27
Influence of wettability on water retention curves in unconsolidated porous media	26
2D model of groundwater flow and total dissolved HCH transport through the Gállego alluvial aquifer downstream the Sardas landfill (Huesca, Spain)	25

Sustainable agricultural water management incorporating inexact programming and salinization-related grey water footprint	24
Identification of pollution source and prediction of water quality based on deep learning techniques	24
Impact of limestone caves and seawater intrusion on coastal aquifer of middle Andaman	24
Innovations in plastic remediation: Catalytic degradation and machine learning for sustainable solutions	23
Artificial intelligence based detection and control strategies for river water pollution: A comprehensive review	23
Contaminant mass discharge estimation of a sulfonamide plume by use of hydraulic profiling tool (HPT) and fluorescence techniques	23
Semi-empirical modelling of hydraulic conductivity of clayey soils exposed to deionized and saline environments	23
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A new discrete model to better consider tracer distribution along boreholes during the Finite Volume Point Dilution Method	22
Prediction of acid rock drainage in waste rock piles part 2: Water flow patterns and leaching process	22
Assessment of the water quality pollution index and ecological risk of microplastic pollution along the Tambakoso River in Surabaya, Indonesia	22
A modelling framework to analyze climate change effects on radionuclide aquifer contamination	22
Tracing sources and transformations of ammonium during river bank filtration by means of column experiments	22
Factors controlling iodine enrichment in a coastal plain aquifer in the North Jiangsu Yishusi Plain, China	22
Effects of large-scale heterogeneity and temporally varying hydrologic processes on estimating immobile pore space: A mesoscale-laboratory experimental and numerical modeling investigation	21
Using 1,1,1-Trichloroethane degradation data to understand NAPL dissolution and solute transport at real sites	21
Simultaneous identification of contaminant sources and hydraulic conductivity field by combining geostatistics method with self-organizing maps algorithm	21
Unveiling the ecotoxicological impact of microplastics on organisms - the persistent organic pollutant (POP): A comprehensive review	20
Transport of silica encapsulated DNA microparticles in controlled instantaneous injection open channel experiments	20
Quantifying salinity in heterogeneous coastal aquifers through ERT and IP: Insights from laboratory and field investigations	20
A stochastic modeling approach for analyzing water resources systems	20
Experimental study of hydraulic properties in grain packs: Effects of particle shape and size distribution	19
Observed equilibrium partition and second-order kinetic interaction of quantum dot nanoparticles in saturated porous media	19
Hydrogeochemical and isotopic evaluation of VOC commingled plumes in a weathered fractured bedrock aquifer treated with thermal and bioremediation	19
Temporal-Spatial changes of monthly vegetation growth and their driving forces in the ancient Yellow river irrigation system, China	19
Low-temperature Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage combined with in situ bioremediation of chlorinated ethenes: Pilot-scale observations and model-based interpretation	19
Quantifying aquifer heterogeneity using superparamagnetic DNA particles	18
Simulation of Helium transport in fractured rocks: Implementation of a dual continuum model in DarcyTools	18
An approach for quantification of the heterogeneity of DNAPL source zone geometries	18
The weighted multi-scale connections networks for macrodispersivity estimation	18
Long-term shear strength weakening of soft interlayers due to low-permeability	18
Optimized survey design for the joint use of direct current resistivity and induced polarization: Monitoring of DNAPL source zone evolution at a virtual field site	17
Multi-objective optimization for optimal extraction of groundwater from a nitrate-contaminated aquifer considering economic-environmental issues: A case study	17
Ecotoxicological risk assessment in soils contaminated by Pb and As 20 years after a mining spill	17
Experimental investigation on heat and moisture transfer of propylene glycol-mixed steam in porous media	17
Improvement of evapotranspiration simulation study in the Hailar River basin under the influence of vegetation dynamics	17
Assessing data variability in groundwater quality monitoring of contaminated sites through factor analysis and multiple linear regression models	16
Transport and removal of spores of Bacillus subtilis in an alluvial gravel aquifer at varying flow rates and implications for setback distances	16
Sources and pollution path identification of PAHs in karst aquifers: an example from Liulin karst water system, northern China	16
Pesticide fate under varying cropping systems and soil depths: A study using leaching experiments and inverse modelling.	16
Potential risk of eutrophication in the deepest lake of Southwest China: Insights from phosphorus enrichment in bottom water	16
Large scale occurrence of aluminium-rich shallow groundwater in the Pearl River Delta after the rapid urbanization: Co-effects of anthropogenic and geogenic factors	16
Effects of rainfall characteristics on runoff quality parameters within an industrial sector in Tennessee, USA	15
Multi-tracer approach to understand nitrate contamination and groundwater-surface water interactions in the Mediterranean coastal area of Guerbes-Senhadja, Algeria	15
Contamination presence and dynamics at a polluted site: Spatial analysis of integrated data and joint conceptual modeling approach	15
Effectiveness of two lightweight aggregates for the removal of heavy metals from contaminated urban stormwater	15
Denitrification in the vadose zone: Modelling with percolating water prognosis and denitrification potential	15
Microplastic prevalence and human exposure in the bottled drinking water in the west Godavari region of Andhra Pradesh, India	15
Spatiotemporal distribution and controlling factors on ammonium in waters in the central Yangtze River Basin, China	15
Changes in the salt concentration distribution in surface water (seawater) due to seawater recirculation in a porous medium under tidal fluctuations	15

Mechanistic insight into the adsorption of mercury (II) on the surface of red mud supported nanoscale zero-valent iron composite	15
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	15
Effective desalination of brackish groundwater using zeolitized diatomite/kaolinite geopolymer as low-cost inorganic membrane; Siwa Oasis in Egypt as a realistic case study	15
Regional agricultural water resources management with respect to fuzzy return and energy constraint under uncertainty: An integrated optimization approach	14
Flood irrigation increases the release of phosphorus from aquifer sediments into groundwater	14
Abiotic dechlorination in the presence of ferrous minerals	14
Hydrochemical fingerprints of karst underground river systems impacted by urbanization in Guiyang, Southwest China	14
Electrokinetic delivery of permanganate in clay inclusions for targeted contaminant degradation	14
Assessment of human health risk from potentially toxic elements and predicting groundwater contamination using machine learning approaches	14
Identifying an indicator compound for progress monitoring during in-situ thermal treatment of coal tar and creosote	14
Numerical modeling of water pollution by products of chemical reactions from the activities of industrial facilities at variable and constant temperatures of the environment	13
Nitrate in shallow groundwater after more than four decades of manure application	13
The escalating threat of human-associated infectious bacteria in surface aquatic resources: Insights into prevalence, antibiotic resistance, survival mechanisms, detection, and prevention strategies	13
Investigation of microplastic pollution in Torghabeh River sediments, northeast of Iran	13
An analytical model for one-dimensional diffusion of degradable contaminant through a composite geomembrane cut-off wall	13
Fibrous microplastics released from textiles: Occurrence, fate, and remediation strategies	13
Vulnerability of groundwater from elevated nitrate pollution across India: Insights from spatio-temporal patterns using large-scale monitoring data	13
Exploring the ecotoxicological impacts of microplastics on freshwater fish: A critical review	12
Preliminary investigations of microplastic pollution in karst systems, from surface watercourses to cave waters	12
Identifying dissolved reactive phosphorus sources in agricultural runoff and leachate using phosphate oxygen isotopes	12
Formation mechanisms of hydraulic circulation and its effects on the nitrobenzene migration in homogeneous aquifers with different medium sizes during air sparging remediation	12
Evaluate the groundwater quality and human health risks for sustainable drinking and irrigation purposes in mountainous region of Chongqing, Southwest China	12
Economic and facile approach for synthesis of graphene–titanate nanocomposite for water reclamation	12
Simulated leaching of PFAS from land-applied municipal biosolids at agricultural sites	12
The nature of gas production patterns associated with methanol degradation in natural aquifer sediments: A microcosm study	11
Prediction of transport behavior of nanoparticles using machine learning algorithm: Physical significance of important features	11
Three-dimensional modeling for colloid-facilitated contaminant transport with the effect of mobile and immobile sorbents	11
Development of Multi-Criteria Decision Making Methods for Reduction of Seawater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers Using SEAWAT Code	11
A field study to assess the role of air-water interfacial sorption on PFAS leaching in an AFFF source area	11
How uncertainty in calibration data affects the modeling of non-point source pollutant loads in baseflow	11
Field demonstration for the solvent-based sampling method to perform compound-specific isotope analysis on gas-phase VOC	11
Sonoelectrochemical degradation of aspirin in aquatic medium using ozone and peroxymonosulfate activated with FeS2 nanoparticles	11
On the role of rock matrix to heat transfer in a fracture-rock matrix system	11
An ice- air-water-NAPL multiphase model for simulating NAPL migration in subsurface system under freeze-thaw condition	10
Editorial Board	10
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Does water temperature influence in microcystin production? A case study of Billings Reservoir, São Paulo, Brazil	10
A simulation study of in-situ NAPL remediation treatment by using surfactant and foam processes in a military base South Korea	10
Health risk assessment of groundwater nitrogen pollution in Yinchuan plain	10
Editorial Board	10
Characterizing the hydraulic and transport properties of a constructed coarse tailings sand aquifer	10
Anaerobic degradation of benzene and other aromatic hydrocarbons in a tar-derived plume: Nitrate versus iron reducing conditions	10
Application of the Southwell Plot method to determine equilibrium time in phosphate adsorption	10
Unravelling groundwater contamination and health-related implications in semi-arid and cold regions of India	10
Hydrological bases of water resources management of the rivers of Northern Kazakhstan	10
Variation in urban snow quality indicated by three seasonal sampling surveys conducted in Luleå (Sweden) within a span of 27 years	10
Editorial Board	10
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Estimation of variability in soil water content in a forested critical-zone experimental catchment in Eastern China	9
The critical mixed transport process in remediation agent radial injection into contaminated aquifer plumes	9
Technical commentary to: Direct aerobic NSZD of a basalt vadose zone LNAPL source in Hawaii, McHugh et al., JCH #235 (2020)	9
Long-term behavior of PFAS in contaminated agricultural soils in Germany	9
Temperature-dependent dynamics of electrokinetic conservative and reactive transport in porous media: A model-based analysis	9
Understanding the factors contributing to groundwater salinity in the coastal region of Andhra Pradesh, India	9
Surfactant-enhanced in-situ oxidation of DNAPL source zone: Experiments and numerical modeling	9
Modeling the competitive sorption and transport of Ni(II) and Zn(II) in soils: Comparing two multicomponent approaches	9
Pathways and risk analysis of arsenic and heavy metal pollution in riverine water: Application of multivariate statistics and USEPA-recommended risk assessment models	9
Improved Domenico solution for three-dimensional contaminant transport	9
Analytical solution of a pollutant transport model for unsaturated soil considering the effects of consolidation and temperature	8
Numerical modeling of an abiotic hyporheic mixing-dependent reaction: Chemical evolution of mixing and reactant production zones	8
Stream salinity prediction in data-scarce regions: Application of transfer learning and uncertainty quantification	8
Hydrogeological environments and radon activities of saline geothermal hot spring sites located along eastern and western coastlines of southern Thailand	8
The correlation between drainage chemistry and weather for full-scale waste rock piles based on artificial neural network	8
Feasibility evaluation of a blended cover with activated carbon for in-situ stabilization of DDT in sediment	8
Fast and scalable earth texture synthesis using spatially assembled generative adversarial neural networks	8
Migration behaviour of LNAPL in fractures filled with porous media: Laboratory experiments and numerical simulations	8
Remediation characteristics of surfactant-enhanced air sparging (SEAS) technology on volatile organic compounds contaminated soil with low permeability	8
Determining the evaporation and evolution of surface water in a large catchment using isotopes and multiple models	8
Is thermal use of groundwater a pollution?	8
Legacy pollutants in fractured aquifers: Analytical approximations for back diffusion to predict atrazine concentrations under uncertainty	8