Water Environment Research

Papers
(The TQCC of Water Environment Research is 4. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
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Per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances in untreated and treated sludge/biosolids from 27 water resource recovery facilities across the United States and Canada34
Treatment of domestic wastewater and extracellular polymeric substance accumulation in siphon‐type composite vertical subsurface flow constructed wetland33
Study on the response mechanisms and evolution prediction of groundwater microbial‐toxicological indicators32
Bio‐purification of domestic wastewater through constructed wetland planted with Paspalidium flavidum31
Influence of inoculation ratio on the performance and microbial community of bacterial‐algal symbiotic system for rural wastewater treatment30
Effects of interactions between quorum sensing and quorum quenching on microbial aggregation characteristics in wastewater treatment: A review29
Development and performance of a machine learning‐based tool that predicts influent flow to a WRF 72 h in advance and integrates with existing wet weather nutrient management protocols26
Optimization of fluoride adsorption from aqueous solution over mesoporous titania‐alumina composites using Taguchi method25
Impacts of vegetable processing and cheese making effluent on soil microbial functional diversity, community structure, and denitrification potential of land treatment systems24
Advanced machine learning application for odor and corrosion control at a water resource recovery facility23
Treatment of landfill leachate wastewater by chemical coagulation‐flocculation, electro‐membrane bioreactor, and anaerobic hybrid system23
Role of air scouring in anaerobic/anoxic tanks providing nitrogen removal by mainstream anammox conversion in a hybrid biofilm/suspended growth full‐scale WWTP in China21
Impacts of aluminum‐ and iron‐based coagulants on municipal sludge anaerobic digestibility, dewaterability, and odor emission21
Nitrogen removal capacity and carbon demand requirements of partial denitrification/anammox MBBR and IFAS processes20
Sonochemical preparation and characterization of Sm‐doped GO/KSrPO4 nanocomposite photocatalyst for degradation of methylene blue dye20
Assessment of salinity trends in a coastal aquifer in Guzelyurt, North Cyprus18
Municipal wastewater sludge rheology: Impact of temperature, solid content, and settling solids18
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Comparison of cellulolytic enzyme treatment and Fenton oxidation for analysis of microplastics in tire rubber particles17
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Removal of polystyrene microplastics from wastewater by Ti–Al electrode electrocoagulation under pulse current: Efficiency and mechanism16
Effects of iodine content on the hydrochemical characteristics and microbial community structure of groundwater in coastal zone: A case study of Bailang River Basin16
Effect of industrial wastewater treatment system upgrade on the composition of emitted odorants and volatile organic compounds from a cheese production facility15
Efficient integration of electrocoagulation treatment with the spray‐pyrolyzed activated carbon coating on stainless steel electrodes for textile effluent‐bath reuse with ease15
Energy management in the water sector: A policy statement review15
Microbiological quality of the water in collection areas and the tissue of Mytella falcata—Cananéia (SP, Brazil)14
Leonardite powder as an efficient adsorbent for cationic and anionic dyes14
A snapshot of SARS‐CoV‐2 viral RNA throughout wastewater treatment plants in Arkansas14
Ecotoxicological and human health risk assessment of selected pesticides in Kurose River, Higashi‐Hiroshima City (Japan)13
Evaluating the spatiotemporal variation of Ba River water quality in the agricultural and urban watershed in the highland of Vietnam13
Carbon dioxide‐activated mesoporous date palm fronds carbon integrated with MnO2/polyaniline for highly efficient capacitive deionization of water13
The potential of polyethylene microplastics to transport copper in aquatic systems: Adsorption and desorption studies13
Molecular characterization of dissolved organic nitrogen during anoxic/oxic and anammox processes using ESI FT–ICR MS13
Environmental fate and ecotoxicological behavior of complex contamination of antibiotics and metal ions in aquatic systems13
Subsurface wastewater infiltration systems for nitrogen pollution control13
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Using off‐gas testing to map mixing gradients and audit blower capacity13
Stakeholders' perceptions and preferences towards industrial water sensitive development in New Zealand12
Novel catalysts with multivalence copper for organic pollutants removal from wastewater with excellent selectivity and stability in Fenton‐like process under neutral pH conditions12
Wastewater quality evaluation in terms of wastewater quality index using hybrid constructed wetland for treatment of dairy and municipal wastewater12
Developing occupational and health susceptibility personas for wastewater personnel in the United States in the age of COVID‐1912
Sulfonated polyHIPE/nanoclay composites with hierarchically porous structure for efficient removal of endocrine‐disrupting hormone from aqueous solution12
Harnessing the potential of white rot fungi and ligninolytic enzymes for efficient textile dye degradation: A comprehensive review12
Effects of water turbidity on the survival of Staphylococcus aureus in environmental fresh and brackish waters12
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Changes in the transformation of nitrogen and phosphorus under different microbial communities in sewage pipes12
Mitigation of membrane fouling of alginate with combined actions of aeration and powdered activated carbon: Fouling behaviors and mechanisms12
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Efficient pretreatment method for analyzing microplastics in urban road dust containing composite materials11
Effects of temperature, pH, feed, and fertilizer draw solution concentrations on the performance of forward osmosis process for textile wastewater treatment11
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Integration of coagulation and ozonation with flat‐sheet ceramic membrane filtration for shale gas hydraulic fracturing wastewater treatment: A laboratory study10
Antibiotic resistance and random amplified polymorphic DNA typing of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from clinical and water samples10
Deciphering pollution sources and mechanisms controlling groundwater chemistry in a typical dense agricultural plain on Yungui Plateau10
New strategy for integration of anaerobic side‐stream reactor with mainstream B‐stage nitritation for short‐cut nitrogen removal with granulation10
Preliminary study on the toxicological response of red tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) on landfill leachate treated with Tin(IV) chloride and Jatropha curcas10
The synergistic degradation of pollutants in water by photocatalysis and PMS activation10
Maximizing the efficiency of single‐stage partial nitrification/Anammox granule processes and balancing microbial competition using insights of a numerical model study10
Exploring the effects of organic loading rate and domestic wastewater treatment by algal‐bacterial granules under natural daylight conditions10
Erratum to “Variable PFAS removal by adsorbent media with sufficient prediction of breakthrough despite reduced contact time at pilot scale”10
A hybrid approach to improvement of watershed water quality modeling by coupling process–based and deep learning models9
How temperature shapes the biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates in mixed microbial cultures9
Hydrogeochemical features, genesis, and quality appraisal of confined groundwater in a typical large sedimentary plain9
An investigation into the performance and perikinetics of Brassica nigra meal in the treatment of real vegetable oil refinery condensate effluent9
Enhanced forward osmosis desalination of brackish water using phase‐separating ternary organic draw solutions of hydroxypropyl cellulose and propylene glycol propyl ether9
Development of a molecularly imprinted polymer on silanized graphene oxide for the detection of 17‐estradiol in wastewater9
A technological and economic analysis of vacuum‐assisted fermentation to augment enhanced biological phosphorus removal at full‐scale9
Study on the catalytic degradation of Acid Orange 7 and the potential mechanism by ferrous–percarbonate9
Ammonium oxidation from concentrated synthetic wastewater and landfill leachate using partial nitritation in sequencing batch reactor9
Performance evaluation of hybrid constructed wetlands for nitrogen removal and statistical approaches9
Influence of enzyme activity on domestic wastewater amelioration in a hybrid subsurface flow constructed wetland9
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Ecological footprint of ionophores in livestock production: Environmental pathways and effects8
Key enzymes involved in anammox‐based processes for wastewater treatment: An applied overview8
Assessment of surface water quality parameters using multivariate analysis—A case study of Kurichi and big lakes in Coimbatore8
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Medicinal and aromatic plants assisted bioremediation of ammonical and bacterial contaminants in aquaponics water8
An update on hybrid membrane aerated biofilm reactor technology8
Photodegradation of N‐nitrosodimethylamine under 365 nm Light Emitting Diode Irradiation8
Oxygen transfer comparison of jets and coarse bubble aeration in concentrated sludge8
Comprehensive analysis of heavy metal contamination in the Mandakini (Payaswini) river: Multivariate and index‐based perspectives8
Gravity‐driven packed bed filter, with copper‐impregnated activated carbon, for continuous water disinfection in absence of electricity8
Equilibrium, kinetic, and thermodynamic studies on the biosorption of lead by human metallothionein gene‐cloned bacteria as a novel biosorbent8
Natural‐clay‐reinforced hydrogel adsorbent: Rapid adsorption of heavy‐metal ions and dyes from textile wastewater7
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Simultaneous removal of cationic and anionic dyes by highly efficient and recyclable ZIF‐67/expanded vermiculite (ZIF‐67/EV) composites7
Identification of carbon fixation microorganisms and pathways in an aquifer contaminated with long‐chain petroleum hydrocarbons7
The seasonal variation and ecological risk of microplastics in the Lower Ganges River, Bangladesh7
Hydrothermal synthesis of novel heterostructured Ag/TiO2/CuFe2O4 nanocomposite: Characterization, enhanced photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye, and effici7
Chromium (VI) removal by magnetite nanoparticles immobilized with extracellular polymeric substances extracted from Lysinibacillus sp. WH7
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Fluorescence characteristics of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in bottled drinking water of different countries: A potential risk to public health7
Ecological and geological security risk assessment of underground space development in cold and arid canyon cities—Taking Ping'an District, Haidong City, Qinghai Province, as an example7
An efficient water quality index forecasting and categorization using optimized Deep Capsule Crystal Edge Graph neural network7
A regional investigation on natural background levels and contamination assessment of shallow groundwater contaminants in a coastal urbanized area7
Accurate prediction and intelligent control of COD and other parameters removal from pharmaceutical wastewater using electrocoagulation coupled with catalytic ozonation process7
Biofilm characterization and dynamic simulation of advanced rope media reactor for the treatment of primary effluent7
Removal of naproxen from wastewater using chitosan–aerogel–activated carbon biocomposites: Theory, equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamics, and process optimization7
Effects of bed depths and the ratio of aerobic to anaerobic zone on the performance of horizontal subsurface flow macrophyte‐assisted high‐rate vermifilters treating synthetic brewery wastewater7
Tracing fluorescent dissolved organic matter (fDOM) characteristics and water quality parameters: Insights from an urban industrial river to marine zone7
The potential of long‐term wastewater‐based surveillance to predict COVID‐19 waves peak in Mexico7
Heavy metal pollution in northwestern Himalayan groundwater: comprehensive assessment using multiple pollution indices and Monte Carlo simulation for health risk7
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Application of δ‐MnO2 and biochar materials in an arsenic‐contaminated groundwater6
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Monitoring biofilm thickness using the membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) fingerprint soft sensor to optimize nitrogen removal6
Investigation of the usage potential of calcium alginate beads functionalized with sodium dodecyl sulfate for wastewater treatment contaminated with waste motor oil6
Purification of dredged water by magnetic coagulation: Response surface optimization and dissolved organic matter removal characteristics6
Advanced neutralization technique for the treatment of highly acidic wastewater from steel rolling mills of western Rajasthan6
The treatment of oily wastewater by thermo‐responsive calcium alginate capsules immobilized Pseudomonas aeruginosa6
Water desalination using stainless steel meshes coated with layered double hydroxide/graphene oxide nanocomposite6
Analysis of the evolution of ultra‐filtered water quality in a drinking water distribution system by particle size distribution: Influence of pre‐ozonation6
Advances in graphene‐based nanomaterials for heavy metal removal from water: Mini review6
Performance analysis of three pilot‐scale multi‐compartment anaerobic baffled reactors treating domestic wastewater at psychrophilic temperatures in Colorado6
Spatial difference on nitrogen removal in the water based on different resolutions for Sanhuanpao wetland, Northeast China6
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Sorption‐oxidation mechanism for the removal of arsenic (III) using Cu‐doped ZnO in an alkaline medium6
Degradation of Procion brilliant yellow H‐E6G using ultrasonic and hydrodynamic cavitation combined with oxidants with demonstration at pilot scale6
The application of duckweed (Lemna minor) and freshwater mussels (Anodonta cygnea) as living biofilters integrating with a filtration system to maintain water quali6
Impacts of rapid urbanization on long‐term water quality of the peripheral River of Dhaka, Bangladesh6
An assessment of microplastic contamination in beach sediment of Maharashtra State, India, with special reference to anthropogenic activities6
Recent advances of copolymer for water treatment6
Bioremediation of trichloroethylene‐polluted groundwater using emulsified castor oil for slow carbon release and acidification control5
Enhancing efficiency and quality control: The impact of Digital Twins in drinking water networks5
Escherichia coli levels and microbial source tracking in stormwater retention ponds and detention basins5
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A systematic review on microplastic contamination in marine Crustacea and Mollusca of Asia: Current scenario, concentration, characterization, polymeric risk assessment, and future Prospectives5
Effects of alkalinity addition with different strategies on CANON process: Start‐up, performance, and microbial community5
Characterization of antibiotic resistance genes and bacteria in a municipal water resource recovery facility5
On the rise: Development of a multi‐tiered, indoor duckweed cultivation system5
Pollutant transport model with large time‐scale and estimation of land‐use export coefficients at a watershed level5
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Effect of La2O3 and CeO2 on anaerobic methanogenesis process: Kinetics analysis and process mechanism study5
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A mobile‐organic biofilm process for wastewater treatment5
Utility of constructed wetlands for treatment of hospital effluent and antibiotic resistant bacteria in resource limited settings: A case study in Ujjain, India5
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Seasonal occurrence and fate of nanoparticles in two biological wastewater treatment plants in Southern California5
Removal of phosphate from synthetic wastewater: A comparative study between both activated clays using an experimental design methodology5
Supplementation of 5‐deoxystrigol for higher pollutant removal and biogas quality improvement by different microalgae‐based technologies5
Hydrogeochemical characteristics, driving factors, and health risk assessment of karst groundwater in Southwest Hubei Province, China5
Comparison of random forest and multiple linear regression to model the mass balance of biosolids from a complex biosolids management area5
Assessment of pollution in Alibeykoy Dam Lake (Istanbul, Türkiye) and its influent streams: Phytoplankton composition and heavy metal accumulation5
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Coagulation removal of nickel (II) ions by ferric chloride: Efficiency and mechanism5
Global distribution of microplastic contaminants in aquatic environments and their remediation strategies5
MEUF for removal and recovery of valuable organic components present in effluents: A process intensified technology5
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A review of graphene‐TiO2 and graphene‐ZnO nanocomposite photocatalysts for wastewater treatment5
Effect of pyrite particle size on the denitrification performance of autotrophic or split‐mixotrophic bioreactors supported by pyrite/polycaprolactone5
A comprehensive study on flocculation of anionic dyes using the bioflocculant produced by Bacillus thuringiensis: Kinetics, affecting factors, and perspectives5
Comparative analysis of water quality index and river classification in Kereh River, Penang, Malaysia: Impact of untreated swine wastewater from Kampung Selamat pig farms5
Comparative study of electro‐Fenton and photoelectro‐Fenton processes using a novel photocatalytic fuel cell electro‐Fenton system with g‐C3N4@N‐TiO2 and Ag/CNT@CF as 5
Wastewater treatment plants discharges disseminated more Giardia than Cryptosporidium5
Preparation of the titanium‐based composite coagulant PTFS and its coagulation performance on nanoparticles5
l‐cysteine‐modified Fe3O4 nanoparticles as a novel heterogeneous catalyst for persulfate activation on BTEX removal5
Removal of hydroxychloroquine from an aqueous solution using living microalgae: Effect of operating parameters on removal efficiency and mechanisms4
Prediction of total phosphorus removal in hybrid constructed wetlands: a machine learning approach for rice mill wastewater treatment4
Integrating vision‐based AI and large language models for real‐time water pollution surveillance4
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Per‐ and poly‐fluoroalkyl substances removal in multi‐barrier advanced water purification system for indirect potable reuse4
Ammonium oxidizing bacterial populations in South African activated sludge wastewater treatment plants4
Seasonal variations and correlation analysis of water quality parameters in the Chambal River, Rajasthan, India4
Metallic, metal oxide, and metalloid nanoparticles toxic effects on freshwater microcrustaceans: An update and basis for the use of new test species4
Mainstream partial denitrification‐anammox in sand and expanded clay deep‐bed polishing filters under practical loading rates and backwashing conditions4
Comparison and prediction of shallow groundwater nitrate in Shaying River basin based on urban distribution using multiple machine learning approaches4
Fate of selected organic micropollutants during anaerobic sludge digestion4
A full‐scale operational digital twin for a water resource recovery facility—A case study of Eindhoven Water Resource Recovery Facility4
Bayesian‐based calibration for water quality model parameters4
Considerations for determining the performance of ultraviolet light emitting diode fluid disinfection systems4
Responses of submerged macrophytes Vallisneria natans and epiphytic biofilm to floating plants Eichhornia crassipes in eutrophic water4
Mathematical modeling and statistical approach in tannery wastewater treatment4
Performance and microbial response to nitrate nitrogen removal from simulated groundwater by electrode biofilm reactor with Ti/CNT/Cu5‐Pd5 catalytic cathode4
Microplastics occurrence in commercial crab Scylla serrata from Kaveri River of Tamil Nadu: An emerging concern for community health4
Partial denitrification–anammox (PdNA) application in mainstream IFAS configuration using raw fermentate as carbon source4
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Removal of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water and water/soil slurry using Fe0‐modified reactive activated carbon conjugated with persulfate4
Concentrations and characteristics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), phenols and chlorobenzenes in deep seawater near South China Sea4
Removal of Fe2+ in coastal aquaculture source water by manganese ores: Batch experiments and breakthrough curve modeling4
Incorporation of graphene oxide nanosheets into polyethersulfone membranes to improve their separation performance and antifouling characteristics for Congo red removal4
Methods of pretreatment and their impacts on anaerobic codigestion of multifeedstocks: A review4
Media selection for anammox‐based polishing filters: Balancing anammox enrichment and retention with filtration function4
A review on pesticide degradation from irrigation water and techno‐economic feasibility of treatment technologies4
Tailoring the characteristics of polyacrylonitrile nanofiltration membranes for nickel removal from wastewater: The influence of binary solvents and pore‐forming agents4
Water recovery from yarn fabric dyeing wastewater using electrochemical oxidation and membrane processes4
Hospital wastewater treatment using eco‐friendly eugenol nanostructured lipid carriers: Formulation, optimization, and in vitro study for antibacterial and antioxidant properties4
Enhanced biogas production and substrate degradation through the intermittent operation of modified upflow anaerobic sludge blanket–static granular bed reactor series4
Insights into the structures and properties of dyes in the Fenton catalytic process for treating wastewater effluent4
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Resourceful exploitation of sedimentary clay: Designing a dual‐chambered borosilicate glass reactor system for the efficient treatment of malachite green and phenol through SCRT adsorption and 5%Fe@SR4
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A proof‐of‐concept experimental study for vacuum‐driven anaerobic biosolids fermentation using the IntensiCarb technology4
Arsenic‐contaminated groundwater of the Western Banat (Pannonian basin): Hydrogeochemical appraisal, pollution source apportionment, and Monte Carlo simulation of source‐specific health risks4
Biohydrogen generation from distillery effluent using baffled up‐flow microbial electrolysis cell4
Effect of persulfate dosage on organic degradation using N‐doped biochar: Reaction pathway and environmental implications4
Pyrite‐assisted denitrification in recirculated biofilter tolerates pH lower than 54
Monitoring hospital effluents through physico‐chemical characterization and genotoxic testing4
Evaluation of fluoride adsorption in solution by synthetic Al2O3/CeO2: A fixed‐bed column study4
Differential effects of polystyrene microplastics on the adsorption of cadmium and ciprofloxacin by tea leaf litter‐derived magnetic biochar: Influencing factors and mechanisms4
Elucidating the resistance repertoire, biofilm production, and phylogenetic characteristics of multidrug‐resistant Escherichia coli isolated from community ponds: A study from West B4
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