World Water Day 2024

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Every year, World Water Day raises awareness and inspires action to tackle the water and sanitation crisis. To mark World Water Day 2024, Elsevier has curated a free special collection of journal articles and book chapters. This year’s theme for World Water Day is Water for Peace. Discover research relating to clean water and sanitation from across a broad range of disciplines including the effects of racism, social exclusion, and discrimination on achieving universal safe water and sanitation in high-income countries and challenges faced by developing economics to mitigate the impacts of climate change on water resources.

Chapter 8 - Challenges faced by developing economics to mitigate the impacts of climate change on water resources

Chapter 9 - Mitigating strategies for agricultural water pollution exacerbated by climate change

Chapter 5 - Role of nanomaterials in environmental remediation

Chapter 12 - Applications of remote sensing in water quality assessment

Chapter 1.1 - Introduction and definition of wave energy

Chapter 27 - Wastewater treatments using carbon nanotubes: recent developments

Chapter 6 - Urban wetlands and water bodies

A Pythagorean language neutrosophic set method for the evaluation of water pollution control technology in pulp and paper industry

Economic risks hidden in local water pollution and global markets: A retrospective analysis (1995–2010) and future perspectives on sustainable development goal 6

Numerical and experimental research on vibration signal characteristics of water pipeline leakage

Green Nephrology: Citrate, the Green Alternative to Heparin in Hemodialysis

Securing Nature's Contributions to People requires at least 20%–25% (semi-)natural habitat in human-modified landscapes

Minimizing uncertainties in climate projections and water budget reveals the vulnerability of freshwater to climate change

A holistic approach to embracing the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG-6) towards water security in Pakistan

Optimal control strategies for water, sanitation, and hygiene in mitigating spread of waterborne diseases

MAKING WAVES: Effluent to estuary: Does sunshine or shade reduce downstream footprints of cities?

Towards a water-smart society: Progress in linking theory and practice

“OCTOPUS” principle reduces wastewater management costs through network optimization and clustering

Agricultural market integration preserves future global water resources

Global patterns in water flux partitioning: Irrigated and rainfed agriculture drives asymmetrical flux to vegetation over runoff

Water implications in dialysis therapy, threats and opportunities to reduce water consumption: a call for the planet

Possible but rare: Safe and just satisfaction of national human needs in terms of ecosystem services

21st Century water withdrawal decoupling: A pathway to a more water-wise world?

Chapter 25 - Biobased materials for wastewater treatment

Chapter 21 - Management of wastewater and other environmental issues using smart nanomaterials

Chapter: Household water treatment and safe storage in low-income countries

Chapter 3 - Contaminated groundwater sampling and quality control of water analyses

Chapter: Trade-offs of wastewater irrigation

Chapter 18 - Drought mapping, modeling, and remote sensing

Chapter 7 - Leaks [Unraveling Environmental Disasters (Second Edition)]

Can the planetary health concept save freshwater biodiversity and ecosystems?

Association between air raids and reported incidence of cholera in Yemen, 2016–19: an ecological modelling study

Water resources availability, sustainability and challenges in the GCC countries: An overview

What water will the UN Conference carry forward: a fundamental human right or a commodity?

Defending the right to health during Sudan's civil war

Evaluating the relationship between community water and sanitation access and the global burden of antibiotic resistance: an ecological study

Comparative analysis of greywater pollutant removal efficiency with horizontal free water surface flow wetland with other wetland technologies

The effects of racism, social exclusion, and discrimination on achieving universal safe water and sanitation in high-income countries

Spatial distribution of water reservoirs in the Sota catchment (Benin, West Africa) and implications for local development

Climate change impact on water resources availability in the kiltie watershed, Lake Tana sub-basin, Ethiopia

Investigation of Wabe River water fitness for agricultural and industrial purposes

Evaluation of water quality and potential scaling of corrosion in the water supply using water quality and stability indices: A case study of Juja water distribution network, Kenya

A Pilot Study on the Safety and Adequacy of a Novel Ecofriendly Hemodialysis Prescription–Green Nephrology

Independent water pricing of small town water systems in Ghana

Organic Pollutant Exposure and CKD: A Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Pilot Study

Heterogeneous wettability and radiative cooling for efficient deliquescent sorbents-based atmospheric water harvesting

An integrated solar-driven system produces electricity with fresh water and crops in arid regions

Chapter 8 - Challenges faced by developing economics to mitigate the impacts of climate change on water resources

Elsevier, Living With Climate Change, Volume , 1 January 2024

This chapter aligns with SDGs 3 and 6 by examining the relative capacity and capability of developing nations to adapt to hydrological variability arising from climate change and to study the challenges faced by developing economies to mitigate the impact of climate change on water resources.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Water and sanitation; Climate Change, Global

Chapter 9 - Mitigating strategies for agricultural water pollution exacerbated by climate change

Elsevier, Living With Climate Change, Volume , 1 January 2024

This chapter aligns with SDGs 3 and 6 by examining how changes in precipitation, land use, EWEs, and necessary pollution control will force changes in how we farm.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Climate Change, Global

Chapter 5 - Role of nanomaterials in environmental remediation

Elsevier, Adsorption through Advanced Nanoscale Materials: Applications in Environmental Remediation, Volume , 1 January 2023

This chapter aligns with Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation by reviewing the role of nanostructured materials as a promising alternative to conventional methods and is effective in eliminating water and wastewater contaminants, such as inorganics (toxic metals), organics, and microorganisms.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Chapter 12 - Applications of remote sensing in water quality assessment

Elsevier, Remote Sensing in Precision Agriculture: Transforming Scientific Advancement into Innovation, Volume , 1 January 2023

This chapter aligns with SDGs 3 and 6, by providing applications of geospatial technologies to monitoring water quality.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture, Global

Chapter 1.1 - Introduction and definition of wave energy

Elsevier, Renewable Energy - Volume 2: Wave, Geothermal, and Bioenergy Definitions, Developments, Applications, Case Studies, and Modelling and Simulation, Volume , 1 January 2023

This chapter aligns with SDGs 7 and 11, by describing the role and possibilities of wave energy to help support global (sustainable) energy systems.

SDG:

Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Energy; Oceans & Seas; Water and sanitation, Global

Chapter 27 - Wastewater treatments using carbon nanotubes: recent developments

Elsevier, Adsorption through Advanced Nanoscale Materials: Applications in Environmental Remediation, Volume , 1 January 2023

This chapter aligns with Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation by reviewing the most effective uses of carbon nanotubes for water treatment.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Chapter 6 - Urban wetlands and water bodies

Elsevier, Managing Urban Rivers: from Planning to Practice, Volume , 1 January 2023

This chapter aligns with Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation by reviewing the tools available for the collection of groundwater samples, methods of on-site water-quality analysis

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Oceans & Seas, Global

A Pythagorean language neutrosophic set method for the evaluation of water pollution control technology in pulp and paper industry

Elsevier, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Volume 133, July 2024

With evident relevance to SDG 6, the research explores a water pollution control technology evaluation model based on the Pythagorean language neutrosophic set (PLNS) in the context of the pulp and paper industry. The authors' model aims to assist in the choice of appropriate water pollution control technology for those working within the paper industry. It is tested in an example based in China.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Chemicals and waste, Global

Economic risks hidden in local water pollution and global markets: A retrospective analysis (1995–2010) and future perspectives on sustainable development goal 6

Elsevier, Water Research, Volume 252, 15 March 2024

In this study, we introduced an integrated assessment framework, and estimated both quality and quantity-related Water Scarcity Index (WSI), local economic water scarcity risk (WSR), and the cascading virtual WSR observed in global trade markets across 40 major economies spanning from 1995 to 2010. Results show that developing countries had rapid growth in both quantity and quality-related WSI, while major developed economies experienced a modest increase in water stress but mitigated quality-related risks, suggesting imbalanced progress towards SDG 6 across countries.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Water and sanitation, Global

Numerical and experimental research on vibration signal characteristics of water pipeline leakage

Elsevier, Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, Volume 226, 28 February 2024

This paper seeks to contribute to pipeline leakage detection research through collecting and simulating leakage signals under different pressure strengths by combining experiments with numerical simulation. The findings point towards better detection in a real noise environment. Such research is vital in the context of increasing worldwide demand for water and insufficient water supply caused by pipeline leakage.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Water and sanitation, Global

Green Nephrology: Citrate, the Green Alternative to Heparin in Hemodialysis

Elsevier, Kidney International Reports, Volume 9, February 2024

The solvents used during the production of heparin cause air and water pollution. One of the steps to achieve sustainable kidney care is to find a green alternative to heparin.

SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Tags:

Water, Global

Securing Nature's Contributions to People requires at least 20%–25% (semi-)natural habitat in human-modified landscapes

Elsevier, One Earth, Volume 7, 19 January 2024

The cascading effects of biodiversity decline on human well-being present a pressing challenge for sustainable development. Conservation efforts often prioritize safeguarding specific species, habitats, or intact ecosystems but overlook biodiversity's fundamental role in providing Nature's Contributions to People (NCP) in human-modified landscapes.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 15: Life on land

Tags:

Water and sanitation, Global

Minimizing uncertainties in climate projections and water budget reveals the vulnerability of freshwater to climate change

Elsevier, One Earth, Volume 7, 19 January 2024

The authors evaluate shifts in water reservoirs (i.e. atmospheric versus terrestrial and underground water storage). Projections indicate water storage deficits in most Southern Hemisphere basins during the summer.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 13: Climate action

Global

A holistic approach to embracing the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG-6) towards water security in Pakistan

Elsevier, Journal of Water Process Engineering, Volume 57, January 2024

Pakistan's water resources experiencing mounting pressure. UN SDG 6 provides a roadmap for achieving sustainable water management. Long-term planning and community engagement are key to success. Policy recommendations include efficient pricing and climate change integration.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Optimal control strategies for water, sanitation, and hygiene in mitigating spread of waterborne diseases

Elsevier, Journal of Process Control, Volume 133, January 2024

The authors put forward a mathematical model for examining the impact of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services on reducing the transmission of waterborne diseases such as enteric diarrheal disease (EDD). It is found that wastewater and sewage treatment (WST) control has the most significant impact in terms of WASH interventions employed. The findings have could have very important public health potential and tie in strongly with the goals of SDG 6.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Water and sanitation, Global

MAKING WAVES: Effluent to estuary: Does sunshine or shade reduce downstream footprints of cities?

Elsevier, Water Research, Volume 247, 1 December 2023

The paper outlines how we may advances in observational technologies with developments in water quality modelling to integrate simulation of eutrophication impacts with organic matter dynamics and fate of synthetic toxic compounds.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Water and sanitation, Global

Towards a water-smart society: Progress in linking theory and practice

Elsevier, Utilities Policy, Volume 85, December 2023

Water-smart society must highlight societal well-being and co-development across sectors. Furthermore, the article emphasizes the need for a long-term perspective, conserving nature, and maximising ecosystem services, while anticipating change. Finally, the article discusses how a more grounded conceptualisation of the water-smart society can guide utilities and urban policy design.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

Tags:

Water, Global

“OCTOPUS” principle reduces wastewater management costs through network optimization and clustering

Elsevier, One Earth, Volume 6, 15 September 2023

The authors introduce a new method for wastewater management. OCTOPUS merges individual treatment plants into one, leading to significant cost savings.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Water and sanitation, Global

Agricultural market integration preserves future global water resources

Elsevier, One Earth, Volume 6, 15 September 2023

The authors explore the impacts of the virtual water trade (i.e. water used in the production of agricultural products). The authors find that increasing trade of agricultural products could lead to significant water savings.

SDG:

Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Tags:

Water and sanitation, Global

Global patterns in water flux partitioning: Irrigated and rainfed agriculture drives asymmetrical flux to vegetation over runoff

Elsevier, One Earth, Volume 6, 15 September 2023

The authors analyse global patterns of green water fluxes (key for sustaining crops) and blue water fluxes (water that sustains aquatic ecosystems). They show that green fluxes are beginning to dominate, elevating blue water vulnerability.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 14: Life below water

Tags:

Water, Global

Water implications in dialysis therapy, threats and opportunities to reduce water consumption: a call for the planet

Elsevier, Kidney International, Volume 104, July 2023

Water is a dwindling natural resource, and potable water is wrongly considered an unlimited resource. This review seeks to support policymakers in making informed decisions about water use, avoiding wasting, and finding solutions that may be planet friendly and patient friendly in dialysis, especially in hemodialysis treatments.

SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

Tags:

Water, Global

Possible but rare: Safe and just satisfaction of national human needs in terms of ecosystem services

Elsevier, One Earth, Volume 6, 21 April 2023

The authors investigate a countries ability to provide adequate food, energy, and water, without exceeding nature's carrying capacity. They show that 67% of nations are operating within a safe space for water provision.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy

Global

21st Century water withdrawal decoupling: A pathway to a more water-wise world?

Elsevier, Water Resources and Economics, Volume 38, April 2022

Decoupling has increasingly been recognized as a way to reconcile limitless economic growth with environmental pressures. This study assesses current and projected future decoupling factors of water withdrawals in relation to GDP.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Water, Global

Chapter 25 - Biobased materials for wastewater treatment

Elsevier, Advanced Applications of Biobased Materials: Food, Biomedical, and Environmental Applications, Volume , 1 January 2023

This chapter aligns with Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation by discussing existing knowledge on different categories of biobased materials as biosorbents for wastewater treatment and giving future perspectives for the development of advanced biobased materials capable of overcoming drawbacks from the existing ones.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Chapter 21 - Management of wastewater and other environmental issues using smart nanomaterials

Elsevier, Advances in Smart Nanomaterials and their Applications, Volume , 1 January 2023

This chapter aligns with Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation by discussing different strateties for the treatment of wastewater using a wide range of nanomaterials.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Chapter: Household water treatment and safe storage in low-income countries

Elsevier, Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, Volume , 1 January 2019

This chapter aligns with Goal 6, 3 and 11 by describing the leading methods for treating and maintaining the microbiological quality of drinking water at the household level. It reviews the challenges of optimizing uptake of effective household water treatment among vulnerable populations in low-income countries and potential risks associated with climate change.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Health and population, Global

Chapter 3 - Contaminated groundwater sampling and quality control of water analyses

Elsevier, Julian K. Trick, Marianne Stuart, Shaun Reeder,
Chapter 3 - Contaminated groundwater sampling and quality control of water analyses,
Editor(s): Benedetto De Vivo, Harvey E. Belkin, Annamaria Lima,
Environmental Geochemistry (Third Edition), Elsevier, 2024, Pages 35-62, ISBN 9780443138010

This chapter aligns with Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation by reviewing the tools available for the collection of groundwater samples, methods of on-site water-quality analysis, and the appropriate preservation and handling of samples. This work contributes to the anaylis of groundwater in efforts to monitor and improve water for populations.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Health and population, Global

Chapter: Trade-offs of wastewater irrigation

Elsevier, Manzoor Qadir, Christopher A. Scott, Trade-offs of wastewater irrigation, Editor(s): Michael J. Goss, Margaret Oliver, Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment (Second Edition), Academic Press, 2023, Pages 277-287, ISBN 9780323951333, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822974-3.00018-5.

This chapter aligns with Goal 11 and 6 by analysing the use of wastewater for irrigation, balancing positive outcomes and trade-offs. There is a large variation between developed and developing countries as well as among countries within different economic groups regarding safe management of wastewater.

SDG:

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Sustainable consumption and production, Global

Chapter 18 - Drought mapping, modeling, and remote sensing

Elsevier, Mafi-Gholami, Jaafari, Drought mapping, modeling, and remote sensing, Editor(s): Salim Lamine, Prashant K. Srivastava, Ahmed Kayad, Francisco Muñoz-Arriola, Prem Chandra Pandey; Remote Sensing of Soil and Land Surface Processes: Monitoring, Mapping, and Modeling, Elsevier, 2023, ISBN 9780323910682, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15341-9.00005-8

This chapter aligns with SDG 6 by showing applications of mapping various data sources such as rainfall, temperature, soil moisture, and vegetation cover, based on several drought indices. The utilization of these maps can aid in the identification of drought-affected regions and, subsequently, prioritize the allocation of water resources accordingly.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

Tags:

Water and sanitation, Global

Chapter 7 - Leaks [Unraveling Environmental Disasters (Second Edition)]

Elsevier, Daniel A. Vallero, Trevor M. Letcher,
Chapter 7 - Leaks,
Editor(s): Daniel A. Vallero, Trevor M. Letcher,
Unraveling Environmental Disasters (Second Edition),
Elsevier,
2024,
Pages 171-205

This chapter aligns with SDGs 3 and 6 by distinguishing hydrogeological plumes from atmospheric plumes in this chapter by referring to them as leaks, considering environmental or potential disasters from the perspective of groundwater contamination.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Climate Change, Global

Can the planetary health concept save freshwater biodiversity and ecosystems?

Elsevier, The Lancet Planetary Health, Volume 8, January 2024

This study supports SDGs 3, 6, and 14 by highlighting the importance of freshwater biodiversity for human and planetary health, and suggesting that local and regional efforts for monitoring and improving ecosystem health are essential for reversing the current crisis in this area.

SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 14: Life below water

Tags:

Biodiversity and ecosystems; Water and sanitation; Health and population, Global

Association between air raids and reported incidence of cholera in Yemen, 2016–19: an ecological modelling study

Elsevier, The Lancet Global Health, Volume 11, December 2023

This study supports SDG 3, 6, and 16 by providing a comprehensive quantitative analysis of the association between conflict and the incidence of cholera in Yemen, highlighting how conflict-related destruction has compounded water, sanitation, and hygiene issues in Yemen.

SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Health and wellbeing; Human rights, Middle East

Water resources availability, sustainability and challenges in the GCC countries: An overview

Elsevier, Heliyon, Volume 9, October 2023

This paper provides the most recent and accurate quantitative and qualitative assessment of available water resources and demands in the GCC countries.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Climate Change, Middle East

What water will the UN Conference carry forward: a fundamental human right or a commodity?

Elsevier, The Lancet, Volume 402, 2 September 2023

This Comment article supports SDG 3, 6, and 16 by highlighting the structural and commercial determinants of water crises and their effects on health, and calls for international cooperation and solidarity to address power asymmetry, inequalities, and unaffordable access to water, putting human rights at the core of the water agenda.

SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Health and population; Access to justice, Global

Defending the right to health during Sudan's civil war

Elsevier, The Lancet Global Health, Volume 11, September 2023

This Comment article supports SDG 3, 6, and 16 by referencing the damage to crucial water and sanitation infrastructure due to the armed conflict in Sudan, thus increasing the likelihood of diarrhoeal disease.

SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Health and wellbeing; Human rights, Africa

Evaluating the relationship between community water and sanitation access and the global burden of antibiotic resistance: an ecological study

Elsevier, The Lancet Microbe, Volume 4, August 2023

This study supports SDGs 3 and 6 by showing that areas with better access to drinking water and sanitation had a lower abundance of antibiotic resistance genes, suggesting that increasing access to water and sanitation could effectively reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance in low-income and middle-income countries

SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

Tags:

Health and population; Water and sanitation, Global

Comparative analysis of greywater pollutant removal efficiency with horizontal free water surface flow wetland with other wetland technologies

Elsevier, Heliyon, Volume 9, July 2023

This study analysis four wetland technologies for treating greywater according to regulatory standards.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Climate Change, Africa

Water-related limits to growth for agriculture in Iran

Elsevier, Heliyon, Volume 9, May 2023

This study shows that agricultural water consumption tends to use internal water resources at a maximum level for export and national use, significantly impacting renewable and non-renewable water resource availability, especially in groundwater.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Supply chain, Middle East

The effects of racism, social exclusion, and discrimination on achieving universal safe water and sanitation in high-income countries

Elsevier, The Lancet Global Health, Volume 11, April 2023

Drinking water and sanitation services in high-income countries typically bring widespread health and other benefits to their populations. Yet gaps in this essential public health infrastructure persist, driven by structural inequalities, racism, poverty, housing instability, migration, climate change, insufficient continued investment, and poor planning.

SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Human rights; Water and sanitation; Health and population, Global

Spatial distribution of water reservoirs in the Sota catchment (Benin, West Africa) and implications for local development

Elsevier, Heliyon, Volume 9, March 2023

This study analyses spatial distribution of water reservoirs in the Sota catchment with regards to livestock density, population density, rainfall distribution and geological structure of the Sota catchment, and assessed the state of these reservoirs.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Climate Change; Water and sanitation; Rural development, Africa

Climate change impact on water resources availability in the kiltie watershed, Lake Tana sub-basin, Ethiopia

Elsevier, Heliyon, Volume 9, March 2023

This study lookds at how climate change will have a significant impact on the availability of water resources in the upper Blue Nile basin of the Kiltie watershed

SDG:

Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 15: Life on land

Tags:

Climate Change; Water and sanitation, Africa

Investigation of Wabe River water fitness for agricultural and industrial purposes

Elsevier, Heliyon, Volume 8, December 2022

This study attempts to investigate the suitability of the Wabe river water for Agricultural and Industrial purpose.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Sustainable consumption and production; Industry, Africa

Evaluation of water quality and potential scaling of corrosion in the water supply using water quality and stability indices: A case study of Juja water distribution network, Kenya

Elsevier, Heliyon, Volume 8, March 2022

A good paper looking into water quality in Kenya and how water companies needs to improve on the water quality chemically by adjusting the Calcium and Alkalinity concentration

SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Health and wellbeing, Africa

A Pilot Study on the Safety and Adequacy of a Novel Ecofriendly Hemodialysis Prescription–Green Nephrology

Elsevier, Kidney International Reports, 2024, ISSN 2468-0249, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2024.02.014

Hemodialysis (HD) units require large quantities of water. To reduce water consumption without compromising the adequacy and safety of dialysis, we studied a novel HD prescription with high temperature and low flow dialysate.

SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

Global

Independent water pricing of small town water systems in Ghana

Elsevier, Heliyon, Volume 6, June 2020

The empirical analysis shows that unregulated water vending makes households without connection to pay higher tariffs for water. The paper among others recommends that tariffs at which vendors should sell water to customers should be set and closely monitored in order to ensure that households without connections have access to water at reasonable tariffs.

SDG:

Goal 1: No poverty; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Health and population, Africa

Organic Pollutant Exposure and CKD: A Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Pilot Study

Elsevier, Kidney Medicine, Volume 6, March 2024

This study aimed to assess the effect of exposure to organic pollutants in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Tags:

Water, Global

Heterogeneous wettability and radiative cooling for efficient deliquescent sorbents-based atmospheric water harvesting

Elsevier, Cell Reports Physical Science, Volume 3, 18 May 2022

Efficiently harvesting potable water from atmosphere for arid regions.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Water, Global

An integrated solar-driven system produces electricity with fresh water and crops in arid regions

Elsevier, Cell Reports Physical Science, Volume 3, 16 March 2022

An all-around solution addressing the water-energy-food nexus for remote rural areas.

SDG:

Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy

Tags:

Water, Global

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