Chowdhury, Imran Rahman Chowdhury, Shakhawat Mazumder, Mohammad Abu Jafar Al-Ahmed, Amir
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Applied Water Science
The presence of lead compounds in the environment is an issue. In particular, supply water consumption has been reported to be a significant source of human exposure to lead compounds, which can pose an elevated risk to humans. Due to its toxicity, the International Agency for Research on Cancer and the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) ha...
Tesgera, Segni Lemessa Hailemariam, Sissay Dechasa Tucho, Gemechis Guta
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Applied Water Science
The coronavirus pandemic outbreak is constantly changing the way of people’s life. To minimize or stop the transmission of the virus, several different measures have been taken by countries worldwide and including in Ethiopia. The World Health Organization (WHO), the Ethiopian Ministry of Health, and the Ethiopian Public Health Institute recommende...
Sharma, Shiwani Gupta, AnuShri
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Applied Water Science
Rivers are the lifeline of every living being, be it humans or animals. Clean water is essential for everyone. However, increased urbanization and rapid industrialization have led to rising pollution level in rivers. COVID-19 on the contrary has changed the entire ecosystem. Limited industrial activities, reduced people movement during COVID times ...
Jeddi, Farhad Karami, Chiman Pourfarzi, Farhad Dargahi, Abdollah Vosoughi, Mehdi Normohammadi, Ali Sedigh, Anoshirvan Alighadri, Morteza Sadeghi, Hadi
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Applied water science
The presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in water resources and the transmission of diseases caused by it is one of the factors threatening the quality of water resources. This study for the first time concentrates on the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in water resources an urban location. In the present study, the samples were collected from known depth (30-50 cm...
Ha, Kyoo-Man
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Applied water science
This research aimed to provide a new decision pattern toward the ultimate goal of improving Asian disaster management. The "water flow decision pattern," which is likened to the natural flow of water, was proposed to facilitate smooth decision-making by decision makers. Text document analysis with emphasis on a qualitative technique was used as the...
Sathya, K Nagarajan, K Carlin Geor Malar, G Rajalakshmi, S Raja Lakshmi, P
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Applied water science
In recent years, rapid development in the industrial sector has offered console to the people but at the same time, generates numerous amounts of effluent composed of toxic elements like nitrogen, phosphorus, hydrocarbons, and heavy metals that influences the environment and mankind hazardously. While the technological advancements are made in indu...
Bera, Biswajit Shit, Pravat Kumar Sengupta, Nairita Saha, Soumik Bhattacharjee, Sumana
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Applied Water Science
Scarcity of groundwater is a severe problem in this region due to over exploitation of groundwater from unconfined hard rock aquifers. The main objectives of this study are to analyse the spatiotemporal variability and fluctuation of groundwater table and to predict the location of groundwater depression pockets. Total 21 consecutive years (1996–20...
Fujita, Claudia Akhtar, M. Shahbaz Hidaka, Ray Nishigaki, Makoto
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Applied Water Science
Green energy production from natural resources can reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and pollutants from burning of fossil fuels in power plants. Recently, groundwater geothermal energy (GGE) is harnessed by deploying closed- and open-loop heat systems. In open-loop geothermal heat pump systems (OLGHPS), groundwater is reinjected into aquifer af...
Manne, Ravi Kumaradoss, Mohan Maruga Raja Muthu Iska, Raja Sekhara Reddy Devarajan, Agilandeswari Mekala, Nageswararao
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Applied Water Science
In most developing countries, drinking water is still a serious challenge. Many water purification methods exist, but they are costly and out of reach for many people. Copper is an ancient metal that has been used from several thousands of years. Because of its antibacterial properties, ancient cultures held this metal in high regard. Copper vessel...
Zhou, Ke
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Applied Water Science
The precise input of flocculant and coagulant aid into phosphate wastewater is a key problem to degrade the phosphate content in sewage water and make the total phosphates and suspended pollutants in sewage water reach the discharged standard. In this paper, a new method combining fuzzy control technology with wastewater treatment control system wa...