{"title":"Willingness to pay for improved drinking water in southwest coastal Bangladesh","authors":"Ma Islam, Md. Ali Akber, Md. Atikul Islam","doi":"10.2166/WS.2018.047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2166/WS.2018.047","url":null,"abstract":"Households in the rural areas of southwest coastal Bangladesh mainly depend on unreliable sources of drinking water. This study assessed the willingness to pay (WTP) for improved drinking water in a rural area of the southwest coastal Bangladesh, using contingent valuation survey data of 215 households. The samples for the face-to-face interview were selected by purposive random sampling from Chila union of Mongla sub-district under Bagerhat district. The mean WTP for improved drinking water was estimated to be BDT 193 (US$ 2.47) per month (3% of the monthly income of the households). Results also indicate that educated respondents and households with higher income are willing to pay more for improved water supply. Moreover, the expenditure of the households for buying water and for medicine for waterborne diseases has a significant positive impact on the WTP. The results of this study can be useful for decision-makers to promote improved drinking water supply in southwest coastal Bangladesh.","PeriodicalId":23573,"journal":{"name":"Water Science & Technology: Water Supply","volume":"29 1","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80799186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yiming Zhang, Yunxiang Li, You-ping Li, Wenyi Da, Mao-Lei Yu, Qiu-mei Quan
{"title":"Application of multivariate statistical methods in the assessment of water quality in selected locations in Jialing River basin in Guangyuan, China","authors":"Yiming Zhang, Yunxiang Li, You-ping Li, Wenyi Da, Mao-Lei Yu, Qiu-mei Quan","doi":"10.2166/WS.2018.058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2166/WS.2018.058","url":null,"abstract":"This study evaluated temporal and spatial variations in water quality to understand the characteristics of the Jialing River watershed in Guangyuan City, China. Data on 17 parameters obtained from seven sites from 2012 to 2015, with a total of 329 samples for each parameter, were analyzed using multivariate statistical techniques. Observation months were grouped into two periods (Period A, May–November; Period B, December–April) according to similarities in water quality characteristics through time analysis and cluster analysis (CA). Water temperature (TEMP), flow rate (Q), dissolved oxygen (DO), oils, fluoride (F) and cadmium (Cd) were the most significant parameters for discriminating between the two periods. Through a spatial analysis, the sites were classified into two groups (Groups 1 and 2). Q, total phosphorus (TP), oils, F and fecal coliform bacteria (F. coli ) were the most significant parameters for discriminating between the two groups. Results suggested that TEMP, DO and Cd as functions of time, TP and F . coli as functions of space, and Q, oils and F as functions of both time and space should be monitored closely. The main sources of water pollutant were surface runoff and industrial wastewater, of time, and wastewater from agricultural irrigation, industrial wastewater, and municipal sewage, of space.","PeriodicalId":23573,"journal":{"name":"Water Science & Technology: Water Supply","volume":"05 1","pages":"147-155"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86133504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Chaffin, Erica L. Fox, C. Nauman, Kristen N. Slodysko
{"title":"The ability of household pitcher-style water purifiers to remove microcystins depends on filtration rate and activated carbon source","authors":"J. Chaffin, Erica L. Fox, C. Nauman, Kristen N. Slodysko","doi":"10.2166/WS.2018.081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2166/WS.2018.081","url":null,"abstract":"Toxic cyanobacterial blooms are a global threat to human health due to contamination of drinking water. To ensure public safety, water treatment plants must have the capability to remove cyanotoxins from water. Recently, however, there have been several instances when microcystins, a common group of cyanotoxins, have been detected in tap water. This research investigated if commercially available pitcher-style water purifiers were able to remove microcystins from water. Microcystins were extracted from two naturally occurring blooms in Lake Erie, diluted to initial concentrations ranging from 1 to 5 μg/L, and then subjected to three purifier types. Results showed that the purifier with the fastest percolation rate (126 seconds/L) and a filter cartridge comprised solely of coconut-based activated carbon removed 50% or less of the microcystins, while the purifier with the slowest percolation rate (374 seconds/L) and a blend of activated carbon decreased microcystins to below detectable levels (","PeriodicalId":23573,"journal":{"name":"Water Science & Technology: Water Supply","volume":"96 1","pages":"336-345"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73506789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unreported leaks location using pressure and flow sensitivity in water distribution networks","authors":"F. Salguero, R. Cobacho, M. Pardo","doi":"10.2166/WS.2018.048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2166/WS.2018.048","url":null,"abstract":"Water distribution systems are made up of many interdependent elements that enable water supply to meet a demand that is variable in time and space. One of the main concerns for utility managers is quickly locating and repairing a leak after detection, during regular network water balance. This paper presents a two-stage methodology for locating a leak that is based on the hydraulic model of the network, and, particularly, on the conservation equations that govern network behaviour. In the first stage, the sensitivity of each element (nodes and pipes) is obtained for a given demand increase in any node. In the second stage, that sensitivity is combined with additional real data provided by the (possibly) existing pressure sensors and flow meters installed throughout the network. As a final result, the system of equations thus obtained produces the theoretical leak flow at each network node that matches the network conditions. A subsequent analysis of the leak flows obtained highlights the node or nodes in which the leak is occurring. The presented methodoly is applied and assessed in a case study.","PeriodicalId":23573,"journal":{"name":"Water Science & Technology: Water Supply","volume":"22 1","pages":"11-18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81809455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xuemin Xia, Simin Jiang, N. Zhou, Xianwen Li, Lichun Wang
{"title":"Genetic algorithm hyper-parameter optimization using taguchi design for groundwater pollution source identification","authors":"Xuemin Xia, Simin Jiang, N. Zhou, Xianwen Li, Lichun Wang","doi":"10.2166/WS.2018.059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2166/WS.2018.059","url":null,"abstract":"Groundwater pollution has been a major concern for human beings, since it is inherently related to people9s health and fitness and the ecological environment. To improve the identification of groundwater pollution, many optimization approaches have been developed. Among them, the Genetic algorithm (GA) is widely used with its performance depending on the hyper-parameters. In this study, a simulation-optimization approach, i.e., a transport simulation model with a genetic optimization algorithm, was utilized to determine the pollutant source fluxes. We proposed a robust method for tuning the hyper-parameters based on Taguchi experimental design to optimize the performance of the GA. The effectiveness of the method was tested on an irregular geometry and heterogeneous porous media considering steady state flow and transient transport conditions. Compared with traditional GA with default hyper-parameters, our proposed hyper-parameter tuning method is able to provide appropriate parameters for running the GA, and can more efficiently identify groundwater pollution.","PeriodicalId":23573,"journal":{"name":"Water Science & Technology: Water Supply","volume":"16 1","pages":"137-146"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83676430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Three-dimensional modeling of steady-state flow in lake bank filtration – Brazil","authors":"Silvia Fernandes Rocha, E. Marques","doi":"10.2166/WS.2018.052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2166/WS.2018.052","url":null,"abstract":"Lake bank filtration (LBF) is an alternative technique of water catchment. LBF has been used by several countries for more than 100 years as pre-treatment for water supply and hydrogeological characterization studies. LBF studies are still recent and essentially focusing on water quality with little or no hydrogeological approach. The benefits obtained through this technique were the reason for the implementation of a pilot project on LBF in the lake banks of the ‘lake’ at the Federal University of Vicosa (UFV) in the city of Vicosa (MG), southeastern Brazil. Several hydrogeological studies were carried out in this research. In this article, we highlight the study by means of three-dimensional modeling of steady-state flow to know the characteristics of the aquifer and its interaction with the ‘lake’. The three-dimensional numerical model of steady-state flow was elaborated for interpretative and predictive purposes. The results demonstrated the potential of the LBF system and how it can be used as an alternative for the UFV campus. The exposed scenario can help the groundwater management in the study area.","PeriodicalId":23573,"journal":{"name":"Water Science & Technology: Water Supply","volume":"21 1","pages":"60-69"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81789043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jonah Schein, Peter Chan, Yuting Chen, Camilla Dunham, Heidi Fuchs, Virginie Letschert, Michael McNeil, Moya Melody, Sarah Price, Hannah Stratton, Alison Williams
{"title":"Methodology for the National Water Savings Models- Indoor Residential and Commercial/Institutional Products, and Outdoor Residential Products.","authors":"Jonah Schein, Peter Chan, Yuting Chen, Camilla Dunham, Heidi Fuchs, Virginie Letschert, Michael McNeil, Moya Melody, Sarah Price, Hannah Stratton, Alison Williams","doi":"10.2166/ws.2018.136","DOIUrl":"10.2166/ws.2018.136","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23573,"journal":{"name":"Water Science & Technology: Water Supply","volume":"19 3","pages":"879-890"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7786394/pdf/nihms-1578873.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39130502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analytical solutions for predicting the maximum pressure drop after pump failure in long-distance water supply project","authors":"Fan Chengyu, Jian Zhang, Xiaodong Yu","doi":"10.2166/WS.2018.014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2166/WS.2018.014","url":null,"abstract":"The water hammer caused by pump failure in a long-distance pressurized pipe system generally poses a severe threat to the safety of the whole system. The maximum pressure drop at the pump end of the discharge line is significant for the safety assessment of the pipelines. In this study, the characteristics of the pump-stopping water hammer and its propagation in the pipelines are analyzed. The formula for predicting the maximum pressure drop is deduced based on the Method of Characteristics and the complete characteristics of the pumps. The application conditions of the formula and the solution procedures are presented as well. In addition, two engineering cases are introduced and the results calculated by the formula are compared with those resulting from the numerical simulation, and the agreement is satisfactory. The formula presented in this study is of simple form, practical and of high precision, and can provide a theoretical basis for the water hammer protection scheme of a long-distance water supply project.","PeriodicalId":23573,"journal":{"name":"Water Science & Technology: Water Supply","volume":"27 1","pages":"1926-1936"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83569257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhenning Yan, Ling Jiang, Cuiying Xu, Jianming Liu
{"title":"Determination of chromium (III) ions in water samples by UV–vis spectrometry based on benzyl-functionalized benzimidazolylidene ligand","authors":"Zhenning Yan, Ling Jiang, Cuiying Xu, Jianming Liu","doi":"10.2166/WS.2018.032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2166/WS.2018.032","url":null,"abstract":"Chromium is one of the most notorious environmental pollutants. The development of a sensitive and selective chromium detection method is an important issue. In this paper, cation recognition properties of two benzyl-functionalized benzimidazolylidene ligands towards metal ions were investigated by UV–vis spectrophotometry. The results showed that the receptors had a higher selection of Cr 3+ . The important analytical parameters, such as pH, quantity of the reagents, and their effects on the studied system were investigated. Under the optimum conditions the absorbance of the Cr 3+ -L complex obeys Beer9s law in the Cr 3+ concentration range of 0.05–2.60 μg/mL with the limit of detection of 0.026 and 0.034 μg/mL for L1 and L2, respectively. IR spectrum and DFT calculations were used to explore the coordinating sites and the complex strength of two ligands towards Cr 3+ . The thermodynamic parameters showed that complex formation is a spontaneous exothermic process. The proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of Cr 3+ content in water and alloy samples. The proposed method is seen as a simple and effective way of determining Cr 3+ concentration.","PeriodicalId":23573,"journal":{"name":"Water Science & Technology: Water Supply","volume":"68 1","pages":"2081-2091"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89879307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Tirodimos, E. Christoforidou, Sofia Nikolaidou, M. Arvanitidou
{"title":"Bacteriological quality of swimming pool and spa water in Northern Greece during 2011–2016: is it time for Pseudomonas aeruginosa to be included in Greek regulation?","authors":"I. Tirodimos, E. Christoforidou, Sofia Nikolaidou, M. Arvanitidou","doi":"10.2166/WS.2018.015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2166/WS.2018.015","url":null,"abstract":"The risk of illness or infection associated with recreational water environments is mainly associated with faecal water contamination. Non-faecal human shedding into the pool water or surrounding area is also a potential source of pathogens such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa . The aim of the current study is to describe and evaluate the bacteriological quality of 2,844 swimming pool and jacuzzi/spa water samples in northern Greece during the 2011–2016 period. Bacteriological quality of recreational water includes heterotrophic bacteria, total coliforms and Escherichia coli according to Greek Hygienic Regulation. P. aeruginosa is a significant agent of opportunistic infection in aquatic environments and was also examined in the aforementioned samples. We aimed to indicate the importance of including P. aeruginosa as a recreational water quality indicator in the revised Hygienic Regulation. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 22.0. The quality of all types of swimming pools was evaluated as excellent since less than 5% was found not to meet the regulations. Considering the presence and concentration of P. aeruginosa, the number of samples that would not meet the standards would differ significantly (18.9%). P. aeruginosa was detected in a larger amount of samples (15.2%) than E. coli (0.6%), which indicates that P. aeruginosa should be assessed as an important factor.","PeriodicalId":23573,"journal":{"name":"Water Science & Technology: Water Supply","volume":"92 1","pages":"1937-1945"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80380026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}