Seyedeh Masoomeh Rahimi, Bahman Ramavandi, Mohammad Hadi Moslehi, Mahdi Rahiminia, Negin Nasseh
{"title":"Application of CuFe2O4/CuS as a new green magnetic nanocomposite in adsorption of tetracycline from aqueous solutions: mathematical models of thermodynamics, isotherms, and kinetics","authors":"Seyedeh Masoomeh Rahimi, Bahman Ramavandi, Mohammad Hadi Moslehi, Mahdi Rahiminia, Negin Nasseh","doi":"10.1007/s13201-024-02337-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13201-024-02337-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In current study, a novel adsorbent of CuFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>/CuS magnetic nanocomposite (MNC) was constructed via a green approach for tetracycline (TC) removal. The leaf extract of the <i>Alhagi pseudalhagi</i> plant was employed as a green reductant agent. The features of the nanocomposite were characterized using XRD, FTIR, FESEM, TEM, BET, and VSM. Batch studies were conducted to assess the impact of parameters, including pH (3.0–9.0), adsorbent dosage (0.025–2 g/L), TC concentration (5–100 mg/L), and temperature (5–50 °C) on the TC adsorption efficiency. The antibiotic was fully removed at pH 7.0, nanocomposite dose of 1.5 g/L, time of 200 min, and TC content of 5 mg/L. Based on the thermodynamic study, the TC adsorption onto the CuFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>/CuS MNC occurred spontaneously and was primarily driven by physical interactions (physisorption). Positive values of ∆<i>H</i>° (enthalpy change) and ∆<i>S</i>° (entropy change) demonstrated that the adsorption process is naturally endothermic, and the degree of dispersion improves with rising temperature. Adsorption kinetics was well fitted by the pseudo-second-order model. The isotherm studies showed that TC can be removed by the adsorbent at a maximum of 31 mg/g. Overall, CuFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>/CuS MNC exhibited notable efficacy and cost-effectiveness (reusability: 5 times) for the TC adsorption from water.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8374,"journal":{"name":"Applied Water Science","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13201-024-02337-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142849623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sidra Jubair, Jie Yang, Bilal Ali, Bandar Bin-Mohsin, Hamiden Abd El-Wahed Khalifa
{"title":"Analyzing the impact of non-Newtonian nanofluid flow on pollutant discharge concentration in wastewater management using an artificial computing approach","authors":"Sidra Jubair, Jie Yang, Bilal Ali, Bandar Bin-Mohsin, Hamiden Abd El-Wahed Khalifa","doi":"10.1007/s13201-024-02333-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13201-024-02333-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Wastewater discharge is important in numerous areas of industries and in governance of the environmental sectors. Controlling and monitoring water pollution are essential for protecting the availability of water and upholding standards of sustainability. Thus, in the current study, the effects of pollutant discharge concentration (PDC) are considered while analyzing the flow of non-Newtonian nanofluids (NNNF) through the permeable Riga surface subject to heat radiation. Walter’s B fluid (WBF) and second-grade fluids (SGFs), two distinct types of NNNF, have been investigated. The fluid flow is expressed as a system of PDEs, which are simplified into lower order by employing similarity approach. These equations (ODEs) are solved using the Levenberg Marquardt back-propagation optimization algorithm (LMBOA) of the artificial neural network (ANN). The Matlab package “bvp4c” is used for generating the dataset in order to validate the results of the ANN-LMBOA. The dataset was developed for various flow scenarios, as well as ANN evaluation and validation. The accuracy of the ANN-LMBOA model is estimated though numerous statistical tools, i.e., histogram, regression measures, curve fitting, performance plots, and validation tables. The numerical outcomes of bvp4c package are also compared to the published literature. Which show best accuracy and resemblance with each other for the limiting case. The targeted date absolute error is accomplished within the range of 10<sup>–4</sup>-10<sup>–5</sup> which confirms the outstanding accuracy of ANN-LMBOA. It is concluded form error histograms (EHs) that the EHs values for case 1–4 is lie about <span>(3 cdot 6 times 10^{{ - 7}})</span>, <span>(7 cdot 83 times 10^{{ - 9}})</span>, <span>(- 4.7 times 10^{{ - 8}})</span> and <span>(- 2 cdot 9 times 10^{{ - 6}})</span> respectively.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8374,"journal":{"name":"Applied Water Science","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13201-024-02333-w.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142849624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sareer Ahmad, Muhammad Waseem, Hira Wahab, Abdul Qadeer Khan, Zulqarnain Jehan, Izhar Ahmad, Megersa Kebede Leta
{"title":"Assessing water demand and supply in the Upper Indus Basin using integrated hydrological modeling under varied socioeconomic scenarios","authors":"Sareer Ahmad, Muhammad Waseem, Hira Wahab, Abdul Qadeer Khan, Zulqarnain Jehan, Izhar Ahmad, Megersa Kebede Leta","doi":"10.1007/s13201-024-02310-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13201-024-02310-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study projects future water demand scenarios in the Upper Indus Basin, focusing on reference, high population growth, increased irrigation, and lower population growth scenarios. The baseline scenario indicates a significant rise in water demand from 35.74 billion cubic meters (BCMs) in 2020 to 60.28 BCM by 2035, driven by population growth and increased domestic water consumption. High population growth exacerbates this demand, reaching 62.96 BCM by 2035. This research aims to address domestic water needs under various growth scenarios, considering factors such as population growth rate and per capita consumption. The study employs integrated hydrological modeling to simulate water demand under different socioeconomic conditions. Key methods include analyzing baseline water demand, projecting future scenarios, and evaluating the impact of increased irrigation and population growth on water resources. Results reveal that without intervention, stagnant water supply management will lead to severe water shortages. Increased irrigation, influenced by a 3% growth in irrigated land, pushes agricultural water demand to 56.37 BCM by 2035. Mitigation efforts, such as a 15% reduction in domestic water consumption, could decrease overall demand to 51.23 BCM by 2035. Further reductions are explored through a 50% cut in agricultural water consumption, involving efficient irrigation techniques. The study highlights the critical role of technology and farmer awareness in achieving these reductions, despite current irrigation scheme losses of 20%. A lower population growth scenario shows a contrasting trend, with water demand decreasing to 49.11 BCM by 2035, attributed to a 1.8% population growth rate and decreased per capita consumption to 82 m<sup>3</sup> per day. These findings underscore the importance of proactive water management strategies, technological advancements, and demographic considerations in addressing future water demand challenges in the Upper Indus Basin. This research provides proper insight into the impact of varied socioeconomic scenarios on water resources and the necessity for strategic interventions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8374,"journal":{"name":"Applied Water Science","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13201-024-02310-3.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142849592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluating basic household characteristics influencing domestic water demand in tropical environments: a comprehensive case study","authors":"Timothy Oyebamiji Ogunbode, Victor, Oyedeji Oyebamiji, Ayobami Alani Oyelami, Timothy Ayo Akinkuolie","doi":"10.1007/s13201-024-02323-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13201-024-02323-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Understanding household water dynamics is crucial for achieving SDG 6 targets. This study explores the impact of 16 socio-demographic variables on household water demand in a tropical Nigerian community from February 2023 to January 2024, surveying eighty diverse households monthly. Descriptive and inferential statistics were applied to the survey data. Females constituted 85.8%, with 98.0% aged at least 18 and 73.6% having secondary education. Factorability of the dataset was confirmed (KMO = 63.4, <i>p</i> < 0.005). Analysis identified seven key variables, explaining 72.03% of observed variance: household size, water source reliability, time cost of obtaining water, water storage strategy, consumptive water use, monthly income, and water source management type. Further scrutiny revealed two variable groups, contributing 42.3% (VAR 1 and VAR 2) and 51.4% (VAR 3, 4, 5, and 6) of total absolute variance, respectively. This analysis is vital for effective household water planning and management, especially in resource-limited regions. Extracted variables warrant attention from industry stakeholders, with subsequent investigations revealing robust relationships (55.5–99.1%) among variables. This understanding is pivotal for institutionalizing policies and strategic decision-making in household water supply planning and management. It offers comprehensive insights for aligning practices with SDG 6 goals, ensuring sustainable and equitable access to water resources.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8374,"journal":{"name":"Applied Water Science","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13201-024-02323-y.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142849626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A strategy to improve the adsorption capacity of OPs-dye pollutants from the aqueous environment using adsorbents based on 2D transition metal carbides (V2CTx)","authors":"Ali Bina, Heidar Raissi","doi":"10.1007/s13201-024-02331-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13201-024-02331-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Remediation of water pollution or removal of pollutant molecules by efficient substrates with long life is very important and challenging. Techniques based on adsorption and extensive use of two-dimensional (2D) transition metal carbides (MXenes) with the presence of terminal functional groups have provided a high potential in the separation of organic aromatic pollutants. In this work, a 2D substrate of the MXenes family named V<sub>2</sub>CT<sub>x</sub> is designed to investigate the adsorption behavior of several types of dye organic pollutants using the molecular dynamics simulation technique based on Newton’s laws in the aqueous phase. Several simulation boxes are designed, which are placed in two groups, discrete simulation boxes and co-loading (Mxn-Mix) boxes. Several analyses, including root-mean-square deviation, interaction energies, radial distribution function, mean square displacement, hydrogen bond (HB) number, and the number of contacts, have been used to analyze the results. The simulation results and interaction energy show that all the dye analytes used can interact with MXene (Mxn), which indicates that MXene can be an effective adsorbent to remove pollutant molecules. Our results confirm that the adsorption process of analytes by V<sub>2</sub>CT<sub>x</sub> substrate is selective. The analysis of adsorption behavior shows that the loading process is spontaneous in all systems, and the values of the interaction energy for the most stable complexes are −149.95 and −104.85 kJ/mol corresponding to crystal violet and brilliants blue analytes, respectively, in both groups of discrete and Mxn-Mix simulation boxes. The strong adsorption can be attributed to the cationic nature of analytes and their nucleophilic aromatic parts, which caused strong coul interactions for the adsorption of these molecules. The HB and π–π interactions are also responsible for the adsorption of dye molecules here. The obtained results also indicate that in addition to the cationic nature, other factors, such as the linearity of the molecular structures, the charge of the dye molecules, and the molecular mass of the tested pollutants, are effective in the adsorption process. Current studies show that the Mxn nanostructure is an excellent substrate of adsorbent material that has high efficiency for the separation of organic dyes in aqueous media. It is hoped that this research can be a very good class for other target pollutants in the future.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8374,"journal":{"name":"Applied Water Science","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13201-024-02331-y.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142849627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Temporal variation of Manning roughness coefficient in furrow irrigation and its relationship with various field parameters","authors":"Hadi Rezaei Rad, Hamed Ebrahimian, Abdolmajid Liaghat, Fatemeh Khalaji, Mahshid Shabani Arani","doi":"10.1007/s13201-024-02334-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13201-024-02334-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This research aimed to ascertain the Manning roughness coefficient (<i>n</i>) and explore the impact of various factors on it across different phases and irrigation events. The Manning’s <i>n</i> for furrow irrigation was determined in the advance, storage, and whole irrigation phases utilizing the SIPAR_ID model, Manning equation, and WinSRFR software, respectively. Parameters affecting the Manning’ <i>n</i> were identified through Pearson and Kendall tests. The study involved measuring the Manning’s <i>n</i> under six distinct inflow rates, classified as low and high flows. Three irrigation events (first to third), advance and storage phases, two irrigation intervals, and two soil textures (Clay loam and Silty clay loam) were considered. Results indicated that the Manning’s <i>n</i> ranged from 0.017 to 0.636, 0.015 to 0.317, and 0.015 to 0.34 in the advance, storage, and whole irrigation phases during the first to third irrigation events, with mean values of 0.083, 0.054, and 0.055, respectively. Higher roughness coefficients were observed in the advance phase. Additionally, findings suggested that if the advance phase is short relative to the total irrigation time, the Manning’s <i>n</i> from the advance phase can be applied to the whole irrigation event without separate consideration for storage phase roughness. Pearson and Kendall statistical tests revealed that the Manning roughness coefficient during the entire irrigation event was strongly correlated with advance time (r = 0.65, <i>p</i> < 0.01) and moderately correlated with inflow and outflow rates, as well as initial soil moisture and cross-sectional flow area. A weak correlation was observed between the roughness coefficient and the furrow slope (r = 0.238). During the storage phase, advance time had the strongest positive correlation with roughness, while inflow rate had a weak negative correlation (r = −0.31). </p></div>","PeriodicalId":8374,"journal":{"name":"Applied Water Science","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13201-024-02334-9.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142849625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Linjie Feng, Tingting Liu, Zhenjie Yang, Yi Shi, Hongxi Chen, Ka Leong Chan, Bin Chen
{"title":"Two-stage efficiency evaluation of industrial water resources and the role of digital inclusive finance: insight from Yangtze River Delta","authors":"Linjie Feng, Tingting Liu, Zhenjie Yang, Yi Shi, Hongxi Chen, Ka Leong Chan, Bin Chen","doi":"10.1007/s13201-024-02328-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13201-024-02328-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Yangtze River Delta (YRD) occupies 2.1% of China's territory but accounts for 1/4 of its GDP. Boosting efficiency of industrial water resources in YRD will drastically decrease water pollution and resource constraints. The current paper employed Network Super-SBM and the Global Malmquist-Luenberger index to evaluate industrial water use efficiency and wastewater treatment efficiency of YRD’ cities. Furthermore, digital inclusive finance and green innovation are introduced to investigate the mechanisms underlying their influence on the overall industrial water resources efficiency. The empirical findings posts that: (1) there is still room to improve the overall efficiency, especially the water treatment efficiency; (2) the MI value of each stages in most samples is greater than 1, indicating that the water treatment efficiency and water use efficiency are improving. It is mainly driven by the improvement of the efficiency of the management; (3) there are substantial differences in water resource efficiency among metropolitan areas, with Nanjing-metropolitan areas and Hefei-metropolitan areas having higher water use efficiency and water treatment efficiency for both stages, while Hangzhou-metropolitan areas and Shanghai-metropolitan areas have lower water treatment efficiency. As shown by the Kernel density Estimation, the degree of efficiency dispersion within same metropolitan area is reducing; and (4) digital inclusive finance will boost overall efficiency and water treatment efficiency, with green innovation as a mediating factor. The findings herein offer compelling evidence that financial development increases the effectiveness of water resources, introduce fresh perspectives for the government to put forward water-related policies, and provide ideas for high-quality economy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8374,"journal":{"name":"Applied Water Science","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13201-024-02328-7.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142776477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sobhan Maleky, Maryam Faraji, Majid Hashemi, Akbar Esfandyari
{"title":"Investigation of groundwater quality indices and health risk assessment of water resources of Jiroft city, Iran, by machine learning algorithms","authors":"Sobhan Maleky, Maryam Faraji, Majid Hashemi, Akbar Esfandyari","doi":"10.1007/s13201-024-02330-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13201-024-02330-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Assessing water quality is essential for acquiring a better understanding of the importance of water in human society. In this study, the quality of groundwater resources in Jiroft city, Iran, using artificial intelligence methods to estimate the groundwater quality index (GWQI) was evaluated. The analysis of hydrochemical parameters, including arsenic (As), fluoride (F), nitrate (NO<sub>3</sub>), and nitrite (NO<sub>2</sub>), in 408 samples revealed that concentrations of F, NO<sub>3</sub>, and NO<sub>2</sub> were below the WHO standard threshold, but levels of As exceeded the permissible value. The random forest model with the highest accuracy (<i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.986) was the best prediction model, while logistic regression (<i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.98), decision tree (<i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.979), K-nearest neighbor (<i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.968), artificial neural network (<i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.955), and support vector machine (<i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.928) predicted GWQI with lower accuracy. The non-carcinogenic risk assessment revealed that children had the highest hazard quotient for oral and dermal intake, with values ranging from 0.47 to 13.53 for oral intake and 0.001 to 0.05 for dermal intake. The excess lifetime cancer risk of arsenic for children, adult females, and males was found to be from 2.5 × 10<sup>–4</sup> to 7.2 × 10<sup>–3</sup>, 1.2 × 10<sup>–4</sup> to 3.6 × 10<sup>–3</sup>, and 4.3 × 10<sup>–5</sup> to 1.2 × 10<sup>–3</sup>, respectively. This study suggests that any effort to reduce the arsenic levels in the Jiroft population should take into account the health hazards associated with exposure to arsenic through drinking water.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8374,"journal":{"name":"Applied Water Science","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13201-024-02330-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142776426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Saleh O. Alaswad, Eman S. Mansor, Heba Abdallah, Ahmed M. Shaban
{"title":"Modification of blend reverse osmosis membranes using ZrO2 for desalination process purposes","authors":"Saleh O. Alaswad, Eman S. Mansor, Heba Abdallah, Ahmed M. Shaban","doi":"10.1007/s13201-024-02329-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13201-024-02329-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Desalination of water is a crucial step in the process of obtaining potable water. One of the main challenges for the researchers is its efficient application and affordable preparation. It was planned to prepare the flat sheet membranes using cellulose acetate as a base polymer, and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as an additive with dosing of (0.1, 0.3, 0.5, and 0.7 wt%) from zirconium oxide (ZrO<sub>2</sub>) nanoparticle. SEM, TEM, and XRD analyses were used to characterize the generated ZrO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticle in order to confirm its nano-size and crystal structure. The surface morphologies and existence of the dense layer, which is the typical property of the RO membrane capable of salt separation, were identified on the manufactured RO membranes by SEM. Membranes prepared by embedding 0.5 wt%ZrO<sub>2</sub> with PVA/CA proved efficient as RO membranes using 2000 ppm NaCl and exhibited high salt rejection of 97% and water permeability of 12.5 LMH. Also, there is a decrease in the NaCl removal tendency was observed with the excessive dosages of ZrO<sub>2</sub> with 0.7 wt%, which was due to the concentration polarization, which blocks the pores on the surfaces of the membranes. The antifouling behavior of the prepared membranes was tested using bovine serum albumin (BSA), the results indicate the low irreversible resistance, total fouling resistance, and high flux recovery ratio compared to the neat membrane. The prepared membranes have a stable salt rejection and water productivity even after demonstrating with chlorine (25–100 mg l<sup>−1</sup> of NaOCl for 120 min).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8374,"journal":{"name":"Applied Water Science","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13201-024-02329-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142776425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fang Han, Rami N. Alkhawaji, M. Mehdi Shafieezadeh
{"title":"Evaluating sustainable water management strategies using TOPSIS and fuzzy TOPSIS methods","authors":"Fang Han, Rami N. Alkhawaji, M. Mehdi Shafieezadeh","doi":"10.1007/s13201-024-02336-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13201-024-02336-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study evaluates sustainable water management strategies using TOPSIS and Fuzzy TOPSIS (FTOPSIS) to address global water scarcity by comparing rainwater harvesting, water recycling, and desalination across five criteria: water efficiency, cost-effectiveness, environmental impact, social equity, and technological feasibility. The results show Rainwater Harvesting as the most balanced option with a relative closeness value of <span>({C}_{i}^{+})</span>=0.640, excelling in social equity and environmental sustainability. Water Recycling ranks closely behind (<span>({C}_{i}^{+})</span>=0.608), highlighting its adaptability and technological feasibility, while Desalination, though highly efficient, is hindered by lower cost-effectiveness (<span>({C}_{i}^{+})</span>=0.578). By integrating TOPSIS and FTOPSIS, the study addresses uncertainties and subjective criteria, providing a robust multi-dimensional assessment framework for resource management. This methodology aids decision-makers in identifying strategies that align with sustainable development goals and adapt to regional priorities. Future work can expand this framework to include stakeholder engagement and policy factors, enhancing water management strategies for resilient, long-term solutions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8374,"journal":{"name":"Applied Water Science","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13201-024-02336-7.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142776485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}