Volume 2 Issue 2, February 2024

Equitable access to water of the proper quantity and quality is a human right, and water reuse is a proven way to contribute to this goal.

Pioneer in the development of innovative drinking water treatment processes and wastewater remediation methods.

A solid methodology that enables the facile manufacturing of large-scale metal–organic framework membranes sets the foundation for their potential commercialization and widespread industrial application.

A study on submicron particles released from synthetic textiles provides insight into their origin and properties.

Self-supervised learning offers a promising way of downscaling the total water storage anomaly data from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites, contributing to a better understanding of the impact of natural climate variability and human activities at basin scales.

The combination of advancements in evapotranspiration theory, eddy covariance flux measurements of water vapour and satellite remote sensing are putting technology on the verge of producing information on evapotranspiration with unprecedented coverage and resolution. The OpenET project provides this information to farmers and land and water managers for better water practice.

Solar desalination has the potential to contribute to the solutions regarding global water scarcity. This Review discusses the road and challenges towards the industrialization of solar desalination plants.

Climate model simulations and aridity indices suggest decreasing summertime surface soil moisture in the continental USA due to anthropogenic climate change, but observations from 2011 to 2020 reveal positive trends across 57% of the region. Using a two-layer land surface model, this study attributes short-term soil moisture changes mainly to internal precipitation variability, and long-term trends to uncertain precipitation alterations.

This study introduces a self-supervised data assimilation model with a specifically designed loss function to generate a global total water storage anomalies (TWSA) product at a 0.5° spatial resolution, combining hydrological simulations with Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite measurements.

Although the contribution of microplastic fibres to pollution is well documented, less is known about the chemical composition of nanoplastics. The observation of plastic residues from textile washing shows the important contribution of water-insoluble oligomer particles to plastic pollution.

A robust and sustainable membrane anti-biofouling approach is needed to ensure long-term continuous and efficient water treatment. A dynamic membrane with sufficient and reliable active sites to load anti-biofouling agents in the membraneʼs internal structure and reload them after the release process is proposed with the goal of sustainable membrane biofouling control.

The proactive approach to economically and safely extracting microalgae shows potential for efficiently controlling and preventing water blooms. A circular strategy mediated by a customized adsorber for electrostatic microalgae capture coupled with flexible magnetic collection demonstrates remarkable microalgae harvesting and recovery efficiency.

Metal–organic framework (MOF)-based membranes hold great potential for water purification but are not used in practical applications due to challenges in scaling them up. The nanoreactor-confined crystallization strategy enables rapid and roll-to-roll fabrication of high-performance ultra-thin (∼25 nm) MOF hybrid membranes (0.33 m × 35 m) that show high performance in separating close-size solutes present in aqueous solutions.

Assessing the accuracy of evapotranspiration (ET) data is crucial for managing the water used by crops and natural vegetation. This study presents a comprehensive evaluation of the accuracy of a remotely sensed ET model ensemble from the OpenET system using in situ ET measurements collected across the contiguous United States.