February 21, 2025
02/24/2025
Editorial
In this overview Editorial, Editors Margot W. Parkes and Pierre Horwitz synthesise the contributions to our Collection on Watersheds and Health, and the need for focus on the mesoscale for integrative research and scholarship.
Image credit: P Horwitz, CC BY 4.0
02/28/2025
Equity & justice
In this Essay, Seth Wenger and colleagues highlight opportunities for communities to focus on more equitable urban stream management through a reorientation of programs towards the objective of equitable delivery of benefits.
Image credit: Wenger et al., CC BY 4.0
01/15/2025
water quality & pollution
Oskar Hagelskjær et al. find that most microplastics in French bottled and tap water are smaller than 20 µm, below the EU-recommended detection limit for water quality assessments.
Image credit: Plastic bottles by Zuzanna Szczepańska, Unsplash
01/29/2025
Health impacts & sanitation
Émile Sylvestre and colleagues compare qPCR and cultivation techniques for detecting Legionella pneumophila in potable water systems to inform associated health risks.
Image credit: Bacteria, Illness by PublicDomainPictures, Pixabay
02/10/2025
Water resources & hydrology
In this Opinion, Jae Ford and Shannon Waters address the legacy of colonialism and envision embracing Indigenous Co-Governance models to protect Samqwan, the Lnuisimk word for Water.
Image credit: A person holding their hands under a stream of water by Nathan Dumlao, Unsplash
01/23/2025
HEALTH IMPACTS & SANITATION
Amy Pickering and colleagues evaluate sampling strategies for soil and wastewater surveillance of enteric pathogens in rural and peri-urban settings without networked sanitation.
Image credit: Valparai, Tamil Nadu by Dhilip Antony, Unsplash
05/13/2025
Environmental impacts & ecosystems management
Charles Wight and colleagues study the design and use of environmental water transactions as a mechanism in addressing water scarcity in Texas's San Saba River in fulfilling conservation objectives.
Image credit: Wight et al., CC BY 4.0
04/24/2025
Water use & management
By Veena Srinivasan et al.
Image credit: Srinivasan et al., CC BY 4.0
04/09/2025
water use & management
By Fan Hongxia and Li Qiaolin
Image credit: School Tap Water by Leo Okuyama, Unsplash
04/17/2025
water quality & pollution
By Karina A. Chavarria et al.
Image credit: Water, Water pipe, Rusty by analogicus, Pixabay
03/10/2025
water quality & pollution
By Imke Grefe et al.
Image credit: Wastwater, Lake district by Jan-JacquesTheCamera, Pixabay
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