Water Science & Technology Special Issue on

Technologies for Water Quality and Wastewater Management in Developing Countries

 

Water scarcity is happening around the world, but is felt harder in developing countries, impinging on the socio-economic growth of these nations. Rapid urbanization, particularly in low- and middle-income nations, has caused a slew of water-related issues, such as degradation of water quality, insufficient water supply and sanitation facilities, and the rise of suburban and informal settlements. The need for research, investment and implementation of technologies to provide sustainable solutions for low and middle income countries is pertinent. 

With this in view, this Special Issue is dedicated to promoting papers which provide knowledge on novel concepts and tools for water quality monitoring and assessment, sustainable approaches for remediating wastewater and formulating guidelines, policies and regulations for effective water and wastewater management systems for urban areas of developing nations.

 

Guest Editors

Dr B. Deepanraj, Jyothi Engineering College, India

Dr R. Sivashankar, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, India

Dr A. M. Saravanan, National University of Science and Technology, Oman

Dr P. Abdul Salam, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

Dr Abd El-Fatah Abomohra, Chengdu University, China

 

 

Editorial: Technologies for Water Quality and Wastewater Management in Developing Countries

B. Deepanraj, R. Sivashankar, A. M. Saravanan, P. Abdul Salam, Abd El-Fatah Abomohra

Water Science and Technology (2021) 84 (10-11): v.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.605

 

 

Thermodynamic analysis of single slope solar still using graphite plates and block magnets at seasonal climatic conditions

R. Dhivagar, M. Mohanraj, Praveen Raj , Radha Krishna Gopidesi

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2635–2651.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.156

 

 

Investigation of sesame processing wastewater treatment with combined electrochemical and membrane processes

Zelal Isik, Raouf Bouchareb, Mohammed Saleh , Nadir Dizge

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2652–2660.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.152

 

 

Green synthesis of nickel oxide nanoparticles using Allium cepa peels for degradation of Congo red direct dye: an environmental remedial approach

Muhammad Asim Rafique, Shumaila Kiran, Sadia Javed, Ikram Ahmad, Sumaira Yousaf, Nazar Iqbal, Gulnaz Afzal, Fouzai Rani

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2793–2804.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.237

 

 

Experimental study on infiltration pattern: opportunities for sustainable management in the Northern region of India

Vikram Kumar, Barkha Chaplot, Padam Jee Omar, Shaktibala Mishra, H. Md. Azamathulla

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2675–2685.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.171

 

 

The effect of mobile camera selection on the capacity to predict water turbidity

Jorge Villamil, Jorge Victorino, Francisco Gómez

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2749–2759.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.238

 

 

Biomass generation and biodiesel production from macroalgae grown in the irrigation canal wastewater

Kanda Whangchai, Vannasinh Souvannasouk, Prakash Bhuyar, Rameshprabu Ramaraj, Yuwalee Unpaprom

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2695–2702.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.195

 

 

Microalgae cultivation in wastewater effluent from tilapia culture pond for enhanced bioethanol production

Prakash Bhuyar, Marlen Trejo, Natthawud Dussadee, Yuwalee Unpaprom, Rameshprabu Ramaraj, Kanda Whangchai

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2686–2694.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.194

 

 

Isolation, characterization and optimization of chrysene degradation using bacteria isolated from oil-contaminated water

Smeera Thomas, Nitha Thalakkale Veettil, Kavitha Subbiah

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2737–2748.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.227

 

 

An emergent addition for the optimal systemization of wastewater utilization plants using artificial intelligence

Mohd Abul Hasan

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2805–2817.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.203

 

 

Urban stormwater harvesting for domestic water supply: a water evaluation and planning approach

S. S. Pravin, C. Gajendran, T. Divya

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2871–2884.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.250

 

 

Hydrologic flow regimes in humid tropics river basin

Gajendran Chellaiah, Daniel Biju Eazon

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3143–3154.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.357

 

 

Optimization and efficacy studies of Laccase immobilized on Zein-Polyvinyl pyrrolidone nano fibrous membrane in decolorization of Acid Red 1

G. Ranimol, Chinju Paul, Swetha Sunkar

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2703–2717.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.200

 

 

Distribution characteristics and source analysis of sulfate in the main rivers of Heze city, China

Qiang Ma, Chuanjie Xing, Huizhong Sun, Xue Zhang, Lirong Xu

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2818–2829.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.259

 

 

Reduction of hazardous incinerated bio-medical waste ash and its environmental strain by utilizing in green concrete

A. Suresh Kumar, M. Muthukannan, R. Kanniga Devi, K. Arunkumar, A. Chithambar Ganesh

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2780–2792.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.239

 

 

Heat and water flux modeling in an earth dam

Sushant Kumar, A. K. Sahu, Munendra Kumar

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2760–2779.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.241

 

 

Water quality assessment of East Kolkata Wetland with a special focus on bioremediation by nitrifying bacteria

Mousumi Saha, Agniswar Sarkar, Bidyut Bandyopadhyay

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2718–2736.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.223

 

 

Heavy metals in water and surface sediments of the Fenghe River Basin, China: assessment and source analysis

Pingping Luo, Chengyi Xu, Shuxin Kang, Aidi Huo, Jiqiang Lyu, Meimei Zhou, Daniel Nover

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3072–3090.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.335

 

 

A supervisory fuzzy logic control scheme to improve effluent quality of a wastewater treatment plant

S. Saravana Kumar, K. Latha

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3415–3424.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.225

 

 

Relationships between abiotic and biotic variables in a maturation pond and their influence on E. coli removal

Ana M. M. Batista, Daniella do Valle, Daniel F. C. Dias, Luciene A. B. Sinischachi, Bruna Coelho Lopes, Marcos von Sperling, Cleber C. Figueredo, César Rossas Mota-Filho

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2903–2912.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.268

 

 

Design, implementation, control and optimization of single stage pilot scale reverse osmosis process

G. Guna, D. Prabhakaran, M. Thirumarimurugan

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2923–2942.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.302

 

 

Hydrophobically modified cotton fabric assisted separation of oil-water mixture

Neha Bhatt, Abhilasha Mishra, Rekha Goswami

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2830–2841.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.266

 

 

Hybrid optimization model for conjunctive use of surface and groundwater resources in water deficit irrigation system

Karthikeyan Moothampalayam Sampathkumar, Saravanan Ramasamy, Balamurugan Ramasubbu, Saravanan Karuppanan , Balaji Lakshminarayanan

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3055–3071.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.279

 

 

Integration of sensors for dam water quality analysis – a prototype

Lina Rose, X. Anitha Mary, C. Karthik

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2842–2856.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.246

 

 

Augmentation of freshwater productivity in single slope solar still using Luffa acutangula fibres

Subbarama Kousik Suraparaju, Sendhil Kumar Natarajan

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2943–2957.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.298

 

 

Analysis of potential of Napier grass, Vetiver and Equisetum plants for the treatment of domestic greywater using box-type constructed wetlands

Sijimol MR, Mansa ML, Sabu Joseph

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2913–2922.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.289

 

 

Green synthesis strategy for producing doped and undoped ZnO nanoparticles: their photocatalytic studies for industrial dye degradation

Ahamed Fazil A., Sheeba Narayanan, Meera S. Begum, G. Manikandan , M. Yuvashree

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2958–2967.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.308

 

 

An appraisal of nutrient status and productivity with emphasis on phytoplankton assemblage in Karamana River, Kerala, India

Nivedi S. Mohan, Vishnu Sagar M. K., Sabu Joseph

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2885–2902.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.260

 

 

Comparative studies on adsorptive and photocatalytic potential of differently synthesized ferric oxide nanoparticles for malachite green

Kakanpreet Kaur, Manpreet Kaur, Manpreet Kaur Ubhi, Pervinder Kaur

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2857–2870.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.251

 

 

Removal of pentachlorophenol from contaminated wastewater using phytoremediation and bioaugmentation processes

Rim Werheni Ammeri, Khadija Kraiem, Khalifa Riahi, Saiefeddine Eturki , Wafa Hassen, Ines Mehri, Abdennaceur Hassen

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3091–3103.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.328

 

 

Experimental investigation of dehumidification process regulated by the photothermoelectric system

Khalid Almutairi, Kashif Irshad, Salem Algarni, Amjad Ali, Saiful Islam

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3211–3226.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.368

 

 

Zinc removal from highly acidic and sulfate-rich wastewater in horizontal sub-surface constructed wetland

Shweta Singh, Saswati Chakraborty

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3403–3414.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.477

 

 

Upgrading of waste stabilization ponds using a low-cost small-scale fine bubble diffused aeration system

Ramazan Vagheei

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3104–3121.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.330

 

 

Assessment of phytotoxicity of treated water of Tabuk wastewater plant by different technologies on seed germination of chick pea (Cicer arietinum)

Zahid Hameed Siddiqui, Zahid Khorshid Abbas

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2968–2979.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.287

 

 

Water quality trend analysis in a citywide water distribution system

Keya Chowdhury, Aysha Akter

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3191–3210.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.342

 

 

Assessing the water quality of Suva foreshore for the establishment of estuary and marine recreational water guidelines in the Fiji Islands

Praneel Pranesh Lal, Natacha Juste-Poinapen M.S., Johann Poinapen

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3040–3054.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.323

 

 

Improving safe sanitation practices using groundwater transport modelling and water quality monitoring data

Tula M. Ngasala, Mantha S. Phanikumar M.S., Susan J. Masten

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3311–3322.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.428

 

 

Treatment of seawater salinity sewage with intermittent sand bioreactors

Kristen M. Conroy, Karen M. Mancl

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3237–3245.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.423

 

 

Automatic sampling of seawater quality based on electric propulsion unmanned ship

Tao Xu

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3346–3358.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.329

 

 

Removal of agricultural wastewater pollutants by integrating two waste materials, fish scales and neem leaves, as novel potential adsorbent

Veeravalli Preetham, Jagadish Vengala

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2980–2996.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.294

 

 

Water scarcity and poverty: The lasting impact of a maintenance campaign at South African schools across the affluence divide

M. J. Booysen, S. Gerber

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3246–3256.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.424

 

 

Drinking water quality assessment of river Ganga in West Bengal, India through integrated statistical and GIS techniques

Syed Yakub Ali, Sangeeta Sunar, Priti Saha, Pallavi Mukherjee, Sarmistha Saha, Suvanka Dutta

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 2997–3017.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.293

 

 

When usage matters: time-of-use analysis of Cape Town's Day Zero drought response

M. J. Booysen, C. Ripunda

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3122–3131.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.324

 

 

Trends in global greywater reuse: a bibliometric analysis

Gustavo Oliveira Pinto, Luis Carlos Soares da Silva Junior, Daniel Bouzon Nagem Assad, Samira Herculano Pereira, Luiz Carlos Brasil de Brito Mello

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3257–3276.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.429

 

 

Unlocking the potential of biosynthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles for degradation of synthetic organic dyes as wastewater pollutants

Jaya Gangwar, Joseph Kadanthottu Sebastian

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3286–3310.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.430

 

 

Applicability of different textile materials in filtration process integrated with SBR for wastewater reuse in small settlements

Sinem Gunes, Azize Ayol

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3323–3333.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.416

 

 

Pesticide production wastewater treatment by Electro-Fenton using Taguchi experimental design

Thanh Luu Pham, Faten Boujelbane, Hiep Nghia Bui, Hieu Trung Nguyen , Xuan-Thanh Bui, Duy Ngoc Nguyen, Ha Thai Tran Nguyen, Hao Anh Phan, Huong Thi Giang Duong, Ha Manh Bui

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3155–3171.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.372

 

 

Phycological and bacteriological assessment of drinking water in schools of Tanta city, Egypt

Mostafa M. El-Sheekh, Mai M. Hamoud

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3018–3039.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.310

 

 

Development of water reuse: a global review with the focus on India

Kirti Goyal, Arun Kumar

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3172–3190.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.359

 

 

Biodegradation of P-nitro phenol using a novel bacterium Achromobacter denitrifacians isolated from industrial effluent water

Sreeja Mole S. S, D. S. Vijayan, M. Anand, M. Ajona , T. Jarin

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3334–3345.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.354

 

 

Removal of total nitrogen from wastewater by a combination of Chlorella sp. and audible sound

Thanh-Luu Pham, Uyen Phuong Tran, Nghia Hiep Bui, Thuy Thi Ngoc Bach, Binh Van Tran, Xuan Thanh Bui, Tam Minh Phan, Ha Manh Bui

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3132–3142.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.345

 

 

Enhanced modelling and experimental validation of ultra-low pressure reverse osmosis membrane system for treatment of synthetic brackish water

Saffa Syamimi Norizam, Mohd Azlan Hussain, Mohd Usman Mohd Junaidi

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3372–3387.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.442

 

 

Investigation of groundwater contamination in relation to septic systems in Kitwe West Township, Kitwe, Zambia

Stephen Siwila, Choolwe Buumba

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3277–3285.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.448

 

 

Removal of Bromocresol Green from aqueous solution by electro-Fenton and electro-Fenton-like processes with different catalysts: laboratory and kinetic model investigation

Grzegorz Matyszczak, Katarzyna Krzyczkowska, Krzysztof Krawczyk

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3227–3236.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.407

 

 

Dissolved oxygen modelling of the Yamuna River using different ANFIS models

Sameer Arora, Ashok K. Keshari

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3359–3371.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.466

 

 

Matti – a multi-criteria decision analysis framework for assessing wastewater treatment technologies

Luis Carlos Soares da Silva Junior, André Luis de Sá Salomão, Ana Silvia Pereira Santos

Water Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2022.374

 

 

Evaluation of power generation and treatment efficiency of dairy wastewater in microbial fuel cell using TiO2 – SPEEK as proton exchange membrane

D. Vidhyeswari, A. Surendhar, S. Bhuvaneshwari

Water Science and Technology (15 November 2021) 84 (10-11): 3388–3402.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.467