Aquatic
biodiversity
loss,
particularly
in
rapidly
developing
nations,
continues
to
raise
concerns,
prompting
urgent
debates
on
reconciling
economic
growth
with
environmental
preservation
through
land
use
planning.
While
spatial
variations
aquatic
communities
along
gradients
are
well-documented,
precise
ecological
thresholds
for
impacts
freshwater
lakes
remain
elusive,
hindering
sustainable
development
efforts.
This
study
investigated
six
representative
China
between
2019
and
2020,
all
significantly
impacted
by
anthropogenic
activities.
We
utilized
macroinvertebrate
as
bioindicators
employed
four
categories
of
metrics─taxonomic
diversity,
functional
pollution
tolerance,
water
quality─to
assess
their
responses
local
patterns.
Macroinvertebrate
community
composition
varied
among
the
studied
lakes,
pollution-tolerant
taxa
predominating
highly
urbanized
eutrophic
systems.
Notably,
benthic
exhibited
greater
sensitivity
urban
(ecological
thresholds:
2-10%)
compared
agricultural
(thresholds:
15-40%).
The
most
pronounced
were
observed
within
1-5
km
lakeshore,
circular
buffers
yielding
more
significant
effects
than
fan-shaped
buffers,
excluding
areas.
A
novel
intensity
indicator─the
ratio
nonecological
(NEL/EL
=
area
land/area
land)─proved
effective
predicting
shifts.
Smaller
or
heavily
showed
marked
changes
at
NEL/EL
ratios
0
0.6,
while
larger
river-connected
shifts
exceeding
1.5.
These
findings
underscore
profound
footprint
human
activities
lake
ecosystems
cover
emerging
deleterious
factor.
Molecules,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
30(6), P. 1336 - 1336
Published: March 17, 2025
Water
pollution
poses
a
severe
threat
to
both
aquatic
ecosystems
and
human
health,
highlighting
the
crucial
importance
of
monitoring
regulating
its
levels
in
water
bodies.
In
contrast
traditional
single-treatment
approaches,
multiple-treatment
methods
enable
simultaneous
detection
removal
pollutants
using
single
material.
This
innovation
not
only
offers
convenience
but
also
fosters
more
holistic
effective
approach
remediation.
Metal–organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
are
versatile
porous
materials
that
offer
significant
potential
for
use
wastewater
treatment.
article
examines
latest
developments
application
MOFs
multifaceted
used
removal,
or
degradation
contaminants.
Some
exhibited
different
functions
contaminants,
some
showed
one
function
(adsorption
detection)
than
contaminant.
All
multifunctional
facilitate
multiple
treatment
real
wastewater.
Lastly,
existing
challenges
future
outlooks
concerning
MOF
addressed
this
paper.
Water,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(6), P. 882 - 882
Published: March 19, 2025
The
massive
loss
of
nitrogen
(N)
and
phosphorus
(P)
from
farmland
ditches
contributes
to
non-point
source
pollution,
posing
a
significant
global
environmental
challenge.
Effectively
removing
these
nutrients
remains
difficult
in
intensive
agricultural
systems.
To
address
this,
novel
composite
ecological
ditch
system
(CEDS)
was
developed
by
modifying
traditional
drainage
integrate
grit
chamber,
zeolite,
floating
beds.
Dynamic
monitoring
N
P
levels
water,
plants,
zeolite
conducted
evaluate
the
system’s
nutrient
interception
performance
mechanisms.
results
showed
following:
(1)
Water
quality
improved
markedly
after
passing
through
CEDS,
with
concentrations
decreasing
progressively
along
flow
path.
intercepted
41.0%
31.9%
P,
inorganic
particulate
as
primary
forms
loss.
(2)
Zeolite
removes
primarily
ion
exchange,
likely
chemical
reactions,
maximum
capacities
3.47
g/kg
for
1.83
P.
(3)
Ecological
beds
hydroponic
cultivation
enhanced
uptake
roots
Canna
indica
Iris
pseudacorus,
surpassing
(4)
Nutrient
efficiency
positively
correlated
temperature,
inlet
concentrations,
rice
runoff
but
negatively
precipitation.
This
study
demonstrates
CEDS’s
potential
improving
water
suggests
further
enhancements
design
management
increase
its
economic
aesthetic
value.
