The Science of The Total Environment,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
967, P. 178716 - 178716
Published: Feb. 12, 2025
High
temperature-aquifer
thermal
energy
storage
(HT-ATES)
aims
at
the
seasonal
and
extraction
of
large
quantities
heat
in
subsurface.
However,
impacts
temperature
fluctuations
caused
by
HT-ATES
toward
biodiversity
ecosystem
services
subsurface
environment
with
respect
to
nitrogen
cycle
remain
unclear.
Hence,
understanding
possible
adaptation
mechanisms
aquifer
microbial
communities
is
crucial
assess
potential
environmental
risks
associated
HT-ATES.
In
this
study,
we
investigated
effects
temperatures
between
12
°C
80
on
a
pristine
community
its
capacity
reduce
nitrate,
common
global
groundwater
contaminant.
13C-labeled
acetate
was
used
as
easily
consumable
carbon
source
for
nitrate
reduction,
allowing
precise
activity
measurement
analysis
released
13CO2.
We
observed
reduction
coupled
mineralization
°C,
25
38
45
60
but
not
°C.
The
rates
were
significantly
higher
than
Temperature
affected
composition
acetate-mineralizing,
nitrate-reducing
communities.
Members
families
Pseudomonadaceae
Comamonadaceae
mainly
developed
enrichments
incubated
whereas
phylotypes
affiliated
Rhizobiaceae
dominated
At
belonging
Symbiobacteriaceae,
Paenibacillaceae
Planococcaceae
developed.
These
findings
indicate
that
indigenous
microbiome
can
maintain
ability
over
wide
range,
providing
support
may
allow
while
simultaneously
attenuating
pollution.
Agronomy,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
11(12), P. 2392 - 2392
Published: Nov. 24, 2021
Groundwater
is
an
essential
source
of
drinking
and
irrigation
water.
However,
elevated
Fe
Mn
concentrations
in
groundwater
have
been
found
recent
decades,
which
can
adversely
affect
human
health
decrease
crop
quality
yields.
The
roles
hydrogeochemical
changes
pollution
(exogenous
reductive
material
inputs)
this
not
studied
adequately.
We
determined
the
distribution
Songnen
Plain,
northeast
China,
known
for
concentrations,
investigated
factors
mechanisms
involved
causing
concentrations.
Chemical
statistical
analyses
indicated
that
significantly
correlated
with
climate
parameters
(precipitation
temperature),
surface
features
(altitude,
distance
from
a
river,
soil
type,
texture,
land
use
type)
characteristics
(chemical
oxygen
demand
NH4+,
NO3−,
P
concentrations).
In
particular,
are
higher
areas
containing
paddy
fields
water
bodies
than
other
type
areas.
Areas
ultra-high
almost
all
favorable
factors.
main
reasons
study
area
Fe/Mn
mineral-rich
strata
abundant
organic
matter
acting
as
sources
to
environment
lower
terrain
favoring
dissolution
groundwater.
Inputs
pollutants
agricultural
activities
caused
increase.
Future
studies
should
be
performed
interactions
between
develop
environmental
management
strategies
preventing
future
increases
promoting
sustainable
development
agriculture.
Frontiers in Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
10
Published: May 2, 2022
The
scientific
field
of
urban
climatology
has
long
investigated
the
two-way
interactions
between
cities
and
their
overlying
atmosphere
through
in-situ
observations
climate
simulations
at
various
scales.
Novel
research
directions
now
emerge
recent
advancements
in
sensing
communication
technologies,
algorithms,
data
sources.
Coupled
with
rapid
growth
computing
power,
those
augment
traditional
methods
provide
unprecedented
insights
into
atmospheric
states
dynamics.
emerging
introduced
discussed
here
as
Urban
Climate
Informatics
(UCI)
takes
on
a
multidisciplinary
approach
to
analyses
by
synthesizing
two
established
domains:
informatics.
UCI
is
rapidly
evolving
that
advantage
four
technological
trends
answer
contemporary
challenges
cities:
advances
sensors,
improved
digital
infrastructure
(e.g.,
cloud
computing),
novel
sources
crowdsourced
or
big
data),
leading-edge
analytical
algorithms
platforms
machine
learning,
deep
learning).
This
paper
outlines
history
development
UCI,
reviews
methodological
advances,
highlights
applications
benefit
from
datasets.
Water Resources Research,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
56(4)
Published: Feb. 27, 2020
Abstract
Aquifer‐ocean
temperature
contrasts
are
common
worldwide.
Their
effects
on
flow
and
salinity
distributions
in
unconfined
coastal
aquifers
are,
however,
poorly
understood.
Based
laboratory
experiments
numerical
simulations,
we
examined
the
responses
of
processes
tidally
influenced
to
aquifer‐ocean
differences.
The
extent
seawater
intrusion
circulation
were
found
vary
with
contrast.
Compared
isothermal
case,
an
increase
up
40%
tide‐induced
rate
intertidal
zone
was
observed
when
is
warmer
than
groundwater.
In
contrast,
saltwater
lower
wedge
declines
notably
no
matter
whether
or
colder
As
rises,
contribution
overall
submarine
groundwater
discharge
becomes
more
important
compared
that
density‐driven
circulation.
Both
upper
saline
plume
freshwater
expand
significantly
whereas
contracts.
Frontiers in Earth Science,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
8
Published: Nov. 13, 2020
Thermodynamic
coupling
between
atmosphere
and
ground
yields
increasing
aquifer
temperatures
as
a
consequence
of
global
warming.
While
this
is
expected
to
manifest
gradual
warming
in
groundwater
temperature
time
series,
such
continuous
long-term
recordings
are
scarce.
As
an
alternative,
the
present
work
examines
use
repeated
temperature-depth
profiles
35
wells
southern
Germany,
that
were
logged
during
campaigns
early
1990s
2019.
It
revealed
have
increased
nearly
all
cases.
We
find
moderate
good
depth-dependent
correlation
trends
air
temperature,
which
however
strongly
influenced
by
local
hydrogeological
climate
conditions.
last
three
decades,
rate
0.35
K
(10a)-1
on
average,
increase
subsurface
decreasing
with
depth,
median
values
0.28
20
m
only
0.09
60
depth.
Still,
slow
damped
bodies
remarkable,
especially
considering
naturally
very
minor
changes
pristine
predictions
atmospheric
temperatures.
This
entails
implications
for
temperature-dependent
ecological
hydro-chemical
processes,
also
heat
stored
shallow
ground.
Moreover,
it
demonstrated
annual
gain
below
15
due
change
range
10%
state’s
total
demand,
underlines
geothermal
potential
associated
natural
fluxes
at
surface.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: July 8, 2022
Despite
the
global
interest
in
green
energy
alternatives,
little
attention
has
focused
on
large-scale
viability
of
recycling
ground
heat
accumulated
due
to
urbanization,
industrialization
and
climate
change.
Here
we
show
this
theoretical
potential
at
a
multi-continental
scale
by
first
leveraging
datasets
groundwater
temperature
lithology
assess
distribution
subsurface
thermal
pollution.
We
then
evaluate
for
three
scenarios:
status
quo
scenario
representing
present-day
heat,
recycled
with
temperatures
returned
background
values,
change
projected
warming
impacts.
Our
analyses
reveal
that
over
50%
sites
recyclable
underground
pollution
quo,
25%
locations
would
be
feasible
long-term
scenario,
least
83%
scenario.
Results
highlight
warrants
consideration
move
low-carbon
economy
warmer
world.
Applied Water Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(12)
Published: Nov. 14, 2023
Abstract
The
impacts
of
climate
change-induced
warming
on
our
ecosystems
can
no
longer
be
neglected,
but
understanding
consequences
for
groundwater
in
general
and
quality
particular
is
alarmingly
incomplete.
In
this
review,
we
therefore
provide
an
overview
the
current
state
knowledge
related
to
impact
global
precious
resources.
Groundwater
shallow
aquifers
closely
associated
with
increasing
average
land
surface
temperatures
has
already
reached
+
1
K
compared
pe-industrial
times.
Until
end
twenty-first
century,
temperature
increases
local
up
10
are
possible.
Monitoring
data,
laboratory
field
experiments
all
evidence
that
such
sufficient
substantially
modify
through
numerous
interlinked
biogeochemical
processes,
which
have
summarized
a
conceptual
overview.
Warming
highly
site-specific
spatially
heterogeneous,
complicates
their
assessment
prediction.
Locally,
unconfined
nutrient-rich
floodplain
most
susceptible
warming-induced
changes.
Importantly,
processes
affecting
water
not
only
modified
by
long-term
rise
temperatures,
also
short-term
during
weather
extremes,
great
relevance
riverbank
filtration.
At
regional
scale,
cold
regions
impacted
permafrost
thawing
especially
vulnerable
warming.
As
majority
temperature-sensitive
or
very
slowly
reversable,
pressingly
require
comprehensive
mechanistic
before
it
too
late
develop
suitable
countermeasures
management
strategies.