Photothermal fabrics for solar-driven seawater desalination

Progress in Materials Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 101407 - 101407

Published: Nov. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Smart greenhouses as the path towards precision agriculture in the food-energy and water nexus: case study of Qatar

Environment Systems & Decisions, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 42(4), P. 521 - 546

Published: June 2, 2022

Abstract Greenhouse farming is essential in increasing domestic crop production countries with limited resources and a harsh climate like Qatar. Smart greenhouse development even more important to overcome these limitations achieve high levels of food security. While the main aim greenhouses offer an appropriate environment for high-yield while protecting crops from adverse conditions, smart provide precise regulation control microclimate variables by utilizing latest techniques, advanced metering communication infrastructures, management systems thus providing optimal development. However, due information technology, are undergoing big transformation. In fact, new generation has gone simple constructions sophisticated factories that drive agricultural at minimum possible cost. The objective this paper present comprehensive understanding framework actual Qatar, so as be able support transition sustainable precision agriculture. Qatar’s market dynamic sector, it expected mark double-digit growth 2025. Thus, study may effective supporting decision policy makers, professionals, end-users introducing technologies taking advantage monitoring artificial intelligence, infrastructure agriculture sector adopting greenhouses, consequently enhancing Food-Energy-Water Nexus resilience Furthermore, analysis situation Qatar provided examining its potential regarding existing drivers barriers. Finally, presents measures already implemented analyses future local terms sustainability resource-saving perspective penetration into economy.

Language: Английский

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Insights into Global Water Reuse Opportunities

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(17), P. 13007 - 13007

Published: Aug. 29, 2023

The growing population, intensified anthropogenic pressures and climate variability have increased the demands on available water resources, reuse has become a high priority, particularly in areas of world suffering from stress. main objectives this review paper are to consider identify potential opportunities challenges implementation schemes worldwide by considering analyzing different fields interest reuse, current future global drivers policies, existing advances treatment technologies promising elimination environmental footprint human health risk, an analysis trends potable non-potable development quality criteria issues related transition circular economy. Moreover, major knowledge gaps critical domains discussed. For study, thorough literature was conducted, using research articles, technical reports, specific national (and EU) proposals, guidance documents, legislative initiatives actions, as well any validly disseminated findings scientists around wider scientific area (alternative) supply, management, sustainable development, protection public health. Water practices expected increase future, mainly developed countries climate-vulnerable planet. Current wastewater can provide opportunity for foul exploitation alternative increasing systems worldwide, relying pollutant/contaminant elimination, improving economic energy performances. paradigmatic technological switches based improved understanding relationships between cycle Water–Energy–Food (WEF) Nexus will perspective schemes. benefits recovery nutrients through sewage also highlighted, arising reduced costs associated with their sheer removal supplement fertilizers WEF Nexus. On other hand, nutrient may promote agricultural or landscape practices, contributing less consumption reducing GHGs emissions. Regarding management use schemes, holistic approach (integrated management) is proposed, incorporating regulatory actions awareness, interconnection among actors/stakeholders, efficient control monitoring. establishment paramount preventing undesirable impacts humans environment. study considers “one water” concept, which means equal independent origin water, instead differentiates types facilitate reuse. Finally, it highlights need understand ecosystem services (ESs) consequences achieving goals (SDGs).

Language: Английский

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Groundwater Salinity Across India: Predicting Occurrences and Controls by Field-Observations and Machine Learning Modeling

Environmental Science & Technology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 58(8), P. 3953 - 3965

Published: Feb. 15, 2024

Elevated groundwater salinity is unsuitable for drinking and harmful to crop production. Thus, it crucial determine distribution, especially where agricultural water requirements are largely supported by groundwater. This study used field observation (

Language: Английский

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Climate Change Impact on Coastal Groundwater Salinity Along the African Coast

IGI Global eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 347 - 378

Published: Feb. 7, 2025

Climate change poses a significant threat to coastal groundwater resources along the African coast, with rising sea levels and shifting precipitation patterns increasing salinity of vital aquifers. This research investigates socio-economic environmental impacts through predictive modelling, highlighting its implications on agriculture, freshwater availability, economic stability. Salinity intrusion, exacerbated by climate variability anthropogenic activities, jeopardizes food security public health, amplifying vulnerability dependent communities. Through multidisciplinary approach combining hydrogeological analysis, remote sensing, impact assessments, this study aims provide actionable insights for sustainable water resource management. By prioritizing resilience strategies tailored regional conditions, policy-makers can mitigate adverse effects safeguard livelihoods in these climate-sensitive zones.

Language: Английский

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Assessing the effects of ENSO-induced climate variability on shallow coastal groundwater reserves of north Patagonia, Argentina

Groundwater for Sustainable Development, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 101427 - 101427

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Analyzing spatial and temporal evolution of groundwater salinization through Multivariate Statistical Analysis and Hydrogeochemical Facies Evolution-Diagram

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 862, P. 160697 - 160697

Published: Dec. 7, 2022

Language: Английский

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Combined geophysical methods to investigate seawater intrusion in the Souss-Massa coastal area, Morocco

Groundwater for Sustainable Development, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 21, P. 100915 - 100915

Published: Jan. 21, 2023

Language: Английский

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A multi-step approach to evaluate the sustainable use of groundwater resources for human consumption and agriculture

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 347, P. 119041 - 119041

Published: Sept. 30, 2023

The rapid decline in both quality and availability of freshwater resources on our planet necessitates their thorough assessment to ensure sustainable usage. growing demand for water industrial, agricultural, domestic sectors poses significant challenges managing surface groundwater resources. This study tests proposes a hybrid evaluation approach determine Groundwater Quality Indices (GQIs) irrigation (IRRI), seawater intrusion (SWI), potability (POT), finalized the spatial distribution suitability involving indicator along with hydrogeological socio-economic factors. Mean Decrease Accuracy (MDA) Information Gain Ratio (IGR) were used state importance chosen factors such as level above sea, thickness aquifer, land cover, distance from coastline, silt soil content, recharge, river lagoons, depth table ground, agricultural wells, hydraulic conductivity, lithology each index, separately. results methods showed that recharge is most important parameter GQIIRRI GQIPOT, while coastline rivers, are GQISWI. modelling GQIPOT area has been achieved applying three machine learning (ML) algorithms: Boosted Regression Tree (BRT), Random Forest (RF), Support Vector Machine (SVM). Validation RF highest prediction GQIIRRI, SVM model index. It worth mention future utilization testing new algorithms could produce even better results. Finally, combined compared using two combine overlay prepare map multi-GQIs. 69% suitable potable use, due geogenic anthropogenic activities which contribute make some unsuitable either use. Specifically, northern, western, eastern portions "very high quality" classes southern portion shows low classes. In conclusion, developed can serve practical guide enhancing management, identifying areas various uses pinpointing regions requiring improved management practices.

Language: Английский

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Modeling stochastic saline groundwater occurrence in coastal aquifers

Water Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 235, P. 119885 - 119885

Published: March 20, 2023

The issue of freshwater salinization in coastal areas has grown importance with the increase demand groundwater supply and more frequent droughts. However, spatial patterns salinity contamination are not easy to be understood, as well their numerical modeling is subject various kinds uncertainty. This paper offers a robust, flexible, reliable geostatistical methodology provide stochastic assessment distribution alluvial areas. applied aquifer Campania (Italy), where 83 monitoring wells provided depth-averaged data. A Monte Carlo (MC) framework was implemented simulate fields. Both MC fields mean across simulations enabled delineation which high salinity. Then, probabilistic approach developed setting up thresholds for agricultural use delineate unsuitable irrigation purposes. Furthermore, steady saline wedge lengths were unveiled through uncertainty estimates seawater ingression at Volturno River mouth. results compared versus calibrated model remarkable fit (R2=0.96) an analytical solution, obtaining similar lengths. pointed out that salinities found inland (more than 2 km from coastline) could ascribed trapped paleo-seawater rather actual intrusion. In fact, correspondence thick peaty layers, can store waters because porosity low permeability. these consistent recognition depositional environments position ancient lagoon sediments, located same highest (simulated) robust understand present salinization, disentangle intrusion, general zones

Language: Английский

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