Water pollution by heavy metals represents a significant threat to both the environment and
public health, with a pronounced risk of stomach cancer and fatalities linked to the …

The presence of heavy metals in waterways is a major threat to human health, and such
metals cause stomach cancer and brain damage. There is a growing trend towards heavy …

Heavy metals (HMs) in groundwater seriously threaten ecological safety and human health.
To facilitate the effective management of groundwater contamination, priority control factors …

Over the past decade, water professionals have begun to focus on a new paradigm for
urban water systems, which entails the recovery of resources from wastewater, the …

The water utility sector is subject to stringent legislation, seeking to address both the
evolution of practices within the chemical/pharmaceutical industry, and the safeguarding of …

Highlights•We substantiate that enhancing water security is first of all a governance
challenge.•Integrative approaches for negotiations about trade-offs encounter obstacles due …

This article analyzes water governance models in the context of sustainable development.
Specifically, it aims to understand which dimensions of these models need to be rethought to …

Global urbanization and increasing water demand make efficient water resource
management crucial. This study employs Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) to evaluate …

Environmental problems are often multi-faceted and complex by nature, consisting of
diverse, intertwined dimensions. In this article, we argue that environmental problem …

The theme of this Special Volume (SV) focuses on improving natural resource management
and human health to ensure sustainable societal development. Natural resources have …