Understanding responses to climate-related water scarcity in Africa

W Leal Filho, E Totin, JA Franke, SM Andrew… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Water scarcity is a global challenge, yet existing responses are failing to cope with current
shocks and stressors, including those attributable to climate change. In sub-Saharan Africa …

Carbon nanotubes-based adsorbents: Properties, functionalization, interaction mechanisms, and applications in water purification

M Sajid, M Asif, N Baig, M Kabeer, I Ihsanullah… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes-based adsorbents have been extensively used in the adsorption of
inorganic and organic pollutants from water and wastewater. They demonstrate excellent …

[HTML][HTML] Natural resource scarcity, fossil fuel energy consumption, and total greenhouse gas emissions in top emitting countries

J Wang, W Azam - Geoscience Frontiers, 2024 - Elsevier
Natural resource scarcity, fossil fuel energy consumption, and total greenhouse gas
emissions are critical issues that require immediate attention. With the global population …

Fresh water resource, scarcity, water salinity challenges and possible remedies: A review

W Musie, G Gonfa - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Water is one of the natural resource due balance if our planet and the life on it have to
sustain and economic development to be expected in the future. The increase in population …

Drought: A common environmental disaster

IR Orimoloye, JA Belle, YM Orimoloye, AO Olusola… - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
Droughts have been identified as an environmental hazard by environmentalists, ecologists,
hydrologists, meteorologists, geologists, and agricultural experts. Droughts are …

Recent advances in aqueous virus removal technologies

HE Al-Hazmi, H Shokrani, A Shokrani, K Jabbour… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 outbreak has triggered a massive research, but still urgent detection and
treatment of this virus seems a public concern. The spread of viruses in aqueous …

Non-conventional water reuse in agriculture: A circular water economy

CY Chen, SW Wang, H Kim, SY Pan, C Fan, YJ Lin - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the growing and diverse demands on water supply, exploitation of non-conventional
sources of water has received much attention. Since water consumption for irrigation is the …

Removal of heavy metals by polymers from wastewater in the industry: A molecular dynamics approach

QH Le, K Smida, Z Abdelmalek, I Tlili - Engineering Analysis with Boundary …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the major pollutants of industrial water is lead metal, which causes widespread
pollution in nature due to its wide use. Removing this pollutant, before the surface or …

What do we know about water scarcity in semi-arid zones? A global analysis and research trends

F Morante-Carballo, N Montalván-Burbano… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Water supply is strategic for the development of society. The water distribution in nature
follows patterns linked to geographic and territorial issues. Climate fluctuations aggravate …

Progress in atmospheric water generation systems: A review

N Shafeian, AA Ranjbar, TB Gorji - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, freshwater reserves have been severely depleted. Demand is outpacing
supply, and supply is being impacted in terms of both quantity and quality. Therefore …