PLOS Water

2022 - 2026

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Volume 5, issue 1, 2026

New definitions for good practice: Regulators as activists for urban road-transported sanitation in eastern and southern Africa pp. 1-17

Claire Grisaffi, Paul Leinster, Reuben Sipuma, Emanuel Owako and Alison Parker

Volume 4, issue 12, 2025

“If we have water, we have money”: A qualitative investigation of the role of water in women’s economic engagement in Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya, and Zimbabwe pp. 1-30

Emily Ogutu, Sheela S Sinharoy, Madeleine Patrick, Thea Mink, Alicia Macler, Loice Mbogo, Olivia Bendit, Ingrid Lustig, Jazmina Nohemí Irías, Sandra Antonio, Gladys Ramos, Alma Juarez, Carlos Daniel Sic, Erick Calderón, Héctor Salvador Peña Ramírez, Jorge Lemus, Everlyne Atandi, Peter Mwangi, Paul Ruto, Rohin Otieno Onyango, Gilbert Mushangari, Jammaine Jimu, Morris Chidavaenzi, Makaita Maworera, Nobuhle Dungeni Mlotshwa, Sithandekile Maphosa, Munyaradzi Damson and Bethany A Caruso

Rethinking monitoring of the means of implementation for SDG 6 up to 2030 and beyond pp. 1-10

Marina Takane, Kelly Ann Naylor, Fiona Gore, Joakim Harlin, Paul Glennie, Stuart Crane, William Reidhead and Bruce Gordon

Piped water skepticism: Implications for achieving water security pp. 1-4

Patrick Thomson and Amber Wutich

Bridging water, health and climate: A call to action pp. 1-4

Isabell Hedke, Aaron Jenkins, Pamela Katic, Nanneke Nix, Mxolisi Sibanda, Jorge Alvarez-Sala Torreano, Farah Salem, Ronald Roopnarine, Christopher Oura, Chilekwa Christabel Mibenge, Louise Frisk, Amir Delju, Martin Muchangi and Aaron Salzberg

Agricultural water management for adaptation and mitigation: Tension or co-benefits in achieving global good? pp. 1-4

Nicole Lefore and Petra Schmitter

The political economy of water and sanitation in Palestine’s Gaza Strip: A scoping review pp. 1-19

Mariam Fayad, Dani J Barrington and Mariam Zaqout

Volume 4, issue 10, 2025

Using probability difference to compare streamflow information of alternatives for efficient operation of monitoring networks pp. 1-20

Christopher P Konrad

Bridging the Gap: Evidence-informed hygiene policy is needed and researcher, policy makers, and funders must work together to deliver it pp. 1-4

Sarah Roberts, Clarissa Brocklehurst, Henry Northover, Jenala Chipungu, Mary Eyram Ashinyo and Robert Dreibelbis

Volume 4, issue 9, 2025

Active regulating of onsite sanitation can bridge the gap between policy and practice and transform the sector pp. 1-4

Sam Drabble, Claire Grisaffi, Batsi Majuru, Yvonne Magawa and Robert Gakubia

Affordability of community water systems and private, self-supply drinking water wells pp. 1-21

Rebecca G Etter, Jillian Maxcy-Brown and Mark O Barnett

Volume 4, issue 8, 2025

The structure of informal water markets: Insights from spatial monitoring in Lodwar, Kenya pp. 1-24

Jane Zhao, Dustin Garrick, Paul Ekwar, Sonia Ferdous Hoque, Robert Hope and Dale Whittington

Analyzing multiple-source water usage patterns and affordability in rural Central Appalachia pp. 1-19

Emerald Dudzinski, Kimberly Ellis, Leigh-Anne Krometis, Kate Albi and Alasdair Cohen

Advancing the evidence for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) systems strengthening: A Delphi study to define research priorities pp. 1-17

Lauren D’Mello-Guyett, Ruth Sylvester, Angela Huston, Beda Levira, Jane Falconer, John Butterworth, Tommy Ka Kit Ngai, Brian Reed, Euphresia Luseka, Claire Grisaffi, Jamie Bartram, Robert Dreibelbis, Barbara Evans and Paul Hutchings

Analyzing changes in types of household sanitation among 543 Parliamentary Constituencies between 2016 and 2021 in India pp. 1-13

Anoop Jain, Rockli Kim and S V Subramanian

Filter, heat, spin: A simple and inexpensive method for DNA preparation from freshwater for use in high-throughput molecular source tracking pp. 1-12

Vincent T Pham, Zamira Harris-Ryden, Nitya S Kodali, Thomas F Hamner, Safiya Popalzai, Marlizeth Castañeda Hernandez, Maryam Ajose, Morgan Owens, Timothy E Riedel and Stuart Reichler

Beyond peak water security: Household-scale experiential metrics can offer new perspectives on contemporary water challenges in the United States pp. 1-15

Wendy Jepson, Amber Wutich, Amber L Pearson, Melissa Beresford, Alexandra Brewis, Alicia Cooperman, Jeremiah Osborne-Gowey, Jenny Rempel, Asher Y Rosinger and Justin Stoler

Volume 4, issue 7, 2025

Do mandatory minimum penalties and penalty relief work? Evidence from California’s clean water program pp. 1-26

Ryan J Treves, Qiwei Lin, Margaret Hilderbran, Derek Ouyang, Kit T Rodolfa, Erin Mustain and Daniel E Ho

Groundwater must be fully integrated into WASH programmes to make them climate resilient pp. 1-5

Donald JC Robertson, Donald John MacAllister, Seifu Kebede Gurmessa, Jay Matta, Alan MacDonald, Catherine McManus, Tracy Morse, Aditi Mukherji and Muthi Nhlema

Volume 4, issue 6, 2025

Quantifying the success of stormwater control measure networks using effective imperviousness pp. 1-18

Aditi S Bhaskar, Charles C Stillwell, Matthew J Burns, Kristina G Hopkins and Christopher J Walsh

Early prenatal nitrate exposure and birth outcomes: A study of Iowa’s public drinking water (1970–1988) pp. 1-17

Jason Semprini

How informal water markets serve the urban population: Dynamics of invisible hand in Nairobi’s water sector pp. 1-17

Ivy Chumo, Blessing Mberu and Caroline Kabaria

On the safe side: Uncertainty awareness for hydroclimatic risk and loss aversion pp. 1-4

Omar Wani, Mason Majszak, Victor Hertel and Christian Geiß

To solve the water crisis, follow the money pp. 1-3

Joel Kolker and Clarissa Brocklehurst

Manganese and iron in drinking water in three West-African countries: Implications for health, acceptability, and disinfection pp. 1-14

Emily G Browning, Jamie K Bartram, Amy Z Guo, J Wren Tracy, Emma R Kelly, Michael B Fisher and Zakaria Seidu

Volume 4, issue 5, 2025

Willingness-to-pay and demand for sanitation products in rural northern Ghana: Impacts of seasonality and methodology pp. 1-21

John Trimmer, Joyce Kisiangani, Bessy Ewoenam Odame-Boafo, Stanley Bortse Sam, Chloé Poulin, Dominic Osei and Valerie Bauza

Behavioural water policy: Scarce, yet infinitely reusable pp. 1-3

Ching Leong

Investigating the suitability of dichotomous responses for the Water Insecurity Experiences (WISE) Scales using nationally representative data from 39 countries pp. 1-18

Indira Bose, Joshua D Miller, Hilary J Bethancourt, Olga P García, Hugo R Melgar-Quiñonez, Rosana Salles-Costa, Mauro E DelGrossi, Scott M Miller, Tessa L Durham, Teresa Shamah-Levy, Pablo Gaitán-Rossi, Sera L Young and Edward A Frongillo

Alternative indicators of handpump functionality: Toward consistent performance-oriented monitoring pp. 1-16

Catherine McManus, Kaycie Lane, Samuel Diarra and Ryan Cronk

Assessing the effect of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on school water, sanitation, and hygiene improvements in the Philippines pp. 1-11

Kh Shafiur Rahaman, Sarah Bick, Marvin Marquez, Dexter Galban, Habib Benzian, Bella Monse and Robert Dreibelbis

Flood control of reservoir systems: Learning-based explicit and switched model predictive control approaches pp. 1-31

Ja-Ho Koo, Ali Moradvandi, Edo Abraham, Andreja Jonoski and Dimitri P Solomatine

Volume 4, issue 4, 2025

Improved streamflow prediction accuracy in Boreal climate watershed using a LSTM model: A comparative study pp. 1-26

Kamal Islam, Joseph A Daraio, Mumtaz Cheema, Gabriela Sabau and Lakshman Galagedara

Training for the test: Using multi-objective training to improve ANN ensemble forecasts of household residual chlorine in emergencies pp. 1-23

Michael De Santi, Syed Imran Ali, Jean-François Fesselet, Matthew Arnold, Dawn Taylor and Usman T Khan

Assessing the impact of rightsizing drinking water infrastructure system in flint, Michigan pp. 1-21

Richard Casey Sadler, Hyun Jeong Koo, Basheer Allamy and Shawn P McElmurry

Volume 4, issue 2, 2025

Resource allocation for environmental health services in healthcare facilities: A qualitative case study from Niger pp. 1-22

Silvia Landa, Elisha Y Sanoussi, Ezechiel Mahamane, Kairou Oudou Bilo Mahamadou, Aaron Salzberg and Darcy M Anderson

Volume 4, issue 1, 2025

Inadequate wastewater management in Dhaka’s major hospitals: A socio-technical systems analysis of leadership, policy, and technological challenges pp. 1-25

Nuhu Amin, Tim Foster, Nafeya Tabassum Shimki, Md Rezaul Hasan, Supriya Sarkar, Shaikh Daud Adnan, Aninda Rahman, Rizwana Khan, Mahbubur Rahman and Juliet Willetts

Freshwater dependent livelihood assessment of coastal households in the southwest of Bangladesh pp. 1-22

Md Shohel Khan and Shitangsu Kumar Paul

Quantification of Legionella pneumophila in building potable water systems: A meta-analysis comparing qPCR and culture-based detection methods pp. 1-22

Émile Sylvestre, William J Rhoads, Timothy R Julian and Frederik Hammes

Volume 3, issue 12, 2024

Disposable diaper consumption and waste in urban Ghana and Kenya: The role of manufacturing, distribution, and branding pp. 1-17

Joseph Okotto-Okotto, Moses Asamoah, Mair L H Thomas-Possee, Mawuli Dzodzomenyo, Ruby Hornuvo, Lorna G Okotto and Jim A Wright

Development and evaluation of a digital behavioral economics game towards improved understanding of groundwater conservation in southern Colorado pp. 1-18

Kat Demaree, Varnitha Kurli, Piotr Magnuszewski, Krister Andersson and Evan Thomas

Social vulnerability and exposure to private well water pp. 1-21

Miriam Wamsley, Eric S Coker, Robin Taylor Wilson, Kevin Henry and Heather M Murphy

Volume 3, issue 11, 2024

Challenges and opportunities for advancing data-driven WASH programming: Reflections from the UNC Chapel Hill Water and Health Conference side event "DATA: A key for unlocking quality in WASH programming" pp. 1-5

James Brown, Syed Imran Ali, Sydney Hubbard, Laura MacDonald, Rachel Peletz, Katy Sill and Mian Zhong

Volume 3, issue 10, 2024

Geographical and environmental factors in pharmaceuticals and personal care products removal from drinking water plants pp. 1-15

Sayoni Dutta, Laura G Leff, Mahinda Gangoda, Megan Zhao and Xiaozhen Mou

Comparison of passive and manual chlorination in small piped water networks in rural Ghana: Technical performance, ease-of-use, and cost pp. 1-20

Caroline Delaire, Katherine Marshall, Michal Usowicz, Tom Mahin, Daniel Kwaah, Bashiru Yachori, Bastian Schnabel, Ranjiv Khush and Rachel Peletz

Investigating impacts of gender-transformative interventions in water, sanitation, and hygiene: Structural validity, internal reliability and measurement invariance of the water, sanitation, and hygiene–Gender equality measure (WASH-GEM) pp. 1-24

Jess MacArthur, Rachel P Chase, Diana Gonzalez, Tyler Kozole, Chris Nicoletti, Veasna Toeur, Juliet Willetts and Beyond the Finish Line Team Snv

Considerations for the use of laboratory-based and field-based estimates of environmental tolerance in water management decisions for an endangered salmonid pp. 1-16

Steven C Zeug, Alex Constandache and Bradley Cavallo

Volume 3, issue 9, 2024

“In the dry season, our suffering doubles”: Barriers to water access in poor urban settlements in Ghana pp. 1-14

Willow Leahy, Meshack Achore and Florence Dery

Volume 3, issue 8, 2024

A review of residential water conservation policies and attempts to measure their effectiveness pp. 1-13

Alexander Maas, Roshan Puri and Christopher Goemans

Assessing the viability of water utilities in North Carolina: A principal component analysis approach* pp. 1-21

Ahmed Rachid El-Khattabi, Elsemarie Mullins and Kathyrn Obenshain

Optimizing machine learning for water safety: A comparative analysis with dimensionality reduction and classifier performance in potability prediction pp. 1-25

Debashis Chatterjee, Prithwish Ghosh, Amlan Banerjee and Shiladri Shekhar Das

Virtual water flows in a real world pp. 1-16

Xiawei Liao, Ao Liu and Li Chai

Volume 3, issue 7, 2024

Missing in action: The UN Water Action Agenda needs an overhauled commitment-setting process pp. 1-4

Ryan Cronk, Clarissa Brocklehurst, Barbara Evans, Laura Gomez Rodriguez, Daniele Lantagne, Cameron Mcbroom-Fitterer, Eric Momanyi, Kwabena Nyarko and Cecilia Scharp

222 nm causes greater protein damage and repair inhibition of E. coli than 254 nm for water disinfection pp. 1-20

David McDonald, Daniel Ma and Natalie M Hull

Volume 3, issue 6, 2024

Public health policy impact evaluation: A potential use case for longitudinal monitoring of viruses in wastewater at small geographic scales pp. 1-19

Elana M G Chan, Amanda Bidwell, Zongxi Li, Sebastien Tilmans and Alexandria B Boehm

Addressing water, sanitation and hygiene inequalities: A review of evidence, gaps, and recommendations for disability-inclusive WASH by 2030 pp. 1-15

Jane Wilbur, Robert Dreibelbis and Islay Mactaggart

Volume 3, issue 5, 2024

Longitudinal changes in hand hygiene adherence among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dominican Republic pp. 1-15

C Daniel Schnorr, Kathryn W Roberts, Eulogia C Payano, Paloma Martínez Guzmán, Michael de St. Aubin, Matthew Lozier, Salome Garnier, Devan Dumas, Kelsey McDavid, Cecilia Jocelyn Then Paulino, Ronald Skewes-Ramm, Christina Craig, Emily Zielinski Gutierrez, William Duke and Eric Nilles

Jumping up the sanitation ladder in rural Cambodia: The role of remittances and peer-to-peer pressure in adopting high-quality latrines pp. 1-21

Valentina Zuin, Vandy Moung, Rachel Juay and Jessica Tribbe

Volume 3, issue 4, 2024

Stage and discharge prediction from documentary time-lapse imagery pp. 1-25

Kenneth W Chapman, Troy E Gilmore, Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Christian D Chapman, Aaron R Mittelstet and John E Stranzl

Volume 3, issue 3, 2024

Design of infiltration swales pp. 1-19

David A Chin

Volume 3, issue 2, 2024

Enhancing discharge estimation from SWOT satellite data in a tropical tidal river environment pp. 1-25

Francisco Rodrigues do Amaral, Thierry Pellarin, Tin Nguyen Trung, Tran Anh Tu and Nicolas Gratiot

Volume 3, issue 1, 2024

Water distribution pipe lifespans: Predicting when to repair the pipes in municipal water distribution networks using machine learning techniques pp. 1-16

Nacer Farajzadeh, Nima Sadeghzadeh and Nastaran Jokar