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2022 - 2025

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Volume 4, issue 5, 2025

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

Ching Leong

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

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

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

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

Catherine McManus, Kaycie Lane, Samuel Diarra and Ryan Cronk

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

Volume 4, issue 4, 2025

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

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

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

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

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

Volume 3, issue 12, 2024

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Alexander Maas, Roshan Puri and Christopher Goemans

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

Xiawei Liao, Ao Liu and Li Chai

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

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

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

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

Volume 3, issue 5, 2024

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

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

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

Volume 2, issue 12, 2023

Sanitation services for the urban poor: A social capital approach to sanitation challenges in informal settlements pp. 1-18

Ivy Chumo, Blessing Mberu, Cynthia Wainaina, Wanjiru Murigi, Leunita Sumba and Caroline Kabaria

Volume 2, issue 11, 2023

How do water matrices influence QSPR models in wastewater treatment?–A case study on the sonolytic elimination of phenol derivates pp. 1-17

Judith Glienke, Michael Stelter and Patrick Braeutigam

A tale of two communities: Comparing user perceptions of condominial and conventional sewer systems in Salvador, Brazil pp. 1-14

Fabiana Almerinda G Palma, Jonatas Fernandes Araújo Sodré, Nivison Nery, Luciana Joaquim Oliveira, Joe Brown, Anu Bourgeois, Claire A Spears, Cassandra White, Federico Costa and Christine E Stauber

Volume 2, issue 10, 2023

Low-cost domestic rainwater harvesting in rural southeast Madagascar: A process and outcome evaluation pp. 1-19

Jasmine Kelly, Mamonjisoa Tsilahatsy, Tolotra Carnot, Ramanantsiadiana Wilmin Fidelos, Giona Randriamanampy, Andrianarivelo Zafindrazana Charlier, Emilie Kowalczewski, Lomba Hasoavana, Mamy Andriatsihosena, Harry Chaplin and Hugo Legge

Assessing the impact of anthropogenic influences on the sediment quality of Owalla Reservoir, Southwest, Nigeria pp. 1-20

Adedeji Idowu Aduwo, Taiwo Adekanmi Adesakin, Abayomi Tolulope Oyewale and Israel Funso Adeniyi

Volume 2, issue 9, 2023

Enteric virus removal by municipal wastewater treatment to achieve requirements for potable reuse pp. 1-27

Julio A Polanco, Jana Safarik, Jason S Dadakis, Claire Johnson and Megan H Plumlee

Household water insecurity experiences and their perceived determinants in a low-income community of Cartagena, Colombia, during a water service expansion project pp. 1-14

Andrea K Lemaitre, Joshua D Miller and Justin Stoler

Deep reinforcement learning for irrigation scheduling using high-dimensional sensor feedback pp. 1-20

Yuji Saikai, Allan Peake and Karine Chenu

Putting diplomacy at the forefront of Water Diplomacy pp. 1-12

Hussam Hussein, Zoe Campbell, Josephine Leather and Patrick Ryce

Volume 2, issue 8, 2023

Leveraging high spatiotemporal resolution data of pesticides applied to agricultural fields in California to identify toxicity reduction opportunities pp. 1-23

Nicol Parker, Ashley Larsen, Priyanka Banerjee and Arturo A Keller

Water funds within village savings and loans associations: A promising solution to improve water user fee collection in rural Uganda pp. 1-23

Katherine Marshall, Karen Setty, Allan Mutegeki, Rachel Peletz, Ranjiv Khush and Caroline Delaire

Securing urban water supply through reservoir reoperation–An analysis of power resources and equity in cases from India, Spain and the USA pp. 1-20

Laura Turley

Protecting fish and farms: Incentivising adoption of modern fish-protection screens for water pumps and gravity-fed diversions in Australia pp. 1-13

Thomas S Rayner, John Conallin, Craig A Boys and Rodney Price

Daily stream temperature predictions for free-flowing streams in the Pacific Northwest, USA pp. 1-27

Jared E Siegel, Aimee H Fullerton, Alyssa M FitzGerald, Damon Holzer and Chris E Jordan

Convergence of mechanistic modeling and artificial intelligence in hydrologic science and engineering pp. 1-24

Rafael Muñoz-Carpena, Alvaro Carmona-Cabrero, Ziwen Yu, Garey Fox and Okke Batelaan

Volume 2, issue 7, 2023

Risk assessment of drinking water intake contamination from agricultural activities using a Bayesian network pp. 1-25

Raja Kammoun, Natasha McQuaid, Vincent Lessard, Eyerusalem Adhanom Goitom, Michèle Prévost, Françoise Bichai and Sarah Dorner

Volume 2, issue 6, 2023

The enabling environment for citywide water service provision: Insights from six successful cities pp. 1-29

John T Trimmer, Haleemah Qureshi, Miriam Otoo and Caroline Delaire

Volume 2, issue 5, 2023

Affordability of household water services across the United States pp. 1-17

Lauren A Patterson, Sophia A Bryson and Martin W Doyle

Volume 2, issue 4, 2023

Eliminating lead exposure from drinking water—A global call to action pp. 1-4

Valerie Bauza, Sean Furey, Jorge Alvarez-Sala, James Bartram, Kerstin Danert, Jennifer De France, Samuel Diarra, Michael B Fisher, Dain Hansen, Paul Hutchings, Christopher Lindsay, Riley Mulhern, Ray Norman, Claude Ramseier, Johan Strandberg, Pierre Studer and Aaron Salzberg

Identifying trends in SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater to infer changing COVID-19 incidence: Effect of sampling frequency pp. 1-17

Elana M G Chan, Lauren C Kennedy, Marlene K Wolfe and Alexandria B Boehm

The Municipal Drinking Water Database pp. 1-15

Sara Hughes, Christine J Kirchhoff, Katelynn Conedera and Mirit Friedman

Volume 2, issue 3, 2023

Water supply and sanitation as climate action: A finance agenda pp. 1-3

Paul O’Connell

The high health risks of unaffordable water: An in-depth exploration of pathways from water bill burden to health-related impacts in the United States pp. 1-21

Mariana Sarango, Laura Senier and Sharon L Harlan

Volume 2, issue 2, 2023

Driving behavior change among farmers & fishers: Do social networks matter? pp. 1-4

Ranu Sinha and Jens Koed Madsen

Traversing the waterways pp. 1-3

Debora Walker, Pierre Horwitz and Jennifer Davis

Impact of usership on bacterial contamination of public latrine surfaces in Kathmandu, Nepal pp. 1-17

Alexis L Mraz, Shannon M McGinnis, Dianna Marini, Prakash Amatya and Heather M Murphy

Volume 2, issue 1, 2023

Occupational health and safety status of waste and sanitation workers: A qualitative exploration during the COVID-19 pandemic across Bangladesh pp. 1-17

Fazle Sharior, Mahbub-Ul Alam, Mariam Zaqout, Sally Cawood, Sharika Ferdous, Dewan Muhammad Shoaib, James B Tidwell, Mehedi Hasan, Moushumi Hasan, Mahbubur Rahman, Makfie Farah, Md Azizur Rahman, Alauddin Ahmed and Tanvir Ahmed

Degradability of organic micropollutants with sonolysis—Quantification of the structural influence through QSPR modelling pp. 1-17

Judith Glienke, Michael Stelter and Patrick Braeutigam