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The toxicity of contaminants in water is primarily studied through in vitro techniques. A complementary approach is the use of molecular toxicology, which can provide insight into the responsible toxicants, and shows promise for compounds that are challenging to extract and detect using conventional approaches.
Micro- and nanoplastics indirectly threaten water quality by disrupting biogeochemical cycles, transporting pathogens and interacting with emerging contaminants. This Review highlights their complex environmental roles and outlines regulatory and technological strategies to mitigate their impacts on aquatic ecosystems and water health.
A multifaceted approach integrating strategies across food production and consumption is required to advance sustainable water management in agriculture.
This Review establishes a comprehensive set of permeance–selectivity relationships for thin-film composite membranes on the removal and fractionation of different solutes and provides valuable strategies for enhancing the performance of membrane systems through both material-level and system-level optimizations.
This Review discusses the potential of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis in the removal of disinfection by-products, highlighting the interactions among membranes and chemicals.
This Review synthesizes the ecological features and processes that arise when rivers are given room to move. Understanding these interactions will support more sustainable decisions that weigh river ecology against engineering in a rapidly changing world.
This Review examines methods for mapping river barriers, emphasizing the potential consequences of a lack of data on smaller barriers. It highlights the need for improved mapping approaches to support effective water management
The new SWOT satellite mission tracks global water supply–demand and land-to-ocean water movement, leading the way towards an integrated satellite observatory that can help humanity adapt to Earth’s shifting water and energy systems.
This Review summarizes the recent progress in solar-driven steam generation in diverse functionalizations and highlights its applications beyond water purification and desalination.
