Central Asia is one of many regions worldwide that face severe water shortages;
nevertheless, water pollution in this region exacerbates the existing water stress and …

Abstract The Central Asian area is confronted with a number of acute obstacles as it
attempts to transition to a long-term electrical power supply. Small-scale hydropower …

A systematic understanding of the dynamics of surface water resources and terrestrial water
storage (TWS) is extremely important for human survival in Central Asia (CA) and …

Grappling with the global ecological concern of the Aral Sea disaster, Uzbekistan
exemplifies the urgent necessity of unravelling and addressing the complex Water-Energy …

The presence of microplastics (MPs) has been recognized as a significant environmental
threat due to adverse effects spanning from molecular level, organism health, ecosystem …

River ecosystems are under increasing stress in the background of global change and ever-
growing anthropogenic impacts in Central Asia. However, available water quality data in this …

Precipitation changes over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) substantially impact the downstream
river runoff. However, future precipitation variation over the TP remains unclear. Here, we …

Heavy metal and metalloid contamination of topsoils from atmospheric deposition and
release from landfills, agriculture, and industries is a widespread problem that is estimated …

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) emerged as a powerful, actionable health
management tool during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hypothesizing future uses, we explored …

Climate variability influences both water quantity and quality in lakes and rivers, eg, shifts in
salinity caused by changes in the evaporation/precipitation ratio. However, knowledge about …