Good surface water quality is critical to human health and ecology. Land use determines the
surface water heat and material balance, which cause climate change and affect water …

Phosphorus (P) supply (concentration and flux) is an important driver for biological activity in
flowing waters and needs to be managed to avoid eutrophication impacts associated with …

Excessive nutrient loading (considering nitrogen and phosphorus) is a major ongoing threat
to water quality and here we review the impact of nutrient discharges from wastewater …

In highly urbanized areas, wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent can represent a
significant component of freshwater ecosystems. As it is impossible for the composition of …

Urban streams have been the focus of much research in recent years, but many questions
about the mechanisms driving the urban stream syndrome remain unanswered …

Rivers are a major source of microplastic particles (< 5 mm) to oceans, but empirical
measurements of microplastic movement in freshwater ecosystems are rare. The hard …

Pharmaceuticals are emerging contaminants of concern and are widespread in the
environment. While the levels of these substances in finished drinking waters are generally …

The annual migration of∼ 1.2 million wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) through the
Serengeti Mara Ecosystem is the largest remaining overland migration in the world. One of …

Climate change projections in the Mediterranean region are associated with more frequent
extreme climate conditions, which could alter water availability and impact the delivery of …

Secondary and tertiary wastewater treatment is common in developed countries, but little is
known about the responses of lotic ecosystems to contemporary wastewater treatment plant …