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Topical Collection: International Year of Groundwater—managing future societal and environmental challenges

Researchers and hydrogeologists highlight the growing importance of groundwater in the global water cycle and call for better assessment, management, and public communication strategies to meet the UN's water-related Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

2023 Hydrogeology Journal 10 citations
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Groundwater resources: challenges and future opportunities

Researchers reviewed the major challenges and future opportunities in managing groundwater — a critical global water resource — emphasizing that sustainable use requires integrating new technologies, improved governance, and awareness of social, economic, and environmental factors unique to each region.

2024 Scientific Reports 18 citations
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Groundwater–Surface Water Interactions: Recent Advances and Interdisciplinary Challenges

This review covers recent advances in understanding groundwater–surface water interactions, including their importance for drinking water security and contaminant transport, and argues for interdisciplinary approaches that combine hydrology, ecology, and geochemistry.

2020 Water 101 citations
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Purpose-Designed Hydrogeological Maps in Wide Interconnected Surface-Groundwater Systems: The Test Example of Parma Alluvial Aquifer and Taro River Basin (Northern Italy)

Not relevant to microplastics — this paper presents a methodology for designing hydrogeological maps of surface water and groundwater systems in northern Italy.

2023 Preprints.org 8 citations
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Building Bridges to the Future: Synergies Between Art and Technology in Communicating Urban Evolution Under Climate Change

This study examines how data visualization and interactive art can be combined to communicate complex urban climate change data to diverse audiences, exploring synergies between artistic approaches and scientific information design to improve public understanding of environmental challenges.

2025 Sustainability
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Assessment of the groundwater recharge processes of a shallow and deep aquifer system (Maggiore Valley, Northwest Italy): a hydrogeochemical and isotopic approach

Researchers analyzed water chemistry and isotopes across shallow and deep groundwater systems in northwest Italy, tracing how water from distant mountain recharge zones mixes before reaching a heavily used drinking water well field. The study clarifies potential pathways for pollutants to reach drinking water supplies, providing critical information for protecting this major regional water resource.

2023 Hydrogeology Journal 16 citations
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Web-Based Information and Analytical Monitoring System Tools – Online Visualization and Analysis of Surface Water Quality of Mining and Chemical Enterprises

Researchers developed a web-based information and analytical monitoring system for visualizing and analyzing surface water quality data from a Ukrainian mining and chemical enterprise, providing tools to track contamination trends and forecast environmental changes in real time.

2023 Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology 10 citations
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Water cycle modelling strengthened by probabilistic integration of field data for groundwater management of a quite unknown tropical volcanic hydrosystem

Researchers developed a lumped hydrological model for a previously uncharacterized andesitic volcanic hydrosystem on the flanks of Salak volcano in West Java, Indonesia, using electrical resistivity tomography, hydrochemistry, and isotopic analysis to distinguish aquifer types and probabilistically integrate field data for sustainable groundwater management.

2023 Comptes Rendus Géoscience 4 citations
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Enhancing groundwater recharge in drinking water protection zones in Flanders (Belgium): A novel approach to assess stormwater managed aquifer recharge potential

Researchers developed a model to estimate how much stormwater runoff in Flanders, Belgium could be directed underground to recharge drinking water aquifers, finding it could supplement natural recharge by an average of 17%. The study suggests urban stormwater harvesting is an underutilized tool for protecting drinking water supplies, though water quality risks need further investigation.

2024 Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies 7 citations
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The Effects of Climate Variation and Anthropogenic Activity on Karst Spring Discharge Based on the Wavelet Coherence Analysis and the Multivariate Statistical

Researchers analyzed climate variation and human activity effects on karst spring discharge using wavelet coherence analysis, finding that anthropogenic factors including land-use changes increasingly influence groundwater dynamics alongside natural climate variability.

2023 Sustainability 9 citations
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Delineation of Groundwater Potential zone using geospatial tools and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) in the State of Uttarakhand, India

Using AHP multi-criteria analysis with GIS remote sensing data, groundwater potential zones in Uttarakhand, India were delineated, with 28.67% of the state classified as having good potential and 12.37% as very good potential for groundwater development.

2023 Research Square (Research Square) 3 citations
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Mapping Global Research Trends in Groundwater Quality (2010–2025): a Bibliometric Perspective

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of groundwater quality research published in Scopus between 2010 and 2025, identifying key publication trends, influential authors, and emerging themes including microplastic pollution, extreme event-driven contamination, and AI-based monitoring techniques, while mapping the evolution of interdisciplinary approaches integrating climate science, environmental engineering, and public health.

2026 Malaysian Journal of Civil Engineering
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Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment to Cemeteries Pollution through GIS-Based DRASTIC Index

Researchers used geographic information system (GIS) tools and the DRASTIC index to assess how vulnerable groundwater is to pollution from cemeteries. The study mapped areas where burial practices could allow contaminants from decomposing materials to reach underground water sources. The findings provide a framework for evaluating environmental risks associated with cemetery locations and protecting drinking water resources.

2023 Water 34 citations
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Analysis of Groundwater Quality in the Coastal Aquifer of the Effutu Municipality, Ghana

Researchers analyzed groundwater quality in the coastal aquifer of the Effutu Municipality, Ghana, comparing water quality parameters against WHO permissible limits and using principal component analysis to identify key drivers of water quality variation. The study provides data to assess groundwater suitability for domestic and drinking purposes in an area facing freshwater management challenges.

2023 Journal of Chemistry 3 citations
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“I Won’t Use the Term Dumbing It Down, but You Have to Take the Scientific Jargon Out”: A Qualitative Study of Environmental Health Partners’ Communication Practices and Needs

Researchers documented science communication practices and needs among stakeholder partners of the NIEHS-funded Oceans and Human Health and Climate Change Interactions project, finding that effective research translation requires active community engagement and collaborative knowledge-sharing to support water resources management decisions.

2021 Journal of South Carolina water resources 5 citations
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Visual Science Communication: The next generation scientific poster

Researchers developed a next-generation interactive scientific poster format that combines traditional academic poster elements with digital interactivity, aiming to improve how scientific findings are communicated to both professional and public audiences.

2022 4 citations
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GIS Analysis of Organo-Contaminants and Iron Linked to Groundwater and Sediment at Boreholes in Aluu, Delta Region, Nigeria

Researchers used GIS spatial analysis to characterize organo-contaminant and iron concentrations in groundwater and borehole sediments from 10 sites at 45 m depth in Aluu, Nigeria, providing baseline data on contamination sources linked to gastrointestinal illness in communities relying on this groundwater for drinking.

2022 Cloud Computing and Data Science 3 citations
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Combination of multivariate data analysis and mixing modelling to assess tracer potential of contaminants of emerging concern in aquifers

Researchers combined principal component analysis, self-organizing maps, and mixing models to identify which pharmaceutical and industrial contaminants of emerging concern best trace pollution sources in a complex mixed aquifer in Barcelona, finding that lamotrigine, carbamazepine, and two related compounds outperformed conventional chemical tracers.

2023 Environmental Pollution 8 citations
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Drought and Groundwater Development

This paper is not about microplastics; it is a review or study of groundwater resources and their relationship to drought.

2023 Water 7 citations
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GIS-Based Modeling Approach for Analysis of Groundwater Quality in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka

This GIS-based study applied the Analytic Hierarchy Process and multi-criteria decision analysis to map groundwater quality across Sri Lanka's dry zone using six parameters (pH, EC, TDS, alkalinity, hardness, fluoride), identifying spatial risk zones for drinking water safety.

2025 Journal of Geospatial Surveying
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Climate‐influenced hydrobiogeochemistry and groundwater remedy design: A review

This review examines how climate change, hydrologic variability, and biogeochemical processes should be integrated into contaminated groundwater remedy design, arguing that current approaches often neglect future environmental conditions and anthropogenic influences.

2023 Remediation Journal 10 citations
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The influence of stormwater infiltration on downslope groundwater chemistry

Researchers monitored monthly groundwater quality at a bore network downstream of a stormwater infiltration basin in Victoria, Australia, analysing nutrients, major ions, and heavy metals over an extended field program. They identified three groundwater clusters - shallow fresh water near the basin, deep saline water near the stream, and an intermediate mixed zone - revealing that infiltrated stormwater chemistry is transformed by subsurface interactions with soil, vegetation, and underground infrastructure.

2023 Environmental Geochemistry and Health 5 citations
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Water Quality Monitoring And Ground Water Level Prediction Using Machine Learning

Researchers applied machine learning techniques to water quality monitoring and groundwater level prediction, demonstrating the potential of data-driven approaches for environmental sensing and resource management.

2025 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CREATIVE RESEARCH THOUGHTS
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On-farm water quality: Co-design of result-based indicators

Researchers worked with farmers in Brittany, France, to co-design water quality indicators that individual farms could use to track pollution from agricultural sources including nitrate, pesticides, and microplastics. They developed result-based metrics that allow farmers to directly assess how their practices affect local water quality. The study demonstrates that collaborative approaches between scientists and farmers can improve on-farm environmental monitoring.

2025 Agricultural Systems 1 citations