The findings of a national workshop that explored the social and environmental impacts,
challenges, and research opportunities associated with the role of urban freshwaters for …

As the economic and financial center of China, Shanghai has experienced an extensive
urban expansion since the early 1980s, with an attendant cost in environmental …

Freshwater ecosystem services supply and demand are important for achieving Sustainable
Development Goal 6 of clean water. Urbanization has significantly impacted the supply …

Water pollution in the Taihu Lake Basin has been the focus of attention in China and abroad
for a long time, due to its position in the forefront of urban development in China. Based on …

The development of a highly sensitive, reusable, and microportable sensor for determining
the chemical oxygen demand (COD) is very important for performing in situ measurements …

Determining reference concentrations in rivers and streams is an important tool for
environmental management. Reference conditions for eutrophication-related water …

Impervious surfaces (IS) produced by urbanization can facilitate pollutants' movement to
nearby water bodies through stormwater. This study mapped and estimated the IS changes …

The population dynamics of urban animals has been so far remarkably understudied. At the
same time, urban species' population trends can provide important information on the …

During rainfall events, a wide range of contaminants generated by urban areas are
transferred into rivers. Modelling tools are increasingly required by decision makers to …

River impoundments and waste water discharge are a serious threat to the integrity and
biodiversity of river ecosystems, especially in central Italy. Benthic macroinvertebrates were …