Awareness concerning sustainable groundwater consumption under the context of land use
and climate change is gaining traction, raising the bar for adequate understanding of the …

Depletion and pollution of groundwater, Earth's largest and most accessible freshwater
stock, is a global sustainability concern. A changing climate, marked by more frequent and …

Increased production and use of plastics has resulted in growth in the amount of plastic
debris accumulating in the environment, potentially fragmenting into smaller pieces …

Plastic pollution, especially microplastic (MP), which is small in size (< 5 mm) is one of the
main environmental problems in global ecosystems and can cause harm to organisms. Low …

Deep groundwater is an important source of drinking water, and can be preferable to
shallower groundwaters where they are polluted by surface-borne contaminants. Surface …

Geogenic groundwater arsenic (As) contamination is pervasive in many aquifers in south
and southeast Asia. It is feared that recent increases in groundwater abstractions could …

Preferential flow, a major influence in unsaturated soil and rock almost everywhere, occurs
by multiple phenomenologically distinct hydraulic processes. For the mode known as …

High-arsenic (As) groundwaters, a worldwide issue, are critically controlled by multiple
interconnected biogeochemical processes. However, there is limited information on the …

In recent decades, climate change and other anthropogenic activities have substantially
affected groundwater systems worldwide. These impacts include changes in groundwater …

Assessment of soil quality in different vegetation types of wetland ecosystems is essential for
soil functioning, such as nutrient cycling and vegetation growth, particularly the maintenance …