npj Clean Water

Article	Citations
Removal of heavy metal ions from wastewater: a comprehensive and critical review	733
Recent developments in hazardous pollutants removal from wastewater and water reuse within a circular economy	160
A comprehensive review on the chemical regeneration of biochar adsorbent for sustainable wastewater treatment	132
Removal of drug and dye from aqueous solutions by graphene oxide: Adsorption studies and chemometrics methods	127
Preliminarily comparative performance of removing bisphenol-S by ferrate oxidation and ozonation	83
A critical review on nanomaterials membrane bioreactor (NMs-MBR) for wastewater treatment	78
Quantifying the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on household water consumption patterns in England	74
Seawater desalination concentrate—a new frontier for sustainable mining of valuable minerals	70
A critical review of point-of-use drinking water treatment in the United States	65
A comprehensive review on LDH-based catalysts to activate persulfates for the degradation of organic pollutants	51
Pathways to a net-zero-carbon water sector through energy-extracting wastewater technologies	45
A review of the impact of environmental factors on the fate and transport of coronaviruses in aqueous environments	44
Heavy metal and organic dye removal via a hybrid porous hexagonal boron nitride-based magnetic aerogel	43
Application of chemometrics for modeling and optimization of ultrasound-assisted dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction for the simultaneous determination of dyes	42
Long-lasting, monovalent-selective capacitive deionization electrodes	41
Revisiting the “forever chemicals”, PFOA and PFOS exposure in drinking water	41
A review of advances in freeze desalination and future prospects	40
Optimization, kinetics and thermodynamics studies for photocatalytic degradation of Methylene Blue using cadmium selenide nanoparticles	40
A twilight for the complete nitrogen removal via synergistic partial-denitrification, anammox, and DNRA process	37
Data centre water consumption	35
Safeguarding the microbial water quality from source to tap	35
Hexavalent chromium reduction and Rhodamine B degradation by visible-light-driven photocatalyst of stannum indium sulfide-samarium vanadate	35
Long-term water conservation is fostered by smart meter-based feedback and digital user engagement	33
A hydrate-based zero liquid discharge method for high-concentration organic wastewater: resource recovery and water reclamation	32
Metal-organic framework modified hydrophilic polyvinylidene fluoride porous membrane for efficient degerming selective oil/water emulsion separation	32

Reverse osmosis membrane biofouling: causes, consequences and countermeasures	32
A three-dimensional antifungal wooden cone evaporator for highly efficient solar steam generation	30
Self-supplied drinking water in low- and middle-income countries in the Asia-Pacific	30
A thermodynamic platform for evaluating the energy efficiency of combined power generation and desalination plants	29
Increasingly frequent extreme weather events urge the development of point-of-use water treatment systems	27
Activated sludge models at the crossroad of artificial intelligence—A perspective on advancing process modeling	26
The how tough is WASH framework for assessing the climate resilience of water and sanitation	24
Inorganic–organic hybrid quantum dots for AOP-mediated photodegradation of ofloxacin and para-nitrophenol in diverse water matrices	22
Climate change extreme and seasonal toxic metal occurrence in Romanian freshwaters in the last two decades—case study and critical review	22
Experimental investigation of porous carbon for cooling and desalination applications	22
Low-pressure-driven special wettable graphene oxide-based membrane for efficient separation of water-in-oil emulsions	22
Faecal pollution source tracking in the holy Bagmati River by portable 16S rRNA gene sequencing	21
The efficacy of chlorine-based disinfectants against planktonic and biofilm bacteria for decentralised point-of-use drinking water	21
Pore-size engineered nanoporous silica for efficient adsorption cooling and desalination cycle	21
A bibliometric study on biomimetic and bioinspired membranes for water filtration	21
Solar water purification with photocatalytic nanocomposite filter based on TiO2 nanowires and carbon nanotubes	20
Measuring the gaps in drinking water quality and policy across regional and remote Australia	20
Transition of antimicrobial resistome in wastewater treatment plants: impact of process configuration, geographical location and season	20
Potential discharge, attenuation and exposure risk of SARS-CoV-2 in natural water bodies receiving treated wastewater	20
Nanosilica modified with polyaspartic acid as an industrial circulating water scale inhibitor	20
The determinants of household water consumption: A review and assessment framework for research and practice	20
Quorum quenching, biological characteristics, and microbial community dynamics as key factors for combating fouling of membrane bioreactors	19
Spatial analysis connects excess water pollution discharge, industrial production, and consumption at the sectoral level	19
Forward osmosis (FO)-reverse osmosis (RO) hybrid process incorporated with hollow fiber FO	19
Flexible modeling and control of capacitive-deionization processes through a linear-state-space dynamic Langmuir model	19
Towards the realisation of high permi-selective MoS2 membrane for water desalination	19
Detection of untreated sewage discharges to watercourses using machine learning	19
Global navigation of Lithium in water bodies and emerging human health crisis	19
New sustainable utilization approach of livestock manure: Conversion to dual-reaction-center Fenton-like catalyst for water purification	18
Biogenic silver nanoparticles-modified forward osmosis membranes with mitigated internal concentration polarization and enhanced antibacterial properties	18
Exploiting interfacial polymerization to fabricate hyper-cross-linked nanofiltration membrane with a constituent linear aliphatic amine for freshwater production	18
Changes in China’s river water quality since 1980: management implications from sustainable development	18
The efficacious of AOP-based processes in concert with electrocoagulation in abatement of CECs from water/wastewater	17
Removal and recovery of ammonia from simulated wastewater using Ti3C2Tx MXene in flow electrode capacitive deionization	17
Author Correction: Removal of heavy metal ions from wastewater: a comprehensive and critical review	16
Labeo rohita, a bioindicator for water quality and associated biomarkers of heavy metal toxicity	16
Investigating bio-remediation capabilities of a constructed wetland through spatial successional study of the sediment microbiome	16
Electrohydrodynamic atomization of CNT on PTFE membrane for scaling resistant membranes in membrane distillation	15
Biosorption removal of iron from water by Aspergillus niger	15
Iron-organic frameworks as effective fenton-like catalysts for peroxymonosulfate decomposition in advanced oxidation processes	14
Phosphorus removal and recovery from wastewater via hybrid ion exchange nanotechnology: a study on sustainable regeneration chemistries	14
Recognizing the groundwater related to chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology by humic-like organic matter	14
Analysis and ranking of corrosion causes for water pipelines: a critical review	14
Electrostatic forces and higher order curvature terms of Young–Laplace equation on nanobubble stability in water	14
Highly durable and sustainable heterogeneous fabric using in-and-out fluorinated urethane coating for elimination of bacteria and oil–water separation	14
Decision making for implementing non-traditional water sources: a review of challenges and potential solutions	14
Tunable nanostructured stainless-steel coating for high-selective and high-permeable separation membranes for oil/water emulsions	13
Relative importance of organic- and iron-based colloids in six Nova Scotian lakes	13
Proposing two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks material for the capture of phenol molecules from wastewaters	13
Strategy to improve Cu-BTC metal-organic frameworks performance in removal of Rhodamine B: MD and WT-MtD simulations assessment	13

Pyridinic N anchored Ag and Au hybrids for detoxification of organic pollutants	13
Sanitary inspection, microbial water quality analysis, and water safety in handpumps in rural sub-Saharan Africa	13
Comprehensive characterization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in wastewater by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and screening algorithms	13
Degradation of bisphenol A in an oxidation system constructed from Mo2C MXene and peroxymonosulfate	13
Drinking water consumption and association between actual and perceived risks of endocrine disrupting compounds	13
Metal oxide single-component light-powered micromotors for photocatalytic degradation of nitroaromatic pollutants	12
Surface decoration of bis-aminosilane cross-linked multiwall carbon nanotube ultrafiltration membrane for fast and efficient heavy metal removal	12
A facile strategy for fabrication of nanocomposite ultrafiltration membrane: oily wastewater treatment and photocatalytic self-cleaning	12
Human exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other emerging contaminants in drinking water	12
Potential benefits of public–private partnerships to improve the efficiency of urban wastewater treatment	12
A survey of water utilities’ digital transformation: drivers, impacts, and enabling technologies	12
Hierarchical optofluidic microreactor for water purification using an array of TiO2 nanostructures	11
Solar technology‒closed loop synergy facilitates low-carbon circular bioeconomy in microalgal wastewater treatment	11
Measuring operational and quality-adjusted efficiency of Chilean water companies	11
Removing forever chemicals via amphiphilic functionalized membranes	11
Water pumping effect over the organic ions defined graphene oxide membrane impulses high flux desalination	10
MOF-derived C, N-In2O3 with GdFeO3 Z-scheme heterostructure for the photocatalytic removal of tetracycline	10
Immobilization of active ammonia-oxidizing archaea in hydrogel beads	10
Predicting the risk of pipe failure using gradient boosted decision trees and weighted risk analysis	10
Water sources and kidney function: investigating chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in a prospective study	10
Selective removal of Na+ by NaTi2(PO4)3-MWCNT composite hollow-fiber membrane electrode in capacitive deionization	10
Real-time detection of ammonium in soil pore water	10
Mechanisms of heavy metal and oil removal from synthetic saline oilfield produced water by electrocoagulation	10
The influence of water–rock interactions on household well water in an area of high prevalence chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu)	10
Engaging with the politics of climate resilience towards clean water and sanitation for all	10
Pesticide risk constraints to achieving Sustainable Development Goals in China based on national modeling	10
TiO2 nanotube electrode for organic degradation coupled with flow-electrode capacitive deionization for brackish water desalination	9
Facile morphological tuning of thin film composite membranes for enhanced desalination performance	9
Benchmarking the performance of water companies for regulatory purposes to improve its sustainability	9
Performance and mechanisms of greywater treatment in a bio-enhanced granular-activated carbon dynamic biofilm reactor	9
Towards the technological maturity of membrane distillation: the MD module performance curve	9
Guiding urban water management towards 1.5 °C	9
Advanced wastewater treatment and membrane fouling control by electro-encapsulated self-forming dynamic membrane bioreactor	9
Sustainable and green polylactic acid-based membrane embedded with self-assembled positively charged f-MWCNTs/GO nanohybrids for the removal of nutrients from wastewater	9
Characterization of the core microbial community governing acidogenic processes for the production of valuable bioproducts	9
Hybrid combination of advanced oxidation and biological processes for the micropollutant removal of carbamazepine	9
Lattice distortion SnS2 piezoelectric self-Fenton system for efficient degradation and detoxification of pollutants	9
Kirigami fog nets: how strips improve water collection	9
Electrochemical nanosensor for ultrasensitive detection of malachite green and monitoring of its photocatalytic degradation	9
Light-dominated selection shaping filamentous cyanobacterial assemblages drives odor problem in a drinking water reservoir	8
Super-bridging fibrous materials for water treatment	8
A low-cost, high-efficiency, new generation material for fog harvesting fumed silica-doped polypropylene	8
Immobilization of silver nanoparticles on cellulose nanofibrils incorporated into nanofiltration membrane for enhanced desalination performance	8
Denitrification mechanism in oxygen-rich aquatic environments through long-distance electron transfer	8
Monitoring socio-climatic interactions to prioritise drinking water interventions in rural Africa	8
Elimination of chloramphenicol through electro-fenton-like reaction: Reaction mechanism and electron transfer pathway	7
The impact of on-premises piped water supply on fecal contamination pathways in rural Zambia	7
Modifying the resin type of hybrid anion exchange nanotechnology (HAIX-Nano) to improve its regeneration and phosphate recovery efficiency	7
Advanced hybrid nanosheet membranes with stable nanochannels for ultrafast molecular separation	7
Electrostatic boosting of ionic dye pollutant removal from aquatic environment using a single electrode photoreactor	7
Correlation between general health knowledge and sanitation improvements: evidence from rural China	7
Effects of adding household water filters to Rwanda’s Community-Based Environmental Health Promotion Programme: a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Rwamagana district	7
Fouling behavior of wavy-patterned pore-filling membranes in reverse electrodialysis under natural seawater and sewage effluents	7
Design, performance, and demand for a novel in-line chlorine doser to increase safe water access	7
Effective pathogen removal in sustainable natural fiber Moringa filters	7
Efficient PFOA removal from drinking water by a dual-functional mixed-matrix-composite nanofiltration membrane	7
Performance fluctuations and evaluation of a piston type integrated high pressure pump-energy recovery device	6
Differential survival of potentially pathogenic, septicemia- and meningitis-causing E. coli across the wastewater treatment train	6
Pre-oxidized ultramicroporous carbon cloth with ultrahigh volumetric capacity and ultralong lifespan for capacitive desalination	6
Biofouling characteristics of reverse osmosis membranes by disinfection-residual-bacteria post seven water disinfection techniques	6
Monitoring the impact of climate extremes and COVID-19 on statewise sentiment alterations in water pollution complaints	6
Ultra-high capacity, multifunctional nanoscale sorbents for PFOA and PFOS treatment	6
Enhancing ultrafiltration membrane permeability and antifouling performance through surface patterning with features resembling feed spacers	6
Forecasting point-of-consumption chlorine residual in refugee settlements using ensembles of artificial neural networks	6
Evaluation of influent microbial immigration to activated sludge is affected by different-sized community segregation	6
Efficient removal of aromatic pollutants via catalytic wet peroxide oxidation over synthetic anisotropic ilmenite/carbon nanocomposites	6
Breaking interfacial charge transfer barrier by sulfite for efficient pollutants degradation: a case of BiVO4	6
Water-energy nexus in a desalination-based water sector: the impact of electricity load shedding programs	5
Effects of population growth on Israel’s demand for desalinated water	5
Beneficial effects of adding magnesium to desalinated drinking water on metabolic and insulin resistance parameters among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled clinical trial	5
Adsorption and DFT investigations of Cr(VI) removal using nanocrystals decorated with graphene oxide	5
Tracing microplastic sources in urban water bodies combining their diversity, fragmentation and stability	5
The accuracy and usability of point-of-use fluoride biosensors in rural Kenya	5
Halloysite nanotubes for regulating thermodynamics and kinetics of polysulfone/poly (ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) membranes with enhanced permeability	5
Succession of bacterial biofilm communities following removal of chloramine from a full-scale drinking water distribution system	5
Development of softening and ballasted flocculation as a pretreatment process for seawater desalination through a reverse osmosis membrane	5
Degradation of water soluble poly(vinyl alcohol) with acoustic and hydrodynamic cavitation: laying foundations for microplastics	5
The control of waterborne pathogenic bacteria in fresh water using a biologically active filter	5
Monitoring pollution pathways in river water by predictive path modelling using untargeted GC-MS measurements	5
Selected physical and chemical cleanings remove biofilm in seawater membrane distillation without causing pore wetting	4

Advanced natural hydrated iron-alum oxides cation exchange resin for simultaneous phosphate and hardness removal	4
Scalable and high throughput photothermal water disinfection with negligible CO2 footprint utilizing nanostructured carbon coatings	4
Integrating resource recovery process and watershed modelling to facilitate decision-making regarding bio-fertilizer production and application	4
Developing and enforcing fracking regulations to protect groundwater resources	4
Operational strategy preventing scaling and wetting in an intermittent membrane distillation process	4
Standardizing practices and flux predictions in membrane science via simplified equations and membrane characterization	4
Mechanism of Cr(VI) removal by polyphenols-rich bacterial cellulose gel produced from fermented wine pomace	4
Optimal design of water reuse networks in cities through decision support tool development and testing	4
Design of a hydroxy channel based on the selectivity of water permeation via ions exclusion	4
Father of reverse osmosis who made a huge impact on our world: Srinivasa Sourirajan (October 16, 1923–February 20, 2022)	4
Differences in laboratory versus field treatment performance of point-of-use drinking water treatment methods: research gaps and ways forward	4
Coagulation of trace arsenic and cadmium from drinking water using titanium potassium oxalate	4
Spatial association of surface water quality and human cancer in China	4
Development of catalytic zero-valent iron incorporated PAN catalytic film for efficient degradation of organic matters	4
Ultrastable Co-NC membrane for sterilization of Escherichia coli in flowing water	4
Eutrophication drives regime shift via changes in stoichiometric homeostasis-based submerged macrophyte assemblages	4
Shifts of microbial community structure along substrate concentration gradients in immobilized biomass for nitrogen removal	4