Water Management and Economy
The role of the judicial institution in managing water and public health crises with an emphasis on the position of the public prosecutor.

mohammad bakhshi mohebi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 11 June 2025

Abstract
  The role of the judicial institution in managing water and public health crises with an emphasis on the position of the public prosecutor.  Read More

Water Quality, Recycling and Wastewater
Photocatalytic Degradation of Escherichia coli Bacteria by Graphitic Carbon Nitride: A Comparative Study under Visible Light and Dark Conditions in Aqueous Solutions

azin nadi; mehran bijari; Reyhane Dehghan; Afsaneh Shahbazi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 24 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22067/jwsd.v12i1.2408-1357

Abstract
  Microbial disinfection of water involves the inactivation or removal of pathogenic microorganisms. Conventional methods for microbial water disinfection include chemical oxidation using various oxidants such as chlorine, chlorine dioxide, chloramine, and ozone, as well as ultraviolet radiation. Among ...  Read More

Water, Ecosystem and Environment
Release and Fate of Microplastics in Groundwater and Nanotechnology Approaches to Control and Remediation of Pollution Sources

Zienab Salahshoor; malihe madanian; Ehsan Shokri

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 07 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22067/jwsd.v12i1.2410-1370

Abstract
  Today, microplastics as an emerging pollutant are an important issue and a global concern, especially in soil and groundwater due to their high stability in the environment and inherent toxicity. Microplastics enter the soil and groundwater environment from various sources, including the atmosphere, ...  Read More

Surface and Groundwater Resources
Denitrification Mapping of Urban Izeh Aquifer, North East Khuzestan, with Emphasis on Hydrochemistry

Ali Mehrabi; Nasrollah Kalantari; Farshad Alijani; Hadi Mohammadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 24 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22067/jwsd.v12i1.2401-1401

Abstract
  The drinking water for Izeh, a city in Khuzestan, is sourced from karstic wells, which are affected by nitrate contamination due to a hydrogeological connection with the alluvial aquifer. This study investigates the variations in nitrate, ammonium, and nitrite concentrations in the urban aquifer and ...  Read More

Water, Ecosystem and Environment
A Qualitative Study of Flood Causes and Impacts: The May 2024 Mashhad Event

Mohammad Gholami; Mahdi Kolahi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 01 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22067/jwsd.v12i1.2408-1355

Abstract
  Floods, particularly those exacerbated by human activities, are responsible for significant annual losses in both life and property, and they present ongoing challenges to achieving sustainable development goals. This study investigates the underlying causes and dynamics of the May 2024 flood in Mashhad, ...  Read More

Risk, Sustainability and Resilience
Creating a comprehensive framework for drought risk management

Sara Attaran; Masoud Abdollahpour

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 30 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22067/jwsd.v12i1.2408-1352

Abstract
  Drought has been one of the most damaging natural phenomena in the past decades. On the other hand, due to the complex and creeping nature of drought, it is almost impossible to determine a specific start and end time for it. Dry and wet periods are visible and expected in all climates and all seasons ...  Read More

Risk, Sustainability and Resilience
Investigation of Changes in the Amount and Distribution of extreme precipitation and its effect on the trend of changes in the NDVI in southeast Iran

Maede Nasry; Mohammad Rahimi; Farzaneh Hadadi barforush; Hadi Jalili; Aliakbar Damavandi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 30 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22067/jwsd.v12i1.2411-1381

Abstract
  Extreme precipitation indices were selected using a fixed approach recommended by Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices according to local needs and the climatic nature of the study area. These indices were extracted using daily precipitation data from the stations of the study area over ...  Read More

Water Management and Economy
Investigating The Influencing Factors On Water Saving Behavior

Alireza jahanfekr; Alireza Rajabipoor Meybodi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 07 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22067/jwsd.v12i1.2410-1369

Abstract
  Today, due to the reduction of groundwater and glacier resources, increasing temperatures, and lack of control over drinking water consumption, there is a greater need to improve and save water consumption than in the past. In this study, the effect of factors affecting water consumption, including advertising, ...  Read More

Water Transfer & Hydraulic Structures
Exploitation of multi-reservoir systems using the bat algorithm

Saeid Mohammadhosseini; Amirpouya Sarraf; Babak Aminnejad

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 12 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22067/jwsd.v12i1.2410-1371

Abstract
  Optimal management of water resources, especially in multi-reservoir systems, is of great importance due to limited water resources, climate change, increasing demand, and unbalanced distribution of resources. The efficient operation of these systems requires consideration of different and conflicting ...  Read More

Sand Filtration Performance as a Nature-based Approach for Water Treatment

Ali Reza Radkhah; Soheil Eagderi; Hadi Poorbagher; Esmaeil Sadeghinejad Masouleh

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 01 June 2025

Abstract
  Today, healthy drinking water has become an important problem in many countries around the world. Therefore, the United Nations considers attention to this issue as a necessity for achieving sustainable development goals. Although, at present, various physical, chemical and biological methods are used ...  Read More

Water, Ecosystem and Environment
Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution Indices in the Atrak River Water Flow Due to the Discharge of Bojnord Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent

Marzieh Jahani; Gholam Hossein Akbari; Ali Jafari

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 07 July 2025

https://doi.org/10.22067/jwsd.v12i1.2503-1411

Abstract
  This study aimed to investigate the impact of treated wastewater discharge from the Bojnord City treatment plant on the transport of potential pollutants and the effective distance of pollutant migration. Sampling from aquatic and sediment environments was conducted at five and one selected stations, ...  Read More

Water Management and Economy
Transitioning Framework Toward Water Sensitive City, a review of Australian Practices

Rokhshid Khanalipour; Mohamad Talati; Samaneh Tavakoli Aminian; Seyyede Saeede Sherafat; Fariba Ghanbari

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 09 July 2025

https://doi.org/10.22067/jwsd.2025.89710.1362

Abstract
  The increasing occurrence of widespread water-related tensions in the international scope, coupled with climate change and limitations on accessible freshwater resources, has led to the ineffectiveness of traditional engineering oriented approaches in urban water systems management. Therefore, political ...  Read More