Fwd: Water, Volume 18, Issue 14 (July-2 2026) Table of Contents

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Hydrogeochemical Evaluation of Contaminant Release from Drilling Equipment Water, Volume 18, Issue 14 (July-2 2026) Table of Contents Highlights Read our recent reviews collection here. Read our Editor's Choice Articles here, which have been selected based on recommendations by the scientific editors of MDPI journals from around the world. Read our Most Cited & Viewed papers here. Cover Story Article: Hydrogeochemical Evaluation of Contaminant Release from Drilling Equipment During Aquifer Testing Luigi Alessandrino, Mattia Gaiolini, Bouchra Haddad, Jonathan Domizi, Micòl Mastrocicco, Matteo Gisolo and Nicolò Colombani Water 2026, 18(14), 1710; DOI: 10.3390/w18141710 Sections Water and One Health Water-Energy Nexus New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences Hydrogeology Soil and Water Water and Climate Change Ecohydrology Hydrology Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance Water Quality and Contamination Urban Water Management Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems Oceans and Coastal Zones Water Erosion and Sediment Transport Water Use and Scarcity Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture General Special Issues Open for Submissions Upcoming Conferences Recent Special Issue Reprints Water and One Health Review: From Mineral Waters to Mental Wellbeing: A Biopsychosocial Framework for Health Resort Medicine Gianluca Regazzo, Francisco Maraver, Antonella Fioravanti and Stefano Masiero Water 2026, 18(14), 1755; DOI: 10.3390/w18141755 Systematic Review: Impact of Weather and Climate Drivers on Waterborne Diseases: A Systematic Review of Mechanisms and Models Toussaint Mitchodigni, Zacharie Sohou, Olaègbè V. Okpeitcha, Frederic Bonou, Casimir Y. Da-Allada, Cossi G. E. Degbe, Mardochée E. Achoh, Houéyi B. P. Capo-Chichi, Anges W. M. Yadouleton, Victorien T. Dougnon, Arnaud Soha, Yaovi M. G. Hounmanou, Anders Dalsgaard and Tine Hald Water 2026, 18(14), 1753; DOI: 10.3390/w18141753 Water-Energy Nexus Article: Maximising Heat Recovery Potential in Sewer Networks Using a Quasi-Steady-State Optimisation Framework Sepideh Zandhaghighi, Mohamad Abdel-Aal and David Butler Water 2026, 18(14), 1713; DOI: 10.3390/w18141713 Article: Efficiency Evaluation of Water Pumping Stations Using Data Envelopment Analysis: A Multi-Model Framework Incorporating Undesirable Outputs Rowdha Alblooshi and Dua Weraikat Water 2026, 18(14), 1724; DOI: 10.3390/w18141724 New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences Review: From Sensors to Simulations: How AI Is Transforming Water Monitoring, Management, and Policy Sonia A. Alornyo, Wade R. McGillis and Patricia J. Culligan Water 2026, 18(14), 1664; DOI: 10.3390/w18141664 Review: Aquatic Heavy Metal Speciation and Probabilistic Human Health Risks Under Accelerating Climate Volatility Anlei Wei, Xiaodan Ji, Yifan He, Xiang Tu, Qing Fu, Dazhuang Yang and Bin Li Water 2026, 18(14), 1718; DOI: 10.3390/w18141718 Review: Machine Learning for Water and Environmental Modeling in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta of California: A 30-Year Retrospective and Future Prospects Minxue He and Prabhjot Sandhu Water 2026, 18(14), 1763; DOI: 10.3390/w18141763 Article: SHAP-Based Interpretable Ensemble Models for Final Scour Depth Prediction at Collar-Protected Bridge Pier Nadir Murtaza, Sohail Iqbal, Muhammad Ali Sikandar and Mohd Aamir Mumtaz Water 2026, 18(14), 1679; DOI: 10.3390/w18141679 Article: Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity and Machine Learning Estimation of Key Water Quality Indicators in China’s Coastal Waters Under Multi-Source Environmental Drivers Huizhen Huang, Zhangwen Su, Yue Yang, Xiaoxian Zheng, Honghao Hu, Kuangjun Zhao and Canfeng Qiu Water 2026, 18(14), 1682; DOI: 10.3390/w18141682 Article: Accurate Multi-Scaler SPI Drought Prediction by Designing ORDWT-Based Signal Decomposition and Stacked LSTM Abdulhaleem H. Labban, Mumtaz Ali and Mohammed Diykh Water 2026, 18(14), 1686; DOI: 10.3390/w18141686 Article: A Flood Prediction Method Using Improved Diffusion and Transformer Models Yiyuan Xu, Biao Wan, Jinhua Cai, Jun Wan and Jianhui Zhao Water 2026, 18(14), 1691; DOI: 10.3390/w18141691 Article: Characterization of a Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Ascherson Meadow in the Northern Adriatic Sea: Phenology, Reproduction and Epiphytic Assemblages Michele Parioli, Giulia Bellanti, Francesca Neri, Stefano Accoroni, Anna Annibaldi, Sabina Susmel and Fabio Rindi Water 2026, 18(14), 1719; DOI: 10.3390/w18141719 Article: CNN-LSTM for Roof-Water-Inrush Risk Zoning with Edge Deployment Tao Yang, Quanxin Wang, Jie Zhang, Dong Liu, Haifei Lin, Yiming Zhang, Longqian Zhang and Shuqi Zhang Water 2026, 18(14), 1739; DOI: 10.3390/w18141739 Article: Application of Cost-Effective High-Resolution Remote Sensing to Characterize Flooding in Mountain River Corridors Ishwar Joshi, Ian Gowing and Brian M. Crookston Water 2026, 18(14), 1764; DOI: 10.3390/w18141764 Article: Network Topology and Digital-Intelligent Empowerment for Three Water Integration in the Upper Yellow River Su Ma, Jianan Zhou, Ruoxuan Zhang, Minyu Fu, Yang Liu, Yingjuan Zheng and Junhui Liu Water 2026, 18(14), 1772; DOI: 10.3390/w18141772 Hydrogeology Review: Three Types of Natural Radioactivity in Groundwaters Tadeusz Andrzej Przylibski and Dominika Ciapka Water 2026, 18(14), 1659; DOI: 10.3390/w18141659 Article: Gray-Box Machine Learning Framework for Extracting Groundwater–Irrigation Response Functions and Inverting Hydrogeological Parameters Peiqi Ou and Xueliang Zhang Water 2026, 18(14), 1661; DOI: 10.3390/w18141661 Article: Numerical Simulation of Grout Diffusion and Overlap Characteristics in Horizontal Curtain Grouting for Underground Mines Within 3D Discrete Fracture Networks Xuetong Gao, Guilei Han, Xiaofeng Xue, Dajin Liu, Zhiqi Wang, Chuanyong Wei and Shichong Yuan Water 2026, 18(14), 1669; DOI: 10.3390/w18141669 Article: Genetic Mechanisms of Geothermal Resources in the Middle Segment of the Yishu Fault Zone (China): Insights from Hydrochemistry and Multi-Isotopes (δD, δ18O, 87Sr/86Sr, δ34S) Analysis Xinrui Yue, Shouchuan Zhang, Kai Liu, Shuhui Zheng, Yaoyao Zhang, Luyao Wang, Gaoyang Bu and Jialiang Wang Water 2026, 18(14), 1674; DOI: 10.3390/w18141674 Article: Spatiotemporal Groundwater Dynamics and Relative Risk Assessment in the West Liao River Basin, China (2019–2024) Fuqiang Yuan, Jiazhong Qian, Qianqian Renyang, Wenpeng Li, Xiangquan Li, Yuejun Zheng, Juan Wang and Longfeng Wang Water 2026, 18(14), 1684; DOI: 10.3390/w18141684 Article: Evolution of Hydraulic Conductivity and Identification of Apparent Seepage-Transition Hydraulic Gradients in Graded Sandy Soils Under Staged Upward Seepage Bing Shao, Jingyi Wang and Liang Chen Water 2026, 18(14), 1689; DOI: 10.3390/w18141689 Article: Floor Damage Evolution in Coal Mine Reservoirs Jinwang Zhang, Xueguang Zhou, Duo Xu, Xiaohang Wan and Fengchen Wang Water 2026, 18(14), 1688; DOI: 10.3390/w18141688 Article: Impact of Nonlinear Rheology on the Dynamic Evolution of Debris Flows in Cascading Topography Bingchen Zhu, Kepeng Hou, Lidie Wang, Qunzhi Cheng, Huafen Sun and Yongfeng Lu Water 2026, 18(14), 1701; DOI: 10.3390/w18141701 Article: Integrated Satellite-Derived Bathymetry and Morphodynamic Assessment for Regulated River Monitoring Using Machine Learning and Sentinel-2 Data Ahmed S. Nour-Eldeen, Rofyda Abdelrehem, Alban Kuriqi, Ismail Abd-Elaty and Hickmat Hossen Water 2026, 18(14), 1706; DOI: 10.3390/w18141706 Article: The Influence of Water Accumulation in Open Pits on the Stability of Boundary Coal–Rock Pillars Junhai He, Cunjin Lu, Yongqiang Zhang, Hui Zhao and Jinpeng Xu Water 2026, 18(14), 1740; DOI: 10.3390/w18141740 Article: Hydrogeochemistry of Lithium-Bearing Brines of the Shu-Sarysu Sedimentary Basin Sultan Tazhiyev, Yermek Murtazin, Dinara Adenova, Aliya Toktar, Issa Rakhmetov, Makhabbat Abdizhalel, Aigerim Akylbayeva and Darkhan Yerezhep Water 2026, 18(14), 1774; DOI: 10.3390/w18141774 Retraction: RETRACTED: Liu et al. Dynamic Microstructural Changes in Bentonite During Hydration: A Micro-CT Investigation. 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