Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Surface Water

Surface water refers to water that collects on the Earth's surface in streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and other open water bodies, as distinct from groundwater found beneath the surface. Research published in Water examines surface water quality and contamination across diverse geographic settings, including indus…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 25× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2769-2264 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Surface water refers to water that collects on the Earth's surface in streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and other open water bodies, as distinct from groundwater found beneath the surface. Research published in Water examines surface water quality and contamination across diverse geographic settings, including industrial zones, agricultural landscapes, and wetland ecosystems. Studies have investigated heavy metal contamination in Nigerian creek systems, the effects of oil flow stations on water quality in the Niger Delta, and multivariate analysis of Amazonian rivers in areas of industrial activity. Agricultural impacts on surface water have been documented through assessments of land use practices affecting wetland water quality and nitrogen leaching from paddy soils. Additional research addresses dam operations and their downstream hydrological effects, water quality in public and household sources, and filtration processes in specialized hydrological settings. The journal has also published work on aquatic toxicity, examining behavioral and physiological responses of fish species to chemical contaminants. These investigations are essential for understanding anthropogenic pressures on surface water systems, informing water resource management, and protecting ecosystems and human populations that depend on surface water for drinking, agriculture, and ecological services.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 25 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Surface Water, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Water (ISSN 2769-2264).

Journal editorial board
Ruth Pereira · Portugal Miklas Scholz · United Kingdom Yukinori SATO · Japan

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