Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Water Quality

Water quality refers to the chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of water that determine its suitability for specific uses, including drinking, agriculture, industry, and ecosystem support. Research published in Water examines water quality across diverse geographic settings and source types, from publ…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 46× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2769-2264 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Water quality refers to the chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of water that determine its suitability for specific uses, including drinking, agriculture, industry, and ecosystem support. Research published in Water examines water quality across diverse geographic settings and source types, from public and household water supplies in West Africa to groundwater systems in Algeria and Zanzibar, river systems including the Blue Nile and Amazonian tributaries, and wetland environments such as Uganda's Lubigi Wetland and China's Hengshui Lake. Studies assess physico-chemical parameters, bacteriological contamination in borehole water, and the impacts of agricultural land use practices on water bodies. The journal's research also addresses broader environmental factors affecting water quality, including climate change effects on river water levels through altered rainfall patterns and water replenishment strategies for wetland ecosystems. This work matters because water quality directly affects human health, agricultural productivity, and ecosystem integrity, with contaminated water sources contributing to waterborne diseases and degraded aquatic habitats. Understanding water quality variations across different contexts enables development of evidence-based management strategies and informs decision-making for water resource protection and public health interventions.

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 46 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 Water Quality, 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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