Volume 2 (2022)
Volume 1 (2021)
Number of Volumes 3
Number of Issues 11
Number of Articles 72
Number of Contributors 111
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Acceptance Rate 43 %
Time to Accept (Days) 45
Number of Indexing Databases 3
Number of Reviewers 44
Web of Science Citations 160
Web of Science H-index 9
Google Scholar Citations 92
Google Scholar h-index 5

Water and Environmental Sustainability (WES) is an open access quarterly FREE CHARGE Publication as a non-commercial publication. The title welcomes original, review, novel and high-impact contributions from the related Environmental science and Water issues. All submitted manuscripts are checked for similarity through a trustworthy software named iThenticate to be assured about its originality and then rigorously peer-reviewed by the international reviewers.

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Original Article
Superhydrophobic Surface Behaviour of X80 Steel Prepared by Etching Method

Mohd Talha; Yangang Jiang; Xiaohong Wang; Hao Liu; Shilei Xu; Yuanhua Lin

Volume 3, Issue 3 , September 2023, Pages 1-10

https://doi.org/10.52293/WES.3.3.110

Abstract
  In order to solve the corrosion and wax deposition problem of X80 steel used in oil pipelines, a hydrophobic surface layer was prepared by ferric chloride pre-etching followed by hydrochloric acid etching and finally surface modification with fluorosilane. The study revealed that the best hydrophobic ...  Read More

Original Article
Mapping Carbon Storage and Sequestration in Nigeria: A REDD Policy Initiatives

Uwadiegwu Ibeabuchi

Volume 3, Issue 3 , September 2023, Pages 11-29

https://doi.org/10.52293/WES.3.3.1129

Abstract
  Forests play an important role in removing carbon from the atmosphere and help slow climate change by sequestering carbon dioxide and store as carbon while fire, disease, vegetation conversion such as land use change releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. In this study, InVEST model was adopted ...  Read More

Original Article
Heavy metals in dry depositions as indices of atmospheric pollution in Enugu Urban, Enugu State, Nigeria

Calistus C Okudo; Nwachukwu R Ekere; Chukwuma OB Okoye

Volume 3, Issue 3 , September 2023, Pages 30-41

https://doi.org/10.52293/WES.3.3.3041

Abstract
  The study determined the concentrations of heavy metals in dry deposition in Enugu Urban, Nigeria. Dry deposition samples are collected using plastic containers mounted on elevation of 3 meters at 9 various locations with 3 sampling stations per location and left for 30 days. The dust samples were collected ...  Read More

Original Article
Assessment of the spatio temporal dynamics of water delivery as a provisioning ecosystem service within the south eastern flank of mount manengouba

Usongo A Patience; Ediamam Epalle Guy Marcel; Mboza J. C. Yengeh

Volume 3, Issue 3 , September 2023, Pages 42-58

https://doi.org/10.52293/WES.3.3.4258

Abstract
  Water, an ecosystem service of Mount Manengouba is under threat. The study analyzed the spatiotemporal dynamics of water quality and quantity parameters from three streams (Shut, Chambre noir and Poladam)   at three points (source, human habitation upstream and human habitation downstream) ...  Read More

Original Article
Impact of sub-rivers feeding the Shatt Al- Arab River on its water quality

Zuhal Abdulhadi Hamza

Volume 3, Issue 3 , September 2023, Pages 59-64

https://doi.org/10.52293/WES.3.3.5964

Abstract
  This study's objective was to evaluate the physicochemical characteristics of the Shatt Al-Arab River in the Basra Governorate for irrigation purposes. These characteristics were pH, EC, Total Dissolved Solids, Calcium, Magnesium, Total Suspended Solids, and Nitrate. The Canadian Council of Ministers ...  Read More

Original Article
Estimation of The Different Aspects of Water Demand for Selected Regions in The Lower Reach of Euphrates River

Dheyaa H. Dagher; Imad H. Obead

Volume 3, Issue 3 , September 2023, Pages 65-74

https://doi.org/10.52293/WES.3.3.6574

Abstract
  This research aimed to estimate and analyse the water demand for the Muthanna and Thi-Qar provinces in Iraq's lower Euphrates River Basin. WEAP, CROPWAT model, and statistical forecasting methods were used to estimate agricultural, municipal, and industrial water demand. The results showed that the municipal ...  Read More

Perceptions and practices on e-waste management in selected institutions of Zimbabwe

Margaret Macherera; Vusumuzi Maphosa; David Zezai

Volume 3, Issue 2 , June 2023, , Pages 22-31

https://doi.org/10.52293/WES.3.2.2231

Abstract
  Rapid industrialisation has seen the integration of electronic devices for process automation to support increased consumer demand and remain competitive.The rapid adoption of these devices has raised the production of e-waste.E-waste poses environmental and public health hazards.Proper management of ...  Read More

Assessment of the spatio temporal dynamics of water delivery as a provisioning ecosystem service within the south eastern flank of mount manengouba

Usongo A Patience; Ediamam Epalle Guy Marcel; Mboza J. C. Yengeh

Volume 3, Issue 3 , September 2023, , Pages 42-58

https://doi.org/10.52293/WES.3.3.4258

Abstract
  Water, an ecosystem service of Mount Manengouba is under threat. The study analyzed the spatiotemporal dynamics of water quality and quantity parameters from three streams (Shut, Chambre noir and Poladam)   at three points (source, human habitation upstream and human habitation downstream) ...  Read More

ling women by Greenhouse plan as illustrated in the Post-Feminist Tamil Film 36 Vayadhinile

Sanjoli Mobar; Pradeep Bhatnagar

Volume 2, Issue 4 , October 2022, , Pages 9-12

https://doi.org/10.52293/WES.2.4.912

Abstract
  Post-feminism happened in the '80s, and it is a favorably discussed issue because the word “post” could be directed as “dead” or “after” feminism. Its objectives are various from second-wave and third-wave feminism. One of the major post-feminism objectives is that ...  Read More

Effect of Engineering Properties of Soft Clay Soil Stabilized with Limestone, Eggshells Powder and Eggshells Ash

Shaimaa M. Abdulrahman; Ahmed S.A. Al- Gharbawi; Ammar A. Al-Sultan

Volume 3, Issue 2 , June 2023, , Pages 68-75

https://doi.org/10.52293/WES.3.2.6875

Abstract
  Soft clay soil is one of the problematic soil which is widespread in Iraq especially in middle and south of Iraq and has a low bearing capacity. This study investigates some of the mechanical properties of soft clay soil after adding the environmental waste material, egg shells. This study compares eggshell ...  Read More

Building a Resilient Climate Regulatory Ecosystem for Nigeria

Uwadiegwu Ibeabuchi

Volume 3, Issue 1 , March 2023, , Pages 1-15

https://doi.org/10.52293/WES.3.1.15

Abstract
  Terrestrial ecosystems, which store more carbon than the atmosphere, are vital in influencing carbon dioxide-driven climate change. Climate and land-use change are critical and interlinked components of the carbon budget in human-dominated landscape. Using InVEST model, maps of land use and stocks in ...  Read More

Original Article
Development of a Distributed Fuzzy Curve Number for Simulating Monthly Sediment Load

Tayebe Tahmasbi; Khodayar Abdollahi; Mehdi Pajoohesh

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 19 March 2023

Abstract
  Curve number is a dimensionless empirical method for predicting direct runoff. Since river discharge and sediment load are highly connected thus the relationship between runoff and bed load could be used to evaluate the continuous sediment load. This study proposes a new curve number that characterizes ...  Read More

Original Article
Regional spatial patterns of three water ecosystems services

Mayra Ivelisse Rodriguez Gonzalez; Kevin Gabriel Torres Garrido

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 16 April 2023

Abstract
  Water ecosystem services are benefits obtained from natural processes held by terrestrial vegetation in relation to hydrologic systems. These benefits have implications for human wellbeing through the mitigation of flood risk, management of stormwater runoff, and removal of pollutants from water systems ...  Read More

Original Article
Application of GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques for Detection and Analysis of Spatio-Temporal Changes in Land Use and Land Cover in Rampurhat Block-II, Birbhum, Eastern India

SUKANTA MANDAL

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 24 April 2023

Abstract
  ABSTRACT :-The terrestrial surface of the earth constitutes a finite portion of the biosphere,referred to as "land," that encompasses a complex array of attributes immediately above or belowthe surface, including the near-surface climate, soil and terrain typology, surface hydrology (suchas shallow lakes, ...  Read More

Original Article
Assessment of Water Quality Index of Groundwater resources from Industrial areas of Anambra, Southeastern, Nigeria

Adaobi Ukamaka Akudu; Nwachukwu Romanus Ekere; Innocencia Chizoba Chidebelu; Janefrances Ngozi Ihedioha; Cynthia Nkolika Ibeto

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 13 May 2023

Abstract
  The work determined the physicochemical properties and quality of groundwater samples from Industrial cluster areas of Anambra state, Nigeria using Quality Index method. The samples were collected monthly in rainy season (May–July, 2017) and dry season (November, 2017 to January, 2018). The ranges ...  Read More

Publisher:
Forscher Publication

Editor-in-Chief:
Professor Miklas Scholz

Associate Editor:
Professor Rafid Alkhaddar


Frequency: Quarterly

Online ISSN: 2710-3404

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