Scientific Results

This catalogue is obtained by conducting a systematic literature review of scientific studies and reviews related to monitoring, forecasting, and simulating the inland water cycle. The analysis maps scientific expertise across research groups and classifies findings by the type of inland water studied, application focus, and geographical scope. A gap analysis will identify missing research areas and assess their relevance to policymaking.

ID â–Č Type Year Authors Title Venue/Journal DOI Research type Water System Technical Focus Abstract Link with Projects Link with Tools Related policies ID
publications-2781 Peer reviewed articles 2019 Francesco Galiano, Raffaella Mancuso, Maria Grazia Guzzo, Fabrizio Lucente, Ephraim Gukelberger, Maria Adele Losso, Alberto Figoli, Jan Hoinkis, Bartolo Gabriele New Polymeric Films with Antibacterial Activity Obtained by UV-induced Copolymerization of Acryloyloxyalkyltriethylammonium Salts with 2-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate International Journal of Molecular Sciences 10.3390/ijms20112696 Uncategorized Uncategorized New polymeric films with antibacterial activity have been prepared, by simple UV-induced copolymerization of readily available ω-(acryloyloxy)-N,N,N-triethylalcan-1-aminium bromides (or acryloyloxyalkyltriethylammonium bromides, AATEABs) with commercially available 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), at different relative amounts. In particular, the antibacterial activity of polymeric films derived from 11-(acryloyloxy)-N,N,N-triethylundecan-1-aminium bromide (or acryloyloxyundecyltriethylammonium bromide, AUTEAB; bearing a C-11 alkyl chain linker between the acrylate polymerization function and the quaternary ammonium moiety) and 12-(acryloyloxy)-N,N,N-triethyldodecan-1-aminium bromide (or acryloyloxydodecyltriethylammonium bromide, ADTEB, bearing a C-12 alkyl chain linker) has been assessed against Gram-negative Escherichia Coli and Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus cells. The results obtained have shown a clear concentration-dependent activity against both bacterial strains, the films obtained from homopolymerization of pure AUTEAB and ADTEAB being the most effective. Moreover, ADTEAB-based films showed a higher antibacterial activity with respect to the AUTEAB-based ones. Interestingly, however, both types of films presented a significant activity not only toward Gram-positive S. aureus, but also toward Gram-negative E. Coli cells. 689427
publications-2782 Peer reviewed articles 2019 Steffen Fritz, Linda See, Tyler Carlson, Mordechai Haklay, Jessie L. Oliver, Dilek Fraisl, Rosy Mondardini, Martin Brocklehurst, Lea A. Shanley, Sven Schade, Uta Wehn, Tommaso Abrate, Janet Anstee, Stephan Arnold, Matthew Billot, Jillian Campbell, Jessica Espey, Margaret Gold, Gerid Hager, Shan He, Libby Hepburn, Angel Hsu, Deborah Long, Joan MasĂł, Ian McCallum, Maina Muniafu, Inian Moorthy, Mich Citizen science and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Nature Sustainability 10.1038/s41893-019-0390-3 Uncategorized Wastewater Treatment Plants No abstract available 689744
publications-2783 Peer reviewed articles 2019 Uta Wehn, Abeer Almomani Incentives and barriers for participation in community-based environmental monitoring and information systems: A critical analysis and integration of the literature Environmental Science & Policy 10.1016/j.envsci.2019.09.002 Uncategorized Uncategorized No abstract available 689744
publications-2784 Peer reviewed articles 2019 Mohammad Gharesifard, Uta Wehn, Pieter van der Zaag Context matters: A baseline analysis of contextual realities for two community-based monitoring initiatives of water and environment in Europe and Africa Journal of Hydrology 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.124144 Uncategorized Uncategorized No abstract available 689744
publications-2785 Peer reviewed articles 2017 Raffaella Mancuso, Roberta Amuso, Biagio Armentano, Giuseppe Grasso, Vittoria Rago, Anna Rita Cappello, Francesco Galiano, Alberto Figoli, Giorgio De Luca, Jan Hoinkis, Bartolo Gabriele Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Polymerizable Acryloyloxyalkyltriethyl Ammonium Salts ChemPlusChem 10.1002/cplu.201700194 Uncategorized Uncategorized AbstractThis study reports an efficient and practical synthetic approach for the synthesis of a particularly important class of polymerizable quaternary ammonium salts (PQASs), that is, acryloxyalkyltriethylammonium bromides (AATEABs), which may find application as antimicrobial coatings for commercial membranes with antifouling and anti‐biofouling properties, to be used for wastewater treatment. The synthetic method is based on a simple two‐step procedure from commercially available substrates, entirely carried out under air and without any need for chromatographic purification. All the newly synthesized AATEABs were tested for their antimicrobial activity, and the results showed that AATEABs bearing an alkyl chain of 11 and particularly 12 carbon atoms possessed significant activity against Gram positive bacteria and yeast strains. 689427
publications-2786 Peer reviewed articles 2017 Viktoria Cologna, Rosalind H. Bark, Jouni Paavola Flood risk perceptions and the UK media: Moving beyond “once in a lifetime” to “Be Prepared” reporting Climate Risk Management 10.1016/j.crm.2017.04.005 Uncategorized Wastewater Treatment Plants No abstract available 659449
publications-2787 Peer reviewed articles 2017 Jorun Poettering Paradise for Whom? Conservatism and Progress in the Perception of Rio de Janeiro’s Drinking Water Supply, Sixteenth to Nineteenth Centuries Journal of Latin American Studies Uncategorized Uncategorized No abstract available 659520
publications-2788 Peer reviewed articles 2017 Jorun Poettering Water and the Struggle for Public Space: Social Negotiations in the Usage of Colonial Rio de Janeiro’s Waterworks Brasiliana. Journal for Brazilian Studies Uncategorized Uncategorized No abstract available 659520
publications-2789 Peer reviewed articles 2016 Ivan D. Haigh, Matthew P. Wadey, Thomas Wahl, Ozgun Ozsoy, Robert J. Nicholls, Jennifer M. Brown, Kevin Horsburgh, Ben Gouldby Spatial and temporal analysis of extreme sea level and storm surge events around the coastline of the UK Scientific Data 10.1038/sdata.2016.107 Uncategorized Uncategorized AbstractIn this paper we analyse the spatial footprint and temporal clustering of extreme sea level and skew surge events around the UK coast over the last 100 years (1915–2014). The vast majority of the extreme sea level events are generated by moderate, rather than extreme skew surges, combined with spring astronomical high tides. We distinguish four broad categories of spatial footprints of events and the distinct storm tracks that generated them. There have been rare events when extreme levels have occurred along two unconnected coastal regions during the same storm. The events that occur in closest succession (<4 days) typically impact different stretches of coastline. The spring/neap tidal cycle prevents successive extreme sea level events from happening within 4–8 days. Finally, the 2013/14 season was highly unusual in the context of the last 100 years from an extreme sea level perspective. 658025
publications-2790 Peer reviewed articles 2017 Marek Stibal, Jason E. Box, Karen A. Cameron, Peter L. Langen, Marian L. Yallop, Ruth H. Mottram, Alia L. Khan, Noah P. Molotch, Nathan A. M. Chrismas, Filippo CalĂŹ Quaglia, Daniel Remias, C. J. P. Paul Smeets, Michiel R. van den Broeke, Jonathan C. Ryan, Alun Hubbard, Martyn Tranter, Dirk van As, Andreas P. AhlstrĂžm Algae Drive Enhanced Darkening of Bare Ice on the Greenland Ice Sheet Geophysical Research Letters 10.1002/2017GL075958 Uncategorized Uncategorized AbstractSurface ablation of the Greenland ice sheet is amplified by surface darkening caused by light‐absorbing impurities such as mineral dust, black carbon, and pigmented microbial cells. We present the first quantitative assessment of the microbial contribution to the ice sheet surface darkening, based on field measurements of surface reflectance and concentrations of light‐absorbing impurities, including pigmented algae, during the 2014 melt season in the southwestern part of the ice sheet. The impact of algae on bare ice darkening in the study area was greater than that of nonalgal impurities and yielded a net albedo reduction of 0.038 ± 0.0035 for each algal population doubling. We argue that algal growth is a crucial control of bare ice darkening, and incorporating the algal darkening effect will improve mass balance and sea level projections of the Greenland ice sheet and ice masses elsewhere. 657533