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Hot spots of water pollution control and water resource utilization in 2023: An overview

  • LI Jiang ,
  • ZHANG Ting ,
  • PAN Zhangbin ,
  • LI Yuan ,
  • LI Yancheng ,
  • DING Shiyuan ,
  • MENG Qingmei ,
  • WANG Bin ,
  • WANG Tao ,
  • YANG Chao ,
  • LIU Baosen ,
  • GAO Junkai ,
  • WANG Jing ,
  • ZHANG Yaqin ,
  • WANG Yanshan ,
  • LUO Yang ,
  • HOU Li'an
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  • 1. College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China;
    2. School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;
    3. Shandong Province City Water Supply and Drainage Water Quality Center, Jinan 250014, China;
    4. Information Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China;
    5. School of Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;
    6. School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China;
    7. College of Civil Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China;
    8. Research Center for Eco-Environmental Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China;
    9. School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China;
    10. School of Naval Architecture and Maritime, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China;
    11. College of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China;
    12. Zhejiang Engineering Research Center of New Industrial Water Source Technology, Hangzhou 311121, China;
    13. 96911 Unit, Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing 100011, China

Received date: 2023-12-22

  Revised date: 2024-01-04

  Online published: 2024-04-09

Abstract

Realizing efficient control of water pollution and green utilization of water resources is a necessary condition for maintaining public health, promoting ecological civilization construction, and promoting sustainable economic and social development. This study reviews and summarizes the global scientific and technological research hotspots in this field in 2023,with highlights on prevention and control of new pollutants in surface water, protection of groundwater resources, safety assurance of drinking water, carbon reduction and efficiency enhancement in sewage treatment, resource utilization of wastewater,development of unconventional water sources, and protection and utilization of water resources in China. Research shows that construction of a new pollution prevention and control system for surface water should focus on the research of environmental quality standards and pollution control technologies. It is expected to improve the protection level of groundwater resources with the help of modern hydrogeology. New membrane technology helps ensure drinking water safety, and the synergistic development of efficiency and carbon reduction has become a new challenge for the sewage treatment industry. In the field of rural sewage treatment and resource utilization, substantial achievements and research results have been made in multiple aspects such as technological innovation, management optimization, and sewage resource utilization. Carbon based nanomaterials and other materials have received widespread attention in the field of environmental radioactive nuclide separation. Crystallization technology is a key technology for zero discharge of high salinity wastewater. New membrane distillation technology can promote the steady development of seawater desalination technology and engineering construction. All these research results have important meanings to the major strategic engineering practices of water resource protection and utilization, as well as water pollution control.

Cite this article

LI Jiang , ZHANG Ting , PAN Zhangbin , LI Yuan , LI Yancheng , DING Shiyuan , MENG Qingmei , WANG Bin , WANG Tao , YANG Chao , LIU Baosen , GAO Junkai , WANG Jing , ZHANG Yaqin , WANG Yanshan , LUO Yang , HOU Li'an . Hot spots of water pollution control and water resource utilization in 2023: An overview[J]. Science & Technology Review, 2024 , 42(1) : 114 -123 . DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2024.01.007

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