In the context of global water scarcity, vapor available in air is a non-negligible supplementary fresh resource. Current and potential energetically passive procedures for improving atmospheric harvesting (AWH) capabilities involve different strategies dedicated materials, which are reviewed this paper, from perspective morphology wettability optimization, substrate cooling, sorbent assistance...

The Newport River Estuary (NPRE), an important North Carolina (NC) shellfish harvesting area, has been experiencing alterations to the land-water interface due to increasing population and coastal development. Water quality degradation in the estuary over the last decade has led to an increase of shellfish harvesting area closures, and has been postulated to be due to non-point source contamina...

We set out to improve understanding of the effectiveness of streamside management zones (SMZs) for protecting water quality in landscapes dominated by agriculture. We conducted a paired-catchment experiment that included water quality monitoring before and after the establishment of a forest plantation as an SMZ on cleared farmland that was used for extensive grazing. In a second study, we moni...