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View article: Comprehensive Hydrologic Modeling for Evaluating Impacts of Future Water Uses and Climate Change on Water Resources Sustainability
Comprehensive Hydrologic Modeling for Evaluating Impacts of Future Water Uses and Climate Change on Water Resources Sustainability Open
Climate change and increasing water demand are critical factors influencing water availability and the hydrologic cycle. This study examines their combined impacts on the Kaskaskia River watershed in Illinois, USA, using a comprehensive hy…
View article: Conceptual Basics of a Structured Method Toolbox for Continuous Improvement towards Positive Impact Factory Design
Conceptual Basics of a Structured Method Toolbox for Continuous Improvement towards Positive Impact Factory Design Open
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View article: A self-assessment framework to determine the status quo of enterprises in digital sustainability management
A self-assessment framework to determine the status quo of enterprises in digital sustainability management Open
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View article: Insights into Event-based Critical-Zone Connectivity in an Intensively Managed Agricultural Landscape in the U.S Midwest
Insights into Event-based Critical-Zone Connectivity in an Intensively Managed Agricultural Landscape in the U.S Midwest Open
Connectivity among the atmosphere, surface water, groundwater, soil, and sediments at different spatial scales during weather-related events is key to the operation of the critical zone but is poorly delineated. Connectivity, or the lack t…
View article: Improved performance of nucleic acid-based assays for genetically diverse norovirus surveillance
Improved performance of nucleic acid-based assays for genetically diverse norovirus surveillance Open
Nucleic acid-based assays, such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR), that amplify and detect organism-specific genome sequences are a standard method for infectious disease surveillance. However, challenges arise for virus surveillance beca…
View article: Featured collection introduction: Water resources planning and management under changing conditions—Experience of Illinois
Featured collection introduction: Water resources planning and management under changing conditions—Experience of Illinois Open
Pioneering work by John Stall on hydraulic geometries of streams and rivers was completed in the 1960s Water and Atmospheric Research Monitoring (WARM) program at the ISWS expanded data collection to define the environmental and socio-econ…
View article: Improved performance of nucleic acid-based assays for genetically diverse norovirus surveillance
Improved performance of nucleic acid-based assays for genetically diverse norovirus surveillance Open
Nucleic acid-based assays, such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR), that amplify and detect organism-specific genome sequences are a standard method for infectious disease surveillance. However, challenges arise for virus surveillance beca…
View article: Water-energy-carbon nexus in Illinois - water supply risk for carbon capture
Water-energy-carbon nexus in Illinois - water supply risk for carbon capture Open
Recently, University of Illinois has been working on the front-end engineering design (FEED) of carbon capture facilities for several power plants in Illinois. While carbon capture facilities often would need cooling water for operation, t…
View article: Assessing the Effectiveness of Winter Cover Crops for Controlling Agricultural Nutrient Losses
Assessing the Effectiveness of Winter Cover Crops for Controlling Agricultural Nutrient Losses Open
A nutrient loss reduction strategy is necessary to guide the efforts of improving water quality downstream of an agricultural watershed. In this study, the effectiveness of two winter cover crops, namely cereal rye and annual ryegrass, is …
View article: Application of neighborhood-scale wastewater-based epidemiology in low COVID-19 incidence situations
Application of neighborhood-scale wastewater-based epidemiology in low COVID-19 incidence situations Open
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE), an emerging approach for community-wide COVID-19 surveillance, was primarily characterized at large sewersheds such as wastewater treatment plants serving a large population. Although informed public he…
View article: Antecedent conditions control thresholds of tile-runoff generation and nitrogen export in intensively managed landscapes
Antecedent conditions control thresholds of tile-runoff generation and nitrogen export in intensively managed landscapes Open
Threshold changes in rainfall-runoff generation commonly represent shifts in runoff mechanisms and hydrologic connectivity controlling water and solute transport and transformation. In watersheds with limited human influence, threshold run…
View article: Insights from an Evaluation of Nitrate Load Estimation Methods in the Midwestern United States
Insights from an Evaluation of Nitrate Load Estimation Methods in the Midwestern United States Open
This study investigated the accuracy and suitability of several methods commonly used to estimate riverine nitrate loads at eight watersheds located southwest of Lake Erie in the Midwestern United States. This study applied various regress…
View article: Coal Ash Response Team final report
Coal Ash Response Team final report Open
Like other states throughout the nation, Illinois is working toward solutions that reduce negative impacts from surface impoundments of coal combustion residuals (CCR, often called coal ash), which are byproducts of burning coal to generat…
View article: Water Quality Trend Analysis for the Fox River Watershed: Stratton Dam to the Illinois River
Water Quality Trend Analysis for the Fox River Watershed: Stratton Dam to the Illinois River Open
This report presents a trend analysis conducted for nutrient-related water quality parameters collected at monitoring stations located on the Fox River main stem and tributariesand compiled and maintained in a database, FoxDB. An explorato…
View article: The Intensively Managed Landscape Critical Zone Observatory: A Scientific Testbed for Understanding Critical Zone Processes in Agroecosystems
The Intensively Managed Landscape Critical Zone Observatory: A Scientific Testbed for Understanding Critical Zone Processes in Agroecosystems Open
Core Ideas IML‐CZO is structured to study system responses through event‐based monitoring. Management legacy has shaped critical zone processes. Management and weather affect landscape heterogeneity and surface–subsurface pathways. In inte…
View article: Assessing Progress on the 1997 Integrated Management Plan for the Illinois River Watershed
Assessing Progress on the 1997 Integrated Management Plan for the Illinois River Watershed Open
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor asked the University of Illinois’ Prairie Research Institute (PRI) to review and report on the progress that has been made toward the objectives of the Integrated Management Plan for the Illinois River…
View article: Microbial diversity in an intensively managed landscape is structured by landscape connectivity
Microbial diversity in an intensively managed landscape is structured by landscape connectivity Open
Intensively managed land increases the rate of nutrient and particle transport within a basin, but the impact of these changes on microbial community assembly patterns at the basin scale is not yet understood. The objective of this study w…