The Global NEST Journal is an open access journal that publishes original research articles, short papers and critical reviews on all aspects of Environmental Science and Technology. These comprise, but are not limited to, Pollution Control Technology, Global Environmental Change, Air Quality, Water Quality, Water and Waste Water Treatment, Solid Waste Management, Hazardous Substances and Risk Analysis, Emerging pollutants. Relevant topics incorporating the methodologies and state of the art of disciplines such as Environmental Management Policies, Ecosystems and Natural Resources Management, Hydrology and Water Resources Management, Clean Energy and Sustainability are included.
Submitted manuscripts are initially reviewed by the editor and selected after rigorous peer review by scientists in order to assess the significance, originality and appropriateness for publication.
Articles submitted to Global NEST Journal benefit from its broad scope and readership. We aim for a turnaround time of 4 weeks from submission to first decision.
Global NEST Journal is addressed to professionals in Academic, Consulting Offices, Government Agencies and Organisations, as well as others responsible for the investigations, evaluation of complicated environmental issues of global interest.
The 2024 Scopus CiteScore for the Global NEST Journal is 2.36. It is also ranked in the Q3 quartile for Environmental Science (miscellaneous).
Here's a breakdown of other key metrics:
- H-index: 41
- SJR: 0.250 (Q3)
- SNIP score: 0.48
Journal Impact Factor (JIF): The Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is not directly calculated in Scopus and is based on Web of Science data. Web of Science data. However, the Global NEST Journal does have a JIF, and the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is 1.5-year Impact Factor is 1.1.
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Risk Perception and Bottled Drinking Water Consumption in Istanbul City
Hydrology and Water Resources Management
Parallel to the increase in public concern about the safety of drinking water globally, the demand for bottled water has increased in almost every country. Although tap water is significantly cheaper than bottled water, consumers concerned about the safety of tap water. They still prefer the bottled...
Natural organic matter fractionation along the treatment of water for human consumption
General
The main objective of this study was to characterize the organic matter present in raw water and along the treatment process, as well as its seasonal variation. A natural organic matter fractionation approach has been applied to Lever water treatment plant located in Douro River, in Oporto (Portugal...
Optimization of raw acrylic yarn dye wastewater treatment by electrochemical processes: kinetic study and energy consumption
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
The textile industry has an important place in the environmental pollution due to its heavy water consumption and to the toxic content of dye. Every succeeding day, the water quality is deteriorated because the wastewater containing the dye is supplied to the receiving medium. In this study, The...
Water balance estimation in Anthemountas river basin and correlation with underground water level
General
Estimation of annual water balance is critical for water management and developmental planning in the area of Anthemountas river basin. In the framework of LIFE04/ENV/GR/000099 project and in continuance to prior projects in the area, the average annual water balance was estimated using the annual...
Investigation of Key Technologies for Energy Saving and Consumption Reduction in Chongqing Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants Based on Carbon Emission Reduction Contribution
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
In this paper, based on the factors of treatment process, treatment scale, as well as water quality, the level and distribution of electricity consumption, drug consumption, and indirect carbon emission of five typical wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) were examined. The distribution of...
Benefits, Challenges and Sucess Factors of Water Safety Plan Implementation: A Review
Hydrology and Water Resources Management
Drinking water supply is a preeminent to public health, environmental protection, quality of life, economic activity, and sustainable development. Many disasters are being recorded due to poor water quality every day. In this case, it is essential to assure safe water demand through continuous...
Combination of low-pressure UF membranes with conventional water treatment systems
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
The purpose of the study was to improve drinking water quality of conventional treatment processes by combining with UF-membrane systems. Performances of two membrane systems were evaluated in two different full-scale conventional water treatment plants in Istanbul. Low-pressure UF membranes were...
Brackish water treatment by Ceramic TiO2 Low-Pressure Nanofiltration Membranes
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
The application of ceramic Nanofiltration (NF) membrane in brackish water treatment is increasing due to strict water quality standards. Ceramic NF is a widely used membrane process and has replaced reverse osmosis (RO) membranes in many applications due to lower energy consumption and higher flux...
Survey of public attitiude towards bottled and tap water quality in the UAE
E2KW 2013
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of the leading countries in the per capita bottled water consumption. This seems to be in controversy with adherences of local water authorities to stringent municipal water standards. A public survey (n= 891) was conducted to ascertain the perception of people...
A handy irrigation management method through meteorological data. Case study in N. Greece
Hydrology and Water Resources Management
Crop irrigation, especially in irrigation networks, often consumes larger quantities of irrigation water than necessary since most of the times irrigation is carried out empirically and not based on actual crop requirements. The aim of this work is the management of irrigation water though the use...
Elimination of nickel and chromium(VI) ions from industerial wastewater by electrodialysis/characteristics/impact of parameters
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
Healthy water is a concern for the world due to rapid population growth and technological advancement. The entry of heavy metals into water as a result of various activities causes water pollution that has persistent effects. In this study, a specially designed electrodialysis cell was used to...
Integrated management of karstic waters – A case study of the Zlatibor mountain massif, Serbia
Hydrology and Water Resources Management
The Zlatibor mountain massif has significantly changed for the past 20 years due to the development of tourism, which has resulted in an increase in water consumption and environmental threats. This area abounds in considerable surface and groundwater resources, which are not utilised adequately...
Removal efficiency of antibiotics from water through constructed wetlands, a review
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
Contamination in water bodies with antibiotics and resistance genes is becoming an increasing threat to global health. Overuse of antibiotics has become a serious ecological problem worldwide. There is growing concern that antibiotics are losing their effectiveness due to increased antibiotic...
Decision support for agricultural water management
General
Irrigation water use is the major pressure limiting the availability of fresh water resources in the Mediterranean. Efficient irrigation scheduling programs (IRSPs) are able to reduce water consumption; however, their selection and placement in large agricultural landscapes depend on location...
Uncertainty analysis in sizing rainwater harvesting tanks in an isolated island with limited water resources
Hydrology and Water Resources Management
This research work focuses on the analysis of the involved uncertainty and the corresponding reliability in the sizing of rainwater harvesting systems. For this reason, an uncertainty analysis was carried out, based on 23 years of historic daily record of a station in Kimolos Island (Aegean, Greece)...
Three eco-tool comparison with the example of the environmental performance of domestic solar flat plate hot water systems
General
Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) is a procedure used as an analytical tool for the evaluation of the environmental impact caused by a material, a manufacturing process or product. For an end product, LCA requires both the identification and quantification of materials and energy used in all stages of the...
Effects of land-use patterns at different scales on water quality in the Huaihe River Basin in China
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
The influence of land-use patterns on water quality in the Huaihe River Basin was analyzed using the Nemerow index, correlation and multiple linear regression analysis based on the measured data from 62 sampling sites in the Huaihe River Basin (China). In the point buffer zone, a significant...
Recovery of nitrogen removal by N2H4 after nitrite inhibited anammox reaction
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
A pilot-scale sequencing batch reactor (SBR) for anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) of bacteria culture was used along with a batch experimental reaction device to study the effect of NO2--N concentration on the activity of anammox bacteria and the recovery of N2H4 on anammox bacteria after...
Concrete Constructed with Recycled Water to Experimental Analysis of the Physical Behavior of Polypropylene Aggregate (PPA)
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
In concrete industry, the use of concrete solid wastes is becoming further common since it can minimize associated costs and environmental implications. The current research looks at how concrete performs when polypropylene (PP) plastic, produced from pollution garbage items, is used as a partially...
The reuse of municipal wastewater in soils
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
The idea of wastewater application on soils, returned to Western Hemisphere during 1950-60. Modern living requires an increased per capita use of water for coverage of individual needs. Nowadays, two main principles related to water management seem to gain the attention of both the scientific...
Nitrate pollution in the coastal aquifer system of the Korinthos Prefecture (Greece)
General
Over the last decades intensified agricultural production is applied in the northern coastal part of Korinthos Prefecture (Peloponnese, Greece). An aquifer system occurs in the recent basin deposits, which consists of unconsolidated material, namely sands, pebbles and fine clay to silty sand...
Investigation of electrochemical color removal from Organized Industrial District (OID) wastewater treatment plants using new generation Sn/Sb/Ni-Ti anodes
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
In this study, the application of Sn/Sb/Ni-Ti electrodes for the treatment of waste streams were investigated which is promising for ozone production by electrolysis of water because of their stability and high potential for ozone evolution reaction. These series of anodes have a high...
Assessment of groundwater contamination and the role of hydraulic fracturing operation in Weld County, USA
Hazardous Substances and Risk Analysis
In shale gas-producing countries, soil, and groundwater contamination due to surface spills associated with hydraulic fracturing operations is one of the most worrying problems that arise, since its elimination is not easy or cheap to carry out, and its effects persist for many years. Thus, this...
Evaluation of arsenic effects in Vicia faba by FTIR and FTNIR spectroscopy
General
Arsenic is an ubiquitous and highly toxic metalloid widely distributed in the environment through both natural and anthropogenic pathways (Liu et al., 2004) and its presence in food composites is a matter of concerns to the well being of both humans and animals. In fact, As has been recently found...
New explicit formulations for accurate estimation of aeration-related parameters in steady-state completely mixed activated sludge process
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
This paper presents new and explicit equations to estimate aeration-related parameters such as standard oxygen requirement, daily energy consumption and total mass transfer coefficient for the diffused aeration. The proposed formulations are derived for the steady-state completely mixed activated...
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