A review of hydropower plants in Romania: Distribution, current knowledge, and their effects on fish in headwater streams

Costea, Gabriela; Pusch, Martin; Bănăduc, Doru; Cosmoiu, Diana; Curtean–Bănăduc, Angela

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2021.111003

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“…In human impacted lotic systems, environmental flows are a vital tool for managing water in the water-energy-food nexus, environmental flows allocate water among competing uses, within the limits of availability, integrating the water needs of ecosystems with those of other sectors and stakeholders [18,19]. Overall, the water provided and managed within any lotic system, both from quantitative [20,21] and qualitative [22,23] characteristics perspective of an environmental flow, need in-depth knowledge of all the system's components/compartments. Historically, the field of microbiome research has emerged from environmental microbiome research (microbial ecology) and it provides an interdisciplinary platform and useful approach tool for many fields of interest [24].…”

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Bacterial Microbiomes in the Sediments of Lotic Systems Ecologic Drivers and Role: A Case Study from the Mureş River, Transylvania, Romania

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Water

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Numerous sections of the Mureş River vary in terms of the abundance of nitrates, ammonia, and orthophosphates; and of correlated lotic sediment bacterial microbiome structures in terms of both diversity and abundance. This highlights the great versatility of microbiomes in being influenced by the physical-chemical characteristics of environments and their spatial changes. Bacteria microbiomes exhibit dynamic and shifting potential and significant tendencies toward self-organization and self-adaptation. These typical features represent an essential ecologic basis for lotic systems having to do with the use and reuse of various kinds of environmental resource as chemical substances. In this respect, trophic processes assure the river ecosystem optimum health ecologic status dynamic and trend, to be reached. The flexibility of shifting bacterial microbiomes is crucial in maintaining this ecological context’s vital role in biogeochemically sustaining other taxonomic groups, which are spatially and temporally continuous. This is especially important for nutrient cycle processes, even for rivers with high levels of negative human impact, in promoting a functional lotic system.

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Bacterial Microbiomes in the Sediments of Lotic Systems Ecologic Drivers and Role: A Case Study from the Mureş River, Transylvania, Romania

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Burcea

Coman

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“…However, the pandemic is not over, and the number of cases is surging in countries all over Europe, including Romania. In this situation, a method with low costs, rapid turnaround times, and reliability, such as wastewater-based epidemiology, should be considered a tool for public health surveillance and be included in the study area assessment and monitoring activities related to a new generation of threats and risks [ 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 ] for human and environmental health.…”

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Anthropogenic Sewage Water Circuit as Vector for SARS-CoV-2 Viral ARN Transport and Public Health Assessment, Monitoring and Forecasting—Sibiu Metropolitan Area (Transylvania/Romania) Study Case

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Water is a risk factor for epidemics of waterborne diseases with effects on human health. In 2019, new viral pneumonia cases occurred in China and spread worldwide. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and accuracy of a wastewater-based epidemiological (WBE) monitoring tool in a SARS-CoV-2 hot spot (Sibiu City metropolitan area), namely to highlight the correlation between the number of infections on the days of sampling and the amount of viral RNA detected in wastewater. Wastewater samples were collected once a week, and viral RNA was extracted and quantified. In parallel, the daily number of SARS-CoV-2 infections was obtained from the local council. The correlation between the number of infections and viruses detected in sewage was measured by Pearson correlation coefficients. The results show the amount of viral RNA in the wastewater is directly correlated with the number of infections reported in the week up to the sampling day and also the number of infections reported for the sampling day. Moreover, correlation coefficients show the amount of viral RNA in wastewater increases in advance of the increase in reported infection cases. Therefore, WBE can be used as a tool for monitoring virus spread trends in human communities and can help anticipate the trend of this type of viral infection.

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“…Recently, different hydropower plants have been established in different regions to produce electricity; this energy helps with climate change mitigation [44][45][46][47][48][49][50]. According to the IHA, hydropower projects generate almost two-thirds of global sustainable power.…”

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Overcome the future environmental challenges through sustainable and renewable energy resources

Bhuiyan

2022

Micro & Nano Letters

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The necessity to achieve global sustainability and renewable energy resources to overcome the threat of climate change has led to unparalleled social and economic alterations ubiquitous throughout the world. The environment surrounding pollution correlated with global warming is essential to technological advances for developing energy resources. Renewable and sustainable energy resources are eco-friendly energy sources that transform heat directly into electrical energy. The transformation of the global energy system underway in various countries can play a predominant role in power sectors. It helps in establishing a low-power solution with high performance in advance. This review paper highlights technological feasibility within the economic activity of sustainable resources in various sectors. The sustainable resource would represent the world's most advanced technology and cost-effective global power transition pathway. The present status, prospects, and updated information about these energy resources have been discussed in detail. This review provides a recommendation on which energy would be suitable for electrical energy generation and would establish a green environment for the next generation to survive in the world.

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A review of hydropower plants in Romania: Distribution, current knowledge, and their effects on fish in headwater streams

Cited by 38 publications

References 44 publications

Bacterial Microbiomes in the Sediments of Lotic Systems Ecologic Drivers and Role: A Case Study from the Mureş River, Transylvania, Romania

Bacterial Microbiomes in the Sediments of Lotic Systems Ecologic Drivers and Role: A Case Study from the Mureş River, Transylvania, Romania

Anthropogenic Sewage Water Circuit as Vector for SARS-CoV-2 Viral ARN Transport and Public Health Assessment, Monitoring and Forecasting—Sibiu Metropolitan Area (Transylvania/Romania) Study Case

Overcome the future environmental challenges through sustainable and renewable energy resources

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