creating a roadmap towards safer groundwater in the Global South
Project Outputs
This page contains AQUAROAD outputs acknowledging the project. Co-authors who are core AQUAROAD members are indicated in bold. Open access links are provided where available.
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2026
D. Muloogi, G. J. L. Wilson, F. T. Ahmed, D. A. Polya, L. A. Richards, (2026) Spatial variations in groundwater chemistry in Uganda: Geogenic origins and geochemical controls across diverse hydrogeological settings, Applied Geochemistry; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2026.106738 (open access)
A. Kashyap, L. A. Richards, S. M. Reichman, K. A. Mumford, N. Sahu, P. S. Ghosal, A. Mondal, B. K. Dubey, M. Arora. (2026) Performance Evaluation and Operational Insights from Community-Scale Groundwater Defluoridation Systems Using Field Evidence from West Bengal, India. Water, 18, 549; https://doi.org/10.3390/w18050549 (open access)
A. Roshan, D. A. Polya, A. Kumar, A. Ghosh, A.-M. Glenny, M. Sedighi, S. M. Reichman, M. Arora, L. A. Richards (2026). Performance of field-installed groundwater arsenic remediation systems in Bihar, India: Role of source water chemistry, technology type and other factors. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 101597; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2026.101597 (open access)
2025
G. E. Clayton, L. A. Richards, B. G. Fox, R. M. S. Thorn, M. J. Bowes, D. S. Read, H. J. Tipper, K. Khamis, T. K. Dutta, A. Kumar, M. Hazra, B. Howard, U. Schneidewind, L. K. Armstrong, D. J. E. Nicholls, H. Davies, D. Hannah, H. A. Nel, A. Ghosh, H. Joshi, D. C. Gooddy, D. A. Polya, S. Krause, D. M. Reynolds (2025). Associations of anthropogenic activity and tributaries with the physicochemical, nutrient and microbial composition of the Ganga (Ganges) River, India. Water Research, 278: 123374; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2025.123374 (open access)
D. Moran, C. I. R. Chandler, S. Montgomery Laird, B. J. Parcell, L. A. Richards, J. Robotham (2025). Moving from evidence to prioritised action on AMR. The Lancet, 405: 10493, P1901; https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00738-X (Correspondence)
G. J. L. Wilson, D. A. Aind, A. Mukherjee, D. A. Polya, D. C. Goody, L. A. Richards (2025). Monsoonal rainfall initiates autochthonous alteration of dissolved organic matter composition in Indian groundwaters. Applied Geochemistry, 181: 106298; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2025.106298 (open access)
D. Muloogi, G. J. L Wilson, F. T. Ahmed, D. A. Polya, L. A. Richards (2025) Major Groundwater Chemistry of Contrasting Hydrogeological Settings in Uganda, EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27 Apr–2 May 2025, EGU25-662, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-662 (Conference presentation)
L. A. Richards, G. J. L. Wilson, A. Roshan, F. T. Ahmed, M. Perez-Zabaleta, S. N. Otaiza-González, S. Rodríguez-Mozaz, Z. Cetecioglu, D. A. Polya (2025) Co-occurrence of antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance genes and wastewater indicators in surface waters near Bangkok, Thailand: Characterization, Distribution & Controls, EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27 Apr–2 May 2025, EGU25-21206, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-21206
(Conference presentation)
2024
A. Roshan, D. A. Polya, A. Kumar, A. Ghosh, A.-M. Glenny, M. Sedighi, S. M. Reichman, M. Arora, L. A. Richards (2024). Comparison of the distribution of groundwater remediation units and contaminant (arsenic, iron, fluoride) distribution in Bihar, India for improved water security and management. Journal of Environmental Management, 372: 123157; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123157 (open access)
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Additional relevant outputs and resources:
Laura Richards' Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?hl=en&user=j1v83fUAAAAJ; and
The website for the foundation project FAR-GANGA (www.farganga.org): Future Secular Changes & Remediation of Groundwater Arsenic in the Ganga River Basin, a Indo-UK Water Quality Partnership funded by DST-Newton Bhabha-NERC-EPSRC Indo-UK Water Quality Programme (NE/R003386/1 and DST/TM/INDO-UK/2K17/55(C) & 55(G)) to Polya et al., 2018 - 2022).
G. J. L. Wilson, D. Muloogi, R. Hamisi, T. Denwood, P. Bhattacharya, E. Nuwategeka, D. C. Gooddy, D. A. Polya, J. J. Huck, L. A. Richards, (2024). Surface-derived groundwater contamination in Gulu District, Uganda: Chemical and microbial tracers. Science of The Total Environment 955, 177118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177118
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Last update: March 2026