Journal of Environmental Engineering: Recent submissions
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Efficient Separation of Oil-Water and Fatty Alcohol-Water Emulsions by Vacuum Filtration Using Bacterial Cellulose Membranes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The emulsions of water-insoluble organic compounds such as oil and fatty alcohol based solvents, are widely encountered in chemical industries and this type of emulsions have led to significant environmental pollution. ... -
Development of a Novel Lyophilization Method for the Production of Bacterial Strain Powders to Enhance the Cleanup Efficiency of Petroleum Hydrocarbon–Polluted Soils
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)A novel lyophilization (freeze-drying) technique has been developed to produce the petroleum hydrocarbon (PH)–degrading bacterial strain powders for the enhancement of bioremediation of PH-polluted soils. Four different ... -
A Novel Index Approach for Estimating Soil Contamination in Oil Fields
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Oil pollution presents a major environmental challenge associated with oil and its derivatives, posing significant threats to contemporary society. The primary issue involves accurately identifying polluted areas, determining ... -
Critical Evaluation of Commonly Used Software Packages for Designing Wastewater Networks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The wastewater management sector is grappling with a multitude of intricate challenges, including but not limited to insufficient infrastructure, financial constraints, rapid urbanization, population booms, and emerging ... -
Control of Dust Pollution in Roadway Excavation and Optimization of Dust Removal Ventilation Parameters
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Rock drilling of face 1703 of section 185 of the Ashele Copper Mine was used to study dust migration, control, and reduction during excavation. Fluent numerical simulation and theoretical analysis methods were used to study ... -
Characterizing Phosphorus Removal and Recovery Performance of a 3D Printed Iron-Embedded Polylactic Acid Composite
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Green infrastructure (GI) has been heralded as a solution for reducing phosphorus (P) pollution through increasing stormwater runoff infiltration and improving water quality. Despite its global implementation, GI struggles ... -
Cassava Starch–Based Copolymer Gel with Surfactant: A Sustainable, High-Performance Solution for Environmentally Friendly Coal-Dust Suppression in Industrial Mining
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)In the industrial mining environment, coal dust pollution has been a persistent issue, causing harm to both human health and the ecosystem. Starch–based polymers have emerged as promising solutions for dust suppression in ... -
Transport of Nutrients by Overland Flow on Sites Containing Beef Cattle Manure
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)In an inductive metastudy, we investigated the effects of varying rates of overland sheet flow on the transport of phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) from sites containing beef cattle manure. The analyzed data were collected ... -
Assessment of the Utilization Rate of Organic Substrates by the Microorganisms in Fixed and Suspended Biomass Reactors Treating Sanitary Landfill Leachates
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)In this study, we evaluated the utilization rate of organic substrates contained in sanitary landfill leachates (SLLs) by fixed and suspended biomass reactors. Five bioreactors were designed, constructed, and tested for ... -
Technoeconomic Analysis for Renewable Energy Development Using Anaerobic Digestion and Pyrolysis at a Water Resource Recovery Facility
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The objective of this research was to develop an efficient method to compare approaches to convert biosolids from water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) to renewable energy. The emphasis was on collecting data to conduct ... -
Synergistic Effects in Chloride Ion Electrolyte System under Alkaline Conditions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study investigated the synergistic effect in the anodic oxidation system under alkaline conditions using chloride ions as the electrolyte and determined the synergistic mechanism. Dianil Brown D3G in a certain wastewater ... -
Study of Preparation of Polyaluminum Ferric Sulfate Flocculant from Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Fly Ash
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)In this investigation, polyaluminum sulfate (PAFS), an inorganic flocculant, was synthesized using municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash. The morphology and structure of PAFS were characterized using x-ray ... -
Assessing Baffle Minor Loss for the Design of Hydraulic Flocculators
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Flocculation is a key step in treating drinking water for pathogen removal. Baffled hydraulic flocculators (BHFs) have many advantages, including plug-flow reactor kinetics, ease of construction, and operation without ... -
Separation Performance and Structure Optimization of a Novel Corrugated Plate Separator
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)In order to improve the performance of the wet dust removal corrugated plate separator of continuous shearer, a new corrugated plate structure is proposed in this paper. The numerical simulation of air and droplet two-phase ... -
Responses of Soil Physicochemical Properties and Microbial Communities to Phosphorus Slag Amendments in a Simulating Cropping System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Comprehensive utilization of phosphorus slag (PS) is crucial to achieve sustainable resource utilization. However, only few systematic studies have been conducted on returning PS to fields. In this study, effects of PS on ... -
Reliable Prediction of the Aeration Efficiency of Venturi Flumes Using Intelligent Approaches
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This research utilizes experimental data derived from various Venturi flume setups to assess the Venturi flume aeration efficiency (VFAE20). This evaluation encompasses dimensional factors (such as discharge per unit width ... -
Relationship between Object Sentimentality and Hypothetical Distance to Climate Change
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Nearly half of all US residents state they are now more convinced about the existence and science of climate change. Nevertheless, many refuse to support climate policy and adopt environmentally friendly behaviors. Research ... -
Pilot-Scale Investigation of Passive Methane Oxidation System Materials Performance under Seasonal Temperature Variations
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Passive methane oxidation systems (PMOSs) including biocovers and biowindows are innovative solutions to mitigate methane (CH4) emissions from landfills. In this study, the performance of different methane oxidation layer ... -
Phycodesalination Potential of <i>Graesiella emersonii</i> sp. NITD 23 Studied for Treating Synthetic Seawater, Industrial Wastewater, and Brackish Water
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)As the global demand for freshwater rises, reevaluating the state of existing desalination technologies is essential. Conventional techniques like reverse osmosis and multistage flash distillation are energy-intensive and ... -
Optimization of Electrocoagulation for Natural Organic Matter Removal and Its Impact on Disinfection By-Products Formation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)A batch electrocoagulation (EC) process using aluminum electrodes was optimized for the removal of natural organic matter (NOM) and subsequent reduction in total trihalomethane (TTHM) formation potential from synthetic ...