Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste: Recent submissions
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Microwave Drying of Automotive Industry Paint Sludge
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The moisture content of process sludges generated by industries is an important problem affecting the cost and convenience of sludge management. Sludge can be dried to decrease its volume and reduce most of the moisture. ... -
Biosorption Potential of Vetiveria zizanioides for the Removal of Chromium(VI) from Synthetic Wastewater
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)In the field of wastewater management, it is a challenging issue to develop a cost-effective and environment-friendly adsorbent for the removal of toxic metals. In this study, Vetiveria zizanioides was used as an active ... -
Fault Tree Analysis for Emergency Process of Fire Accident in Oil-Gas Storage and Transportation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)From the perspective of the safety of the emergency process, this paper studies cause factors in the emergency process of fire accident for oil-gas storage and transportation. Nineteen cause factors are summarized based ... -
Three-Stage Biological System for Treatment of Coke Oven Effluent
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)A three-stage continuous biological treatment system has been developed for removal of cyanide, phenol, organics, and ammonia from a coke oven effluent. Two stages of activated sludge treatment with completely mixed aeration ... -
System Effects on Bioreactor Landfill Performance Based on Coupled Hydro-Bio-Mechanical Modeling
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)A newly developed and validated numerical model that accounts for the coupled hydro-bio-mechanical processes in municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills, was employed to assess influence of various field conditions and system ... -
Removal of Mercury (II) and Lead (II) from Aqueous Media by Using a Green Adsorbent: Kinetics, Thermodynamic, and Mechanism Studies
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)In this study, a simple and highly efficient method for stabilizing the different combinations of citric acid and sodium hydroxide on the surface of a green adsorbent was presented as the bio-originated composite for the ... -
Relationships between Degree of Saturation, Total Suction, and Electrical and Thermal Resistivity of Highly Compacted Bentonite
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Bentonite clay is a component of an engineered barrier system that is highly compacted around nuclear waste bundles in deep geological repositories (DGR). The bentonite is subject to both thermal and hydraulic gradients ... -
Lifecycle Assessment of Steel Rebar Production with Induction Melting Furnace: Case Study in Turkey
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper demonstrates the utilization of the lifecycle assessment (LCA) methodology to determine the environmental burdens of steel rebar production with induction melting furnace technology. The data were obtained from ... -
Special Issue on Hazardous Nuclear Waste Disposal
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Adsorption of Indigo Carmine Dye onto <i>Acacia Nilotica</i> (Babool) Sawdust Activated Carbon
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)The current study reports the utilization of Acacia nilotica (babool) sawdust activated carbon (AAC) for indigo carmine (IC) dye adsorption from aqueous medium. The surface area and surface chemistry of AAC were studied ... -
Biodegradation of Commercial Laundry and Dishwashing Detergents under Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditions: A Kinetic Evaluation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This research was conducted in a laboratory-scale setup to study (1) the biodegradation of laundry and dishwashing detergents under aerobic and anaerobic conditions and to quantify the degradation at steady state in ... -
Comparison of Properties of Defluoridation of <i>Ipomoea aquatica</i> and <i>Eichhornia crassipes</i> by Means of Phytoremediation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The authors study two species of plant—water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica). These plants are commonly found in aquatic bodies such as lakes, ponds, and rivers. Both plants are grown ... -
Application of Magnetic Hydrogel for Anionic Pollutants Removal from Wastewater with Adsorbent Regeneration and Reuse
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)A novel magnetic hydrogel coupling with a wastewater treatment prototype is proposed in this study for the removal of various types of anionic pollutants from wastewater. Within 5 min of kinetic studies, 97.5, 99.9, ... -
Kinetics of Ozone Oxidation of Acid Red 131 Monoazo Dye in Aqueous Solution
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)The synthetic dye solution of Acid Red 131 monoazo dye was ozonated in a semibatch reactor. The effect of ozone dose, initial dye concentration in the solution, and solution pH on the rate of decolorization was studied and ... -
Efficacy of Iron-Based Nanoparticles and Nanobiocomposites in Removal of Cr3+
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)This paper discusses the efficacy of zero-valent iron nanoparticles (ZVIN), magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (MIN), zero-valent iron nanoparticles/tea waste composite (ZVIN-TW), magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles/tea waste ... -
Novel Fibrous Concrete Mixture Made from Recycled PVC Fibers from Electronic Waste
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)Electronic waste (e-waste) in concrete is the new revolutionary concept of sustainable concrete because it reduces the environmental pollution and solid waste problem. In this paper the extracted outer casing insulation ... -
Effects of Engineered Nanomaterials Released into the Atmosphere
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are manufactured for use in nanoproducts and during the lifecycle are released as waste nanoparticles (size <100 nm). The ENMs pose risks to workers and consumers, and when they become ... -
Optimal In Situ Bioremediation Design of Groundwater Contaminated with Dissolved Petroleum Hydrocarbons
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Aquifers are one of the main water supply resources for drinking, agricultural, and industrial purposes. Therefore, it is crucial to study and evaluate different remediation methodologies that can be used to enhance the ... -
Removal of Fluoride from Aqueous Solution by Using Low-Cost Sugarcane Bagasse: Kinetic Study and Equilibrium Isotherm Analyses
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)In the present study, sugarcane bagasse (Saccharum officinarum) was utilized to assess its capacity for the adsorption of fluoride from aqueous solutions. The batch adsorption experiments were carried out to calculate the ... -
Determination of the Optimal Level of Water Releases from a Reservoir to Control Water Quality
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The increase of pollution loads and of the diversity of pollutants threatening water resources calls for sophisticated management of water resources. This paper shows that the thermal stratification of water in reservoirs ...