Journal of Environmental Engineering: Recent submissions
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Transformation Mechanism of Organic Matter in the Treatment of Petroleum-Based Drilling Cuttings by the Hammermill Thermal Desorption Cutting Treatment System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Petroleum-based drilling cuttings (PBDCs), as hazardous waste, are characterized by high petroleum pollutant contents and complex compositions and must be properly treated. Their treatment by a hammermill thermal desorption ... -
Stormwater Treatment Using Membranes: A Feasibility Investigation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Urban stormwater commonly contains many pollutants. This has threatened the ecological health of receiving waters as well as stormwater reuse safety. In this context, an effective treatment of urban stormwater is essential. ... -
Efficient Adsorption of Hg(II) Ions Benefits from the Synergistic Effect between Sulfur-Containing MOF-808 and C3N4
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This study presents a groundbreaking composite adsorbent, STB@MOF-808-SH, developed through the innovative amalgamation of thiol-functionalized metal-organic framework material (MOF-808-SH) with sulfur-doped C3N4 tubular ... -
Investigation of the Vertical Infiltration of Spilled Oil in Soil Impacted by Root Netting and Surface Rainfall
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Inland oil spill accidents pose a negative impact on the health of the soil ecological system and human beings. The oil infiltration process is the main behavior of spilled oil, and its infiltration is influenced by many ... -
Prediction of the Potential for Odor Emissions from an Interceptor Sewer System Using a Mathematical Model with Limited Data Yields Useful Results
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The potential for corrosion and odor emissions from a combined sewer interceptor system in Northwest Chicago was investigated. Seven manholes along the interceptor system were selected as monitoring locations, and eight ... -
Effect of Reflux Ratio on Performance of Pyrite-Based Mixotrophic Sequencing Batch Biofilm Reactor Treating Real Domestic Wastewater
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The influent of municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in China is generally facing the problem of insufficient carbon sources. Pyrite-based autotrophic denitrification (PAD), which uses pyrite as an electron donor, ... -
Toxicity Evaluation of Cement-Soda Residue Stabilized and Solidified Zn-Contaminated Soil under Cyclic Freezing–Thawing Condition
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The efficiency of stabilization/solidification (S/S) treated heavy metal contaminated soils may be deteriorated by the changeable external environment. Thus, the toxicity characteristics leaching procedure (TCLP) and ... -
Evaluation of the Performance of Micro–Nano Bubbles to Control the Simultaneous Inorganic and Colloidal Foulings in Reverse Osmosis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The coexistence of different foulant compositions in the feed water of reverse osmosis (RO) systems causes serious complications in the fouling process of the membranes. Hence, in this technical research, the phenomenon ... -
In Situ Treatment of Domestic Food Waste and Bioflocculated Sewage Sludge in Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Plant
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)To reduce the operating cost of wastewater treatment plants and in situ treatment of sewage sludge and domestic food waste, the current investigation of anaerobic codigestion of domestic food waste and primary bioflocculated ... -
Influences of Wetting–Drying Cycles on Expansion and Shrinkage, Crack, and Leaching Behaviors of Lime Solidified Pb(II) Contaminated Expansive Soil
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The stabilization/solidification method can improve the engineering properties and reduce the environmental risks of heavy metal-contaminated expansive soil. However, the solidification effects deteriorate for soils ... -
Purple Nonsulfur Bacteria as Microbial Additives in the Biomimetic Coating Layer to Protect Sewer Concrete Structures from Corrosion Attacks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Sewer concrete structures are vulnerable to acidic corrosion due to the biological oxidation of sulfide in the wastewater to sulfuric acid. The use of photosynthetic bacteria in the coating layer on the sewer concrete is ... -
Insight into the Fine Particle Removal in Flue Gas by the Insertion Swirling Wet Electrostatic Precipitator
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Fine particulate matter is challenging to capture due to its minuscule size, which affects its chargeability. The agglomeration method has been proven to be the most effective pretreatment technology for enhancing the ... -
Study of the Factors Influencing the Adsorption of Heavy Metal Pollutants in Water by Activated Carbon Gel Particles
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The application of sodium alginate is limited because of its relatively small adsorption capacity, easy to release cations into water after forming gel with divalent cations, and difficult to realize mass production under ... -
Mass Transfer of H2S and O2 in Falling Sewage: Contributions via Droplets, Jet, and Bottom Pool
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)In urban drainage systems, falling sewage in drop structures expedites the mass transfer of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and oxygen (O2). This process is important for sewer odor and corrosion control; however, direct experiments ... -
Exploring Microbial Community Dynamics in Dual-Chamber Microbial Fuel Cells under Varied Organic Load Conditions Using Acidic Water as a Catholyte
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are green technology capable of generating direct current while simultaneously treating wastewater. Although in most studies, catholytes used in MFC reactors are either phosphate buffer, direct ... -
In Vivo and In Vitro Decolorization of Disperse Azo Dyes Using <i>Aspergillus</i> <i>niger</i>
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Dyes can be considered the main contaminants of textile effluents, which have a heterocyclic complicated structure. Disperse dyes are one of the most commonly used classes of dyes with an insoluble nature and low molecular ... -
Rural Septic Tank Wastewater Treatment Based on Enhanced Microalgae Growth in a Photosynthetic Electrochemical System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The three-chamber septic tank has become essential in the middle rural areas of China, although its drainage serves as a potential source of groundwater contamination. A photosynthetic electrochemical system using Chlorella ... -
Considering Monitoring Well Bias in the Delineation of Benzene Plume Lengths
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Underground storage tanks (USTs) primarily store and dispense fuel products (petroleum hydrocarbons) such as gasoline and diesel as well as some hazardous substances. When a release occurs from an UST, it must be cleaned ... -
Study of the Adsorption of Ag+ by Zinc Chloride–Modified Peanut Shells: Adsorption Kinetics, Thermodynamics, and Isothermal Properties
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)In recent years, with the development of China’s industry, the pollution problem of heavy metal wastewater in the country has become increasingly serious. In this paper, peanut shells modified with zinc chloride were ... -
Alternating Magnetic Field Accelerates the Transformation between Fe(II) and Fe(III) of Fe@NiFe2O4 in a Fenton-Like Process
(ASCE, 2024/06/01)Promoting the Fe(II)/Fe(III) cycle efficiency is of wide interest for the broader applications of the Fenton process in water treatment sector. In this study, the alternating magnetic field (AMF) was employed to accelerate ...