Journal of Environmental Engineering: Recent submissions
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Tolerance Increase in <i>Escherichia coli</i> O157:H7 and Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus Aureus</i> USA300 Exposed to Low-Power Continuous Ultraviolet Radiation from Narrow-Wavelength Sources
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023/06/01)Escherichia coli O157:H7 is a major cause of foodborne disease outbreaks throughout the world, while methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is responsible for many difficult-to-treat infections in humans. ... -
Performance of the Chlorobenzene Destruction with Nonthermal Plasma: Effects of the Gas Conditions and the Gas Components
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023/04/01)Nonthermal plasma (NTP) is a promising technology for the decomposition of chlorobenzene (CB), but many conditions will affect the performance of NTP. The effects of gas temperature, relative humidity, oxygen content, ... -
Study of Vortex-Induced Vibration of a Pipe-in-Pipe System by Using a Wake Oscillator Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023/04/01)A pipe-in-pipe (PIP) system is an important engineering structure in the petroleum industry. Under the excitation of ocean fluids, the PIP system produces vortex-induced vibration (VIV), which can affect the oil recovery ... -
Rehabilitation Technologies to Abate Infiltration in Sanitary Sewers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023/06/01)In urban coastal environments, sewer infrastructure is plagued by infiltration which seeps into aging and compromised pipes. Infiltration increases pumping costs, reduces treatment efficiency, and may trigger release of ... -
Characteristics of Floating Arrays from Aligned to Staggered Patterns
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023/05/01)In nature, staggered structures, such as knitted baskets and brick patterns in the structure of buildings, always exhibit the feature of structural reinforcement. Can floating arrays become more dynamically stationary if ... -
Mass Transfer of Hydrogen Sulfide at Turbulent Water Surface by Falling Drops or a Single Jet
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023/05/01)Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a primary cause of odor and corrosion in sewer systems. In drop structures, falling wastewater impinges the surface of bottom water pool as a jet or numerous drops, triggering a high level of ... -
Study of the Biological Glutathione in Algae by Established Quantum Dot Covalent Coupling System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023/07/01)Quantum dot materials had obvious advantages over traditional fluorescent materials for their broad excitation and narrow emission spectra, signal brightness, high quantum yield, and light stability. To research the low ... -
Assessment of WAVEWATCH-III in Wind Wave Modeling of the Xisha Islands
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023/03/01)The Xisha islands is a unique area where offshore structures can be utilized as exploration bases in the remote sea. Forecasting of sea state parameters is critical for the design and operation of offshore structures. The ... -
Effects of Granular Activated Carbon Amendment, Temperature, and Organic Loading Rate on Microbial Communities in Up-Flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Reactors
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023/05/01)Methane recovery in up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors performing anaerobic digestion (AD) can be improved with adjustments in operational factors such as temperature, organic loading rate, and the addition ... -
Improved Cadmium Removal Induced by Interaction of Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron and Microplastics Debris
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023/06/01)Nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) is one of the most prevalently used engineered nanomaterials for heavy metals removal. Microplastics (MPs) have been detected extensively in the environment, such as soil, surface water, ... -
Adsorption Potential of Contaminants with Activated Carbon Monoliths from Dried Fruit Epicarp of <i>Lecythis minor</i>
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023/04/01)Lecythis minor is a tree commonly known as Monkey pot tree. Its fruits are composed of urn-shaped epicarps, which are bulky ligneous capsules of slow degradation. Activated carbon monoliths were prepared from this fruit ... -
Correlation Analysis of the Experimental Data for In-Situ Chlorine Generation in Electrochlorination Process
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023/04/01)Even though chlorination is a widely used disinfection technique, it has several disadvantages, such as formation of chlorates during prolonged storage, requirement for skilled supervision during operations, risk of leakage, ... -
Stability and Migration Characteristics of SDS and SiO2 Colloidal Gas Aphron and Its Removal Efficiency for Nitrobenzene-Contaminated Aquifers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023/04/01)The instability of colloidal gas aphrons (CGAs) in aquifers is one of the major obstacles influencing the remediation efficiency of CGAs-flushing. In this study, hydrophobic nano-SiO2 (HN-SiO2) was utilized to enhance the ... -
Efficacy Evaluation of Silty-Sandy Soil and <i>Chrysopogon zizanioides</i> to Attenuate Doxycycline from Wastewater in a Constructed Wetland System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023/06/01)In recent years, the emergence of COVID-19 has created disastrous health effects worldwide. Doxycycline, a member of the tetracycline group, has been prescribed as a treatment companion for attending this catastrophe. Due ... -
Experimentation and Modeling Study of Multiphase Extraction at the Laboratory Pilot Scale
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023/06/01)This work investigated the treatment of a heterogeneous soil by multiphase extraction (MPE), which is a physical remediation method for soils containing volatile organic compounds. Experiments were conducted on a two-dimensional ... -
Migration and Transformation of Phosphorus from Phosphogypsum Leachate with High Fluorine Concentration in Soils with Different pH Values
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023/05/01)Soil pH can effectively regulate phosphorus (P) transport. In this study, phosphogypsum (PG) leachate, with a high concentration of fluoride ions (F−) and low pH, was applied to soils for the control of P release under ... -
Comparative Study on the Performances of Modified Vertical Flow–Constructed Wetlands for the Treatment of Domestic Wastewater
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023/04/01)The present case study evaluates the treatment efficiency (R%) of vertical flow constructed wetlands (VFCW) with different design considerations for the efficient treatment of domestic wastewater. Four modified VFCW’s were ... -
Effects of pH and Soil Minerals on Phosphorus Release from Agricultural Waste–Based Sorbents: A Continuous-Flow Column Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023/04/01)Effective methods for the recovery and reuse of phosphorus are needed for sustainable agriculture. In this study, magnesium-amended corn cob chars prepared with brucite and sea bittern and calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) ... -
A Pore-Scale Physical Model for Electric Dewatering of Municipal Sludge Based on Fractal Geometry
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023/03/01)Water in municipal sludge has an electric double layer (EDL), and can be rapidly removed via electroosmosis. However, the understanding of the physical mechanisms of electroosmosis is limited owing to the complex pore ... -
Use of Zero-Discharge Technology to Recycle Salt in Desulfurization Wastewater
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023/05/01)As a series of laws and regulations governing the water drainage in coal-fired power plants have been implemented in China, the discharge requirements of desulfurization wastewater from coal-fired power plants are becoming ...