About the Editors
Sartaj Ahmad Bhat is working as Post-doctoral Researcher in the River Basin
Research Center, Gifu University, Japan. He received his Ph.D. for Environmental
Sciences from Guru Nanak Dev University, India in 2017. He is efficient in waste
management techniques, especially towards the vermicomposting and substrate
compatibility, nutrient enrichment and heavy metal accumulation dynamics. So
far, Dr. Bhat has authored more than 30 research publications in peer-reviewed
international journals. He is also an editor, editorial board member and reviewer of
many international reputed journals published by PLOS, De Gruyter, Springer,
SAGE, MDPI, Elsevier and Taylor and Francis. He has been recently awarded as
a Top Peer Reviewer 2019 in Environment and Ecology by Publons Web of Science
Group and has more than 200 verified reviews to his credit.
Adarsh Pal Vig is a Professor and former Head, Department of Botanical and
Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India. Dr. Vig is
having teaching and research experience of more than 26 years, about 105 publications in National/International journals with a h-index of 21 and had supervised
10 Ph.D. students. His research mainly focuses on biological treatment technologies
for agricultural and industrial wastes. He has been awarded Distinguished Teachers
Award, 2012 and Environmentalist of the Year, 2016 & 2018. Presently also
working as Director of UGC—Human Resource Development Centre and Project
coordinator, FDC and NRC under Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission
on Teachers and Teaching, MHRD, Govt. of India, at Guru Nanak Dev University.
Fusheng Li is a Professor in the Division of Water System Safety and Security
Studies and the Graduate School of Engineering at Gifu University, Japan. He
received his BS degree for environmental engineering from Lanzhou Jiaotong
University of China in 1986, MS degree from Kitami Institute of Technology of
Japan in 1994 and PhD degree from Gifu University of Japan in 1998. Dr. Li is
directing the Division of Water Quality Studies that covers the fields from water
quality to water and wastewater treatment, and recently to resource and energy
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Sartaj Ahmad Bhat is working as Post-doctoral Researcher in the River Basin
Research Center, Gifu University, Japan. He received his Ph.D. for Environmental
Sciences from Guru Nanak Dev University, India in 2017. He is efficient in waste
management techniques, especially towards the vermicomposting and substrate
compatibility, nutrient enrichment and heavy metal accumulation dynamics. So
far, Dr. Bhat has authored more than 30 research publications in peer-reviewed
international journals. He is also an editor, editorial board member and reviewer of
many international reputed journals published by PLOS, De Gruyter, Springer,
SAGE, MDPI, Elsevier and Taylor and Francis. He has been recently awarded as
a Top Peer Reviewer 2019 in Environment and Ecology by Publons Web of Science
Group and has more than 200 verified reviews to his credit.
Adarsh Pal Vig is a Professor and former Head, Department of Botanical and
Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India. Dr. Vig is
having teaching and research experience of more than 26 years, about 105 publications in National/International journals with a h-index of 21 and had supervised
10 Ph.D. students. His research mainly focuses on biological treatment technologies
for agricultural and industrial wastes. He has been awarded Distinguished Teachers
Award, 2012 and Environmentalist of the Year, 2016 & 2018. Presently also
working as Director of UGC—Human Resource Development Centre and Project
coordinator, FDC and NRC under Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission
on Teachers and Teaching, MHRD, Govt. of India, at Guru Nanak Dev University.
Fusheng Li is a Professor in the Division of Water System Safety and Security
Studies and the Graduate School of Engineering at Gifu University, Japan. He
received his BS degree for environmental engineering from Lanzhou Jiaotong
University of China in 1986, MS degree from Kitami Institute of Technology of
Japan in 1994 and PhD degree from Gifu University of Japan in 1998. Dr. Li is
directing the Division of Water Quality Studies that covers the fields from water
quality to water and wastewater treatment, and recently to resource and energy
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