for water resources protection and water reuse, and removal of endocrine disruptors
for environmental protection; cooling and reuse of thermal discharges; basic hydrology, water resources, and DAF boat plant for lake restoration; cadmium detoxification by sintering with ceramic matrices; treatment of vegetable oil–refining wastes;
environmental engineering education; environmental control of pests and vectors;
new book reviews; and glossary of environmental and natural resources engineering.
The editors are pleased to acknowledge the encouragement and support received
from Mr. Aaron Schiller, Executive Editor of the Springer Nature, Switzerland, and
his colleagues, during the conceptual stages of this endeavor. We wish to thank the
contributing authors for their time and effort, and for having patiently borne our
reviews and numerous queries and comments. We are very grateful to our respective
families for their patience and understanding during some rather trying times.
Newtonville, NY, USA
Lawrence K. Wang
Newtonville, NY, USA
Mu-Hao Sung Wang
Cleveland, OH, USA
Yung-Tse Hung
Newtonville, NY, USA
Nazih K. Shammas
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for environmental protection; cooling and reuse of thermal discharges; basic hydrology, water resources, and DAF boat plant for lake restoration; cadmium detoxification by sintering with ceramic matrices; treatment of vegetable oil–refining wastes;
environmental engineering education; environmental control of pests and vectors;
new book reviews; and glossary of environmental and natural resources engineering.
The editors are pleased to acknowledge the encouragement and support received
from Mr. Aaron Schiller, Executive Editor of the Springer Nature, Switzerland, and
his colleagues, during the conceptual stages of this endeavor. We wish to thank the
contributing authors for their time and effort, and for having patiently borne our
reviews and numerous queries and comments. We are very grateful to our respective
families for their patience and understanding during some rather trying times.
Newtonville, NY, USA
Lawrence K. Wang
Newtonville, NY, USA
Mu-Hao Sung Wang
Cleveland, OH, USA
Yung-Tse Hung
Newtonville, NY, USA
Nazih K. Shammas
xii
Preface