This second and expanded edition of the first book on agromining (phytomining) presents a comprehensive overview of the metal farming & recovery of the agromining production chain. Agromining is an emerging technology that aims to transform the extraction of sources of target el…
In this book, the authors cover the recent progress in the synthesis, characterization and application of various multi-layered carbides, carbonitrides and nitrides. Moreover, the processing and development of MXene-based composites are elaborated, focusing on their applications…
In this book, the authors cover the recent progress in the synthesis, characterization and application of various multi-layered carbides, carbonitrides and nitrides. Moreover, the processing and development of MXene-based composites are elaborated, focusing on their applications…
Human-caused changes in water use, emissions, and land cover have increasingly impacted the natural and built environments. As a result, the natural hydrologic cycle has been disrupted, causing changes in the quantity and quality of water, extreme events (i.e., droughts and floo…
Here we present a numerical modeling effort to estimate historical groundwater concentrations of perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), and perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS) resulting from releases of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) near Colorado Springs, …
Reactive iron mineral coatings in redox transition zones play an important role in contaminant attenuation. These mineral coatings include poorly crystalline to crystalline iron sulfides, carbonates, and oxyhydroxides, and are a signature of the biogeochemical processes occurrin…
Stormwater ponds, a form of stormwater management, is fundamental for flood control and prevention of erosion around natural bodies of water. Stormwater infrastructure is heavily underfunded in Ontario; due to this, storm ponds do not undergo chemical analysis until they are sch…
Inductive and model-tree (MT) approach-based models are developed and evaluated for forecasting mean, minimum and maximum monthly temperature in this study. The models are developed and tested using long-term historical temperature time series data derived from U.S. Historical C…
The Nawalparasi district of Nepal lies in the headwaters of the South Asian Arsenic Crisis region, therefore, offers important insight into the arsenic mobilization process. This research characterizes temporal arsenic variability and other hydrologic parameters at 10 monitoring…
As demand for fossil fuel increases and availability decreases, energy consumption reduction in building becomes critical component of a city's comprehensive energy strategy. When addressing energy efficiency in a building, it is necessary to account for local climate first and …
Two nonlinear pushover analyses and three displacement-controlled time history analyses of two precast concrete panel assemblies were completed. The analytical software used was SAP2000 (version 15.0.0). The precast concrete panel modeled was a three-dimensional single panel con…
Emission monitoring and control is becoming a crucial subject for process industry. Recently stringent regulations have been enforced to monitor and to keep the emissions to below regulatory levels. Boilers are one of the main sources of emissions of Nitrogen Oxides, commonly kn…
Climate change, demographic and land-use changes, urbanization, and consumption are interconnected global stressors that affect the quality, quantity, and availability of water. Demand for clean water continues to grow rapidly. As we seek to develop sustainable water systems, we…
Through land use and biomass utilization, humans are dominant forces in the planetary biosphere and carbon and nitrogen cycles. Economic subsidies and policy mandates for producing biomass-sourced fuels and electricity could increase further the human appropriation of planetary …
The formation of Fe(III) (oxyhydr)oxide precipitates from Fe(II) oxidation and/or Fe(III) hydrolysis is a key process that often governs the fate and bioavailability of contaminants and nutrients in natural and engineered systems. Electrocoagulation (EC) using Fe(0) electrodes i…
One of the most important purposes of surface water resource management is to develop predictive models to assist in identifying and evaluating operational and structural measures for improving water quality. To better understand the effects of external and internal nutrient and…
The electroremediation process requires much needed research work to be optimized for up-scaling and improving economic efficiency. This is particularly true when applying the technology to highly heterogeneous and complex mineralogy materials such as offshore sediments and muds…
