The removal of inorganic contaminants is a primary concern in drinking water treatment. Fluoride and arsenic both naturally occur in ground and surface waters throughout the world. Recent health concerns regarding extended ...

In order to prevent future tragedies, improvements in flood preparedness at the local level must be a priority. The emergency response community needs accurate and timely information to effectively protect lives, property, ...

The new Texas Department of Transportation curb inlet uses 6 inch flush slab supports for the top slab of a curb inlet. HEC-22, which provides design equations used by TxDOT, states flush slab supports can reduce an on-grade ...

Potable residential water efficiency and reuse technologies have seen increasing adoption in recent years and have been estimated to reduce demands by up to 50%. This report present the results of an engineering economic ...

Phosphorus is a required element for industrialized crop production. Our ability to produce phosphorus fertilizers has allowed humanity to sustain its population. The current sources of phosphorus are apatite sedimentary ...

Palladium-based bimetallic catalysts hold promise as an alternative water treatment technology for nitrate (NO3-), but practical application requires development of a flow-through reactor that efficiently delivers hydrogen ...

The global presence of xenobiotic organic compounds, such as pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), in drinking water supplies and wastewater effluents has raised concerns regarding their potential effects on ...

Tropospheric ozone that infiltrates buildings reacts readily with many indoor materials and compounds that are commonly detected in indoor air. These reactions lead to lower indoor ozone concentrations. However, the products ...

Fluoride occurs at elevated concentrations naturally in surface and ground waters around the world. If consumed at low concentrations in drinking water (< 1.5 mg/L), fluoride is shown to reduce the occurrence of dental ...