Themed collection Emerging Investigator Series

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Perspective

Emerging investigator series: modeling of wastewater treatment bioprocesses: current development and future opportunities

Potential modeling framework of integrating mechanistic and data-driven models to address the microbiological composition and functions that are currently underrepresented in standalone models.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: modeling of wastewater treatment bioprocesses: current development and future opportunities
Perspective

Emerging investigator series: moving beyond resilience by considering antifragility in potable water systems

By incorporating antifragility, water systems may move beyond resilience and improve performance with extreme events.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: moving beyond resilience by considering antifragility in potable water systems
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Perspective

Emerging investigator series: could the superoxide radical be implemented in decontamination processes?

The superoxide radical (O2˙) is an important reactive oxygen species (ROS) in diverse natural aquatic systems and engineered water treatment processes.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: could the superoxide radical be implemented in decontamination processes?
Perspective

Emerging investigators series: advances and challenges of graphitic carbon nitride as a visible-light-responsive photocatalyst for sustainable water purification

Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is a promising visible-light-responsive photocatalyst for sustainable water purification.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: advances and challenges of graphitic carbon nitride as a visible-light-responsive photocatalyst for sustainable water purification
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Open Access Frontier

Emerging investigator series: the role of phage lifestyle in wastewater microbial community structures and functions: insights into diverse microbial environments

Harnessing phage for biological treatment is of growing interest, but an improved understanding of phage diversity, host range, lifestyle, molecular signaling, and genetic potential are needed for microbial community control.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: the role of phage lifestyle in wastewater microbial community structures and functions: insights into diverse microbial environments
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Frontier

Emerging investigator series: emerging biotechnologies in wastewater treatment: from biomolecular engineering to multiscale integration

Bottom-up engineering approaches are transforming biological wastewater treatment.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: emerging biotechnologies in wastewater treatment: from biomolecular engineering to multiscale integration
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Frontier

Emerging investigators series: frontier review: occurrence and speciation of chromium in drinking water distribution systems

Chromium can exist as both trivalent Cr(III) and hexavalent Cr(VI) in typical drinking water conditions, with Cr(VI) being of particular concern due to its high toxicity and new regulatory perspectives.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: frontier review: occurrence and speciation of chromium in drinking water distribution systems
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Open Access Frontier

Emerging investigators series: sewer surveillance for monitoring antibiotic use and prevalence of antibiotic resistance: urban sewer epidemiology

Sewer surveillance may be a useful tool for epidemiology that would benefit from improved understanding of the fate of microbial agents and prescription antibiotics during conveyance in sewer systems.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: sewer surveillance for monitoring antibiotic use and prevalence of antibiotic resistance: urban sewer epidemiology
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Tutorial Review

Emerging investigator series: photocatalytic membrane reactors: fundamentals and advances in preparation and application in wastewater treatment

Photocatalytic membrane reactors (PMRs) can degrade organic compounds in wastewater and in water from different real matrices. The PMR surface can be modified for anti-fouling/self-cleaning properties, enabling reuse and extending lifespan.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: photocatalytic membrane reactors: fundamentals and advances in preparation and application in wastewater treatment
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Tutorial Review

Emerging investigator series: membrane distillation and high salinity: analysis and implications

In energy efficient membrane distillation, the low transmembrane temperature difference exacerbates salinity's effect on water flux and specific energy consumption.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: membrane distillation and high salinity: analysis and implications
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Critical Review

Emerging investigators series: revisiting greenhouse gas mitigation from conventional activated sludge and anaerobic-based wastewater treatment systems

Elucidation of N2O formation mechanisms in aerobic-based wastewater treatment is essential for effective greenhouse gas mitigation, whereas mainstream anaerobic treatment requires improved methane recoverability.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: revisiting greenhouse gas mitigation from conventional activated sludge and anaerobic-based wastewater treatment systems
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Critical Review

Emerging investigators series: prospects and challenges for high-pressure reverse osmosis in minimizing concentrated waste streams

If challenges such as mechanical stability, scaling, biofouling and concentration polarization at high pressures are addressed, high-pressure RO could be used to efficiently remove water from high-salinity waste brines as part of a zero-liquid-discharge disposal process.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: prospects and challenges for high-pressure reverse osmosis in minimizing concentrated waste streams
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Critical Review

Emerging investigator series: the role of vegetation in bioretention for stormwater treatment in the built environment: pollutant removal, hydrologic function, and ancillary benefits

Bioretention vegetation contributes to both the hydrologic and pollutant removal functions of bioretention.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: the role of vegetation in bioretention for stormwater treatment in the built environment: pollutant removal, hydrologic function, and ancillary benefits
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Critical Review

Emerging investigators series: a critical review of decision support systems for water treatment: making the case for incorporating climate change and climate extremes

We present potential impacts of climate on drinking water treatment and review decision support systems for these utilities.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: a critical review of decision support systems for water treatment: making the case for incorporating climate change and climate extremes
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Critical Review

Emerging investigators series: the efficacy of chlorine photolysis as an advanced oxidation process for drinking water treatment

The photolysis of hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and hypochlorite (OCl) produces a suite of reactive oxidants, including hydroxyl radicals (˙OH), chlorine radicals (Cl˙), and ozone (O3).

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: the efficacy of chlorine photolysis as an advanced oxidation process for drinking water treatment
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Critical Review

Emerging investigators series: virus mitigation by coagulation: recent discoveries and future directions

Forces influencing virion sorption and recent findings of coagulation-based inactivation inform new research directions for mitigating waterborne viruses by coagulation.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: virus mitigation by coagulation: recent discoveries and future directions
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Critical Review

Emerging investigators series: the source and fate of pandemic viruses in the urban water cycle

This review provides a comprehensive look at whether a pandemic enveloped virus would pose challenges for the wastewater and drinking water industries.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: the source and fate of pandemic viruses in the urban water cycle
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Emerging investigator series: mitigation of harmful algal blooms by electrochemical ozonation: from bench-scale studies to field applications

Harmful algal blooms threaten ecosystems and water safety, necessitating rapid treatment strategies. This study developed an electrochemical ozonation process to realize simultaneous cyanobacteria inactivation and microcystin removal.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: mitigation of harmful algal blooms by electrochemical ozonation: from bench-scale studies to field applications
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Emerging investigator series: photocatalytic treatment of PFAS in a single-step ultrafiltration membrane reactor

Combining ultrafiltration and advanced oxidation processes, a single-step reactor removes aqueous PFAS and destroys them in situ, allowing long-term reuse of the effective photocatalyst.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: photocatalytic treatment of PFAS in a single-step ultrafiltration membrane reactor
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Open Access Paper

Emerging investigator series: optimisation of drinking water biofilm cell detachment and sample homogenisation methods for rapid quantification via flow cytometry

Establishing an optimized method to harvest and quantify cells of biofilms from drinking water systems.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: optimisation of drinking water biofilm cell detachment and sample homogenisation methods for rapid quantification via flow cytometry
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Emerging investigator series: post-synthesis modification of reverse osmosis membranes for the enhanced separation of small neutral molecules

Diamine modification of polyamide reverse osmosis membranes using carbodiimide chemistry and heat treatment improves the removal of small neutral molecules.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: post-synthesis modification of reverse osmosis membranes for the enhanced separation of small neutral molecules
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Emerging investigator series: low doses of electron beam irradiation effectively degrade 1,4-dioxane in water within a few seconds

The application of electron beam technology for water treatment has been proposed as a faster & safer approach to decomposing persistent contaminants, because it can rapidly generate high amounts of both oxidizing and reducing reactive species without added chemicals.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: low doses of electron beam irradiation effectively degrade 1,4-dioxane in water within a few seconds
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Emerging investigator series: enhancing the degradation of ciprofloxacin in water using Oxone activated by urchin-like cubic and hollow-structured cobalt@N-doped carbon prepared by etching-engineering: a comparative study with mechanistic and eco-toxic assessments

Enhancing the degradation of ciprofloxacin in water using Oxone activated by urchin-like cubic and hollow-structured cobalt@N-doped carbon.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: enhancing the degradation of ciprofloxacin in water using Oxone activated by urchin-like cubic and hollow-structured cobalt@N-doped carbon prepared by etching-engineering: a comparative study with mechanistic and eco-toxic assessments
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Emerging investigator series: impacts of aeration flow rates and bubble sizes on PFOA/PFOS removal in electrocoagulation

The impacts of aeration (in terms of bubble sizes and airflow rates) on PFOA/PFOS removal as well as electrocoagulation performance were examined in this study.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: impacts of aeration flow rates and bubble sizes on PFOA/PFOS removal in electrocoagulation
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Emerging investigator series: microplastic-based leachate formation under UV irradiation: the extent, characteristics, and mechanisms

Aqueous microplastic were tested in terms of leachate formation and surface oxidation during UV irradiation. Surface properties (FTIR, RAMAN, XPS) and leachate characteristics (UV254, DOC, fluorescence spectroscopy) were analyzed concurrently.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: microplastic-based leachate formation under UV irradiation: the extent, characteristics, and mechanisms
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Emerging investigator series: environment-specific auxiliary substrates tailored for effective cometabolic bioremediation of 1,4-dioxane

DD4 can coordinate with native microbiomes to degrade 1,4-dioxane when fueled with propane and 1-propanol in biomass-rich and -poor environments, respectively.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: environment-specific auxiliary substrates tailored for effective cometabolic bioremediation of 1,4-dioxane
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Elucidating morphological effects in membrane mineral fouling using real-time particle imaging and impedance spectroscopy

Mineral fouling is a major hindrance to high recovery effluent nanofiltration, with calcium phosphate (Ca-P) and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) the most prevalent mineral foulants.

Graphical abstract: Elucidating morphological effects in membrane mineral fouling using real-time particle imaging and impedance spectroscopy
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Open Access Paper

Emerging investigator series: meta-analyses on SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA levels in wastewater and their correlations to epidemiological indicators

Recent applications of wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) have demonstrated its ability to track the spread and dynamics of COVID-19 at the community level.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: meta-analyses on SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA levels in wastewater and their correlations to epidemiological indicators
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Emerging investigator series: a comparison of strong and weak-acid functionalized carbon electrodes in capacitive deionization

Strong-acid functionalized cathode is pH stable and sulfonic groups are stable to charge–discharge cycling.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: a comparison of strong and weak-acid functionalized carbon electrodes in capacitive deionization
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Emerging investigator series: effects of sediment particle size on the spatial distributions of contaminants and bacterial communities in the reservoir sediments

This study investigates the effects of sediment particle size on the spatial distributions of contaminants and bacterial communities in the reservoir sediments, which can guide the implementation of partial desilting in the reservoirs.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: effects of sediment particle size on the spatial distributions of contaminants and bacterial communities in the reservoir sediments
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Emerging investigator series: electrochemically-mediated remediation of GenX using redox-copolymers

GenX is a major per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) of environmental concern. Redox-copolymers are explored as selective adsorbents for the electrochemically-mediated separation and remediation of GenX from water.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: electrochemically-mediated remediation of GenX using redox-copolymers
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Emerging investigator series: thermodynamic and energy analysis of nitrogen and phosphorous recovery from wastewaters

This study quantified the theoretical minimum energy required to recover fertilizer products from different environmental waste streams.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: thermodynamic and energy analysis of nitrogen and phosphorous recovery from wastewaters
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Emerging investigator series: rapid defluorination of 22 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water using sulfite irradiated by medium-pressure UV

The removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water supplies is crucial to protect the public and the environment.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: rapid defluorination of 22 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water using sulfite irradiated by medium-pressure UV
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Emerging investigator series: toward the ultimate limit of seawater desalination with mesopelagic open reverse osmosis

Operating reverse osmosis (RO) in the mesopelagic zone (i.e., a few hundred meters under the ocean surface) with open modules can potentially reduce the energy consumption of seawater desalination by over 50% to approach the thermodynamic limit.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: toward the ultimate limit of seawater desalination with mesopelagic open reverse osmosis
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Emerging investigator series: local pH effects on carbon oxidation in capacitive deionization architectures

Ion exchange membranes provide stabilized local pH in MCDI.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: local pH effects on carbon oxidation in capacitive deionization architectures
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Emerging investigator series: interacting effects of environmental factors on Daphnia magna removal of Escherichia coli from wastewater

Zooplankton can significantly impact E. coli inactivation in wastewater, but inactivation rates are dependent on environmental conditions.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: interacting effects of environmental factors on Daphnia magna removal of Escherichia coli from wastewater
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Emerging investigator series: 3D graphene anchored zerovalent Fe/Cu aerogel activating persulfate for efficiently 2,4 dichlorophenol degradation over a broad pH range

3D graphene anchored zerovalent metal aerogel as an alternative route for the efficient removal of organic pollutants from wastewater.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: 3D graphene anchored zerovalent Fe/Cu aerogel activating persulfate for efficiently 2,4 dichlorophenol degradation over a broad pH range
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Emerging investigator series: disaggregating residential sector high-resolution smart water meter data into appliance end-uses with unsupervised machine learning

Disaggregation of residential smart water meter data can support peak demand quantification and customized conservation and efficiency recommendations.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: disaggregating residential sector high-resolution smart water meter data into appliance end-uses with unsupervised machine learning
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Emerging investigator series: emerging disinfection by-product quantification method for wastewater reuse: trace level assessment using tandem mass spectrometry

A sensitive analytical method was developed that simultaneously characterizes 25 unregulated DBPs in wastewater effluents. DBP formation potential with HOCl and NH2Cl was evaluated across a full-scale wastewater reuse facility for the first time.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: emerging disinfection by-product quantification method for wastewater reuse: trace level assessment using tandem mass spectrometry
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Emerging investigator series: quaternary treatment with algae-assisted oxidation for antibiotics removal and refractory organics degradation in livestock wastewater effluent

This study deals with algae-induced alkalization of refractory wastewater, focusing on improving the performance of subsequent oxidation processes along with direct removal of antibiotics resistant to certain oxidation methods.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: quaternary treatment with algae-assisted oxidation for antibiotics removal and refractory organics degradation in livestock wastewater effluent
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Emerging investigator series: bacterial opportunistic pathogen gene markers in municipal drinking water are associated with distribution system and household plumbing characteristics

Municipally-treated drinking water (DW) is a potential source of exposure to bacterial opportunistic pathogens (OPs), which can cause infection in susceptible individuals.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: bacterial opportunistic pathogen gene markers in municipal drinking water are associated with distribution system and household plumbing characteristics
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Emerging investigator series: onsite recycling of saline–alkaline soil washing water by forward osmosis: techno-economic evaluation and implication

This study investigated the techno-economic feasibility of forward osmosis (FO) for onsite recycling of saline–alkaline soil washing water with an all-purpose liquid fertiliser as a draw solution.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: onsite recycling of saline–alkaline soil washing water by forward osmosis: techno-economic evaluation and implication
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Open Access Paper

Emerging investigator series: engineering membrane distillation with nanofabrication: design, performance and mechanisms

Anti-fouling and durability are two important parameters that are closely associated with the development and deployment of membrane distillation (MD).

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: engineering membrane distillation with nanofabrication: design, performance and mechanisms
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Emerging investigator series: phosphorus recovery from municipal wastewater by adsorption on steelmaking slag preceding forward osmosis: an integrated process

Phosphorus is a critical non-renewable mineral essential for sustainable crop production.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: phosphorus recovery from municipal wastewater by adsorption on steelmaking slag preceding forward osmosis: an integrated process
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Emerging investigator series: activated sludge upon antibiotic shock loading: mechanistic description of functional stability and microbial community dynamics

Elucidating the functional stability upon environmental stressors is of great practical importance for managing the system performance of various environmental biological processes (e.g., activated sludge).

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: activated sludge upon antibiotic shock loading: mechanistic description of functional stability and microbial community dynamics
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Open Access Paper

Emerging investigator series: carbon electrodes are effective for the detection and reduction of hexavalent chromium in water

Electrochemical methods using carbon electrodes are an attractive option for the detection and reduction of toxic Cr(VI) to benign Cr(III) in drinking water.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: carbon electrodes are effective for the detection and reduction of hexavalent chromium in water
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Emerging investigator series: formation of brominated haloacetamides from trihalomethanes during zero-valent iron reduction and subsequent booster chlorination in drinking water distribution

This study investigated the transformation of a THM mixture and the change of toxicity risk in drinking water distribution systems for the first time.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: formation of brominated haloacetamides from trihalomethanes during zero-valent iron reduction and subsequent booster chlorination in drinking water distribution
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Emerging investigator series: control of membrane fouling by dissolved algal organic matter using pre-oxidation with coagulation as seawater pretreatment

High AOM removal achieved by pre-oxidation with coagulation–flocculation-dissolved air flotation. In situ ferrate was formed by wet chemical oxidation of NaOCl-Fe3+. Membrane fouling was significantly alleviated and assessed by OCT technique.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: control of membrane fouling by dissolved algal organic matter using pre-oxidation with coagulation as seawater pretreatment
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Emerging investigator series: capacitive deionization for selective removal of nitrate and perchlorate: impacts of ion selectivity and operating constraints on treatment costs

A parameterized costing model was used to investigate the impacts of ion selectivity on water treatment price for selective ion removal with capacitive deionization (CDI) systems.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: capacitive deionization for selective removal of nitrate and perchlorate: impacts of ion selectivity and operating constraints on treatment costs
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Emerging investigator series: transformation of common antibiotics during water disinfection with chlorine and formation of antibacterially active products

This study determined that at chlorination conditions representative of wastewater treatment, fluoroquinolones, one of the common antibiotic classes, form antibacterially active products.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: transformation of common antibiotics during water disinfection with chlorine and formation of antibacterially active products
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Emerging investigator series: photocatalysis for MBR effluent post-treatment: assessing the effects of effluent organic matter characteristics

Organic matter from a membrane bioreactor is fractionated and characterized in novel ways to understand component-specific inhibition of photooxidation reactions.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: photocatalysis for MBR effluent post-treatment: assessing the effects of effluent organic matter characteristics
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Emerging investigator series: inhibition and recovery of anaerobic granular sludge performance in response to short-term polystyrene nanoparticle exposure

Microbial communities and methanogenic genes are main reasons for AGS performance recovery from PS-NPs exposure.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: inhibition and recovery of anaerobic granular sludge performance in response to short-term polystyrene nanoparticle exposure
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Emerging investigators series: occurrence and fate of emerging organic contaminants in wastewater treatment plants with an enhanced nitrification step

The goal of this study is to investigate the occurrence and removal of emerging organic contaminants (EOCs) during wastewater treatment processes and understand the role of enhanced nitrification treatment in removing EOCs.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: occurrence and fate of emerging organic contaminants in wastewater treatment plants with an enhanced nitrification step
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Emerging investigators series: ultraviolet and free chlorine aqueous-phase advanced oxidation process: kinetic simulations and experimental validation

An elementary reaction based kinetic model was developed for the fate of acetone degradation in UV/free chlorine advanced oxidation process.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: ultraviolet and free chlorine aqueous-phase advanced oxidation process: kinetic simulations and experimental validation
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Emerging investigators series: comparative study of naproxen degradation by the UV/chlorine and the UV/H2O2 advanced oxidation processes

The UV/chlorine and UV/H2O2 AOPs on the degradation of naproxen were compared. The efficiency of naproxen was much higher by UV/chlorine compared to UV/H2O2 under all the tested conditions. ClO˙ and CO3˙ played important roles in the degradation of naproxen.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: comparative study of naproxen degradation by the UV/chlorine and the UV/H2O2 advanced oxidation processes
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Emerging investigators series: a steric pore-flow model to predict the transport of small and uncharged solutes through a reverse osmosis membrane

This study proposed a new approach to apply the steric pore-flow model to predict the rejection of eight N-nitrosamines and seven VOCs that are of great concern in potable water reuse through an RO membrane.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: a steric pore-flow model to predict the transport of small and uncharged solutes through a reverse osmosis membrane
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Emerging investigators series: comparing the inherent reactivity of often-overlooked aqueous chlorinating and brominating agents toward salicylic acid

Rates and selectivity of salicylic acid halogenation can be influenced by highly electrophilic species such as Cl2, BrCl, and BrOCl.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: comparing the inherent reactivity of often-overlooked aqueous chlorinating and brominating agents toward salicylic acid
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Emerging investigators series: trihalomethane, dihaloacetonitrile, and total N-nitrosamine precursor adsorption by modified carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and CNT micropillars

Modified carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and CNT micropillars are shown to adsorb organic precursors of disinfection byproducts, most notably those of total N-nitrosamines.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: trihalomethane, dihaloacetonitrile, and total N-nitrosamine precursor adsorption by modified carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and CNT micropillars
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Emerging investigators series: hydrogen sulfide production in municipal stormwater retention ponds under ice covered conditions: a study of water quality and SRB populations

Sulfide production in stormwater ponds is a result of increased ubiquitous SRB activity.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: hydrogen sulfide production in municipal stormwater retention ponds under ice covered conditions: a study of water quality and SRB populations
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Emerging investigators series: highly effective adsorption of organic aromatic molecules from aqueous environments by electronically sorted single-walled carbon nanotubes

The use of electronically sorted (i.e. semiconducting or metallic) single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) for the removal of organic compounds from aqueous environments is investigated.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: highly effective adsorption of organic aromatic molecules from aqueous environments by electronically sorted single-walled carbon nanotubes
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Emerging investigators series: prioritization of suspect hits in a sensitive suspect screening workflow for comprehensive micropollutant characterization in environmental samples

A suspect screening workflow was developed and applied to a series of samples collected from a small urban water system to identify and confirm the occurrence of 112 organic micropollutants.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: prioritization of suspect hits in a sensitive suspect screening workflow for comprehensive micropollutant characterization in environmental samples
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Emerging investigators series: building a theory for smart stormwater systems

Smart stormwater systems will transform cities into coordinated and real-time controlled treatment plants.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: building a theory for smart stormwater systems
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Emerging investigators series: using an analytical solution approach to permit high volume groundwater withdrawals

Sustainable water management is paramount to ensuring continued access to fresh water resources.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: using an analytical solution approach to permit high volume groundwater withdrawals
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Emerging investigators series: disinfection by-products in mixed chlorine dioxide and chlorine water treatment

On-site generation of ClO2 often involves the production of Cl2 as impurity and the changes of disinfection by-products formation by mixed disinfectant (ClO2/Cl2) was presented.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: disinfection by-products in mixed chlorine dioxide and chlorine water treatment
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Emerging investigators series: silica-crosslinked graphene oxide membrane and its unique capability in removing neutral organic molecules from water

A new graphene oxide (GO) membrane was synthesized by crosslinking GO nanosheets via silica. This membrane was found to remove neutral organic molecules much more efficiently than negatively charged ionic species.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: silica-crosslinked graphene oxide membrane and its unique capability in removing neutral organic molecules from water
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Emerging investigators series: untangling the microbial ecosystem and kinetics in a nitrogen removing photosynthetic high density bioreactor

Metabolic kinetics, microscopy, metagenomic analysis, and real-time PCR are applied to characterize nitrogen species transformation and identify and quantify the organisms key to these transformational processes.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: untangling the microbial ecosystem and kinetics in a nitrogen removing photosynthetic high density bioreactor
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Open Access Paper

Emerging investigators series: microbial communities in full-scale drinking water distribution systems – a meta-analysis

In this study, we co-analyze all available 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies from bulk drinking water samples in full-scale drinking water distribution systems.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: microbial communities in full-scale drinking water distribution systems – a meta-analysis
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Emerging investigators series: prediction of trace organic contaminant abatement with UV/H2O2: development and validation of semi-empirical models for municipal wastewater effluents

Recent evaluations of potable reuse treatment trains suggest that the use of UV and UV/H2O2 may become increasingly common, particularly in systems employing ozone and/or biofiltration.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: prediction of trace organic contaminant abatement with UV/H2O2: development and validation of semi-empirical models for municipal wastewater effluents
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Open Access Paper

Emerging investigators series: pyrolysis removes common microconstituents triclocarban, triclosan, and nonylphenol from biosolids

Pyrolysis could be used as a biosolids processing step that reduces the amount of organic microconstituents discharged to the environment with residual biosolids.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: pyrolysis removes common microconstituents triclocarban, triclosan, and nonylphenol from biosolids
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Emerging investigators series: formation of disinfection byproducts during the preparation of tea and coffee

This study examined the formation of selected disinfection byproducts (DBPs) during the chlorination of breakfast, Earl Grey and green tea, and from instant and filter coffee.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigators series: formation of disinfection byproducts during the preparation of tea and coffee
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About this collection

Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology is pleased to present this growing web collection, showcasing the work being conducted by Emerging Investigators in water engineering and technology across the globe. It highlights up-and-coming scientists in the early stages of their independent careers, who have been identified as having the potential to influence future directions in the field.

This collection will be updated when new Emerging Investigator Series papers are published – so keep checking this page and watch the collection grow.

More details about the Emerging Investigator Series can be found on the blog, including details on how to apply for consideration and interviews with the corresponding authors featured in this collection. Direct links to each of these interviews can be found below.

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