Editor’s Note

All manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste should be accompanied by a list of four potential reviewers that the authors suggest. This list should include the complete name, address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address, and a list of at least five key words that identify the expertise of each reviewer. The Journal is not obligated to use all or any of the recommended reviewers; however, we believe that this policy will lead to an improved review process.

All submissions for special issues should be uploaded to our electronic system, Editorial Manager. Please visit the Journal’s website for more information and for links to the online submission/review system.

Effective with this issue, the name of the Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management has changed to the Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste. The EWRI Governing Board and the ASCE Board of Publications Committee have formally approved the name change.

We have published several dedicated issues in the past on special topics, and we plan to follow this practice in the future. The following topics are planned for future dedicated or special issues in the order listed:

The technical articles in this issue are as follows: “Fuzzy Rule-Based Models to Predict the Partition Coefficients of Nickel and Zinc in Aquifer Materials,” “Laccase-Catalyzed Removal of Phenol and Benzenediols from Wastewater,” “Selective Algicidal Activity of Surfactant and Its Mechanism,” “Comparison of Three Air Transport Models for Safety Applications under Diffusive Conditions Using Full-Scale Experimental Data: EPIcode, ALOHA, and SCIPUFF,” “Synthesis, Reactivity, and Cytotoxicity Effect of Pt-Pd-Rh Nanocomposite Cordierite Catalyst during Oxidation of Ammonia Processes,” “Influence of COD/N Ratios on Simultaneous Removal of C and N Compounds in Biological Wastewater Treatment in Sequencing Fed-Batch Reactor and Kinetic Analysis,” “Prediction of Arsenic Removal by Electrocoagulation: Model Development by Factorial Design,” and “Factorial Design Approach to Investigate the Effects of Groundwater Cooccurring Solutes on Arsenic Removal by Electrocoagulation.”