Editor’s Note

All manuscripts submitted to the Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management should be accompanied with a list of four potential reviewers that are suggested by the author(s). This list should include a full name, an address, telephone and fax numbers, an e-mail address, and a list of at least five key words that identify expertise for each reviewer. The periodical is not obligated to use all or any of the recommended reviewers; however, we feel 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.

The name of the Practice Periodical will change to Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste effective January 2011, with Issue 1 of Volume 15. The EWRI Governing Board and the ASCE Publications Committee have formally approved the name change. Extensive marketing of the new journal will be done by ASCE.

We had 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: Bioenergy and Biofuels from Bio-waste and BiomassSustainabilityMembrane TechnologyToxics and Pathogen TransportMixed ContaminantsNanomaterials and NanotechnologyEmerging Contaminants of ConcernBioreactor LandfillsGreen EngineeringBioremediationHealth Risk Assessment

In this issue, we have technical papers on “Insight into Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Biological Wastewater Treatment and Biosolids Disposal”; “Application of a Mass Balance-Based Stochastic Transport Model”; “Methodology for Estimating Optimum Reuse Time Span: Application to Reusable Computer Waste”; “Transport Characteristics in a 3D Groundwater Circulation Flow Field by Experimental and Numerical Investigations”; “Effects of Design Mix and Porosity of Waste-Derived Paste as Landfill Daily Covers on Lead Retardation”; and Impact of Heterogeneity on Gamma-Spectrometry Data at Nondestructive Assay of Radioactive Waste.” The technical notes are “Tire-Derived Steel for Hydrogen Sulfide Removal in Landfill Cover” and “Effectiveness of Moisture and Fixatives in Controlling Mobility of Contaminated Soil Particles by Wind Forces.”