Editor’s Note

All manuscripts submitted to the Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management should be accompanied by a list of four potential reviewers suggested by the author(s). This list should include the reviewers’ complete names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses, as well as a list of at least five key words that identify the expertise of each reviewer. The Practice 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 Practice Periodical’s website for more information and for links to the online submission and 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 Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) Governing Board and the ASCE Board of Publications Committee have formally approved the name change. ASCE will market the new journal extensively.

We have 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:

In this issue, we have technical papers on “Knowledge and Data Integration for Modeling of Problems of Risk due to Natural and Man-Made Hazards”; “Effect of Diffuser Design on Thermal Comfort and Ventilation Efficiency”; “Treatment of Mixture of Sewage and Partially Treated Swine Wastewater by a Combination of UASB and Constructed Wetlands”; “Experimental Study on Color Removal from Textile Industry Wastewater Using the Rotating Biological Contactor”; “Chromium (III) Immobilization and Its Influence on C₃S Hydration”; “Textile Dye Removal in Single-Phase and Two-Phase Anaerobic Biotreatment Systems”; and “Aluminum Reactions and Problems in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills.” Also included is a technical note titled “Effect of Cocontaminants on the Remediation of PCB-Impacted Soils by Hydrogen Peroxide.”