Control of Heavy Metals in the Environment: Recent Advances in Metal Toxicity, Pollution Control, and Remediation Techniques

Author Biography

Lawrence K. Wang has served the society as a professor, inventor, chief engineer, chief editor, and public servant (UN, USEPA, New York State) for 50+ years, with experience in the entire field of environmental science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). He is a licensed professional engineer, a certified laboratory director, a licensed water operator, and an Occupational Safety and Health Administration hazardous waste management instructor. He has special passion and expertise in developing various innovative technologies, educational programs, licensing courses, international projects, academic publications, and humanitarian organizations, all for his dream goal of promoting world peace. He is a retired acting president/professor of the Lenox Institute of Water Technology, USA; a senior advisor of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Vienna, Austria; and a former professor/visiting professor of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Stevens Institute of Technology, University of Illinois, National Cheng Kung University, Zhejiang University, and Tongji University. He is the author of 750+ papers and 50+ books and is credited with 29 invention patents. He holds a BSCE degree from National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, ROC; an MSCE degree from the University of Missouri-Rolla; an MS degree from the University of Rhode Island; and a PhD degree from Rutgers University, USA. Currently, he is the book series editor of CRC Press, Springer Nature Switzerland, Lenox Institute Press, World Scientific Singapore, and John Wiley and Sons. He has been a delegate of the People to People International Foundation; a diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers; a member of American Society of Civil Engineers, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Water Environment Federation, American Water Works Association, and Overseas Chinese Environmental Engineers and Scientists Association (OCEESA) and a recipient of Water Environment Federation Kenneth Research Award (NY), Five-Star Innovative Engineering Award (first dissolved air flotation drinking water plant in Americas), Korean Pollution Control Association Award (transfer of flotation technology to South Korea), and OCEESA Medal of Honor. Mu-Hao Sung Wang has been an engineer of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; an editor of CRC Press, Springer Nature Switzerland, and Lenox Institute Press; and a university professor at the Stevens Institute of Technology, National Cheng Kung University, and the Lenox Institute of Water Technology. Totally, she has been a government official and an educator in the USA and Taiwan for over 50 years. She is a licensed professional engineer and a diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE). Her publications have been in the areas of water quality, modeling, environmental sustainability, solid and hazardous waste management, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, flotation technology, industrial waste treatment, and analytical methods. She is the author of over 50 publications and an inventor of 14 US and foreign patents. She holds a BSCE degree from National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, ROC; an MS degree from the University of Rhode Island, RI, USA; and a PhD degree from Rutgers University, NJ, USA. She is the co-series editor of the Handbook of Environmental Engineering series (Springer Nature Switzerland), coeditor of the Advances in Industrial and Hazardous Wastes Treatment series (CRC Press of Taylor & Francis Group), and the coeditor of the Environmental Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics series (Lenox Institute Press). She is a member of American Water Works Association, New England Water Works Association, New England Water Environment Association, Water Environment Federation, and Overseas Chinese Environmental Engineers and Scientists Association. Yung-Tse Hung has been a professor of civil engineering at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA from 1981 to 2024. He is a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, a licensed professional engineer in Ohio and North Dakota, and a diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers. He has taught at 16 universities in eight countries. His research interests and publications have been involved with biological treatment processes, solid wastes, hazardous waste management, and industrial waste treatment. He is credited with over 470 publications and presentations, 28 books, and 159 book chapters in water and wastewater treatment. He received his BSCE and MSCE degrees from National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, ROC, and his PhD degree rom the University of Texas at Austin, USA. He is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Environmental Pollution Control and Management, the International Journal of Environmental Engineering, and the International Journal of Environmental Engineering Science, and the coeditor of the Advances in Industrial and Hazardous Wastes Treatment series (CRC Press of Taylor & Francis Group), and the Handbook of Environmental Engineering series (Springer). He is also the chief editor of the Handbook of Environment and Waste Management series (World Scientific Singapore), and the permanent executive director and the ex-president of OCEESA. J. Paul Chen was a professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS) since 1998. He has worked in R&D, education, and consultancy across separation, water treatment, safety, carbon capture, and biomedical engineering areas with more than 100 projects leading to great impacts (>200 papers and books/book chapters with citation > 22000, H-index = 75, 12 patents, 2 NUS spin-off). Through working internationally on industrial projects (e.g., UK, US, UAE, Norway, and Malaysia), he has established strong networks with industries, universities, and governments. Since 2023, he has served as Chair of the Management Committee, IWA Nano, and Water Specialist Group. Additionally, he has served as a member of several IWA management committees as well as vice chair of IChemE Singapore. He is a recipient of the IChemE Sustainable Technology Award. He is an elected fellow of IWA, RSC, IChemE, IET, and IMarEST.