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The Special Issue on Advances in Water Distribution Networks (WDNs) explores four important topics of research in the framework of WDNs, namely simulation and optimization modelling, topology and partitioning, water quality, and service effectiveness. With regard to the first topic, the following aspects are addressed: pressure-driven formulations, algorithms for the optimal location of control valves to minimize leakage, the benefits of water discharge prediction for the remote real time control of valves, and transients generated by pumps operating as turbines. In the context of the second topic, a topological taxonomy of WDNs is presented, and partitioning methods for the creation of district metered areas are compared. In relation to the third topic, the vulnerability to trihalomethane is assessed, and a statistical optimization model to minimize heavy metal releases is presented. Finally, the fourth topic focusses on the estimation of non-revenue water, including leakage and unauthorized consumption, and on the assessment of service under intermittent supply conditions.

valve --- pump --- real time control --- pressure --- water distribution modelling --- leakage --- non-revenue water --- multiple regression analysis --- artificial neural network --- water distribution network --- water distribution network --- graph partitioning --- modularity --- district metered areas --- water distribution network management --- complex network theory --- topological analysis --- mathematical model --- valve --- pressure --- leakage --- optimization --- water distribution network --- snapshot simulation --- pressure-driven --- energy recovery systems --- runaway conditions --- unsteady flow --- water hammer --- water distribution system --- water quality --- disinfection by-products --- vulnerability --- water quality (WQ) --- blending --- release of heavy metals (HMR) --- dual response surface optimization (DRSO) --- multiple source waters blending optimization (MSWBO) --- intermittent water supply --- water service quality --- 24

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This Special Issue on Antimicrobial Resistance in Environmental Waters features 11 articles on the monitoring and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in natural aquatic systems (i.e., reservoirs, rivers), and effluent discharge from water treatment plants to assess the effectiveness of AMR removal and resulting loads in treated waters. Some of the key elements of AMR studies presented in this Special Issue highlight the underlying drivers of AMR contamination in the environment and the evaluation of the hazard imposed on aquatic organisms in receiving environments through ecological risk assessments. As described in this Issue, screening antimicrobial peptide (AMP) libraries for biofilm disruption and antimicrobial candidates are promising avenues for the development of new treatment options to eradicate resistance.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa --- Psl --- exopolysaccharide --- antimicrobial peptide (AMP) --- biofilm --- EPS --- antibiotic resistance genes --- wastewater treatment --- tertiary media filtration --- antibiotics --- river-reservoir system --- water --- sediment --- risk assessment --- antibiotics --- Qingcaosha reservoir --- risk assessment --- bacterial community --- co-occurrence pattern --- antibiotics --- estuary reservoir --- surface water --- antibiotic resistance gene --- sand settling reservoirs --- drinking water treatment plants --- the Yellow River --- Acinetobacter junii --- wastewater treatment plant --- antibiotic resistance --- metal resistance genes --- persistence --- antibiotic resistance --- ESBL --- Escherichia coli --- irrigation water --- gastrointestinal infections --- antibiotic resistance --- chlorination --- Escherichia coli --- fecal indicator bacteria --- reuse water --- UV-disinfection --- Acinetobacter baumannii --- antibiotic-resistant strains --- aquatic environment --- ERIC-PCR --- metagenomics --- antibiotic resistance --- wastewater --- environmental ecology --- Antimicrobial Resistance --- Environmental Waters --- water treatment plants --- water reuse --- ecological risk assessment

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This book contains a collection of different biodegradation research activities where biological processes take place. The book has two main sections: A) Polymers and Surfactants Biodegradation and B) Biodegradation: Microbial Behaviour.

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This two-volume book on biomass is a reflection of the increase in biomass related research and applications, driven by overall higher interest in sustainable energy and food sources, by increased awareness of potentials and pitfalls of using biomass for energy, by the concerns for food supply and by multitude of potential biomass uses as a source material in organic chemistry, bringing in the concept of bio-refinery. It reflects the trend in broadening of biomass related research and an increased focus on second-generation bio-fuels. Its total of 40 chapters spans over diverse areas of biomass research, grouped into 9 themes.

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This special issue provides a collection of 15 papers with modern theories and applications for circular economy, engineering projects, entrepreneurship models, and investor decisions. After the commencing review on Occupational Health and Safety Management-Systems Standards, follow papers which can be classified into four categories which cover the overall scope of special issue. The first category includes papers regarding the micro-level of circular economy. This means case studies in firm-level which implement different techniques to achieve sustainable development and circular economy goals. The findings reveal interesting achievements which are associated with cultural characteristics of the countries these case studies have been conducted. The second category of papers refers to the meso-level of circular economy where firms cooperate with each other by exchanging byproducts and organizing common operational procedures and routines to address environmental problems. The findings suggest assessment information technology tools to support industrial symbiosis among European firms. The next body of literature encompasses macro-level where circular economy techniques are implemented at a country level. Findings suggest methodologies for implementing and tracking circular economy in cities. Finally, a number of papers are included that focus on advanced engineering techniques. These techniques are useful tools for achieving circular economy and sustainability.

cost prediction of substation project --- Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition --- Cuckoo Search --- Support Vector Machines --- climate change --- adaptation --- manufacturing firms --- strategic management --- action theory --- Value-at-Risk --- probabilistic alternative approach --- Theory of Inventive Problem Solving --- Project Definition Rating Index --- optimal project profitability --- prefabrication housing production --- planning and control --- critical success factors --- China --- CCPM --- piping construction --- material procurement management --- resource competition --- buffer management --- PERT/CPM --- stochastic simulation --- construction delay --- corporate philanthropy --- information transfer --- political connections --- social capital --- social network --- social network centrality --- sustainability --- circular economy --- investments --- sources of funding --- SME --- sustainable economy --- smart city --- sustainable city --- smart governance --- drivers --- Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) --- sustainability --- Management Standards --- emergy analysis --- pollution impact --- resource consumption --- steel production --- sustainable development --- Industrial symbiosis --- IT tools --- research and innovation projects --- risk assessment --- Fuzzy TOPSIS --- construction safety --- PRAT method --- sustainability --- value of travel time savings --- fuzzy logic --- rule-based systems --- transport project evaluation --- cost benefit analysis --- traffic congestion --- transport planning --- circular economy --- urbanization --- framework --- indicators --- circular city --- Life cycle assessment (LCA) --- carbon footprint --- renewable energy systems --- photovoltaics --- solar thermal collectors