OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Environmental Engineering is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Design and Evaluation of a Household Chlorination System for Treating Cistern Water in the US Virgin Islands	52
Exploring the Influence of Sulfide on Nitrogen-Removal Performance in Anammox Processes: An Investigation of Short-Term and Long-Term Effects	30
Impact of Total Suspended Solids on Struvite Precipitation from Source-Diverted Blackwater	19
Effect of Coconut Fiber as an Inert Media on Hybrid Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Reactor	18
Reviewers	18
Contaminant Mass–Removal Behavior during Chemical Oxidation in a Three-Dimensional, Fractured Sandstone Network Experiment	16
Influencing Factors of Soil Microbial Communities in Different Ecological Zones in the Golden Maize Belt in China: Environmental and Biochemical Factors	14
Improving Antibacterial Performance of Household Water Filters with a Silver-Embedded Ceramic Tablet	14
Reactor Structural Parameters Effect on the Degradation of o-Dichlorobenzene under DBD-NTP System	13
Use of Zero-Discharge Technology to Recycle Salt in Desulfurization Wastewater	13
Moringa Seed Cake Biochar: A Novel Binder for Sustainable Remediation of Lead-Contaminated Soil	12
Numerical Modeling of Gas-Phase Waste in Incinerator: Focus on Emissions and Energy Recovery under Air-Fuel Ratio and Air Volume Control	12
Measurement of the Ultraviolet Output of an Underwater Monochromatic (254 nm) Low Pressure–Mercury Ultraviolet Lamp	12
Inline Chlorinator for Potable Water Systems in Low-Resource Settings	12
Benchmarking Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes Turbulence Models for Water Clarification Systems	11
Sessile and Planktonic Microbial Taxonomy of a Methanogenic Cellulolytic Enrichment Reactor Sourced from the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste	11
Tracking the Time Lag between SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Concentrations and Three COVID-19 Clinical Metrics: A 21-Month Case Study in the Tricounty Detroit Area, Michigan	10
Novel 3DOM CeO ₂ Supported LaFeO ₃ as an Effective Heterogeneous Fenton Catalyst for Degradation of Methylene Blue	10
Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes–Coated Graphite-Felt Anode for Efficient Removal of Ciprofloxacin from Domestic Wastewater in Dual-Chambered Microbial Fuel Cells	10
Advances in Biosorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Aqueous Solutions Using Natural Biosorbents	10
Predicting the Production of Probiotic Biomass and Lactic Acid via Fuzzy Logic during the Anaerobic Treatment of Swine Waste ( Sus domestica ) with Lactob	10
Engineered Bioremediation of NAPL Polluted Sites: Experimental and Simulation-Optimization Approach under Heterogeneous Moisture and Temperature Conditions	9
Comparative Study on the Performances of Modified Vertical Flow–Constructed Wetlands for the Treatment of Domestic Wastewater	9
Comparing Sedimentation, Flotation, and In-Line Pretreatment for Low-Pressure Membrane Fouling Reduction	9
Representation of Near-Wall Particle Fate in a Eulerian–Lagrangian Approach for Clarifier Unit Operations	9

Numerical Optimization of Wastewater Treatment Plant Design for a High-Nitrate Industrial Waste	8
Conversion of Untanned Proteinaceous Solid Wastes from Tanneries into Aerogel and Its Application in Batch and Continuous Fixed-Bed Adsorption of Acid Red 97	8
Synthesis and Characterization of Z-Scheme Heterojunction CoWO4/RGO/g-C3N4 as a Visible Light-Driven Photocatalyst for Novel Removal of Organic Pollutant	8
Experimental and Modeling Comparisons of Ash-Treated Pine Biochar and Activated Carbon for the Adsorption of Dissolved Organic Matter and Organic Micropollutants	8
Ammonium Removal and Potential Microbial Interactions under Oxygen-Limited Conditions	8
Nitrogen Removal Performance and Microbial Community Analysis of Anoxic and Oxic Process in Electrolytic Manganese Residue Leachate	8
Cassava Starch–Based Copolymer Gel with Surfactant: A Sustainable, High-Performance Solution for Environmentally Friendly Coal-Dust Suppression in Industrial Mining	8
Newly Isolated Strain Methylocystis sp. L03 Oxidizes Methane with Nitrite as Terminal Electron Acceptor	8
Production and Performance of Coal Gasification Slag–Based Denitrification Materials in Cement Kilns	8
The Removal Efficiency of Typical Opportunistic Pathogens by Advanced Treatment Process of Reclaimed Water and Health Risk Assessment	7
Effect of Combined UV-Tea Polyphenol Disinfection on Antibiotic-Resistant Genes in Drinking Water	7
Design and Validation of Sample Splitting Protocol for Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 Quantification in Wastewater	7
Tap-Water Lead Monitoring through Citizen Science: Influence of Socioeconomics and Participation on Environmental Literacy, Behavior, and Communication	7
Laccase-Driven 17β-Estradiol Humification in the Presence of Humic Acids at Varying pH Levels	7
One- and Three-Dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics Model Comparison of the Treatment Performance of a Full-Scale Oxidation Ditch	7
Metolachlor Adsorption by Walnut Shell Biochar with the Different Contents of Kaolin in Soil	7
Anaerobic Treatment of Real Dye Wastewater Using a Modified Internal Circulation Reactor	7
Separation of Infiltration and Inflow in Sanitary Sewers	7
Nonaqueous Phase Liquid Removal by Postconventional Techniques	7
Fractal Dispersion Pollutant Transport Modeling with Spatially Varying Sorption and Degradation Effect	7
Rehabilitation Technologies to Abate Infiltration in Sanitary Sewers	7
Evaluation of Modeling Approaches for Sorption–Desorption Processes in Flow-Through Soil Columns	7
Fabrication of a Modified Polysulfone Membrane Using Molecular Imprinting Technique for Selective Separation of Tetracycline from the Environment	6
Integration of Climate Impact Assessment in the Total Maximum Daily Load Models	6
Effect and Mechanism of the Integrated Ecological Floating Bed on Eutrophic Water Treatment	6
A New Two-Parameter Isotherm for Modeling Adsorptive Removal of Water Contaminants	6
Water Supply in the Lower Colorado River Basin: Effectiveness of the 2019 Drought Contingency Plan	6
Drinking-Water Fluoridation as an Example of the Nurse + Engineer Fostering Informed Decisions and Actions	6
Performance Evaluation of Sewer System Upgrade in an Old Residential Area in Ningbo, China	6
Transformation Mechanism of Organic Matter in the Treatment of Petroleum-Based Drilling Cuttings by the Hammermill Thermal Desorption Cutting Treatment System	5
Graphene–Biochar Composite for Effective Congo Red Dye Removal from Water	5
Treatment of Selenium-Laden Agricultural Drainage Water Using a Full-Scale Bioreactor	5
Adsorption Behavior of PAEs on Loess–HTMAC Bentonite and Its Effects on the Performance of Cut-Off Walls	5
Apparent Reactivity of Bromine in Bromochloramine Depends on Synthesis Method: Implicating Bromine Chloride and Molecular Bromine as Important Bromine Species	5
Co-composting Olive Mill Wastes with Food Residues and Evaluation of the Obtained Compost Maturity	5
Optimization of Electrocoagulation for Natural Organic Matter Removal and Its Impact on Disinfection By-Products Formation	5
Opportunities and Challenges of Integrated Large-Scale PFAS Modeling: A Case Study for PFAS Modeling at a Watershed Scale	5
Evaluating the Physicochemical, Nutrient, and Pathogenic Characteristics of Fecal Sludge for Fertilizer Application: Case from Vadgaon Maval, Maharashtra, India	5
Validating Nitrogen Removal Models with Field Bioretention Data	5
Adsorption Potential of Contaminants with Activated Carbon Monoliths from Dried Fruit Epicarp of Lecythis minor	5
Reducing Infiltration and Inflow in Small Collection Systems: Environmental, Economic, and Additional Impacts	5
Evaluation of the Immobilization of Coexisting Heavy Metal Ions of Pb2+, Cd2+, and Zn2+ from Water by Dairy Manure-Derived Biochar: Performance and Reusability	5
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Presence, Pathways, and Cycling through Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment	4
Effects of pH and Soil Minerals on Phosphorus Release from Agricultural Waste–Based Sorbents: A Continuous-Flow Column Study	4
Efficacy Evaluation of Silty-Sandy Soil and Chrysopogon zizanioides to Attenuate Doxycycline from Wastewater in a Constructed Wetland System	4
Transport and Fate of Virus-Laden Particles in a Supermarket: Recommendations for Risk Reduction of COVID-19 Spreading	4
Study of Preparation of Polyaluminum Ferric Sulfate Flocculant from Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Fly Ash	4
Laboratory Efficacy of a Woven Geotextile, Nonwoven Geotextile, and Nylon Mesh in Dewatering and Filtering Simulant Fecal Sludge and Field Effectiveness of a Nonwoven Geotextile Geobag in Bangladesh	4
A Pore-Scale Physical Model for Electric Dewatering of Municipal Sludge Based on Fractal Geometry	4
Temperature Stratification in an Operational Waste-Stabilization Pond	4

Modeling PFAS Removal Using Granular Activated Carbon for Full-Scale System Design	4
Overview of Modeling, Applications, and Knowledge Gaps for Integrated Large-Scale PFAS Modeling	4
Supercritical Water Oxidation as an Innovative Technology for PFAS Destruction	4
The Carbon Emission and Environmental Benefit Analyses of the Qingxi River Sediment Treatment and Recycling Project in Dongguan, China	4
Different Configurations of a Bioretention System Focused on Stormwater Harvesting in Brazil	4
Bioremediation of Copper with Endophytic Bacteria Bacillus sp. and Streptomyces griseus	4
Optimal Control of Chromate Removal via Enhanced Modeling Using the Method of Moments	4
Unit Operation and Process Modeling with Physics-Informed Machine Learning	4
Assessing Baffle Minor Loss for the Design of Hydraulic Flocculators	4
Effects of Substrate Rheological Properties on Microbial Community and Biogas Production in Anaerobic Digestion	4
Stability and Migration Characteristics of SDS and SiO2 Colloidal Gas Aphron and Its Removal Efficiency for Nitrobenzene-Contaminated Aquifers	4
Experimental Investigation and Optimization Analysis of a Designed Wastewater Treatment System	4
A Case Study of Community-Engaged Design: Creating Parametric Insurance to Meet the Safety Needs of Fisherfolk in the Caribbean	4
Enhanced Biological Nutrient Removal Driven by Sludge Carbon Sources Extracted Using Different Mechanical Disintegration Treatments	4
Predicting Fecal-Indicator Organisms in Coastal Waters Using a Complex Nonlinear Artificial Intelligence Model	4
A Usable Kinetic Model of Suspended Ion Exchange Processes for Natural Organic Matter Removal	4
Influence of Waste Temperatures on Long-Term Landfill Performance: Coupled Numerical Modeling	4
A Comprehensive Assessment of Technical Impacts and User Experience with Food Waste Grinders in Multiunit Residential Buildings	4
Application of an Asterisk Plate in the Flow Diversion of the Volatile Organic Compound Removal System	4
Methane Dynamics in Landfill Vegetated Covers: Steady-State Model for Oxidation and Diffusion	4
Introducing SWMM5+	4
Adding a Submerged Layer to the Stormwater Biofilter Design Could Increase Antibiotic Resistance Genes Concentration in the Effluent	4
Advances in Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Planning by Modeling Best Management Practices and Green Infrastructures	4
Prediction of a High Concentration of PM2.5 near a Tailings Pond	4
Experimental Study on the Pollutant Removal Performance and Cleaning Characteristics of Six Sand-Based Bioretention Systems	4
Groundwater Vulnerability to Arsenic Contamination: A Review of Assessment Approaches	3
Degradation and Defluorination of Aqueous Perfluorooctane Sulfonate by Silica-Based Granular Media Using Batch Reactors	3
Cryptosporidium and Giardia Concentrations: 13-Year Longitudinal Analysis of Monitoring in Eight Independent Streams	3
Mechanisms and Efficiency of Removal of Opportunistic Pathogens in Secondary Effluent by Slow Filtration and Disinfection	3
Taguchi Optimization of Operating Conditions of a Microfiltration Alumina Ceramic Membrane and Artificial Neural-Network Modeling	3
Sulfonated Poly(Styrene-Isobutylene-Styrene) Membranes with Counter-Ion Substitution for the Inactivation of Pathogens in Water	3
Physical Characteristics of Particulate Matter Recovered from Urban Drainage Systems	3
Influence of Relative Humidity and Feed Atmosphere on Reactive Species Generation in Nonthermal Plasma Employed for Eriochrome Black T Removal	3
The Influence of Pollution Sources on CH4 and CO2 Emissions in Urbanized Wetland Areas of a Tropical Reservoir, Southeast, Brazil	3
Reviewers	3
Investigating Exhaust Emissions from In-Use Passenger Cars: Exploratory Analysis and Policy Outlook	3
Hydraulic Properties of Selected Materials and Their Effects on Remediation of Cr(VI)-Contaminated Groundwater	3
Early Warnings of COVID-19 Second Wave in Detroit	3
Influences of Wetting–Drying Cycles on Expansion and Shrinkage, Crack, and Leaching Behaviors of Lime Solidified Pb(II) Contaminated Expansive Soil	3
Effects of Electrode Materials on the Degradation of Sulfamethoxazole in Biofilm Electrode Systems	3
Rural Septic Tank Wastewater Treatment Based on Enhanced Microalgae Growth in a Photosynthetic Electrochemical System	3
Exploring the Effects of Different Methane and Oxygen Concentrations on the Methane-Oxidizing Bacteria Mixed Community	3
Tolerance Increase in Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus USA300 Exposed to Low-Power Continuous Ultr	3
Selective Proliferation of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in the Biological Treatment Process at a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant in India	3
Stormwater Treatment Using Membranes: A Feasibility Investigation	3
In Situ Treatment of Domestic Food Waste and Bioflocculated Sewage Sludge in Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Plant	3
CFD with Evolutionary Optimization for Stormwater Basin Retrofits	3
Development of a Novel Lyophilization Method for the Production of Bacterial Strain Powders to Enhance the Cleanup Efficiency of Petroleum Hydrocarbon–Polluted Soils	3
Sulfide Generation in Force Mains and Its Control Using Nitrate Dosing	3
Reducing the Energy and Environmental Impact of Commercial Kitchen Water Use: Assessment of Wastewater Heat Recovery in a Grease Interceptor and Its Impact on Fat, Oil, and Grease Removal Capabilities	3
Enhanced Degradation of Nitrosamines from Water Using Zero-Valent Iron-Assisted Biological Activated Carbon	3
Evaluating Different Quantitative PCR Assays to Enumerate Specific Microbial Populations in Anaerobic Digesters Treating Municipal Wastewater Solids	3
Application-Scale Parametric Evaluation of Ultraviolet Photolysis (UV) and UV/H2O2 for the Degradation of Neutral Pharmaceuticals in Municipal Wastewaters	3
Application of High-Resolution Site Characterization for Contaminated Land Investigation	3
Toxicity Evaluation of Cement-Soda Residue Stabilized and Solidified Zn-Contaminated Soil under Cyclic Freezing–Thawing Condition	3
Evaluation of Lightweight Expanded-Clay Aggregates as Bed Material in Constructed Wetlands for Attenuation of Antibiotics	3
Models of Wet Basin Design Response with Residence Time Metrics for Presumptive Guidance	3
Management of Phosphorus from Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Recycle Streams Using Lanthanum Chloride	3
Synthesis of Scientific and Social Facts: Evolution of a Principled Pragmatic Framework for Decision Making	3
Use of Fe and Al Containing Electrocoagulation Sludge as an Adsorbent and a Catalyst in Water Treatment	3
Samarium (III)–Modified MCM-41 Supported Ionic Liquids as Efficient Heterogeneous Catalysts toward the Fixation of CO2 into Alkynyl Carboxylic Acids	3
Experimentation and Modeling Study of Multiphase Extraction at the Laboratory Pilot Scale	3
Predictive Maintenance of Stormwater Infrastructure Using Internet-of-Things Technology	3
Longitudinal Multiyear Characteristics of Cryptosporidium and Giardia Concentrations in Surface Water: Application to Risk Characterizatio	3
Closure to “Improving Energy Efficiency of Small Water-Resource Recovery Facilities: Opportunities and Barriers” by Matthew Thompson, Mohamed F. Dahab, Robert E. Williams, and Bruce Dvorak	3
Assessment of COVID-19 Infection Risks in an Office Building: Field Study Investigation in Shenzhen, China	3
Study of Aerated Fluidized Bed Treatment of Wastewater Containing Cd2+ and Simulation of Flow Field of Internal Circulation System	3
Oilfield Wastewater Treatment via Synergistic Anodic Oxidation and Polyferric Flocculation	3
Usage of Oleic and Stearic Acids in Mixed Anaerobic Culture for Sulfate Reduction While Inhibiting Methanogenesis	3
More Accurate Prediction of Oxygen Transfer in Water through Venturi Flumes by Data Analysis, Machine Learning, and Uncertainty Investigation	3
Reconnaissance Study on Adsorption of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products to Managed Turf Soils and Associated Oxide Nanoparticles	3
Permeable Pavement Hydraulic Conductivity Indices for Rainfall-Runoff and Particulate Matter Loadings	3
An Overview of the Formation of PFOA and PFOS in Drinking-Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes	3
Mesoporous Material Modified by Poly-O-Phenylene and Aquatic Plants Cellulose for Effective Removal of Hg(II) Ions	3