International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (IJEST) is an international scholarly refereed research journal which aims to promote the theory and practice of environmental science and technology, innovation, engineering and management. A broad outline of the journal's scope includes; peer reviewed original research articles, case and technical reports, reviews and analyses papers, short communications and notes to the editor, in interdisciplinary information on the practice and status of research in environmental science and technology, both natural and human made. The main aspects of research areas include, but are not exclusive to; environmental chemistry and biology, environments pollution control and abatement technology, transport and fate of pollutants in the environment, concentrations and dispersion of wastes in air, water, and soil, point and non-point sources pollution, heavy metals and organic compounds in the environment, atmospheric pollutants and trace gases, solid and hazardous waste management; soil biodegradation and bioremediation of contaminated sites; environmental impact assessment, industrial ecology, ecological and human risk assessment; improved energy management and auditing efficiency and environmental standards and criteria.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
M. Abbaspour
Graduate School of the Environment and Energy, Science and Research Branch, IAU, P.O. Box: 14515-775, Tehran, Iran
E-mail: editor@ijest.org
MANAGING EDITOR
S. Mirkia
Graduate School of the Environment and Energy, Science and Research Branch, IAU, P.O. Box 14515-775, Tehran, Iran
Email: editor@ijest.org


TECHNICAL EDITOR
D. Sarkar
Stevens Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil, Environment, and Ocean Engineering, Castle Point on Hudson, Hoboken, NJ 07030, USA

ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Q. Aguilar-Virgen, Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Engineering / Autonomous University of Baja California, Calzada Universidad #14418, Parque Industrial Internacional Tijuana C.P.22390, Tijuana, Baja California, México
C. A. Alo, Montclair State University, Earth and Environmental Studies, 07043 Montclair, NJ, USA
J. Aravind, Dept. of Biotechnology, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences and Technology,Addis Ababa Science and Technology Univ., Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
N. Atar, Pamukkale University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Denizli, Turkey
M. Borghei, Department of Chemical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
N. B. Chang, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, 442F Engineering Building 2, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2450, USA
J. Chen, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China

H. W. Chen, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tunghai University, Taichung Port Road, Taichung City, 40704,Taiwan (R.O.C.)
R. Datta, Department of Biological Sciences, Dow Environmental Sciences and Engineering Building, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Dow 740, Houghton, Michigan 49931, USA
S. Durairaj, Vel Tech High Tech Engineering College, Anna University, Chennai 600 062, India
A. Galuszka, Geochemistry and the Environment Division, Institute of Chemistry, Kielce, Poland
V. K. Gupta, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
X. Han, Tianjin University, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin, P.R. China
H. N. Hsieh, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, Newark, New Jersey 07102-1982, USA 

B.B. Huang, Hunan University, College of Environment Science and Engineering, 410082 Changsha, China
S. Hussain, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Advanced & Green Energy Materials), Jiangsu University 212013, China

T. Karak, Principal Scientist (Soils), Upper Assam Advisory Centre, Tea Research Association, Dikom-786101, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
P. Senthil Kumar, Department of Chemical Engineering, SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam - 603 110, Tamilnadu, India
H. K. Pant, Director of Interdisciplinary Environmental Science Program, Department of Earth, Environmental and Geospatial Sciences, Lehman College of the City University of New York, USA 

S. Kumar Ponnusamy, SSN College of Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR), Kalavakkam, Chennai, Tamilnadu 603110, India 

Gobinath Ravindran, S R Engineering College, Civil Department, Telangana, India, India
A. RoyChowdhury, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Ocean Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ 07030, USA
P. F. Rupani, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
S. R. Sabbagh Yazdi, Department of Civil Engineering, KN Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
R. Saravanan, University School of Mechanical Engineering (EUDIM), University of Tarapacá, Avda. General Velásquez 1775, Arica, Chile
G. Sharma, School of Chemistry, Shoolini University, Soaln, Himachal Pradesh, India
Z. Y. Shen, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
U. W. Tang, Direccao dos Servicos de Proteccao Ambiental, Macau, China
B.V. Thomas, Kuwait University, Dept. of Chemistry, Safat, Kuwait
J. Trögl, Faculty of Environment, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
A. L. Wei, Northwest University, College of Urban & Environmental Sciences, 
Xi’an 710127 , P. R. China.
T. Y. Wu, School of Engineering, Sunway campus, Monash University, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, 46150, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
M. F. Yassin, Environment & Life Sciences Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, 
P.O. Box 24885, 13109 Safat, Kuwait
T. Yigitcanlar, Department of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Queensland 4001 Australia
X. Z. Yu, Department of Environmental Sciences & Engineering, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, Hunan, China


EDITORIAL BOARD
N. T. Abdel-Ghani, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science Cairo University, Egypt
T. Chirenje, School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Stockton College, 101 Vera King Farris Drive Galloway, NJ 08205-9441, USA
G. N. Demirer, Middle East Technical University, Department of Environmental Engineering, Inonu Bulvari, 06531 Ankara, Turkey
C. Diamantini, School of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Trento, Italy
J. V. Hall, Institute of Economic and Environmental Studies, California State University, 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton CA 92834, USA
V. Motevalli, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Purdue University, Knoy Hall of Technology, 401 N. Grant Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2021, USA
A. Oskouie, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Illinois, USA 

H. S. Park, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Ulsan, 102 Dehakro, Ulsan,680-749, Republic of Korea
Email: parkhs@ulsan.ac.kr
R. Prezant, College of Science and Mathematics, College of Science and Mathematics, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, 07043, USA
M. Rahmatian, Department of Economics, Mihaylo College of Business and Economics, California State University, Fullerton, California 92834, USA
M. E. T. Sillanpaa, Department of Environmental Sciences, Laboratory of Applied Environmental Chemistry, University of Kuopio, Patteristonkatu 1 FI- 50100 Mikkeli, Finland
J. Y. Wang, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
C. Wu, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Bolton Hall 482, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI, USA 

V. Zambare, School of Mines and Technology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, USA
P. Zannetti, The EnviroComp Institute, Inc., 2298 Ocaso Camino Fremont, CA 94539, USA