Editor’s Note
Greetings! We made it into the mil-
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traction, and engineering reliability as-
namic nature of the environmental en-
lennium! Survived the Y2K matter and
catastrophic natural disasters prophe-
sied, if you are reading this!
Celebrating Our Greatness with Our
Many Firsts
We lead our first millennium issue
with a Viewpoint that attempts to quan-
tify the greatness of our achievements
based on our unsurpassed contribution
to twentieth century society. We shall
start the millennium with nothing but
greatness. A salute to ourselves, us en-
vironmental professionals, that only we
can do!
A few firsts to salute this first millen-
nium issue. We have our first new as-
sociate editor since the founding of the
Periodical, Dr. Jay N. Meegoda, P.E., an
associate professor with the New Jersey
Institute for Technology in Newark, N.J.
Dr. Meegoda has authored many articles
in our periodical, including one in this
issue. Also, he has been a strong peer
reviewer for our periodical. Congratu-
lations and best wishes Dr. Jay Mee-
goda!
In leading the technical articles, we
have a unique first that presents by top-
ics a long list of recommended articles
for reading for our discipline. It is a
great source for those new to our pro-
fession or those who need a ready
source of environmental reference list-
ings. In addition we have articles on re-
mediation of chromium-contaminated
soil, the effects of amorphous iron ex-
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sessment of contaminants.
In this issue for the first time, we also
have two technical notes—one on nitro-
gen balance for municipal wastewater,
and the other on the stability of metal
arsenic solids in drinking water. Both of
these articles were award winners at the
1999 ASCE-CSCE Environmental En-
gineering Division Conference held in
Norfolk, Va. In addition, for the first
time we are printing a discussion and
closure prepared by one of our readers
to an article published in a previous is-
sue of the Periodical. As you review
that closure, you are reminded that you,
as our readers, are encouraged to com-
ment on our published articles. Do sub-
mit your comments by the time frame
noted at the footer of each article.
There are many firsts in this issue,
and there shall be many more to come
in later issues. As a reader and potential
contributor, we invite you continue to
use this periodical as your forum for in-
formation sharing and professional pub-
lication, and as a vehicle for profes-
sional advocacy.
Upcoming Topics
In our second millennium issue (April
2000), we expect to publish a Viewpoint
from a giant international chemical
manufacturer. We also expect to publish
technical articles on new topics not cov-
ered in previous issues, such as phyto-
remediation and natural attenuation.
You can be sure that our periodical will
have many more firsts given the dy-
gineering discipline.
Our third millennium issue (July
2000) we plan to dedicate to a single
topic: solid waste, which can include
leachate contamination and manage-
ment, and its related topics. If our read-
ers have articles to contribute to that
topical issue, do send them directly to
the editor by the end of January 2000.
Ideas and articles for the fourth and
final first year millennium issue are wel-
comed! If there is a need and interest,
we can even create a special issue out-
side of our usual four issues per year.
A few more associate editors will be
added this year. We are also always
looking to update and add to our list of
peer reviewers. So, if you have an in-
terest in serving on the Periodical, send
your resume with an expression of in-
terest and area of expertise directly to
the editor. Send your comments, letters,
suggestions, articles, and resumes di-
rectly to me, or call for a more imme-
diate response (ask for Mary Herman
Doughty, Secretary). Thank you for
your support and expressions of interest
received to date.
Have a great millennium!!
(Ms.) Yee Cho, P.E., L.S.P.
Editor-in-Chief
CDW Consultants, Inc.
111 Speen Street, Ste. 119
Framingham, MA 01701
Phone: (508) 875-2657
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