title: Special section on the Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering, CESE-2014: 12-16 Oct., Persada Johor International Convention Centre, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
authors.affiliation: School of Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, RMIT University, Australia. Electronic address: Jega.jegatheesan@rmit.edu.au.
authors.forename: Jega V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Jegatheesan
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia. Electronic address: azlina@kimia.fs.utm.my.
authors.forename: Wan Azlina
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science & Biotechnology, Hallym University, South Korea. Electronic address: dongjin@hallym.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Dongjin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: School of Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, RMIT University, Australia. Electronic address: li.shu846@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.affiliation: Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, Huangkuang University, Taiwan. Electronic address: hyshu@sunrise.hk.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Hung-Yee
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Shu
mesh_terms: D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000639:trends*; D019149:Bioreactors; D004463:Ecology / Q000639:trends*; D018508:Water Purification