title: Special issue on thermodynamics and kinetics of emerging contaminants in the environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: yhs@ntu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Yang-Hsin
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Electronic address: lien.sam@nuk.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Hsing-Lung
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Lien
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, Texas Tech University, Box 41023, Lubbock, TX 79409-1023, USA. Electronic address: weile.yan@ttu.edu.
authors.forename: Weile
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: School of Natural Resources and Environmental Science & Korea Biochar Research Center, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, South Korea. Electronic address: soilok@kangwon.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Yong Sik
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Ok