Journal of the IEST

The Journal of the IEST is an official publication of the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology and is of archival quality and noncommercial in nature, established to advance knowledge through technical articles selected by peer review, and published as a benefit to IEST members and the technical community at large and as a permanent record of progress in the science and technology of the environmental sciences.

The Journal of the IEST is published by the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology, Arlington Place One, 2340 S. Arlington Heights Road, Suite 620, Arlington Heights, IL 60005-4516 USA; telephone (847) 981-0100, www.iest.org.

SUBSCRIPTIONS: Annual nonmember subscriptions are $175 US (prepaid), and the Journal of the IEST is included in IEST member dues. Pricing is subject to change. Wire transfers must be remitted in US funds drawn on a US bank net of all bank charges.

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COPYRIGHT ©2014 by the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology. Copyright is not claimed in any portion of this work written by United States Government employees as part of their official duties.

Technical papers have been selected and reviewed by the Technical Editors and Editorial Advisers of the Journal of the IEST. Tech Talk articles are not peer reviewed.

The Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology assumes no responsibility for the statements and opinions advanced by contributors to its publications.

ISSN: 1098-4321 (print issues through 2004)

ISSN: 1557-2196 (online issues 2005 - current)