Urban Watershed Microbiology, Volume 2: Environmental Indicators, Regional Case Studies, and Bioremediation Strategies (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783032058089)

Sonia Tiquia-Arashiro is a Professor of Microbiology at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, with primary research interests in biotechnology for clean water, renewable energy, and healthy ecosystems. Her broader interests include the analysis and management of complex adaptive systems, as well as microbiology education and science literacy. She serves as Associate Editor for Environmental Technology and Frontiers in Microbiology, and continues to contribute to global discussions on water sustainability, environmental microbiology, and biotechnology.

Gertjan Medema is a part-time Chair on Water & Health at Delft University of Technology and Principal Microbiologist at KWR Water Research Institute. He has expertise in waterborne pathogen detection and epidemiology, leading research on SARS-CoV-2 sewage surveillance and investigating a Legionella outbreak in Flint, Michigan. Since 1991, he has advised the WHO on water microbiological guidelines and contributed to responses during outbreaks like SARS and Ebola. He also advises the European Commission on water guidelines and directs KWR's WHO Collaborating Centre on Water Quality.

Hidetoshi Urakawa is a Professor of Environmental Science at Florida Gulf Coast University and a Courtesy Professor at the University of South Florida. His research covers aquatic ecology, environmental microbiology, and ecosystem processes, with a focus on the nitrogen cycle, cyanobacteria dynamics, and marine species feeding ecology. He also works in aquaculture, biotechnology, and nutrient reduction technologies. Dr. Urakawa is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Microbiology.

Nelson Libardi is a faculty member at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) in Brazil, where he focuses on research and academic activities related to bioprocesses. He holds a Ph.D. in Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology from the Federal University of Paraná. His expertise is in environmental and industrial biotechnology, specializing in biological processes for wastewater treatment and resource recovery, with a strong emphasis on developing sustainable biotechnological solutions to improve environmental practices.

Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa is a Research Manager in Water Resources Quality & Management at the Water Research Commission in Pretoria, South Africa. She specializes in water quality and pollution control, focusing on sustainable environmental remediation technologies. Her research covers wastewater treatment, waterborne pathogens, and the broader impacts of pollution on health and ecosystems. Dr. Ubomba-Jaswa is an advocate for water sustainability and has contributed to peer-reviewed journals and international conferences on environmental science and policy.

Victor Ella is a Professor of Land and Water Resources Engineering at the University of the Philippines Los Baños. His research focuses on hydrologic modeling, groundwater hydrology, water quality, irrigation engineering, and soil conservation, with broader interests in contaminant transport, erosion, soil physics, water resources planning, climate change, IoT-based irrigation, and watershed-scale hydrologic modeling.