Current environmental trends show an increase in pollutant concentrations in water bodies. The alarming concern this poses has made it crucial to remove pollutants from water and eliminate them, owing to the host of issues they cause to the ecosystem. While sorption is a popular method of treating wastewater, there are several concerns regarding its accessibility, affordability, efficiency, and functioning toward a circular su...

Following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon accident of a massive blow-out in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists from government, industry, and academia collaborated to advance oil spill modeling and share best practices in model algorithms, parameterizations, and application protocols. This synergy was greatly enhanced by research funded under the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI), a 10-year enterprise that allowed unprecedente...