Ph.D., P.E., L.S.

President & Founder of RNK Environmental, Inc.

Academic Degrees:

 ·        Doctor of Philosophy, Water Chemistry, University of Florida, 1965

·        Master of Science, Sanitary Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 1962

·        Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, 1959

Employment:

·        Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1968 - Present

·        President and Founder of RNK Environmental, Inc., 1980 - Present

·        Scientist Administrator, Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, 1966 – 1968

·        Engineer, Dayton, Ohio Water Department, 1959 – 1961 and 1962 – 1963

Fields of Practice & Research Interest:

·        Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Design, Permitting, Construction and Operation; Treatment Plant Operator Training; Water Chemistry and Laboratory Procedures; Water and Wastewater Disinfection Chemistry and Efficiency; Reverse Osmosis Treatment of Water & Wastewater

·        Landfill Design, Construction, Operation, Closure, and Monitoring; Landfill Gas Management and Beneficial Reuse; Incinerator Design, Construction, Operation, Maintenance, and Monitoring; Integrated Solid Waste Management Planning; Low Level Nuclear Waste Disposal

Professional Affiliations:

·        Life Member - American Water Works Association

·        Life Member – Water Environment Federation

·        National Society for Professional Engineers/Kentucky Society for Professional Engineers

Publications / Presentations:

• Dietary Exposure of Children in Lead-Laden Environment, with Melnyk, L. J., et. al., Journal Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology, Vol. 10, 2000, pp. 723 -731.

• Environmental Problems in Nepal, with Nutini, D.L. and Pandey, S., Journal Nepali Political Science and Politics, Health and Politics Issue, Vol. 4, 1995, pp. 19 - 23.

• Politics, Its Role in Environment and Health of Kathmandu Valley, with Nutini, D.L. and Pandey, S., Journal Nepali Political Science and Politics, Health and Politics Issues, Vol. 4, 1995, pp. 32 - 42.

• Degradable Plastics Research, Sino-America Degradable Plastics Technology Interchange Conference, Beijing, China, Nov. 1994.

• Opportunities for Waste Minimization at a Drum Reconditioning Plant, with Nutini, D.L., 49th Annual Purdue Industrial Waste Conference, May 9-11, 1994.

• Evaluation of Leachate and Gas From Sanitary Landfills With and Without HHW Components, 49th Annual Purdue Industrial Waste Conference, May 9 ‑11, 1994 and Household Hazardous Waste Conference, Austin, Texas, Nov. 1994.

• Codisposal of Anaerobically Treated and Lime Treated POTW Sludge with Municipal Solid Waste: A Ten Year Evaluation, with Farrel, J.; Rickabaugh, J.; Nutini, D.L., 66th Annual Water Environment Federation Conference, Oct. 7, 1993.

• Effect of Bromide Ion on Formation of Haloacetic Acids During Chlorination; with Pourmoghaddus, H., et al; Journal American Water Works Association, Vol. 85, No. 1; Jan. 1993, pp. 82 - 87.

• Reverse Osmosis Applications for Waste Treatment; with Nutini; D.L., 10^th Annual Membrane Technology/Separation Planning Conference; Newton, Massachusetts; October 15, 1992.

• Sanitary Landfill Decomposition in Integrated Waste Management, with Nutini, D.L., presented at the 85th Annual Air & Waste Management Meeting, Kansas City, MO, June, 1992.

• Anaerobic Composting of Yard Waste with Methane Gas Recovery, with Nutini, D.L., 47th Annual Purdue Industrial Waste Conference, May 1992.

• Biotreatability of Photodistillate Waste in a Septic Tank System; with Nutini; D.L., 47^th Annual Purdue Industrial Waste Conference; May 1992.

• Pretreatment of Rotogravure Plating Wastewater; 46^th Annual Purdue Industrial Waste Conference, May 16, 1991.

• Physical/Chemical Treatment of Sanitary Landfill Leachate, with Nutini, D.L., 46th Annual Purdue Industrial Waste Conference, May 15, 1991.
  treatment of Landfill Leachate Using Reverse Osmosis, with Nutini, D.L., in Proceedings - The 1990 International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes, August 21, 1990.

• Reverse Osmosis Treatment of Landfill Leachate, with Nutini, D.L., 45th Annual Purdue Industrial Waste Conference, May 10, 1990.

• Analysis of 20‑year‑old Refuse from the Mallard North Landfill           in Chicago, IL., with Nutini, D.L.; Rickabaugh, J.; Berg, G.; Rathje, W., The University of Arizona Foundation, Mobil Chemical Company and the Society of Plastics Industry, June 1989 (Final Report).

• Recycling by Sanitary Landfill Decomposition, with Nutini, D.L. and Rickabaugh, J., Solutions 89 International Conference, May 2, 1989.

• Reverse Osmosis Treatment for Nitrate Removals in High Solids Wastewater; with D. L. Nutini; American Chemical Society 197th National Meeting; Dallas, Texas; April 12, 1989.

• Household Hazardous Waste in the Sanitary Landfill, with Nutini, D.L., in Proceedings - 1988 Conference of Solid Waste Management and Materials Policy, January 27‑30, 1988.

• Control of Methane from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills by Injection of Lime and Flyash, with Rickabaugh, J.; Nutini, D.L.; Lambert, M., 43rd Purdue Industrial Waste Conference, May 1988.

• Evaluation of GRI Lysimeters Injected with Lime or Lime/Flyash; Test Cell Closure, with Nutini, D;L., et al., USEPA, 1987.

• Gas Enhancement Techniques in Landfill Simulators, with Nutini, D.L.; et al., Waste Management & Research, Vol. 5, No. 1, 1987.

• Effects of Industrial‑Municipal Co‑Disposal and Methane Gas Enhancement in Sanitary Landfills, with Nutini, D.L., et al., ASCE National Conference on Environmental Engineering, July 9, 1986.

• Reverse Osmosis Membrane Fouling by Electroless Copper Plating Solution; Metal Finishing, Vol. 83, No. 11, page 53; Nov. 1985.

• Gas Characterization, Microbiological Analysis and Disposal of Refuse in GRI Landfill Simulators, with Nutini, D.L.; Rickabaugh, J; Lambert, M., NTIS PB86‑179504/AS, EPA Contract No. 68‑03 ‑3210 ‑12, August 1985.

• Biological Treatability of Photoprocessing Wastewater: Part I; Proceedings 38th Annual Purdue Industrial Waste Conference, page 737; West Lafayette, Indiana; May 1984.

• Worker Exposure to Chlorinated Organic Compounds from the Activated-Sludge Wastewater Treatment Process, with Lurker, P.A, et. al., American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal., Vol. 44(2), Feb. 1983, pp. 109-112.

• Toxic and Flammable Gases, with James, S.C., and Nutini, D.L., Contaminated Land Reclamation and Treatment, Chapter 10, NATO Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society, Volume 8, 1981.

• Ozonation in a Wastewater Reuse System; Examination of Products Formed; with others; Journal Water Pollution Control Federation, Vol. 50, page 1727; July 1978.

• Trihalomethane Formation from Iodine and Chlorine Disinfection of Ohio River Water, with Rickabaugh, J., in Water Chlorination: Environmental Impact and Health Effects Vol. 2, Jolley, R.L., Gorchev, H. and Hamilton, D.H., Jr., (Eds.). Proceedings of a Conference, October 31-November 4, 1977, Gatlinburg, Tennessee. pp. 583-591, 1978.

• Chlorination of Wastewater Manual of Practice No. 4, 14th Edition; with others; Water Pollution Control Federation; January 1976.

• Water and Wastewater Disinfection with Ozone-A Critical Review; CRC Press; Critical Reviews in Environmental Control, page 141; January 1975.

• Ozone Disinfection of Wastewaters at Low Temperatures; Proceedings Symposium on Wastewater Treatment in Cold Climates, page 507; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; March 1974.

• Treatment of Steel Drum Processing Wastewater; with Musterman, J. and Arell; P., 28th Annual Purdue Industrial Waste Conference; West Lafayette, Indiana; May 1973.

• Treatment of Tannery Wastewater from Dona Allen, Inc .; Proceedings American Leather Chemists Association; Vol. 68, page 370; September 1973.

• Disinfection (Review of the 1971 Literature); with H. A. Faber; Journal Water Pollution Control Federation, Vol. 44; June 1972, pp. 972 - 977.

• The Disinfection of Swimming Pool Waters. I. Comparison of Iodine and Chlorine as Swimming Pool Disinfectants, with Black, A.P., et. al., American Journal of Public Health and the Nation’s Health, Vol. 60(3), March 1970, pp. 535 -545.

• Iodine Disinfection of Water, with Thomas, W.C., et. al., Archives of Environmental Health, Vol. 19(1), July 1969, pp. 124 - 128.

• Training in Water and Wastewater Operation; Journal New England Water Works Association, Vol. 83, page 101; June 1969.

• Effect of Iodinated Water Supplies on Thyroid Function, with Freund, G., et. al., Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol. 26(6), June 1966; pp. 619 - 624.