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Sponge City: Using the “One Water” Concept to Improve Understanding of Flood Management Effectiveness by Albert Z. Jiang, Edward A. McBean

“…Urban flood-related issues are substantial in China, arising from rapid construction of megacities over decades with insufficient flood control, all being made…”
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In situ treatment of arsenic-contaminated groundwater by air sparging by Brunsting, Joseph H., McBean, Edward A.

“…Arsenic contamination of groundwater is a major problem in some areas of the world, particularly in West Bengal (India) and Bangladesh where it is caused by…”
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Identification of Variable Importance for Predictions of Mortality From COVID-19 Using AI Models for Ontario, Canada by Snider, Brett, McBean, Edward A., Yawney, John, Gadsden, S. Andrew, Patel, Bhumi

“…The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 pandemic has challenged medical systems to the brink of collapse around the globe. In this paper, logistic…”
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Use of AI to assess COVID-19 variant impacts on hospitalization, ICU, and death by Hilal, Waleed, Chislett, Michael G, Snider, Brett, McBean, Edward A, Yawney, John, Gadsden, S Andrew

“…The rapid spread of COVID-19 and its variants have devastated communities worldwide, and as the highly transmissible Omicron variant becomes the dominant…”
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Improving Urban Water Security through Pipe-Break Prediction Models: Machine Learning or Survival Analysis by Snider, Brett, McBean, Edward A

“…AbstractNorth America’s water distribution systems are aging and incurring increased pipe breaks. These breaks pose a serious threat to urban drinking water…”
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Human health risk assessment from arsenic exposures in Bangladesh by Joseph, Tijo, Dubey, Brajesh, McBean, Edward A.

“…High arsenic exposures, prevalent through dietary and non-dietary sources in Bangladesh, present a major health risk to the public. A quantitative human health…”
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Corrigendum: Identification of Variable Importance for Predictions of Mortality From COVID-19 Using AI Models for Ontario, Canada by Snider, Brett, McBean, Edward A., Yawney, John, Gadsden, S. Andrew, Patel, Bhumi

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Beyond appropriate technology: Social considerations for the sustainable use of Arsenic–Iron Removal Plants in rural Bangladesh by Sorensen, Ingrid M., McBean, Edward A.

“…With increasing recognition of failed water and sanitation projects in developing countries, it has become apparent that appropriate technology is often…”
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A critical review of arsenic exposures for Bangladeshi adults by Joseph, Tijo, Dubey, Brajesh, McBean, Edward A.

“…Groundwater, the most important source of water for drinking, cooking, and irrigation in Bangladesh, is a significant contributor to the daily human intake of…”
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Combining Machine Learning and Survival Statistics to Predict Remaining Service Life of Watermains by Snider, Brett, McBean, Edward A

“…AbstractDistribution systems throughout North America are deteriorating and pipe breaks are increasing. To deal with these infrastructure crises, utilities…”
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Assessing the Impact of Pipe Rehabilitation on Decreasing Watermain Break Rates Using Random Survival Forest Models by Snider, Brett, McBean, Edward A.

“…AbstractNorth America is facing an aging watermain infrastructure crisis. Pipes are surpassing their expected service life, and surveys continue to suggest…”
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Does information intervention influence residential waste-source separation behavior? by Ma, Jing, Yin, Zhaoyun, McBean, Edward A.

“…There is no consensus about the impact of information intervention on residential waste-source separation behavior. As such, in this study, a model is utilized…”
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Predicting the Timing of Water Main Failure Using Artificial Neural Networks by Harvey, Richard, McBean, Edward A, Gharabaghi, Bahram

“…AbstractEffective management of aging water distribution infrastructure is essential for preserving the economic vitality of North American municipalities…”
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Watermain breaks and data: the intricate relationship between data availability and accuracy of predictions by Snider, Brett, McBean, Edward A.

“…Many water utilities are facing a crisis of aging infrastructure. Aging pipes are deteriorating, and pipe breaks are increasing. A variety of pipe break…”
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Water Security Implications in the 21st Century for Coastal Cities: The Imperative Need for Action by McBean, Edward A, Huang, Jinhui

“…Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest…”
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Insights and Opportunities: Challenges of Canadian First Nations Drinking Water Operators by Murphy, Heather M, Corston-Pine, Elliott, Post, Yvonne, McBean, Edward A

“…Providing safe drinking water continues to be a challenge in Canadian First Nations communities. In 2011, in Ontario and British Columbia, only 45 percent and…”
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Guidance on field survey programme design for basement flooding assessment by Jiang, Albert Z., McBean, Edward A., Binns, Andrew D., Gharabaghi, Bahram

“…Flood-related water damages have become the largest home insurance claims in North America in recent years. In response, considerable effort is being focused…”
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Wastewater impacts on groundwater at a fractured sedimentary bedrock site in Ontario, Canada: implications for First Nations’ source-water protection by Marshall, Rachael E., Levison, Jana, McBean, Edward A., Parker, Beth

“…The impacts of wastewater on Indigenous drinking water sources is an issue of concern across Canada. This study investigated the wastewater impacts on…”
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Improved Sustainability of Water Supply Options in Areas with Arsenic-Impacted Groundwater by Edward A. McBean, Mohammad Adnan Rajib, Md. Mujibur Rahman

“…The supply of water for rural populations in developing countries continues to present enormous problems, particularly where there is arsenic contamination in…”
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Municipal Solid Waste Slope Stability Modeling: A Probabilistic Approach by Jahanfar, Ali, Gharabaghi, Bahram, McBean, Edward A, Dubey, Brajesh K

“…AbstractThe geotechnical properties (e.g., density, friction angle, and cohesion) of waste material in landfills and dumpsites vary significantly, depending on…”
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