Biographical note

Dr. Jakub Zdarta is a Professor at the Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Poland. He is a member of the editorial boards of the journals Environmental Technology & Innovations, Catalysis Communications, Oxygen, and AIMS Bioengineering. He has been a guest editor for several special issues from different journals. His research is focused on environmental biotechnology and the removal of environmental pollutants for which he has published many articles and received several awards.

Dr. Teofil Jesionowski is a Professor at the Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Poland. He is a chemist and engineer, and he graduated from the same university. His areas of research include polymer modification, neutralization of water pollution with inorganic and organic compounds. Many of his scientific studies also concern the development of the so-called "Green Chemistry".

Dr. Jörg Rinklebe is a Professor of Soil- and Groundwater-Management at the University of Wuppertal, Germany. He is internationally recognized for his research in the areas of biogeochemistry of trace elements in wetland soils. Dr. Rinklebe has published over 500 research papers, four books, as well as numerous book chapters. He is the Editor of the international journal Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology (CREST). He is a Visiting Professor at the Department of Environment, Energy and Geoinformatics at Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea, and Guest Professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Recently, Dr. Rinklebe was elected as Vice President of the International Society of Trace Element Biogeochemistry (ISTEB).