This book consists of selected and peer reviewed papers which were presented at the 2024 14th International Conference on Environmental Science and Engineering (ICESE 2024). The conference was held in Hong Kong, China during September 20–22, 2024. It brought together innovative academicians and industrial experts in the field of environmental science and engineering in a common forum to promote their research and developmental activities. It also facilitated interchanging scientific information between researchers, developers, engineers, students, and practitioners working abroad. The book includes topics such as global environmental change and ecosystems management, environmental restoration and ecological engineering, water resources and river basin management, wastewater and sludge treatment, management of water treatment residuals, air pollution and control, carbon capture and storage, solid waste management, and technical aspects of treatment and disposal methods, among others.

Dr. Xueming Chen is a professor in College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Fuzhou University. He received his Ph.D. in environmental engineering from University of Queensland in 2017. He worked as a Marie Curie fellow and postdoc at Technical University of Denmark from 2017 to 2020. In the meanwhile, he has served as an (associate) editor for Journal of Environmental Management, Environmental Research, and Cleaner Water.