dear editor,<br /><br />I was informed from my supervisor that the letter needs a revision to reflect more benefits to water profession.&nbsp;So I rewrote&nbsp;the previous&nbsp;document you edited recently. It's just 450 words. <br /><br />Would you mind checking the revised version I wrote below?<br />&nbsp;<br />I look forward to having your edited version again on this. Sorry for asking this again, but I expect to complete a new paper and submit it to you online sometime in May or sooner depending on my progress. <br /><br />thanks again.<br /><br /><br />Revised letter:<br /><br />
<p>Dear __ Review Panel,</p>
<p>This letter is to nominate and support __ and her team for the application of the __Award, that is being submitted to __ on their proposal, __&nbsp;. As a collaborator of __, I&rsquo;m well positioned to know her research on water quality and treatment technologies, especially practical aspects applicable to solve real issues that the nation faces nowadays, especially for communities where clean water supply and improved sanitation are necessary.</p>
<p>&nbsp;Their preliminary tests of the proposed technologies have already been well demonstrated to supply clean water resource to rural communities and underdeveloped countries (e.g., Tanzania and Vietnam). The merits of the proposed technologies are threefold. First, the cost-effective solution would highly benefit such rural communities, for especially eco-toilets and waterless portable private toilets (WPPTs) which do not require water and energy consumption - net zero waste and energy. Water quality profession will highly benefit from the technologies the team has developed in terms of easy deployment and application, cost effectiveness to solve poor water quality. If allowed to scale up from the current development, commercialization is also possible, which water industries would be interested in involved for such practical applications in water quality and treatment field. The rainwater harvesting system proposed as a part of the integrated system will certainly meet to the standard of supplying a sustainable drinking water quality.</p>
<p>&nbsp;Significant outcomes are foreseen in terms of the following aspects compared to current practices. First, with the integrated technology, domestic wastewater release into the nature without prior treatment can be preventable. Second, the novel sanitation solution by placing eco-toilets or WPPTs is a sustainable approach in terms of being used as fertilizers and avoiding direct contact with polluted human waste. Third, whereas polluted water is unsafe to drink and can attract mosquitos, rainwater is a safe drinking water resource. Lastly, the proposed technology will have critical outputs that could result in saving 2.5 billion people suffering from diseases (not limited to malaria and zika) due to poor sanitation and poor water quality.</p>
<p>&nbsp;Overall, I am well convinced with the team lead by __ who has demonstrated excellence in research in the field, thereby strongly recommend for the award without reservation. I urge the review panel to give the team a top priority in consideration for the award.</p>
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