Dear Rebecca,<br />I have the following questions to your comments. Can you please check and answer to my questions below? thanks in advance.<br /><br />
<p>Q&amp;A:</p>
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<p>1. Comment 8: Do you mean "the way in which siloxane was mixed..." ??</p>
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<p><strong>Answer</strong>: Yes, I meant it like what you said. Then can I write it as follows?</p>
<p>&agrave; Interestingly, the way in which siloxane was mixed also influenced removal and mobility of ZnO NPs.</p>
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<p>2. Comment 13: Is this a caption? It seems to be out of place here.</p>
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<p><strong>Answer</strong>: Yes. You&rsquo;re correct. So in this case is the following sentence is fine? When you read, was there anything awkward meaning?</p>
<p>&agrave; Effect of porous media (beach sand) on the removal and release kinetics of the nano-metal oxides under various environmental parameters</p>
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<p>3. Comment 14: One session of 3 weeks each year? Or 3 sessions of 1 week duration each year?</p>
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<p><strong>Answer</strong>: I meant &ldquo;One session of 3 weeks each year&rdquo; so total two sessions for two years.</p>
<p>So then, is the following sentence correct to say what I meant?</p>
<p>&agrave; The PI plans to have one session of 3-week summer per year (for 2 years) for teacher on-site research.</p>
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<p>4. Comment 15: I believe this is your first mention of a lab tour, so you probably need to explain it here or earlier - is a tour of your lab going to be offered to policy makers and manufacturers?</p>
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<p><strong>Answer: </strong>yes, so then, is it fine writing it as follows?</p>
<p>&agrave; We will conduct survey from workshops held at the end of the public lecture, workshop, lab tour of the policy-maker and manufacturer. <strong>A tour of the PI&rsquo;s laboratory is going to be offered to policy makers and manufacturers</strong>.</p>
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<p>5. Comment 16: Suggest you clarify meaning of "potential applications." Do you mean application to graduate school, for example?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>No, I meant nanotechnology application, so in this case, can I write it as follows?</p>
<p>&agrave; Motivation of individuals to learn more in this field for minimizing environmental impacts in nanotechnology applications</p>