1. Lecturer, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 1201 W University Dr., Edinburg, TX 78539 (corresponding author). ORCID: .
2. Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M Univ.-Kingsville, 917 W. Ave. B, Kingsville, TX 78363.
3. Director of Estuary and Natural Resources Engineer, Cameron County Dept. of Transportation, 1390 W. Expy. 83, San Benito, TX 78586.
4. Chief Project Development Officer, Research, Applied, Technology, Education and Service, Inc., Rio Grande Valley, P.O. Box 697, Edinburg, TX 78540.
5. Assistant Professor, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Univ. of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 1201 W University Dr., Edinburg, TX 78539.
6. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Botany and Microbiology, Al-Azhar Univ., P.O. Box 11751, El Nasr St., Nasr City, Cairo 11651, Egypt.
7. Professor of Environmental Engineering Department and Director of Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment, Texas A&M Univ.-Kingsville, 917 W. Ave. B, Kingsville, TX 78363.