2012 Workshop on Control of Emerging Contaminants in Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems , Guelph Arboretum, May 30, 2012
Agenda
 8:55am Welcome and Introductions - Wayne Parker, University of Waterloo
  Session Chair - Earl Shannon,  Conestoga Rovers
  Presenter Univ. Collaborators Topic
9:00 Ed McBean, Professor  , IRC Water Security UG Ed McBean, Cameron Farrow  Fate and Transport Attenuation of Emerging Contaminants 
9:20 Joe Brunsting, Grad.Student, Envir. Engr UG Ed McBean Arsenic in Groundwater: Causes, Issues, and Proposed Mitigation
9:40 Hongde Zhou, Professor, IRC Wastewater Technology UG Christopher Potvin, Hongde Zhou Measurement and Fate of TBBPA in Wastewater Treatment Plants
10:00 Break
  Session Chair - Tim Fletcher, Ontario Ministry of Environment
10:20 Cassandra Helt, PhD Candidate UW/WLU Ray Legge, Robin Slawson Real-Time PCR quantification of bacterial pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes in a waste treatment lagoon system 
10:40 Xiaohui Jin, PhD Candidate UW Sigrid Peldszus, Peter Huck Modeling of Reaction Rate Constants of Micropollutants with Hydroxyl Radicals
11:00 Jacque-Ann Grant , PhD Candidate UofT Ron Hofmann Evaluation of the hydroxyl scavenging potentials of municipal wastewater effluents
11:20 Anwar Sadmani, PhD Candidate UofT Robert Andrews, David Bagley The Influence of Source Water Components on the Removal of PPCPs and EDCs via Nanofiltration
11:40 Sabrina Diemert, PhD Candidate UofT Robert Andrews Impact of Coagulation on Removal of PPCPs, EDCs and Natural Organic Matter
12:00 Lunch & Poster Session
  Session Chair - Hugh Monteith,  Hydromantis Environmental Software Solutions
1:00 Ying Ying Liu, PhD Candidate UW Carol Ptacek Remediation of co-mingled perchlorate, nitrate, and sulfate contaminated water using  zero-valent iron and wood chips
1:20 Patricia Keen,  University of British Columbia UBC Eric Hall Update on EC Research at UBC and Wastewater Pilot Plant
1:40 Chris Metcalf                     Trent University Nanosilver in the aquatic environment: Can something so small be a hazard
2:00 Evelyn Allen, Southern Ontario Water Consortium Southern Ontario Water Consortium:  Overview and Update
For more information please contact: Tom Sullivan, University of Waterloo, 519-888-4567 ext. 38599, tmsulliv@uwaterloo.ca