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 |
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Session Chair - Earl Shannon, Conestoga Rovers |
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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 |
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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
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12:00 |
Lunch & Poster Session |
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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 |