25-26.11.2024.
Winter School on Contaminants of Emerging Concern and Disinfection By Products: Occurrence, Impact and Elimination
In the scope of projects BlueWWater, ALERT-PFAS, H2OforAll, and MAR2PROTECT, with the support of Rede NOR-WATER and ZeroPollution4Water Cluster, the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, University of Coimbra and NOVA School of Science and Technology of NOVA University Lisbon are organizing a Winter School on Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) and Disinfection By-Products (DBPs): Occurrence, Impact and Elimination.
The Winter School event aims to present an overview of the current state of knowledge and the latest advances regarding the occurrence, impact, and elimination of Disinfection By-Products (DBPs), Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs), and microbial contamination to provide solutions face to risks in providing safe drinking water and alternative water sources for crops production.
The Winter School includes: (i) a section specifically devoted to PhD students (“Floor to Students”) where they will have the chance to present a poster communication, as well as to meet experts from the School; (ii) a workshop on Publishing Perspectives; (iii) workshop on European Directives on Drinking Water, Water Reuse and Urban Wastewater Treatment; (iv) lectures on Complementary Skills related to high-throughput methodologies for the determination of DBPs, CECs, PFAS, microplastics, ARB and ARGs, environmental and health impacts and prevention measures and, technologies for control of DBPs, CECs, PFAS, microplastics, ARB and ARGs; (v) workshop on Wastewater Treatment and Reuse; and (vi) a workshop on DBPs; (vii) networking Opportunities and Exhibition of water treatment related products and services.
The workshop on publishing perspectives will be given by the Executive Publisher of Elsevier for Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and Executive Editors of the Journal Environmental and Chemical Engineering (Elsevier) and will feature a coffee break sponsored by Elsevier. A range of topics will be covered concerning the publication of scientific articles starting from their preparation, going through the review process, and then ending with the editorial decision and possible transfers of rejected manuscripts to alternative journals. The publisher´s, editor´s, and author´s points of view will be discussed, and the workshop will conclude with a roundtable during which questions will be taken from the audience.
The workshop on European Directives on Drinking Water, Water Reuse and Urban Wastewater Treatment, with the participation of Water Europe, the National Laboratory of Energy and Geology (LNEG), and the Water and Waste Services Regulation Authority (ERSAR), will present the news and challenges regarding drinking water, wastewater treatment, and reuse.
Lectures on complementary skills will be given by senior researchers, professors and professionals, with high expertise in the topics of: i) high-throughput methodologies for the determination of DBPs, CECs, PFAS, microplastics, ARB and ARGs, ii) environmental and health impacts and prevention measures and, iii) technologies for control of DBPs, CECs, PFAS, microplastics, ARB and ARGs (e.g., ozonation, advanced oxidation processes, membrane filtration, adsorption, nature-based solutions), as other topics such as CFD simulation, LCA/LCC and water digitalization.
The workshop on Wastewater Treatment and Reuse and workshop on DBPs will include several invited talks from i) coordinators of European projects funded by Life, INTERREG, and Horizon Europe programs, presenting the project goals and main results, ii) Water utilities (Águas do Tejo e Atlântico) and companies (Aqualia, Xylem, USP Technologies, Adventech, Manaseer Group, Air Liquide, De Nora Technologies), showing case studies and real applications; iii) round table discussion addressing current industry trends, challenges, or innovations.
For more information about the Winter School, please visit our website:
https://mar2protect.eu/winter-school-2024/
Please proceed with your registration at the following link:
https://conferences.chemistry.pt/register/winter.school.2024
EA3G2024 Conference
The Winter School will take place in conjunction with the next International Conference. EA3G2024 will be held from 27 to 29 November 2024, in Porto, Portugal, organized by The European African Asian Australasian Group of the International Ozone Association. Participants of the Winter School will have a reduced fee at the EA3G2024 conference.
EA3G2024 event aims to present an overview of the current state of knowledge and latest advances regarding the use of Ozone and Advanced Oxidation: Science, Technologies and applications for a better world.
The conference will be co-organized with the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto and the University of Coimbra.
We welcome your participation in these unique events.
The venue for both events will be the World of Wine (WOW), Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal. WOW is a huge new cultural district where everyone is welcome. In the historic heart of Vila Nova de Gaia, on the south bank of the River Douro, overlooking the Ribeira of Porto (Porto’s Riverside) and the Luís I Bridge, just a short distance from the center of Porto, WOW pays homage to culture, history and Portugal’s main industries.
Winter school flyer: https://bluewwater.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WinterSchool-Flyer.pdf
Conference flyer: https://bluewwater.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/EA3G2024-IOA-Conference-Porto-Announcement-and-Call-for-Papers.pdf
More info:
EA3G2024: www.ioa-ea3g.org/ea3g2024
WINTER SCHOOL: https://mar2protect.eu/winter-school-2024/
