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The annual Leading-Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies is focused specifically on advances and developments in water and wastewater technologies. To keep the programme targeted and discussions meaningful, the conference consists of a single plenary session of invited speakers on the first day, followed by two parallel sessions (one for drinking water and one for wastewater) on days two and three. The conference will consist of invited speakers who are leaders in the fields of water and wastewater, as well as those voluntarily submitting proposals.

Wastewater

• Maximizing Recovery of Resources from Wastewater 

• Minimizing the Greenhouse Gas Footprint

• Redesigning the Wastewater System 

• Minimizing Odours & Corrosion in Sewers and Wastewater Treatments

Drinking Water

• New Materials and Technologies for Membrane Processes

• The New Science and Technology for Water Reuse

• Clean Technologies - Minimising Waste and Optimizing Use of Resources

• Low Energy Desalination

Biological Drinking Water Treatment Workshop

The workshop on Biological Drinking Water Treatment (Tuesday 1 June at 13h) moderated by Dr. Zaid K. Chowdhury and Dr. Lutgarde Raskin is aimed at sharing the benefits and exploring the potentials of biological drinking water treatment with utility managers, consultants, regulators, and researchers, while considering constraints related to technology implementation. The following is a list of topics and presenters for the workshop:

• Biological Pretreatment During Bank Filtration, Aquifer recharge, and Recovery – Dr. Gary Amy, King Abdullah
  University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

• State of the art for the removal of natural organic matter through biological treatment in drinking water
  treatment plants – Dr. Peter Huck, University of Waterloo, Canada

• Advances in removal of taste and odor compounds through biological treatment of drinking water  - Dr. Paul
  Westerhoff, Arizona State University, USA

• Recent results on the removal of EDCs, PPCPs, and pesticides through biological treatment of drinking water –
  Dr. R. Scott Summers, University of Colorado, USA

• Anaerobic biological treatment for the removal of inorganic contaminants (nitrate and perchlorate) from drinking
  water with hydrogen and organic electron donors  – Dr. JoAnn Silverstein, University of Colorado, USA

• Biological treatment of drinking water in The Netherlands and Flanders with a focus on aerobic biological treatment for the
  removal of inorganic contaminants (ammonia, iron, manganese)  – Dr. Weren de Vet

The invited experts will present short introductory talks followed by interactive discussion about biological drinking water treatment.

Conference Venue

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