XENOWAC 2009 - Conference Programme

Thursday, 12 March 2009

08.45 – 9.45

Keynote Presentation

Overcoming Toxicity of Xenobiotics in Biotreatment Systems: Applications and Future Prospects of Two-Phase Partitioning Bioreactors

Prof. Andrew Daugulis, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

9.45 – 11.30

Presentations by the YSC winners!
Chairs: G. Lyberatos and S. Richardson

11.30 – 12.00

Coffee Break

12.00-12.15

Quantification and the risk assessment of PAHs in sewage sludge from Tunisia using HSP 47 bioassay. 

KHADHAR S., HIGASHI T., MATSUYAMA S., ISODA H., BEN FREDJ F., CHAREF A.

Priority pharmaceuticals in drinking water sources – (future) consumption and policy measures.

VAN DER AA N.G.F.M., KOMMER G.J., VERSTEEGH, J.F.M.

An add-on nitrifying membrane bioreactor as effluent polishing technique for 17α-ethinylestradiol. 

DE GUSSEME B., PYCKE B., HENNEBEL T., BOON N., VERSTRAETE W.

12.15.12.30

Assessment of accumulation and toxicity of Na and Cu salts to plants. 

MONTVYDIENE D., MARCIULIONIENE D., LUKSIENE B.

Fast assessment of treated wastewater discharge in drinking water sources. 

PONS M.N., CHARROIS L., PONTVIANNE S., POTIER O.

Biological wastewater treatment followed by physicochemical treatment
for the elimination of fluorinated surfactants.

JOSÉ H.J., GEBHARDT, W., MOREIRA R.F.P.M., PINNEKAMP J., SCHRÖDER H. FR.

12.30-12.35

5' discussion

12.35-12.50

Linking toxic metal chemistry to ecotoxity in urban water cycle: Importance of the colloidal organic matter. 

SLAVEYKOVA V.I., WORMS I., LAMELAS C., SIGG L.

Role of colloids from waste water treatment plant effluents in pollutant biogeocycling: composition and interaction with toxic metals. 

Removal of selected pharmaceuticals by NF/GAC from effluents as high quality pretreatment for managed aquifer recharge. 

KAZNER C., FINK G., TERNES T., WINTGENS T.,
MELIN T

12.50-13.05

Risk-based characterization of pharmaceutical compounds in aquatic ecosystems.

SHINE J., DONG Z., SENN D., MORAN R.

Simulation of chlorine decay in water distribution systems using EPANET.

TAVASSOLI H.R., TAHERSHAMSI A.

Constructed wetlands: An alternative for the elimination of organic micropollutants in urban wastewater.

SCHLUSENER M., LACHMUND C., FINK G.,  SCHULZ M.,  WICK A., GROH S.,  KAMPF R.,  SIEGRIST H.,  TERNES T.

13.05-13.20

Use of a modelling approach to assess the impact of glyphosate on drinking water intake. 

Substance flow analysis as tool for sustainable urban water management regarding xenobiotics. 

CHEVRE N., GUIGNARD C., COPIN P-J, WYNN HK., BADER H-P., SCHEIDEGGER R., ROSSI L.

New pollutants – new tools.

JAMTROT A., WAHLBERG C.,
BERGBÄCK B. , MÅNSSON N.

13.35-13.45

10’ discussion

13.45 – 15.00

LUNCH

16.00-15.15

Comparison of predicted and experimentally derived values for the duration of the exposure phase in fish bioconcentration studies. . 

KNIGHT L., LANGFORD-POLLARD A., HAYNES L., PENKETH S., JENKINS C., BARRETT K., FLATMAN D., AIKENS P.

Two phase reactors applied to the removal of substituted phenols: comparison between liquid-liquid and liquid-solid systems. 

TOMEI M. C., ANNESINI M.C., PIEMONTE V., PRPICH G.P., DAUGULIS A.J.

Fate of carbamazepine during water treatment.

KOSJEK T.,  ANDERSEN H.R., KOMPARE B.,  LEDIN A.,
 HEATH E.

15.15-15.30

Statistical methods to evaluate the impact of xenobiotics on urban receiving waters.

MUSOLFF A., LESCHIK S., REINSTORF F., STRAUCH G., KRIEG R., SCHAFMEISTER M.T., SCHIRMER, M.

Removal of 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) in an aerated nitrifying fixed bed reactor: influence of manganese and ammonium oxidation. 

FORREZ I.,  CARBALLA M.,  BOON N., VERSTRAETE W.

Nanofiltration and reverse osmosis: Membranes characterization and xenobiotics removal.

SANCHES S., PEREIRA V.J., CRESPO M.B., CARDOSO V.V., PENETRA A.I., GRANADO C., BENOLIEL M.J., FERREIRA F.C., CRESPO J.G.

15.30-15.35

5' discussion

15.35-15.50

Untreated and treated wastewater effluent toxicity and genotoxicity to fish at different stages of development.  

VOSYLIENĖ M.Z., KAZLAUSKIENĖ N., BARŠIENĖ J.,
ANDREIKĖNAITĖ L.,  TAUJANSKIS E., MILUKAITĖ A.

Impact of carbon source on the microbial community diversity in mercury bioremediation systems. 

CARVALHO G., ALMEIDA B., FRADINHO J., OEHMEN A., REIS M.A.M., CRESPO M.T.B.

Adsorption processes for the removal of p-nitrophenol, carbamazepine and iopromide in drinking water treatment: Powdered activated carbon / membrane filtration and conventional granular activated carbon filtration.

 HOBBY R., IVANCEV-TUMBAS I.

15.50-16.05

In vitro assessment of estrogenic and thyroid endocrine disruptors along water cycle of the Paris area (France). 

JUGAN M. L., BIMBOT M., HUTEAU V., OZIOL L., TAMISIER-KAROLAK S., BLONDEAU J.P., LEVI Y.

Erythromycin toxicity on activated sludge. 

LOUVET J.N., GIAMMARINO.C.,  POTIER O., PONS M.N

The removal of charged xenobiotics from drinking water supplies through integrated ion exchange membrane processes.

OEHMEN A., FRADIHNO J., LIANOS J., VERGEL D., VELIZAROV S., CRESPO J.G., REIS M.A.M.

16.05-16.20

Endocrine disrupting chemicals and endocrine potency of wastewater measured by In Vivo and In Vitro Assays.

KUSK K.O., FREDERIKSEN H., EVA C, BONEFELD-JORGENSEN, ANDERSSON A.M., LYKKESFELDT A.E., NELLEMANN CH., HANSEN C.M.S, KRUGER T., LONG M., TAXVIG C., ANDERSEN H.R.

Study of antibiotics influence on activated sludge behaviour via analysis of exopolymeric substances.

AVELLA A.C., ESSENDOUBI M., LOUVET J.N., GÖRNER T., SOCKALINGUM G.D., PONS M.N.,MANFAIT M., DE  DONATO PH.

UV degradation of xenobiotics in drinking water sources via direct photolysis at 254nm.

SANCHES S., RICARDO J., PENETRA A., CARDOSO V.V., BANOLIEL M.J., CRESPO M.T., PASSARINHO P., CRESPO J.G., REREIRA V.

16.20-16.30

10' discussion

 16.30 – 17.00

JOINT Presentations, Chairs: K. Kümmerer and A. Daugulis

17.00 – 17.30

Joint Presentation 1
Micropollutants and nuclear receptors activities assessments for wastewater treatment plants efficiency evaluation
by D. Patureau, G. Hernandez, N. Delgenes, M. Muller, F. Ducray, P. Balaguer and J.P. Delgenes

17.30 – 18.00

Joint Presentation 2
Identification of hazardous substances in industrial effluents with the objective to safeguard the quality of sewage sludge. 
by E. Eriksson, A. Leander, K. Hansson, S. Flygare, A. Ledin

18.00 – 18.30

Joint Presentation 3
Application of advanced oxidation (AOP) for drinking water treatment in Austria
by N. Kreuzinger, U. Bletterie, M. Werderitsch

19.10

Cyprus Night