Novel Solutions to Water Pollution at #acsdenver ACS ENVR Div Chemistry

Heading to #acsdenver? Check out one of the highlights of the ACS Division of Environmental Chemistry program: Symposium featuring Novel Solutions to Water Pollution organized by my friend, S. Ahuja


Novel Solutions to Water Pollution
242nd ACS National Meeting and Exposition
Denver, CO
August 28-September 1, 2011

Sponsored by the ACS Division of Environmental Chemistry

Clean water is becoming an ever-decreasing commodity across the developed and developing world. Considering that an estimated 1.2 billion people in the world use contaminated water for drinking, finding methods to prevent contamination and treat water through economic and sustainable means becomes an imperative. In the past, it was believed that known technology would be able to support the growing water needs of Earth’s residents without impairing the quality of the existing water resources. However, it became evident that this perception was false and that novel research, development and implementation of new technological solutions would be needed to reduce and mitigate the existing water pollution. Green chemistry offers scientifically sound and cost-effective solutions that could minimize release of contaminants into the hydrosphere, but also provide water pollution control and monitoring technologies applicable to point of release or point-of-use systems. This session focuses on topics related to novel green chemistry solutions applicable to monitoring, characterizing, reducing and treating a plethora of anthropogenic and naturally occurring water pollutants. Studies related to, but not limited to, the following topics can be presented:
• Monitoring potential water contaminants
• Degradation studies of various pollutants
• Green chemistry alternatives for disinfection of water
• Elimination of contaminants

Symposium Organizers:

 
Satinder (Sut) Ahuja
Ahuja Consulting


Kiril Hristovski
Environmental Technology
College of Technology and Innovation
Arizona State University

Nora Savage
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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ENVR

Dionysios Dionysiou

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Oral
Novel Solutions to Water Pollution - PM Session
Location:	Sheraton Denver
Room:	Vail
Organizers:	Satinder Ahuja, Kirill Hristovski, Nora Savage
Presiders:	Satinder Ahuja
Duration:	1:30 pm - 5:30 pm
	Pres Time	Pub #	Presentation Title
	1:30 pm		Introductory Remarks
	1:35 pm	285	Green chemistry solutions to water contamination Satinder Ahuja PhD
	1:55 pm	286	Natural treatment of groundwater in Southern California Assistant Professor Monica Palomo PhD, Professor and chair Alok Bhandari PhD
	2:15 pm	287	Comparative removal in wetland microcosms of trace organics and engineered nanomaterials from simulated wastewater Ms. Fariya Sharif, Prof. Paul Westerhoff PhD, PE
	2:35 pm	288	Polycation-tethered micelles as immobilized detergents Paul L Dubin, Ebru Kizilay
	2:55 pm	289	Full scale hybrid sequencing batch/membrane bioreactor for distributed water reclamation and reuse of domestic wastewater Jochen Henkel, Dave Vuono, Assistant Professor Tzahi Cath, Associate Professor Jörg Drewes
	3:15 pm		Intermission
	3:30 pm	290	Removing chemical contaminants from water: Kinetics of AOP radical reactions Professor Stephen P Mezyk
	3:50 pm	291	Advanced oxidation using radiolysis to understand the remediation of organic contaminant mixtures in secondary treated wastewater Julie Peller PhD, Stephen Mezyk PhD
	4:10 pm	292	Long-term trace organic pollutant biodegradation and adsorption in drinking water biological activated carbon filters Research Assistant Thomas L Zearley, Professor R Scott Summers
	4:30 pm	293	Multiple contaminant removal using Fe-impregnated granular activated carbons Paul Sylvester PhD, Kiril Hristovski PhD, Jerome Bozon
	4:50 pm	294	Ferrate: Green chemistry disinfectant and oxidant in water treatment Professor Virender K Sharma
	5:10 pm	295	Perchlorate-selective resins from hyperbranched macromolecules Dennis P Chen, C.J. Yu, Yanjian Wan, Jinn Chang, Mamadou S Diallo

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ENVR

Dionysios Dionysiou

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Poster
Novel Solutions to Water Pollution - EVE Session
Location:	Colorado Convention Center
Room:	Hall D
Organizers:	Satinder Ahuja, Kirill Hristovski, Nora Savage
Duration:	6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
	Pub #	Presentation Title
	395	Investigation of adsorption of Nonylphenol on carbon nanotube Professor Ching Yuan PhD, Graduate Student Yung-Dun Dai, Assistant Professor Chung-Hsuang Hung PhD
	396	Removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solution by using calcium carbonate Prof. Dr. Mualla Oner, Dr. Ozlem Dogan, Serhan Galip
	397	Fate of hexavalent chromium in the aqueous environment: The role of fulvic acid and iron Dr. Tsanangurayi Tongesayi PhD, Aracelis Lantigua
	398	Novel method for the treatment of arsenic in drinking water Dr. Tsanangurayi Tongesayi PhD, Clara Abbey, Muhammad Ali
	399	Oxidation of azo-dyes in wastewaters by electro-generated Fenton's reagent Prof. Dr Mohamed M Ghoneim Ph D, Prof. Dr Hanaa S El-Desoky Ph D
	400	Efficient denitrification and mechanism study in an electrochemical-activated biofilm reactor Qian Xu, Yanqing Cong, Xiao yan Feng, Hua jun Feng, Dong sheng Shen
	401	Fabrication of composite Fe2O3 nanotube arrays for contaminants degradation and hydrogen generation under visible light irradiation Zhe Li, Yanqing Cong, Qi Wang, Qian Xu
	402	Low-temperature synthesis of water-dispersible anatase TiO2 with high photoactivity Jieying Jing, Jianyu Liang, Vicki L. Colvin, Wenying Li, William W. Yu
	403	Application of nanoscale zerovalent iron to decentralized drinking water systems Chunjian Shi, Daniel E Pomeroy, Pei C Chiu
	404	Arsenic occurrence in fluvial sediments: Challenges for planning sustainable water infrastructure in the Lluta river basin Paulina L Ríos BS, Paula A Guerra, Carlos A Bonilla PhD, Cristian R Escauriaza PhD, Gonzalo E Pizarro PhD, Pablo A Pasten PhD

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ENVR

Dionysios Dionysiou

Thursday, September 01, 2011

Oral
Novel Solutions to Water Pollution - AM Session
Novel Materials
Location:	Sheraton Denver
Room:	Vail
Organizers:	Satinder Ahuja, Kirill Hristovski, Nora Savage
Presiders:	Kirill Hristovski
Duration:	8:00 am - 12:00 pm
	Pres Time	Pub #	Presentation Title
	8:00 am		Introductory Remarks
	8:05 am	450	Evaluation of MnO2 bed filter for the removal of pharmaceutical compounds Mélissa Huguet, Hana Mestankova, Kristin Schirmer, Marie Deborde, Urs Von Gunten, Hervé Gallard
	8:25 am	451	In situ dechlorination in soil using stabilized zerovalent iron nanoparticles: Effectiveness and limitations Ms. Man Zhang, Dr. Dongye Zhao
	8:45 am	452	In situ immobilization of mercury in soil using stabilized iron sulfide nanoparticles Ms. Yanyan Gong, Dr. Yuanyuan Liu, Dr. Zhong Xiong, Dr. Dawn Kaback, Dr. Dongye Zhao
	9:05 am	453	Arsenic detoxification for sustainable water treatment by biomimetic and bioinspired catalysts with vitamin B12 Koichiro Nakamura
	9:25 am	454	Functionalized nanoparticles as removable membrane coatings Megan A Smith, David A Ladner PhD
	9:45 am		Intermission
	9:55 am	455	Mitigating membrane fouling using reactive electrochemical membranes Dr. Brian P. Chaplin, Dr. Orchideh Azizi, Lauren Glose, Ke-Han FanChiang, Dr. Metin Duran
	10:15 am	456	Titanium dioxide based hybrid ion exchange media for simultaneous removal of arsenic and nitrate Asst. Professor Kiril D. Hristovski Ph.D., Jennifer Elton, Professor Paul K. Westerhoff Ph.D.
	10:35 am	457	Selective removal of phosphorus combined with its recovery as a solid-phase fertilizer Professor Sukalyan Sengupta PhD, Arka Pandit
	10:55 am	458	WITHDRAWN
	11:15 am	459	Cyclic electrowinning/precipitation (CEP) system for the removal of mixtures of heavy metals from aqueous solutions Pengpeng Grimshaw PhD, Prof. Joseph M. Calo PhD, PE, Prof. George Hradil PhD
	11:35 am	460	Novel tailored activated carbon for hampering surface oligomerization of organic compounds PhD Graduate Student Liang Yan MS, Professor George Sorial PhD
	11:55 am		Concluding Remarks

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