Abstract Session 7 - Emerging pollutants and wastewater (UNESCO-IWRA Online Conference 2023)

Moderator: Mary Trudeau Project officer – i-WSSM UNESCO Global Water Security Issues project, IWRA; Director, Envirings Inc. Co-Moderator: Suryakanta Acharya Founder, PAY-W Clinic, India Speakers: “Evaluation of Sustainable materials to boost Emerging pollutants sorption during Soil Aquifer Treatment for Water Reuse“ Cristina Valhondo, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research of the Spanish National Research Council (IDAEA-CSIC) “Reuse of nutrient-rich treated wastewater for food self-sufficiency: Addressing health concerns of emerging contaminants of small-scale farmers through agro-ecological tools – A case study from Fayoum governorate, Egypt“ Ahmed A. Rezk, M.Sc Project Manager “Removal of pharmaceutical contaminants from wastewater using ceramic membrane filter“ Edith Nwakaego Okey, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi “Data Science applied to the sanitation sector: an investigation in open databases“ Simão Urpia, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Chemical Engineering Department “High surface area chemically activated carbon derived from bamboo sawdust for the remarkable removal of paracetamol from water. Sorption kinetics, isotherm, thermodynamics and regeneration studies” Wondimu Kebede Wakejo, Africa Center of Excellence for Water Management (ACEWM), Addis Ababa University; Chemical Engineering Department, Wachemo University “Sustainable Development: A Strategic Approach for Sustainable Business Practices in Trade Effluent Generating Industries in Francistown Region in Botswana” Kene Dick, UNICAF University “Niobum-Based Advanced Nanomaterials for Emergent Pollutants Removal from Wastewater” Lanna Emilli Lucchetti, Universidade Federal do ABC, Bairro Bangu, Santo André