Dr. Matteo Papa, Postdoctoral Fulbright scholar at WEX | Water Energy Nexus Research Center, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine.
WWTPs (Wastewater Treatment Plants) usually undergo “conventional†monitoring, which consists of determining several traditional physico-chemical parameters - solids, COD, nutrients. Nevertheless, pollution phenomena are increasing nowadays, becoming more diversified and complicated, due to the high level of human activities and related contamination processes, with new synthetic substances being continuously released into the environment: as an example of new pollution mechanisms, impaired reproductive performance in aquatic organisms, and even feminization of shellfish, have been recorded in the past decade, as a consequence of exposure to hormone-like compounds. For these reasons, information provided by physico-chemical parameters alone is no longer sufficient to describe the real nature of WWTP effluents. On one hand, this up-grade can be performed by analytical chemistry, increasing the number of detected substances. On the other hand, the global effects of WWTP effluents can be assessed with the application of biological assays, which can directly measure the activity exerted by this matrix. Dr. Papa will present in this cycle of seminars his research work carried out so far on the fate of trace pollutants in sewage treatment plants, with a special focus on tertiary treatment technologies, and he will show how biological assays can play a fundamental role for a correct rating of treatment options.
Seminar #1: October 18th, 3:00 P.M., POST 127 Dr. Matteo Papa will introduce the topic of organic micropollutants in wastewater (definitions, production and consumption of pharmaceuticals, sources and pathways in the environment, environmental effects) and the main biological assays that can be applied for wastewater monitoring.
Event Sponsor
Water Resources Research Center, Mānoa Campus
More Information
wrrc, (808) 956-3097, wrrc@hawaii.edu
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Global Chef Program - France Mānoa Campus, Hale Aloha Cafe, Gateway Cafe & Campus Center
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Ka WÄ Ma Mua, Ka WÄ Ma Hope = Using The Past To Inform The Future Mānoa Campus, Hamilton Library, Hawaiian and Pacific Collections
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Health Professional Panel Mānoa Campus, Webster 103
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