Thursday 11 April 2013

111103 IWW P19

Microbial diversity of sludge from a pilot-scale reactor treating real sewage in simultaneous biological removal of nitrogen and sulfur DF Fonseca, E. Foresti (Brazil) From october 29 to november 4, the city of Amsterdam will host the first International Water Week in the netherlands (IWW). the IWW highlights integrated solutions covering the entire water cycle. one of the conferences that will be organised during the week of the event is the conference Water & Innovation -- Water technology. Innovations in water technology are vital to finding solutions to the challenges we face today: climate change, aging infrastructure, urbanisation, resource shortages, the economic and financial crisis, new emerging substances, the need for sustainable development, demographic changes, etc. the water industry is already confronting serious problems. For example, the shortage of energy and other resources demands energy efficient processes and the recovery of nutrients, water and energy from the water cycle. Water shortages necessitate the reuse of domestic waste water for industry and agriculture. Salinisation of groundwater and surface water related to climate change requires new concepts and processes to desalinate saline and brackish water. climate change also seriously affects the urban water cycle. Flooding in urban areas is becoming more commonplace, while water quality management in urban areas is becoming increasingly complex. Emerging substances, such as pharmaceuticals ...

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