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Event 1st International Conference and Exhibition on Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation (SWSSC'2010)

The conference will create a wide and efficient international network of water and wastewater professionals worldwide. The Conference intends to provide a focal point for those engineers, scientists and regulators with an interest in the collection, water pollution control, treatment and supply of water, and recycling of wastewaters management and reuse options.

SWSSC 2010 in Egypt is an opportunity that brings together representatives from universities, industrial and governmental organizations with policy makers, stakeholders and clients. The technical program will enable all participants to learn from international experts to exchange their professional experience, and to be acquainted with the updated progress in both water and wastewater sectors. The conference exhibition will be a good tool to observe and discuss technical and policy issues, to be aware of low cost technology methods and to approach from potential clients and customers.

The following topics are provided only as a guidance on the wide range of topics that may be covered at the conference. The Scientific Committee welcomes articles, which fit within one of the topics shown below:

Water Treatment Technologies:

  • Strategic Approach to Sustainable Water Use.
  • Low Cost Technologies for Rural Drinking Water Supply.
  • Sustainability of Water Supplies in Provincial Egypt.
  • River Bank Filtration (RBF).
  • Groundwater Management.
  • Contaminant Transport in Groundwater.
  • Aquifer and Seawater Intrusion; and Contamination of Fresh Water Resources.
  • Solar Detoxification of Contaminated Water.
  • Advanced Oxidation.
  • Water Desalination and Applications.
  • Plant Operation and Maintenance.

    Wastewater Treatment Technologies:

  • Upgrading of Wastewater Treatment Plants.
  • Innovative and low cost Technologies for Wastewater Treatment Facilities.
  • Future Options in Urban Sanitation.
  • Performance Assessment in Wastewater Utilities and Social, Economic, Financial and
        Other Dimensions of Wastewater Asset Management.
  • Water Pollution Control.
  • Reactions and Degradation of Wastewater Contaminants.
  • Membrane Application.
  • Plant Operation and Maintenance.

    Wastewater Reuse:

  • Appropriate Wastewater Treatment Technologies.
  • Environmental Impact,Health and Safety.
  • Soil Carrying Capacity and Wastewater Reuse.
  • Crops and Wastewater Reuse.

    Sludge Treatment and Applications:

  • Sludge Treatment and Disposal.
  • Risk Management of Sludge Reuse.
  • Energy Recovery and CDM Application.

    Networks:

  • Water Distribution Modelling.
  • Sewer Networks Modelling.
  • Infrastructure Management. 
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    Abstracts deadline: 01/05/2010 

    Contact information Dr Rifaat Abdel Wahaab, Director, Research and Development (R & D) & Conference Coordinator, Holding Co. for Water and Wastewater (HCWW), Kornish El-Nil, Rod El-Farag Water Treatment Plant, Cairo, Egypt. / Dr. Abdel Kawi Khalifa, Chairman, Holding Company for Water and Wastewater (HCWW), Egypt - SWSSC 2010 (email: rawahaab@yahoo.com)
    Phone: +202-245 83590-94 (Ext. 322) ; Fax: +202-245 83884 ; Cell Phone no: +2-012 518 7971
    Event type Conference
    File link http://www.hcww.com.eg/ar/swssc/p1.aspx
    Source Holding Co. for Water and Wastewater (HCWW)
    Subject(s) ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , INDUSTRY , INFRASTRUCTURES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , TOOL TERMS , WATER QUALITY
    Geographical coverage Egypt
    Address at Cairo International Conference Center
    Organizer The Holding Company for Drinking Water and Wastewater and the Drinking Water and Wastewater and Consumer Protection Agency
    Target audience International
    Period [25/07/2010 - 27/07/2010]
    Status Confirmed
    Working language(s) ARABIC , ENGLISH
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