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The 23rd International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management

Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
March 30 - April 2, 2008

Agenda

(updated March 26, 2008)

 

Contact Information:

Department of Civil Engineering

Widener University

1 University Place

Chester, PA 19013-5792 USA

Phone: 610-499-4042

Fax: 610-499-4461

Email solid.waste@widener.edu

 

Founder:        Iraj Zandi, University of Pennsylvania
Chair:            Ronald L. Mersky,  Widener University

Secretary:      Kathleen Donaghy, Widener University

 

 

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                                                                    Scientific Committee:

·        Haluk Akgun,  Middle East Technical University, Turkey

·        Giuseppe Bonifazi, Sapienza – Università di Roma, Italy

·        Shoou-Yuh Chang, North Carolina A&T State University, USA

·        Thomas Coskeran, Liverpool John Moores University, UK

·        Ruby Mejía de Gutiérrez, Universidad del Valle - Escuela de Ingenieriá de Materiales, Colombia

·        Mervat El-Hoz, University of Balamand, Lebanon

·        Toru Furuichi, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan

·        Kasturi Gadgil, I.I.T. Delhi, India

·        Noah Galil, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

·        William L. Magette, University College Dublin, Ireland

·        Ilan Nissim, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Israel

·        Sara Ojeda-Benitez, Autonomous University of Baja California Engineering Institute, México

·        Chukwu Onu, Southern University and A & M College, USA

·        Paul S. Phillips, University of Northampton, UK

·        Eva Pongrácz, University of Oulu, Finland

·        Jason Scott, The University of New South Wales, Australia

·        Sally Spankie, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

·        Jerry Uhuo, National Assembly, Abuja, Nigeria

·        Bruce G. Wilson, University of New Brunswick, Canada

      Anita Závodská, Barry University, USA


 

 CONFERENCE SUMMARY

SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 2008

 

Pre-Conference Tour of Philadelphia

Opening Reception

 

 

MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2008          

                                                  

Opening Plenary

 

1A           Recycling 1

1B           Contaminated Sites and Landfill

1C           Energy Recovery

1D           MSW Systems Management

                               

2A           Utilization of Fly Ash

2B           Construction and Demolition Wastes

2C           Biological Treatment

2D           Geotechnical Topics

2E            Waste Composition and Generation

 

3A           Public Involvement

3B           Chemical and Biochemical Treatment

3C           Electronic Wastes

3D           Environmental Analysis

3E            Kitchen Wastes

 

4A           Integrated MSW Management

4B           not scheduled                                                                                                                                      

4C           Biochemical Topics

4D           Sludge

4E            Workshop on Sponge Iron Plants

4F            Waste Utilization in Paving

 

Poster Session 1

 

 

TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2008

 

5A           Policy

5B           Composting Technology

5C           Management of Special Wastes

5D           Landfill Gas and Liners

 

6A           Agricultural Wastes Utilization

6B           not scheduled

6C           Health Care Wastes 1

6D           Mining and Metal Works Wastes

6E           Use of Wastes in Construction 1

 

Poster Session 2

 

7A           Landfill and Leachate

7B           Composting Applications 

7C           Developing Regions Case Studies 1

7D           Industrial Wastes

7E            Recycling 2

 

8A           Innovative Technologies

8B           Use of Wastes in Construction 2

8C           Health Care Wastes 2

8D          Developing Regions Case Studies 2

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008

 

Technical Field Trips

Closing Meeting

 

 

 DETAILED AGENDA

 
SUNDAY, MARCH 30

 

12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Conference check-in and registration

 

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Tour of Philadelphia

(additional fee)

 

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception

 

 
MONDAY, MARCH 31

 

8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Conference check-in and registration

 

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Coffee

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Opening Plenary

 

9:30 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.

Sessions 1

 

 

SESSION 1A

Recycling 1

 

Locating Regional Materials Recovery Facilities: A Case Study, Shoou-Yuh Chang, Professor, North Carolina A&T State University, Rebecca Cramer, Project Engineer, Arcadis, Kumar Bindiganavile, Environmental Engineer, ECS Carolinas, LLP, Elobeid Elobeid, USA

 

Scrap Tire Recycling; Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, H. Barry Takallou, Ph.D, President, CRM, Bill Thornton, Director of Solid Waste, County of Maricopa, USA

 

Strategies for Developing a Financially Self-Sustaining Rural Recycling Program, Dr. Alfred H. Stiller, Board of Directors, Hayward Helmick, Board of Directors, Dr. Robert McConnell, Board of Directors, Laura Stiller, Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority, USA

 

The Description Of Waste "Do The Academics Have It Wrong", Greg Panigas, General Manager of South Australia, SITA Environmental Solutions, Australia

 

When Is A Waste Not A Waste "Is This The Right Question", Mike Haywood, General Manager, Resourceco Pty Ltd, Australia

 


 

SESSION 1B

Contaminated Sites and Landfill

 

Bioremediation of Contaminated Sites in the Chilean Patagonia: A Complex Project Management Case Study, Eduardo Ordóñez-Ponce, Project Manager, Juan R. Candia, Programme Director, Fundación Chile, Chile

 

Study on Factors Controlling Biodegradation Rate of Tetrachloroethylene for Remediation of Illegal Dumping Sites, Mika Otsuka, , Master Student, Toru Furuichi, Professor, Kazuei Ishii, Assistant Professor, Noboru Tanikawa, Hokkaido University, Japan

 

Removal of Trichloroethylene From Contaminated Soil By Flushing With Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-Containing Solution, Yi-Hung Chen, Assistant Professor, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Ching-Yuan Chang, Professor,  National Taiwan University, e-Lueng Shie, Assistant Professor, National I-Lan University, Chyow-San Chiou, Taiwan

 

Stabilisation Solidification of ‘Galligu’,  Arrash Shirani, Keith Williams, Professor, Anthony Griffiths, Professor, Andrew Bates, Christine Mardle, Cardiff University, UK

 

Effect Of Paint Waste And Surfactant Waste On The Degradation Of Anaerobic Bioreactor Landfill Components, Vijesh Karatt Vellatt, Engineer, Greeley and Hansen, Dr.John T.Novak, Professor, Virginia Tech, USA

 

 

SESSION 1C

Energy Recovery

 

Waste-to-Energy in Romania. Case Study - City of Bucharest, Dr.eng. Alexei Atudorei, Senior Researcher.

Sc Rosal Grup Srl, Dr.eng. Elena Dumitru, Director, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development - Directorate of Waste Management, Romania

 

Assessing The Feasibility Of Waste Derived Fuels With High Moisture Contents, Dr Richard Marsh, Project Manager, Vincent Cleary, Research Associate, Tony Griffiths, Keith Williams, Professors, Cardiff University, UK

 

The Influences of K2CO3 and ZnO on the Major Products Obtained from the Plasma Torch Pyrolysis of Sunflower-oil Cake, Je-Lueng Shie, Assistant Professor, National I-Lan University, Ching-Yuan Chang, Professor, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Chin-Ching Tzeng, Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Chung-Yu, Wu, Wen-Kai Tu, Min-Ha, Yuan, Lin-Kai You, Kai-Lung Lin, Heng-Yi Li, Ching-Hui Kuo, Yuh-Jenq Yu, and Lieh-Chih Chang, Taiwan

 

Major Products Obtianed from Steam Plasma Torch Gasification of Sunflower-oil Cake, Je-Lueng Shie, Assistant Professor, National I-Lan University, Ching-Yuan Chang, Professor, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Chin-Ching Tzeng, Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Chung-Yu, Wu, Kai-Lung Lin, Yi-Hung Chen, Wen-Kai Tu, Min-Ha, Yuan, Heng-Yi Li, Ching-Hui Kuo, Yuh-Jenq Yu, and Lieh-Chih Chang, Taiwan

 

Incineration Process and Calorific Value of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW): Innovative Quality Control Strategies, Giuseppe Bonifazi, Full Professor, Silvia Serranti, Senior Scientist, Sapienza - Università di Roma, Italy

 


 

SESSION 1D

MSW Systems Management

 

 

Sustainable Waste Management System Design: Developing and Utilizing an Energy Balance to Assess Efficiency and Propose Enhancement, David Babson, Graduate Assistant, Donna Fennell Ph.D., Uta

Krogmann Ph.D., Associate Professors, Beth Ravit Ph.D., Rutgers University, USA

 

Improving Workforce Resource Management Practice: A Case Study Of A UK Park Home Manufacturer, Joanna Walker, KTP associate/Environmental Project Manager, Dr Janet Jackson, Lecturer in Ecology and Environmental Management, Terry Tudor, Research Fellow - Wastes Management, Paul Philips, Professor, University of Northampton, UK

 

Software Tool For Designing, Optimising And Managing Household Waste Collection Services, Elodie Dubois, Business Expert, Olivier Trullier, Optimization Business Unit Manager, MASA Group, France

 

Analytic Hierarchy Method of the Priority Utilization List for Hazardous Waste, Ying Chen, Jinhui Li, Professor, Tsinghua University, China

 

 

 

11:05 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.

Break,

 

11:20 a.m. – 1:10 p.m.

Sessions 2

 

 

SESSION 2A

Utilization of Fly Ash

 

Hydraulic Conductivity of Fly Ash for Sealing Layer , Katarzyna Zabielska-Adamska, Assistant Professor, Bialystok Technical University, Poland

 

Utilization and Disposition of Flying Ash from Coal-firing Power Plant, Joseph F. Chiang, Professor,  State University of New York, College at Oneonta, USA

 

Successful Production Of Fired Bricks Using IGCC Slag - A Preliminary Technical Feasibility Study, M.-I. M. Chou, Professional Scientist/Adjunct Professor, Lu-Ming Chen, Ph.D. Graduate Student, University of Illinois,  S.-F. J. Chou, Sr. Scientist, SMC Environtech Inc., J.W. Stucki, Professor, University of Illinois, USA

 

Recycling Coal-Fired Power Plant "Fly Ash", Matthew Franchetti, Assistant Professor and Director of the Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing Lab, Elaine Vonderembse, Student, The University of Toledo, USA

 

Effect of Fly Ash on Soil Properties, Growth Performance and Heavy Metal Uptake in Three Cultivars of Mung Bean (Vigna radiata L.), Anupama Singh, Research Scholar, S.B. Agrawal, Professor, Banaras Hindu University, India

 

 

SESSION 2B

Construction and Demolition Wastes

 

Construction and Demolition Waste - National Framework, Anabela Borges, Expert, Isabel Tomé de Andrade, Head of Department, Portuguese Environment Agency, Portugal

 

Laboratory Investigation of Moisture Susceptibility of Hot Mix Asphalt Mixtures with Waste Roofing Shingles, K.M. Purcell, Soon-Jae Lee, Serji Amirkhanian, USA

 

Results of a National Survey of Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling Facilities, Andria Vachon, Master's Gradutate Student, John M. Halstead, Professor & Chair University of New Hampshire, USA

 

 

SESSION 2C

Biological Treatment

 

 

European Case Studies for Anaerobic Digestion of Biomass, Dr.-Ing. Dieter Korz, Managing Director, Ros Roca IMA S.L., Germany

 

Biogas Potential And Digestion Rates of Food Wastes In Anaerobic Digestion Systems, Dr Richard Marsh, Project Manager, Julian Steer, Research Associate, Tony Griffiths, Keith Williams, Professors, Cardiff University, UK

 

Construction and Operation Comissioning of the Mechanical Biological Treatment Plant (MBT) Kahlenberg – Results of A Monitoring Research Project Which Is Promoted By The EC, Prof. Dr. Gerhard Rettenberger, Senior Consultant, Ingenieurgruppe RUK, Germany

 

Methane Production From Anaerobic Digestion Of Food Waste , Massimiliano Fabbricino,  Associate Professor, University of Naples Federico II, Giovanni Esposito, Assistant Professor, University of Cassino, Italy

 

Manufacture of Bioethanol from Fruit and Vegetable Waste, S.A.S. Perera, Senior Lecturer, M.A.S. Perera, Chemical Engineer, D.C.G. Mahawatte, R.M.C.G. Ratnasinghe, S.G. Walliwala, K.W.C. Mahesh, D.H.N. Perera, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

 

Study of Exit Gas Composition in a Bubbling Fluidized Bed Combustor Using Rice Husk, S.K.Mohapatra, Prof. and Head, Jimmy Bhandari, Student, Thapar University, India

 

 

SESSION 2D

Geotechnical Topics

 

Technical Safeguards for Earth Constructions with Demolition Waste and Contaminated Soils, Heyer, Managing Director, Birle, Research Assistant, Zentrum Geotechnik, Technical Unniversity of Munich, Germany

 

A Review of the Biochemical and Mechanical Processes Involved in Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Settlement, Joseph J. Lifrieri, P.E., C.P.G., P.P., Senior Vice President, Paulus Sokolowski and Sartor, LLC., Dorairaja Raghu, Ph.D., P.E., Professor, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA

 

 

 

SESSION 2E

Waste Composition and Generation

 

 

Modeling the Energy Content of MSW of Delhi, Sushmita Mohapatra, Assistant Professor,  Bharati Vidyapeeths College of Engineering, Kasturi Gadgil, Professor, IIT Delhi, India

 

Determinants of Municipal Solid Waste Generation and Recycling in Western New York Communities, Ian Miller, Senior Economist, Amber Lauzon, GIS Analyst, Bruce Wattle, Air Quality Meteorologist, Merrilee Ritter, Statistician, Ecology & Environment Inc., USA

 

Municipal Solid Waste Disposal and Management in Akola District of Maharashtra (India) – A CaseStudy, Prof. Yayati B Taide, Professor of Forestry, College of Forestry, Dr. PDKV, , Dr. N.G.V Rao, Associate Professor, University Department of Entomology,  Dr. PDKV, , Dr. Vijay P Mane, Associate Professor, College of Forestry, Dr. PDKV, , India

 

Criteria Based Spatial Decision Support System for Municipal Solid Waste Management in Nagpur Urban Area using GIS, Y B Katpatal, Dean, Rohit Mane, Research Scholar, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, D.K. Agrawal, Dean, RTM Nagpur University, India

 

Domestic Solid Waste Quantity and Composition   Analysis in Arada Sub-City,Addis Ababa, Yitayal Beyene Hailu, Environmetalist, Amhara Water Resources Development Bureau, Tenalem Ayenew, Prof.Hydrogeologist, Addis Ababa University, Prof.Kebed Faris, Advisor for Environmental Health, Amhara Health Bureau, Feleke Zewuge, Ethiopia

 

Using a GIS System in Natural Resources Management and Recycling of Solid Waste with Public Awareness in Marjeyoun, Jean Georges Chatila, Associate Professor and Chairperson, Lebanese American University, Lebanon

 

 

1:10 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.

Awards Luncheon

Presentation of the Russell Ackoff Award, Roy F. Weston Award and Iraj Zandi Award

 

 

2:10 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.

Sessions 3

 

 

SESSION 3A

Public Involvement

 

Comparative Implementation of RA 9003 of the Two Barangays in Davao City, Philippines, Maribel Rico-Blones, Methods Engineer, National Irrigation Administration, Philippines

 

A Study on Evaluation of Resident Preference of a General Waste Treatment Facility by Conjoint Analysis, Motoko Yamanari, Doctoral Course Student, Sohei Shimada, Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo, Japan

 

Public Involvement In Local Waste Management Strategy Development And Facility Planning: Exploring Opinions From Stakeholder Groups, Kenisha Garnett, PhD Researcher, Dr. Tim Cooper, Head, Centre for Sustainable Consumption, Dr. Mike Heath, Senior Lecturer, Geoff Cartwright, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

 

LiFE: An Educational Tool for a Clean Environment in Cities in Malaysia, Piakong Mohd. Tuah, Lecturer, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia

 

Reducing Solid Waste Generation Through Environmental Tax Policy: The Case of Enugu State, Oforkansi Kingsley Chukwuemeka, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria


 

SESSION 3B

Chemical and Biochemical Treatment

 

Advanced Research on Recycle of WEEE in China, Zheng Zheng, Dean, Zhou Peiguo, Peng Xiaocheng, Zhao Guohua Luo Xingzhang, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Nanjing University, P.R. China

 

Modification of Pyrolytic Char Prepared From Waste Tires For Enhancing Contaminant Uptakes From Aqueous Solutions, Augustine Quek Tai Yong, PhD Candidate, Rajasekhar Balasubramanian, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore

 

 

SESSION 3C

Electronic Wastes

 

An Examination of the Environmental Impact of Electronic Waste Disposal, Ashraf Ghaly, Professor, Union College, USA

 

Electronic Waste in the Philippines: Status, 3R, Policy Issues , Damasa B. Magcale-Macandog, Associate Professor, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines

 

Management Of Electric And Electronic Waste - The Portuguese Approach, Isabel Tomé de Andrade, Head of Department, Portuguese Environment Agency, Portugal

 

Conceptual Analysis Of Electronic Waste: Revisiting The Definition Of Waste And The Classes Of Wastes, Eva Pongrácz, Senior Researcher, Jenni Ylä-Mella, Researcher, Riitta Keiski, Professor, University of Oulu, Finland

 

SESSION 3D

Environmental Analysis

 

 

Responses Of Fly Ash Incorporation As Soil Amendment On Heavy Metal Accumulation, Growth And Yield In Indian Spinach, Anurag Singh, M.Sc. Student, Rajesh Kr Sharma, Senior Research Fellow, Dr. S.B. Agrawal, Professor, Banaras Hindu University, India

 

Robust Control of Combustion Air Flows in a Dual-Chamber, Starved-Air Incinerator, Albert J. Liem, Manager, R&D, Anil Chhibber, Manager, Westland Environmental Services Inc, Canada

 

Use Of Biomass In The Light Of Co2 Emission And Sustainable Development, Tamas Dienes, PhD Candidate, Central European University , Hungary

 

The Trend And The Outline Of Solid Waste Technology In Japan-Introduction Of Technology And Operation Case-, Arihiro Okamoto, Manager, Teruaki Tsukamoto, Assistant Manager, Yoji Sato, General Manager, Takanobu Miyaki, Ebara Corporation, Japan

 

Microbiological Indicators of Well Water Pollution and the Probability of Cholera Outbreaks and other Diseases: The case of some Neighbourhoods in the City of Douala Cameroon, Epule Terence, Graduate Scholar, Lund University, Sweden, Balgah Sounders Nguh, Senior Lecturer, University of Buea, Cameroon


 

SESSION 3E

Kitchen and Organic Wastes

 

Systems Analysis of Waste Management by Biogasification of Charged Kitchen Waste in Japan, Takeshi Sato, Master Student, Toru Furuichi, Professor, Noboru Tanikawa, Associate Professor, Kazuei Ishii, Hokkaido University, Japan

 

High Quality Organic Manure Generation From Solid Biodegradable Waste Using Nisargruna Technology, Mehetre Sayaji, Srivastava Manoj , Scientific Officers, Kale Sharad, Head, PRSS, Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, India

 

Biochemical and Spatial Based Selection of Anaerobic Digestion Feedstock California and Washington Case Study, U. Zaher, Research Associate, T. Ewing, Research Assistant, S. Chen, Professor, Washington State University, USA

 

Studies in Boilers Based on Biomass Fuels Using CFD, S.K.Mohapatra, Prof. and Head, Mechanical Engineering Department, Thaper University, Ravi Inder Singh, Lecturer, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, Dr. D.Gangacharyulu, Associate Professor, Thaper University, India

 

 

3:55 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.

Break

 

   4:10 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Sessions 4

 

 

SESSION 4A

Integrated MSW Management

 

Multi Criteria Decision Making For Regional Waste Management Systems Using Analytic Network Process, Naoki Sato, Master Student, Toru Furuichi, Professor, Kazuei Ishii, Assistant Professor, Noboru Tanikawa, Hokkaido University, Japan

 

Integrated Waste Management For The City Of Nashik In India, Shivkumar Vanjari, Student, Sham Asolekar, Head, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India

 

Technique Of Municipal Waste Management In Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, Awajiogak Anthony Ujile, Lecturer, Rivers State University Of Science & Tech., Nigeria

 

GIS and Soild Waste Management in Egypt, Dr.Manal El-Batran, Associate Professor, Housing & Building National researches Center, [HBRC], Dr. Laila Iskander, Managing Director, Community and Institutional Development, [CID] Egypt

 

Solid Waste Collection Optimization Using a Route Time Approach: A Case Study for an Urban Area of Mauritius., Mr. Gukhool Oomesh, Mphil/PhD Student, Dr. Bokhoree Chandradeo, Senior Lecturer, Prof. Mohee Romeela, Professor, University of Technology, Mauritius, Dr. Jamnejad Gholam, Senior Lecturer, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK

 

From One Day Events to Integrated Strategies…, Chace Anderson, Vice President, Gershman, Brickner, Bratton, Inc., Bruce J. Edmonds III, Recycling Operations Manager, Rivanna Solid Waste Authority, USA

 

 

SESSION 4C

Biochemical Topics

 

Modeling Thermal and Biological Behavior of Bioreactor Landfills in Stationary Conditions before Leachate Injection, Shabnam Gholamifard, PhD Candidate, CEMAGREF d'Antony, Robert Eymard, Professor, University of Marne-La-Vallée, Christian Duquennoi, PhD, CEMAGREF d'Antony, France

 

Phyto And Chemical Remediation Of Auto Battery Waste Contaminated Site, Mary Bosede Ogundiran, Lecturer II, Oladele Osibanjo, Professor, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

 

SESSION 4D

Sludge

 

Sludge Drying In CO2 Heat Pump Dryer, Flaga-Maryańczyk Agnieszka, Assistant Lecturer, Schnotale Jacek, Professor, Cracow University of Technology, Poland

 

Bioleaching of Metals from Aerobic and Anaerobic Sewage Sludges, Ashish Pathak, Research Scholar, M. G. Dastidar, T.R. Sreekrishnan, Professors, Indian Institute Of Technology, Delhi, India

 

Assessment of Toxic Effect of Pollutant Associated with Dry Sewage Sludge, Dr. Saleh Mohammed Al-Muzaini, President of the Trustee of Board for Euro-Arab, Kuwait

 

SESSION 4E

Workshop on Sponge Iron Plants

 

A Community Livelihoods-Enterprise Approach in Managing Industrial Waste with Private Sector, P.S. Sodhi, National Coordinator, UNDP GEF Small Grants Programme, D.P. Rath, Programme Coordinator, Centre for Environment Education, S.R. Mania, Secretary, Research Analysis & Consultant, N.K. Das, India

 

SESSION 4F

Waste Utilization in Paving

 

Use Of Raw Chat In Hma Surface: Environmental And Engineering Characterization, Nazimuddin M. Wasiuddin, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Louisiana Tech University, Musharraf M. Zaman,

David Ross Boyd, Professor, Aaron Alexander, Professor, Associate Dean for Research, Robert W. Nairn, Associate Professor, University of Oklahoma, Wamiq B. Hamid, USA 

 

Environmental and Mechanical Attributes of Pervious Rubberized Concrete, Ashraf Ghaly, Professor, Andrew Heiser, Student, Union College, USA

 

Application of CFB Fly Ash for High Traffic Volume Pavement's Base, Shih-Huang Chen, Assistant Professor, Department of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Feng-Chia University, Jyh-Dong Lin, Professor, Jui-Mao Wang, Ph.D. Candidate, National Central University, Taiwan

 

Utilization of Incinerator Bottom Ash into Pavement, Jyh-Dong Lin, Professor,Po-Hsun Sung, Ph.D. Candidate, National Central University, Shih-Huang Chen, Assistant Professor, Department of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Feng-Chia University, Taiwan

 

 

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.                 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m

Posters 1                                 Reception

  

 

POSTER SESSION 1

 

Decomposition Of Maize Straw For Production Of Glucose And Lactic Acid In Sub-Critical Water, Kong Lingzhao, Ph D Candidator , Li Guangming, Prof., Wang Hua, Ph D, He Wenzhi, Hu Huikang, Xu Jingcheng, Ling Fang, Huang Juwen, State Key Lab of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, China

 

Heavy Metal Concentrations in Different Kinds of Finnish Fly Ash and Bottom Ash with Respect to The New Limit Values for Materials Used As an Earth Construction Agent", Mr. Risto Pöykiö, Environmental Protection Manager, The Environmental Research Division, City Hall, Kemi, Mr. Toivo Kuokkanen, Docent, University of Oulu, Mr. Hannu Nurmesniemi, Docent, Stora Enso Oyj, Veitsiluoto Mill Mr. Kauko Kujala, Docent, University of Oulu, Ms. Riitta Liisa Keiski, University of Oulu, Finland

 

Future Building Blocks - Energy Efficient Concrete with Class F Fly Ash, M.-I. M. Chou, Professional Scientist/Adjunct Professor, University of Illinois, , S.-F. J. Chou, Sr. Scientist, SMC Environtech Inc., Lu-Ming Chen, Ph.D. Graduate Student, University of Illinois, , USA

 

Bioremediation of Contaminated Sites in the Chilean Patagonia: A Complex Project Management Case Study, Eduardo Ordóñez-Ponce, Project Manager, Juan R. Candia, Programme Director, Fundación Chile, Chile

Construction and Operation Commissioning of the Mechanical Biological Treatment Plant (MBT) Kahlenberg – Results of A Monitoring Research Project Which Is Promoted By The EC, Prof. Dr. Gerhard Rettenberger, Senior Consultant, Ingenieurgruppe RUK, Germany

 

The Study Of Environmental Impacts For End-Of-Life Vehicles In Taiwan, Sheng-Lung Lin, Assistant Professor, Chi-Hsieh Huang, Chao-na Wu, Graduate Students, Chun-Hao Huang, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

 

Removal of Heavy Metals from Laboratory Wasteliquid by the Ferrite Process at Different Reaction Temperature, Yuh-Jeen Huang, Assistant Professor, Chiu-Hui Tu, Lecturer, Chuan-Lun Lin, Ph.D. Student, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

 

Separation of PET and PVC from Drop-off Points Packaging Wastes by Froth Flotation, João Tiago Santos, Fellowship, Maria Teresa Carvalho, Assistant Professor, Célia Ferreira, Fellowship, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

 

Utilization of Paper Mill Sludge as a Landfill Hydraulic Barrier Material in Finland, Mr. Risto Pöykiö, Environmental Protection Manager, The Environmental Research Division, City Hall, Kemi, Mr. Kauko Kujala, Mr. Toivo Kuokkanen, Docents, University of Oulu, Mr. Hannu Nurmesniemi, Docent, Stora Enso Oyj, Veitsiluoto Mill, Mr. Matti Kuokkanen, M.Sc., University Of Oulu, Finland

 

A study on the Operating Model for Treating the Flammable and Harmful Wastes in Cement Kiln, Wenqiang Xiong , Professor, Chongqing University, Min Xiong, Lecture(Student), working at Chongqing University(China) and now doing PhD degree at Ecole centrale de Nantes (France), China

 

Energy Cell Technology For LFG Collection And Utilization, Ritma Dubrovska, Project Manager, Maris Grinfelds, Production Manager, "Liepajas RAS" Ltd, Latvia

 

Application of Autoclaves in the Treatment of Medical Waste, Ira Salkin, Principal, Information from Science, Timothy Barrett, VP Engineering, OnSite Sterilization, LLC, Edward Krisiunas, Principal, Waste Not Want Not International, Shawn Doyle, Paul Warden, USA

 

Robust Control of Combustion Air Flows in a Dual-Chamber, Starved-Air Incinerator, Albert J. Liem, Manager, R&D, Anil Chhibber, Manager, Westland Environmental Services Inc, Canada

 

Strategies for Developing a Financially Self-Sustaining Rural Recycling Program, Dr. Alfred H. Stiller, Board of Directors, Hayward Helmick, Board of Directors, Dr. Robert McConnell, Board of Directors, Laura Stiller, Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority, USA

 

Recovery of Copper from the Acid-Leachate of Printed Circuit Boards by Electrolysis Process, Yi-Chieh Lai, Ph.D. candidate, Wen-Jhy Lee, Professor, Kuo-Lin Huang, Associate Professor, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Making Belite-Rich Cement Clinkers with Industrial Inorganic Sludges, Ying-Liang Chen, PhD Student, Juu-En Chang, Professor, Pai-Haung Shih, Associate Professor, Li-Choung Chiang, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

 

High Quality Organic Manure Generation From Solid Biodegradable Waste Using Nisargruna Technology, Mehetre Sayaji, Srivastava Manoj , Scientific Officers, Kale Sharad, Head, PRSS, Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, India

 

A Community Livelihoods-Enterprise Approach in Managing Industrial Waste with Private Sector, P.S. Sodhi, National Coordinator, UNDP GEF Small Grants Programme, D.P. Rath, Programme Coordinator, Centre for Environment Education, S.R. Mania, Secretary, Research Analysis & Consultant, N.K. Das, India

 

A Study on Mechanical Properties of Building Material Using Recycled Sewage Sludge Ash , Jea-ik Lee, Research, Korea Institute of Construction  Technology,, Byung-Wan Jo

Professor, Hanyang University, Yeong-Seok Yoo, Senior Research Engineer, Korea Institute of Construction Technology, Kyeong Ho Cheon, Republic of Korea

 

Software Tool For Designing, Optimising And Managing Household Waste Collection Services, Elodie Dubois, Business Expert, Olivier Trullier, Optimization Business Unit Manager, MASA Group, France

 

Domestic Solid Waste Quantity and Composition   Analysis in Arada Sub-City,Addis Ababa, Yitayal Beyene Hailu, Environmetalist, Amhara Water Resources Development Bureau, Tenalem Ayenew, Prof.Hydrogeologist, Addis Ababa University, Prof.Kebed Faris, Advisor for Environmental Health, Amhara Health Bureau, Feleke Zewuge, Ethiopia

 

Manufacture of Bioethanol from Fruit and Vegetable Waste, S.A.S. Perera, Senior Lecturer, M.A.S. Perera, Chemical Engineer, D.C.G. Mahawatte, R.M.C.G. Ratnasinghe, S.G. Walliwala, K.W.C. Mahesh, D.H.N. Perera, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

 

Wastepaper Sludge Used as Raw Material of Construction Products, Ruby Mejia de Gutierrez, Director of Composites Materials Group, Hector F. Bocanegra, Engineering Student, Javier D. Medina, Marisol Gordillo, Universidad del Valle, Colombia

 

Long-term Effects of Soil Pollution Near an Aluminium Smelter on Microbial Biomass, Soil Respiration and Enzyme Activities, J. C. Garcia-Gil, Post-Doc Student, A. Polo, Professor Researcher, Center for Environmental Sciences, Spain, J. Kobza, Professor, Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute, Slovakia

 

Laboratory Waste Management: New Approaches and Environmental Sustainability, Marisa Borges, Doctor Degree Student, Federal University of Parana - Brazil, Brazil

 

 

TUESDAY, APRIL 1

 

8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

 Conference check-in and registration

 

 

8:00  a.m. – 8:30 a.m.    

Coffee

 

8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Sessions 5

 

SESSION 5A

Policy

 

Evaluation Of Coal Combustion Technologies For Electricity Generation Using A Multi - Criteria Analysis Approach, Artemis Aliverti, Post Graduate Student (Ph.D.), Achilleas Papadopoulos, Researcher (Dr.), Maria Loizidou, Professor,  National Technical University of Athens, Greece

 

Revision of the Waste Framework Directive, Isabel Tomé de Andrade, Head of Department, Portuguese Environment Agency, Portugal

 

Use What You Have: Strategies for Developing a Hybrid Marketing Approach, Barbara L. MacLennan, M.S.J, M.A., Public Outreach Coordinator, Dr. Robert L. McConnell, MCSWA Board Member, Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority , Hye Yoon Jung, Ed. D, Instructional Designer, Florida State University, Dan Sanschagrin, Operations Manager, USA

 

Ecological Solid Waste Management Evaluation Instrument: A Standard Guide To Determine SWM Effectiveness At Barangay 9-A, Davao City, Philippines, Dr. Albert B. Jubilo, College Professor, Ateneo De Davao University, Engr. Lilia F. Panchito, Engr. Angelita G. Fernandez, Professors, University of Mindanao, Mr. Arnel Francis V. Morales, Phlippines

 

Construction and Management Planning of Municipal Facility for Hazardous Waste Recycling and Recovery in China, Jinhui Li, Executive Secretary, Basel Convention Coordinating Center for Asia and the Pacific, Professor,  Ying Chen, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, P. R. China

 

Alternative Models To Municipal Solid Waste Management Practices, P.S. Sodhi, National Coordinator, UNDP GEF Small Grants Programme, Centre for Environment Education, India

                                                                                                                                                                     

Development of Recycling Green Building Material Evaluation and Labeling System in Taiwan, Jyh-Tyng Yau, Researcher, Shih-chi Lo, Researcher, Architecture and Building Research Institute, Ministry of the Interior, Jyh-Dong Lin, Professor, National Central University, Taiwan

 

 

SESSION 5B

Composting Technology

 

Daily Key Household Waste Substrates From Sri Lanka Effectively Convert To Mass Production Of Beauveria Bassiana, Thurkathipana Navaneethan, Student, University of Gent, Belgium, Dr.Gunasingam Mikunthan, Senior Lecturer and Head, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka

 

Effect Of Temperature On Mesophilic Composting, M.Hamoda, Professor, Kuwait University, College for Women, Kuwait, A.Saleh, Engineer, Al-Awir WWTP, Dubai Municipality, United Arab Emirates

 

Development Of Inoculum Using A Consortium Of Isolated Geobacillus Strains For Enhancing Biodegradation, Sutripta Sarkar, Senior Research Fellow, Sunanda Chanda, Professor, Indian Statistical Institute, Subrata Pal, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Science , Jadavpur University, India

 

Dealing With Air Emissions From Municipal Waste Handling & Processing Facilities With Consideration To System Performance And Energy Consumption, John Paul Phillips, Head of Air & Water Solutions, Bord na Móna Environmental Ltd, Ireland

                                                              

Oxic and Anoxic Thermophillic Biotechnological Treatments of Solid Food Waste for Value Added Products Retrieval: Recent Progress, S.N.Mukhopadhyay, Professor, I.I.T Dehli, India

                                  

Integrated Modeling Tool to Optimize Co-digestion of Solid Wastes, U. Zaher, Research Associate, Washington State University, USA, P. Buffiere, Professor, Laboratory for Civil and Environmental Engineering, J.-P. Steyer, Professor, Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de l’Environnement, France

 

Experimental Investigation of Anaerobic Digestion of Solid Waste, Jean Georges Chatila, Associate Professor and Chairperson, Lebanese American University, Lebanon

 

SESSION 5C

Management of Special Wastes

 

"Proper" Disposal Of Pharmaceuticals:  What Solid Waste Managers Should Know, Thomas F Vandenburg, Partner, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP, USA

 

Analysis Of Acid Tars: Composition, Environmental Implications, And Possible Management Methods, Sunday Augustine Leonard, PhD Student, University College London, UK

 

The Effect Of Domestic Hazardous Waste In The Municipal Solid Waste Anaerobic Degradation, Márquez-Benavides, L., Sánchez-Yánez, J.M., Professors, Hernández-Berriel, Ma.C., Student PhD, Orantes-Avalos, J.C., Buenrostro-Delgado O., IIAF de la Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, México

 

Novel Approaches To The Management Of Heavy Metals On Small-Arms Training Ranges, Charles A. Weiss, Jr., Philip G. Malone, Research Geologists, Joe G. Tom, Research Civil Engineer, Edward J. Fransen, Donna C. Day, USACE Engineer Research & Development Center, USA

 

Laboratory Hazardous Waste Management-A Chemical Engineering Case Study, Hanan El-Sersy, Associate Professor, M.H. Sayed, Associate Professor, H. Sibak, Professor, S.T. El Sheltawy, Chemical Engineering Department-Cairo University, Egypt

 

Fridge Recycling - Can it be done without Endangering the Environment, Dipl. Ing. Christoph Becker, Secretary, RAL Quality Assurance Association for Fridge Recycling, Luxembourg

 

Laboratory Waste Management: New Approaches and Environmental Sustainability, Marisa Borges, Doctor Degree Student, Federal University of Parana - Brazil, Brazil

 

SESSION 5D

Landfill Gas and Liners

 

Energy Cell Technology For LFG Collection And Utilization, Ritma Dubrovska, Project Manager, Maris Grinfelds, Production Manager, "Liepajas RAS" Ltd, Latvia

 

Methodology for estimating the methane potential of a closed landfill, Dr Joseph C. Akunna, Senior Lecturer, Mr Kazi Hasan, Research Assistant, Urban Water Technology Centre, University of Abertay Dundee, Mr Kenneth Kerr, Engineering Services Manager, Waste Management Department, Dundee City Council, UK

 

Gas Recovery and Solidification of Waste within Closed Landfills in the State of Kuwait. Mohammad AbdulRahman Al-Sarawi, Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Kuwait University,  Nasser Al-Shaiji,  Department of Environment, Kuwait Municipality, Waleed Al-Qimlass, Wataniya Environmental Services Co., Kuwait

 

Utility of Solid Waste as BioGas and Allied Source of Energy, A.P. Verma, University Professor, Uma K.Verma, Lecturer, Magadh University, India

 

Realizing Opportunities from Landfill Greenhouse Gas Reduction Projects, Christina M. Magerkurth, PE, Manager of Midwest Operations, B. Tod Delaney, PE, PhD, DEE, President, First Environment, Inc., USA

 

 

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Break

 

10:45 a.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Sessions 6

 

 

SESSION 6A

Agricultural Wastes Utilization

 

Slaughterhouse Waste Management Study in Urban Area, Mervat El-Hoz, Assistant Professor, University of Balamand, Lebanon

 

Prediction Model of River and Groundwater Contamination Caused by Livestock Manure in a River Basin, Kazuei Ishii, Assistant Professor, Toru Furuichi, Professor, Noboru Tanikawa, Associate Professor, Hokkaido University, Japan

 

Agricultural Waste Utilization Through Value Addition Of Apple Pomace, Anupama Singh, Senior Research Officer, B.K Kumbhar, Professor, Hryidesh Pandey, Junior Research Officer, G.B.P.U of Ag & Tech,  India

 

The Effect of Softwood Bedding on Anaerobic Digestion of Equine Waste, Brian Wartell, Graduate Student/Assistant, Donna E.Fennell, Ph.D., Valdis Krumins, Asst. Professors, Rutgers University, USA

 

Collagen Technology Update, Shanu A Shah, Graduate & Research Assistant, Widener University, USA

 

Sustainable Agriculture Through Delta-D Technology A Solution To Organic Solid Waste and Global Warming, S.A.S. Perera, Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

 

 

SESSION 6C

Health Care Wastes 1

 

Healthcare Waste Management Issues in Bangladesh, M. Habibur Rahman, Professor, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), M. Ashrafur Rahman, Lecturer, Stamford University Bangladesh (SUB), Bangladesh, Masum Ahmed Patwary, Ph. D Student, University of Teeside, UK

 

Application of Autoclaves in the Treatment of Medical Waste, Ira Salkin, Principal, Information from Science, Timothy Barrett, VP Engineering, OnSite Sterilization, LLC, Edward Krisiunas, Principal, Waste Not Want Not International, Shawn Doyle, Paul Warden, USA

 

Understanding the Barriers to Effective Hospital Waste Management in India, Mohd Nishat Faisal, Senior Lecturer, Sheeba Khan Nishat, Doctoral Candidate, Aligarh Muslim University, India

 

A Review Of Medical Waste Facilities In Nigerian Public Hospitals, Abimbola Olanrewaju Tofowomo, Deputy Director, Ministry Of Lands,Housing And Environment,Akure,Nigeria, Olusegun Adejayan, Estate Manager, Ondo State Development And Property Corporation, Nigeria

 

 

SESSION 6D

Mining and Metal Works Wastes

 

Drying and Oxidation During Surface Disposal of Paste Tailings, Rachel Bryan, MASc Candidate, Paul Simms, Assistant Professor, Carleton University, Canada

 

Coal Waste Management by Agglomeration of Coal Fines Using Non-edible Vegetable Oils, G. H. V. C. Chary, Research Scholar, M. G. Dastidar, Professor, Indian Institute Of Technology, India

 

Implementing Risk Assessment in Mine Reclamation, Ladan Mohammadi, PhD Student, John A. Meech, Professor of Mining Engineering and Director of CERM3, University of British Colombia, Canada

                                                   

Filtration Characteristics of Metal Hydroxide Sludges Produced by the High Density Sludge Process, C. j. Bullen , Imtech Process, A. J. Griffiths,  Keith Williams,  Cardiff University - School of Engineering, United Kingdom

 

 

SESSION 6E

Use of Wastes in Construction 2

 

Carbonation Behavior of Mortar Produced by Alkali-Activation of a Granulated Blast Furnace  Slag, Susan Bernal, Doctoral Student, Erich Rodriguez, Master Student, Ruby Mejia de Gutierrez, Director of Composites Materials Group, Universidad del Valle, Colombia

 

Behaviour at Elevated Temperatures of a Sustainable Cement, Erich Rodriguez, Master Student, Susan Bernal, Doctoral Student, Ruby Mejia de Gutierrez, Director of Composites Materials Group, Universidad del Valle, Colombia

 

Effect of Over Consolidation Ratio on Shear Strength Behavior of Fly Ash, Sarvesh Chandra, Professor, Pawan Kumar Singh, Former Graduate Student, Anubhav, Doctoral Research Scholar, IIT Kanpur, India

 

Industrial Solid Wastes Recycling Potentials in Construction Materials, Asokan Pappu, Post Doctoral Research Associate, Mohamed Osmani, Lecturer, Andrew Price, Director for Postgraduate Studies and Professor of Project Management, Loughborough University, UK

 

Control of Soil Swelling Pressure Using Iron Filling and Iron Filling Cement-Mixture, Mousa Attom, Associate Professor, Magdi El-Emam, Assistant Professor, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

 

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Poster Session 2
 

 

POSTER SESSION 2

 

Use What You Have: Strategies for Developing a Hybrid Marketing Approach, Barbara L. MacLennan, M.S.J, M.A., Public Outreach Coordinator, Dr. Robert L. McConnell, MCSWA Board Member, Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority , Hye Yoon Jung, Ed. D, Instructional Designer, Florida State University, Dan Sanschagrin, Operations Manager, USA

 

Use Of Waste From Waste-Water Treatment In Production Of Fuels For Thermal Treatment Processes, Malgorzata Wzorek, Assistant Professor, Leon Troniewski, Professor, Opole University of Technology, Poland

 

MERCURY IN ALTERNATIVE FUELS The Quality Assessment Adopted By Pirelli In Its High Quality SRF Production Plant, Luca Zucchelli, Head of R & D Department , Carlo Zanotta, Chief Operations Officer, Andrea Airaghi, Pirelli Ambiente Renewable Energy S.p.A., Italy

 

The Effect of Softwood Bedding on Anaerobic Digestion of Equine Waste, Brian Wartell, Graduate Student/Assistant, Donna E.Fennell, Ph.D., Valdis Krumins, Asst. Professors, Rutgers University, USA

Alternative Models To Municipal Solid Waste Management Practices, P.S. Sodhi, National Coordinator, UNDP GEF Small Grants Programme, Centre for Environment Education, India

 

A Review Of Medical Waste Facilities In Nigerian Public Hospitals, Abimbola Olanrewaju Tofowomo, Deputy Director, Ministry Of Lands,Housing And Environment,Akure,Nigeria, Olusegun Adejayan, Estate Manager, Ondo State Development And Property Corporation, Nigeria

 

Modeling Thermal and Biological Behavior of Bioreactor Landfills in Stationary Conditions before Leachate Injection, Shabnam Gholamifard, PhD Candidate, CEMAGREF d'Antony, Robert Eymard, Professor, University of Marne-La-Vallée, Christian Duquennoi, PhD, CEMAGREF d'Antony, France

 

Comparative Implementation of RA 9003 of the Two Barangays in Davao City, Philippines, Maribel Rico-Blones, Methods Engineer, National Irrigation Administration, Philippines

 

Towards the Improvement of Recycling Program in Malaysia: A Case Study, Izan Jaafar, Lecturer, Wan Nur Amira Wan Jantan, Postgraduate Student, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia

 

The Benefits of RecycleBank: A Recycling Rewards Company, Ron Gonen, Co-Founder and CEO, RecycleBank, USA

 

Mountaineers Recycle, Barbara Angeletti, Recycling Coordinator, West Virginia University, Laura Stiller, Solid Waste Authority Office Manager, Monongalia Co. SWA, Greg Adolfson, Public Outreach Specialist, WV Dept. of Environmental Protection, USA

 

Study On Reutilization Of Aquatic Plant Remains From Made-Wetland For Pollution Control Of Lake, Deng Futang, PhD,Board Chairman, Sun Peishi, Professor, Institute of Environment and Lakes, Yunnan University/Yunnan Kingyear Ecological Construction Group, Deng Fushang, General Manager, Yunnan Kingyear Ecological Construction Group, Kunming, QingXiaoyan,YaoYong,XuShaowu,BiXianshuang , China

 

Using Supercritical Fluid Extraction to Remove Heavy Metals from EAF Dust in Steelmaking Industry, Chin-Tsun Hsieh, Graduate Student, Min-Hsin Liu, Huang-Mu Lo, Associate Professors, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan

 

Using Supercritical Fluid Extraction to Remove Pyrene from EAF Dust in Steelmaking Industry, Li-Ming Sun, Graduate Student, Min-Hsin Liu, Huang-Mu Lo, Associate Professors, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan

 

Influence Of Sulfate On MSWI Ash For Cement Sintering, Pai-Haung Shih, Li-Choung Chiang, Associate Professors, Yi-Kuo Chang, Assistant Professor, Meng-Han Tsai, Fooyin University, Taiwan

 

Recycling of Fine Material with High Water Content, Antonio D' Andrea, Associate Professor, Mirella Maria Villani, PhD, Università degli Studi "La Sapienza" di Roma, Italy

 

The Effect Of Selected Metals On MSW Anaerobic Digestion, Huang-Mu Lo, Min-Hsin Liu, Associate Professors, Kung-Chung Wu, Graduate Student, Kuo-Ching Lin, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

 

Liquid Crystal Displays: Material Content and Recycling Practices , Jenni Ylä-Mella, Researcher, Eva Pongrácz, Senior Researcher, Riitta L. Keiski, University of Oulu, Finland

 

Sustainable Agriculture Through Delta-D Technology A Solution To Organic Solid Waste and Global Warming, S.A.S. Perera, Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

 

The Effect of dichloromethane on Methane Oxidation in Landfill Cover System, Muna Albanna, Ph.D. Candidate, P.Eng., Leta Fernandes, Professor, P.Eng., Universitty of Ottawa, Mostafa Warith, Professor, P.Eng., Ryrson University, Canada

 

The Use of Sulfur By-Product Material as Fine Aggregate Substitute in Concrete Mixes, Khalid M. Yousri, Associate Professor, Housing & Building National Research Center, Egypt

 

 

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Luncheon

McGraw-Hill textbook drawing

 

2:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Sessions 7

 

 

SESSION 7A

Landfill and Leachate

 

Landfills and Nigeria: A Case Study of Lagos, AbdulKhalid Ali Baba, Head of Operations, Ameena Alatishe, Environmental Analyst, Rudia Waste Management Solutions, Nigeria

 

Municipal Solid Waste Anaerobic Degradation Under Two Different Leachate Recycling Regimes, Hernández-Berriel, Ma.C., Student PhD, Márquez-Benavides, L., Professor, Mañón-Salas, Ma.C. , Student PhD, IIAF de la Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Buenrostro-Delgado O.,  Alfaro-Cuevas-Villanueva, R., México

 

Design of Landfill for Laboratory Hazardous Waste - Case Study, Hanan El-Sersy, Associate Professor, M.H. Sayed, Associate Professor, H. Sibak, Professor, S.T. El Sheltawy, Chemical Engineering Department-Cairo University, Egypt

 

Rehabilitation of Al-Qurain Landfill, Eng. Mohammed M. Alenezi, Head of Engineering Department, Eng. Farahat Mahrous, consultant, EPA, Dr. Mohammed Alsarawi, Kuwait University, Kuwait

 

 

SESSION 7B

Composting Applications

 

The applicability of community-based composting in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Dave Faris Yousif, Masters Student, Steffanie Scott, Department of Geography, University of Waterloo, Canada

 

A Lumped Parameter Model Of Closed System Composting, P. V. Ramasamy, Research Student, Dr. C. Bokhoree, Senior lecturer, Prof. R. Mohee, Professor, Dr. G. Jamnejad, University of Technology, Mauritius

 

Vermicomposting:Organic Waste Management for Societal Development, Pushpalata Dubey, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Bhagalpur University, India, Hemant K. Tewary, Ph.D, Exec. M.B.A., Novartis Corporation, USA

 

Process for the Conversion of Sugarcane Bagasse and Filter Mud in a Plant Substrate, for Eextensive Use in Horticulture and Forestry, Sergio Rubén Trejo-Estrada, Professor of Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology, Itzel Reyes Méndez, MSc Student, CIBA - Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico

 

 

SESSION 7C

Developing Regions Case Studies 1

 

Food For Waste Collection And Disposal: A Contingency Polythene Waste Management Approach , Amam William Ikechukwu, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, PhD Research Student, University Of Bradford, UK, Bishop Dr Okorie Kenneth, President, International School Of Theology And Philosophy, Uzochukwu Ene, Managing Director And Chief Executive Officer, Apple Computer World, Nigeria

 

Impact of Auto Battery Waste on the Environment: A Case Study from a Developing Country, Mary Bosede Ogundiran, Lecturer II, Oladele Osibanjo, Professor, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

 

 

SESSION 7D

Industrial Wastes

 

Co-Combustion Of Wood Chips With The Biomass Obtained From The Physico-Chemical Treatment Of Slaughterhouse Wastewater For Steam Generation - A Case Study, Elaine Virmond, Silvia Layara Floriani, Ph.D. Students, Humberto Jorge José, Professor, Regina de Fátima Peralta Muniz Moreira, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil

 

Recovery Of Chromium From Stainless Steel Dust, Dr Sanjay Prasad, Dr B.D.Pandey, Scientists, Prof.S.P.Mehrotra, Director, NML, India

 

Influence of Admixtures on Paste Behaviour and the Role of Surface Area on Remobilisation, Jabulani S. Mahlaba, P.C. Pretorius, Environmental Scientists, M.P. Augustyn, Environmental Science & Technology Manager, SASOL Technology R&D, South Africa

 

Utilization Of Thermally Treated Flue Gas Desulphurization Gypsum In Cement And Concrete, Xiao-lu Guo, PhD Candidate, Hui-Sheng Shi, PhD and Prof., Tongji University , China

 

Process Development for the Recovery of PGMs from Catalytic Converters, Attasak Jaree, Assistant Professor, Nahatai Chaikla, Graduate Student, Thumrongrut Mungcharoen, Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Thailand

 

Perspective on Synergy of Chemicals and Hazardous Waste Management, Jinhui Li, Prof., Tsinghua University, Nana Zhao, Basel Convention Coordinating Center for Asia and the Pacific, Ying Chen, Tsinghua University, China

 

SESSION 7E

Recycling 2

 

Reusing PET Soft Beverages Bottles Improves Health Conditions in Rural Communities in Norte de Santander (Colombia), Carmen Leonor Barajas Forero, Titular Professor, Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombia

 

Developing Appropiate Process Equiptment for the Energetic and Material Recovery of Municipal Solid Waste and Agricultural Residues, Moussa Dogo Ali, Researcher, Managing-Director, Gestion et Valorisation des Déchets GVDsa, Sani Mahaman Laouali, Researcher, Université Abdoumoumouni Djoffo Niamey, Niger Republic

 

Mountaineers Recycle, Barbara Angeletti, Recycling Coordinator, West Virginia University, Laura Stiller, Solid Waste Authority Office Manager, Monongalia Co. SWA, Greg Adolfson, Public Outreach Specialist, WV Dept. of Environmental Protection, USA

The Benefits of RecycleBank: A Recycling Rewards Company, Ron Gonen, Co-Founder and CEO, RecycleBank, USA

 

Handling Leachate from Glass Cullet Stockpiles, Ching-Ling Tsai, PhD Student, Uta Krogmann, Associate Professor, Peter F. Strom, Professor, Rutgers, The State University, USA

 

The Ongoing Debate Over Single Stream Recycling, Daniel Lantz, Business Unit Leader, GENIVAR Ontario Inc., Canada 

 

 

4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Break

 

 

4:30 p.m. – 6:20 p.m.

Sessions 8

 

 

SESSION 8A

Innovative Technologies

 

Phytoremediation using Lemna Minor for Removal of Lead (Pb) from Wastewater, Leela Kaur, Kasturi Gadgil, Professor, Centre for Energy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Satyawati Sharma, Centre for Rural Development & Technology, IIT Delhi, India

 

Appllication of Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques For Disposal Of Waste, Dr.B.K.Singh, Reader in Applied Geology, , Government Engineering College, India

 

Study On Reutilization Of Aquatic Plant Remains From Made-Wetland For Pollution Control Of Lake, Deng Futang, PhD,Board Chairman, Sun Peishi, Professor, Institute of Environment and Lakes, Yunnan University/Yunnan Kingyear Ecological Construction Group, Deng Fushang, General Manager, Yunnan Kingyear Ecological Construction Group, Kunming, QingXiaoyan,YaoYong,XuShaowu,BiXianshuang , China

 

Using Ultrasonication for Fast Production of Biodiesel from Waste Vegetable Oil in Egypt, S.T.El Sheltawy, Professor, A.A.Refaat, Teaching Assistant & Researcher, Cairo University, Egypt

 

Application Of Coal Combustion And Marble Processing Residues For Immobilisation And Recycling Of Hazardous Jarosite Waste, Asokan Pappu, Post Doctoral Research Associate, Loughborough University, UK, Dr. Mohini Saxena, Scientist and Dy Director, Advanced Materials and Process Research Institute (AMPRI), Shyam R. Asolekar, Professor and Head, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India

                                             

Fly Ash : A Wonderful Material to Increase the Agricultural Productivity, Dr. Mohini Saxena, Scientist and Dy Director, S. Murali, Scientist, Advanced Materials and Process Research Institute, India, Asokan Pappu, Post Doctoral Research Associate, Loughborough University, UK

 

Utilization of Waste Weed as an Adsorbent for the Removal of Basic De from Aqueous Solution, Dr. Sulochana Nagarajan, Professor & Head, Balasubramanian Natarajan, Research Scholar, National Institue of Technology, India

 

SESSION 8B

Use of Wastes in Construction 2

 

An Overview of the Utilization of Municipal Solid Waste Ash in Cement Concrete, Ritu Gupta, Reader, Panjab University, Rafat Siddique, Professor, Thapar University, India

 

Recycling of Fine Material with High Water Content, Antonio D' Andrea, Associate Professor, Mirella Maria Villani, PhD, Università degli Studi "La Sapienza" di Roma, Italy

                                                             

Utilization of Cut Oil Based Mud in the Production of Blended Portland Cement, Tarek Amin Osman, Associate Profesor, Ezzat Mohamed Ali El Shimy, Hassan Hassan Assal , Professors, Housing &Building National Research Center, Egypt

 

Potential of Waste Gypsum in Making Value-Added Building Materials, Dr.Manjit Singh

Scientist ‘G’ & Head, Dr.Mridul Garg, Scientist E-II, CBRI, Roorkee (India), India

                                

Characterization and Some Possible Uses of Waste Marble Dust, Hanan El-Sersy, Associate Professor, M. Abadir, Professor, W.A. Ahmed, O.A. Ibrahim, Chemical Engineering Departmen - Cairo University, Egypt

                                                                                                              

An Experimental Investigation on the Suitability of Coarse Recycled Aggregate for High Strength Concrete, Salah R. Sarhat, Former Lecturerer - Graduate Student, Carleton University, Canada

 

SESSION 8C

Health Care Wastes 2

 

The Solid Waste Analysis and Minimization Research Project: A Joint Effort between Government, College, and Industry, Matthew Franchetti, Assistant Professor and Director of the Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing Lab, The University of Toledo, USA

 

Lean Manufacturing as a Stepping Stone into Green Engineering, Kyle Bedal, Student, Matthew Franchetti, Assistant Professor and Director of the Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing Lab, The University of Toledo, USA


 

SESSION 8D

Developing Regions Case Studies 2

 

Investigation of Industrial Hazardous Wastes: a Case Study of Fars Province in Iran, N. Talebbeydokhti, Professor of Civil Engineering, Shiraz University, P. Amirian, MS Graduate, I. Homayoonnezhad, MS Graduate, Environmental Research and Sustainable Development Center, Iran

 

Sustainability in Solid Waste Management in Guwahati City, Assam, India, Dr.Hari Prasad Sarma, Reader, Gauhati University, India

 

Systematic Planning for Waste Removal from Illegal Dumping Sites, Abia Kenechukwu Francis  Celestine Anigbo, Lecturer, Celestine Anigbo, Lecturer, Department of Urban  and Regional Planning University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Nigeria

 

 

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Cocktail Reception

 

 

WEDNESDAY APRIL 2

 

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Conference check-in and registration

 

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Coffee

 

9:00a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Technical Field Trips (choose 1)

 

FIELD TRIP 1

MSW Transfer and Biosolids Management

 

The Delaware Solid Waste Authority's (DSWA) Pine Tree Corners Transfer Station - a multi-building aesthetically and technically state-of-the-art 300 ton/day MSW transfer station.  http://www.dswa.com/facilities_transfer.asp#Pine_Tree_Corners

 

and

 

Philadelphia Biosolids Management Facility. http://www.phila.gov/water/biosolid_recycle_cen.html

 

 

FIELD TRIP 2

Landfill and Waste-To-Energy

 

Wheelabrator Falls, a state-of-the-art waste-to-energy facility in Falls Township, Pennsylvania, provides dependable, environmentally safe disposal of municipal solid waste for eastern Pennsylvania while generating clean electricity for sale to the local utility. The facility processes up to 1500 tons of non-hazardous municipal solid waste into electricity every day. http://www.wheelabratortechnologies.com/WTI/CEP/falls.asp

 

and

 

Waste Management Tullytown landfill, one of the largest private landfills in the United States.

 

 

 

3:00 p.m.

Closing Session