ECOpole’19

PROGRAMME

Central European Conference ECOpole’19

WEDNESDAY, 9 October 2019

17:00 – Reception
17:00 – 18:50 – Dinner
19:00 – Maria Wacławek (University of Opole, Opole, PL): Welcome Participants
19:05 – 20:00 – Musical Soirée

THURSDAY, 10 October 2019

07:00 – 08:50 – Breakfast

Section SI (09:00 – 13:30)

09:00 – 13:30 – Poster Session PS1 open for discussion

Plenary Session S1 (09:00 – 11:25)

09:00 – Maria Wacławek: Opening of the Conference
09:05 – 09:55 – Dionysios D. Dionysiou (University of Cincinnati, USA): Removal of Contaminants of Emerging Concern for Water Reuse
09:55 – 10:30 – Antonin Lyčka (University of Hradec Králové, CZ): Application of Spectroscopic Methods for Environmental Monitoring and Health Protection
10:30 – 10:45 – Coffee and Tea Break
10:45 – 11:25 – Slawo Lomnicki (Louisiana State University, USA): Emerging Challenges in Environmental Health Risk and Exposure Identification/Evaluation

Poster Presentations (11:25 – 13:30)

Posters include topics such as:

Antibiotic degradation in soil
Photocatalysis and sulfonamide transformation
Pollution and emission studies
Green technologies and bioremediation
Water and soil quality assessment
Wastewater treatment and environmental modeling

13:30 – 15:00 – Lunch
14:30 – 18:00 – Poster Session PS2 open for discussion

Section SII (15:00 – 18:00)

Plenary Session S2 (15:00 – 16:00)

15:00 – 15:30 – Henryk Matusiewicz (Poznan University of Technology, PL): Advanced Spectrochemical Methods for Metal Ions in Biological and Environmental Systems
15:30 – 16:00 – A. Klepacz-Smółka et al. (Lodz University of Technology, PL; Peking University, CN): Phycocyanin Production by Thermosynechococcus

16:00 – 16:15 – Coffee and Tea Break
16:15 – 18:00 – Poster Session PS2 (continued)
Posters include research on:

Fenton process applications
Ozonation and green roofs
Wastewater monitoring and modeling
Renewable energy solutions and microplastic analysis

19:00 – Conference Dinner

FRIDAY, 11 October 2019

07:00 – 08:45 – Breakfast

Section SIII (09:00 – 10:25)

Plenary Session S3

09:00 – 09:45 – Miroslav Černík (Technical University of Liberec, CZ): Application of DC Electric Field for Groundwater Remediation
09:45 – 10:05 – S. Wacławek et al.: Pilot Test for CAHs Groundwater Bioremediation
10:05 – 10:25 – G. Kosior et al.: Trace Element Analysis in Mosses from National Parks

10:25 – 10:45 – Coffee and Tea Break

Plenary Session S4 (10:45 – 12:00)

10:45 – 11:15 – G. Wielgosiński (Lodz University of Technology, PL): Avoiding Dioxins Emission in Combustion Processes
11:15 – 11:30 – K. Gaska et al.: GIS Methodology for Waste Management Impact
11:30 – 11:45 – M. Mierzwa-Hersztek et al.: Humic and Phenolic Substances from Biochar-Amended Soil
11:45 – 12:00 – A. Zaremba et al.: Energy Storage: Future or Cost?

12:00 – 18:50 – Poster Session: Forum of Young Scientists (FYS)
12:15 – 14:00 – Lunch

Section SIV: Forum of Young Scientists (14:30 – 18:50)

Plenary Session S5 (14:30 – 17:15)

14:30 – 15:15 – Zbigniew A. Szydło (Highgate School, UK): History of Fire
15:15 – 17:15 – Young Scientists Presentations (e.g. radionuclides in soil, gas engine precipitation, ammonia emissions, photovoltaic efficiency, plant oils, lake pollution, etc.)

17:15 – 17:30 – Coffee and Tea Break
17:30 – 18:50 – Poster Session PS3 (FYS topics)
Posters include:

Retention reservoirs and water quality
Biogas and fertilizer waste reuse
Microplastics, air pollutants, green roofs
Water purification technologies and energy modeling

18:50 – Announcement of Awards for Best Oral and Poster Presentations
18:55 – Maria Wacławek: Closing of the Conference
19:30 – Social Evening