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REGISTER NOW FOR CONFERENCE & WORKSHOPS  Pre Conference Workshops Date: 21 - 22, April, 2007            Conference and Exhibition Date: April 22-25, 2007

Tentative Program:

Sunday April 22nd, 2007 | April 23rd | April 24th | April 25th |

Time PROGRAM    
4:00pm onward
Registration
7:30 - 8:00 pm
Exhibition Tour
8:00 - 9:00 pm
Conference Inauguration
9:00 pm onward
Dinner
Monday, April 23rd, 2007  | April 22nd | April 24th | April 25th |
Time
PROGRAM
8:30 – 10:00

Plenary Session - Chairman: A. Karim Al –Sayed, Senior Deputy Chief Executive, BAPCO

  • THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION: RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGES TO THE GLOBAL WATER ENVIRONMENT
    Mohamed F. Dahab, Ph.D., P.E., DEE,
    University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Water Environment Federation
    .

  • Measurements and Sources of PM2.5, PM10, Volatile Organic Compounds, and Polycyclic Aromatic  Hydrocarbons in Greater Cairo
    Alan W. Gertler, Ph.D., Desert Research Institute and A&WMA.


  • ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: CURRENT AND FUTURE CHALLENGES FOR THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY: WHAT LIES AROUND THE CORNER?
    Daniel J. Sullenbarger,
    Marathon Oil Corporation and IPIECA


10:00 - 10:30
Coffee Break with Poster Session 1
 

Poster Session 1

  • VALORISATION OF POLLUTANT GASES BY SEPARATION TECHNIQUE USING ZEOLITES A, X AND Y MOLECULAR SIEVES
    Samira AMOKRANE et al.


  • Removal of hydrocarbons and toxic cations from water by stems of dates;
    H. Yazid.

  • A technique for purifying wastewater with polymeric flocculants produced from wastes polystyrene;
    Moyad N. Khalaf et al.


10:30 - 12:00
Session 1a Session 1b
  Wastewater – Innovative Technologies


Site Characterization
 
  • Wet Air Oxidation for Disposal/Treatment of Spent Caustic in Petroleum Refineries and Ethylene Plants; Chad Felch et al.

  • New WW Treatment Options for Refinery Wastewater
    William Conner et al.


  • Applying Lessons Learned to the Design of MBRs for the Treatment of Industrial Wastewaters;
    J. Rushing et al.


  • Evaluation Groundwater Vulnerability to Contamination at Some Oil Facilities, Saudi Arabia; ABDULAZIZ M. AL-SHAIBANI et al.

  • Site-Specific parameters for modeling fate and transport of hydrocarbons contaminants in sandy sediments;
    Muhammed Saeed.

  • Temporal and spatial variations for petroleum hydrocarbons in water and sediments from northern Shatt Al-Arab river, Iraq;
    Faris J. M. Al-Imarah
    .

  Session 1c Session 1d
  Environmental Impact Assessment

Dust & Sand Control – Chairman: Harry Day, Saudi Aramco
 
  • ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY;
    Maher Nabulsi
    .

  • Adding Value to Projects through the use of Environmental Impact Assessment: Beyond Simple Assessment;
    Stephen Crute


  • The Success of EIA Process in Bahrain;
    Zahwa Al Kuwari et al.
  • GEOGRID SAND FENCE TECHNOLOGY STUDY; Nasser S. Al-Kahtani.

  • STABILIZATION PROCESS - DUST AND SAND MANAGEMENT;
    Dennis M Casamatta
    .

  • The Use of Environmentally Friendly Copolymers for Dust Control and Soil Stabilization in Desert Environments;
    Chad Falkenberg
12:00-1:30
Lunch and Prayer  
1:30-2:00

Plenary Session:

The Rapid Growth in Desalination - How is the Industry Responding?;  
Lisa Henthorne,
VP of International Desalination Association



 
2:00-3:00
Session 2a Session 2b
  Impact of Mega Desalination Plants on Gulf Env. Site Characterization
 
  • Detrimental Consequences of Desalination Plants Liquid–Effluents on Seawater Stability in the Arabian Gulf;
    Ahmed Hashim


  • Optimisation in Plant Efficiency and Environmental Impact;
    Corrado Sommariva.
  • PASSIVE SOIL GAS SURVEY FOR INITIAL SITE CHARACTERIZATION;
    Phil Reed et al.


  • Geophysical Survey Spatial and Temporal Variations of Groundwater Contamination, Salt/Water Intrusion and Subsurface Pollution Determination and Monitoring into the Coastal Zone;
    Yu. Ozorovich et al.

  • Characterization and Remediation of Contaminated Soil by Produced Water Associated with oil production;
    Walid M. S. Kassim et al.


  Session 2c Session 2d
  Environmental Management Air Quality
 
  • The Approach of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology for Environmental Sustainability in Saudi Arabia;
    Ahmed Mohammed Al-Abdulkader et al.


  • Winning the CEO Environmental Stewardship Award Twice – How Did We Do It?
    Ensan M. Elayoubi

  • Royal Commission Efforts in Protecting the Air Quality in Jubail Industrial City;
    Mohsen Alami


  • Utilizing CALPUFF for Offshore and Nearshore Dispersion Modeling Analyses;
    Sue Sung
3:00 - 3:30
Coffee Break with Poster Session 2
 

Poster Session 2

  • RECUPERATION OF LEAD AND URANIUM POLLUTANT IONS BY SOLID MICROPOROUS MATERIALS;
    Djamel NIBOU et al.

  • Oil Company’s Medical Waste Management;
    Saud Al-Humaidan

  • Determination of Total Organic Carbon by ICP-AES;
    Nemr Mehanna

3:30 - 5:00
Session 3a Session 3b
  Impact of Mega Desalination Plants on Gulf Env.

Remediation
 
  • Integration of Environmental Consideration in the Saudi Independently Financed Water and Power Projects
    Paddy Padmanathan



  • Overview of Environmental Studies at the Saline Water Conversion Corporation, Saudi Arabia;
    Ibrahim A.R. Al-Tisan


  • Improving our environment by controlling existing thermal power & desalination plants emission;
    Abdullah Hasan Hodhan

  • Evaluation of Low Temperature Oxidation for In-situ Treatment of Hydrocarbon-contaminate Soils;
    Mansor Kashir et al.


  • Natural Attenuation as a Remedial Option for Petroleum Contaminated Sites;
    Alaa M Jahdali


  • CHEMICAL AND MICRIBIAL LEACHING OF HEAVY METALS FROM SOIL CONTAMINATED BY TANNERY EFFLUENT - A COMPARATIVE STUDY; R. NAGENDRAN et al.
  Session 3c Session 3d
  Environmental Management

Air Quality
 
  • ACHIEVING ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE – BAPCO APPROACH;
    GHULOOM H. ANSARI et al.


  • Pollutants and Wastes from Petrochemical Plants;
    Dr. Mohammad Ateeq Al-Dosari

  • Saudi Aramco's Environmental Performance Assessment Program;
    Liliana Polanco M.

  • Sustainable Oily Sludge Treatment at Khafji Joint Operations: Recovery of Oil from Petroleum Sludge;
    Mohamed Ghanayem et al.


  • A Robust and Low Cost Optical Fibre Sensor for Measurement of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Hostile Production Environments;
    Elfed Lewis

  • Air Quality management, Polution Control and Power and Water Production;
    H.M.SIDDIQUI

  • PREDICTING CARBON MONOXIDE CONCENTRATION AT URBAN INTERSECTIONS: THE IRAN EXPERIENCE;
    Manouchehr Vaziri

  • Temperature trend analysis of 56 years data record at two sites in Saudi Arabia;
    Jumaan S. Qahtani

 


Tuesday April 24th, 2007 | April 22nd | April 23rd | April 25th |

Time
PROGRAM
8:30 – 9:30

Plenary Session:


Global Citizenship framework at Schlumberger
Ian Sealy, Schlumberger.

Using Visibility Analyses as an Alternative Approach to Regulate and Improve Air Quality; 
Richard Schulze, Trinity Consultants.



9:30 - 10:30
Session 4a Session 4b
  Wastewater – Innovative Technologies.

Remediation – Chairman: Ramzi Hejazi, Saudi Aramco
 
  • Engineered wetlands for treating petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated water;
    Brian Davis et al.

  • Innovative Oil/Water Separation Flotation Technology Reduces Costs and Improves Performance;
    Michael Howdeshell et al.
  • EVALUATION OF PHYTOREMEDIATION TECHNOLOGY FOR HYDROCARBON CONTAMINATED SITES IN SAUDI ARAMCO;
    Emad N. Al-Shafei et al.

  • Phytoremediation of heavy-metal polluted soils using native plants in UAE;
    Hassan Tayim
  Session 4c Session 4d
  Air Quality

Environmental Impact Assessment
 
  • DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A MODEL TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF COASTAL ZONE EMISSIONS ON URBAN SCALE AIR QUALITY;
    Alan W. Gertler et al.

    The origin of high PM10 and NO2 concentrations in an highly industrialized area: model calculations and analyses of source contributions;
    Dr. J.J. (Hans) Erbrink
  • Environmental Impact Assessment – integrating sustainable design options;
    Emma Corbett

  • Terrestrial Ecological Assessment for Oil and gas projects in Saudi Arabia;
    Stephen Crute
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break with Poster Session 3
 

Poster Session 3

  • Risk assessment and survival kinetics of pathogenic bacteria in the coastal waters of Cochin;
    Mohamed Hatha et al.


  • Impact Assessment of Refinery Wastewater on Coastal Thermal Desalination Plants;
    Walid Elshorbagy


11:00 - 12:00
Session 5a Session 5b
  Wastewater – Innovative Technologies.

Remediation – Chairman: Ramzi Hejazi, Saudi Aramco
 
  • Produced Water Treatment Plant (Case Study), Adar/Agordeed Field Production Facilities – Sudan;
    Samir Fayyad

  • Biosorption of Petroleum Priority Pollutant on Immobilized and Free Algal Cells;
    Ibrahim Ashour
  • IN SITU CHEMICAL OXIDATION (ISCO);
    Hass R. Hammad

  • INVESTIGATING THE EFFICIENCY OF MTBE REMOVAL FROM CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER BY ADVANCED OXIDATION  PROCESSES;
    Bassam Tawabini
  Session 5c Session 5d
  Radiation Management

Environmental Impact Assessment
 
  • A Strategy for the Effective Management of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) in the Oil and Gas Industry;
    Michael Cowie et al.


  • Radiation Based Technologies in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production;
    Falah Abu-Jarad et al.
  • Relevance of Environmental Impact Assessments to Wastewater Treatment Plants Projects;
    Subhi A. Al-Aama et al.

  • SOURCES AND TRANSPORT MECHANISMS OF POLLUTANTS IN THE QARAOUN LAKE – LEBANON;
    Ali I. Safa et al.
12:00-1:30
Lunch and Prayer  
1:30 - 2:00
Plenary Session:
 
Sustainable Industrial Development in the Region- UNEP Perspectives; 
Basel Al-Yousfi, Ph.D., PE, DEE, UNEP-ROWA
2:00 - 3:00
Session 6a Session 6b
  Wastewater – MBR Session.

Remediation
 
  • Waste Water Treatment using Membrane Bio Reactor;
    Vikrant Sarin

  • Membrane Bio-Reactors;
    Mike Howdeshell
  • Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Waste;
    Mazar Nawaz

  • A Kinetic Model for the Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated with Petroleum Hydrocarbons;
    Morteza Sohrabi et al.
  Session 6c  
  Environmental Management


 
  • Saudi Aramco Tanker Acceptance System;
    Tariq A. Mal

  • Environmental Management System for Offshore Oil and Gas Projects
    T. Husain et al.

 

3:00 - 3:30
Coffee Break with Poster Session 4
 

Poster Session 4

  • Precipitation of phosphates contained in a wastewater by aluminium and iron salts to the stoichiometric amount;
    O. BALAMANE-ZIZI et al.

  • Hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria in abatement of oil pollution;
    A.V.Saramma

  • Hydrocarbon Solvents;
    SASO
3:30 - 5:00
Session 7a Session 7b
  Wastewater – MBR Session.

Remediation
 
  • Successful applications of ACWa SMBR in Middle East;
    Raied ElShanti

  • Technological Advancement of SMBR - The Submerged PURON System;
    Deepak Raina

  • Zenon MBR Systems;
    Samir Badran

  • Panel Discussion
  • TREATMENT TECHNIQUES OF OIL-CONTAMINATED SOIL AND WATER AQUIFERS;
    Mohammed M. Amro

  • Steam assisted remediation of LNAPL in homogenous and layered soils;
    M. Escrochi et al.

  • Surfactant Remediation of LNAPL Contaminated Soil; Effects of adding alkaline and foam producing substances;
    Seyyed Mohammad et al.

  • Interaction's Effect of Organic Material and its Aggregate on TPHs Extraction Efficiency from Petroleum Contaminated Soils Using Microwave Energy;
    Hossein Ganjidoust et al.

  Session 7c  
  Environmental Management


 
  • Environmental Management System;
    Harisathya

  • ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AS A TOOL FOR ACHIEVING REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;
    Ibrahim Awad et al.

  • Serious Water Crisis predicted for The Middle-East Countries;
    Mahmood Ghaheri

  • Environmental engineering education (E3) in the Gulf Co-operation Countries
    Majeed Safar Jassim

 


Wednesday April 25th, 2007 | April 22nd | April 23rd | April 24th |

Time
PROGRAM
8:30 – 9:00

Plenary Session:

Design of Outfalls for the Safe Discharge of Industrial Wastewaters into the Marine Environment;  
Philip J.W. Roberts, Ph.D., GeorgiaTech

9:00 - 10:00
Session 8a Session 8b
  Wastewater – Facility Experience.

Waste Management
 
  • Al Ansab Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility; Nicholas B. Cooper

  • Odour Assessment of Marafiq’s Wastewater Facilities in Jubail Industrial City, KSA;
    K. Z. Subaie et al.

  • Saudi Aramco efforts on Wastewater Conservation and Reuse;
    Thamer S. Al-Mutairi et al.



  • The Challenge of Industrial Waste Management in Bahrain;
    Rehan Ahmed et al.

  • BEEA’H NEW HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATOR, DESIGN, OPERATION AND EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM: A CASE STUDY;
    Salah Eldin Selim

  • Utilization of Petroleum Byproducts and Waste from Oil Refinery for the Production of Novel Soil Amendment (Bioplus);
    M. T. Balba et al.

  Session 8c  
  Water Quality


 
  • Reducing chlorine discharged to sea: optimizing cooling seawater antifouling strategy through pulse-chlorination® and the associated benefits to an operating facility from adopting an environmentally friendly / BAT technology;
    Henk Jenner et al.

  • Enhancing Environmental Performance through a Stringent Water Quality Monitoring in Process Plants - GPIC Case Study;
    Moh’d Redha et al.

  • WATER AND HUMAN HEALTH;
    Ali I. Safa

 

10:00 - 10:30
Coffee Break
 

 

10:30 - 12:00
Session 9a Session 9b
  Wastewater – Research.

Waste Management
 
  • SELECTIVE RECOVERY OF CADMIUM (II) IONS FROM INDUSTRIAL WASTE EFFLUENTS USING SUPPORTED LIQUID MEMBRANES;
    MOHAMMAD WAQAR ASHRAF et al.

  • Phenol Degradation using Moving Bed Biofilm Reactors;
    B. Ayati et al.

  • Determination of Biokinetic Coefficient for Membrane Bioreactor Process in Treating Oily Wastewater;
    Muhammad Muhitur Rahmana et al.



  • MODERN LANDFILL POLLUTION BARRIERS WITH THE USE OF GEOSYNTHETICS;
    Jörg Klompmaker

  • Post-consumer-plastic waste management at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology;
    Fares D Alsewailem

  • LDPE biodegradation using Isolated Fungi Mixture;
    Mahsa Mohammad Taheri

  • Feasibility of Bioreactor Treatment of Petroleum Oily Sludges in Saudi Arabia – A Pilot Study at Saudi Aramco;
    Hussain Al-Abandi et al.

  Session 9c  
 


 
  • Non-Markovian random walks and petroleum properties;
    Paulius Miskinis

  • INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE OF DYNAMIC OLFACTOMETER;
    John Jiang

  • NOVEL SCALECHEM PROGRAM FOR MONITORING AND ENHANCING DISSOLUTION OF SCALE DEPOSITS NEAR WELLBORE;
    R. Hosny et al.

 

12:00 - 12:30
Wrap-up Panel Session
 
12:30 - 1:30
Lunch and Prayer
 

| April 22nd | April 23rd | April 24th | April 25th |

 

Inquiries regarding all aspects of the abstracts or technical papers should be sent, preferably by email, to:


Mr. Jim Findley Chairman,
Technical Committee Environmental Protection Department,
Saudi Aramco,
Engineering Office Bldg. E-3570-X
Dhahran 31311 - Saudi Arabia

Tel: +966 3 8730879
Fax: +966 3 8739331
Email: james.findley@aramco.com