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Tentative Program:
Sunday April
22nd, 2007 | April 23rd | April 24th | April 25th |
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
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10:00
- 10:30 |
Coffee Break with Poster Session 1 |
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Poster Session 1
- VALORISATION OF POLLUTANT GASES BY SEPARATION TECHNIQUE USING ZEOLITES A, X AND Y MOLECULAR SIEVES;
Samira AMOKRANE et al.
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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.
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10:30
- 12:00 |
Session 1a |
Session 1b |
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Wastewater – Innovative Technologies
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Site Characterization |
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- 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.
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- Evaluation Groundwater Vulnerability to Contamination at Some Oil Facilities, Saudi Arabia; ABDULAZIZ M. AL-SHAIBANI et al.
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Site-Specific parameters for modeling fate and transport of hydrocarbons contaminants in sandy sediments;
Muhammed Saeed.
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Temporal and spatial variations for petroleum hydrocarbons in water and sediments from northern Shatt Al-Arab river, Iraq;
Faris J. M. Al-Imarah.
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Session 1c |
Session 1d |
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Environmental Impact Assessment
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Dust & Sand Control – Chairman: Harry Day, Saudi Aramco
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- ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY;
Maher Nabulsi.
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Adding Value to Projects through the use of Environmental Impact Assessment: Beyond Simple Assessment;
Stephen Crute
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The Success of EIA Process in Bahrain;
Zahwa Al Kuwari et al.
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- GEOGRID SAND FENCE TECHNOLOGY STUDY; Nasser S. Al-Kahtani.
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STABILIZATION PROCESS - DUST AND SAND MANAGEMENT;
Dennis M Casamatta.
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The Use of Environmentally Friendly Copolymers for Dust Control and Soil Stabilization in Desert Environments;
Chad Falkenberg
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12:00-1:30 |
Lunch and Prayer |
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1:30-2:00 |
Plenary Session:
The Rapid Growth in Desalination - How is the Industry Responding?;
Lisa Henthorne,
VP of International Desalination Association
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2:00-3:00 |
Session 2a |
Session 2b |
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Impact of Mega Desalination Plants on Gulf Env. |
Site Characterization
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- 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.
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- PASSIVE SOIL GAS SURVEY FOR INITIAL SITE CHARACTERIZATION;
Phil Reed et al.
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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.
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Characterization and Remediation of Contaminated Soil by Produced Water Associated with oil production;
Walid M. S. Kassim et al.
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Session 2c |
Session 2d |
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Environmental Management |
Air Quality
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- The Approach of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology for Environmental Sustainability in Saudi Arabia;
Ahmed Mohammed Al-Abdulkader et al.
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Winning the CEO Environmental Stewardship Award Twice – How Did We Do It?
Ensan M. Elayoubi
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- Royal Commission Efforts in Protecting the Air Quality in Jubail Industrial City;
Mohsen Alami
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Utilizing CALPUFF for Offshore and Nearshore Dispersion Modeling Analyses;
Sue Sung
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3:00
- 3:30 |
Coffee Break with Poster Session 2 |
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Poster Session 2
- RECUPERATION OF LEAD AND URANIUM POLLUTANT IONS BY SOLID MICROPOROUS MATERIALS;
Djamel NIBOU et al.
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Oil Company’s Medical Waste Management;
Saud Al-Humaidan
- Determination of Total Organic Carbon by ICP-AES;
Nemr Mehanna
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3:30
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Session 3a |
Session 3b |
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Impact of Mega Desalination Plants on Gulf Env.
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Remediation
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- 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
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- Evaluation of Low Temperature Oxidation for In-situ Treatment of Hydrocarbon-contaminate Soils;
Mansor Kashir et al.
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Natural Attenuation as a Remedial Option for Petroleum Contaminated Sites;
Alaa M Jahdali
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CHEMICAL AND MICRIBIAL LEACHING OF HEAVY METALS FROM SOIL CONTAMINATED BY TANNERY EFFLUENT - A COMPARATIVE STUDY; R. NAGENDRAN et al.
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Session 3c |
Session 3d |
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Environmental Management
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Air Quality
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- ACHIEVING ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE – BAPCO APPROACH;
GHULOOM H.
ANSARI et al.
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Pollutants and Wastes from Petrochemical Plants;
Dr. Mohammad Ateeq Al-Dosari
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Saudi Aramco's Environmental Performance Assessment Program;
Liliana Polanco M.
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Sustainable Oily Sludge Treatment at Khafji Joint Operations: Recovery of Oil from Petroleum Sludge;
Mohamed Ghanayem et al.
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- A Robust and Low Cost Optical Fibre Sensor for Measurement of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Hostile Production Environments;
Elfed Lewis
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Air Quality management, Polution Control and Power and Water Production;
H.M.SIDDIQUI
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PREDICTING CARBON MONOXIDE CONCENTRATION AT URBAN INTERSECTIONS: THE IRAN EXPERIENCE;
Manouchehr Vaziri
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Temperature trend analysis of 56 years data record at two sites in Saudi Arabia;
Jumaan S. Qahtani
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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.
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9:30
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Session 4a |
Session 4b |
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Wastewater – Innovative Technologies.
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Remediation – Chairman: Ramzi Hejazi, Saudi Aramco
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- 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.
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- 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
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Session 4c |
Session 4d |
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Air Quality
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Environmental Impact Assessment |
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- 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
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- Environmental Impact Assessment – integrating sustainable design options;
Emma Corbett
- Terrestrial Ecological Assessment for Oil and gas projects in Saudi Arabia;
Stephen Crute
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10:30
- 11:00 |
Coffee Break with Poster Session 3 |
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Poster Session 3
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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
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11:00
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Session 5a |
Session 5b |
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Wastewater – Innovative Technologies.
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Remediation – Chairman: Ramzi Hejazi, Saudi Aramco
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- 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
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- IN SITU CHEMICAL OXIDATION (ISCO);
Hass R. Hammad
- INVESTIGATING THE EFFICIENCY OF MTBE REMOVAL FROM CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER BY ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES;
Bassam Tawabini
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Session 5c |
Session 5d |
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Radiation Management
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Environmental Impact Assessment |
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- 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.
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- 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.
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12:00-1:30 |
Lunch and Prayer |
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1:30
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Sustainable Industrial Development in the Region- UNEP Perspectives;
Basel Al-Yousfi, Ph.D., PE, DEE, UNEP-ROWA |
2:00
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Session 6a |
Session 6b |
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Wastewater – MBR Session.
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Remediation
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- Waste Water Treatment using Membrane Bio Reactor;
Vikrant Sarin
- Membrane Bio-Reactors;
Mike Howdeshell
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- Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Waste;
Mazar Nawaz
- A Kinetic Model for the Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated with Petroleum Hydrocarbons;
Morteza Sohrabi et al.
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Session 6c |
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Environmental Management
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- Saudi Aramco Tanker Acceptance System;
Tariq A. Mal
- Environmental Management System for Offshore Oil and Gas Projects
T. Husain et al.
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3:00
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Coffee Break with Poster Session 4 |
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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
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3:30
- 5:00 |
Session 7a |
Session 7b |
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Wastewater – MBR Session.
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Remediation
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- 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
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- 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.
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Session 7c |
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Environmental Management
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- 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
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Wednesday April
25th, 2007 | April 22nd | April 23rd | April 24th |
Time |
PROGRAM |
8:30 – 9:00 |
Design of Outfalls for the Safe Discharge of Industrial Wastewaters into the Marine Environment;
Philip J.W. Roberts, Ph.D., GeorgiaTech |
9:00
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Session 8a |
Session 8b |
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Wastewater – Facility Experience.
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Waste Management
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- 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.
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- 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.
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Session 8c |
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Water Quality
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- 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
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10:00
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Coffee Break |
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10:30
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Session 9a |
Session 9b |
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Wastewater – Research.
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Waste Management
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- 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.
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MODERN LANDFILL POLLUTION BARRIERS WITH THE USE OF GEOSYNTHETICS;
Jörg Klompmaker
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Post-consumer-plastic waste management at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology;
Fares D Alsewailem
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LDPE biodegradation using Isolated Fungi Mixture;
Mahsa Mohammad Taheri
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Feasibility of Bioreactor Treatment of Petroleum Oily Sludges in Saudi Arabia – A Pilot Study at Saudi Aramco;
Hussain Al-Abandi et al.
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Session 9c |
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- Non-Markovian random walks and petroleum properties;
Paulius Miskinis
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INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE OF DYNAMIC OLFACTOMETER;
John Jiang
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NOVEL SCALECHEM PROGRAM FOR MONITORING AND ENHANCING DISSOLUTION OF SCALE DEPOSITS NEAR WELLBORE;
R. Hosny et al.
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12:00
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Wrap-up Panel Session |
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12:30
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Lunch and Prayer |
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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 |
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