Conference on Nature-Based Wastewater Treatment in Southeastern Europe and Turkey
Date: 3 November 2020
Time: 10 am to 1.30 pm EET (UTC+2) / 11 am to 2.30 pm TRT (UTC+3)
Partners in the multi-national EU-funded H2020 project INNOQUA have developed and demonstrated the potential of novel, modular nature-based, decentralised wastewater treatment solutions in Romania, Turkey and nine other countries. These solutions combine the different treatment capabilities of earthworms, microalgae, bacterial biofilms, Daphnia (“water fleas”) and UV light. During this conference, the INNOQUA team and a group of invited experts shared their experiences – highlighting the potential for nature-based approaches to wastewater treatment, as well as future R&D and commercial opportunities in this sector.
The conference covered:
- Overview of INNOQUA project
- Virtual visit of Turkish demo site
- Nature-based solutions in SEE/TR
- Commercial experience & opportunities
- Discussion and networking
- Research experience and opportunities
Conference speakers:
- Dr Eli Cohen, AYALA AQUA & ECOLOGY Tel Aviv, Israel
- Dr Costel Bumbac, ECOIND Bucharest, Romania
- Jean-Baptiste Dussaussois, NOBATEK/INEF4 Anglet, France
- Dr Darja Istenič, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Sabina Bokal, Global Water Partnership Central and Eastern Europe Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Dr Elif Asuman Korkusuz Ülgen, Optimet Engineering Environmental Technologies, Turkey
- Dr Hasan Volkan Oral, Istanbul Aydin University, Turkey
- Dr Olga Tiron, ECOIND Bucharest, Romania
- Dr Özge Yilmaz, Ekodenge Ankara, Turkey
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