Project Details:

CHEMRAWN XV - Chemistry for Water

Project No.:2001-007-1-021
Start date:2001-04-09
End date:2004-12-31
Division:CHEMRAWN Committee
Objective:
  • Define scientific gaps, research priorities, economic and social priorities in order to provide decision makers in governments, industry, academia, and especially the mass media with the chemical knowledge required for understanding the present and future role of chemistry in resolving water- related problems and issues.
  • Conduct an objective assessment of the technical state-of-the-art in chemistry and chemical engineering in the domains of fresh water availability and avoiding water pollution.
  • Formulate a series of Proposals and Recommendations by the Future Actions Committee for wide distribution.
    • Description:

    Chemical sciences and technologies are needed to resolve water-related problems and issues such as scarcity, purification, waste treatment, control, and analysis.. This conference will explore the latest scientific and engineering approaches to these problems and issues to develop world-wide strategies and policy recommendations, focusing on the common interests of academic institutions, corporations, governmental agencies and the general public.

    Progress:
    The venue is arranged to take place in Paris, France at the Maison dela Chimie in June 21-23, 2004.

    Proposed Workshops:

    • Analytical chemistry for waters: Progresses in chemical andbiochemical methods for quality assessment - Biosensors and "lab-on-a-chip"- Identification of water contaminants - Security of water supplysystems - New microbiological methods.
    • Chemistry, agriculture, soils and water: New technologiesto optimize uses of water in agriculture - Pollution of soils andunderground waters - Sustainable concepts relating to water uses andpollution treatments - Soil remediation.
    • Chemistry, industry and water: Green chemistry - Saving waterin chemical industries - Innovative industrial processes relatingto water pollution and water uses.
    • Water treatments and supply: New technologies for drinkingwater production, storage and transport - Waste-water treatments andreuse - Desalination - New developments in oxydation or adsorptionprocesses and membrane treatments.
    • Chemistry and specific uses of water: Prospection and exploitationof fresh-water sources - Marine pollution - Water conditioning inindustrial systems - Materials and equipment in contact with water- Security problems.
    • Case studies: International experiences.

    Organizing Committee:

    Chairman of the Conference: Prof. Pierre Potier, Memberof the French Academy of Sciences; President, Fondation de la Maisonde la Chimie

    Chairman of the Organizing Committee: Dr. Pierre Fillet,Member of he French Academy of Technology

    Secretary: Mr. Jacques Hui, Maison de la Chimie Foundation

    Treasurer: Mr Poite, Maison de la Chimie Foundation

    Members:
    - Dr. Thierry Chambolle, Former scientific adviser of the Suez Group
    - Prof. Jean-Baptiste Donnet, Past President of the French ChemicalSociety
    - Prof. Raymond Hamelin, Member of the CHEMRAWN Committee
    - Prof. Yves Levy, Secretary of the International Scientific Committee
    - Mr. Claude Mordini, Parlementary assistant
    - Dr. Teniere-Buchot, Senior adviser for water at the UNEP
    - to be named, Representatve of "M2C", company oncharge of the organization.

    International Scientific Committee:

    Chairman: Dr. Alan Hayes G.B., Past President of IUPAC,Past President of t the CHEMRAWN Committee

    Secretary: Prof. Yves Levy, F, Faculty of Pharmacy,University of Paris

    Members:
    - Dr Pascal Bonne, F, Director of Research, Veolia Group
    - Prof. Michael Droescher, D, Senior Vice-President Corporate InnovationManagement DEGUSSA AG, Member of the COCI Committee
    - Prof. Gheorghe Duca, Moldova, Member of the Academy of Science Ministerof Ecology and Territorial Development of the Republic of Moldova
    - Prof. Yonichi Gohshi, J, Chairman of the National Institute forEnvironmental Studies, Japan
    - Dr. Dennis L. Hjeresen, USA, Director of the Green Chemistry Institute,ACS
    - Mrs. Aloisi de Larderel, PNUE, Director, division Technology, Industryand Economy
    - Prof. Patrick Moyna, Uy, Montevideo University, Member of the CHEMRAWNCommittee
    - to be designated, Suez group
    - Prof. Alex. Pokrovsky, UNESCO, Director, section Mathematical, Physicaland Chemical Sciences
    - Dr. Alan Smith, G.B., Former Director of Research of Laporte Ltd.(G.B.), Member of the Committees CHEMRAWN and COCI
    Dr. A. Szöllösi-Nagy, UNESCO, Assistant General Director

    > conference announcement

    > press coverage
    - C&EN,19 July 2004, p. 25
    - ChemInt,Sep/Oct 2004, p. 26

    > Perspectivesand Recommendations
    Edited by Association Chimie et Eau, 2006

    >>>
    - Statistics and information from WHO
    www.who.int/health_topics/drinking_water/en/

    - CHEMRAWN - Historyand Effectiveness, by J. Malin

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