Objectives
The objectives of the symposium are to offer opportunities for scientists of different countries to:
- exchange recent results related to environmental pollution processes and their effects on natural resources, public health and economy in the Mediterranean region
- discuss current scientific, technological and legal issues to avoid or reduce the degradation of the Mediterranean environment
- provide suggestions and recommendations to regulatory authorities on environmental quality and safety in the Mediterranean and other neighboring countries.
THEME and TOPICS/SESSIONS
The General Theme of the Conference is:
“Environmental Threats in the Mediterranean Region: Problems and Solutions”,
and the Plenary Lecture:
“Mediterranean and the Ecological Footprint”
will be presented by Dr. I. Efthymiopoulos, President IIER, Greece
This overarching theme will be discussed in 11 sessions dealing with the following specific topics and the keynote lecture of the corresponding Invited Speakers :
Session 1. Agricultural, domestic and industrial wastes
Prof. U. Mingelgrin, Volcani Center, ARO, Bet Dagan, Israel
“Agricultural Uses of Coal Fly Ash”
Session 2. Soil quality, pollution, degradation and desertification
Prof. J. Cornejo, CSIC, Sevilla, Spain
“Use of Clays and Organic Amendments for Soil Quality Improvement”
Session 3. Water quality and pollution
Prof. E, Stephanou, Univ. of Crete, Greece
“Occurrence and Behaviour of Emerging Contaminants in Waste Water Treatment Plants: Challenges in their Exposure Assessment”
Session 4. Outdoor and indoor air quality and pollution
Prof. L. Klasinc, Ruden Boskovic Inst., Zagreb, Croatia
“Rating of Mediterranean Photochemical Air Pollution Sites”
Session 5. Crops and food quality and pollution
Dr J. Isaac, Appl.Res.Inst., Jerusalem, Palestinian Authority
“The Dilemma of Natural Resources Management and Agro-Food Production in Palestinian Authority”
Session 6. Environment and human health
Prof. G. Assennato, ARPA Puglia, Univ. Bari, Italy
“Environmental Governance and the Role of Regional Environmental Protection Agencies”
Session 7. Animal health risks
Prof. G. Ciftcioglu, Univ. Istanbul, Turkey
“Impact of Environmental Pollution on Animal Health and Food for Animals”
Session 8. Intercompartmental element fluxes and climate changes and effects on the ecosystem and human health
Prof. W.H. Blum, BOKU Univ., Wien, Austria
“Spatial and Temporal Dimensions of Physico-Chemical and Biological Processes in Soils”
Session 9. Biodiversity and sustainability
Prof. S. Dumontet, Partenope Univ., Napoli, Italy
“Microbial Diversity and Soil Making”
Session 10. Sustainable mobility and renewable energy use to combat pollution
Prof. A. J. Karabelas, CPERI-CERTH, Thessaloniki, Greece
“Renewable Energy Sources and Sustainability”
Session 11. Natural and artificial radioactive pollution
Prof. E. Tomarchio, Univ. Palermo, Italy
“Environmental Radioactivity Measurements in the Mediterranean Area”