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First Announcement and Call for Abstracts 13 th International Conference in Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control 25-29 November 2012 The biennial meeting of the IWA <strong>Specialist</strong> <strong>Group</strong> on the Use of Macrophytes in Water Pollution Control Hosted and Organised by Murdoch University Perth, Western Australia in collaboration with IWA and AWA discoverers welcome
The Proposers The Environmental Technology Centre (ETC) at Murdoch University is the lead organiser behind this proposal. Background and purpose The use of constructed wetlands in water pollution control has been a matter of considerable interest and research from the early eighties. While most of the work has focused on the use of wetlands as polishing systems and on removal of nutrients, metals and pathogens, research has also revealed their application for primary wastewater treatment (“French systems”) and sludge stabilisation. Reuse of wastewater and stormwater for non-potable purposes has become necessary due to increasing demand on high quality water. Wetlands have proven to reliably achieve efficient treatment processes, satisfying non potable reuse requirements. This is of extreme importance in the Australian context, where most of the water is used in agriculture. Besides, population pressure and declining rainfall patterns in some areas have led to depreciation of natural wetlands and groundwater dependent ecosystems. Treatment wetlands are now a well established technology. There are several thousand wetland systems treating municipal, agricultural and industrial wastewaters in North America and Europe and a rising number of systems treating point source and non-point source pollution globally. These wetland systems have a wide variety of engineering designs, wetted areas, flow rates, influent and effluent quality, hydraulic properties and monitoring requirements. The information from this operational treatment experience can be used to form design guidelines for wetland systems. Research is necessary in areas of system longevity, pollutant removal process dynamics and system modelling. The major aim of the Conference is to bring together researchers and professionals to discuss new developments and exchange experiences in the field of constructed wetland systems. The Conference will highlight the latest improvements and achievements in the treatment of urban storm water runoff, domestic and municipal wastewaters, agricultural and industrial effluents. The success of several IWA Conferences organised by the ETC demonstrates our capacity to organise the 13th International Conference on Wetlands Systems for Water Pollution Control. We have long been encouraging and disseminating research on treatment wetlands. Murdoch organised an International Workshop on Wetland Systems for Wastewater Treatment in 1996. We have published papers in the field of Constructed Wetlands, Decentralised Systems and Environmental Technologies. Conference date Considering the date of previous conferences in the series, and in the hope of ensuring that participants have a pleasant stay, we have chosen the week from 25-29 November 2012. This period is a non-teaching time at the University and all the facilities of the University will be available. Weather-wise November is an excellent period to organise a conference, as the weather is generally consistently warm and pleasant. Conference venue The Conference will take place at Murdoch University. There are modern lecture theatres available at the University. The Environmental Technology Centre will display sustainable technologies at their location on the University campus. The participants of the conference will have the privilege to visit the centre. Conference language The official language of the conference will be English. There will be oral and poster presentations, with pre-printed abstracts of conference papers. Technical Tours A technical tour is proposed for the Tuesday 27 November 2012. The tour is an integral part of the conference. The tour will include the following wetlands systems: CSBP Ltd. Kwinana – Industrial effluent; Point Fraser (CBD) – Stormwater treatment, Wharf + Liege street (Cannington) – Stormwater treatment; Peppermint Grove Library – Stormwater (rainwater use, urine separation) and other wetland facilities in Perth. An additional pre/post conference tour highlighting natural and constructed wetland systems in the scenic Margaret River Region in South Western WA is also being proposed.
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