Conference Topics
Addressing critical challenges in environmental sustainability, this conference explores innovative approaches to improving water quality, resource recovery, and ecological protection. Emphasizing advancements in treatment technologies, resource optimization, and pollution mitigation, it fosters dialogue on strategies to safeguard water systems and promote circular economy principles. Through multidisciplinary perspectives, it aims to inspire solutions that enhance efficiency, reduce environmental impact, and ensure the sustainable management of vital resources for future generations.

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Advanced drinking water treatments
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Emerging challenges in operation
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Impact of climate changes
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Challenges in water supply
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Modelling of drinking water treatment
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New materials for water treatment
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Legislation evolution and economic implication
Drinking water

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Advanced biological wastewater treatments
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Microbial population dynamics
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Emerging challenges in operation
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Modelling of wastewater treatment
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Physical-chemical treatments
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Industrial wastewater treatments
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Legislation evolution and economic implication
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New materials for water treatment
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Wastewater based epidemiology
Wastewater

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Polymers in water and wastewater treatment
Innovative materials for water and wastewater treatment

Sludge management
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Sludge management optimization strategies
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Anaerobic digestion
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Modelling of sludge treatment
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Sludge characterization
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Legislation evolution and economic implication
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Ecotoxicological assessments
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Co-treatment with other waste
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Pyrolysis of sewage sludge

Analytical Chemistry of emerging contaminants
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Detection of emerging contaminants
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Antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance
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Strategies for the quantification and removal of Perfluoroalkyl substances
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Sustainable strategies for addressing pharmaceuticals
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Implication of new legislation on emerging contaminants
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Tertiary and quaternary treatments for micropollutants removal
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Advanced monitoring
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Ecotoxicological assessments

Resources and energy recovery
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Nutrients recovert from wastewater treatment
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Energy savings and recovery
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Biopolymers and bioproducts recovery
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Raw materials and circular economy
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Legislation evolution and economic implication
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Co-digestion and co-composting of sewage sludge
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Innovative chains for residues valorization
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Sewage sludge valorization in blue-green infrastructures

Microplastics in the Environment
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New approaches for microplastics identification and quantification
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Sustainable strategies for addressing microplastics issue
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Approaches for microplastics removal from water, air and soil
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Management of polluted wastewater
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Dispersion in air: modelling and possible approaches
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Microplastics in the marine environment
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Accumulation is soils and plant uptake
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Valorization of microplastics in a circular economy perspective

Management of water and energy plants
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Sustainability and Life Cycle Thinking
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Sustainability of industrial processes
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GHG emmisions in water and sludge treatment plants
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Carbon footprint of water treatment
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Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) in water sector
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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
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Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
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Social Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA)
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Legislation evolution and economic implication

SPECIAL TOPIC:
Sustainability in Aquaculture
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Current Developments and New Trends in Aquaculture
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Pollution and Threats to the Environment