January 2024 – Lesson 1 / TO SUSTAIN AN ACCEPTABLE QUALITY OF LIFE WILL REQUIRE CONTINUED GENERATION OF MSW
Marco Castaldi, City University of New York, City College (US)
The management of municipal solid waste (MSW) in an environmentally sustainable and cost effective manner i s the grand challenge of our time.Yet, it has not received the attention and support that is commensurate with its impact on environmental and human health. The reare numerous charitable organizations, institutions, nongovernmental and government agencies focused on solving some of the biggest problems facing humanity. Read more …
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February 2024 – Lesson 2 / ORGANIC WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR LAND-BASED FISH FARMS
Roald Kommedal, University of Stavanger, Norway
Cage based aquaculture production of Atlantic Salmon amount to about 3 million tonnes annually of which the Norwegian production accounts for approximately half. Production has surged almost exponentially since its early beginning in the late 1970s and is today the main source of nutrient release and organic pollution to the Norse marine environment. Read more …
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March 2024 – Lesson 3 / COMBINING BIOCHAR AND CARBON NANOMATERIALS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHCAPACITY ADSORBENTS: APPLICATION FOR THE REMOVAL OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING
Evan Diamadopoulos, Technical University of Crete, Greece
Biochar is the carbonaceous solid product derived from biomass pyrolysis. While multiple uses of this sustainable product have been researched for agronomic application as soil amendment, its environmental uses are growing in the past few years. Production of biochar nanocomposites is a new trend aiming at synthesizing new, effective, and application-targeted adsorbents capable of competing with Activated Carbon (AC). Read more …
