Συντάχθηκε 25-03-2012 13:37
από Petros Gikas
Email συντάκτη: pgikas<στο>tuc.gr
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Ιδιότητα: ΔΕΠ ΜΗΠΕΡ.
Καλώ όλους τους φοιτητές του μαθήματος του 9ου-10ου εξαμήνου "Σχεδιασμός Περιβαλλοντικών Εγκαταστάσεων και ΜΠΕ" να παρακολουθήσουν την διάλεξη του καθητή George Tchobanoglous, με θέμα: "WASTEWATER TREATMENT TRENDS IN THE 21ST CENTURY". Η διάλεξη θα δοθεί στην αίθουσα του Τεχνικού Επιμελητηρίου στα Χανιά, Νεάρχου 23, την, Τρίτη27 Μαρτίου 2012, στις 12:30 μμ.
Είμαι σίγουρος ότι οι ιδέες που θα αναπτύξει ο καθηγητής George Tchobanoglous, θα σας βοηθήσουν μεταξύ άλλων και στην επιτυχή ολοκλήρωση της μελέτης που εκπονείτε στα πλαίσια του μαθήματος.
Ο διδάσκων
Πέτρος Γκίκας
Περίληψη:
In the 21st century, the impacts of population growth, urbanization, climate change, carbon footprint, changing water use patterns, water shortages, and aging infrastructure represent both challenges and opportunities for the management of wastewater. The principal challenges are related to dealing with global trends including population demographics, climate change, and natural disasters, and the unintended consequences resulting from the implementation of past engineering solutions. Exciting opportunities include the need to:
(1) develop alternative wastewater collection system designs;
(2) design new wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) for the recovery of energy, resources, and potable water;
(3) recycle water through indirect and direct potable reuse;
(4) implement integrated wastewater management strategies incorporating satellite and decentralized treatment systems; and
(5) optimize the management of stormwater.
Perhaps the most radical change that has occurred in the first decade of the 21st century is that wastewater is no longer viewed as a waste requiring disposal, but as a renewable recoverable source of energy, resources, and potable water. Given this new view of wastewater, the opportunities for innovation are endless. To take advantage of the new opportunities and avoid mistakes of the past, careful attention must be devoted in project development and technology implementation to assess potential unintended consequences. Using the same thinking and technologies to replace or repair aging infrastructure will perpetuate many of the problems now experienced and create new problems. The challenge is to develop and implement new strategies and technologies that will result a more sustainable future.
