Opening Cerimony

AIDIS, ABES, Poli/UFRJ, CREA-RJ

Panel - Modern Trends in Sludge Treatment and Biosolids Production-I

•  Dr. Reza Iranpour, Los Angeles , USA – Production of Exceptional Quality Biosolids (Class A +) at City of Los Angeles 's wastewater plants:  Hyperion and Terminal Island Plants

•  Engr Manoel Senra, Consultant Engineer, Belo Horizonte – Anaerobic Digestion or Chemical Stabilization? How to choose?

•  Coffee Break

•  Dr. Julián Sandino, CH2M Hill , USA – Sludge Heat Drying: Recent Developments and Emerging Trends.

Panel - Modern Trends in Sludge Treatment and Biosolids Production - II

•  Engr. Denise Vieira, Sylvis Environmental , Canada – The Canadian experience with biosolids

•  Dr. Rao Suranpalli, EPA , USA – After 15 years of the EPA Legislation in the United States

•  Prof. Cleverson V. Andreoli, SANEPAR, Paraná – Biosolids: how difficult is it to convince the normal citizen?

•  Engr. Javier Segovia Pastor, Aguas Andinas , Chile – The experience of Águas Andinas in the production and use of biosolids

Panel – Case Studies

•  Engr. Fernando Carvalho Oliveira, Cia.Saneamento de Jundiaí, São Paulo – Management of Biosolids at the Jundiaí Aerated Ponds

•  Engr. João Batista Comparini,SABESP – Producing fertilizers at the Franca WWTP

•  Coffee Break

•  Engr. Vanessa Brusius, CETREL, Bahia – Biosolids: inovations and experience at the Camaçari Petrochemical Complex

•  Engr. Marcelo Teixeira, CAESB, DF – Everyone is looking for CAESB´s biosolids

Panel - Biosolids and Energy

•  Prof. Adrianus van Haandel, UFCG, Paraíba – Expectations for using sewage sludge as a source of energy

•  Prof. Ricardo Franci Gonçalves, UFES, Espírito Santo – Gasification, an option for the future

•  Dr. Daniel Nolasco, NOLASCO y Associados , Argentina – Financial Instruments for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions: trends and uses in wastewater treatment plants

Special Presentation

•  Prof. Maria Pia Menna, Universidad de Chile – A comparative study of the Legislation in Latin America

Cocktail

Special Presentations

•  Prof. Fernando Fernandes, Univ. Estadual de Londrina, Paraná – Clear advantages and the limiting factors in composting

•  Prof. Vanete Soccol, Paraná – Legislation in Brasil: how far have we gone? How to colect and analyse?

•  Dr. Julian Sandino, CH2MHill, USA – Innovative technology for the reduction of biosolids in the United States

•  Engr. Gustavo Ignacio Garcia, EPM, Colombia – Integrated Management at the San Fernando WWTP, Medellín , Colombia

Room I

Oral Papers

•  Presentation of 3 papers

Technical Visit to Pavuna WWTP: 3 m 3 /s, process CEPT + activated sludge, chemical stabilization, centrifuges and thermical drying (leaves at 1:30 PM , return expected to 6:00 PM ; maximum, 30 people)