Faina Gelman, senior researcher at the Environmental Organic Chemistry of the Ministry of Energy (Israel), Geological Survey of Israel, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem visited RUDN University
On the 22 May, 2018 Dr. F. Gelman gave a lecture for students and staff on the topic: «Analysis of stable isotopes for tracing organic pollutants in the environment».
Dr. F. Gelman said that the weakening of the impact of organic pollutants on the environment can arise as a result of degradation and / or degradation transformation. The degradation of a pollutant as a result of biological or chemical processes can lead to its mineralization and transformation into other organic compounds. However, in some cases, decomposition products may be even more dangerous than the original pollutant. In connection with this, in their studies the scientific group Dc. F. Gelman develops and uses multi-element isotope analysis to investigate the decomposition of organic pollutants in the environment. At the center of their research are groundwater pollution by gasoline hydrocarbons, brominated hydrocarbons and chlorinated hydrocarbons.
Landfills are the third largest source of anthropogenic methane in the world. They account for ~11% of estimated global emissions. Methane is 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide and is the second largest driver of man-made climate change. Scientists from around the world met at Zhejiang University's Hangzhou campus to determine the best available technologies for recovering energy and materials from non-recyclable residual waste.
How to make money on wastewater and turn biological mass into clean energy? What is valorization of waste and sludge? How does this process relate to sustainable development? Dr. Kumar Vinod, professor at the Department of Life Sciences at Graphic Era University (India), spoke about water without treading water.
Landfills are the third largest source of anthropogenic methane in the world. They account for ~11% of estimated global emissions. Methane is 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide and is the second largest driver of man-made climate change. Scientists from around the world met at Zhejiang University's Hangzhou campus to determine the best available technologies for recovering energy and materials from non-recyclable residual waste.
How to make money on wastewater and turn biological mass into clean energy? What is valorization of waste and sludge? How does this process relate to sustainable development? Dr. Kumar Vinod, professor at the Department of Life Sciences at Graphic Era University (India), spoke about water without treading water.