Dear ENVSTAT -
The seminar below may be of interest. All those hoping to attend are kindly
requested to contact Clare Mills in advance (details below).
Best wishes,
Richard
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SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT: SOLUTIONS FOR MITIGATING POLLUTION
13 Dec 2006
A seminar organised jointly by the
Institute of Physics
and
the Royal Society of Chemistry
To be held in the
Kohn Centre,
The Royal Society,
6–9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG
Wednesday 13 December 2006
Tea and Coffee at 5.00pm
The seminar will commence at 5.30pm and will be followed by refreshments at
7.15pm
Public concerns about the environment are becoming more and more prevalent
- so what is science doing about it? This seminar will look at the latest
that science and technology can offer to prevent and mitigate the effects
of a wide range of environmental problems.
In addition to the major issue of climate change, the spiraling numbers of
ever-larger vehicles on our roads are polluting the air we breathe. Some
link such pollution to massive increases in childhood asthma1 and deaths
from heart attacks2. Unease about the quality of tap water undoubtedly
drives the sales of around two billion litres of bottled water in the UK
each year, but is such unease justified? And what is the environmental
impact of so many plastic bottles and other disposable products? How can we
dispose of our waste safely and economically?
The seminar will highlight the latest techniques to monitor urban air
quality and emerging technologies that could make our water cleaner and
safer to drink. Contaminated land from past industrial use may also present
risks to human health and the seminar will look at novel processes to
remediate and manage contaminated land can we learn from instances such as
Chernobyl when planning our own land remediation strategies?
The seminar will also look at the latest innovations to manage municipal
waste. What are the best ways to deal with waste? Should we be moving
towards more biodegradable materials or is recycling the answer? Will
incineration allow us to recover energy and raw materials from waste?
Ultimately scientific analysis can tell us the most economical methods, but
how do we ensure social acceptance?
Contact details
Please confirm your attendance at the earliest opportunity. If you require
supplementary invitations for colleagues please contact Clare Mills at the
Institute of Physics.
Clare Mills
The Institute of Physics
76 Portland Place,
London
E-mail: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]
Tel: 020 7470 4965
Fax: 020 7470 4848
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Richard E. Chandler
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Room 135, Dept of Statistical Science, University College London,
1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 6BT, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7679 1880 Fax: +44 (0)20 7383 4703
Internet: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Stats (department)
http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~ucakarc (personal)
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