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SUMMARY:&quot\;Phyto-electrocmemical method to treat and monitor wastewate
 r in the South of India&quot\;  - Dr. Priyanka Jamwal
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CONTACT:Paolo Bombelli
DESCRIPTION:Unprecedented population growth in the cities of developing co
 untries has put immense pressure on the existing wastewater treatment infr
 astructure. As a result\, large quantities of untreated and partially trea
 ted wastewater flows in open storm drains. These flows have led to the con
 tamination of surface water bodies. Recent incidents of large-scale fish k
 ills\, foam formation and fire in Bangalore lakes have put immense pressur
 e on the policymakers to address the issue of wastewater flows into water 
 bodies. This critical issue requires solutions that would address both mon
 itoring & treatment of water before it finds its way into the waterbody. T
 hrough the integration of Bioelectrical Chemical Systems (BES) and instrea
 m treatment systems (STRAins)\, we propose to address both challenges. The
  core idea is to deploy treatment and monitoring systems at the catchment 
 scale. We intend to use low-cost filter media and local flora to treat was
 tewater. We demonstrated the applicability of integrated system for wastew
 ater treatment and current output the laboratory scale (ATREE\, India).  T
 he data on effluent quality and the current output demonstrates the capabi
 lity of the system in addressing water quality issues. This work also sets
  an example for the need to integrate multiple disciplines such as biology
 \, electrochemistry\, engineering\, urban planning\, social science and ed
 ucation to address the water quality issues in rapidly growing cities of I
 ndia.\n\nBio\nPriyanka Jamwal is a faculty at ATREE. She is a doctorate in
  Environmental Engineering and Management. She broadly works in the area o
 f water resource management with a focus on water quality. Her recent work
  on the fate of trace metals and nutrients in the urban hydrological syste
 ms has identified gaps in the current water quality regulatory frameworks 
 prevalent in India. She has made significant contributions in the field of
  environmental pollution and human health risk assessment. She has been a 
 PI and a co-investigator of projects funded by several Indian (Department 
 of Science & Technology- GoI\, MoEF\, Arghyam and Tata trusts) and Interna
 tional organisations (IDRC\, Royal Norwegian Embassy\, Oracle CSR grant an
 d The Scottish Government\, GCRF seed grant).\n\n
LOCATION:Department of Biochemistry\, Hopkins Building\, Stephenson Semina
 r Room
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