Programme Highlight

Lead concentrations in tap water are influenced by reactions between lead pipes and the water in the distribution system.  Of particular interest are oxidation-reduction reactions and reactions with phosphate or sodium silicate added as a corrosion inhibitor.  The presentation will include data from laboratory-scale dissolution-precipitation experiments and bench-scale pipe loop tests with lead pipes and copper with lead-containing solider. 

 

 

Speaker

Professor Giammar is the Walter E. Browne Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. Professor Giammar is currently an Associate Editor of Environmental Science & Technology.  He completed his B.S. at Carnegie Mellon University, M.S. and Ph.D. at Caltech, and postdoctoral training at Princeton University.  He has enjoyed international research collaborations with colleagues in China, India, Austria, and Switzerland, and he is currently the McDonnell Academy Ambassador to the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. 

 

Registration & Enquiries

The seminar is free of charge with maximum of participants of 80.  For registration, please complete the online enrollment form in EVD website (http://www.ev.hkie.org.hk) on/before 11 December 2018.  Successful applicants will be notified before the event.  For enquiries, please contact Mr. Benjamin Lam at  bencamay1119@gmail.com .  Attendance certificate will be awarded after seminar.