Conferences

1. D. Fatta, M. Al-Rusan, K. Hameed, C. Gokcay, S. Anayiotou and M. Loizidou, "The operation of urban wastewater treatment plants and the reuse practices in the M ed countries- The Medaware Project", INCO-MED Water Conference, MEDAQUA II, Amman, Jordan, 14-15/06/2004 - PRESENTATION

2. D. Fatta, I. Skoula, K. Moustakas, A. Mentzis, A. Papadopoulos, M. Loizidou, Z. Salem, K. Hameed, "Existing Situation, plans and policies for the wastewater reuse in agriculture in Cyprus, Jordan and Palestine", International Conference for the protection and restoration of the Environment VII, Mykonos, Greece, 28 th June-1st July 2004 - PRESENTATION

3. D. Fatta, I. A. Alaton, C. Gokcay, I. Skoula, A. Papadopoulos, A. Mentzis and M. Loizidou, "The status of urban wastewater treatment and the challenge of wastewater reuse in the Mediterranean Basin", EWRA Symposium - Water Resources Management: Risks and Challenges for the 21st Century, Izmir, Turkey - 2nd-4th September 2004 - PRESENTATION.

4. D. Fatta, A. Papadopoulos, A. Mentzis, M. Loizidou, R. Irusta, A. Sandovar, and D. Hidalgo Barrio, "The Urgent Need for Sustainable Urban Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in the Agricultural Production in the Mediterranean Countries - The MEDAWARE Project" , IWA, World Water Congress and Exhibition, Marrakech, 19-24 September 2004, POSTER PRESENTATION.

5. I. Arslan Alaton, G. Eremektar, P. Ongan Torunoglu, M. Gurel, S. Ovez, A. Tanik and D. Orhon, "Situation of urban wastewater treatment plants in Turkey - A step towards promoting sustainable wastewater management", IWA, World Water Congress and Exhibition, Marrakech, 19-24 September 2004.

6. D. Hidalgo Barrio, R. Irusta, D. Fatta, A. Papadopoulos, A. Mentzis, M. Loizidou, "Analysis of best practices and success stories for sustainable urban wastewater treatment and reuse in the agricultural production in the Mediterranean Countries", Global Symposium on Recycling, Waste Treatment and Clean Technology, Madrid, Spain, 26-29/9/2004.

7. D. Hidalgo, R. Irusta, "Reutilizacion de agua residual tratada de origen residual en agricultura", VII Congreso Nacional de Medio Ambiente - CONAMA 04, Madrid, Spain, 22-26/11/2004

8. D. Hidalgo Barrio, R. Irusta Mata: "Analysis of best practices for urban wastewater treatment and its reuse in agriculture in Mediterranean Countries", IWA Congress "Efficient 2005", Santiago de Chile-PRESENTATION

9. Zaher Salem, "New approach for in-situ treatment & disinfection of food plants wastewater in Gaza Strip, Palestine", First International Conference for Science and Development, Faculty of Science The Islamic University of Gaza, March 2005

10. D. Fatta, G. Ayoub, M. Mountadar, O. Assobhei, A. Papadopoulos and M. Loizidou, "Assessment of the existing situation regarding the urban wastewater treatment and reuse in Cyprus, Morocco, and Lebanon", 5th National Conference of EEDYP for the Integrated Management of Water Resources based on river basins, Xanthi, Greece, 6th-9th April, 2005.

11. Y. Mogheir, T,. Abu Hjair, Z. Zomlot, A. Ahmed, D. Fatta, "Treated Wastewater Reuse in Palestine", International Conference "Water, Values and Rights", organized by Palestinian Academy for Science and Technology (PALAST) and Palestinian Water Authority and co-sponsored by the United Nation Development Program (UNDP), Ramallah, Palestine, 2nd - 4th May, 2005

12. M. Loizidou "Development of tools and guidelines for the promotion of the sustainable urban wastewater treatment and reuse in the agricultural production in the Mediterranean Countries", 3rd International Conference on Ecological Protection of the planet Earth, Istanbul, 10th - 11th June, 2005

13. D. Fatta, N. Kythreotou, "Wastewater as valuable water resource-concerns, costraints and requirements related to reclamation, recycling and reuse", IWA International Conference on Water Economics, Statistics and Finance, Rethymno, Crete, Greece, 8th - 10th July, 2005

14. D.Hidalgo, R.Irusta "The cost of wastewater reclamation and reuse in agricultural production in the Mediterranean countries", Proceedings of the IWA International Conference on Water, Economics, Statistics and Finance-Rethymno, Greece, July 2005 - POSTER

15. Fatta D., K. Moustakas, M. Loizidou, M. Mountadar and O. Assobhei "Wastewater Treatment Technologies and Effluent Standards applied in the Med countries for Reuse in Agriculture", Proceedings of the Second Mediterranean Conference "WATER RESOURCES IN MEDITERRANEAN BASIN"- PRESENTATION

16. D. Fatta, S. Anayiotou and I. Papadopoulos "An overview of the water and wastewater management practices in Cyprus, IWA Specialty Conference, Wastewater reclamation and reuse for sustainability", November 8-11, Jeju, Korea, 2005

17. M. Nieto, R. Irusta, D. Hidalgo, M. Gomez, L. Martinez, C. Casado, Y. Nunez & Poncela, Continuous Monitoring of Wastewater Treatment Plants Based on an Environmental Management Scheme, Protection & Restoration of the Environment VIII Chania, 3-7 July 2006 - PRESENTATION

18. Massoud M. and El-Fadel M. Economic feasibility of wastewater reuse in agriculture: A case study, International Symposium and Workshop on Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Management, 7-10 January 2004, Tunis, 598-607

19. D. Fatta, A. Papadopoulos, A. Mentzis, M. Loizidou, R. Irusta, A. Sandovar, D. Hidalgo Barrio, "The urgent need for sustainable urban wastewater treatment and reuse in the agricultural production in the Mediterranean countries- The MEDAWARE Project", IWA, World Water Congress and Exhibition, Marrakech, Morocco, 19-24 September 2004.

20. Arslan-Alaton, I., Gurel, M., Eremektar, G., Ovez, S., Tanik, A and Orhon, D. Prevailing Situation of Turkish Urban Wastewater Treatment Plants, 1st International Zero-M Conference on Sustainable Water Management, 15-16 March 2005, Istanbul, Turkey, pp. 89-92, presentation

21. Hidalgo, D., Irusta, R., Reutilizacion de agua residual urbana en agricultura como herramienta paliativa de los efectos del cambio climatico, I Congreso: Cambio Climatico, Agricultura y Medio Ambiente, Valladolid, Spain, November, 2005.

22. H. El Bachlaoue, A. Laamyemt, M.Ouadia, I.T Lanncar & M. Mountadar "Caracterisation Physico-Chimique Et Granulometrique de Materiaux a base de sable des plages et leur utilisation dans le traitement des usees domestiques de la Province d'El Jadida". 3eme Journees Internationales des Geosciences de l'Environnement. El Jadida, Les 8-10 Juin 2005.

23. M. Mountadar, H. El Bachlaoui, M. Ouadia, I.T Lancar Et A.Laamyem, First International Conference On Sustainable Urbain Wastewater Treatment And Reuse. SUWTR 2005 First International Conference; 15-16 September 2005 Nicosia, Cyprus.

24. H. El Bachlaoui, M.Mountadar, I.T Lancar, A.Laamyem Et M. Ouadia: «Traitement des eaux usees domestiques de la ville d'El Jadida par filtration-percolation sur filtre de sable» MEDA Water International Conference on Sustainable Water Management, Rational Water Use, Wastewater Treatment And Reuse Wat3R, 8-10 June 2006, Marrakech, Morocco.

25. Ayoub, G.M. and Semerjian L. "Low cost processes for the Removal of Phosphates from Water and Wastewater" SUWTR2005, Nicosia, Cyprus, Sept.15-16, 2005.

26. Zaher Salem, "New approach for in-situ treatment & disinfection of food plants wastewater in Gaza Strip, Palestine", First International Conference for Science and Development, Faculty of Science The Islamic University of Gaza, March 2005.

27. Y. Mogheir, T,. Abu Hjair, Z. Zomlot, A. Ahmed, D. Fatta, "Treated Wastewater Reuse in Palestine", International Conference "Water, Values and Rights", organized by Palestinian Academy for Science and Technology (PALAST) and Palestinian Water Authority and co-sponsored by the United Nation Development Program (UNDP), Ramallah, Palestine, 2nd - 4th May, 2005.

28. Hidalgo, D., Irusta, R., Analisis de las mejores practicas de tratamiento y reutilizacion de aguas residuales urbanas con fines agricolas en los paises del Mediterraneo, Internacional Conference on Water Economics, Statistics and Finance-EFFICIENT 2005, Santiago de Chile, Chile, March, 2005.

29. Dolores Hidalgo, Ruben Irusta, Lidia Martinez, Raul Perez, Aplicacion web multifuncion para el diseno de sistemas de tratamiento y reutilizacion del agua residual urbana en agricultura, Residuos Journal (Spain) Nov 2007 (in press).

30. Hidalgo, D., Irusta, R., Water recycling regulations and guidelines: current status. Sustainable Urban Wastewater Treatment and Reuse-SUWTR 2005, Nicosia, Cyprus, September, 2005.

31. Iskender, G., Arslan-Alaton, I., Tanik, A., Yener, G.S., Gurel, M., Ovez, S. (2005). Constructed Wetland Applications in Turkey, 6th National Environmental Engineering Congress, Chamber of Environmental Engineering, 24-26 November 2005, Istanbul, Proceedings, pp. 499-505 (in Turkish).

32. Hidalgo, D., Irusta, R., Martinez, L., Fatta, D., Papadopoulos, A., Development of a Multi-criteria guiding support software tool for the assessment and valuation of safe wastewater agricultural reuse, International Conference on Sustainable Water Management Rational Water Use, Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Marrakech, Morocco, June, 2006.

33. Fatta, D., Papadopoulos, A., Sofokleous, Ch., Hidalgo, D., Monitoring the quality of the effluents at Urban Wastewater Treatment Plants: Guidelines for sampling and analyses, International Conference on Sustainable Water Management Rational Water Use, Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Marrakech, Morocco, June, 2006.

34. Nieto, M., Irusta, R., Hidalgo, D., Gomez, M., Martinez, L., Casado, C., Nunez, Y., Guidelines for continuous and regular monitoring of the operation of urban wastewater treatment plants based on the application of the ISO 140001 and EMAS, Protection and restoration of the Environment, Chania, Greece, July, 2006.

35. Hidalgo, D., Irusta, R., Development of a methodology for the dynamic control and monitoring of the urban wastewater treatment plant, IWA Congress Sustainable Water Management Practices, Beijing, China, September, 2006.

36. Gurel, M., Iskender, G., Ovez, S., Arslan-Alaton, I.,  Tanik, A., Orhon, D. (2006). A Global Overview of Treated Wastewater Guidelines and Standards for Agricultural Reuse, MEDA WATER International Conference on Sustainable Water Management, Rational Water Use, Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Abstract Book on CD-ROM, 8-10 June 2006, Marrakech, Morocco.

37. Arslan-Alaton, I., Tanik, A., Ovez, S., Iskender, G., Gurel, M., Orhon, D. (2006). Reuse Potential of Turkey's Urban Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluents: A Case Study on Selected Plants, MEDA WATER International Conference on Sustainable Water Management, Rational Water Use, Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Abstract Book on CD-ROM, 8-10 June 2006, Marrakech, Morocco.

38. Arslan-Alaton, I., Ovez, S., Iskender, G., Gurel, M., Tanik, A., Orhon, D.(2006).
An Overview of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants In Rural Areas of Turkey, 7th International Conference on Waste Management Problems in AGRO Countries, Poster Presentation, 27-29 September 2006, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

39. Arslan-Alaton, I., Ovez, S., Gurel, M., Iskender, G., Tanik, A., Orhon, D. (2006). Wastewater Management and Reuse in Mediterranean Countries: A Case Study on Turkish Urban Wastewater Treatment Plants, EMWater Project Regional Conference, Efficient Management of Wastewater, Its Treatment and Reuse in the Mediterranean Countries, Proceedings in CD-ROM, 30 October- 1 November 2006, Amman, Jordan.

40. Iskender, G., Ovez, S., Baskan, T., Gurel, M., Alaton, I., Tanik, A. (2006). Agricultural Reuse of Wastewater in Turkey and EU Countries: Legal Status, South East Anatolian Project (SAP), 5th Engineering Congress, 26-28 April 2006, Sanliurfa, Proceedings, pp.1414-1421 (in Turkish).

41. Ovez, S., Gurel, M., Alaton, I., Iskender, G., Tanik, A., Orhon. D. (2006). Treated Wastewater Reuse Potential: Case Studies on Selected Wastewater Treatment Plants, 5th Symposium on Priority Environmental Pollution Aspects of Turkey, 11-12 May 2006, Gebze Higher Technology Institute, Environmental Engineering Department, Proceedings, pp. 160-163 (in Turkish).

42. Arslan-Alaton, I., Iskender, G., Ongan-Torunoglu, P., Gurel, M., Ovez, S., Tanik, A., Orhon, D. (2007). River Basin Oriented Urban Wastewater Treatment in Turkey, International Conference on Environment: Survival and Sustainability, ESS2007, Abstract Book, MT14-Op-503, pp.608-609, February 19-24, 2007, Near East University, Nicosia-Northern Cyprus.

43. Arslan-Alaton, I., Iskender, G., Tanik, A., Gurel, M., Ovez, S., Orhon, D. (2007). Current Situation of Wastewater Treatment Plants in Istanbul Metropolis, MEDAWATER International Conference on Sustainable Water Management, March 21-24, 2007, Tunis-Tunusia, Proceedings, Topic 7, pp.221-226.

44. Arslan-Alaton, I., Tanik,A.,  Ovez, S., Iskender, G., Gurel, M., Orhon, D. "Sustainable Urban Wastewater Management: A Priority Agenda Item in Turkey",  European Water & Wastewater Management Conference, Workshops & Exhibition, September 24-26, 2007 in New Castle, UK (accepted for oral presentation).

45. Hidalgo, D., Irusta, R., del Alamo, J., Nunez, Y. (2007). Modular plants for the management, treatment and reuse of biodegradable effluents in small  communities. Seville, Spain, 11-15 November 2007  (submitted for Oral Presentation).

46. Hidalgo, D., Irusta, R., del Alamo, J., Nunez, Y. (2008). Design of modular wastewater treatment plants in small communities for in-situ reuse of the effluent. IWA 8th Specialized Conference on Small Water and Wastewater Systems (SWWS) and the 2nd Specialized Conference on Decentralised Water and Wastewater International Network (DEWSIN), Coimbatore, India, 5-9 February 2008 (submitted for Oral Presentation).

47. Celal F Gokcay. "Evaluation of Turkish Reuse Standards and the Compliance Status" International Workshop on Implementation and Operation of Municipal Wastewater Reuse Plants. Thessaloniki,, 11,12 March. Greece. Oral Presentation & Proc. CD.

48. Aysegul Aksoy1, Celal F. Gokcay, Erkan Sahinkaya, Kahraman Unlu, and Gulerman Surucu. "Best Practice Examples for Reuse of Wastewaters in Agricultural Irrigation in the World" IN International Workshop on Implementation and Operation of Municipal Wastewater Reuse Plants. Thessaloniki,, 11,12 March. Greece. Poster Presentation & Proc. CD.

49. I. Imamoglu, S. Girgin, F.D. Sanin, F.B. Dilek, U. Yetis, H. Yukseler, C.F. Gokcay.  "Determination of the prevailed effluent disposal methods and their impacts with emphasis on wastewater reuse in agricultural production in Turkey".  IN International Workshop on Implementation and Operation of Municipal Wastewater Reuse Plants. Thessaloniki,, 11, 12 March. Greece. Poster Presentation & Proc. CD.

50. Devrim Kaya. Filiz, Dilek. and Celal F Gokcay. "Reuse of lagoon effluents in agriculture by post treatment in a step feed dual treatment (STFD) process. Water Rational Recycling and Reuse Conference, 8-10 June, 2006 Marrakech. Proceedings

51. Okan T.Komesli and Celal F Gokcay."Vacuum membrane applications in domestic wastewater reuse" Water Rational Recycling and Reuse Conference, 8-10 June, 2006. Marrakech.Proceedings

52. Filiz Dilek, Ipek Imamoglu, Gulerman Surucu and Celal F Gokcay, A Sustainable Waste Water Management Project: MEDAWARE (2007). Conference on Environment: Survival and Sustainability, 19-24 February 2007, Near East University, Nicosia-Northern Cyprus r. Oral Presentation, Proc. Pp 310-328.

53. CF Gokcay. 'Wastewater Potential and Reuse Standards in Turkey', accepted for oral presentation for the '6th conference on Wastewater Reclamation
and Reuse for Sustainability' October 9-12, 2007, Antwerp, Belgium

54. Muir J. Rusan (SUWTR 2005), "Quality parameters of soil & crops as influenced by wastewater irrigation"
First International Conference on Sustainable Urban Wastewater Treatment, 15-16 September 2005, Nicosia, Cyprus

55. Munir J. Rusan, & Sami Hinnawi, Long Term Effect of Wastewater Application on Soil Fertility Parameters. MEDA WATER International Conference on Sustainable Water Management Rational Water Use, Wastewater Treatment and Reuse RUWTR 2006, Marrakech, June 8-10, 2006.

56. Munir J. Mohammad Rusan, 2006 Wastewater Reuse and Nutrient Management "Training workshop by GTZ".

57. Munir J. Rusan, (May 3-6, 2005 Amman-Jordan) Treated Wastewater & Greywater Reuse: Research Priorities Workshop organized by Islamic Network for Water Studies "Research Priorities of Greywater Reuse"

58. Celal F Gokcay, INNOVA-MED: Innovative Processes and Practices for Wastewter Treatment and Reuse. 8-11 October 2007, Ankara, participants, scientific programme