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under the auspices of
IUPAC Commission on Water and Soil Chemistry
Dr. A. Sabljic
Rudjer Boskovic Institute
PO Box 1016
HR-10001 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: +385-1-456 10 89
Fax: +385-1-468 00 84
E-mail: dpe@indigo.irb.hr
The aim of the conference is to discuss the state-of-the-art in our
understanding of environmental degradation processes along the following
topics:
* Degradation processes in water and soil
* Degradation data: sources and quality
* Modelling of degradation processes
* Application of research results in environmental management
* Atmospheric degradation processes
In particular attention will be paid to the kinetics and reaction mechanisms,
assessment of availability and quality of degradation data, and qualitative and
quantitative modelling of degradation processes. It is hoped that the
conference will reach recommendations on data quality standards, estimation of
degradation rates, and identify the major gaps in knowledge where future
research is needed.
A round-table discussion is planned on assessment of degradation rates with respect to data quality, estimation methods, and applicability.
The conference will take place in Dubrovnik (Cavtat) a beautiful Mediterranean town of glorious history especially during the Renaissance period and as such protected as a UN world cultural heritage. Its 13 centuries glorious past is beautifully preserved in the monumental city-walls, fortresses, city palace, churches and many other historical sights. This will be the site of our conference excursion on Wednesday afternoon (May 27).
The conference site is a five-star hotel "Croatia" with excellent conference facilities located in the scenic bay of Cavtat on the famous Dubrovnik Riviera. Located directly at the sea, the hotel offers two natural beaches plus indoor and outdoor sea-water swimming pools. Other facilities include shopping area, tennis courts, sauna, massage, gymnasium, table-tennis, pool-room, walking and jogging paths.
1. Gas Phase Reactions with Radicals
2. Phototransformation Reactions in Gas Phase
3. Degradation Processes in Clouds, Fog, Rain and Sea Spray
4. Degradation Processes on Particles and Aerosols
5. Oxidation and Photo-oxidation Processes in Water
6. Anoxic Degradation Processes in Water
7. Heterogeneous Processes in Water
8. Biodegradation Processes in Water
9. Effect of Soil on (Bio)Degradation
10. Degradation Data: Sources and Quality
11. Statistical Modelling of Degradation Processes
12. Calculation of Degradation Rates by Reaction Dynamics Methods
13. Modelling Enzymatic Reactions
14. Application of Research Results in Environmental Management
15. Degradation Processes and Bioremediation
16. Degradation Processes and Ecological Risk Assessment
An abstract is required for each presentation including plenary and invited lectures.
The abstracts must be in English. Submit original on good quality paper and one copy.
The deadline for the submission of abstracts is
April 1, 1998.
Guidelines for preparation and submission of abstracts
Plenary lectures will be published in IUPAC journal Pure and Applied Chemistry. The publishers, Blackwell Science Ltd., have agreed to provide participants of the Conference with a discount of 33% on the published price of this special issue. Normal single issue price in 1996 was USD 80.
All participants whose abstracts will be accepted for presentation are encouraged to submit manuscripts (about 10 pages) for publication in conference Proceedings. The deadline for submitting the manuscripts will be May 28, 1998. If you plan to submit a manuscript for publication in conference Proceedings, please indicate so on the Abstract Submission Form. Proceedings of this conference will be published either as a book or as a special issue of a well known environmental journal. Negotiations with potential publishers are in progress.
The conference fee is USD 200 if paid before March 1, 1998 and USD 300 afterwards. After May 10, 1998, no registration will be accepted by the conference Organizing Committee at the Rudjer Boskovic Institute and you must register on site. For bona fide students, their supervisor should co-sign the registration form. IUPAC Affiliate Members are entitled to 10% reduction on the registration fee. Conference fee will cover all conference materials, reception on Sunday evening (May 24), coffee at breaks and an excursion to the historic sites of Dubrovnik. The guest registration fee includes welcome reception, coffee at breaks and excursion to Dubrovnik.
Registration must be made using registration form and fees (net amount) must be paid in USD by bank transfer. Payment, clearly specifying the name of participant, must be remitted to Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, account No. 710150-3270289 at ZAGREBACKA BANKA - ZAGREB, SAVSKA 60, HR-10000 ZAGREB, CROATIA with a following remark: For Degradation Conference in Dubrovnik (OJ-106152), c/o Dr. A. Sabljic.
Completed registration form and copy of payment clearly specifying the name of
participant must be sent to the conference Organizers: A. Sabljic, Rudjer
Boskovic Institute, PO Box 1016, HR-10001 Zagreb, Croatia
Special rates for conference participants and accompanying persons have been negotiated with hotel "Croatia" for a block of rooms. These rates are valid several days before and several days after the official Conference dates. Please make your reservation directly with hotel "Croatia" using the enclosed Hotel Reservation Form. A deposit is required for each room. The available rooms will be reserved on a strictly "first come, first served" basis. Hence, once all single rooms are booked, double rooms for single use will be automatically allocated. Also, once the block of rooms reserved for the conference is completely booked there is no guarantee that additional rooms will be available and that the special rates will apply. Therefore early reservation is highly recommended.
Room Sharing Arrangements. Participants desiring double room accommodation, but who have no share partners, should contact Organizing Committee by fax or e-mail. We will try to make room sharing arrangements with the hotel. Please do not make direct reservation with the hotel. In your communication, please indicate your gender and whether you are a smoker or non-smoker. Please contact us as soon as possible. After April 1, 1998, such arrangements will not be possible.
Dubrovnik can be reached by plain, car, bus or ferry. The most convenient way
is to fly to Dubrovnik since it has International Airport with direct flights
to several European capitals: Rome, Paris and Frankfurt. In addition, there are
several daily flights between Dubrovnik and Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.
From Zagreb there are direct flights to many major European cities: Amsterdam,
Berlin, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, London, Milan, Moscow, Munich, Paris, Prague,
Rome, Vienna, Zürich, etc. There are also two ferries from Italy (Bari and
Ancona) that have regular service to Dubrovnik.
Ground Transportation
Hotel is located about 10 km from Dubrovnik International Airport. Bus transportation has been arranged between airport and hotel. Participants wishing to use this service should indicate so on the conference registration form and make prepayment. Alternatively, participants can use Taxi for transport to the hotel. A one-way trip costs about USD 15.
All refunds will be dealt with after the conference. Written notification of cancellation must be received by the conference Organizing Committee or hotel "Croatia" in order to qualify for a refund.
Registration Fee
* If notification is received before March 1, the cancellation fee is USD 50.
* If notification is received between March 1 and May 1, the cancellation fee is USD 100.
* To our regret registration fees cannot
be refunded after May 1.
However, a substitute participant is always welcome at no extra charge,
if he or she carries a letter of authorization from the original
participant.
Hotel
The room deposit will be refunded if a written notification of cancellation is received by the hotel "Croatia" 30 days prior to the date of arrival. After that date there will be no refund of the room deposit.
"IUPAC sponsorships implies that entry visas will be granted to all bona fide chemists, provided application is made not less than three months in advance. If a visa is not granted one month before the meeting, the IUPAC Secretariat should be notified without delay by the applicant."
Participants from majority of European countries do not need a visa to enter Croatia. This also applies to participants from U.S.A., Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Participants requiring visas to enter Croatia should contact Croatian Embassies or Consulates in their countries and apply for a visa. Applications for a visa should be made at least 4 months before you plan to travel to Croatia. If you need a formal invitation letter to apply for a visa please send request with curriculum vitae to the conference Organizing Committee: A. Sabljic, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, PO Box 1016, HR-10001 Zagreb, Croatia.
Limited funds will be available to provide partial support for participants from financially disadvantaged countries. Recipients will be selected from registered participants with presentation. Support will be primarily granted to graduate students and young scientists (age below 35). To apply for a financial support, please attach to the Registration Form a note requesting such support including a curriculum vitae, the list of publications, the amount needed and the list of other sources where you have applied for support. Applications for support must be received by the conference Organizing Committee before April 1, 1998.
Participants who need an invitation letter to apply for financial support from funding agencies should contact the conference Organizing Committee. A no-obligation invitation letter will be mailed to the conference participants upon request.
A variety of tours will be available from several tour operators with
representatives located in hotel "Croatia". List of tours for May 1998. and
their prices will be given in the Third Circular.
An exhibition of laboratory instruments, computational equipment (hardware), software, literature and other items related to conference topics is planned. Thus, companies interested in hiring an exhibition space in hotel "Croatia" to display their products and services during the conference should contact the Organizers (Dr. A. Sabljic).
| March 1, 1998. | - | Deadline for the reduced registration fee | |
| April 1, 1998. | - | Deadline for the submission of abstracts | |
| April 1, 1998. | - | Deadline for the room sharing arrangements | |
| April 15, 1998. | - | Deadline for notification of authors on acceptance of abstracts for presentation | |
| May 1, 1998. | - | Deadline for payment of registration fee to have your abstract published in the Book of Abstracts. | |
| May 10, 1998. | - | Deadline for normal registration. After May 10,only on site registration is accepted (possible). | |
| May 28, 1998. | - | Deadline for submitting manuscripts for the conference Proceedings. |
Instructions for posters
Here are the information on poster preparation for IUPAC
conference
"Degradation Processes in the Environment":
2. Authors must provide the titles of their posters which should include
the title of their
presentation, the list of authors and their affiliations.
3. Poster boards will be marked with the number of poster that should be
mounted.
4. Within the size of poster board, authors can arrange their posters
(presentations) as
they see it fit.
5. Poster session will take place on Tuesday afternoon (May 26) in the
Conference Hall.
Posters can be mounted during the Tuesday morning or lunch break.
6.
Check about your poster number!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Proceedings
The Proceedings of IUPAC conference "Degradation Processes in the Environment", will be published in a special issue of CHEMOSPHERE, a well known international environmental journal published by Elsevier Science. Complete and detailed instructions for the prepar ations of manuscript for CHEMOSPHERE are available:
Sunday, May 24, 1998.
15:00 - 19:30 Registration
20:30 - 22:00 Reception
8:30 - 9:00 Introductions
9:00 - 10:00 KEYNOTE LECTURE
How the Atmosphere keeps itself Clean
P.J. Crutzen (Mainz, Germany)
10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 - 11:00 PLENARY LECTURE
Gas-Phase Degradation of Organic Compounds in the Troposphere
R. Atkinson (Riverside, California, U.S.A.)
11:00 - 11:25 Kinetics and mechanisms for the gas-phase oxidation of diether compounds
in the Troposphere
J. Wenger (Dublin, Ireland)
11:25 - 11:50 Product yields in the ozonolysis of 2-methylbut-2-ene:
OH formation
G. Marston (Reading, U.K.)
11:50 - 12:15 Product studies of gas-phase reactions of organic compounds
R. Atkinson (Riverside, California, U.S.A.)
12:15 - 12:40 Tropospheric reactions through the magnifying glass of
quantum chemistry
S. Sekusak (Zagreb, Croatia)
12:40 - 13:05 Predicting the abiotic degradability of organic pollutants in the troposphere
H. Güsten (Karlsruhe, Germany)
15:00 - 15:45 PLENARY LECTURE
Clouds and pollution
A.I. Flossmann (Aubière, France)
15:45 -16:30 PLENARY LECTURE
Gas-phase heterogeneous processes involving particles
U. Schurath (Karlsruhe, Germany)
16:30 - 17:00 Coffee Break
17:00 - 17:25 Laboratory and modelling studies of radical atmospheric
multiphase degradation processes
H. Herrmann (Leipzig, Germany)
17:25 - 17:50 Atmospheric degradation of a semivolatile aerosol-borne
pesticide: reaction of OH with Pyrifenox (an oxime-ether),
adsorbed on SiO2
W.-U. Palm (Hannover, Germany)
17:50 - 18:15 The role of aerosol composition in the chemical processes
in the atmosphere
M. Bizjak (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
18:15 - 18:40 Identification of organic peroxides in the photooxidation
of methane
Y. Zhang (Beijing, P. R. China)
9:00 - 9:25 Ion-molecule reactions in the mass spectrometer:
a model for gas-phase reactions in the atmosphere
H. Budzikiewicz (Köln, Germany)
9:25 - 9:50 The aqueous-phase reactions and kinetics of mercury with
radicals and chlorine: implications for atmospheric mercury chemistry
Ch.-J. Lin (Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.)
9:50 - 10:15 Degradation of antibiotic drugs in water determined
by HPLC/MS-MS
J. Burhenne (Witzenhausen, Germany)
10:15 - 10:40 Predicting photodegradation in surface waters
Th. Mill (Menlo Park, California, U.S.A.)
10:40 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:45 PLENARY LECTURE
Factors influencing biodegradation of synthetic organic
chemicals in natural and engineered environments
C.P. Leslie Grady, Jr. (Clemson, South Carolina, U.S.A.)
11:45 - 12:10 A laboratory test system to simulate biodegradation of low
concentrated chemicals in surface waters
W. Kalsch (Flörsheim, Germany)
12:10 - 12:35 Laboratory simulation of biodegradation of chemicals in
surface waters: closed bottle test and its modifications
A. Zgajnar-Gotvajn (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
12:35 - 13:00 Inefficiency of Mycobacterium chlorophenolicum PCP-1 to enhance
mineralization of pentachlorophenol in soil microcosms
J. Combrisson (Villeurbanne, France)
15:00 - 15:45 PLENARY LECTURELook at biodegradation from inside - the enzyme active site
J. Damborsky (Brno, Czech Republic)
15:45 - 16:10 Quality of chemical data in databases
W. Peijnenburg (Bilthoven, the Netherlands)
16:10 - 16:35 Comparison of the degradation capacity of soils under
different use - field, meadow, ecoton, forest
W. Kördel (Schmallenberg, Germany)
16:35 - 17:00 Ion chromatography as a tool for the investigation of some
organic substances degradation
O. Shpigun (Moscow, Russia)
17:00 - 17:30 Coffee Break
17:30 - 20:00 Poster Session
8:30 - 9:15 PLENARY LECTURE
Computer-assisted evaluation of biodegradation rates and
products
G. Klopman (Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.)
9:15 -9:40 Influence of mixtures and redox environment on
biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
J.R. Mihelcic (Houghton, Michigan, U.S.A.)
9:40 - 10:05 Environmental degradation of liquid polydimethylsiloxanes
E.F.C. Griessbach (La Hulpe, Belgium)
10:05 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 - 10:55 Simulation of herbicide degradation in different soils by use
of non-linear kinetics and Pedo-transfer functions (PTF)
N. von Götz (Limburgerhof, Germany)
10:55 - 11:20 Kinetic distribution model of evaporation, biosorption and
biodegradation of the polychlorinated biphenyls in
the suspension of Pseudomonas stutzeri
K. Dercová (Bratislava, Slovak Republic)
11:20 - 11:45 Application of existing biodegradation models on the HPVC
and comparison with a newly developed fragment model
E. Rorije (Bilthoven, the Netherlands)
11:45 - 12:10 Molecular level studies of the origin of toxicity:
identification of key variables and selection of descriptors
R.W. Okey (Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.)
12:10 - 12:35 Using PM3 hamiltonian, factor analysis and regression
analysis in developing quantitative structure-property
relationships for photohydrolysis quantum yields of
substituted aromatic halides
J. Chen (Dalian, P. R. China)
Thursday Morning, May 28, 1998.
9:00 - 9:45 PLENARY LECTURE
Fate of products of degradation processes: consequences for
deposition and climatic change
J. Slanina (Petten, the Netherlands)
9:45 -10:15 Ratio of DDT/DDE in the All Saints bay, Brasil and its use in
the environmental management
T.M. Tavares (Salvador, Bahia, Brasil)
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:15 Methane emission from lakes
N.M. Bazhin (Novosibirsk, Russia)
11:15 - 11:45 Photolysis of PAHs (anthracene, chrysene) in aquatic systems
Y. Wang (Shanghai, P. R. China)
11:45 - 12:15 Determination of nitrate degradation and nitrite in mineral
waters by an improved method
Y. Mutlu (Elazig, Turkey)
12:15 - 13:00 Conclusion
PO-01
Estimation of gas emision from Whitford landfill, south of AucklandF. Adeeb, D. Shooter, J. Hay (Auckland, New Zealand)
PO-02
Resistance of P.Aeruginosa to phenol, chlorophenols, chlorobenzoic acid and biphenylL. Anisimova (Pustchino on the Oka, Russia)
PO-03
Photochemical degradation of nitrated musk compoundsW. Butte, S. Schmidt, A. Schmidt (Oldenburg & Plön, Germany)
PO-04
QSAR study on the tropospheric degradation of organic compoundsP. Gramatica, V. Consonni, R. Todeschini (Milano, Italy)
PO-05
QSAR modelling of the biodegradation by holistic molecular descriptorsP. Gramatica, R. Todeschini, V. Consonni (Milano, Italy)
PO-06
Decolorization of some commercial dyes using Lignin peroxidase:determination of decolorization rate
H. Podgornik, I. Grgic;, A.Perdih (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
PO-07
Measurements of the rate constants for the slow gas-phase reactionsof hydroxyl radicals with halocarbons
V.L. Orkin, M.J. Kurylo, R.E. Huie (Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.A.)
PO-08
Reduction potentials of SO3-, SO5-, and S4O63- radicals inaqueous solution
T.N. Das, P. Neta, R.E. Huie (Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.A.)
PO-09
On the mechanism of photolysis of Fe(III) complexes inwater solutions
K.L. Ivanov, E.M. Glebov, V.F. Plyusnin, V.P. Grivin, Yu.V. Ivanov,
N.M. Bazhin (Novosibirsk, Russia)
PO-10
Identification and analysis of genes encoding enzymes involved in theupper pathway of phenanthrene degradation in Nocardioides sp. KP7
A. Saito, T. Iwabuchi, Sh. Harayama (Kamaishi, Japan)
PO-11
Degradation of aroma during storageI. Kralj-Cigic;, L. Zupancic-Kralj (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
PO-12
Studies on the behavior and modeling of ethanol formation fromsubstandard fruits and wastes by fermentation
A. Lababpour (Tehran, Iran)
PO-13
Reaction of phosphatidylcholine with a mixture of ozone andnitrogen oxides
S. Kazazic;, N. Kezele, L. Klasinc, S. P. McGlynn, S. Pecur, W. A. Pryor
(Zagreb, Croatia & Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.)
PO-14
Photocatalytic degradation of reduction products of2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT)
A. Schmidt, W. Butte ( Plön & Oldenburg, Germany)
PO-15
Developing of a chemostat system for investigating pesticidebiodegradation in continuous mixed bacteria cultures originating
from surface water
S.M Schrap, H. van den Heuvel (Lelystad, the Netherlands)
PO-16
Exact structural rules for evaluating biodegradability ofcommercial chemicals
D. Gamberger, S. Sekusak, A. Sabljic; (Zagreb, Croatia)
PO-17
Origin of organic sulphur compounds in the petroleum source rockof the Dinarides
S. Svel-Cerovecki, I. Eskinja, A. Alajbeg (Zagreb, Croatia)
PO-18
Cometabolic biotransformation of trinitrotoluene (TNT) supported bystructurally similar and non-aromatic cosubstrates
J. Gordon, J.P. Tharakan (Washington, D.C., U.S.A.)
PO-19
Biodegradation and toxicity of waste water from industry producingthermal isolation
T. Tisler, J. Zagorc-Koncan, M. Ros, M. Cotman (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
PO-20
Reaction of (poly)alkenes with OH : H-abstractionJ. Peeters, S. Vandenberk, E. Piessens, V. Pultau (Heverlee, Belgium)
PO-21
Biodegradation of linear alkylbenzenesulphonate (LAS) inmarine environment
E. González-Mazo, V. León, J.M. Forja, A. Gómez-Parra (Puerto Real, Spain)
PO-22
Perspective of a systematic and extended consideration of multimediafate processes in life-cycle assessment of long-lived products to
improve sustainable environmental management
M. Herrchen, W. Klein (Schmallenberg, Germany)
PO-23
Kinetics of the photocatalytic oxidation of N(III) and S(IV) ondifferent semiconductor oxides
X. Domènech, J. Peral (Bellaterra-Barcelona, Spain)
PO-24
Kinetics of the heterogeneous ozone reactionsA. Alebic;-Juretic;, T. Cvitas and L. Klasinc (Rijeka & Zagreb, Croatia)
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