Soil and Environment Bioremediation Research Centre (SEBC)

The Office for State Key Basic Research and Development Program (973)

Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISS, CAS)

 

In collaboration with:

 

Rothamsted Research, UK

Zhejiang University

Hong Kong Baptist University

 

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST)

Zhejiang University

Rothamsted Research, UK

UK Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council (BBSRC, UK)

 

Soil pollution is an increasing problem internationally, particularly in developing countries in South East Asia which are undergoing rapid industrialisation. The SOILREM 2004 Conference will be held in Nanjing, China on 9^th-12^th, November 2004. This conference follows the highly successful SOILREM 2000 Conference held in Hangzhou, China in 2000. The conference is dedicated to explore and discuss contemporary and emerging issues in the risk assessment of inorganic and organic pollutants in soil, and the science, technology and management for soil remediation. International experts will be invited to give keynote speeches. The conference will provide a forum for professionals, regulators and students to present their most recent findings and to discuss up-to-date developments, methodology and analytical techniques with colleagues from around the world, and will be an excellent opportunity for stimulating international co-operations in this field.

 

Conference topics cover important aspects of risk assessment, and fundamental research and innovative technologies for soil remediation, such as bioremediation, phytoextraction, and phytostabilisation. Target pollutants include inorganic pollutants, heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants, oils, petroleum hydrocarbons, etc.

 

²　　　　 Risk assessment of pollutants

²　　　　 Bioremediation of organic pollutants

²　　　　 Phytoremediation of inorganic pollutants

²　　　　 Remediation of  radionuclides

²　　　　 Metal fixation and bioavailability

²　　　　 Organic and inorganic amendments

²　　　　 Remediation engineering and management

 

 

Prof. Dr. Yongming Luo (Institute of Soil Science, CAS)

Academician Prof. Qiguo Zhao (Institute of Soil Science, CAS)

Prof. Dr. Steve P. McGrath (Rothamsted Research, UK)

Dr. Fangjie Zhao (Rothamsted Research, UK)

Prof. Dr. Minghung Wong (HongKong Baptist University, HKSAR, China)

Dr. Mike McLaughlin (CSIRO, Australia)

Prof. Dr. Bernd Marschner (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)

Dr. Kazuhiro Takagi （National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan）

Dr. Lee Newman (University of South Carolina, USA)

 

Prof. Dr. Yongming Luo (Institute of Soil Science, CAS)

Prof. Dr. Yingxu Chen (Zhejiang University)

Prof. Dr. Xiao’e Yang  (Zhejiang University)

Prof. Dr. Tongbing Chen (Institute of Geographic Science and Resources Research, CAS)

Prof. Dr. Yongguan Zhu (Research Centre for Eco-Environmental Science, CAS)

Prof. Dr. Minghung Wong (Hong Kong Baptist University, HKSAR, China)

Prof. Dr. Jian Liu (Bureau of Resources and Environmental Science and Technology, CAS)

Prof. Dr. Changqing Song (NSFC)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Longhua Wu (Institute of Soil Science, CAS)

Dr. Jing Song (Institute of Soil Science, CAS)

 

Extended abstracts of no longer than 2 A4 print pages, which clearly states the purpose, results and conclusions of the work should be submitted to the Conference Secretariat before July 15, 2004. Full-length paper of no longer than 8 A4 print pages should be submitted before September 15, 2004. Details on the abstract and full paper format will be given in the second announcement.

 

9^th November: Arrival, registration, welcome buffet

10^th November: Opening ceremony, plenary and symposium sessions

11^th November: Symposium sessions and poster session

12^th November: Symposium and poster sessions, closing remarks and banquet

 

A three-day field trip to Hangzhou and our phytoremediation demonstration site in Fuyang will be organized after the conference.

13^th November: Field tour to Hangzhou

14^th November: Field trip to phytoremediation demonstration site in Fuyang

15^th November: Back to Nanjing or to Shanghai, departure

 

The working language will be English

 

250 US$ (125 for graduate student) will be charged upon registration at the conference, which includes meal, conference material, airport transportation. Participants should be responsible for their own international travel, inter-city travel within China and accommodation during the conference. Conference venue and room price will be notified in the second announcement.

 

For those who would like to join the post-conference tour to our phytoremediation demonstration site in Fuyang, Hangzhou, 100 US$ which covers transportation, food and accommodation plus a boat cruise on the West lake of Hangzhou, will be charged.

 

Financial support in the form of reduction on registration and/or food & accommodation costs will be given to a limited number of young scientists or participants from developing countries, upon request. The selection of grantees and the final decision will be made by the Organizing Committee. Details on application for financial support will be notified in the second announcement.

 

All correspondence should be addressed to:

Dr. Longhua Wu or Dr. Jing Song

SOILREM Secretary

Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences

P.O. Box 821, Nanjing P.R. China

 

Tel: +86-25-86881126 (Wu) or +86-25-8661130 (Song)

Fax: +86-25-86881128

E-mail: lhwu@issas.ac.cn or jingsong@issas.ac.cn

 

For more details, also see http://www.issas.ac.cn