14 April 2022
From March 28th to the 30th , 2022, a training course entitled “Industrial Wastewater Treatment: Toxicity, types and treatment methods”, was held by The Nanotechnology Center at the University of Jordan. The course aimed to introduce the types of industrial wastewater in Jordan and their negative effects on the environment and human health, in addition to the treatment methods that are used to treat this kind of water. Furthermore, the course highlighted the most important methods used to check the quality of the wastewater before and after treatment. The training was held in the framework of intelWATT project.
On the first two days of the course, valuable lectures on industrial wastewater in Jordan were presented by Prof. Dr. Sharif Arar (Chemistry dept., University of Jordan), Dr Maha Halalshe (Water, Energy and Environment Center, University of Jordan) and Prof. Dr Mona Abu Dalu (Jordan University of Science and Technology). The third and fourth days included a scientific visit to the Wastewater Treatment Plant at Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) and Al Hikma Factory Wastewater Unit.
Postgraduates, undergraduates, and fresh graduates from different universities in Jordan from different backgrounds has participated.
Here you can find some pictures of the event.
