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CURRICULUM VITAE AND LIST OF PUBLICATIONS – ASHER BRENNER

1. Personal Details

Name: Asher BrennerDate of Birth: October 24, 1953Place of Birth: Haifa, IsraelMilitary Service: January 1972 - January 1975Address at Work: Unit of Environmental Engineering

The Faculty of Engineering SciencesBen-Gurion University of The NegevBeer-Sheva, 84105, Israel

Tel: 972-8-6479029Fax: 972-8-6479030Email: [email protected]

Address at Home: 61 Rothem Street, Omer, 84965, IsraelTelephone: 972-8-6467399

2. Education

B.Sc. 1979 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Civil Engineering

M.Sc. 1982 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Environmental Engineering Title of Thesis: "Grit chamber operation using circulation

caused by water jets" (Advisor: Prof. M. Diskin).

D.Sc. 1986 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology;Environmental Engineering Title of Thesis: "Nitrogen removal in a single-sludge

activated-sludge system" (Advisor: Prof. Y. Argaman).

3. Employment History

10/2001 - Associate Professor at the Unit of Environmental Engineering and the Dept. of Biotechnology Engineering (The Faculty of Engineering Sciences), and at the Institute for Applied Research in Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.

5/99 -9/00 Second academic affiliation at the Unit of Environmental Engineering,The Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

9/98 –6/99 Head, Environmental Microbiology Unit, The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.

8/95 - 7/96 Visiting Scholar (sabbatical) at the Department of Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering, University of California - Davis, U.S.A.

10/95 -9/00 Senior Lecturer at the Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research,(Tenured 96) Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.

Asher Brenner

4/95 – 5/99 Second academic affiliation at the Department of Chemical Engineering,Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

4/93 - 3/94 Head, Water resources Research Center, The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.

10/88 - 9/95 Lecturer at the Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.

9/86 - 8/88 Research Associate, Department of Civil Engineering and Center for Bioengineering and Pollution Control,

University of Notre Dame, Indiana, U.S.A.

10/82 - 8/86 Instructor, Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.

3/80 - 9/82 Teaching Assistant, Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.

7/79 - 2/80 Project Engineer, Solel-Boneh Ltd., Haifa, Israel.

4. Professional Activities

(a) Position in University

1996 - 2000 Member of the steering committee of the Blaustein International Center (BIC)The J. Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University.

11/1997 - Member of the graduate committee of the programs of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, Ben-Gurion University.

(b) Functions outside University

(b-1) Program or Organizing Committees of International Conferences

1994-1996 First International Association Water Quality (IAWQ) Specialized Conference on Sequencing Batch Reactor Technology,Munich, Germany, March 18-20, 1996.

1995-1997 Water Environment Federation (WEF) International Conference on Beneficial Reuse of Water and Solids,Marbella, Malaga, Spain, April 6-9, 1997.

1998-1999 The 7th International Conference of The Israel Society foe Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Jerusalem, June 13-18, 1999.

1998-2000 Second International Association Water Quality (IAWQ) Specialized Conference on Sequencing Batch Reactor Technology,Narbonne, France, July 10-12, 2000.

2000-2001 International Conference on Membrane Technology for

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Asher BrennerWastewater Reclamation and reuse, Tel-Aviv, Israel, September 9-13, 2001.

(b-2) National Committees of the Ministry of The Environment

1993-95 Wastewater treatment strategies.

1993-95 Sewage sludge treatment strategies.

1997-98 Wastewater treatment strategies in the Negev.

1997-98 Water consumption and wastewater management at The Ramat-HovavIndustrial Park.

1998-99 Investigation of lithium explosion and fire at the Ramat-Hovav Centerfor Hazardous Wastes.

(b-3) Research Committee of the Technion

1994-95 Wastewater treatment technologies.

2001- Research Committee of the Grand Water Research Institute.

(b-4) Committee of the National Sewage Authority and Beer-Sheva Municipality

1998-99 Selection of Beer-Sheva wastewater treatment plant (process and contractor).

(b-5) National Committees of the Ministry of Science

1999-2000 Member of the Judgment committee of infrastructure proposals in the field of Water & Environmental Research.

2002-2003

(b-6) National Committees of the Ministry of Health

2003- Member of the national committee established by the Minister of Health to upgrade Israel drinking water standards.

(b-7) Committee of the Ramat-Hovav Industrial Council

1990- Investigation of fish poisoning in the water reservoirs of the Bessor Valley.

2003- Investigation of odor problems in Ramat-Hovav waste ponds and optimization of the biological wastewater treatment plant.

(c) Significant professional consulting

1988-1991 Ramat-Hovav Industrial Authority: "Wastewater treatment and disposal 1996-2000 alternatives at the Ramat-Hovav Industrial Park".

(d) Editor or member of editorial board of scientific or professional journal

(e) Membership in professional/scientific societies

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1980 - Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences. 1988 - American Water Environment Federation (WEF).1988 - International Water Association (IWA).

(f) Organization of conferences

2000- "Israel water resources and environmental quality in light of the threat of a series of draught years". Sede Boker Campus, January 20, 2000.

2003- "Biological treatment of industrial wastes", The Institute for Applied Research in Life Sciences, May 21, 2003.

5. Educational Activities

(a) Courses taught

1989, 90, "Environmental Engineering" (Water quality, Treatment technologies 91, 92, for water and wastewater); 93, 94 Undergraduate; 95, 97 Department of Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

1991 "Environmental Engineering I" (Water supply and treatment);Undergraduate;Department of Civil Engineering, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology.

1991 "Environmental Engineering II" (Wastewater treatment and disposal);Undergraduate;Department of Civil Engineering, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology.

1998, 99 "Water and Wastewater Treatment - I";2000 Graduate;

Program of Environmental Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

1998 "Introduction to Environmental Engineering";Graduate;Program of Environmental Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

1999, 2000 "Water and Wastewater Treatment - II";Graduate;Program of Environmental Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

2001, 2, 3 “Introduction to Water Pollution Control”Graduate;Program of Environmental Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

2001, 2, 3 “Water and Wastewater Treatment”Graduate;Program of Environmental Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

2001- “Treatment of Industrial Wastes and Contaminated Soil & groundwater”Graduate;Program of Environmental Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

2002, 3 "Engineering Project I & II"Undergraduate;

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Asher BrennerDepartment of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben-Gurion University.

(b) Research students

(b-1) Ph.D. students1. Name of student: P. Van-Der SteenDegree: Ph.D. in BiotechnologySubject: "Treatment of domestic wastewater in a combined system of UASB-

reactors, duckweed-and-algae-ponds"Remarks: Completed 1999, jointly supervised with G. Oron and Y. Shabtai,

(Department of Chemical Engineering).

2. Name of student: M. AbukasisDegree: Ph.D. in Chemical EngineeringSubject: "Catalytic wet air oxidation of refractory organics"Remarks: In progress, jointly supervised with M. Herskovich & M. Landau


3. Name of student: S. MoradDegree: Ph.D. in Environmental EngineeringSubject: "Development of advanced mathematical models to describe nutrients

transformations in Activated Sludge systems"Remarks: In progress, jointly supervised with M. Shacham (Chemical Eng.)

(Program of Environmental Engineering).

(b-2) M.Sc. research students1. Name of student: N. Ben-ShushanDegree: M.Sc. in BiotechnologySubject: "Biological wastewater treatment in a Sequencing Batch Air-Lift

reactor"Remarks: Completed 1992, jointly supervised with J. C. Merchuk,


2. Name of student: S. KhalifaDegree: M.Sc. in Environmental SciencesSubject: "Biological treatment of military industry wastewater"Remarks: Completed 1994, jointly supervised with S. Belkin and A. Adin,

(Hebrew University of Jerusalem).

3. Name of student: A. DrorDegree: M.Sc. in BiotechnologySubject: "Characterization of wastewater using respirometric methods"Remarks: Completed 1997, jointly supervised with Y. Shabtai,


4. Name of student: T. VaxmanDegree: M.Sc. in Environmental EngineeringSubject: "Biological degradability of chemical wastes in evaporation-pond

systems"Remarks: Completed 2000, jointly supervised with A. Abeliovich,


5. Name of student: P. OzlanerDegree: M.Sc. in Environmental EngineeringSubject: "Advanced tertiary treatment of SBR effluent using microfiltration"

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Asher BrennerRemarks: Completed 2000, jointly supervised with R. Masalem,


6. Name of student: E. ArbivDegree: M.Sc. in Environmental EngineeringSubject: "Mechanisms of organics removal in biological treatment of

refinery wastewater"Remarks: Completed 2000, jointly supervised with E. Miller,


7. Name of student: S. LeviDegree: M.Sc. in Environmental EngineeringSubject: "Removal of H2S from groundwater by aeration and ozone oxidation"Remarks: Completed 2000, jointly supervised with R. Messalem,


8. Name of student: A. ChaimovDegree: M.Sc. in Biotechnology EngineeringSubject: "Enhancement of nitrification in industrial wastewater by

augmentation with enriched cultures of salt tolerant nitrifying bacteria"

Remarks: Completed 2002, jointly supervised with A. Nejidat(Department of Biotechnology Engineering).

9. Name of student: A. NemirovskyDegree: M.Sc. in Biotechnology EngineeringSubject: "Nitrification in stress conditions: bioaugmentation of saline

aquaculture water with enriched cultures of nitrifying bacteria"Remarks: Completed 2002, jointly supervised with A. nejidat

(Department of Biotechnology Engineering).

10. Name of student: M. AbukasisDegree: M.Sc. in Chemical EngineeringSubject: "Catalytic wet air oxidation of phenol and its halogenated derivatives

on nanostructured metal oxides"Remarks: Completed 2003, jointly supervised with M. Herskovich & M. Landau


11. Name of student: O. LernerDegree: M.Sc. in Environmental EngineeringSubject: "Change of water distribution in soil irrigated by treated wastewater"Remarks: Completed 2003, with Y. Chen & U. Shani (Hebrew Univ.)


12. Name of student: A. BenishtyDegree: M.Sc. in Environmental EngineeringSubject: "Removal of hydrogen sulfide from groundwater by ozonation"Remarks: In progress, jointly supervised with R. Messalem


13. Name of student: O. SilnerDegree: M.Sc. in Environmental EngineeringSubject: "Secondary effluent polishing by microfiltration and ultrafiltration"Remarks: Completed 2003, jointly supervised with R. Messalem


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Asher Brenner14. Name of student: D. Figures Degree: M.Sc. in Environmental EngineeringSubject: "Characterization of the pollution in the east Mediterranean by remote

sensing"Remarks: In progress, jointly supervised with A. Karnieli


15. Name of student: H. SnirDegree: M.Sc. in Environmental EngineeringSubject: "Development of methods to prevent Boron damage to plants"Remarks: In progress, jointly supervised with U. Yirmiau, Volkani Center.


16. Name of student: O. LevanonDegree: M.Sc. in Environmental EngineeringSubject: "Characterization of microorganisms in Activated Sludge plant to

improve performance"Remarks: In progress, jointly supervised with A. Kushmaro


17. Name of student: I. GivoliDegree: M.Sc. in Environmental SciencesSubject: "Engineering analysis and mathematical model simulation of the

Hatzor biological wastewater treatment process"Remarks: In progress, jointly supervised with A. Adin

(Program of Environmental Sciences, Hebrew University).

18. Name of student: M. MagalDegree: M.Sc. in Environmental EngineeringSubject: "Investigation of the MBR system for municipal wastewater

treatment"Remarks: In progress, jointly supervised with L. Shemer

(Program of Environmental Engineering, Tel-Aviv University).

19. Name of student: T. KreitzerDegree: M.Sc. in Environmental EngineeringSubject: "Comparison of UV vs. Chlorine disinfection of secondary effluent"Remarks: In progress, jointly supervised with R. Messalem


(b-3) Seminar M.Sc. thesis1. Oded Cohen (2000), "Membrane separation technologies for

wastewater treatment".2. Meital Leon (2000), "Technologies for immobilizing mercury wastes".3. Shlomo Zeira (2000), "Treatment of textile wastes".4. Gadi Hartman (2001), "Biological treatment of jet engine wastes

containing ammonium perchlorate".5. Revital Cohen (2001), "Sources and treatment alternatives for heavy

metals in municipal sewage".6. Yaron Chen (2001), "Removal of heavy metals from groundwater".

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Asher Brenner7. Orit Shachaf (2001), "Treatment and disposal options of municipal

wastewater sludge".8. Michael Rosental (2001), "Identification of toxic and non-biodegradable

streams in Bromine Comp. Wastes".9. Arny Baumann (2001), "Cryptosporidium in water; identification, risk

assessment and treatment alternatives".10. Shlomo Ben-Harush (2002), "Municipal wastewater treatment by

the Sequencing Batch reactor".11. Gal Shekel (2002), "treatment options of radioactive wastes".12. Boaz Assaf (2002), "Mercury in water: problems and solutions".13. Nadav Bloch (2002), "Environmental problems related to tailing

dams in the mineral industry".14. Jacob Kagan (2003), "Radiactive wastes: characterization and

management".15. Nadav Sinai (2003), "Handling of gas and waste streams at the Dead

Sea Magnesium plant".16. Amos Raiter (2003), "Mathematical modelling of TDS change in the

Dead Sea following penetration of rain water".

6. Awards, Citations, Honors, Fellowships

(a) Honors, Citations Awards

- 1982 Department of Civil Engineering, Technion, Best Teaching Assistant.

- 1984 Department of Civil Engineering, Technion, Best Instructor.

- 1997 David & Paula Ben-Gurion Fund, The Judith & Avraham Pasternak Award.

- 2003 Ben-Gurion University Best Teaching Award at the Faculty of Engineering Sciences.

(b) Fellowships

7. Scientific Publications

(a) Authored books

(b) Editorship of collective volumes

(c) Chapters in collective volumes – Conference Proceedings, Festschrifte

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1. Brenner, A., R.L. Irvine, L.H. Ketchum, Jr., C.F. Kulpa, Jr., and J.P. Moreau (1987), "Screening study for on-site biological remediation of soils contaminated by coal conversion residuals and by-products," in: New Frontiers for Hazardous Waste Management, pp. 265-276, United States Environmental Protection Agency, EPA/600/9-87/018F, August 1987.

2. Brenner, A., R.L. Irvine, L.H. Ketchum, Jr., and C.F. Kulpa, Jr. (1989), "Biological treatment of soils and leachates contaminated by industrial wastes", Proc. of the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Quality and Ecosystem Stability, Jerusalem, Israel, June 4-8, 1989, ISEEQS Publication, pp. 457-463.

3. Brenner, A. (1989), "Modification of small activated sludge plants to recycled systems for nitrogen removal and control of settling properties", Proc. of the International Specialized Conference on Design and Operation of Small Wastewater Treatment Plants, Trondheim, Norway, June 26-28, 1989, Tapir Publishers, pp. 127-133.

4. Belkin, S., A. Brenner, and A. Abeliovich (1992), "Biological treatment of a high salinity chemical industrial wastewater", Proc. of the 5th International Conference of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, June 21-24, 1992, ESEEQS publication, vol. V/A, pp. 15-22.

5. Brenner A., S. Belkin, S. Ulitzur and A. Abeliovich (1992), "Fast assessment of toxicants adsorption on activated carbon using a luminous bacteria bioassay", Proc. of the 5th International Conference of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, June 21-24, 1992, ESEEQS publication, vol. V/A, pp. 23-30.

6. Brenner A., S. Belkin and A. Abeliovich (1992), "Screening removability potential of in-plant waste sources forming a complex industrial wastewater", Proc. of the 65th Annual Conference of The Water Environment Federation, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., September 20-24, 1992, Industrial Waste Symposia (vol. II), pp. 61-71.

7. Brenner, A., S. Belkin, and A. Abeliovich (1993), "Development of a pretreatment program to improve biological treatability of a high strength and toxic industrial wastewater", Proc. of the 1st IAWQ International Conference on Development of Pretreatment Programs for Industrial Wastewaters, Athens, Greece, October 12-15, 1993, pp. 47-56.

8. Belkin, S., A. Brenner, and A. Abeliovich (1993), "Treatment of high-strength, complex, saline and toxic chemical wastewater: End-of-pipe vs. an in-plant control program", Proc. of the 3rd International Conference on Waste Management in the Chemical and Petrochemical Industries, Salvador-Bahia, Brazil, October 20-23, 1993, pp. 187-199.

9. Brenner A., S. Shandalov, G. Oron, and M. Rebhun (1994), "Deep-bed filtration of SBR effluent for agriculture reuse: Pilot plant screening of advanced secondary and tertiary treatment for domestic wastewater", Proc. of the IAWQ 17th Biennial International Conference, Budapest, Hungary, July 24-29, 1994, pp. 399-407.

10. Brenner A. (1995), "Wastewater treatment by the activated sludge sequencing batch reactor", Proc. of the 10th National Conference of Civil Engineering, Tel-Aviv, Israel, June 19-21, 1995, pp. 173-181.

11. Shandalov, S., A. Brenner, G. Oron, and M. Rebhun (1995), "A reclamation scheme including SBR biological treatment and high-rate sand filtration: pilot plant study",

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Asher BrennerProc. of the IAWQ 2nd. International Symposium on wastewater Reclamation and Reuse, Iraklio, Crete, Greece, October 17-20, 1995, pp. 325-335.

12. Ben-Shushan, N., A. Brenner, M.H. Siegel, and J.C. Merchuck (1996), "Pilot plant performance and model calibration of a sequencing batch air-lift reactor", Proc. of the First IAWQ Specialized Conference on Sequencing Batch Reactor Technology, Munich, Germany, March 18-20, 1996, pp. 365-373.

13. Shandalov, S., A. Yakirevich, A. Brenner, G. Oron, and M. Rebhun (1996), "Model calibration of deep-bed filtration based on pilot-scale treatment of secondary effluent", Proc. of the IAWQ 4th. International Conference on The Role of Particle Characteristics In Separation Processes, Jerusalem, Israel, October 28-30, 1996, pp. 193-199

14. Woolard, C.R., and A. Brenner, "The effect of salt on biological treatment", in: Bioremediation: Principles and Practice, Vol. II: Biodegradation Technology Developments, pp. 123-148, S.K. Sikdar and R.L. Irvine Eds., Technomic Publishing Company Inc., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1988.

15. Ronen, Z., A. Brenner, and A. Abeliovich (1998), "Biodegradation of RDX- contaminated wastes in nitrogen-defficient environment", Proc. of the 19th Biennial Conference of The IAWO, Vancouver, Canada, June 21-26, 1998, pp. 5:217-223.

16. Van der Steen, P., A. Brenner, and G. Oron (1998), "An integrated duckweed and algae pond system for removal and conversion of nitrogen from wastewater into valuable products", Proc. of the 19th Biennial Conference of The IAWO, Vancouver, Canada, June 21-26, 1998, pp.

17. Rebhun, M, and A. Brenner (2001), “Wastewater treatment and the linkage to membrane technology”, Proc. of The International conference on Membrane Technology for Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse, Tel-Aviv, Israel, September 9-13.

(d) Refereed articles and refereed letters in scientific journals

1. Argaman, Y., and A. Brenner (1986), "Experimental evaluation of modeling alternatives and process parameters for the single-sludge nitrogen removal system," Water Science and Technology, 18: 149-161.

2. Argaman, Y., and A. Brenner (1986), "Single-sludge nitrogen removal: modeling and experimental results," J. Water Pollut. Control Fed., 58: 853-860.

3. Brenner, A., R.L. Irvine, L.H. Ketchum, Jr., C.F. Kulpa, Jr., and J.P. Moreau (1989), "Treatability studies for on-site biological remediation of soils and leachates contaminated by coal conversion residuals and by-products", Journal of Hazardous Materials , 22: 377- 391.

4. Brenner, A. (1990), "Modification of small activated sludge plants to recycled systems for nitrogen removal and control of settling properties", Water Science and Technology, 22(3/4): 117-122.

5. Brenner, A., and Y. Argaman (1990), "Control of sludge settling characteristics in the single-sludge system, a hypothesis", Water Research, 24:1051-1054.

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Asher Brenner6. Brenner, A., and Y. Argaman (1990), "Effect of feed composition, aerobic volume

fraction and recycled rate on nitrogen removal in the single-sludge system", Water Research, 24:1041-1049.

7. Brenner, A., and M.H. Diskin (1991), "Model study of jet-circulated grit chamber", J. of Environmental Engineering (ASCE), 117:782-787.

8. Brenner, A., R. Chozick, and R.L. Irvine (1992), "Treatment of a high-strength mixed phenolic waste in an SBR", Water Environment Research, 64:128-133.

9. Belkin, S., A. Brenner, and A. Abeliovich (1992), "Effect of inorganic constituents on chemical oxygen demand. I. Bromides are unneutralizable by mercuric sulfate complexation", Water Research, 26:1577-1581.

10. Belkin, S., A. Brenner, and A. Abeliovich (1992), "Effect of inorganic constituents on chemical oxygen demand. II. Organic carbon to halogen ratios determine halogen interference", Water Research, 26:1583-1588.

11. Brenner, A., S. Belkin, S. Ulitzur, and A. Abeliovich (1993), "Fast assessment of toxicants adsorption on activated carbon using a luminous bacteria bioassay ", Water Science and Technology, 27:113-120.

12. Belkin, S., A. Brenner, and A. Abeliovich (1993), "Biological treatment of a high salinity chemical industrial wastewater", Water Science and Technology, 27:105-112.

13. Brenner, A., S. Belkin, S. Ulitzur, and A. Abeliovich (1993), "Evaluation of activated carbon adsorption capacity by a toxicity bioassay", Water Research, 27:1577-1583.

14. Siegel, M.H., A. Brenner, J.C. Merchuk, and M. Friedman (1994), "Gas hold-up, mass transfer, and treatment efficiency of an upflow sludge blanket sequencing batch air-lift reactor for the treatment of high strength domestic wastewater", Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 72(B1):35-41.

15. Brenner, A., S. Belkin, S. Ulitzur, and A. Abeliovich (1994), "Utilization of a bioluminescence toxicity assay for optimal design of biological and physico-chemical wastewater treatment processes", Environmental Toxicology and Water Quality, 9(4): 311-316.

16. Brenner, A., S. Belkin, and A. Abeliovich (1994), "Development of a pretreatment program to improve biological treatability of high strength and toxic industrial wastewater", Water Science and Technology, 29:29-37.

17. Belkin, S., A. Brenner, A. Abeliovich, and A. Lebel (1994), "Wastewater treatment in the desert, I", Industrial Wastewater, 2:34-39.

18. Brenner, A., S. Belkin, and A. Abeliovich (1994), "Wastewater treatment in the desert, II ", Industrial Wastewater, 2:55-61.

19. Belkin, S., A. Brenner, and A. Abeliovich (1994), "Treatment of high-strength, complex and toxic chemical wastewater: End-of-pipe "Best Available Technology" vs. an in-plant control program", Water Science and Technology, 29:221-233.

20. Brenner, A., S. Shandalov, G. Oron, and M. Rebhun (1995), "Deep-bed filtration of SBR effluent for agriculture reuse: Pilot plant screening of advanced secondary and tertiary treatment for domestic wastewater", Water Science and Technology, 30:219-227.

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21. Brenner, A., N. Ben-Shushan, M.H. Siegel, and J.C. Merchuck (1997), "Pilot plant performance and model calibration of a sequencing batch air-lift reactor", Water Science and Technology, 35(1):95-104.

22. Brenner, A. (1997), "Use of computers for process design analysis and control: sequencing batch reactor application", Water Science and Technology, 35(1):121-128.

23. Shandalov, S., A. Yakirevich, A. Brenner, G. Oron, and M. Rebhun (1997), "Model calibration of deep-bed filtration based on pilot-scale treatment of secondary effluent", Water Science and Technology, 36(4):231-237.

24. Van der Steen, P., A. Brenner, Van Buuren, J., and G. Oron (1998), "Post-treatment of UASB reactor effluent in an integrated duckweed and stabilization pond system", Water Research, 33(3):615-620.

25. Ronen, Z., A. Brenner, and A. Abeliovich (1998), "Biodegradation of RDX-contaminated wastes in nitrogen-defficient environment", Water Science and Technology, 38(4-5):219-224.

26. Van der Steen, P., A. Brenner, and G. Oron (1998), "An integrated duckweed and algae pond system for removal and conversion of nitrogen from wastewater into valuable products", Water Science and Technology, 38(1):335-343.

27. Brenner, A. (1999), "New concepts in industrial wastewater management", Environmental Engineering and Policy, 1(4):217-222.

28. Brenner, A. (2000), “Modelling of N and P transformations in an SBR treating municipal wastewater”, Water Science and Technology, 42(1/2):55-63.

29. Brenner, A., S. Shandalov, R. Messalem, A. Yakirevich, G. Oron, and M. Rebhun (2000), “Wastewater reclamation and reuse in Israel: Trends and experimental results”, J. of Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 123(1-4):167-182.

30. Brenner, A., Z. Ronen, Y. Harel, and A. Abeliovich (2000), “Use of RDX as a nitrogen source in biological treatment of munitions wastes”, Water Environment Research, 72(4):469-475.

31. Messalem, R., A. Brenner, S. Shandalov, Y. Leroux, P. Uzlaner, G. Oron and D. Wolf (2000), “Pilot study of SBR biological treatment and microfiltration for reclamation and reuse of municipal wastewater”, Water Science and Technology, 42(1/2):263-268.

32. Soares, I.M., A. Brenner, A. Yevzori, R. Messalem, Y. Leroux and A. Abeliovich (2000), “Denitrification of groundwater: pilot-plant testing of cotton-packed bioreactor and post-microfiltration”, Water Science and Technology, 42(1/2):353-359.

33. Van der Steen, P., A. Brenner, Y. Shabtai and G. Oron (2000), "The effect of environmental conditions on fecal coliform decay in post-treatment of UASB reactor effluent", Water Science and Technology, 42(10/11):111-118.

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coliform decay in integrated duckweed and algal ponds", Water Science and Technology, 42(10/11):363-370.

35. Amit Gross, Anna Nemirovsky, Dina Zilberg, Anna Khaimov, Asher Brenner, Eviatar Snir, Zeev Ronen, Ali Nejidat (2003), "Soil nitrifying enrichments as biofilter starters in intensive recirculating saline water aquaculture", Aquaculture, 223:51-62.

36. Figueras, D., Karnieli, A., Brenner, A. and Kaufman, Y.J. (2003), ”Masking turbid water in the southeastern Mediterranean Sea utilizing the SeaWiFS 510 nm spectral band", Accepted for publication in International Journal of Remote Sensing.

(e) Published scientific reports and technical papers

1. Argaman, Y., and A. Brenner (1985), "Nitrogen removal in a single-sludge biological system from domestic wastewater in Israel," Final Report No. 707-037 (013-056), submitted to the Israel Water Commission.

2. Argaman, Y., and A. Brenner (1986), "Nitrogen removal in single-sludge biological systems," Final Report No. WA325/GR213 (013-057), submitted to the National Council for Research and Development, Israel and the K.F.K. Germany.

3. Irvine, R.L., A. Brenner, L.H. Ketchum, Jr., C.F. Kulpa, Jr., and J.P. Moreau (1987), "Phase I laboratory test program for on-site biological remediation of soils at Harbor Point site," Final Report, submitted to Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, Syracuse, NY.

4. Belkin, S., A. Brenner, D. Kaplan, and A. Abeliovich (1989, 90, 91), "Biological treatment of the unified dillute waste stream in Ramat Hovav," Annual Reports, Submitted to the Executive Board of Ramat Hovav Industrial Park.

5. Brenner A., G. Oron, S. Shandalov, and M. Rebhun (1991,2, 3, 4), "Development of filtration devices for secondary effluents to aid un-restricted agriculture reuse", Annual Reports, Submitted to the Israel Water Commission.

6. Brenner A., S. Shandalov, G. Oron, and M. Rebhun (1992, 3, 4), "Optimization of design parameters for deep granular filtration of secondary effluents", Annual Reports, Submitted to the Ministry of Science and Technology.

7. Brenner A., S. Belkin, and A. Abeliovich (1993), "Investigation of flocculation/clarification and flocculation/flotation as pretreatment stages for Tene-Noga dairy wastes",Final Report Submitted to Tene-Noga Dairy Products Ltd.

8. Brenner A., S. Belkin, and A. Abeliovich (1993), "Efficiency of an aerated lagoon as part

of the Yotveta wastewater treatment plant", Final Report , Submitted to Yotveta Dairy Products Ltd.

9. Brenner A., S. Belkin, and A. Abeliovich (1994), "Testing of removability potential of waste sources in Bromine Compounds Ramat-Hovav factory", Annual Report, Submitted to Bromine Compounds Ltd.

10. Sharan, Y., Naaman, D., Tapuchi, E., Dror, Y., Yshai, Z. (Tel Aviv Univ. Interdisciplinary Center for Technological Analysis and Forecasting), Brenner A., and

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Asher BrennerA. Abeliovich (1994), "Research and development needs for the management of water resources in Israel ", Final Report, Submitted to The Israel Water Comission.

11. Harel Y., A. Brenner, Z. Ronen, and A. Abeliovich (1994, 5), "Biological treatment of RDX and HMX production wastes", Annual Reports, Submitted to The Israel Military Industries.

12. Argaman, Y., A. Brenner and P.A. Wilderer (1995, 96, 97), "Calibration of advanced mathematical models for upgrading design and operation of activated sludge systems," First, second and final Reports, submitted to the Ministry of Sciences and the Arts, Israel and the BMFT, Germany.

13. Reising, A.R., P.R. McCleaf, B.O. Mansell, A. Brenner and E.D. Schroeder (1996), “Microbial denitrification of groundwater using microporous membranes”, Technical Completion Report, Project No. UCAL-WRC-W-837, University of California Water Resources Center.

14. Brenner A., S. Shandalov, and G. Oron, (1997), "H2S removal from groundwater destined for irrigation", First Year Final Report, Submitted to Mekorot - Israel Water Works.

15. Brenner A. and A. Abeliovich, (1998), "Biological treatment of wastewater in Bromine Compounds Ramat-Hovav factory", Annual Report, Submitted to Bromine Compounds Ltd.

16. Brenner A. and A. Abeliovich, (1998), "Biological treatment of Tnuva dairy wastewater", Annual Report, Submitted to Tnuva Dairy Products Ltd.

17. Brenner A. and A. Abeliovich, (1998), "Biological treatment of Tene-Noga dairy wastewater", Annual Report, Submitted to Tnuva Dairy Products Ltd.

18. Brenner A., R. Messalem, S. Shandalov, and G. Oron, (1998, 9), "H2S removal from groundwater by ozonation", Annual Reports, Submitted to Mekorot - Israel Water Works.

19. Brenner, A. and Z. Ronen (1998, 9), "Biodegradation of the explosive RDX," First and second Annual Reports, submitted to the Ministry of Sciences and the Arts, Israel and the BMBF, Germany.

20. Oron, G., A. Brenner and S. Shandalov (1999), "Wastewater treatment and recycling: from raw sewage to valuable effluent and energy resources", Annual Report, Submitted to The Water Research Institute of The Technion.

21. Brenner, A., Z. Ronen, A. Nejidat and Y. Tekoah (2000), "Biodegradation of the explosive RDX," Final Report, submitted to the Ministry of Sciences and the Arts, Israel and the BMBF, Germany.

22. Brenner A., R. Messalem, S. Shandalov, and G. Oron, (2001), "H2S removal from groundwater by ozonation", Final Report, Submitted to Mekorot - Israel Water Works.

23. Brenner, A., A. Abeliovich, A. Kushmaro, and O. Levanon, (2001), “Characterization of microorganisms in Activated Sludge systems”, Annual Report, Submitted to Mekorot - Israel Water Works.

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treatment of secondary effluents", Annual Reports, Submitted to Mekorot - Israel Water Works.

25. Messalem, R., A. Brenner, and G. Oron, (2001, 2002), "Polishing of secondary effluents by Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration", Final Reports, Submitted to The Israel Water Commission.

26. Abeliovich, A., A. Brenner, A. Kushmaro, and I. Mukmanov, (2002), “Development of an anaerobic-aerobic process for the biodegradfation of tetrabromobisphenol-A manufacturing wastes”, Final Report , Submitted to the USA-Israel Science and Technology Foundation.

27. Brenner, A. Kushmaro, A., and Levanon, O. (2003), "Characterization of microorganisms in Activated Sludge plants to aid prevent sludge separation problems", Final report, Submitted to Mekorot – Israel Water Company.

28. Messalem, R., Brenner, A., Oron, G. Kogan, L., and Silner, O. (2003), "Use of Ultrafiltration to treat Activated Sludge secondary effluents at the Ashklon treatment plant", Final report, Submitted to Mekorot – Israel Water Company.

(f) Unrefereed professional articles and publications

1. Lerner, O., Brenner, A., Chen, Y., Shani, U., Gilboa, A., Tarchiztky, C., Levingrat-Ichichi, A. (2003), "Change of water distribution characteristics in soil irrigated by effluents", Water & Irrigation, 437:22-28 (in Hebrew).

2. Brenner, A., Messalem, R., and Magal, M. (2003), "Use of an MBR for the treatment of municipal wastewater", Water Engineering Liquids & Irrigation, 24:19-26 (in Hebrew).

(g) Classified articles and reports

8. Lectures and Presentations at Meetings and Invited Seminars not Followed by Published Proceedings

(a) Invited plenary lectures at conferences/meetings

1. "Improvement of biological treatability for high strength and toxic wastes", presented at the 6th Annual Conference on Industrial Wastewater Treatment, organized by IBC Technical Services Ltd., 20-21 February 1995, Manchester, U.K.

2. "Use of computers for process design analysis and control ", presented at the First IAWQ Specialized Conference on Sequencing Batch Reactor Technology, 18-20 March, 1996, Munich, Germany.

3. “New concepts in industrial wastewater management”, presented at the 1st French-Israeli Workshop on Catalysis, 20-22 December, 1999, Paris, France.

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(b) Presentation of papers at conferences/meetings (oral or poster)

1. Brenner, A., and Y. Argaman (1985), "Removal of nitrogenous compounds form wastewater in a single-sludge activated-sludge system," presented at the 16th Annual Conference of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences, Ramat- Gan, Israel, June 5-6, 1985.

2. Argaman, Y., and A. Brenner (1985), "Experimental evaluation of modeling alternatives and process parameters for the single-sludge nitrogen removal system," presented at the IAWPRC Specialized Seminar on Modeling of Biological Wastewater Treatment, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 27-29, 1985.

3. Argaman, Y., and A. Brenner (1985), "Single-sludge nitrogen removal: modeling and experimental results," presented at the 58th Annual Conference of the Water Pollut. Control Fed., Kansas City, Missouri, USA, October 7-10, 1985.

4. Brenner, A., R.L. Irvine, L.H. Ketchum, Jr., C.F. Kulpa, Jr., and J.P. Moreau (1987), "Determination of biological degradability of soils and leachates contaminated by coal conversion residuals and by-products." presented at the Second Annual Symposium on Recent Advances in Biotechnology, Lansing, Michigan, USA, June17-18, 1987.

5. Brenner, A., R.L. Irvine, L.H. Ketchum, Jr., C.F. Kulpa, Jr., and J.P. Moreau (1987), "Biodetoxification of soils and leachates containing various residuals and by-products of the coal carbonization process." presented at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Air Pollut. Control Assoc., New York City, New York, USA, June 21-26, 1987.

6. Belkin, S., D. Kaplan, A. Brenner, and A. Abeliovich (1989), "Biological treatment of complex chemical industrial effluents," presented at the Fifth International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Kyoto, Japan, August 27-31, 1989.

7. Belkin, S., A. Brenner, and A. Abeliovich (1990), "Feasibility studies for biological treatment of the chemical industry wastes in Ramat-Hovav", presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences, Be'er- Sheva, Israel, June 18-19, 1990.

8. Siegel, M., J. Merchuk, and A. Brenner (1990), "Biological wastewater reatment in an Air-Lift reactor", presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences, Be'er-Sheva, Israel, June 18-19, 1990.

9. Brenner, A. (1990), "SBR - A process for future wastewater treatment in Israel", presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences, Be'er-Sheva, Israel, June 18-19, 1990.

10. Siegel, M. H., J.C. Merchuk, A. Brenner, and M. Friedman (1990), "Sequencing batch wastewater treatment in an air-lift reactor", presented at the 63rd Annual Conference of the Water Pollut. Control Fed., Washington D.C., U.S.A., October 7-11, 1990.

11. Brenner, A. (1991), "External carbon, additional reactor - To add or not to add"? Presented at the IAWPRC Seminar on Interactions of Wastewater, Biomass, and Reactor Configurations in Biological Treatment Plants, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 21-23, 1991.

12. Belkin, S., A. Brenner, E. Shochat, A. Lebel and A. Abeliovich (1991), "Biological treatment of saline, bromide-rich, complex chemical wastes", presented at the Applied

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13. Belkin, S., A. Brenner and A. Abeliovich (1992), "Halogen effects on chemical oxygen demand (COD) assays", presented at the Environmental Sciences: Water, A Gordon Research Conference, New Hampton, New Hampshire, U.S.A.

14. Brenner, A., S. Belkin and A. Abeliovich (1992),"Evaluation of activated carbon adsorption capacity by a toxicity bioassay", presented at the Environmental Sciences: Water, A Gordon Research Conference, New Hampton, New Hampshire, U.S.A.

15. Siegel, M. H., A. Brenner, J.C. Merchuk, and M. Friedman (1992), "Treatment of high strength domestic and phenolic wastewaters in air-lift reactors using a modified sequencing batch reactor mode of operation", presented at the 42nd Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Toronto, Canada, October 1992.

16. Ben-Shushan, N., A. Brenner, and J. Merchuk (1993), "Biological wastewater treatment in a sequencing batch Air-Lift reactor", presented at the 29th Annual Conference of the Israel Association of Chemical Engineering, Tel-Aviv, Israel, April 7-8, 1993.

17. Brenner, A., S. Belkin, S. Ulitzur, and A. Abeliovich (1993), "Utilization of a bioluminescence assay for optimal design of physico-chemical and biological wastewater treatment processes", presented at the 6th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment and On-line Monitoring, Berlin, Germany, May 10-14, 1993.

18. Khalifa, S., A. Brenner, S. Belkin, A. Abeliovich, A. Adin, and C. Rav-Acha (1993), "Biological treatment of concentrated organic wastewater containing high levels of nitrates and sulphates", presented at the 24th Annual Conference of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences, Tel-Aviv, Israel, June 21-22, 1993.

19. Shandalov, S., S. Boatang, A. Brenner, and G. Oron (1997), "Development of a closed water system in a detergent factory", presented at the 33rd. Annual Conference of The Israeli Society of Chemical Engineering, Beer-Sheva, Israel, April 16-17, 1997.

20. Abeliovich, A., A. Brenner, and Z. Ronen (1997), "Biotransformation and total mineralization of RDX in a two-stage reactor", presented at the Applied and Environmental Microbiology - Gordon Research Conference, Newport, Rod Island, U.S.A.

21. Shandalov, S., A. Brenner, and G. Oron (1998), "Removal of hydrogen sulfide from groundwater by aeration-oxidation", presented at The 29th Annual Conference of The Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences, Beer-Sheva, Israel, June 29-30, 1998.

22. Bicak, H.A., A. Brenner, and G. Oron (1998), "Wastewater treatment in North Cyprus: Lessons to be learned from Israel", presented at The Second International Congress on Cyprus Studies, Gazimagusa, North Cyprus, November 24-27, 1998.

23. Brenner, A., (2000), "Israel's experience in combined wastewater treatment for reclamation and reuse", presented at the International Seminar on Combined Water Treatment, Hyderabad India, 20-21 March, 2000.

24. Oron, G., A. Brenner, S. Shandalov, R. Messalem, M. Saidam, M. Haddad, J. Hagin, and U. Shamir (2000), "Cooperative research for improved wastewater treatment and recycling in the eastern Mediterranean region", presented at the International

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25. Messalem, R., A. Brenner, S. Shandalov, G. Oron, O. Kedem, and D. Wolf (2000), "Application of membrane technologies for wastewater reclamation and reuse", presented at the International Conference on Water and Environment: Resolving Conflicts in the Development of Drylands, Beer-Sheva, Israel, June 4-7, 2000.

26. Messalem, R., A. Brenner, S. Shandalov, G. Oron, O. Kedem, and D. Wolf (2000), "Application of membrane technologies for wastewater reclamation and reuse", presented at the International Conference on Desalination strategies in South Mediterranean Countries, Jerba, Tunisia, September 11-13, 2000.

27. Messalem, R., A. Brenner, S. Shandalov, G. Oron, O. Kedem, and D. Wolf (2000), "Application of membrane technologies for wastewater reclamation and reuse", presented at the Euromembrane 2000 Conference, Jerusalem, Israel, Sept. 24-27, 2000.

28. Brenner, A. (2000), “Transformations of nitrogen and phosphorous in SBR biological treatment of municipal wastewater”, presented at The International Conference: 2000 – The Era of Biotechnology, Beer-Sheva, Israel, October 24-27, 2000.

29. Messalem, R., A. Brenner, G. Oron, and O. Kedem (2001), “Applications of membrane technologies for wastewater reclamation and reuse”, presented at the International Conference on Membrane Technologies, Tolouse, France, November 14-15, 2001.

30. Messalem, R. and A. Brenner (2002), “Wastewater treatment and reuse in Israel: Policy and applications”, presented at the International Conference on Small Wastewater Treatment Technologies for The Mediterranean Countries, Seville, Spain, March 20-22, 2002.

31. Abecassis-Wolfovich, M., M. Herskowitz, M.V. Landau, and A. Brenner (2002), “Catalytic wet oxidation of phenol with nanostructured metal oxides”, presented at the 38 Annual Conference of The Israel Institute of Chemical Engineers, Tel-Aviv, April 1, 2002.

32. Messalem, R., A. Brenner, G. Oron, O. Silner, and L. Kogan (2002), “Tertiary treatment of Activated-Sludge effluent by Ultrafiltration”, presented at The 32th Annual Conference of The Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences, Tel-Aviv, Israel, December 17-18, 2002.

33. Brenner, A. Kushmaro, A., and Levanon, O. (2003), "Characterization of microorganisms in Activated Sludge plants to aid prevent sludge separation problems", Presented at the Workshop on Water Research Projects, Organized by Mekorot – Israel Water Company, Yahood, February 3, 2003.

34. Brenner, A., Messalem, R., Oron, G. Kogan, L., and Silner, O. (2003), "Use of Ultrafiltration to treat Activated Sludge secondary effluents at the Ashklon treatment plant", Presented at the Workshop on Water Research Projects, Organized by Mekorot – Israel Water Company, Yahood, February 3, 2003.

35. Gross, A., Nejidat, A., Zilberg, D., Ronen, Z., and Brenner, A. (2003), "Use of Nitrification bacteria isolated from soil to augment biofilters in aquaculture", Presented at the 7th. Conference of the National Center for Marine Agriculture, Eilat, March 20, 2003.

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wastes", Presented at the Workshop on Biological Treatment of Industrial Wastes", Organized by The Institute of Applied Research in Life Sciences and The Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Ben-Gurion University, May 21, 2003.

37. Oron, G., Brenner, A. Messalem, R. Kagan, L., and Silner, O. (2003), "Advanced treatment of Activated Sludge secondary effluent at Ashklon treatment plant by Ultrafiltration", Presented at the 39th National Conference of the Israel Institute of Chemical Engineers, Tel-Aviv, June 19, 2003.

(c) Presentation at informal international seminars and workshops

1. “Development of reclamation schemes for municipal wastewater treatment and reuse”, presented at The International Workshop for Scientific Cooperation on Water Problems in The Mediteranean Area, Organized by The Italian Water Research Institute, 11-13 December, 1997, Rome, Italy.

2. “New concepts in industrial wastewater management”, presented at the British-Israeli

Water Management and Treatment Workshop, Organized by The Israeli Ministry of Science and The Ministry of The Environment, 12-14 April, 1999, London, U.K.

3. “Biodegradation of RDX”, presented at the 7th. Status Seminar of the BMBF-MOS Co-operation in Water Technology, October 30 - November 1, 2000, Berlin, Germany.

(d) Seminars presentations at universities and institutions

1985 Department of Civil Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology“Nitrogen removal in the single-sludge activated sludge system”

1986 Department of Civil Engineering, University of Notre Dame, IN, USA“Design and operation considerations for the single-sludge nitrogen removal system”

1987 Department of Civil Engineering, University of Notre Dame, IN, USA“Screening study for on-site biological remediation of soils contaminated by coal-conversion residuals and by-products”

1989 Department of Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev“Modelling of nitrogen removal in the single-sludge activated sludge system”

1993 Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology“Alternative treatment/management options of Ramat-Hovav Industrial wastes”

1994 Department of Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev“Biological treatment of Ramat-Hovav industrial wastewater”

1995 Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California-Davis, Davis, USA. “Utilization of a toxicity bioassay for improved management of a complex industrial wastewater”

1996 Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California-Los Angeles, LA, USA. “Utilization of a toxicity bioassay for optimal management of a complex industrial wastewater”

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Asher Brenner1997 School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology,

Bangkok, Thayland. “Advantages of wastewater treatment in the sequensing batch reactor system”

1998 School of Applied Science - Division of Environmental Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. “Wastewater treatment in the SBR: modelling and practical applications”

1998 Department of Environmental Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan“New concepts in industrial wastewater management”

9. Patents

1. ”Sequencing Batch Air-Lift Reactor and Method for Treating Wastewater”US Patent No. 5,503,748 , issued on April 2, 1996 (together with M.H. Siegel and J. Merchuck, Department of Chemical Engineering).

10. Research Grants1.Granting Institute: Ramat-Hovav Industries Co-PICo-investigators: Belkin S., Kaplan D., Abeliovich A.Subject: "Biological treatment of the combined diluted waste stream at the

Ramat-Hovav industrial park"Period of grant: 3 years (started 1989, completed)Total amount: $ 150,000

2.Granting Institute: Israel Water Commission PICo-investigators: Oron G., Rebhun M. (Technion)Subject: "Development of filtration devices for secondary effluents to aid un-

restricted agriculture reuse"Period of grant: 3 years (started 1991, completed)Total amount: $ 65,000

3.Granting Institute: "Bromine Compounds Ltd." Co-PICo-investigators: Belkin S., Abeliovich A.Subject: "Biological treatment of Bromine Compounds Industry's Wastewater"Period of grant: 2 years (started 1992, completed)Total amount: $ 60,000

4.Granting Institute: Ministry of Science and Technology PICo-investigators: Shandalov S., Oron G., Rebhun M. (Technion) Subject: "Optimization of design parameters for deep granular filtration of

secondary effluents"Period of grant: 3 years (started 1992, completed)Total amount: $ 60,000

5.Granting Institute: Yotveta Dairy Products PICo-investigators: Belkin S., Abeliovich A. Subject: "Biological treatment of a high strength dairy wastewater"Period of grant: 3 months (started 1993, completed)Total amount: $ 7,500

6.Granting Institute: Tnuva Dairy Industries Co-PI

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Asher BrennerCo-investigators: Abeliovich A., Belkin S. Subject: "Optimal management of Tnuva daity wastewater"Period of grant: 8 years (started 1993)Total amount: $ 550,000

7.Granting Institute: Israel Ministry of Science and The German BMFT PICo-investigators: Argaman Y. (Technion), Wilderer P.A. (Munich Technical

University) Subject: "Calibration of advanced mathematical models for optimal design of

Activated Sludge systems"Period of grant: 3 years (started 1994, completed)Total amount: DM 505,600

8.Granting Institute: Israel Water Commission CICo-investigators: Sharan, Naaman, Tapuchi, Dror, Yshai, (Tel Aviv Univ.

Interdisciplinary Center for Technological Analysis and Forecasting), A. Abeliovich

Subject: "Research and development needs for the management of water resources in Israel "

Period of grant: 1 year (started 1994, completed)Total amount: $ 60,000

9.Granting Institute: Technion Water Institute PICo-investigators: Argaman Y. (Technion)Subject: "Calibration of advanced mathematical models for the sequencing

batch reactor systems"Period of grant: 2 years (started 1994, completed)Total amount: $ 11,500 (BGU)

10.Granting Institute: The Israel Military Industries Co-PICo-investigators: Abeliovich A., Ronen Z., Belkin S. Subject: "Biological treatment of RDX and HMX production wastes"Period of grant: 3 years (started 1994, completed)Total amount: $ 105,000

11.Granting Institute: The Rashi Foundation Co-PICo-investigators: Abeliovich A.Subject: "Environmental biotechnologies for the purification of industrial

liquid wastes"Period of grant: 3 years (started 1994, completed)Total amount: $ 418,000

12.Granting Institute: Mekorot - National Water Works PICo-investigators: Oron, G., Messalem, R., Shandalov, S. Subject: "Removal of hydrogen sulfide from groundwater"Period of grant: 3 years (started 1998)Total amount: $ 90,000

13.Granting Institute: "Bromine Compounds Ltd." PICo-investigators: Ronen Z., Abeliovich A.Subject: "Effect of new process streams on biological treatment of Bromine

Compounds Industry's Wastewater"Period of grant: 3 year (started 1998, completed)Total amount: $ 180,000

14.Granting Institute: Israel Ministry of Science and The German BMBF PI

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Asher BrennerCo-investigators: Ronen Z., Nejidat A., Werner P. (Dresden Technical University) Subject: "Biodegradation of the explosive RDX"Period of grant: 3 years (started 1998, completed)Total amount: DM 300,000

15.Granting Institute: Mekorot - National Water Works Co-PICo-investigators: Messalem, R., Kedem, O., Volf, D. Subject: "Application of MF and UF as tertiary treatment stage

following biological treatment and as a preliminary stage for RO"Period of grant: 3 years (started 1999)Total amount: $ 80,000

16.Granting Institute: Technion Water Research Institute Co-PICo-investigators: Oron, G., Shandalov, S. Subject: "Wastewater treatment & recycling” (Jordanian-Palestinian

Cooperation)Period of grant: 2 year (started 1998)Total amount: $ 17,000

17.Granting Institute: Israel Water Comission Co-PICo-investigators: Messalem, R., Oron, G. Subject: "Application of membrane technologies for tertiary treatment of

municipal wastewater"Period of grant: 2 years (started 1999)Total amount: $ 60,000

18.Granting Institute: "Bromine Compounds Ltd." PICo-investigators: Abeliovich A.Subject: "Optimization of waste segregation and biological treatment"Period of grant: 3 years (started 2001)Total amount: $ 140,000

19.Granting Institute: Mekorot - National Water Works PICo-investigators: Kushmaro A.Subject: "Characterization of microorganisms in Activated Sludge plants"Period of grant: 2 years (started 2001)Total amount: $ 40,000

20.Granting Institute: USA-Israel Science and Technology Foundation Co-PI

Co-investigators: Abeliovich A., Kushmaro A.Subject: "Development of an anaerobic-aerobic process for the biodegradation

of tetrabromobisphenol-A manufacturing wastes "Period of grant: 1 year (started 2001)Total amount: $ 120,000

11. Synopsis of research

Mathematical modelling of wastewater treatment processesDevelopment and calibration of advanced mathematical models, describing transformations of organic-carbon, N and P in biological reactors in order to optimize design, analysis and control of biological treatment processes; modelling of activated carbon adsorption characteristics using toxicity balances in place of organic compounds’ balances; calibration

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Scientific publications: 7: c-3, d-1, d-2, d-4, d-5, d-6 Calibration of a mathematical model for the sequencing batch reactor

Scientific publications: 7: d-22, d-28Research grants: 7, 9

Modelling of activated carbon adsorption capacity using a toxicity bioassay Scientific publications: 7: c-5, d-11, d-13, d-15

Calibration of a mathematical model for deep-bed sand filtration of secondary effluent Scientific publications: 7: d-23Research grants: 2, 4

Biological treatment of municipal and industrial wastewaterDevelopment and testing of various biological treatment processes, either advanced mechanical processes such as the SBR, or simplified-natural processes based on pond systems. The main purpose is to find a proper technology that will be technologically feasible, economically reasonable and environmentally acceptable.

Examples: Biological treatment of a complex chemical wastewater (Ramat-Hovav industries)

Scientific publications: 7: c-4, c-6, c-7, c-8, d-12, d-16, d-17, d-18, d-19, d-27Research grants: 1, 3, 13, 18

Biological treatment of RDX-and-NOx contaminated munitions wastes Scientific publications: 7: c-15, d-25, d-30Research grants: 10, 14

Biological treatment of dairy wastewater Research grants: 5, 6

Application of the sequencing batch reactor (SBR) for wastewater treatment in Israel Scientific publications: 7: c-10, d-8, d-22, d-28Research grants: 7, 9, 16

Biological wastewater treatment in the Air-lift reactor Scientific publications: 7: c-12, d-14, d-21

Utilization of stabilization & duckweed ponds for post treatment and pathogen destructionScientific publications: 7: c-16, d-24, d-26, d-33, d-34

Characterization of microorganisms in Activated Sludge plants Research grants: 19

Development of an anaerobic-aerobic process for the biodegradation of tetrabromobisphenol-A manufacturing wastesResearch grants: 20

Tertiary filtration of secondary effluent for reuse in agricultureDevelopment and testing of various filtration processes, such as deep-bed granular filtration or membrane separations (microfiltration and ultrafiltration), to improve removal of pathogens and parasites. The main purpose is to find a proper technology that will enable improved disinfection and further safe reuse in unlimited agricultural irrigation.Examples: Deep-bed sand filtration of activated sludge secondary effluent

Scientific publications: 7: c-9, c-11, c-13, d-20, d-23, d-29Research grants: 2, 4

Utilization of microfiltration and ultrafiltration in post treatment of secondary effluent Scientific publications: 7: d-31Research grants: 15, 17

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Bioremediation of contaminated soil and groundwaterStudy of biodegradation pathways and kinetics of anthropogenic organic compounds, and testing of processes for the treatment of soils, leachates and groundwater contaminated by industrial wastes and residuals.Examples: Bioremediation of soils and leachates containing coal conversion wastes

Scientific publications: 7: c-1, c-2, c-14, d-3 Biodegradation of the explosive RDX

Scientific publications: 7: c-15, d-25, d-30Research grants: 10, 14

Purification of natural water sourcesStudy of physico-chemical processes for the treatment of groundwater and surface water to remove problematic constituents and enable further use for drinking or irrigation.Examples: Removal of H 2 S from groundwater by aeration and ozonation

Research grants: 12

Denitrification of groundwater by a cotton-packed bioreactor Scientific publications: 7: d-32

12. Present Academic Activities

Research Projects in progress Biological treatment of a complex chemical wastewater containing brominated organics

Research grant 18; together with A. Abeliovich; Ends December 2003. Biological treatment of dairy wastewater

Research grant 6; together with A. Abeliovich; Ends December 2003. Utilization of microfiltration and ultrafiltration in post treatment of secondary effluent

Research grant 15; together with R. Messalem; Ends December 2003. Treatment of refractory organics by catalytic wet air oxidation

Together with M. Herscovich and M. Landau.

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