| Drinking water expert is featured speaker in Elmvale for World Water Day |
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| Tuesday, 09 March 2010 15:05 |
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The Elmvale Foundation's annual celebration of World Water Day is set for Sunday March 28. In the morning, a Town Hall session (09:00-12:00) is planned that is open to those individuals, companies, organizations, groups or government representatives who would like to share with the community their efforts in understanding and planning for the Counties future management of “waste.” Minutes of the meeting will be kept and distributed to anyone interested. Food and drinks will be available for purchase on site An afternoon session (14:00-17:00) for the general public, and Town Hall attendees, to enjoy and participate in the annual Speaker’s Series. Dr. Brian Petri, Senior Research Scientist, Trojan Technologies, London Ontario, will speak on “The How and Why of Water Treatment, from Waste Water to Drinking Water”. The Town Hall meeting will be conducted with an open-access approach. The meeting will be monitored by an Elmvale Foundation member, but there will be no formal agenda, or seating, or priority given to any individual or group. The purpose of the meeting is to bring together participants from all sectors who are concerned with the future development of “waste” stream management for Simcoe County. This will provide an opportunity for persons/groups from the community, private and public sectors to share information that they have gathered in an attempt to disseminate the information so that the various initiatives are communicated to everyone in a transparent manner. The meeting will also allow participants to share their views on how the County can bring the process of “waste” management in line with the needs of the community. Dr. Petri completed Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto, and a Ph.D. in Biology at York University. His Engineering research was related to various industrial waste reduction projects, and his Biology research examined the chemical-biological interface that explained how mercury in lakes built up to very high levels in animals. He then took a job at Trojan Technologies, a Canadian company that manufactures ultraviolet light disinfection systems. This allowed him to bring together his engineering and biology training, investigating disinfection mechanisms of various pathogens with various technologies. Brian has worked on projects all over the world, related to treating both drinking water and waste water to safe levels. Brian has now been at Trojan for 11 years, and currently leads the Validation and Research Services. Volunteers needed to set up the hall at 8 a.m. and put tables and chairs away at 5. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you are available. |