Book of Abstracts of the 4th Symposium on Environmental Engineering

We want to warmly welcome all participants to the Symposium on Environmental Engineering (SEE), held in the scope of the 4th Doctoral Congress (DCE21) hosted at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), Porto, Portugal, on the 28th and 29th of June 2021. This time, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event is entirely conducted in virtual mode. This Symposium is organized by PhD students of the Doctoral Program in Environmental Engineering (PDEA) at FEUP, with the support of the professors. The Environmental Engineering Symposium covers broad, important and multidisciplinary themes, with oral and poster presentations comprising a wide range of topics included in the UN Sustainable Development Goals: ▪ Clean Water: Emerging Pollutants, Monitoring and Treatment; ▪ Air Quality: Emissions, Assessment and Health Safety; ▪ Waste Management and Circular Economy; ▪ Energy, Sustainability and Innovation: Products, Technologies and Climate Change Mitigation. It is with great honour that we welcome the Keynote Speakers, who elevate the Symposium with their participation and by highlighting current hot topics of environmental engineering: ▪ Dr. Despo Fatta-Kassinos, a leading international scientist in water quality and management, Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of Nireas-International Water Research Center of the University of Cyprus; ▪ Dr. Xavier Querol Carceller, a worldwide recognized scientist in air quality from the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA) in Spain, who received several awards, among which the 2013 Award “Rey Jaime I” for the Protection of the Environment and the 2020 National Research Award “Alejandro Malaspina” on Natural Resources; ▪ Dr. Nuno Lacasta, the Executive Board President (CEO) of the Portuguese Environment Agency – APA. In addition, we thank the PDEA alumni at the round table session, which also provide a noteworthy contribution to the Symposium by emphasizing the role and importance of a PhD in Environmental Engineering. The Organizing Committee received over 65 communications, a new record. A total of 26 oral and 40 poster presentations of great quality were selected. We take this opportunity also to acknowledge all authors for their contributions, the Scientific Committee and the participant Institutions for their support. A final thank you to our Symposium’s sponsors: LEPABE, LSRE-LCM, CERENA and MIEA. Thank you all!! Porto, June 2021