10th EBA Open Seminar: Mining and the Environment
EBA Open Seminar is a monthly activity that welcomes open discussions on a wide range of issues within the EBA framework.
The 10th EBA Open Seminar features the topic “Mining and the Environment”.
Abstract: The small-scaled mining industry in the Philippines has a big impact to the water environment both the surface water and the groundwater due to the release of sediments and heavy metals such as mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As) during the processing of the mineral ores. Several small-scaled mining processing sites are still using mercury for the amalgation process in the recovery of gold. In this EBA Open Seminar, lectures will be given to discuss the impact of small-scaled mining into the Environment and how a research team in UP Diliman is helping the small scale mining industry to have a cleaner technology in both processing the mineral ore and the resulting wastewater that are discharged to the nearby surface waters.
10th EBA Seminar Program
Date: June 11th, 2014 (Wednesday)
Time: 18:00 〜 20:00 JST （UTC+9）
Host: University of the Philippines Diliman
Theme: Mining and the Environment
Lecture 1: Heavy Metal Contamination Assessment and Modeling of Fate and Transport of Mercury in Bued River by Christian Orozco
Lecture 2: Human Health Exposure and Risk Assessment of Environmental Mercury Contamination in Camp 6, Tuba, Benguet by Ma. Brida Lea Diola
Lecture 3: The value of Cocopeat: Removal of Heavy Metals by Dr. Augustus Resurreccion
How to participate
All students and faculty members from EBA universities who are interested in the topic are welcome.
Please consult the location at the closest campus:
Keio (Japan) – Hiyoshi (Collaboration Complex, Large Meeting Room at 6F),
SFC (o11), Mita (South Building 2B42)
ITB (Bandung, Indonesia) USM (Penang, Malaysia)
UM (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
UP (Manila, Philippines)
HUST (Hanoi, Vietnam)
CU (Bangkok, Thailand)
