פרופ' חסן עזאיזה

• Environmental Biotechnology
• Wastewater Treatment
• Natural compounds
• Alternative Energy

Prof. Hassan Azaizeh - Senior Researcher at the Institute of Applied Research, Galilee Society, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Environmental Studies & Biotechnology as well as MSc. of water studies at Tel Hai College
 
I am an alumnus of The the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot, Israel with a bachelor's Degree in Agriculture - Plant Pathology and a master of Science from the same institute specializing in Microbiology and Plant Pathology and have a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas A&M, the USA from the Department of Microbiology specializing in Toxicology. During my studies, I engaged in a number of studies and research projects related to a variety of fields such as microbiology, chemistry, soil sciences, biochemistry, environmental biotechnology, water and waste treatment, renewable energy and toxicology, and others. Since 1995, I have served as an active member of the Galilee Society and a senior researcher for its Institute of Applied Research in subjects concentrating on the production of natural plant extracts for the treatment of various illnesses, biological pest and worm control as well as various studies pertaining to water and wastewater treatment through the use of a variety of biotechnological methods. The list of my published articles since my appointment as a senior lecturer includes articles related to environmental biotechnology, water, and waste treatment, plant extract production for the treatment of various illnesses and pests, and microbiological biodegradation of Xenobiotic substances in the soil as well as advanced production of unique biological substances from what is considered waste products such as olive mill wastewater (OMW) or olive mill solid waste(OMSW). Additionally, I have attended dozens of national and international conferences during which I have lectured and written a number of abstracts pertaining to the relevant fields.

a.    The Utilization of Constructed Wetlands and UV Systems for the Removal of Pathogens from Wastewater.
b.  Olive Mill Wastewater transformation from pollutant to water resource, sun protection paste, and compost.  
c.    Combined Treatment of Agricultural Waste and their Recycling to Produce Biogas.
d.    The Production of Natural Extracts from Local Plants to Inhibit Laying of Nematode Eggs and Biological Pest Control of Worms and Nematodes in Animals.
e.    Algae Cultivation in Olive Mill Waste Water for the Production of Alternative Energy. 
f.    Sustainable Treatment of Brine and Micro-Pollutants during Waste Treatment Utilizing a Reverse Osmosis Process.
g.     Removing Hormones and Steroids from Domestic and Agricultural Wastewater.
h.    Producing Bioethanol from Lignocellulose Waste.
i.    The Production of Natural Extracts from the Pistacia lentiscus for Biological Pest Control of Worms and Nematodes in Animals.
j.  Detection and characterization of substances from olive mill wastewater with antimicrobial activity for the treatment of phytopathogenic bacteria and fungi and as a natural preservative for the food industry.

k. Conversion of Wastewater Treatment Sludge to Biofuels and High Added Value Products.  

l. Use of brackish and recycled water to grow willow (Salix spp.) silage ('safsafage') as a healthy strategic feed for large and small ruminants. 

m. A novel, green coccidiostat for poultry in Israel. 
n.    Production of Natural Extracts from Olive Mill Wastewater for Use in the Biological Control of Storage Diseases.

Since 2005 -  Tel Hai College, Teaching courses: 
a) Treatment of dangerous and toxic wastes.  

b)  Technologies of treating water and wastewater.

c)  Seminar – First and Advanced Seminar in Environmental Sciences.  

d) Biotechnology of fermentation and bioreactors. 

e)  Laboratory course of biotechnology of fermentation and bioreactors. 

f) Biological treatment of water and wastewater (MS.c. students).

g)  Lab - Biological treatment of water and wastewater (MS.c. students).

1988  -  1990   Lady Davis Fellowship (Canada) - Postdoctoral fellow at the   Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

1990 - 1992 Minerva Fellowship (Germany) – Postdoctoral fellow at Bayreuth    University, Germany

2001 July - November  Minerva Short-Term Fellowship (Germany) – Guest     scientist, Juelich Research Center, Juelich, Germany 

2002 August - September Minerva Short-Term Fellowship (Germany) – Guest scientist, Juelich Research Center, Juelich, Germany 

1. Azaizeh, H., Saad, B., Cooper, E., and Said, O. 2010. Traditional Arabic and Islamic Medicine (TAIM), a re-emerging health aid. A mini Review. Journal of evidence of Complementary Alternative Medicine 7:419-426. # Citations = 164; IF= 2.964. Q1: Integrated & Complementary Sciences = 2/21.
    
2. Azaizeh,, and Jadoun, J. 2010. Co-digestion of olive mill wastewater and swine manure using UASB bioreactors for biogas production. Journal of Water Resource and Protection 2(4):314-321. # Citations = 22; IF= 2.201; Q1: Engineering, CML = 8/115; Q1: Water Resources = 6/76.
    
3. Landau, S., Azaizeh, , Muklada, H., Glasser, E., Ungar, D., Baram, H., Abbas, N., and Markovics, A. 2010. Anthelmintic activity of Pistacia lentiscus foliage in two Middle Eastern breeds of goats differing in their propensity to consume tannin-rich browse. Veterinary Parasitology 173:280-286. # Citations = 50; IF= 2.331; Q1: Veterinary Sciences= 9/145; Q2: Parasitology = 9/32.
    
4. Singh, B.R., Gupta, S.K., Azaizeh, H., Shilev, S., Sudre, D., Song, W.Y., Martinoia, E., and Mench, M. 2011. Safety of food crops on land contaminated with trace elements. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 91:1349-66. # Citations = 54; IF= 1.436; Q1: Agriculture, Multidisciplinary = 10/57; Q2: Chemistry, Applied = 29/71.
    
5. Tafesh, A., Najami, N., Jadoun, J., Halahleh, F., Riepl, H., and Azaizeh, H. Synergistic Antibacterial Effects of Polyphenolic Compounds from Olive Mill Wastewater.  Journal of evidence of Complementary Alternative Medicine. doi:10.1155/2011/431021. # Citations = 72; Q2: Integrated & Complementary Science = 10/26; IF= 4.774; Q1: Integrated & Complementary Sciences = 1/22.
    
6. Brunner, D., Riepel, H., Faulstich, H., Azaizeh, H., and Tafesh, A. 2011. Enrichment of bioactive phenolic compounds from aqueous solution by foam separation. Planta Medica 77 (12): PG69. # Citations = 1; IF= 2.153; Q2: Plant Science = 56/190; Q2: Pharmacology and Pharmacy = 130/261; Q3: Chemistry, Medicinal = 31/59.
    
7. Markovics, A., Cohen, I., Muklada, H., Glasser, T.A., Dvash, L., Ungar, E.D., Azaizeh, H., and Landau, S.Y. 2012. Consumption of Pistacia lentiscus foliage alleviates coccidiosis in young Veterinary Parasitology 186:165-169. # Citations = 29; IF= 2.361; Q1: Veterinary Sciences = 7/143; Q2: Parasitology = 13/35.
    
8. Azaizeh, H., Halahleh, F., Najami, N., Brunner, D., Faulstich, M., and Tafesh, A.
9. Antioxidant activity of phenolic fractions in olive mill wastewater. Food Chemistry 134:2226-2234.   dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.04.035. # Citations = 48; IF= 3.334; Q1: Chemistry, Applied = 9/71; Q1: Agricultural Sciences 2/327.
    
10. Azaizeh, H., Gerchman, Y., Linden, K., Barstow, C., Kalbouneh, S., Tellawi, A., and Albalawneh, A. 2013. Constructed wetlands and UV systems for removal of enteric pathogens and wastewater contaminants. Water Science and Technology 67(3):651-657. # Citations = 18; IF= 1.102; Q3: Engineering Environmental = 31/42; Q3: Environmental Sciences = 149/210; Q3: Water Resources = 44/80.
     
11. Azaizeh, , Halahleh, F., Abbas, N., Muklada, H., Markovics, A., Ungar, D., and Landau, S. 2013. Polyphenols from Pistacia lentiscus and Phillyrea latifolia impair the exsheathment of gastro-intestinal nematode larvae. Veterinary Parasitology 191:44-50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.08.016  . # Citations = 37, IF= 2.545; Q1: Veterinary Sciences= 5/132; Q2: Parasitology = 10/37.
     
12. Di Gregorio, S., Azaizeh, H., and Lorenzi, R. 2013. Biostimulation of the autochthonous microbial community for the depletion of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in contaminated sediments. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 20: 3989–3999.  ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23208754. # Citations = 22; IF= 2.757; Q2= Environmental Sciences = 55/216.
     
13. Firlbeck, D., Faulstich, M., Urmann, C., Azaizeh, H., Tafesh, A., and Riepl, H. 2013. Central composite design for optimal technology of concentrated vanillic acid using foam fractionation. Separation and purification Technology 119:28-34. # Citations = 8; IF= 3.065; Q1: Engineering, Chemical = 13/133; Q1: Chemistry = 94/506.
     
14. Abu Tayeh, H., Najami, N., Dosoretz, C.G., Tafesh, A., and Azaizeh, H. 2014. Potential of bioethanol production from olive mill solid wastes. Journal Bioresource Technology 152:24-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2013.10.102.  # Citations = 29; IF= 4.494. Q1: Agricultural Engineering = 1/12; Q1: Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology = 20/163; Q1: Energy and Fuels = 13/89.
     
15. Landau, S.Y., Muklada, H., Abu-Rabia, A., Kaadan, S., and Azaizeh, H. 2014. Traditional Arab ethnoveterinary practices in small ruminant breeding in Israel. Small Ruminant Research 119:161–171. # Citations = 11; IF= 1.125; Q1: Plant & Animal Science = 112/754; Q2: Agriculture, Dairy and Animal Science: 19/57.
     
16. Di Gregorio, S., Gentini A., Siracusa, Becarell S., Azaizeh, H., and Lorenzi, R. 2014. "Phytomediated Biostimulation of the Autochthonous Bacterial Community for the Acceleration of the Depletion of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Contaminated Sediments. BioMedical Research International, vol. 2014, Article ID 891630, 11 pages.  doi:10.1155/2014/891630. # Citations = 10; IF=2.53. (Open access).
     
17. Glazer, I., Salame, L., Dvash, L., Muklada, H., Azaizeh, H., Mreny, R., Markovics, A., and Landau, S-Y. 2015. Effects of Tannin-Rich Host Plants on the Infection and Establishment of the Entomopathogenic Nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 128, 31-36.  # Citations = 11; IF= 2.198; Q1: Zoology = 18/161; Q1: Plant & Animal Science = 96/774.
     
18. Litaor, M.I., Meir-Dinar N., Castro, B., Azaizeh, H., Rytwo, G., Levi, N., Levi, M., and MarChaim, U. 2015. Treatment of winery wastewater with aerated cells mobile system. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management 4:17-26. # Citations = 20; IF= 1.657; Q1: Environment/Ecology = 57/338; Q2: Environmental Sciences = 110/225.
     
19. Azaizeh, H., Kurzbaum, E., Said, O., Jaradat, H., and Menashe, O. 2015. The potential of autochthonous microbial culture encapsulation in a confined environment for phenols biodegradation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 22(19): 15179-1587. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-015-4981-x. # Citations = 9; IF= 2.76; Q2= Environmental Sciences = 65/225.
     
20. Azaizeh, H., Mreny, , Markovics, A., Muklada, H., Glazer, I., and Landau, S. Y. 2015. Seasonal variation in the effects of Mediterranean plant extracts on the exsheathment kinetics of goat gastro-intestinal nematode larvae. Small Ruminant Research 131:130-135. # Citations = 5; IF= 1.083. Q1: Plant & Animal Science = 116/774; Q2: Agriculture, Dairy and Animal Science: 20/58.
     
21. Abu Tayeh, H., Levy-Shalev, O., Azaizeh, H., and Dosoretz, C.G. Subcritical hydrothermal pretreatment of olive mill solid waste for biofuel production. Journal Bioresource Technology 199:164-172. # Citations = 14; IF= 5.651. Q1: Agricultural Engineering = 1/14; Q1: Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology = 14/160; Q1: Energy and Fuels = 7/81.
     
22. Edelstein, M., Berstein, D., Shenker, M., Azaizeh, H., and Ben-Hur, H. 2016. Effects of selenium on growth parameters of tomato and basil under fertigation management. Journal of American Society Horticultural Sciences 51 (8):1050-1056. # Citations = 1; IF= 1.125; Q1: Agricultural Science = 60/337; Q2: Horticulture = 11/36.
     
23. Jadoun, J., Yazbak, A., Rushrush, S., Rudy A., and Hassan Azaizeh. Identification of a new antibacterial sulfur compound from Raphanus sativus seeds". Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. doi:10.1155/2016/9271285. http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2016/9271285. # Citations = 5; IF= 1.74. Q1: Clinical Medicine = 224/2029; Q2: Integrated & Complementary Science = 10/26. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/9271285 (doi: 10.1155/2016/9271285)
     
24. Santhi, V.S., Salame, L., Dvash, L., Muklada, H., Azaizeh, , Mreny, R. Awwad, S., Markovics, A., Landau, S-Y., and Glazer, I. 2017. Ethanolic Extracts of Inula viscosa, Salix alba and Quercus calliprinos, Negatively Affect the Development of the Entomopathogenic Nematode, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora  - a model to compare GINs developmental effect. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 145:39-44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2017.03.005. # Citations = 3; IF= 2.379; Q1: Zoology = 19/163; Q1: Plant & Animal Science = 101/773.
     
25. Abdelhadi, O. S., Dosoretz, G. C., Rytwo, G., Gerchman, Y., Azaizeh, H. 20 Production of biochar from olive mill solid waste for heavy metal removal. Bioresource Technology 244:759-767. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.08. # Citations = 36, IF= 5.65. Q1: Agricultural Engineering = 1/14; Q1: Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology = 14/160; Q1: Energy and Fuels = 7/81.
     
26. Jamous, R. M., Ali-Shtayeh, M.S., Abu-Zaitoun, S.Y., Markovics, A., and Azaizeh, H. 2017. Effects of selected Palestinian plants on the in vitro exsheathment of the third stage larvae of gastrointestinal nematodes. BMC Veterinary Research 13:308 DOI: 1186/s12917-017-1237-7. # Citations = 6; IF= 2.798; Q1: Veterinary Sciences = 5/136; Q1: Plant and Animal Science = 128/773.
     
27. Muklada, H., Klein, J., Glasser, T.,  Dvash, L., Azaizeh, H.,  Halabi, N.,   Davidovich-Rikanati, R.,  Lewinsohn, E., and  Landau, S.Y. 2018. Initial evaluation of willow (Salix acmophylla) irrigated with treated wastewater as a fodder crop for dairy goats. Small Ruminant Research 163:76-83.  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2017.10.013. # Citations = 2, IF= 0.947. Q1: Plant & Animal Science = 116/773; Q2: Agriculture, Dairy and Animal Science: 24/58.
     
28. Kumar, R., Raizner, Y., Kruh, L.I., Menashe, O., Azaizeh, H., Kapur, S., and Kurzbaum, E. 2018. Extracellular laccase production and phenolic degradation by an olive mill wastewater isolate. Grasas y Aceites 69 (10). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/gya.0776171. # Citations = 0; IF= 0.827; Q3: Chemistry, Applied = 53/72; Q3: 86/130.
     
29. Özbek H. N., Halahlih, H., Gögüş, F., Kocak, F., Yanık, D., and Azaizeh, H. Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) Hull as a Potential Source of Phenolic Compounds: Evaluation of Antioxidant Activity and Phenolic Profile of Pistachio Hull Extracts. Waste and Biomass Valorization - WAVE-D-17-00303R2. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12649-018-0512-6.  # Citations = 2; IF= 1.37.
     
30. Satheeja Santhi, V., Salame, L., Muklada, H., Azaizeh, , Haj-Zaroubi, M., Awwad, S., Landau, S.Y., Glazer, I. 2019. Toxicity of phenolic compounds to entomopathogenic nematodes: A case study with Heterorhabditis bacteriophora exposed to lentisk (Pistacia lentiscus) extracts and their chemical components. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology160:43-53. doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2018.12.003. # Citations = 2; IF= 2.379.
     
31. Jadoun, J., Saad, O., and Azaizeh, H. 2019. Fate of bacterial indicators and Salmonella within biofilm developed on ultrafiltration membranes treating secondary effluents of domestic wastewater. Scientific Reports 8(1). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-36406-z.  # Citations = 0; IF= 4.12.
     
32. Landau, S. Y., Satheeja Santhi, V., Glazer, I., Salame, L., Muklada, H., Haj-Zaroubi, M., Awwad, S., Markovics, A., Azaizeh, H. Can an entomopathogenic nematode serve, by proxy to strongyles, in assessing the anthelmintic effects of phenolic compounds?. Experimental Parasitology 209.  https://www.google.com/search?rct=j&q=10.1016/j.exppara.2019.107811.  # Citations = 0; IF= 1.72.
     
33. Komsky-Elbaz, Alisa; Saktsier, Moty; Biran, David; Argov-Argaman, Nurit; Azaizeh, Hassan; Landau Yan S., Roth, Zvi. 2019. Atrazine-induced toxicity in goat spermatozoa is alleviated to some extent by polyphenol-enriched feed. Chemosphere. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124858. # Citations = 0; IF= 5.11.
     
34. Abu Tayeh, H., Azaizeh, H., Gerchman, Y. 2020. Circular economy in olive oil production – Olive mill solid waste to ethanol and heavy metal sorbent using microwave pretreatment. Waste Management 113: 321-328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2020.06.017. # Citations = 1; IF= 5.92. Q1: 10/54.
     
35. Azaizeh, , Abu Tayeh, H., Schneider, R., Klongklaew, A., Venus, J. 2020. Production of lactic acid from carob, banana, and sugarcane lignocellulose biomass. Molecules Journal 25(13), 2956.  https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25132956. # Citations = 0; IF= 3.27.  Q1: 116/298.
     
36. Charlier, J., L. Rinaldi, V. Musella, H.W. Ploeger, C. Chartier, H. Rose Vineer, B. Hinney, G. von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Băcescu , M. Mickiewicz, T.L. Mateus, M. Martinez-Valladares, S. Quealy, H. Azaizeh, B. Sekovska, H. Akkari, S. Petkevicius, L. Hektoen, J. Höglund, E.R. Morgan, D. J. Bartley, E. Claerebout. 2020. Initial assessment of the economic burden of parasitic helminth infections to the ruminant livestock industry in Europe. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105103. Q1 = 0.969; IF=2.33. Q1: 27/146.
     
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38. Hadaya, O., Baranse, R., Shalev, Y., Azaizeh, H., Roth, Z., Muklada, H., Deutch, T., Landau, Y., Argov-Argaman, N. 2020. Pistacia lentiscus extract enhance mammary epithelial cell productivity by modulating the oxidative status of the cells. Scientific Reports.  (Accepted). IF=3.998; Q1: 17/73.
     
39. Markert, B.,Abdallah, N., Aksoy, A., Ammari, T., Arias, A., Azaizeh, H. et al. Information gain in environmental monitoring through bioindication and biomonitoring methods ("B & B technologies") and phytoremediation processes–with special reference to the Biological System of Chemical Elements (BSCE) under specific consideration of Lithium. Bioactive Compounds in Health and Disease 3(11): 214-250. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.31989/bchd.v3i11.760
     
40. Abou-Kandil, A., Shiblia, A., Azaizeh, H., Wolff, D., Wick, A., Jadoun, J. 2021. Fate and removal of bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in horizontal subsurface constructed wetlands: Effect of mixed vegetation and substrate type. Science of The Total Environment 759, 144193. IF=7.96; Q1: 25/274.
     
41. Awwad, S., Markovics, , Halahlih, F., Yazbak, A., Haj-Zaroubi, M.,  Muklada, H., Klein, J.D., Azaizeh, H. 2021. Effect of irrigation water source on secondary metabolites in Salix acmophylla and their potential to impair exsheathment of gastro-intestinal nematodes.  Ann Agric Crop Sci. 6(3): 1079. https://doi.org/10.26420/annagriccropsci.2021.1079  . IF=3.25; Q1:.
     
42. Hadaya,   Landau,  Y.S.,  Muklada,  H.,  Deutch-Traubmann,  T., Glasser,  T.,  Bransi Nicola,  R., Azaizeh,  H., Awwad,  S.,  Halahlih,  F.,  Shalev,  Y., Argov-Argaman, N.  2021.  Direct effects of phenolic compounds on the mammary gland: In vivo and ex vivo evidence. Food Chemistry Molecular Sciences  3,  100034.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fochms.2021.100034. IF=7.514; Q1: .
     
43. Shalevn, Y., Hadaya, ,  Bransi, R., Landau, S.Y.,  Azaizeh H.,  Muklada H., Glasser T.,   Roth Z.,  Deutch-Traubman T.,   Haj-Zaroubi M.,  Argov-Argaman, N. 2022.  Entourage effect for phenolic compounds on production and metabolism of mammary epithelial cells. Heliyon 8.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09025. IF= 2.85; Q1: .
     
44. Neta Bar-Niv, Hassan Azaizeh, Martin Kuk, Sara Azerrad, Manal Haj-Zaroubi, Ofir Menashe, Eyal Kurzbaum. 2022. Combination of advanced oxidative process (UV-H2O2) and biodegradation is essential for treatment of toxic phenol. Journal of Water Process Engineering (Accepted). IF= 485; Q1: 27/143.

8) June 2005  COST Action Meeting, Pisa, Italy.  Phytotechnology Workshop. Title of Presentation: The potential of wetland plants to phytoremediate selenium in constructed wetlands.

9) May 2006 Bioplanta Conference on Medicinal Plants, Sfax, Tunisia. Title of Presentation: Efficacy of Palestinian medicinal herbs used by traditional Arab herbalists for treating different human diseases.

10) June 2006 COST Action Meeting, Santiago de Compostella, Spain. Phytotechnology Workshop. Title of Presentation: Uptake, translocation, and accumulation of selenium by different plant species.

11) October 2006 Environmental Management - Water Project Regional Conference, Amman, Jordan. Title of Presentation: Biogas production from anaerobic co-digestion of agricultural wastes.

12) May 2007 COST Action Meeting, Vilnius, Lithuania. Phytotechnology Workshop. Title of Presentation:  Phytoremediation of selenium using constructed wetlands.

13) August 2007 The First Conference on the Revival of Traditional Islamic Arabic Medicine, Amman, Jordan. Conference organized by the Galilee Society, Israel. Title of Presentation: Ethnopharmacological survey of the uses of local medicinal plants.

14) September 2007 Biogas and Bioenergy Production International Conference, Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany. Title of Presentation:  Co-digestion of olive mill wastewater and swine manure using UASB bioreactors for biogas production.

15) October 2007 COST Action Meeting, Ben Gurion University, Sede-Boker, Israel. Title of Presentation: Practical approaches to increasing selenium as an essential metalloid in the human diet.

16) August 2008 COST Action Meeting, Lillehammer, Norway. Title of Presentation:  The potential of constructed wetlands on the removal capacity of enteric pathogens and protozoa parasites.

17) October 2008 COST Action Meeting, Ineris, France. Title of Presentation:  Phytoextraction of selenium using the subsurface-flow constructed wetland.

18) November 2008 BSF Workshop, Haifa University, Israel. Title of Presentation:  The use of wetland plants and microbes for bioremediation of wastewater contaminated with selenium.   

19) April 2009 COST Action Meeting, Szeged, Hungary. Title of Presentation:  Removal capacity of constructed wetland for enteric pathogens and protozoan parasites from treated wastewater used in irrigation.

20) October 2009 COST Action Meeting, Ascona, Switzerland. Title of Presentation:  Biomethylation and biotransformation of selenium by rhizosphere microorganisms.

21) October 2010   International Meeting of Biotechnology, Rimini, Italy. Title of Presentation: Biological control of nematodes using plant extract of Pistacia  lentiscus.

22) November 2010 COST Action Meeting, Antalya, Turkey. Title of Presentation:  Practical approaches for fortification of selenium in food.

23) November 2010 The 2nd International Symposium on Medicinal Plants, Their Cultivation and Aspects of Uses, Petra, Jordan. Title of Presentation: Tannins of Pistacia lentiscus as a biological control for gastro-intestinal nematodes.

24) September 2011 EU–FP7, INCO-Innovation, Patras, Greece. Title of Presentation: Mobile integrated sustainable system for treatment of organic wastewater (MISSTOW, EU Project).

25) November 2011 COST Action Meeting, Venice, Italy. Title of Presentation: Effects of selenium on growth parameters of tomato and basil crops.

26) February 2012 BMBF meeting, Koblenz, Germany. Title of Presentation: Sustainable treatment of reject streams and emerging micropollutants from wastewater.

27) March 2012 IWA–WWPR 2012, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Title of Presentation: Constructed wetlands and UV systems for removal of enteric pathogens and wastewater contaminants.

28) March 2012 INCO – Innovation, Murcia, Spain. Title of Presentation: Mobile integrated sustainable system for treatment of organic wastewater (MISSTOW, EU Project).

29) September 2012 9th International Phytotechnology Society Conference, Hasselt University, Belgium. Title of Presentation: Removal of pathogens and organic contaminants from wastewater using constructed wetlands and UV systems.

30) October 2012 COST Action Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal. Title of Presentation: Fortification of tomatoes and basil plants with selenium for food consumption.

31) June 2013 The 13th World Conference on Anaerobic Digestion, Santiago De Compostela, Spain.  Title of Presentation: Anaerobic digestion of organic agricultural wastewater for biogas production.

32) October 2013 The 41st Israel Society of Ecology & Environmental Sciences Meeting, Rehovot, Israel.  Title of Presentation: Development of a mobile integrated sustainable system for treatment of organic wastewater (MISSTOW) and other organic wastewater.

33) March 2014 COST Action Meeting, Antalya, Turkey. Title of Presentation:  Phyto-mediated biostimulation of the autochthonous microbial community for the depletion of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in contaminated sediments.

34) June 2014 INCO – Innovation, Murcia, Spain. Title of Presentation: Anaerobic digestion of organic agricultural wastewater (MISSTOW, EU project).

35) July 2014   The Plant Production and Marketing Board, Yahoud, Israel.  Title of Presentation: Olive waste treatments and anaerobic digestion of olive mill wastewater for biogas production.

36) *November 2014 COST Action Meeting & Total Food Conference, Norwich, UK. Title of Presentation: Development of a mobile integrated system for treatment of agricultural organic wastewater and biogas production.

37) March 2015 COST Action Meeting, Semmering, Austria. Title of Presentation:  The potential of a platform small-bioreactor technology to treat whey.

38) August 2015 COST Action Meeting, Milano, Italy, Management Committee Meeting. Discussion on future collaboration and work packages.  

39) September 2015 COST Action Meeting, Potsdam, Germany. Title of Presentation: Olive mill wastewater processing for antioxidant fractions and antimicrobial products.

40) October 2015 The 15th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, Sardinia, Italy. Title of Presentation:  Production of a biofilter from olive mill solid wastes for the removal of heavy metals from contaminated road runoff.

41) October 2015 The 15th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, Sardinia, Italy. Title of Presentation: Subcritical hydrothermal pretreatment of olive mill solid waste for biofuel production.

42) March 2016 The Israeli Ministry of Agriculture Conference on Olive Research, Beit Dagan, Israel. Title of Presentation: Treatment of olive mill wastes to produce useful and economical products.

43) June 2016 The 10th World Congress on Polyphenols, Porto, Portugal. Title of Presentation: Seasonal variation in the effects of Mediterranean polyphenol extracts on the exsheathment kinetics of goat gastro-intestinal nematode larvae.

44) July 2016 Special Symposium – Water Reuse in Israel: Where We Are and Where Can We Go? Tel Aviv University, Israel. Title of Presentation: Natural systems for wastewater reuse – constructed wetlands.

45)  September 2016 COST Action Meeting, Wageningen, The Netherlands.  Title of Presentation:  Production of biotechnological products from olive mill solid waste (OMSW).

46) December 2016 The Third International Conference on Olive in Palestine (ICOP), Tulkarem, Palestinian Authority. Title of presentation: Production of biochar from olive mill solid wastes for the removal of heavy metals from contaminated industrial wastewater.

47) June 2017 The 5th International Conference on Waste Management, Athens, Greece. Title of Presentation: Production of biochar from olive mill solid wastes for the removal of heavy metals from contaminated industrial wastewater.

48)  July 2017 Conference on Biopiracy & Phytomedicine, Mainz, Germany. Title of Presentation: Seasonal variation on the effects of polyphenolic extracts from willow (Salix) on the exsheathment of gastro-intestinal nematode larvae.

49) August 2017 The 2nd International Conference on Latest Trends in Biotechnology and Biodiversity, Barcelona, Spain. Title of Presentation: Production of ethanol from olive mill solid wastes.

50)  January 2018 Cost Action Meeting CA16230, Warsaw, Poland. Title of Presentation: The use of plant extracted compounds to treat gastro-intestinal nematode larvae in animals.

51) June 2018 7th European Bioremediation Conference, Chania, Crete, Greece. Title of presentation: Sustainable use of constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment and reuse in small communities.

52) September 2018 COST Action Meeting, Leon, Spain. Title of presentation: Seasonal variation in the effects of polyphenolic extracts of Salix sp (Willow) on the exsheathment of gastrointestinal nematode larvae.

53) October 2018 Cyprus meeting.   Title of presentation: Extraction of bioactive compounds from Salix sp (Willow) for the inhibition of exsheathment of gastrointestinal nematode larvae.

54) October 2018 The 7th International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste, Venice, Italy.  Title of presentation: Production of biochar from olive mill solid wastes for removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewater.

55) June 2019 The 7th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, June 26-29, 2019, Heraklion, Greece.  Production of biochar and activated biochar from olive mill solid waste for the removal of heavy metals and calcium from the water. www.heraklion2019.uest.gr; organizer:  The National Technical University of Athens, School of Chemical Engineering, Athens, Greece.

56) August 2019 Cost Action Meeting CA16230, Ghent, Belgium. Title of Presentation: Effect of water quality irrigation on the composition and quality of secondary metabolites of Salix plants used for the control of parasites nematodes. www.combar-acsrpc2019.org.

57) November 2021 The Galilee Society Annual Conference, Shefa Amr, Israel. Title of Presentation: Production of poly lactic acid (PLA) from lignocellulose.Website address:  https://meyda.education.gov.il/files/Mazkirut_Pedagogit/Chaklaut/kenesgalil.pdf

58) December 2021   Microbial Ecology Symposium for Young Researchers; Weitzman Institute, December 9, 2021. Title of Presentation: Scientist and University Lecturer or Both- challenges. Website address: https://www.weizmann.ac.il/conferences/MICREC2021.

59) December 2021   Water & Energy within the Concept of the Circular Economy, International Conference, Nazareth, December 15-16, 20. Title of Presentation: Recycling of lignocellulosic biomass into value added products such as biochar, bioethanol or lactic acid.

Website address:  https://sites.google.com/view/we2021/home.

60) March 2022 Cost Actin Meeting CA16230, Athens, Greece. Title of Presentation: Effect of irrigation water source on secondary metabolites in Salix acmophylla and their potential to impair exsheathment of gastro-intestinal nematodes.

61) May 2022, 10th European Conference on Renewable Energy Systems, Istanbul, Turkey.  Title of Presentation: Production of bioethanol and biogas from olive mill solid biomass.
 

62) June 2022, 9th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management

Corfu, Greece. Title of Presentation: Production of lactic acid from different lignocellulose biomass for polylactic acid as a biodegradable plastic.

62) August 2022, 1st International Conference on Sustainable Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Crete, Greece. Title of Presentation: Biochar coupled with advanced oxidation process for a novel treatment of micro-pollutants in effluents.

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