Poster Presentations & White Papers

Poster Presentations

CALL FOR POSTER ABSTRACTS

The MSSC Annual Salinity Summit is a perfect opportunity to exchange information, update our industry on projects, and collaborate with your colleagues on new ideas. MSSC will accept abstracts for posters from both professionals and students! Papers pertaining to a broad range of Salinity Management issues are welcome.

Please note: Summit abstracts will be published in an abstracts booklet for distribution at the Summit and on an online proceedings at www.multi-statesalinitycoalition.com.

Example Topics for Technical Sessions – Inland Desalination, Ocean Desalination, Concentrate Management, Salinity Policy & Government, Challenges & Progress in Developing Brackish Groundwater, Salinity & the Environment, Water/Energy Nexus

Text of Paper, Format & Specification:

  1. E-mail your presentation in WORD format to: ckimberling@q.com or burn a CD-ROM and mail to:
    MSSC, 4790 Caughlin Pkwy #267, Reno, NV 89519.
  2. All papers should be single-spaced with a double space between paragraphs.
  3. Left-justify your text with no indentations except title and author/author information.
  4. Title, Author Name, Affiliation, Address, E-mail and Phone Number should be centered under the title of the paper in the order listed.
  5. Title and paragraph headers should be bold and capitalized.

2024 Poster Presentations

Emulating Nature To Save The Salton Sea, Part 2, Terry R. Gong

Life Cycle and Techno-Economic Assessment for a Coupled Algal-Membrane System Versus Conventional Wastewater Treatment and Potable Reuse Process, A. Lugo, G.L.C.L. Bandara, I.S.A. Abeysiriwardana-Arachchige, N. Nirmalakhandan, X. Xu, J. Penteado, P. Xu

Emulating Nature To Save The Salton Sea, Terry R. Gong

Membrane Fouling Mitigation for Municipal Wastewater Reclamation Using Innovative Electromagnetic Field (EMF) and Reverse Osmosis Membranes (RO), Juliano Penteado de Almeida, Xuesong Xu, Pei Xu

An Update on Brackish Groundwater Mapping in Texas, Alysa K. Suydam, P.G., Erika Mancha

More is better: Membranal Approach to Effective PFAS Removal at the Highest Recovery Rates of 97%, Ronit Erlitzki, Auryan Mohseni, Martin Lawrence, AdEdge, Yair Shnurmacher ROTEC LTD.

MAXH2O Desalter Technology – Innovative Solution for Saline Brine Minimization, by Alex Drak, Marco Kerstholt, Gerard van Houwelingen and Tomer Efrat

Physicochemical and Electrochemical Characterization of Cation-Exchange Membranes Modified with Polyethyleneimine for Elucidating Enhanced Monovalent Permselectivity of Pilot-Scale Electrodialysis Testing, by Xuesong Xu, Wenbin Jiang, Lu Lin, Huiyao Wang, Pei Xu

Sulfuric vs Sulfurous: What’s the Difference and Significance?, by Terry R. Gong

Triple Bottom Line Analysis for Brackish Groundwater Desalination System in Southwestern United States, by Taylor E Stutely, Phil King, and Pei Xu

Potable-quality water recovery from primary effluent through a coupled algal-osmosis membrane system, by Wenbin Jiang, Lu Lin, S.M. Henkanatte Gedara, Xuesong Xu, Nagamany Nirmalakhandan, Pei Xu

Recycled Water and Salinity Management: Lessons Learned from Colorado’s Front Range, By Ty Bereskie and Damian Higham

The IAPMO IGC -335 RAPID SCALING TEST A Performance Test Protocol for Physical Water Conditioners “No Salt Softeners”, By Jonny Seccombe

Pathogen Reduction by Sub-Surface Desalination Intake Wells, By Patrick Jjemba, Zia Bukhari, Elaine Howe, Mark LeChevallier

Salinity Management in Irrigated Cropping Systems Using Electromagnetic Remote Sensing, By Florence Cassel, Touyee Thao

Floc and Drop vs. Shock and Drop: Two Treatment Approaches to Spent Brine Management from Ion Exchange Systems, By Eric Dole

Minimizing Concentrate Disposal Costs for the City of Signal Hill’s Well No. 9, By Kevin L. Alexander

Salinity Management and Regulatory Issues, By Karl Longley, Patrick Pulupa

Sodium Chloride Removal Pilot Study: Better Tools for Reclaiming High-TDS Water Are Needed, By Robert McCandless, Erin Mackey

Developing Brackish Groundwater For Inland Desalination, By Robert Mace, Erika Mancha