Dow Water & Process Solutions Presents Keynote, Lends Best Practices to 70th Annual International Water Conference

• David Klanecky, global R&D director, will deliver the keynote address during IWC 2009
• Dow experts will detail best practices around trace contaminant removal for industrial water applications
• Visit Dow Water & Process Solutions in Booth #16 in Orlando, October 4-6, 2009

Dow Water & Process Solutions, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and a leading global supplier of advanced technologies for purification and separation processes that make water safer, cleaner and more available, will showcase its expertise during the 70th annual International Water Conference (IWC) in Orlando, October 4-6, 2009 in Booth #16.

As part of the event, David Klanecky, global R&D director, will deliver the keynote address on the impact technology plays on the future of the water treatment industry. Industry experts from Dow Water & Process Solutions will also share best practices in applying innovative, technology-based solutions for industrial water treatment applications during the following sessions:

Monday, October 5, 2009
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Trace Contaminant Removal: Evaluation of Treatment Techniques for Selenium Removal
Kyle M. Smith and Fredrick W. Vance, Ph.D, Dow Water & Process Solutions; and Antonio O. Lau, Ph.D., Infilco Degremont
1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Field Data Case Studies in Reverse Osmosis: Prevention of Calcium Phosphate Fouling in Wastewater Reuse Reverse Osmosis Plant
Stephen P. Chesters, Genesys International Limited; and Gregg Poppe, Dow Water & Process Solutions


Tuesday, October 6, 2009
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon Water & Wastewater Management in Power Plant FGD Systems: Trace Mercury Removal from Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewater
Mark Owens, P.E.; Dean Mingee; Robert Kelly, Ph.D.; Degremont Technologies and H. Robert Goltz, Ph.D., Dow Water & Process Solutions
1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Water & Wastewater Management in Power Plant FGD Systems: Zero Liquid Discharge Process for Boron Recovery from Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewater
H. Robert Goltz, Ph.D.; and Chris Eicher, Dow Water & Process Solutions; and Naomi Levy, Infilco Degremont