| Time | Activity |
| 08:00 – 09:15 | Conference registration |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | Welcome and Introduction to Sirius – the new Brazilian synchrotron light source. |
| Session 1 – Groundwater in Brazil | |
| 9:30 – 10:30 | Opening lecture: Perspectives on the investigation and remediation of contaminated sites in Brazil – Dr. Reginaldo Antonio Bertolo (Diretor CEPAS/USP) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | In-situ remediation in Brazilian soils: Unexpected findings, challenges and opportunities – Dra. Juliana Gardenalli de Freitas (UNIFESP) |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Oral Presentation: Assessing discrete contaminant mass distribution and storage capacity in weathered bedrock aquifers in tropical regions – Daphne Silva Pino (USP) |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Simultaneos tour visit at the Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio) and Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory (LNNano) |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| Session 2 – Use of Nanotechnology for Groundwater Remediation (Nanoremediation) | |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Nanoremediation technology with focus on pore-scale physics – Dr. Tannaz Pak (Teesside University) |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Electro-kinetically enhanced zero-valent iron nanoparticles (nZVI): Experiences from France and Switzerland – Prof. Petr Kvapil (Photon Water Technology Company) |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Oral Presentation: Hierarchical mesoporous cobalt ferrite/bio-silica composite for the adsorption of an antibiotic (doxycycline hydrochloride) from waste water. – Sunday Joseph Olusegun (UFMG) |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Oral Presentation: Reusable organo-mineral nanostructured materials with immobilized chelating ligands for selective water purification from toxic and radioactive metals. – Volodymyr Zaitsev (PUC-Rio) |
| 17:00 – 19:00 | Poster Session – Drinks and networking |
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Session 3 – Challenges of Groundwater Nano/BioRemediation |
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| 8:45 – 9:45 | Nanoparticles for groundwater remediation: integrating laboratory tests and large-scale modelling to support field applications – Dr. Carlo Bianco (Polytechnic of Turin) |
| 9:45 – 10:15 | Nanoecotoxicity: environmental, health and safety – Gabriela Helena da Silva (LNNano/CNPEM) |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Oral Presentation: Modifications of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) including experience from recent application of the novel sulfidated iron nanoparticles (S-nZVI) on a site heavily polluted by trichloroethene (TCE) – Jan Slunsky |
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Session 4 – Synchrotron Techniques for Groundwater Remediation |
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| 11:15 – 12:00 | Introducing the X-ray micro and nanotomography beamline at Sirius – Dr. Nathaly Lopes Archilha (LNLS/CNPEM) |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Simultaneos tour visit at the Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio) and Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory (LNNano). |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 14:45 | Coherent X-ray nanoprobe beamline at Sirius – Dr. Carlos Alberto Perez (LNLS/CNPEM) |
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Session 5 – Use of Biotechnology for Groundwater Remediation – Bioremediation |
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| 14:45 – 15:15 | Oral Presentation: Use of biomolecular tools to enhance understanding about natural attenuation in areas impacted by waste deposits. – Alice Kimie Martins Morita (USP) |
| 15:15 – 15:45 | Oral Presentation: Bioremediation of arsenic enriched mining tailings using bioproducts – a strategy to minimize surface and groundwater contamination. – Monica Cristina Teixeira (UFOP) |
| 15:45 – 16:15 | Closing Remarks |
| 16:15 – 16:45 | Coffee Break |
| 16:45 – 17:45 | Visiting the new Brazilian synchrotron light source (SIRIUS) |
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| 09:00 – 16:00 | MNMs: a modelling tool for nanoparticle transport in porous media – Dr. Carlo Bianco (Polytechnic of Turin) |