Foreword
This monograph results from the 4th International Austrian-Israeli Technion
Symposium cum Industrial Forum under the banner of the Austrian Technion
Society initiative Technology for Peace - Science for Mankind, which was held in
Vienna, 23 - 25 April 200 I, devoted to Preservation of the Quality of our Water
Resources.
The Symposium was a cooperative effort with the Austrian Federal Ministry of
Education and Science and Culture, and the Austrian Federal Ministry of
Economy and Labor. The program was structured and managed by a joint
Program Committee incorporating the editors of this monograph, who are faculty
members from the Stephan and Nancy Grand Water Research Institute at the
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, and the University of Agricultural
Sciences (Bodenkultur) of Vienna.
The Symposium attracted participation from universities, research institutes,
industries, and national authorities from Austria, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Israel, Jordan, Palestinian Autonomy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Turkey, USA, and
Uzbekistan.
The Symposium topics were of major international interest, and talks were at a
high professional level. Therefore, I have gladly accepted the initiative of the
Symposium Program Committee to extend and expand manuscripts of special
merit to chapters of this monograph, whose title is identical to that of the
Symposium. Out of the 39 papers presented at the Symposium, 24 papers were
selected for inclusion in this monograph, according to their scientific merit and
quality of contribution to the overall subject. Those selected were expanded and
subjected to peer review for inclusion in this Volume.
My appreciation goes to all members of the Symposium Program Committee,
who are also the editors of this monograph: Professors Hans-Peter Nachtnebel and
Josef Fuerst, who undertook portions of the heavy load of local arrangements of
the Symposium at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Vienna, and Professors
Hillel Rubin and Uri Sharnir, who new how to bridge the distance between Austria
and Israel by all means of communication, and attracted significant participation
of scientists in the Symposium. Special thanks are given to Professor Uri Sharnir,
Head of Stephen and Nancy Grand Water Research Institute (GWRI) , Technion,
for the support of GWRI to the Symposium organization and provision of all
technical support for the preparation of this monograph.
Water quality is of critical importance around the world. We expect that this
Volume will be a substantial contribution to the understanding and management of
the quality of this scarce and precious resource - our water.
Summer 2001
Dipl.-Ing. Helmut Gutmann
President Austrian Technion Society
Honorary Fellow of the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
This monograph results from the 4th International Austrian-Israeli Technion
Symposium cum Industrial Forum under the banner of the Austrian Technion
Society initiative Technology for Peace - Science for Mankind, which was held in
Vienna, 23 - 25 April 200 I, devoted to Preservation of the Quality of our Water
Resources.
The Symposium was a cooperative effort with the Austrian Federal Ministry of
Education and Science and Culture, and the Austrian Federal Ministry of
Economy and Labor. The program was structured and managed by a joint
Program Committee incorporating the editors of this monograph, who are faculty
members from the Stephan and Nancy Grand Water Research Institute at the
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, and the University of Agricultural
Sciences (Bodenkultur) of Vienna.
The Symposium attracted participation from universities, research institutes,
industries, and national authorities from Austria, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Israel, Jordan, Palestinian Autonomy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Turkey, USA, and
Uzbekistan.
The Symposium topics were of major international interest, and talks were at a
high professional level. Therefore, I have gladly accepted the initiative of the
Symposium Program Committee to extend and expand manuscripts of special
merit to chapters of this monograph, whose title is identical to that of the
Symposium. Out of the 39 papers presented at the Symposium, 24 papers were
selected for inclusion in this monograph, according to their scientific merit and
quality of contribution to the overall subject. Those selected were expanded and
subjected to peer review for inclusion in this Volume.
My appreciation goes to all members of the Symposium Program Committee,
who are also the editors of this monograph: Professors Hans-Peter Nachtnebel and
Josef Fuerst, who undertook portions of the heavy load of local arrangements of
the Symposium at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Vienna, and Professors
Hillel Rubin and Uri Sharnir, who new how to bridge the distance between Austria
and Israel by all means of communication, and attracted significant participation
of scientists in the Symposium. Special thanks are given to Professor Uri Sharnir,
Head of Stephen and Nancy Grand Water Research Institute (GWRI) , Technion,
for the support of GWRI to the Symposium organization and provision of all
technical support for the preparation of this monograph.
Water quality is of critical importance around the world. We expect that this
Volume will be a substantial contribution to the understanding and management of
the quality of this scarce and precious resource - our water.
Summer 2001
Dipl.-Ing. Helmut Gutmann
President Austrian Technion Society
Honorary Fellow of the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology