Eighth International Conference

ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (EEEP' 2024) with Youth Scientific Session

3-6 October 2024, Velingrad, Bulgaria

HALL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF VELINGRAD

P R O G R A M

        03.10.2024 - Thursday

900 - 1100 REGISTRATION

1100 - 1130 OPENING, WELCOME ADDRESSES

Chairs: Alexander Alexsandrov, Ivan Simeonov

-    Welcome address from the Mayor of Velingrad - Dr. Kostadin Koev

-   Welcome address from the Chairman of the Organizing Committee - Prof. Hristo Najdenski

-    Musical greeting

1130 – 1300 PLENARY SESSION I

Chairs: Alexander Alexsandrov, Ivan Simeonov

1130 – 1200 Hristo Najdenski – Microbial cellulose biodegradation – an innovative approach in the frame of circular economy concept

1200 – 1230 Oleksandr Tashyrev, Iryna Bida - The bioremediation of soil polluted with toxic metals

1230 – 1300 Dragisha Savich - Soil biogeochemistry and nutrient cycling

1300 - 1400 LUNCH

1400 – 1600 PLENARY SESSION II

Chairs: Hristo Najdenski, Dragisha Savich

1400 – 1430 – Dimiter Tonev - Radioecological studies in Bulgaria

1430 – 1500 – Garo Mardirossian, Plamen Angelov, Boyko Ranguelov, Evgeni Manev - Application of space technologies in the study of natural disasters

1500 – 1530– Ivanka Stoycheva, Boyko Tsyntsarski, Bilyana Petrova, Angelina Kosateva, Nartzislav Petrov - Utilization of various waste materials into useful products with application in environmental protection

1530 – 1600 – Maya M. Zaharieva, Fabiano B. Scheifele, Hristo Najdenski, Alexander Kroumov - Integral biorefinery concept in microalgal technology


1600 –
1630 COFFEE BREAK

1630 – 1800 YOUTH SCIENTIFIC SESSION

Chairs: Hristo Najdenski, Plamen Angelov

1630 – 1650 – Angel Demerdjiev, D. Tonev, N. Goutev, G. D. Dimitrova - Assessment of the bunker walls activation at the inrne-bas cyclotron centre

1650 – 1710 – Branka Radovanović, Jelena Janevski, Predrag Živković - Potentials and opportunities for the use of wood biomass in Serbia: focus on the southeastern region

1710 – 1730 – Galina D. Dimitrova, Dimitar Tonev , Nikolay Goutev, Anguel Demerdjiev - Assessment of the residual radiation fields inside a tr-24 cyclotron bunker

1730 – 1750 – Anđela Jevtić, Vladimir Stanković, Srđan Glišović, Evica Jovanović - Impact of substations on the environment

1800 – 1900 POSTER SESSION 1

    P1. Research and optimization of hybrid system with renewable energy sources for power supply of livestock farm 

     Lyudmil Stoyanov, Boris Evstatiev, Venelin Hubenov, Vladimir Lazarov, Nicolay Mihailov, Ivan Simeonov, Zahari Zarkov, Nicolay Valov, Ivan Bachev

    P2. Telescope array for muon and high energy cosmic ray detection

      N. N. Petrov, N. Goutev, H. Protohristov, D. Tonev, G. Dimitrova

    P3. Occurrence of extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing enterobacteriaceae in the Yantra river water

      Zvezdimira Tsvetanova, Rosen Boshnakov, Tania Kim

    P4. Oxidation stability of biodiesel produced from oil blends

    Milica Z. Petković, Marija R. Miladinović, Maja Buljovčić, Biljana S. Đorđević, Milan D. Kostić, Nataša Đurišić-Mladenović, Olivera S. Stamenković

    P5Simulation of the biodiesel production from dairy scum

    Dragan Ignjatović, Marija Tasić

    P6. Antibacterial effect of ZnO and TiO2 containing nanocomposites with photocatalytic activity

      Eneva R., Engibarov S., Lazarkevich I., Stambolova I., Stoyanova D., Zaharieva K., Dimova S., Penchev H.

    P7. Investigation of 238,234U, 226Ra and 210Po content in selected Bulgarian mineral water

      E. Geleva, D. Tonev, N. Goutev, B. Slavchev, D. Dimitrova

    P8. Development and implementation of scientific equipment for research in the field of nuclear physics

     S. G. Genchev, D. Tonev, N. Goutev

    P9. Investigation of persistent organic pollutants in atmosphere

      Verzhinia Variyska, Dimitar Tonev

1930 WELCOME PARTY

            04.10.2024 - Friday

900 - 1230 1st regular session MODELING AND CONTROL

Chairs: Abdel Aitouche, Nikolay Christov

900 – 930  Abdel Aitouche - Diagnosis and fault tolerant control of fuel cell stack systems 
930 – 1000  Nikolay Christov, Haoping Wang, Ivan Simeonov - Recent results in two-stage anaerobic digestion systems control: a mini review

1000 – 1030 Ivan Simeonov - Applications of artificial intelligence in anaerobic digestion for prediction, monitoring, optimization and control

1030 – 1100 COFFEE BREAK

1100 - 1230 2nd regular session SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT MONITORING

Chairs: Plamen Angelov, Georgi Jelev

1100 – 1130 – Georgi Jelev - Image recognition from satellite data

1130 – 1150 – Milen Chanev, Georgi Jelev - Using spectral indexes and spectral channels combination in different color models for satellite imagery mapping

1150 – 1210 – Nadezhda Drumeva, Milen Chanev - Use of satellite data in local seashore waters acidification monitoring in Black sea

1210 – 1230– Iskren Ivanov, Lachezar Filchev - Spatial, visual, and spectral characteristics of the lunar surface in the VNIR and SWIR ranges of EMS – overview

1230 – 1250 – Ilina Kamenova - Exploring hyperspectral vegetation indices for evaluating nitrogen content in potato, maize, and grassland

1250 – 1330 LUNCH

1330 – 1500 3rd regular session MICROORGANISMS AND ENVIRONMENT, ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY

Chairs:  Oleksandr Tashyrev, Ivan Simeonov

1330 – 1400 – Vira Hovorukha, Olesia Havryliuk - The effect of microbial metal resistance on the environment and human

1400 – 1430 – Pavlina Dolashka, Ventsislava Petrova, Bogdan Ranguelov, Stela Atanasova-Vladimirova, Emiliya Pisareva, Angelina Kosateva, Lyudmila Velkova, Maria Todorova, Alexander Dolashki - Synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles from mucus of garden snail Cornu aspersum as new antimicrobial and antifungal agents

1430 – 1500 – Yana Ilieva, Lyubomira Yocheva, Maya M. Zaharieva, Heliana Dundarova, Radoslava Grozdanova, Rayna Antova, Mila Kaleva, Tanya Kim, Hristo Najdenski - Bacteria from bats in Bulgaria as sources of antimicrobial resistance

1500 – 1500 4th regular session MAN AND BIOSPHERE
            Chairs
: Vira
Hovorukha, Maya Zaharieva

1500 – 1530 – Maya M. Zaharieva - Covid-19 - ecosystem interactions in the light of the One Health concept and therapeutic challenges

1530 – 1600 – Ignat Ignatov, Ivan K. Stankov - Practical approaches to activating water with contemporary magnetic field and potassium carbonate


1600
– 1630 – COFFEE BREAK

1630-1800 Round Table CURRENT ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY AS AN ΕLEMENT OF NATIONAL SECURITY

Moderators: Alexander Alexsandrov, Hristo Najdenski, Dimitar Tonev

Modules: nuclear threat, biological threat, earthquakes, floods, forest fires, etc.

1800 – 1900 POSTER SESSION 2

    P1. Antimicrobial resistance of waste water microbiome in a municipal waste water treatment plant

     Rosen Boshnakov, Zvezdimira Tsvetanova, Hristo Najdenski

    P2. Anaerobic thermophilic solid state digestion of poultry litter and co-digestion with wheat straw

     Kaloyan Berberov, Ivan Simeonov, Snejanka Mihaylova, Lyudmila Kabaivanova, Venelin Hubenov

    P3. Bacterial nanocellulose as a sustainable source for supercapacitor hybrid membrane production

    V. Hubenov, H. Penchev, G. Ivanova, D. Budurova, S. Dimova, F. Ublekov, A. Stoyanova, K. Berberov, I. Boyadzieva

    P4. Development of CuO nanoparticles from the mucus of garden snail cornu aspersum as new antimicrobial agentsδνε

    Angelina Kosateva, Ventsislava Petrova, Bogdan Ranguelov, Stella Vladimirova, Ivanka Stojcheva, Anna Tomova, Lyudmila Velkova, Alexander Dolashki, Pavlina Dolashka

    P5. Development of loop mediated isothermal amplification protocol for identification of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in raw goat milk

    Tanya Chan Kim, Maya Margaritova Zaharieva, Hristo Najdenski

    P6. Direct detection of Yersinia enterocolitica from tonsils and feces of slaughtered pigs
          Maya M. Zaharieva
Maya Angelovska, Lyudmila Dimitrova, Tanya Kim, Mila Kaleva, Yana Ilieva Tanya Dimova, Els van Coillie, Marc Heyndrickx, Hristo Najdenski

    P7. Escherichia coli strains isolated from swine farms and surroundings exhibit biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance

    Lyudmila Dimitrova, Mila Kaleva, Maya M. Zaharieva, Maya Angelovska, Yana Ilieva, Vesselin Kussovski, Hristo Najdenski

    P8. Antarctic yeast Sporobolomyces roseus AL103 as a “green source” of biologically active compounds of biomedical importance

   Snezhana Rusinova-Videva, Maya M. Zaharieva, Dilyana Hristova, Stefka Nachkova, Margarita Kambourova, Hristo Najdenski, Kristina Ivanova, Spiro Konstantinov

    P9. Cellulose-degrading fungi isolated from different type of sources

     Jeny Miteva-Staleva, Galina Stoyancheva, Ekaterina Krumova, Radoslav Abrashev, Yana Gocheva, Vladislava Dishliyska, Lyudmila Yovchevska, Boriana Spasova, Tsvetomira Stamenova, Maria Angelova

    P10. Comparing secondary and tertiary filters for suspended solids and bod removal from urban wastewater

      Albena Vatralova

    P11. Growth of Escherichia coli at low temperatures in UHT processed cow milk

      Martina Ivanova, Maya M. Zaharieva, Hristo Najdenski

1930 – 2200 OFFICIAL DINNER

            05.10.2024 Saturday

900 – 1130 5th regular session MISCELLANEOUS

Chairs: Dragisha Savich, Ivan Simeonov

900 – 930 – Marija Miladinović, Olivera Stamenkovic - Valorization of fruit stone ashes as catalysts for biodiesel production

930 – 950 – Mila Kaleva, Vesselin Kussovski, Iva Tzvetkova, Hristo Najdenski - Determine the presence and total microbial count of Genus Enterococcus in water samples from two Sofia’ city rivers
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0 – 1010 – Danijela Z. Stefanović, Marija R. Miladinović, Biljana S. Đorđević, Milan D. Kostić, Olivera S. Stamenković - Preliminary production cost estimation for biosorbents derived from winery waste

1010 – 1030 – Albena Vatralova - Comparing process performance of biological aerated filters (BAFs) in different schemes for advanced wastewater treatment

1030 – 1050– Anelia Mladenova, Teodora Popova, Galabin Mladenov - Lavender essential oil as a factor in reducing the emission of pathogenic microorganisms through the faeces of broiler chickens

1050 – 1120  COFFEE BREAK

1120 – 1250 6th session SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY

Chairs: Svetla Marinova, Alexander Sadovski

1120 – 1150 – Alexander H. Alexandrov - Centuries-old trees in Bulgaria

1150 – 1210 – Alexander Sadovski - Synergism – key to sustainable agriculture

1210 – 1230 – Svetla Marinova, Elena Zlatareva, Nicholas Kathijotes - Innovation solutions for maintaining and improving soil fertility protecting the enviroment and mitigating climat change

1230 – 1250 – Mladen Milanovic, Dragan Milicevic, Slavisa Trajkovic - Evaluation of pan evaporation empirical equations in an urban area

1250 - 1400 LUNCH

1400 – 1430 YOUTH SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE RESULTS FOR THE BEST SCIENTIFIC WORKS

Chairs: Plamen Angelov, Venelin Hubenov

1430 – 1730  TECHNICAL VISIT to an installation for preliminary treatment of mixed household waste and an installation for composting green waste from the municipalities of   
                   Velingrad and Rakitovo (Project No BG16Μ1ΞΟ002-2.002-0003, Operational Program Environment)

1730 – 1830 GENERAL DISCUSSION AND CLOSING OF THE CONFERENCE

Chair: Hristo Najdenski