8th International Conference on Environmental Pollution, Treatment and Protection (ICEPTP'23)
March 29, 2023 - March 31, 2023 | Lisbon, Portugal
The 8th International Conference on Environmental Pollution, Treatment and Protection (ICEPTP'23) held in Lisbon, Portugal on March 29, 2023 - March 31, 2023. ICEPTP'23 has been completed with great success and this would not have been possible without the dedication and help of the organizers, the chairs and keynote speakers, scientific committee members, and all participants. Many thanks for their continuous support.
Submissions
Submissions were in the form of extended abstracts, short papers, and full manuscripts.
- all submitted papers were peer-reviewed
- the conference proceedings were published under an ISSN and ISBN number
- each paper were assigned a unique DOI number by Crossref
- the conference proceedings were indexed by ScopusandGoogle Scholar
- the proceedings were permanently archived in Portico (one of the largest community-supported digital archives in the world).
Congress Chair


Dr. Joaquim Barros
Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal
Conference Co-Chair
Local Committee

Plenary Speaker

Keynote Speakers



Scientific Committee Members
Dr. Shahid Azam, University of Regina, Canada
Dr. Elena Alvareda, University of the Republic of Uruguay, Uruguay
Dr. Valentina Busini, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Dr. Fatma Esen, Uludag University, Turkey
Dr. Emma Hellawell, University of Surrey, UK
Dr. Jennifer Gubitosa, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
Dr. Gordon Huang, University of Regina, Canada
Dr. Mervat El-Hoz, CEO, Environmental Engineering Consultin, Australia
Dr. Stuart Khan, University of New South Wales, Australia
Dr. Meysam Majidi Nezhad, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Dr. Vito Rizzi, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
Dr. Grzegorz Sierpiński, Silesian University of Technology, Poland
Dr. Wai Yuen Szeto, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dr. Keisuke Watanabe, Tokai University, Japan
Dr. Shunde Yin, University of Waterloo, Canada
Dr. Chuyang Y. Tang, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Venue
We are pleased to announce that ICEPTP'23 took a place at the Hotel Real Palácio.
Hotel Real Palácio
Restored from the former Guedes Quinhones Palace, which dates back to the 17th century, the Hotel Real Palácio is a piece of history located in the heart of Lisbon. The five star hotel combines classical and contemporary styles for a comfortable stay that also allows a glimpse back into the past. Guests are invited to the Real Cozinha Restaurant to creatively reimagine traditional Portuguese cuisine or to the Health Club for a relaxing spa experience.
Travelling around the city is quick and easy with buses and metros right on your doorstep. Hotel Real Palácio is also just a 15 minute car ride away from two airports, Lisbon Portela Airport and Terminal de Mercadorias do Aeroporto de Lisboa, for a fast arrival and departure. Most importantly, the Hotel Real Palácio is encircled by museums, restaurants, and cultural sites for any newcomers to Lisbon interested in experiencing the city. With the coast merely a short metro ride away, visitors are sure to fall in love with this city by the sea.
For more information on Hotel Real Palácio, please visit: realpalacio.realhotelsgroup.com.

Hotel Real Palácio R. Tomás Ribeiro 115 1050-228 Lisboa, Portugal
Best Paper Award Winners
We would like to congratulate the following authors for winning the Best Paper Award:
- Alice Abou Chacra for the paper entitled: "Phytoremediation of Cadmium and Nickel Contaminated Clay Soil in Lebanon Using Poplar Trees"
- Dr. Laura Gjyli for the paper entitled: "Riverine Macro-litter: Plastic Pollution in Different Tributaries of the Ishëm River (Albania)"
- Dr. Sze-Mun Lam for the paper entitled: "Photocatalytic Fuel Cell Incorporated With Persulphate Activation for Electricity Production by Diluted Palm Oil Mill Effluent Treatment "
- Dr. Bruno Henriques for the paper entitled: "Removal of Rare Earths from Contaminated Water by Natural Marine Sponges: Optimization by Response Surface Methodology"
- Dr. Olivier Atteia for the paper entitled: "Progressive Localization of a Contaminant Source at a Chlorinated Solvent Site Using Iterative Well Drilling and Numerical Modelling"