Michael Burkhardt
Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences
- Professor in Environmental Engineering and Head of Institute of Environmental and Process Engineering UMTEC at Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences.
- I’m working in the area of wastewater treatment, stormwater management and construction materials leaching for more than 25 years.
- Specific interests are on innovative and applied source-control and end-of-pipe measures to reduce environmental impact and improve water quality.
9:15 - 10:30 AM
December 9, 2026
Session 5 – Mitigation Strategies and Treatment Pathways for Tire Emissions
- From Road Surface to Discharge: Tire and Road Wear Particle Transport and Treatment in Road Tunnels
Speaker: Elisabeth Støhle Rødland - Mineralization of Tire-Derived Rubbers: How Fillers Dictate Degradation Rates in Advanced Oxidation Processes
Speaker: Diego Rodriguez - Integrated Green Infrastructure Strategies to Optimize the Mitigation of Tire-Derived Air and Water Contamination
Speaker: Richard Baldauf - Occurrence and Fate of Tire and Road Wear Particles in a Large European Wastewater Treatment Plant
Speaker: Thomas D. Collin - Treatment Measures for Road Runoff in Switzerland
Speaker: Michael Burkhardt