YAEL LAOR - CURRICULUM VITAE
I. Personal
1962
Born in Tel-Aviv, Israel
1980-1985
Military service in the Israeli Air Force (lieutenant)
Marital status:
Married + 3
II. University Education and Additional Training
1985-1988
B.A. (cum laude) in Physical Geography at Bar-Ilan University (an
interdisciplinary program in Soil Science, Geology, and
Geomorphology).
1988-1992
M.A. (cum laude) in Physical Geography at Bar-Ilan University.
Title of thesis: Remnants of Soil and Karst Deposits in the Negev
Highlands – Its Characteristics and Paleoclimatic Implications.
Supervision: Prof. G. Gvirtsman, Dr. M. Wieder, Prof. A. Singer.
1990-1995
Ph.D. in Environmental Science at Rutgers University.
Title of thesis: Adsorption of Phenanthrene to Dissolved and to
Mineral Associated Humic Acid and its Effect of Phenanthrene
Bioavailability.
Supervision: Prof. Peter.F. Strom, Prof. Walter J. Farmer.
1996-1999
Postdoctoral position at the Faculty of Civil Eng., Technion, Haifa
with Prof. M. Rebhun.
Research Subject: Binding interactions of organic contaminants
with humic substances.
1999-2000
Postdoctoral position at the Faculty of Agricultural Eng.,
Technion, Haifa, with Prof. Y. Avnimelech.
Research Subject: The use of composted waste material for
enhanced Ca migration and exchange in sodic soils and acidic
minespoils.
III. Positions Held and Academic Status
2000-2002
Research Scientist at the ARO, The Volcani Center, Institute of
Soils, Water, and Environmental Sciences.
July 2002 -
Research Scientist at the ARO, Newe Ya'ar Research Center,
Institute of Soils, Water, and Environmental Sciences.
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IV. Training/Teaching Experience
1998-1999. Lecturer at the Faculty of Civil Eng., Environmental and Water Resources
Eng., Technion. Teaching a graduate course: Physico-Chemical Processes in the
Environment.
1999. Co-supervising (consulting) M.Sc. thesis of Mrs. S. Meir. Title: Use of
Dissolved Humic Acid to Remove Hydrophobic Contaminants from Water by
Complexation-Flocculation Processes. Guidance with Prof. M. Rebhun.
2000. Co-supervising (consulting) M.Sc. thesis of Mrs. Rama Dikshtein (Technion).
Title: Compost Production from Municipal Solid Waste in Windrow Systems.
Guidance with Prof. Y. Avnimelech.
2001. Co-supervising (consulting) M.Sc. thesis of Mrs. Ch. Zolkov (Technion). Title:
Humic Substances Entrapped in a Sol-Gel Matrix: A New Tool for Sorption Studies.
Guidance with Prof. R. Armon.
2004-2007. Co-supervising M.Sc thesis of Mrs. Dikla Tweg (The Hebrew
University). Title: Characterization of Offensive Odor Components from a Municipal
Sewage Treatment Plant and a Cowshed as a Model for Odor Nuisances near City and
Farm Communities in Israel. Guidance with Prof. Yona Chen.
Sept 2007- Co-supervising an undergraduate project of Mr. Moshe Naor (Ort Braude
College of Engineering, Karmiel; 7-months project). Title: Characterization of
offensive odors emitted from agricultural use of municipal wastewater biosolids.
Guidance with Prof. Uzi Ravid.
October 2007- Co-supervising Ph.D thesis of Mrs. Dalia Erez (Haifa University,
Oranim College). Tentative title: Viable agricultural solutions for olive mill
wastewater. Guidance with Prof. Ido Izhaki (Oranim College) and Dr. Hanna
Eizenberg.
January 2008 - Co-supervising M.Sc thesis of Mrs. Efrat Bar (Technion). Tentative
title: Identification and Characterization of Microorganisms in Apple Orchard Soils.
Guidance with Prof. Oded Beja (Technion) and Dr. Doron Holland.
V. Editorial responsibilities
Reviewer in Water Research, Environmental Sci and Technology, J. of Environmental
Quality, Chrmosphere, Thermochimica Acta.
VI. Participation in International Meetings, Seminars, Courses, Tours and
Similar Functions
1994
Annual Meeting of the Am. Soc. For Microbiology (ASM), Las Vegas,
Nevada (Poster presentation).
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1994
Annual Meeting of the Soil Sci. Soc. of America, Seattle (SSSA),
Washington (Oral presentation).
1996
International Union of Microbial Societies (IUMS) 8th Int. Congress of
Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology (Oral presentation).
1996
The 6th Int. Conf. of the Israel Soc. for Ecology and Environmental
Quality Sci. Jerusalem, Israel (Oral presentation).
1997
Interfaces Against Pollution Conf. of the IUPAC Commission on
Colloids and Surface Chemistry Including Catalysts, Wageningen, the
Netherlands (Poster presentation).
1999
The 7th Int. Conf. of the Israel Soc. for Ecology and Environmental
Quality Sci. Jerusalem, Israel (Oral presentation).
2000
European Geophysical Soc. 25th General Assembly, Nice, France
(Oral+poster presentations).
2000
10th Int. Meeting of the Int. Humic Substances Soc (IHSS 10). Toulouse,
France (Oral+poster presentations)..
2002
20th Anniversary Conf. of the Int. Humic Substances Soc (IHSS).
Boston, USA (Poster Session chair + poster presentation).
2003
6th Mediterranean Conference on Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis
(MEDICTA). Porto, Portugal (Poster presentation).
2004
10th Int. Symposium on Microbial Ecology ISME-10, August 22-27,
Cancun, Mexico (posters presentations).
2005
XI International Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology.
Meeting of the International Union of Microbiological Societies,
July23-28, San Francisco, CA (Poster presentation).
2006
9th Annual Meeting of the Israel Analytical Chemistry Conference
(ISRANALYTICA 2006), January 17-18, Tel-Aviv (Oral presentation Invited).
2006
Agricultural Air Quality Conf. in Potomac, Maryland near Washington
DC, June 5-8 (Oral+poster presentations; poster award).
2007
American Society of Agricultural Engineering (ASABE) Annual
International Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 17-20 (oral
presentation).
2007
Organizer: International Workshop on Principles of Compost Science
and Technology with Emphasis on Olive Mill Wastes Composting.
Newe Ya'ar, July 4-5. Organized and lectured by Y. Laor and M. Raviv
as a part of MERC Project M25-946. Participants from Israel, Jordan,
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and the Palestinian Authority.
2007
(Invited) International Conference on New Technologies for The
Treatment and Valorization of Agro By-products, Terni, Italy, October
3-5. Invited presentation for the opening session. Partial coverage of
expenses.
2008
WEF/A&WMA Odor and Air Emissions Conference, April 6-9,
Arizona, USA (oral presentation).
VII. Membership in Professional Societies
1998-2002
International Humic Substances Soc.
2002-
The Israel Soil Science Soc.
2005-2006
Israel Society for Microbiology (ISM).
1997-
Israel Soc. for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences
(ISEEQS).
2007-
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
(ASABE)
VIII. Research Grants
(A) International competitive grants
2006-8
MERC grant (301-0434-06). Co-Principal investigator. Title: Recycling
of olive mill wastes by combining composting system aside a
wastewater treatment scheme. Budget: Total $200,488 for 3 years.
Newe Ya'ar's part: $43,815 for 2 years ($10,954/year for Y. Laor). (I.
Sabbah, Y. Laor, M. Raviv, B. Hayek, A. Khatib).
2007
BARD grant (301-0562-07). Co-Principal investigator. Title:
Simultaneous treatment of odorants and pathogens emitted from
confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) by advanced oxidation
technologies. Budget: Total $96,000 for 1 year. Newe Ya'ar's part
$38,000/year ($19,000/year for Y. Laor). (J. Koziel, Y.Laor, J.
Zimmerman, R. Armon, S, Hoff, U. Ravid).
(B) National competitive grants
1998
Water Research Institute (015-077). Title: A novel approach to the
treatment of complex industrial wastewater: Use of humic substances
for toxicity reduction of organic contaminants and heavy metals.
Budget: Total $60,000 for 2 years. (M. Rebhun, Y. Laor, Sh. Belkin).
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2002
Israel Ministry of the Environment (308-0255-03). Title: Wastewater
treatment monitoring using fluorescence spectroscopy and assessment
of pollutant transport assisted by effluent dissolved organic matter.
Budget: Total $21,330 (96,000 NIS) for 1 year. ($7,110/year for Y.
Laor). (M. Borisover and Y. Laor).
2004-5
Israel Ministry of the Environment (308-0443-03). Principal
investigator. Title: Characterization of farmstead odors and
development of a model to define odor offensiveness. Budget: Total
$67,110 (302,000 NIS) for 3 years. (Y. Laor, I. Halachmi, U. Ravid, Sh.
Kapua, R. Baybikov).
2004-6
Israel Water Commission (308-0246-04). Title: Using fluorescence
spectroscopy for DOM characterization in the Kinneret and its drainage
basin and for monitoring water treatment processes. Budget: Total
$48,890 (222,000 NIS) for 2 years. ($11,400/year for Y. Laor). (M.
Borisover, Y. Laor, A. Parparov, B. Teltch, B. Limoni-Ralis).
2005
Israel Ministry of the Environment (301-0478-05). Title: Using
fluorescence spectroscopy for DOM characterization in the lower
Kishon river - A new strategy to monitor the impact of effluents
discharge on river quality. Budget: Total $17,550 (79,000 NIS) for 1
year. ($8,770/year for Y. Laor). M. Borisover and Y. Laor).
2005
2007-9
2005: Israel Ministry of Agriculture (203-0545-05). Title: Identification
and characterization of microorganisms in apple orchard soils. Budget:
Total $13,330 (60,000 NIS) for 1 year. (D. Holland, O. Beja, Y. Laor, E.
Zchori-Fein, T. Trainin).
2007-9: Israel Ministry of Agriculture (301-0505-07). Principal
investigator. Title: Identification and characterization of
microorganisms in apple orchard soils. Budget: Total $51,000 (219,000
NIS) for 3 year. ($8,490/year for Y. Laor). (Y. Laor, D. Holland, I.
Saadi, I. Bar-Yaakov, K. Hatib, O. Beja).
2005-7
Israel Ministry of Agriculture (301-0453-05). Principal investigator.
Title: Co-composting of olive mill wastes and its application in
sustainable agriculture. Budget: Total $53,330 (240,000 NIS) for 3
years. ($8,890/year for Y. Laor). (Y. Laor, M. Raviv, R. Cohen, Y.
Katan, A. Yogev, R. Birger).
2005-7
Israel Ministry of Agriculture (823-0178-05). Title: Relationships
between crop management and microbial activities to suppressiveness
of compost and soil to soilborne pathogens. Budget: Total $100,000
(450,00 NIS) for 3 years. ($11,110/year for Y. Laor). (Y. Katan, Y.
Hadar, Y. Laor, M. Raviv, R. Cohen, M. Borisover).
2006-8
Israel Ministry of Agriculture - effluents research (301-0497-05).
Principal investigator. Title: Characterization of offensive odors
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emitted from agricultural use of municipal wastewater biosolids.
Budget: Total $76,400 (330,000 NIS) for 3 years. ($21,770/year for
Newe Ya'ar). (Y. Laor, U. Ravid, I., Halachmi, Y. Chen).
2007-9
Israel Ministry of Agriculture (256-0745-07). Title: An environmental
solution for olive mill waste water. Budget: Total $55,800 (240,000
NIS) for 3 years. ($6,260/year for Y. Laor). (M. Raviv, H. Eizenberg, Y.
Laor).
2008
Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection (301-058-107). Principal
investigator. Title: Chemical characterization and olfactory monitoring
of odor nuisance around Afula as a model of multi-sources odor
problems Budget: Total $29,440 (106,000 NIS). (Y. Laor, U. Ravid,
Baybikov, R.)
(C) Other support
2007-8
Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection (301-0603-07). Principal
investigator. Title: An initiative between the Ministry of Environmental
Protection and the Agricultural Research Organization - Establishing an
olfactometric laboratory. Budget: Total $29,440 (250,000 NIS) for
purchasing an olfactometer. (Y. Laor, U. Ravid).
IX. Awards and Scholarships
1989
Recipient of a fellowship for excellence (top 43 students out of
6,000 students).
1997, 1998
Recipient of the President of the State of Israel Award.
1995
Recipient of the Chraysalis Scholarship (Assoc. for Women in
Geosciences).
1995-1997
Recipient of the VATAT fellowship for Postdoctoral research.
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YAEL LAOR - LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
I. Articles in Reviewed Journals (*=corresponding author, **= a senior author
under my guidance)
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Laor, Y*., Strom, P.F. and W.J. Farmer. (1996).
The Effect of Sorption on Phenanthrene Bioavailability.
J. of Biotechnology, 51: 227-234.
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Laor, Y*. and Rebhun, M. (1997).
Complexation-Flocculation: A New Method to Determine Binding
coefficients of Organic Contaminants to Dissolved Humic Substances.
Environ. Sci. Technol., 31: 3558-3564.
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Rebhun, M., Meir, S., and Laor Y*. (1998).
Using Dissolved Humic Acid to Remove Hydrophobic Contaminants from
Water by Complexation-Flocculation Process.
Environ. Sci. Technol., 32: 981-986.
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Laor, Y*., Farmer, W. J., Aochi, Y. and P.F. Strom. (1998).
Phenanthrene Binding and Sorption to Dissolved and to Mineral-Associated
Humic Acid.
Water Res., 32(6):1923-1931.
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Laor, Y*., Strom, P.F. and W.J. Farmer. (1999).
Bioavailability of Phenanthrene Bound/Sorbed to Dissolved and to
Mineral-Associated Humic Acid.
Water Res., 33(7): 1719-1729.
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Rebhun. M. and Laor, Y*. (2000).
Comment on “Mechanism Study of the Coagulant Impact on Mutagenic
Activity in Water” by G. Zhang and Z. Wang.
Wat. Res., 34(15): 3899-3901.
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Armon, R., Zolkov, Ch**., and Laor Y*. (2000).
Entrapment of Humic Acid in a Sol-Gel Matrix – A New Tool for Sorption
Studies.
J. Sol-Gel Sci. Technol. 19:95-100.
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Laor Y*. and Avnimelech, Y. (2002).
Fractionation of Compost-Derived Dissolved Organic Matter by a
Flocculation Process.
Organic Geochemistry. 33: 257-263.
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Laor, Y*., and M. Rebhun. (2002).
Evidence for Non-linear Binding of Hydrophobic Organic Compounds to
Dissolved Humic Substances.
Environ. Sci. Technol. 36: 955-961.
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Laor, Y*., Armon, R., Zolkov, Ch. (2002).
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Immobilizing Humic Acid in a Sol-Gel Matrix: A New Tool to Study
Humic-Contaminants Sorption Interactions.
Environ. Sci. Technol. 36: 1054-1060.
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Laor, Y., Ronen, R., and R.E. Graber* (2003).
Using a Passive Multilayer Sampler for Measuring Detailed Profiles of GasPhase VOCs in the Unsaturated Zone.
Environ. Sci. Technol. 37: 352-360.
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Laor, Y*., Raviv, M. and M. Borisover (2004).
Evaluating microbial activity in composts using microcalorimetry.
Thermochimica Acta. 420: 119-125.
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Ronen, D., E.R. Graber, and Y. Laor (2005).
Volatile Organic Compounds in the Saturated-Unsaturated Interface
Region (SUIR) of a Contaminated Phreatic Aquifer.
Vadose Zone J. 4: 337-344 (www.vadosezonejournal.org).
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Aviani, I**., M. Raviv, and Y. Laor* (2006).
Limitations and Potential of In Situ Rhizobox Sampling for Assessing
Microbial Activity in Fruit Tree Rhizosphere.
Plant and Soil, 279, 327-332.
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Saadi, I**., M. Borisover, R. Armon, and Y. Laor* (2006).
Monitoring of Effluent DOM Biodegradation Using Fluorescence, UV
and DOC Measurements.
Chemosphere, 63, 530-539.
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Borisover, M., Laor, Y., Bukhanovsky, N. and I. Saadi (2006).
Fluorescence-Based Evidence for Adsorptive ("Non-Partitioning")
Binding of Pyrene to Effluent Dissolved Organic Matter.
Chemosphere, 65, 1925-1934.
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Saadi, I.**, Laor, Y.*, Raviv, M. and Sh. Medina (2007).
Land spreading of olive mill wastewater: Effects on soil microbial activity
and potential phytotoxicity.
Chemosphere, 66, 75-83.
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Sorek, A., Atzmon, N., Dahan, O., Gerstl, Z., Kushisin, L., Laor, Y.,
Mingelgrin, U., Nasser, A., Ronen, D., Tsechansky, L., Weisbrod, N.,
Graber, E.R. (2008).
‘Phytoscreening’: The Use of Trees for Discovering Subsurface
Contamination by VOCs.
Environmental Science & Technology, 42, 536-542.
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Laor, Y.*, Koziel, J.A., Cai, L., Ravid, U. (2008).
Chemical-sensory characterization of dairy manure odor using headspace
solid phase microextraction and multidimensional gas chromatography mass spectrometry - olfactometry.
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. In Press.
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II. Articles in Hebrew (non-reviewed Journals)
1
Laor, Y., Ravid, U., Tweg, D., Chen, Y., Baybikov, R., and Halchmi, I
(2006).
Characterization of potential malodors associated with land application of
biosolids.
Water and Irrigation, 471, 34-41.
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Laor, Y., Raviv, M. (2006).
Olive mill wastes recycling in agriculture.
Alon Hanotea, 60, 18(394)-20(396).
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Raviv, M., Krasnovsky, A., Medina, Sh., Aviani, Y., Laor, Y., Saadi, I.
(2006).
Co-composting of olive mill wastes.
Alon Hanotea, 60, 21(397)-24(400).
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Saadi, I**., Laor, Y., Raviv, M., Medina, Sh. (2007). The effect of land
spreading of olive mill wastewater on soil microbial activity and potential
phytotoxicity.
Alon Hanotea, 61, 29(453)-31(455).
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Laor, Y., Raviv, M., Sh. Capua (2007).
Viable solution for olive mill wastewater in Israel.
Alon Hanotea, 61, 26(906)-29(909).
III. Articles of Symposia Proceedings
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Laor, Y., Strom, P.F. and W.J. Farmer. (1996). Sorption of phenanthrene to
dissolved and to mineral-associated humic acid and its effect on phenanthrene
bioavailability. Proceedings of the 6th Int. Conf. of the Israel Soc. for
Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences. Vol. VI A/B, ISEEQS Pub.
Jerusalem, Israel. Ed. Y. Steinberger, pp. 788-791.
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Laor, Y., Zolkov, Ch. and R. Armon. (2000). Immobilizing Humic Acid in a
Sol-Gel Matrix – A New Tool for Sorption Studies. Proceedings of the 10th
Int. Meeting of the Int. Humic Substances Soc. Toulouse. France. pp. 10971100.
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Laor, Y., Zolkov, Ch. and Y. Avnimelech. (2000). Fractionation of
Compost-Derived Dissolved Organic Matter by a Flocculation Process.
Proceedings of the 10th Int. Meeting of the Int. Humic Substances Soc, IHSS
10. Toulouse. France. pp. 1033-1037.
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Laor, Y., Ronen, D., Graber, E., Elhanany, S. (2002). A Passive Multi-Layer
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Sampler (MLS) As a Tool for Measuring Detailed Profiles of gas-phase
VOCs in the Unsaturated Zone. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the
Israel Assoc. for Water Resources, Kfar Giladi, Israel. pp. 119-121 (In
Hebrew).
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Laor, Y., Rebhun, M., Meir, S., Armon, R., Zolkov, Ch. (2002). Non-Linear
Binding of PAHs to Dissolved Humic-Acid: Evidence from Three Different
Methods. Proceeding of the Int. Humic Substances Soc. 20th Anniversary
Conference, Boston, USA. pp. 149-151.
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Graber, E.R., Ronen, D., Laor, Y., and S. Sorek (2002). Groundwater
Contamination by VOCs below the City of Tel Aviv. Bocanegra, E.,
Martiniez, D., Massone, H. (eds) Groundwater andc Human Development,
ISBN 987-544-063-9, p. 326-330 (reviewed).
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Ronen, D., Graber, E.R., and Y. Laor (2002). Groundwater Chemical
Heterogeneity. Bocanegra, E., Martiniez, D., Massone, H. (eds) Groundwater
and Human Development, ISBN 987-544-063-9, p. 701-704 (reviewed).
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Laor, Y., Saadi, I., Borisover, M. and R. Armon (2005). Monitoring of
Effluent DOM Biodegradability Using Fluorescence, UV and DOC
Measurements. Proceeding of an international workshop on MicroorganismsWater and Aquifers", Sept 20-21, The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert
Research, Sede-Boker. pp. 11-15.
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Borisover, M., Laor, Y., Lado, M., Saadi, I. (2006). Characterization of
dissolved organic matter using 3-D excitation-emission fluorescence
spectroscopy and its application to water monitoring. First International
Conference "From Invention and Development to Product. From Research
Institutes to the Water Industry", November, 28-30, Sede Boqer campus,
Israel, pp. 117-121.
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Laor, Y., Shabtay, A., Ravid, U., Baybikov, R., Eitam, H. (2007). Changes
in VOCs Emissions from Fecal Manure throughout the Life Cycle of Beef
Cattle. Proceedings for the Annual International Meeting of American
Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ASABE). 17 - 20 June
Minneapolis, Minnesota. Paper Number: 074003. 9 p.
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Raviv, M., Aviani, I., Laor, Y., Yogev, A., Saadi, I., Cohen, R. and
Medina, Sh. (2007). Agricultural practices affect microbial functional
diversity, microbial activity and suppressiveness against soil-borne diseases.
Proceedings of an international meeting on "Multitrophic Interactions in
Soil". June 24-27, Dijon, France.
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Borisover, M., Laor, Y., Parparov, A., Bukhanovskaya, N.; Lado, M.; Saadi,
I. (2007). Using of the fluorescence spectroscopy for characterization of
organic matter in the Kinneret Lake and catchment's basins. Workshop
of the Israel Water Authority, "Water Researches", Yad Shmona, October, 9,
2007, pp. 19-25, (Hebrew).
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Laor, Y., Raviv, M., Capua, Sh. (2007). The Israeli olive oil industry and
viable solutions for its associated wastes. Proceeding of the International
Conference on New Technologies for The Treatment and Valorization of
Agro By-products, October 3-5,Terni, Italy.
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Raviv, M., Medina, Sh., Krasnovsky, A., Laor, Y. and I. Aviani (2008).
Composting Olive Mill Waste and Assessment of its Horticultural value.
Acta Hort. In press (Reviewed).
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Laor, Y.*, Orenstein, P., Baybikov, R., Ravid, U. (2008). A Screening Test
for Field and Residents Odor Assessors. Proceeding of the WEF/A&WMA
Odor and Air Emissions Conference, April 6-9, Arizona, USA (reviewed).
IV. Abstracts
1
Laor, Y. and P.F. Strom (1994). Adsorption analyses for studying the effect
of humic acids on phenanthrene bioavailability. Annual Meeting of the
American Soc. for Microbiology, Abstract No. Q-139.
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Laor, Y., Farmer, W. J., and Y. Aochi (1994). Phenanthrene adsorption to
dissolved and to particle associated humic acid. Annual Meeting of the Soil
Sci. Soc. of America, p. 38.
3
Laor, Y. (1995). Sorption of phenanthrene to dissolved and to mineralassociated humic acid and its effect on phenanthrene bioavailability.
Workshop on Environmental Biotechnology, p. 4.
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Laor, Y., Strom, P.F. and W.J. Farmer (1996). Sorption of phenanthrene to
dissolved and to mineral-associated humic acid and its effect on
phenanthrene bioavailability. IUMS 8th Int. Congress of Bacteriology and
Applied Microbiology Div., p. 44.
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Laor, Y., Meir, S.** and M. Rebhun (1997). A new method to determine
binding coefficients of organic contaminants to dissolved humic substances.
Annual meeting of the Israeli Society for Ecology and Environmental
Quality Sciences.
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Laor, Y, Meir, S.**, Sabbah, I. and M. Rebhun (1997). A new method to
determine binding coefficients of organic contaminants to dissolved humic
substances. Interfaces Against Pollution conference of the IUPAC
Commission on Colloid and Surface Chemistry Including Catalysts.
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Laor, Y., S. Meir**, and M. Rebhun (1998). Complexation-flocculation: A
novel process for water and industrial wastewater treatment. Annual meeting
of the Israeli Society for Chemical Engineering.
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Rebhun, M., Meir S.**, and Y. Laor (1998). Complexation-flocculation: A
novel process for water and industrial wastewater treatment. Annual meeting
of the Israeli Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences.
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Laor, Y. and M. Rebhun (1999). Using dissolved humic substances for
waste treatment: A complexation-flocculation process. The 7th Int. Conf. of
the Israel Society for Ecology and Environ, Quality Sciences on
“Environmental Challenges for the Next Millennium”. p. 55.
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Zolkov, Ch.**, Laor, Y., and R. Armon (1999). Humic substances
entrapped in sol-gel matrix: A new tool for sorption studies. 10th Int.
Workshop on Glasses, Ceramics, Hybrids and Nanocomposites from Gels.
p. 14.
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Laor, Y. and M. Rebhun (2000). Evidence for binding non-linearity of
PAHs binding to dissolved humic acids. European Geophysical Society,
25th General Assembly. Geophysical Research Abstract, Vol. 2.
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Armon, R., Zolkov, Ch.**, and Y. Laor (2000). Immobilizing humic acids
in a sol-gel matrix to study the interactions of PAHs with humic substances.
European Geophysical Society, 25th General Assembly. Research Abstract,
Vol 2.
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Laor, Y. (2001). Approaches to Estimate In-Situ Biodegradation Rates in
Contaminated Aquifers. Workshop on Bioremediation of the Center for
Water Science and Technology, Sde-Boker.
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Graber, E., Laor, Y., Ronen, D., Elhanany, S., Kazir, I., and N. Azmon
(2001). Uptake of Volatile Organic Contaminants by Plants. The Conf. of
the Israel Society for Ecology and Environ. Quality Sciences (ISEEQS) p.
74.
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Laor, Y., Graber, E., Ronen, D., Weinreb, D. (2001). Evidence for
Biodegradation Processes of Volatile Organic Contaminants in the Aquifer
at Nhalat-Itzhak Area. The Conf. of the Israel Society for Ecology and
Environ. Quality Sciences (ISEEQS). p. 75.
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Ronen, D., Graber, E., Sorek, S., Elhanany, S., Laor, Y., Vyacheflav, B.,
Yakirevich, A., Kutsichin, L., and E. Shertok (2001). Volatile Organic
Compounds in the Unsaturated Zone of the Coastal Aquifer. The Conf. of
the Israel Society for Ecology and Environ. Quality Sciences (ISEEQS). p.
76.
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Armon, R., Zolkov, Ch.**, and Y. Laor (2001). Immobilizing Humic
Acids in a Sol-Gel Matrix to Study the Interactions of Polycyclic
Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) with Humic Substances. The 11th Int.
Workshop on Glasses, Ceramics, Hybrid and Nanocomposites from Gels.
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Laor, Y. (2001). Fractionation of Compost-Derived Dissolved Organic
Matter by Flocculation Processes. Annual meeting of the The Israel
Society of Soil Science.
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Laor, Y., Ronen, D., Graber, E., and S. Elhanany (2002). A Multi Layer
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Sampler (MLS) as a Tool for Measuring VOCs Profiles in the Unsaturated
Zone (In Hebrew). Annual meeting of the Israeli Society for Ecology and
Environmental Quality Sciences (ISEEQS). p. 62.
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Ronen, D., Graber, E., Elhanany, S., Laor, Y., and S. Sorek (2002)
Contamination of the coastal aquifer with volatile organic compounds.
Characteristics and Implications (In Hebrew). Annual meeting of the Israeli
Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences (ISEEQS). p. 18.
21
Laor, Y., Raviv, M. and M. Borisover (2003). Evaluating microbial
activity in compost using microcalorimetry. 6th Mediterranean Conference
on Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis (MEDICTA 2003). p. 108.
22
Laor, Y., Raviv, M. and M. Borisover (2003). Microcalorimetric analyses
for assessing microbial activity in compost. Annual meeting of The Israel
Society of Soil Science. p. 21
23
Saadi, I.**, Borisover, M., Armon, Y., and Y. Laor (2004).
Biodegradability of effluent-DOM monitored by fluorescence excitationemission matrices.
10th Int. Symposium on Microbial Ecology ISME-10, August 22-27,
Cancun, Mexico. p. 324.
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Laor, Y., Borisover, M. and M. Raviv (2004). Microcalorimetric
evaluation of microbial activity in composts. 10th Int. Symposium on
Microbial Ecology ISME-10, August 22-27, Cancun, Mexico. p. 97.
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Saadi, I.**, Laor, Y., Borisover, M., and R. Armon (2004).
Biodegradability of effluent-DOM monitored by fluorescence excitationemission matrices.
Annual meeting of the Israeli Society for Ecology and Environmental
Quality Sciences (ISEEQS).
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Saadi, I.**, Laor, Y., Borisover, M., and R. Armon (2005). Monitoring of
effluent DOM biodegradation using fluorescence, UV and DOC
measurements. Annual meeting of the Israeli Society for Ecology and
Environmental Quality Sciences (ISEEQS), "Living with Global Changes:
Challenges in Environmental Sciences", June, Rehovot, Wizmann Institute
of Science, p. 128.
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Borisover, M., Laor, Y., Bukhanovskaya, N., and I. Saadi** (2005).
Fluorescence-based evidence for "adsorptive" (non-partitioning)
interactions of pyrene with effluent DOM. Annual meeting of the Israeli
Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences (ISEEQS),
"Living with Global Changes: Challenges in Environmental Sciences",
June, Rehovot, Wizmann Institute of Science, p. 120.
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Aviani, I.**, Laor, Y., and M. Raviv (2005). Soil microbial activity and
functional diversity under organic and conventional fertilization
management. Annual meeting of the Israeli Society for Ecology and
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Environmental Quality Sciences (ISEEQS), "Living with Global Changes:
Challenges in Environmental Sciences", June, Rehovot, Wizmann
Institute of Science.
29
Laor, Y., Aviani, I.**, and M. Raviv (2005). Soil microbial activity and
functional diversity under organic and conventional fertilization
management. XI International Congress of Bacteriology and Applied
Microbiology.
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Borisover, M., Laor, Y., Bukhanovskaya, N., and I. Saadi** (2005).
"Adsorptive" (Non-Partitioning) Interactions of Pyrene with Effluent
Dissolved Organic Matter as Derived from Solution. The ASA-CSSASSSA International Annual Meetings (November 6-10, 2005), Salt Lake
City, UT.
31
Laor, Y., Ravid, U., Kapua, Sh., Baybikov, R.**, and I. Halachmi (2006).
Using HS-SPME-GC-MS analysis to characterize malodors associated
with livestock and poultry operations. ISRANALITICA 2006, The 9th
Annual Meeting of the Israel Analytical Chemistry (January 17-18, 2006).
p. 28.
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Y. Laor, J. Koziel, L. Cai, and U. Ravid (2006). Characterization of dairy
manure odor using headspace solid phase microextraction and
multidimensional gas chromatography - mass spectrometry - olfactometry
analysis. Agricultural Air Quality Conf. in Potomac, Maryland near
Washington DC, June 5-8, 2006.
33
D. Tweg**, Y. Laor, U. Ravid, Y. Chen, R. Baybikov, Sh. Kapua, and I.
Halachmi (2006). Methodological study of headspace solid phase
microextraction GC/MS analysis of odors associated with livestock
manure and municipal wastewater sludge. Agricultural Air Quality Conf.
in Potomac, Maryland near Washington DC, June 5-8, 2006.
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Y. Laor, J. Koziel, L. Cai, U. Ravid, R. Baybikov**, I. Halachmi, Sh.
Kapua (2006). Chemical-olfactory characterization of livestock odor.
Annual conference of the Israeli Society of Ecology and Environmental
Quality Sciences (ISEEQS), Haifa, June 26-27, 2006.
35
Raviv, M., Aviani, I. and Laor, Y. (2006). The changing needs with time
for mineral nutrition of an organic stone fruit orchard under
Mediterranean conditions. ASHS Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
HortScience 41:997.
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Raviv, M., Aviani, I. and Y. Laor (2007). The changing needs with time
for mineral nutrition of an organic stone fruit orchard under
Mediterranean conditions. HORTSCIENCE 41 (4): 997-997 JUL 2006
37
Raviv, M., Medina, Sh., Krasnovsky, A., Cnaan, H., Laor, Y., Aviani, I.,
Saadi, I. Production of olive mill waste compost and its use in growing
media: Challenges and solutions. Presented at the International
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Conference on New Technologies for the Treatment and Valorization of
Agro Byproducts. 3-5 October 2007, Terni, Italy
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Laor, Y. and Raviv, M. Viable solutions for olive mill wastewater in
Israel: Some economical, environmental and practical considerations.
Presented at the International Conference on New Technologies for the
Treatment and Valorization of Agro Byproducts. 3-5 October 2007, Terni,
Italy.
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Borisover, M., Yael, Y., Parparov, A., Lado, M. Excitation-Emission
Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Natural Organic Matter in Lake Kinneret
and its Catchment Basin. Presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the
Israel Analytical Chemistry Society, ISRANALYTICA 2008, January 2223, 2008, Tel Aviv, Israel (given within the framework of the The First
Israel-Italy Binational Symposium on Water and Environmental
Analysis).
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Laor, Y., Orenstein, P., Baybikov, R**., and U. Ravid. 2008. A screening
test for field and resident odor assessors. WEF/A&WMA Odor and Air
Emissions Conference. April 6-9, Arizona, USA.
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Koziel, J.A., Yang, X., Culter, T., Zhang, S., Zimmerman, J., Hoff, S.J.,
Jenks, W., van Leeuwen, H., Laor, Y., Ravid, U., Armon, R. 2008.
Treatment of livestock odor and pathogens with UV photocatalysis.
AgEng 2008, June 23-25, Hersonissos, Crete, Grece.
V. Final Research Reports
1
Rebhun, M., Sabbah, I., Laor, Y., Gerstl. Z. Sorption and Release of
Petroleum Derived Pollutants in the Groundwater Subsurface as a Mean for
Remediation of Contaminated Sites. Summary Report 1996-98 on Research
Project No. 015 033 of the Water Research Institute - Technion.
2
Graber, E.R., Ronen, D., Elhanany, S., Laor, Y., Sorek, Sh, Yakirevich, A.
Assessment of Aquifer Contamination in the Nahalat Itzhak Area – Tel
Aviv. Vol. I – text, Vol. II – Figures, Vol. III – Appendices. Israel Water
Commission, Project No. 99-4-607.
3
Borisover, M. Laor, Y., Saadi, I., Bukhanovskaya, N. (2004). Wastewater
treatment monitoring using fluorescence spectroscopy and assessment of
pollutant transport assisted by effluent dissolved organic matter. Final
Report. Submitted to the Chief Scientist, Ministry of Environment.
4
Borisover, M. Laor, Y., Saadi, I., Bukhanovskaya, N. (2006). Using
fluorescence spectroscopy for DOM characterization in the lower Kishon
river - A new strategy to monitor the impact of effluents discharge on river
quality. Final Report. Submitted to the Chief Scientist, Ministry of
Environment.
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5
Borisover M., Laor, Y., Parparov, A., Teltsch, B., Limoni-Relis, B.,
Bukhanovskay, N., Lado, M., Saadi, I. (2007). Using Fluorescence
Spectroscopy for Description of Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) in Lake
Kinneret and its Catchment Basin. Final Report. Submitted to the Israel
Water Commission (summarizing research for 2005-2007).
6
Laor, Y., Halachmi, I., Ravid, U., Kapua, Sh., Baybikov, R. (2007).
Characterization of farmstead odors and development of a model to define
odor offensiveness. Final Report. Submitted to the Chief Scientist, Ministry
of Environmental Protection (summarizing research for 2004-2006).
VI. Other Technical Publications
1
Raviv, M., Laor, Y. (2007). Olive Mill Waste Composting Manual.
Prepared In conjunction with MERC project: “Recycling of olive mill wastes
by combining a composting system aside a wastewater treatment scheme”
M25-946.
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