Within the scientific and cultural activities of the second semester for the Department of Chemical Engineering for the academic year 2018-2019, Dr. Basma Basem from the Ministry of Education delivered a lecture entitled: Biological treatment for textile wastewater. The presentation was provided inside the Al-Khwarizmi Hall on Thursday 11-4-2019 in the presence of the head of chemical engineering department; Asst. Prof. Dr. Khalid Ajami Sukkar, in addition to the scientific deputy and the administrative deputy of the head of department and the heads of the branches with a number of staff from the department and the postgraduate students. This workshop located within the framework of the series of seminars held by the Department of Chemical Engineering / University of Technology. Dr. Basma Basem Hamid – Ph.D. Environmental Engineering – was hosted by the General Directorate of Educational Planning. The biological treatment of industrial wastewater was identified in general, with special emphasis on the textile factories. In addition, a part of the results of her doctoral thesis was presented, specifically on the use of restricted and free

microorganisms to target the effective blue dye used in Kadhimiya textile factory.