Passive samplers represent an innovative monitoring tool for the time-integrated measurement
of bioavailable contaminants in water and sediment. Passive sampling technology is proving
to be a reliable, robust and cost-effective tool that could be used in monitoring programmes
across Europe. These devices are now being considered as a part of an emerging strategy
for monitoring a range of priority and emerging pollutants.
However, a number of problems still need to be solved and there is an urgent need
to harmonise work in this area, and to bring together the disparate research groups
to develop sound validation procedures for all aspects of the use of passive sampling devices,
including laboratory calibration, handling, field deployment,
chemical or toxicological analysis and data interpretation.
The NORMAN expert group meeting on passive sampling of emerging pollutants was organised
as a satellite workshop of the 3rd International Passive Sampling Workshop and Symposium
(IPSW 2009;
www.animaracio.com/ipsw2009 ), held in Prague, Czech Republic. The meeting was held on May 27, 2009.
Organiser:
VUVH Slovak Water Research (SK)
contact :
Branislav Vrana
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