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Wageningen, The Netherlands

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:31:16 GMT

7-10 Jan 2008
SENSE course S131 - Special Topics in Ecotoxicology 2008 - Theme: Bioassays and bioindication
The course will be about principles, validation, application and pitfalls of in vitro and in vivo bioassays and bio-indication at the individual (biomarkers) and ecosystem level.
The set-up of the course includes two lectures followed by some theoretical exercise in the morning and the same in the afternoon. The course will start with the introduction of a case study that will be further discussed and elaborated on the last day of the course. In addition, participants will be asked to bring examples of research in the field of bioassays and bio-indication from their own institute.
Draft course programme and information for registration (39 kB)

Barcelona, Spain

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:21:28 GMT

7-8 Feb 2008
Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Screening and Trace Level Quantitation in Environmental and Food Samples
Following the success of the first and second international workshops on Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for screening and trace level quantitation in environmental and food samples (CSIC, Barcelona, 2005 and 2006) and the third Canadian Annual workshop on LC/MS and LC/MS/MS applications in environmental analysis (University of Guelph, Canada, 2007) this fourth International workshop has as a main objective to evaluate practical aspects of the usefulness of tandem mass spectrometric techniques for screening and quantitation of organic contaminants in the environmental and food samples, with particular attention to the following topics:

Advantages of triple quadrupoles and hybrid MS like Q-linear ion trap and Q TOF in the quantitative determinations of complex environmental and food samples. Additional confirmation/information obtained from the accurate mass determination of the TOF/ Q-TOF-MS and Orbitrap technology versus triple quadrupoles
Advanced sample preparation technologies for food and environmental analysis like the use of molecularly imprinted polymers and other selective SPE cartridges, including on-line pre-column technology coupled to LC/tandem MS
Large number of applications in environmental analysis, basically water and soil/sediment, and food, like fruits and vegetables, juices and meat.
Broad range of contaminants and their degradates

Deadline for registration and abstract submission: December 15^th, 2007. For further information and registration go to http://www.cid.csic.es/barcelona2008/objectives.htm

Nîmes, France

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:12:31 GMT

19-20 Feb 2008
International Conference on Pharmaceuticals Products in the environment: trends towards lowering occurrence and impact
The conference is organised by Ecole des Mines d'Alès, ARMINES, EPFIA and SCI as part of the EU-funded project KNAPPE. The KNAPPE project aims to identify the relevant priority actions to be taken in order to reduce presence, impacts and risk of pharmaceutical products in environmental waters. The programme of the conference will focus on the following topics: Pharmaceuticals degradation by-products (fate of metabolites in STPs and their effects); Practical approaches for environmental stewardship for pharmaceuticals; Regulatory perspectives; Trends in industrial practices and environmental management. For further information see the 1^st Announcement and Call for papers (294 kB) and Registration Form (33 kB).

Tübingen, Germany

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:12:17 GMT

3-4 Mar 2008
Organic Pollutants in the environment: from exposure towards (eco-)toxicological effects
The workshop is organised in the framework Aquaterra KNOWMAN course on organic pollutants.
Quantification and understanding of the distribution and fate of organic pollutants is essential for evaluating their effects on the environment and consequences in the soil-sediment-ground and surface water system including floodplains. The category of organic pollutants includes persistent ones (POP) and --with some overlap-- also emerging contaminants. The course aims to display, evaluate and discuss sources and distribution patterns of these contaminants as well as their environmental effects. These include storage and mobility within and between compartments as well as toxicological hazards for ecosystems and humans.
Draft programme and information for submission of abstracts Draft programme and information for submission of abstracts (79 kB)

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:35:03 GMT

1 Apr 2008
3rd ATHON Open Workshop - Mixture Toxicity Test design, case studies and risk assessment
This thematic one-day workshop on MIXTURE TOXICITY is in the framework of the FP6 EU-ATHON project. The workshop, which will be held on the campus of the VU University, will focus on various aspects of mixture toxicity and will include a morning session with five outstanding speakers who will give talks introducing mixtures, discussing important aspects of mixture toxicity test design, risk assessment plus two mixture toxicity case studies. An interactive afternoon program is planned with participants joining one of three groups chaired by prominent scientists who will lead interactive discussion on mixture toxicity related topics.
Flyer and registration form.

Brussels, Belgium

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:22:02 GMT

17-18 Apr 2008
Workshop on research projects on the safety of nanomaterials: reviewing the knowledge gaps
The main objectives of this workshop, organised by the European Commission - Directorate G - Industrial Technologies, are:

to increase interactions between researchers in order to enhance networking across Europe and abroad
to improve communication of the results of research to risk assessment bodies and other interested parties, providing with sound science-based data that may be use for elaborating opinions and scientific advice to policy makers
to examine the current knowledge in the area to review, if need be, the priorities in safety of nanomaterials' research.

Together with researchers involved in FP projects, there will be also invited representatives of different risk assessment and risk management related bodies as well as policy makers from Commission services and from other governments, international bodies and industry.
The participation is free but limited due to logistic constrains. Interested participants are invited to confirm their availability as soon as possible to Ruggero.spalletta --at-- ec.europa.eu
Draft agenda of the workshop. Further information including a finalised agenda will be sent out soon.

Lisbon, Portugal

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:09:35 GMT

27-30 Apr 2008
Risk, Uncertainty and Decision Analysis for Nanomaterials: Environmental Risks and Benefits and Emerging Consumer Products
The NATO workshop will focus on recent advances in nanotechnology that may have environmental and health implications (e.g., benefits, risks and costs). The workshop has five primary purposes:

Identify and describe what is known about the risks and approaches to assess the safety and environmental risks of nanomaterials.
Outline environmental applications in the context of emerging consumer products, pollution prevention, risk reduction, and remediation.
Assess the suitability of multicriteria decision analysis for reconciliation of benefits and risks of nanotechnology.
Direct future research in nanomaterial and environmental sciences to address the emerging issues associated with nanotechnology in general and specifically with emerging nano-enabled consumer products.
Identify strategies for users in developing countries to best manage this emerging technology and its associated risks.

More information is available at http://www.risk-trace.com/portugal2008/index.php

York, UK

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:37:31 GMT

28-29 Apr 2008
Environmental Stewardship of Pharmaceutical Products and Policy Instruments
The workshop is organised as part of the programme of the EU-funded KNAPPE project (Knowledge and Need Assessment of Pharmaceutical Products in Environmental Waters), which is aimed at identifying the relevant priority actions to be taken in order to reduce the presence, impacts and risk of Pharmaceutical Products (PPs) in environmental waters. The objective of this workshop is to explore:

Ways in which the impact of PPs on the environment can be reduced at all stages in their lifecycle.
Approaches to monitor the impact of PPs on the environment post-authorisation.
The design of policy instruments to limit discharge of PPs into the water environment.

The programme for the event will consist of keynote addresses from Prof. David Taylor, AstraZeneca, Dr Christian Daughton, US EPA and Dr Kornelia Grein, EMEA (tbc), as well as parallel breakout sessions to facilitate the exchange of ideas and data and suggest future actions.
Flyer and registration form.

Idstein, Germany

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:42:32 GMT

26-28 Jun 2008
1st INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP - Fluorinated Surfactants: New Developments
The main objective of the workshop is to bring together specialists from around the world in order to present and discuss new developments regarding synthesis, behaviour and fate of fluorinated surfactants. Due to the environmental problems perceived with the ongoing use of some fluorinated surfactants, this workshop especially addresses new developments towards more environmentally friendly compounds. Besides research regarding synthesis, performance testing and degradation studies, environmental processes and regulation will be given significant space in this workshop.
Deadline for registration:Mayl 15st, 2008.
Second Announcement. For further information and registration go to http://pft.fh-fresenius.de

Birmingham, UK

Mon, 19 May 2008 12:20:34 GMT

17-22 Aug 2008
28th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (Dioxin 2008)
The programme of the conference will cover all aspects of dioxins, "Stockholm" POPs, brominated flame retardants, perfluorinated chemicals, and "emerging" contaminants. Sampling and Analysis; Sources, Environmental Transport and Fate; Environmental Levels and Trends; Human Exposure (Dietary and Non-Dietary); Effects (Toxicology, Epidemiology) and Control Strategies will be addressed as cross-cutting themes.
Potential Special Topics will include: Chiral and Natural Halogenated Compound; Contaminated Sites, Case studies; Remediation, Risk, and Policies; Emerging & "Re-emerging" Contaminants; PCBs in Indoor Atmospheres: Sources, Exposure & Remediation.
Further information and registration at http://www.dioxin2008.org/

Thessaloniki, Greece

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:56:02 GMT

24-29 Aug 2008
European Aerosol Conference
The 2008 European Aerosol Conference is organized, under the auspices of the European Aerosol Assembly (EAA), by the Hellenic Association for Aerosol Research (HAAR). In this EAC 2008 special emphasis will be put on the topic "Nanoparticles" with sessions on the following topics:

Fundamentals and measurement of engineered nanoparticles
Charged nanoparticles and deposition
Health effects and environmental impact of engineered nanoparticles
Application of nanoparticles
Gas phase synthesis of Nanoparticles
Structuring of engineered nanoparticles
Process Monitoring
Worker Protection

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 4 February 2008.
More information about the conference at the page http://www.eac2008.org/

Bucharest - Romania

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:21:50 GMT

3-5 Sep 2008
International ESTROM Conference
ESTROM is an interdisciplinary cooperative pro-gramme between Romania and Switzerland during 2004–2007. The Conference will present contribu-tions of the ESTROM projects concerning contaminants in waters of Romania, monitoring and mitigation of pollution and implementation of respective measures. These results will be put in the context of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD). The proposed sessions will cover the following topics:

The biological and hydromorphological dimension of the EU WFD for the achievement of the good ecological status
The chemical dimension of the EU WFD:
- Heavy metal pollution by mining and metal production industries - Impacts on rivers, soils and humans
- Organic contaminants, dangerous substances in drinking water: comparison with the Rhine River Basin
Sediments, mercury, persistent and polar organic pollutants
Biogeochemistry, greenhouse gases, impacts of climate change. Integrated water management in the Lower Danube River Basin and the EU WFD

For registration and submission of abstracts go to http://www.estrom.ch/
Download conference flyer (second circular _ March 2008) and conference programme.

Torino, Italy

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:09:46 GMT

16-20 Sep 2008
2nd EuCheMS Chemistry Congress
The EuCheMS Division Chemistry and Environment will organise a Water Pollutants Symposium on September 19-20. Keynote Speaker Prof. Fritz Frimmel with a presentation on "Reading the Foot-Prints of Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment. Where Can this Lead to?" Presentation of the Environment session on Water Pollutants.
Deadline for online submission of abstracts: 31st March 2008 at http://www.euchems-torino2008.it/site/call_for_abstracts.asp
For more information go to: http://www.euchems-torino2008.it/site/home.asp

Koblenz, Germany

Mon, 26 May 2008 08:27:59 GMT

22-24 Sep 2008
Water Framework Directive in relation to Priority and Emerging Pollutants
The international workshop 'Water Framework Directive in relation to Priority and Emerging Pollutants', which will be held at the BfG (Federal Institute of Hydrology), is organised in the frame of the EU KEYBIOEFFECTS and MODELKEY projects. The workshop will focus on the implementation aspects and consequences of the European Water Framework Directive in relation to priority and emerging pollutants. This workshop will highlight strategies to assess and manage environmental issues in European and North American river systems and how these techniques can be applied for the implementation of the WFD.
Deadline for abstract submission is 2 June 2008. Further information and registration at http://www.modelkey.ufz.de/index.php?en=10629

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Mon, 26 May 2008 09:17:39 GMT

23-26 Sep 2008
3rd joint meeting of the German Language Branch of SETAC (SETAC GLB) and GDCh
The conference will deal with new problematic substances in the environment - Detection, Effects and Solutions. The scope comprises pharmaceuticals, personal care products, nanoparticles, halogenated flame retardants, per- and polyfluorinated compounds, heavy metals, pesticides, endocrine disruptors, fuel additives, secondary organic aerosols and other compounds that might be present in the enviromnent for decades but have only recently become suspect. More information can be found at http://www.setac-glb.de
The meeting will be held in German language.

Brussels, Belgium

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:30:54 GMT

2-3 Oct 2008
2nd Annual Nanotechnology "Safety for Success" Dialogue Workshop
The workshop, organised by Directorate-General for Health and Consumers of the European Commission will bring together scientists, risk assessors, public authorities, industry, and consumer and environmental NGOs to examine and discuss the scientific state-of-the-art, regulation, international developments, risk governance, communication, and to identify appropriate means to strengthen guidance in support of the safe, integrated, and responsible development of nanotechnologies.
When pre-registering you will be asked to complete a short survey on the best ways to insure an appropriate implementation of the legislation and to improve communication between stakeholders. Your input will serve as the starting point for the discussions during the workshop.
Deadline for registration: 19 September.
More details on the workshop and registration at http://www.nano-safety-for-success.eu/
or directly at http://www.nano-safety-for-success.eu/nano/default.aspx

Würzburg, Germany

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:17:44 GMT

15-17 Oct 2008
4th European Detergents Conference
This conference is hosted on equal parts by the Division of Detergents Chemistry of the German Chemical Society GDCh and of Sepawa, the association of the soap, perfume, and detergent experts. Topics starting from raw materials over formulation technologies up to marketing and health and safety aspects are discussed during the conference.
More information is available in the call for papers (444 kB)

Marseille, France

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:46:16 GMT

22-25 Oct 2008
5th European Conference on Pesticides and Related Organic Micropollutants in the Environment - 11th Symposium on Chemistry and Fate of Modern Pesticides
The congress will be organised in four sessions, with plenary lectures given by outstanding scientists.
The programme will include as main topics:

Analytical techniques and application
Pesticides behaviour in the environment
Levels of pesticide residues in water, soil and air
Quality of agricultural products
Transportation, Fate Models and Regulations
Ecotoxicity and environmental risk assessment
Environmental Protection and remediation techniques
Advanced oxidation processes
Environmental Effects and Toxicity
Micropollutants in aquaculture
Environmental Education

Call for abstracts: deadline for submission: 31st August.
For more information go to: http://www.univ-provence.fr/document.php?project=pesticides_2008

Grenoble, France

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:37:24 GMT

3-7 Nov 2008
International Conference on Safe production and use of nanomaterials
This conference is organised by the Integrated NANOSAFE2 project, funded by the European Commission under FP6. The conference is intended to present, on the one hand, the main results issued from the project and, on the other hand, to make known the major progress and projections in the domain of the safe production and use of nanomaterials. The topics of the conference include:

Exposure issues
Characterisation, detection and monitoring
Filtration and personal protection
Toxicology
Life cycle analysis
Secure industrial production
Safety parameters evaluation
Standardisation, regulations.

Deadline for submission of abstracts: July 30, 2008. More information at http://www.nanosafe.org

Girona, Spain

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:45:48 GMT

3-6 Dec 2008
9th European Meeting on Environmental Chemistry - EMEC9
Organised on behalf of the European Association of Chemistry and the Environment (ACE), the 9th European Meeting on Environmental Chemistry (EMEC9) will be a meeting point to debate and exchange knowledge and experiences concerning environmental chemistry. It will give different scientific groups from a range of related disciplines an opportunity to work together. The main topics of interest include:

Atmospheric chemistry
Aquatic and marine chemistry
Soil chemistry
Soil - water - atmospheric systems
Biogeochemical cycling
Ecotoxicology
Pollutant chemistry
Emerging contaminants
Analytical methods for environmental science
Clean technologies and green chemistry
Waste treatment and management
Water treatment and reuse

More information on the EMEC website at http://www.udg.edu/deqata/mma/emec9

Paphos, Cyprus

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:29:12 GMT

11-13 Mar 2009
International Conference XENOWAC 2009 - Xenobiotics in the Urban Water Cycle
This conference is organised in the framework of the European Commission Cost Action 636 Xenobiotics in the Urban Water Cycle. The topics of the conference include:

Identification and control of sources and fluxes of xenobiotics
Technical treatment methods and systems (biological, physicochemical, hybrid, new technologies; non-selective or selective) - the possibility of adapting old systems as well as implementing new technologies for xenobiotic removal - optimisation of treatment strategies for total elimination of micro-pollutants.
Impact assessment (bioassays, new tests, impact models, complex mixtures, risk analyses)
Analytical issues - (sampling and sample preparation, innovative methods for water samples, sediments and suspended matter, identification of transformation products, quality assurance and quality control)
Mitigation measures

Deadline for submission of abstracts: July 15, 2008. More information at http://www.xenowac2009.com/

Istanbul, Turkey

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:47:08 GMT

16-22 March 2009
5^th World Water Forum - Bridging divides for water
The World Water Forum, organised every three years by the World Water Council in close collaboration with the authorities of the hosting country, is the largest international event in the field of water. It primarily serves four main purposes:

To raise the importance of water on the political agenda
To support the deepening of discussions towards the solution of international water issues in the 21st century
To formulate concrete proposals and bring their importance to the world's attention
To generate political commitment.

The successive editions of the World Water Forum have served as stepping-stones towards global collaboration on water problems. The Forum offers the water community and decision-makers from all over the world the unique opportunity to make recommendations for ensuring the security of water resources in the different parts of the world.
For more details go to http://www.worldwaterforum5.org/

Koblenz, Germany

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:39:24 GMT

21-22 April 2009
Water Framework Directive and Emerging Pollutants - Measures to minimise river contamination by WWTP discharges
The Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG) will organise this two-day international workshop on the consequences of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) in relation to measures for minimising the contamination of rivers with priority and emerging pollutants.
Based on the outcomes of the EU Neptune project, this workshop will highlight how to implement sustainable technical solutions for wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) as well as source control measures to minimise contamination of waterways with priority and emerging pollutants.
The workshop will allow researchers, governments, industry and other stakeholders to discuss the upgrading of existing municipal processes and the application of innovative techniques.
For further information see Flyer First announcement.

Moscow, Russia

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:57:32 GMT

18-22 May 2009
17th International Conference on Environmental Bioindicators
The conference is organised by the International Society of Environmental Bioindicators (ISEBI) in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Commission on Bioindicators, International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS), the International Society for Pathophysiology, the Russian Society for Mass Spectrometry and the Moscow State Lomonosov University.
The conference theme is on "Global Indicators".
For further information go to
http://www.bioindicators.org/AnnualConferences/2009inMoscowRussia/tabid/129/Default.aspx

Brussels, Belgium

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:23:58 GMT

19-20 May 2009
EFCA's second symposium - Ultrafine Particles: Sources, Effects, Risks, Mitigation Strategies
The first international EFCA symposium on Ultrafine Particles (UFP) was held in 2007. EFCA's main reason for this initiative was that it is still uncertain what the preferred metrics are for air quality aspects and the protection of human health against the effects of particulate matter.
The symposium made clear that this field comprises more than just the finest fraction of atmospheric Particulate Matter (PM). The rapid development of Nanotechnology and the many applications in a variety of fields also creates a potential risk, primarily in the domain of occupational health and consumer safety. Though a different policy field, the questions which are to be answered by scientists on exposure and health effects are similar and require the same methodologies.
For further information go to http://efca.net/index.php?page=ufp-2-details

Copenhagen, Denmark

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:07:42 GMT

20-22 May 2009
5th Copenhagen Workshop on Endocrine Disrupters - Ubiquitous endocrine disrupters and possible human health effects
This workshop, mainly supported by the Danish Ministry of the Environment and the Danish Ministry of Health and Prevention, is intended to facilitate an exchange of information and views both within the scientific community and with experts engaged in regulation and policymaking.
The focus will be on possible effects of exposures to endocrine disrupters present in our everyday life e.g. in our food, consumer products and our homes. The role of mixed exposures and links between effects in laboratory animals and observations in wildlife and humans will also be addressed. Both effects on reproduction and non-reproductive organs will be discussed.
For further information go to http://www.reproduction.dk/cow2009/index.htm

Prague, Czech Republic

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:54:01 GMT

27-30 May 2009
3rd International Passive Sampling Workshop and Symposium (IPSW 2009)
Sessions will be assigned to the following key topics reflecting the development and application of passive samplers in air, sediments/soils and water:

Hydrophobic compounds
Volatile and semi-volatile compounds
Metals, inorganic compounds
Hydrophilic compounds
Development of novel passive sampling devices
Environmental applications and monitoring with passive samplers
Toxicity assessment-based on passive sampling methods
Key aspects for QA/QC, accreditation, data treatment and interpretation
Environmental Policy and Strategy for passive samplers.

IPSW 2009 will host several satellite workshops. An expert group meeting dedicated to passive sampling techniques for monitoring emerging pollutants will be organised by NORMAN, the network of reference laboratories and related organisations for monitoring and bio-monitoring of emerging environmental pollutants. In addition, the First Passive Sampling Intercalibration study (1st IPSIC) will be performed in 2009. This initiative will support QA/QC issues for the broader use of passive sampling techniques. These meetings will be linked to IPSW 2009 and will form a valuable part of the conference.

Call for papers open until February 28, 2009. For more details, go to http://animaracio.com/ipsw2009 (see also First announcement [177 kB])

Göteborg, Sweden

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:18:08 GMT

00-04 June 2009
SETAC Europe 2009 - Session on environmental specimen banking
The first environmental specimen banks were established over thirty years ago. Since then the number of Environmental Specimen banks is rising. However, few people know about ESB activities and their tremendous potential for environmental monitoring. Specimen banking is particularly valuable for providing research materials for retrospective study of environmental conditions, and for future verification of analytical results (quality assurance). With the increased interest in emerging chemicals of concern and the present emphasis on climate change, the value of such programmes for establishing timelines and historical patterns of environmental contaminants is being recognised and is resulting in the development of environmental specimen banking programmes world-wide.
This session aims to bring together researchers from established environmental specimen banking programmes in Europe, North America, and Asia to present and discuss the latest results regarding temporal changes in concentrations of emerging contaminants in their regions through use of banked specimens. In addition, we welcome presentations on the design of new specimen banking programmes. ESB sessions at SETAC and other scientific communities can establish a network of players in the banking arena and promote the ESB idea to science and environmental protection.

Deadline for abstract submission is 1 December 2008. For more details go to http://goteborg.setac.eu

San Francisco, California, USA

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:13:27 GMT

08-10 June 2009
Micropol and Ecohazard Conference 2009
In June 2007, the Micropol & Ecohazard 2007 Conference in Germany provided an international platform for drinking water and wastewater engineers, environmental chemists, water and wastewater utility managers, hydrogeologists, and ecotoxicologists to discuss the effects of micropollutants and hazardous substances and their removal from water systems. For this new edition of the conference the International Water Association (IWA) has partnered with the Groundwater Resources Association of California (GRA) for the organisation of this three-day event on the latest developments in the detection, risk assessment, treatment and regulation of micropollutants and hazardous substances in water systems. The topics of the conference include:

Environmental Chemistry
Toxicity and Risk Assessment
Wastewater Treatment and Water Reuse
Drinking Water Treatment
Regulations and Management
Emerging Issues (Nanotechnology related industrial applications and environmental implications).

Call for papers is open until 15 October. For more details go to http://www.grac.org/micropol.asp

Amherst, Massachussetts, US

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:01:12 GMT

09-11 June 2009
International Conference on the Environmental Implications and Applications of Nanotechnology
This conference, organised by the UMass Environmental Institute and U.S. EPA, will address the full range of environmental implications and applications of manufactured nanomaterials and nanotechnology, from state-of-the-art research to emerging technologies to full-scale case studies. The topics of the conference include:

Characterisation, Detection, and Analysis of Nanomaterials
Green Nanotechnology
Nano Regulatory and Policy Issues
Bioavailability, Toxicity, and Exposure
Environmental Fate and Transport
Pollution Control and Remediation.

Abstracts should be submitted online by November 1, 2008 (platform presentations) or by April 30, 2009 (poster presentations). Complete details and information at
http://www.umass.edu/tei/conferences/NanoConference/

Stockholm, Sweden

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:10:13 GMT

14-17 June 2009
ICCE 2009 - 12^th EuChemMS International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment
This conference invites oral and poster contributions illustrating the importance of a range of priority, novel issues related to chemicals and the environment. Particularly welcome are presentations on emerging issues for all sessions. The topics of the conference include:

Analytical methodology
Atmospheric chemistry
Sustainable chemistry
Inorganic environmental chemistry
Organic environmental chemistry
Chemical environmental toxicology
In-silico tools in chemical risk assessment
Chemistry in art and monument conservation
Regulations and Management

Call for papers is open until March 15, 2009. For more details go to http://www.chemsoc.se/sidor/KK/icce2009.htm

Maastricht, Netherlands

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:38:40 GMT

24-25 June 2009
Final Conference of the EU FP6 SOCOPSE project - Future Approach to Priority and Emerging Substances in European Waters
You are welcome to attend the SOCOPSE final conference free of charge. The overall objective of the SOCOPSE project is to support the implementation process for the Water Framework Directive (WFD) by providing guidelines and decision support tools for the management of priority pollutants (PP).
The conference will give an overview of the project results and discuss the next generation of river basin management plans with a special focus on Priority and Emerging Substances in Europe and how to plan for reduced emission of these substances into the aquatic environment.
Topics for discussion:

Do we have the right information, data and guidelines for planning cost-effective measures?
What can be learned from the six European case studies in the first water management cycle according to the Water Framework Directive?

Flyer First announcement [1019 kB]. For more details go to http://www.socopse.eu

Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:42:07 GMT

4-7 Aug 2009
2nd International Conference on Occurrence, Fate, Effects, and Analysis of Emerging Contaminants in the Environment
In March 2007, the first EmCon conference (EmCon2007) was held in York (United Kingdom). Because of the remarkable success of the 2007 conference and the numerous advances made within the topic of emerging contaminants, we invite you to attend EmCon2009 in Fort Collins, Colorado. This four-day event will focus on the most recent developments and findings concerning the occurrence, fate, effects, and analysis of Emerging Contaminants in the Environment. Flyer of the conference [291 kB].
Abstracts must be submitted before February 1, 2009. . For further information go to http://www.emcon2009.com

Paasitorni, Helsinki, Finland

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:33:12 GMT

26-29 Aug 2009
4th International Conference on Nanotechnology - Occupational and Environmental Health
The NanOEH2009 Conference is the fourth in a series of meetings arranged previously in Taiwan (2007), the United States (2005), and the United Kingdom (2004). The Conference will discuss global health and safety issues surrounding engineered nanoparticles and nanotechnologies, especially in connection with occupational and environmental health. The workplace represents a critical interface between people and nanotechnology, and an area where potential impact needs to be understood and managed. In the future, it is also likely that even wider distribution of these particles may have significant effects on organisms in different compartments of the environment. The potential effects of engineered nanoparticles on the ecosystem must thus also be considered in order to assure the safety of humans and the environment.
The conference will also provide insights into the latest research results and actions to assure the safety and thereby the future success of nanotechnologies.
For further information go to http://www.ttl.fi/Internet/English/Information/International+meetings+and+symposia/Nanoeh2009/

Vienna, Austria

Tue, 12 May 2009 07:42:54 GMT

6-9 Sep 2009
4th International Conference on the Environmental Effects of Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials
While the production of nanomaterials is undergoing exponential growth, their effects on biota, their environmental fate and behaviour are still only partially understood. This conference, organised by the University of Vienna, is the fourth in a series of very successful meetings in London and Birmingham. Among the conference topics:

Chemical and physical properties of manufactured or natural nanoparticles
Environmental behaviour, fate, interaction and biogeochemistry
Toxicological, ecotoxicological and biological effects
Detection, characterization, measurement, monitoring and bioassays
Environmental risk assessment, life cycle analysis, modelling
Regulation, legislation, policy and public perception of nanotechnology.

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 1^st June 2009. For further information go to http://nano2009.univie.ac.at.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:13:19 GMT

14-15 Oct 2009
Analysis of perfluorinated compounds - advances and challenges
The workshop covers the following topics:

Sampling
Extraction and clean-up (incl. matrix effects)
Instrumental analysis
Quantification
Analysis and quantification of linear and branched isomers
Blank problems in sampling and analysis
QA/QC (incl. results from the two recent PFC interlaboratory studies)

More details are available in the workshop programme [101 kB]. Subscription should take place before 1 October 2009, by using the form included in the workshop programme [101 kB].
The workshop is organized by QUASIMEME and co-organized by Prof. Bert van Bavel (Orebro University), Dr. Michiel Kotterman (IMARES) and Dr. Stefan van Leeuwen (Institute for Environmental Studies - VU University).

Leipzig, Germany

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:43:34 GMT

1-2 Dec 2009
Final MODELKEY conference - How to assess the impact of key pollutants in aquatic ecosystems
The conference will present latest findings of MODELKEY on an integrated level as well as individual results in the following sessions:

evidence of toxic stress on biological quality elements;
from priority pollutants to key pollutants causing toxic stress;
bioavailability and bioaccumulation linking contamination and biological effects;
evidences of multiple stress in aquatic ecosystems;
integrated approaches for site-specific risk assessment;
suggestions for surveillance and investigative monitoring;
new integrated tools for risk assessment and decision making on a basin scale.

In addition, invited keynote speakers will present the latest developments in MODELKEY-related fields. Besides this, a "DSS corner" to test the final prototype of the MODELKEY Decision Support System will be available throughout the conference.
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 15 September 2009. For further information go to http://www.modelkey.ufz.de/conference.

Ispra, Italy

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:08:01 GMT

9-10 December 2009
Pan-European Monitoring Campaigns - Experiences and Perspectives
This workshop will present the experiences gained so far in the pan-European monitoring campaigns organised by JRC, FATE EUMORE (surface waters) and FATE-GROWS (groundwater) and the forthcoming campaigns, FATE-SEES on effluents and sewage sludge and FATE-COMES on compost and bio-wastes.
The aim of the workshop is to discuss in particular the shortcomings and the way how to develop this tool further for substance-specific applications including aspects of temporal and spatial representativeness. The workshop is indeed organized as discussion platform with a very limited number of key presentations. Some of questions to be answered by the workshop are:

What are the experiences that could be learned from the pan-European monitoring exercises done so far?
What is the potential of a non-probabilistic pan-European monitoring approach for emerging pollutants?
Can pan-European monitoring campaigns be conducted in a regular way and can samples be time-capsuled, e.g. using specimen banks?
What are topics of ongoing and for future activities in this context?
Can pan-European monitoring datasets be used for modeling and can this evolve to an integrated assessment approach?
Can existing national monitoring resources be used more efficiently?

For further information you can download the "Rational of the Workshop".

Berlin, Germany

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:00:31 GMT

10 February 2010
20 Years of Research in the Field of Endocrine Disruptors & Pharmaceutical Compounds: Challenges and Solutions in the Water Sector
Awareness of the potential hazards posed by endocrine disrupting and pharmaceuticals compounds has led to intensive research programmes over the past 20 years. The performance of current water supply systems, urban drainage and wastewater treatment systems is suitable to solve conventional problems only. This one-day workshop organised by Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin and sponsored by VEOLIA Environment intends to review and discuss with leading international scientists the status of knowledge regarding the risks, impacts and available or future technical solutions for the water sector.
The deadline for registration is on 31 January 2010.
For any further information on programme and registration go to http://www.kompetenz-wasser.de/Kompetenzzentrum-Wasser-Berlin.1.0.html?&L=1&type=title%3DContact.

Barcelona, Spain

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:55:36 GMT

25-26 February 2010
6^th Annual LC/MS/MS workshop on environmental applications and food safety - Focus on Emerging substances
Following the success of previous 5 international workshops on Liquid Chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for screening and trace level quantitation in environmental and food samples, this annual workshop will address practical aspects of the usefulness of tandem mass spectrometric techniques for screening and quantitation of organic contaminants in the environmental and food samples. The following practical aspects will be discussed:

Advantages, comparison and complementarities of advanced tandem and hybrid MS instruments, such as QqLIT, QqTOF, Orbitrap in the quantitative and qualitative determination of complex environmental and food samples
Advanced sample preparation technologies for food and environmental analysis like the use of molecularly imprinted polymers and other selective SPE cartridges, including on-line pre-column technology coupled to LC/tandem MS
Large number of applications in environmental analysis, basically water and soil/sediment, and food, like fruits and vegetables, juices and meat
Broad range of contaminants and their degradation products.

Announcement and Call for Papers [144kB]. Deadline for registration and abstract submission: 15 January 2010. For more information go to http://www.cid.csic.es/barcelona2010/home.htm.

Ostend, Belgium

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:45:27 GMT

18-19 March 2010
Analysis of Chloroparaffines - Quasimeme workshop
Chlorinated paraffins are currently of utmost importance to the environmental analyst. They are being produced in high volumes, they are under discussion in UNEP to be possibly defined as persistent organic pollutant, and they need to be analysed by European countries within the Water Framework Directive. However, the analysis is far from validation, as the paraffins are highly complex. The purpose of this workshop on the analysis of chlorinated paraffines (CPs) is to discuss the available methods and where possible to improve the quality of the analysis of these contaminants. Also, the need for interlaboratory studies and certified reference materials will be discussed.
This workshop will be held at the Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models (MUMM) in Ostend, Belgium. This workshop is organised by QUASIMEME, in collaboration with the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) of the VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
More details are available in the workshop programme [103kB]. Subscription should take place before 1 March 2010 through the QUASIMEME website http:/www.quasimeme.org or by email to quasimeme@wur.nl

Lille, France

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:40:35 GMT

26-28 April 2010
Integrated River Basin Management under the Water Framework Directive (WFD) conference: action programmes and adaptation to climate changes
The conference will review technical challenges faced by Member States, stakeholder organisations and scientists, while developing the first River Basin Management Plan under the Water Framework Directive (WFD). It will focus on aspects of integration, looking at the way cross-sectoral and multidisciplinary co-operation has developed, and how emerging issues such as adaptation to climate changes will be considered in the future.
This event aims to be a forum of exchanges between policy-makers, stakeholders, and scientists on issues that are closely related to the implementation of EU water policies.
Discussions will hence not be limited to the WFD, but will open up to related policies concerning, for example, priority substances, groundwater, floods, climate change adaptation, etc. For further information go to http://www.WFDLille2010.org.

Seville, Spain

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:49:28 GMT

23-27 May 2010
SETAC Europe - 20th Annual Meeting - Science and Technology for Environmental Protection
The SETAC Europe Annual Meeting is Europe's biggest meeting on environmental toxicology and chemistry with more than 1500 presentations in parallel platform sessions and poster sessions, participants and scientific speakers from academia, business and government and a blend of scientists and practitioners, researchers and regulators all in attendance. The programme includes a session on Emerging Pollutants.
More information at http://seville.setac.eu/home/?contentid=181&pr_id=180

Idstein, Germany

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:25:10 GMT

17-19 Jun 2010
2nd INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP Fluorinated Surfactants: New Developments - Synthesis - Analysis - Fate - Regulation
The main objective of the workshop is to bring together specialists from around the world in order to present and discuss new developments regarding synthesis, behaviour, fate and risks of fluorinated surfactants. Due to the environmental problems perceived with the ongoing use of some fluorinated surfactants, this workshop especially addresses new developments towards more environmentally friendly compounds. Besides research regarding synthesis, performance testing and degradation studies, environmental processes and regulation will be given significant space in this workshop.

Deadline for Abstract submission: 5 April 2010.
Deadline for registration: 31 May 2010.
More details are available on the workshop website http://pft.hs-fresenius.de/.

Nürnberg, Germany

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:48:22 GMT

29-33 Aug 2010
3rd EUChems - Chemistry Congress
The 3rd EuCheMS Chemistry Congress will present the latest research in the core topic areas of chemistry, feature multidisciplinary programming, and highlight chemistry‘s impact on society. The scientific programme of the 3rd EuCheMS Chemistry Congress will consist of seven main symposia each subdivided into various thematically focused symposia. The “Resources and Environment” theme will run for 4 days and will be organised in the following symposia:

Environmental Analytical Sciences (1.5 days, from 31 August am until 1 September am)
Water and Food for an Increasing Population (1.5 days, from 1 September pm until 2 September pm)
Energy Research (1 day, 30 August).

Deadline for abstract submission: May 5, 2010. More information at http://www.euchems-congress2010.org/

Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:38:56 GMT

12-17 Sep 2010
TransCon2010 - International conference on Environmental transformation of organic compounds: Towards a joint perspective on the importance of transformation products as environmental contaminants
TransCon2010 will address the possible formation of stable, environmentally relevant transformation products. Sessions will cover experimental and model-based scientific methods to investigate and predict transformation processes, and to assess the environmental fate and toxicity of transformation products. The conference's aim is to develop a better scientific understanding of how much transformation products contribute to the overall chemical risk in the environment and of how to integrate this knowledge into chemical risk assessment procedures.
Abstracts: The deadline for submission of abstracts for poster and platform presentations is 16th April 2010.
Detailed information on the conference website: http://www.eawag.ch/medien/veranstaltungen/events/transcon2010/index_EN.

San Antonio, Texas

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:33:55 GMT

12-17 Sep 2010
30th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (Dioxin 2010)
Dioxin 2010 will offer a diverse scientific programme, encompassing many of the traditional topics and also addressing new and emerging topics. Ideas and proposals for scientific sessions are currently solicited. Proposed programme topics include amongst others:

Analysis: analysis of existing and emerging contaminants; advances in screening and confirmatory methods;
Sources, Fate and Transport, Environmental Monitoring: fate and transport of brominated and fluorinated compounds
Human Exposure: human exposure to brominated and fluorinated compounds;
Toxicology/Health; Risk, Regulations, and Clean up.

Further information and registration at http://www.dioxin2010.org/

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Thu, 06 May 2010 11:56:06 GMT

23-26 Sept 2010
NATO SfP 982590 project workshop - Characterisation of hazardous chemical contamination - from environmental chemistry and toxicology to risk assessment
The aim of the workshop is to review and present the state-of-the-art approaches for the characterisation of hazardous chemical contamination with emphasis on the effects-directed analysis (EDA) as the key tool for a comprehensive environmental risk assessment and scientifically-based and cost-effective management of water resources. Different aspects, ranging from environmental chemistry and toxicology to the effects-directed-analysis and risk assessment issues will be covered and discussed through interactive sessions with internationally renowned researchers in each discipline.

Specific topics:

Risk assessment of emerging chemical contaminants;
Analysis of contaminants in complex environmental samples - development, validation and application of advanced analytical protocols;
Assessing ecotoxicological hazard by a combination of biotests based on different modes of action;
Effects-Directed Analysis (EDA) approach for identification and prioritization of hazardous contaminants.

Submission of abstracts for oral and poster presentations will be possible from May 5 to July 16, 2010. Further information on programme and registration can be found in the 2nd flyer [588kB] and the Project web page ( http://www.irb.hr/nato-savariver/ ).

Minatec (Grenoble), France

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:57:04 GMT

15-18 Nov 2010
Nanosafe 2010
Following the successful outcome of the past International Conference on Safe production and use of nanomaterials Nanosafe 2008 that took place in Grenoble (France), the Organising Committee has decided that the next edition will take place in MINATEC again in November 2010.
The objectives of the conference will be to make available the major progresses and future trends in the domain of the safe production and use of nanomaterials. Proposed topics include:

Exposure assessment
Characterisation, Detection and Monitoring
Nanomaterials life cycle
Toxicology
Environmental impact
Nanoparticle release from consumer products
Personal protection equipment
Secure industrial production
Safety parameters evaluation
Standardization, Regulations.

Deadline for submission of abstracts: July 30, 2010. More information at http://www.nanosafe.org >> Event and news
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Göteborg, Sweden

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:57:42 GMT

25-26 Jan 2011
Effect based monitoring tools and assessment criteria
The workshop is organised by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and Kattegat and Skagerrak River Basin District/County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland.
The aim is to identify monitoring tools that can be used in Swedish limnic and marine surface water environments for the assessment of effects from hazardous substances. International expertise and regulators are also welcome to join, in order to share experiences. The workshop is therefore held in English.
Registration by 14 January 2011.
More information at http://www2.lansstyrelsen.se/vastragotaland/Sv/kalender/2011/januari/Pages/effect-based-monitoring-tools-and-assessment-criteria.aspx

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:07:40 GMT

15 Mar 2011
Workshop on From Hazard to Product Evaluation: How can we make chemical substitution work? A case study of flame retardants substitution
The main objective of the workshop is to bring together people that are working in the field of substitution of chemicals for better, safer alternatives, in particular for flame retardants. Due to their persistent nature and their toxicity some brominated flame retardants (BFRs), applied in a wide range of commercial products, need to be substituted by non-toxic substitutes. The workshop will focus on the substitution process chain starting with the prioritisation and selection of viable alternative flame retardants, to hazard characterisation, fire and product performance and finally to impact assessment. The workshop will also present and discuss findings obtained by the EC funded project ENFIRO.

More information in the workshop scientific programme [2058kB]
Deadline for registration: 25 February 2011 - Registration form [119kB]

Venice, Italy

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:55:18 GMT

6-9 Apr 2011
7th international SedNet event: Sediments and Biodiversity: bridging the gap between science and policy
Sediment provides the basic conditions for a large range of biodiversity in our aquatic systems, from the headwaters of the river to the coastal zone. A healthy river needs sediment to support life. Sediment is an integral part of the ecosystem and directly affects biodiversity through hydromorphology, habitat formation and associated contamination. Using Water Framework Directive definitions, it can be said that sediment affects good ecological and chemical status of water bodies: impacts can be both positive and negative. These impacts are particularly evident in shallow water bodies such as rivers, lagoons and coastal areas. Sediment management is therefore much more than dealing with sediment that needs to be dredged for navigation or construction; it is a way of working with nature, finding sustainable solutions for the evolution of water bodies in a highly dynamic environment.
The integration of sediment management into river basin management plans, thus supporting the achievement of European environmental policy objectives, is a perfect context to put this holistic approach into practice.
The Mediterranean Sea and its coastal areas present unique challenges for sediment management as compared with other EU ecoregions; this is coupled with the need for a whole-basin view, involving both the EU countries and the non-EU neighbours of the southern and eastern coastline.
The event is run in two parts: Special Sessions on 6-7 April and the main Conference on 7-8 April. In addition there is an excursion on 9 April to site works in the Venice lagoon.
More information at http://www.sednet.org/conference2011.htm

Krakow, Poland

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:09:23 GMT

11-14 May 2011
4th International Passive Sampling Workshop and Symposium
The 4rd International Passive Sampling Workshop and Symposium (IPSW 2011) will be held in the same informal manner as previous symposia (e.g. DGT, IPSW, PSWS, workshops). As it is customary, the date selected for this meeting is prior to the SETAC Europe 21th AM, to be held in Milano, Italy (15th-19th May, 2011).
The scientific focus of the meeting will be on the use of in situ passive samplers for environmental monitoring and risk assessment. Amongst other subjects to be discussed will be the use of passive samplers in regulatory monitoring. With the continued maturation of passive sampling, this meeting will also offer more "hands-on": discussions to tackle specific practical applications of these tools. Topics related to classical and robust approaches for data evaluation will be discussed.
Deadline for abstract submission: 28 February 2011. More information at http://ipsw.eu/

Milan, Italy

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:41:28 GMT

15-19 May 2011
SETAC Europe - 21st Annual Meeting - Ecosystem Protection in a Sustainable World: a Challenge for Science and Regulation
The SETAC Europe Annual Meeting is Europe's biggest meeting on environmental toxicology and chemistry with more than 1500 presentations in parallel platform sessions and poster sessions, participants and scientific speakers from academia, business and government and a blend of scientists and practitioners, researchers and regulators all in attendance.
The scientific programme includes:

Combined stress factors
Environmental and analytical chemistry
Ecosystem health assessment
Emerging pollutants
Ecotoxicology
Handling, monitoring and remediation of pollution
LCA & LCM
Nanomaterials and nanoparticles
Predictive toxicology (QSAR) and exposure modelling
Risk assessment and remediation.

More information at http://milano.setac.eu/home/?contentid=291&pr_id=290

Gent, Belgium

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:51:28 GMT

26-27 May 2011
In-situ Environmental Monitoring and Policy, The Application of Sensors and Passive Samplers
In-situ quality sensors, sensor networks, mobile platforms and passive sampling methodologies are emerging technologies for in situ environmental monitoring and quantifying pollutant mass fluxes in water systems. During the symposium, sessions with invited oral presentations, a poster session and a commercial exhibition will be organized. Recent developments in water quality sensing, ICT and mass flux measurements will be highlighted. The application of the mentioned measurement techniques in the framework of water and soil policy making will be discussed. This symposium is relevant for scientists, policy makers, consultants, site owners, water managers and remediation companies.

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 31 March 2011. For further information download the Workshop flyer [217kB]
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:44:39 GMT

15-17 Jun 2011
3rd International Workshop on Anthropogenic Perfluorinated Compounds
The main objective of the workshop is to bring together specialists from around the world in order to present and discuss scientific and regulatory developments related to human exposure to Anthropogenic perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs).
Workshop topics:

Anthropogenic perfluorinated compounds in our diet
Sources, Pathways and Analysis
Exposure, Toxicity and Regulation

Abstracts due by 1 April 2011. More information at http://www.perfood.eu/

Sydney, NSW, Australia

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:27:55 GMT

11-13 Jul 2011
Micropol & Ecohazard 2011
The Micropol & Ecohazard 2011 organsied by the International Water Association (IWA) will profile the latest developments in the detection, risk assessment, treatment and regulation of micropollutants in all environmental media by the world's top experts. It will provide an international platform for drinking water and wastewater engineers, environmental chemists, water and wastewater utility managers, hydrogeologists, and ecotoxicologists to discuss the effects of micropollutants and their removal in natural and engineered water systems.
Conference themes:

Environmental analytical chemistry - advances in analytical methods for micropollutants and hazardous substances
Treatment processes - new concepts and methods to reduce and remove micropollutants and hazardous substances
Ecotoxicity and environmental risk assessment
Human toxicology and risk assessment
Regulations and management
Pesticides, endocrine disrupting compounds, cyanobacterial and algal toxins, disinfection byproducts, nanoparticles and other trace chemical contaminants
Chemical transformation products
Assessment of mixture interactions
Emerging issues

Deadline for abstract submission: 17th September 2010. More information at http://micropol2011.org/about.html

Brussels, Belgium

Tue, 17 May 2011 12:13:56 GMT

21-25 Aug 2011
31st International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants - POPs' Science in the Heart of Europe (Dioxin 2011)
Dioxin 2011 will focus on the science of dioxins and other persistent organic pollutants following major advances in analytical determination, the understanding of emission, transport, fate, degradation, toxic behaviour, regulations, along with the growing attention in developing countries and global pollution issues. The 2011 congress will offer a high quality scientific programme, including keynote lectures, oral and poster presentations. Some 800-1000 delegates are expected to register to the congress, classically representing more than 800 abstracts presented in up to 5 parallel sessions during 4 days.
Further information and registration at http://www.dioxin2011.org/

Copenhagen, Denmark

Tue, 17 May 2011 12:08:07 GMT

23-26 Aug 2011
EmCon2011 - 3rd International Conference on Occurrence, Fate, Effects, and Analysis of Emerging Contaminants in the Environment
This is the third conference in a series of highly successfully meetings on the rapidly advancing topic of contaminants of emerging concern.
Conference themes:

Terrasphere - Impacts on urban-to-rural landscapes
Hydrosphere - Transport and transformation-from source to the sea
Biosphere - Ecosystems effects-beyond organisms to communities
Anthroposphere - Human health-understanding exposure & effect
Contaminants in 2080 - The Long View-priorities and implications
Transformation products - The next "emerging contaminants"
Tools and techniques - Applying next-generation analytical tools
EC complexity - Prioritizing research for complex samples and mixtures

Abstracts due 14 March 2011. More information at http://www.EmCon2011.com

Paris, France

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:21:00 GMT

28-31 Aug 2011
EUROTOX 2011 - 47th Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology - Safety evaluation: a translation of science
EUROTOX is the ideal venue for research or industry toxicologists from different regions and nationalities to meet and exchange scientific and regulatory information and knowledge. All the events, including symposia, workshops, posters and exhibition, will be held on the same level of the venue contributing in this way to these exchanges. The conference themes include:

Regulatory toxicology
Clinical toxicology
Safety of food, drugs, cosmetics, biocides, pesticides, metals
Environmental and occupational toxicology
In vitro toxicology
Nanomaterials
Immunotoxicology
Risk assessment
OMICS
Genotoxicity and carcinogenesis
Organ toxicities
Mechanisms of toxicity.

More information at http://www.eurotox2011.com

Maribor, Slovenia

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:12:17 GMT

01-02 Sep 2011
CADASTER Workshop on the use of QSAR models in REACH
CADASTER (www.cadaster.eu) aims at providing the practical guidance to integrated environmental risk assessment procedures by carrying out a full environmental hazard and risk assessment for chemicals belonging to four selected compound classes. The QSAR models and data produced during the project will be made publicly available and accessible to all interested partners and stakeholders. The first Cadaster workshop will be organised in Maribor, Slovenia, as a part of the CMPTI conference (http://cmtpi-2011.si). The workshop aims to assist the risk assessors and national chemicals authorities, particular in Eastern European countries, with the use of the QSAR tools for the environmental risks assessments in REACH (see Workshop programme [142kB])
For registration: send a registration form to marjan.vracko [at] ki.si or register via http://cmtpi-2011.si until August 2011. There is no conference fee.

Zurich, Switzerland

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:36:25 GMT

11-15 Sep 2011
Emerging Issues in Environmental Chemistry: from Basic Research to Implementation
The 2011 edition of the ICCE conference, sponsored by the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences Division for Chemistry and the Environment, invites oral and poster contributions on novel issues related to chemicals and the environment.
Conference themes:

Emerging contaminants
Nanomaterials
Drinking water quality and treatment
Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
Soil and sediment pollution
Transformation processes
Model predictions
Effects to organisms and ecosystems

First announcement: see Conference flyer [436kB] and Conference Programme [67kB]. More information at http://www.icce2011.org/

Aarhus, Denmark

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:20:06 GMT

5-6 Oct 2011
International conference on Science for the environment - Environment for society
The conference is organised by the National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark in association with the Danish Ministry of the Environment and the Partnership for European Environmental Research (PEER).
Conference topics:

Meeting European environmental legislation - the Directives under scrutiny
2010 behind us - is biodiversity in free fall?
A low impact, low carbon economy - socio-economic implications for ecosystems and human health
Making decisions - management tools of the future

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 1 June 2011. More information at http://environment2011.dmu.dk

Marseille, France

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:34:30 GMT

16-19 Nov 2011
ESBB Inaugural Conference - Identifying the challenges and the opportunities for biorepositories today and in the next 5 years
The conference aims to identify the major challenges and opportunities in biobanking in order to guide future activities of the society. This will influence the choice of ESBB working group activities, the topics of future meetings, the content of training courses and strategies taken by ESBB to advance the biobanking field.
The overall range of issues considered will be wide, extending from the sample donor to the repository to the generation of research results. The meeting will cater to all parties interested in biobanking from both human and non-human biobanks, with particular emphasis on issues relevant for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, since this is the geographic scope of ESBB.
For more details go to http://www.esbb.org/nov2011/

Portland, Oregon, US

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:30:55 GMT

30 Apr-4 May 2012
8^th National Monitoring Conference - Water: One Resource - Shared Effort - Common Future
The National Water Quality Monitoring Council (NWQMC) will host its 8th National Monitoring Conference - Water: One Resource - Shared Effort - Common Future. The conference will focus on the many facets of water quality and quantity monitoring for improved understanding, protection, and restoration of our natural resources and communities. It is a centerpiece forum that generally attracts 500-800 water practitioners from all backgrounds, including federal, state, local, tribal, volunteer, academic, private, and other water stakeholders. Attendees exchange information about water monitoring, assessment, research, protection, restoration, and management; learn about new findings on the quality of the Nation's streams and rivers, groundwater, estuaries, lakes and wetlands; and develop new skills and professional networks.
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 23 September. For more details go to http://acwi.gov/monitoring/conference/2012/index.html

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:06:26 GMT

8-9 May 2012
3^rd Workshop on Organosilicones in the Environment
The objective of this workshop is to facilitate exchange of the latest information on organosilicone compounds in the environment among scientists from academia, governmental agencies and industry.
The aims of the workshop are to disseminate the most recent results on this topic (including their production, uses, emissions, by-products, distribution, transport, abiotic and biological transformations, exposure levels in wildlife and humans, toxicity, ecotoxicity, and outcomes of risk assessments), to identify research gaps and research priorities, and to promote international and interdisciplinary research by providing a forum for networking between agencies, industry and researchers.
Four keynote lectures will report on recent progress in understanding uses and sources, levels in the environment, bioaccumulation, and modeling. A poster session will be included.
Deadline for submission of abstract: 28^th February 2012.
See workshop flyer [13kB] and call for abstracts for further information.

Berlin, Germany

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:27:25 GMT

20-24 May 2012
6^th SETAC World Congress and SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting

The SETAC Europe Annual Meeting is Europe's biggest meeting on environmental toxicology and chemistry with more than 1500 presentations in parallel platform sessions and poster sessions, participants and scientific speakers from academia, business and government and a blend of scientists and practitioners, researchers and regulators all in attendance.

The scientific programme includes a session on emerging contaminants with the following topics on the agenda:
B01 - Antimicrobial resistance in the environment
B02 - Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs): recent developments
B03 - Environmental characterisation, fate/detection, exposure, effect and risk of nanomaterials
B04 - Greener nanotechnology, an integrative approach to an emerging technology
B05 - Non-target analysis and identification of toxicologically significant emerging contaminants
B06 - Perfluorinated compounds: From emission sources to the place of impact
B07 - Microplastics: An emerging risk to the marine environment
B08 - Towards a sound and common definition of 'endocrine disruptor'
B09 - What is the current state of the science on the fate, exposure and effects of pharmaceuticals in the environment?

Under session F (Risk assessment, risk management and regulation) a topic on environmental specimen banks:
F05 - Are Environmental Specimen Banks ready to face future challenges of environmental chemistry and regulatory toxicology?

More information at http://berlin.setac.eu/home/?contentid=404&pr_id=403

Denver, Colorado

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:50:07 GMT

25-27 June 2012
AWRA's 2012 Summer Specialty Conference on Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Water Resources II: Research, Engineering, and Community Action

Since the 2007 AWRA meeting in Vail (http://www.awra.org/proceedings/Vail2007) significant accomplishments have been realised in research, engineering, and community action related to CECs. The goal of the 2012 conference will be to provide a balanced interdisciplinary forum on Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) in the environment highlighting the best of these efforts in a series of oral presentations and poster sessions.

The conference is hosted by the Colorado State Section of the American Water Resources Association, with the support of The Consortium for Research and Education on Emerging Contaminants (CREEC) Colorado Foundation for Water Education - Colorado Water 2012.

Technical sessions will focus on the fate, transport, and environmental effects of CECs in the environment and in wastewater and drinking water treatment plants; the implications of CEC occurrence on water reuse; analytical methods for detecting CECs in water, sediment, soils, biosolids, tissue, and blood; assessments of potential human health risks or ecosystem effects; policy and engineering solutions to CEC issues; and implications of CEC research for policy and decision makers water utilities, and the pesticide, pharmaceutical and household chemical industries.

Deadline for submission of abstract: 6^th February 2012.
Further information at http://www.awra.org/meetings/Summer2012/contaminants.html.

Barcelona, Spain

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:51:50 GMT

2-4 July 2012
8^th Annual LC/MS/MS workshop on environmental applications and food safety

This workshop is organised by the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Barcelona (CSIC) and the Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), following the success of the previous 7 international workshops on chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for screening and trace level quantitation in environmental and food samples.

The following practical aspects and state of the art applications will be discussed:

Advantages, comparison and complementarities of advanced tandem and hybrid MS instruments, such as QqLIT, QqTOF, Orbitrap in the quantitative and qualitative determination of complex environmental and food samples
Advanced sample preparation technologies for food and environmental analysis like the use of molecularly imprinted polymers and other selective SPE cartridges including on-line pre-column technology coupled to LC/tandem MS
Large number of applications in environmental analysis, basically water and soil/sediment, and food, like fruits and vegetables, juices and meat.
Broad range of contaminants and their degradates

Deadline for submission of abstracts and registration: 1st May 2012
Workshop flyer [290kB].

Porto, Portugal

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:20:03 GMT

7-10 Oct 2012
7^th European Conference on Pesticides and related organic micropollutants in the environment and 13^th symposium on chemistry and fate of modern pesticides

The conference is organised by IAREN (Water Institute of the Northern Region) under the auspices of IAEAC (International Association of Environmental Analytical Chemistry) and ENEAP (European-Mediterranean Association for Environmental Education Assessment and Protection), with NORMAN in the Honorary Committee.

Conference themes:

New analytical techniques and strategies for pesticide analysis
Trends in the analysis of emerging pollutants (pesticides and other organic pollutants)
Levels of pesticide residues in water, soil and air
Residue levels in agricultural products and food safety
Behaviour of pesticides and related organic micropollutants in the environment
Modelling of pesticide fate in the environment
Ecotoxicity and environmental risk assessment
Environmental Protection and remediation techniques
Application of chemometrical methods to pesticide and micropollutant analysis

Deadline for abstract submission: 31th May 2012. More information available on the First Announcement and Call for Abstract [1270kB].
Conference website: www.iaren.pt/pesticides2012