Program, March 14-15, 2024 - Brussels, Belgium
Day 1, Thursday March 14th
09:30-10:00 | Participant registration | |||||||||
10:00-10:10 | Welcome and introduction | |||||||||
10:10-10:40 |
Diffuse soil contamination in Flanders Griet Van Gestel, OVAM, Policy Coordinator, Dorien Gorteman, Arcadis, Projectleader and Karen Van Geert, Arcadis, Project Manager |
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10:40-11:10 |
The development of a national monitoring system for diffuse contaminated soil and sediment in the Netherlands |
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11:10-11:30 | Coffee break | |||||||||
11:30-11:50 |
Policy challenges related to diffuse pollution – case PFAS |
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11:50-12:10 |
Antropogenic background levels of PFAS in soil and groundwater Dorien Gorteman, Arcadis, Projectleader, Karen Van Geert, Arcadis, Project Manager and Sigrid Willems, Witteveen+Bos, team Manager |
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12:10-12:30 |
Understanding and mitigating cadmium uptake in cacao beans in Latin America |
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12:30-12:50 |
Monitoring the impact of heavy metal contamination on surface and groundwater in the Belgian Campine area |
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12:50-13:50 | Lunch (*) | |||||||||
13:50-14:40 |
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14:40-15:30 |
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15:30-15:50 | Coffee break | |||||||||
15:50-17:00 |
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17:00-19:30 | Reception and walking dinner (*) | |||||||||
19:30-20:30 | Cultural Event : Documentary: 'Ensor, the man behind the mask' (Dutch spoken with subtitles in English) - duration 60 min - in the auditorium (*) |
Day 2, Friday March 15th
09:30-10:00 | Participant registration |
10:00-10:20 |
Transformation products as emerging contaminants in soil and water – A case study on TFA and R471811 |
10:20-10:40 |
Policy challenges related to the reuse of diffuse PFAS contaminated sediments |
10:40-11:00 |
PFAS in Soil and Groundwater –Progress and Comprehensive Challenges in Germany |
11:00-11:20 | Coffee break |
11:20-11:40 |
From macro to micro - plastic pollution on agricultural fields in the Benelux |
11:40-12:00 |
Environmental monitoring of endocrine disrupting chemicals through the integration of bioassays and chemical analyses |
12:00-12:20 |
Using soil data to map groundwater vulnerability for pesticides |
12:20-12:40 |
Closing words |
12:45-13:30 | Lunch (*) |
15:00-16:30 | Guided tour expo "James Ensor. Maestro" at BOZAR Brussels (***) |
(*) Registration is required
(**) Registration required, number of participants is limited to 40
(***) Registration required, number of participants is 25, extras are automatically on the waiting list but will be informed before start of the event.
Conférence reconnue par Ie Département du Sol et des Déchets du SPW_ARNE dans Ie cadre des dispositions de l'article 30, §Jer, 6°de l'AGW du 6 décembre 2018 relatif à la gestion et l'assainissement des sols, à concurrence de 5 heures pour la journée du 14 mars / 2 heures pour la matinée du 15 mars.
Conference location
Herman Teirlinckgebouw
Havenlaan 88
1000 Brussels
Use the link below to get more information on how to reach the location
https://www.vlaanderen.be/vlaamse-overheid/gebouwen/herman-teirlinckgebouw