ENSOR conferentie

Internationale workshop over opkomende beleidsuitdagingen met betrekking tot Nieuwe Bodemverontreinigingen (ENSOr)

Over het evenement

Programma

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

10:40-11:10

The development of a national monitoring system for diffuse contaminated soil and sediment in the Netherlands
Symke Haverkamp, Michiel Gadella, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management and Arjen Wintersen, RIVM

11:10-11:30

Coffee break

11:30-11:50

Policy challenges related to diffuse pollution – case PFAS
Jussi Reinikainen, Finnish Environment Institute, Senior adviser

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

12:10-12:30

Understanding and mitigating cadmium uptake in cacao beans in Latin America
Lucia Buvé, NICOLE Foundation, executive director

12:30-12:50

Monitoring the impact of heavy metal contamination on surface and groundwater in the Belgian Campine area
Joni Dehaspe, VITO, R&D engineer water

12:50-13:50

Lunch (*)

13:50-14:40

Workshop 1 – Adressing diffuse contamination through areabased and circular approaches for excavated soil

Workshop 2 – How to engage and activate stakeholders? Awareness raising – storytelling – cocreation

Workshop 3 – The end isn’t always near: challenges associated with diffuse soil contamination investigation and remediation

Workshop 4 – From point measurements to regional assessment: using spatial analysis to map diffuse pollution

Workshop 5 – Going beyond the tip of the iceberg? – exploring how non-target screening can support environmental monitoring of diffuse pollution

14:40-15:30

Workshop 1 – Adressing diffuse contamination through areabased and circular approaches for excavated soil

Workshop 2 – How to engage and activate stakeholders? Awareness raising – storytelling – cocreation

Workshop 3 – The end isn’t always near: challenges associated with diffuse soil contamination investigation and remediation

Workshop 4 – From point measurements to regional assessment: using spatial analysis to map diffuse pollution

Workshop 5 – Going beyond the tip of the iceberg? – exploring how non-target screening can support environmental monitoring of diffuse pollution

15:30-15:50

Coffee break

15:50-17:00

Site visit ‘Redevelopment Tour and Taxis’ (*)()	Pitches remediation techniques ( 7 x 10 minutes) (*)
	Immobilised PFAS vs. weather effects – resistant & durable enough? Jürgen Bühl, Cornelsen Umwelttechnologie GmbH, sales director
	Pilot and full-scale treatment of PFAS-contaminated ground water by means of different types of (innovative) adsorbents Tiza Spit, Witteveen &Bos, Process engineer wastewater
	Bio-flushing for in situ decontamination of saturated and unsaturated soil Cosimo Masini, DND Biotech, CEO
	Sustainable in situ solutions for PFAS source-plume systems using colloidal activated carbon Kris Maerten, REGENESIS, Technical Manager Europe
	The Evolution of Two Remediation Technologies: Combined In Situ Stabilization (ISS) and In Situ Chemical Oxidation (ISCO) Brant Smith, Evonik Active Oxygens LLC, Director of Technology Soil & Groundwater Remediation
	Managing soil contamination in green areas using nature-based solutions Dorien Gorteman, Arcadis, Projectleider, Karen Van Geert, Arcadis, Projectmanager
	Nature-based approaches for metal contaminated alluvial plains Froukje Kuijk, OVAM, Project Coordinator LIFE Narmena

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 Eef De Clercq, VITO, researcher
10:20-10:40	Policy challenges related to the reuse of diffuse PFAS contaminated sediments Mathijs van de Waardt, Janita Aanen, Michiel Gadella – Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
10:40-11:00	PFAS in Soil and Groundwater –Progress and Comprehensive Challenges in Germany Annegret Biegel-Engler, German Environment Agency, Head of Section ‘Measures of Soil Protection’
11:00-11:20	Coffee break
11:20-11:40	From macro to micro – plastic pollution on agricultural fields in the Benelux Caroline De Tender, Ghent University, Department of Biochemistry and microbiology, Prof.
11:40-12:00	Environmental monitoring of endocrine disrupting chemicals through the integration of bioassays and chemical analyses Laetitia Six, OVAM, Policy Coordinator
12:00-12:20	Using soil data to map groundwater vulnerability for pesticides Ingeborg Joris, VITO, researcher
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.

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Datum

14/03/2024

15/03/24

Locatie

Herman Teirlinckgebouw, Havenlaan 88, 1000 Brussels