[Pharmwaste] Proceedings from conference on emerging environmental pollutants in Italy, June 2006

DeBiasi,Deborah dldebiasi at deq.virginia.gov
Thu Jul 19 09:06:23 EDT 2007


The proceedings from the conference described below can be found at:
http://www.norman-network.net/public/workshops/stresa.htm


Emerging environmental pollutants: Key Issues and Challenges 
19-20 June 2006, Stresa (Italy)

How are emerging pollutants identified? How do emerging substances
become regulated pollutants? What investigations should be undertaken
when an emerging pollutant is identified? What substances are they, and
what information is missing or required for monitoring and assessing
their associated risks? 

About 120 experts and stakeholders from different scientific communities
and environmental compartments from 23 countries attended the workshop
to discuss these issues. 

Day 1 was dedicated to a general overview of the latest research
findings. Special attention was paid to the views of users and key
stakeholders (policy-makers, regulatory bodies, organisations in charge
of risk assessment and risk management) regarding the current gaps in,
and needs for, risk assessment and management. 

On Day 2, a presentation of the activities of the NORMAN project was
followed by four parallel sessions on specific aspects of emerging
pollutants analysis and prioritisation. Detailed questions were
prepared, and answers sought and discussed in open forum. 

The presentations are available as pdf files. A written report of the
workshop outcomes will be published on this website in January 2007. 






Deborah L. DeBiasi
Email:   dldebiasi at deq.virginia.gov
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