Webinar on monitoring and assessment of chemical mixtures in water

15 March, 14:00-15:30 CET

Description
Tens of thousands of chemicals are in use in the European Union, and thousands of them have been found in water, but EU water law only mandates monitoring of a fraction of them, and do not account of the effect of chemical mixtures. At the same time, concern is rising about the effects of chemical cocktails in water, as substances even at supposedly ‘safe’ levels can have negative effects when they occur in combination with other substances.

As the list of substances that form the basis of chemical status assessment under the Water Framework Directive is being updated, this webinar will address some of the challenges related to monitoring, assessment and management of chemical mixtures in water.

Agenda 

14.00 Intro and welcome 

14.10 – 15.10

• Beate Escher, Professor and Head of Department Cell Toxicology UFZ – Monitoring of chemical mixtures effects in water using effect-based methods
• Heinz Singer, Group Leader Department of Environmental Chemistry at EAWAG – Non-target screening of organic contaminants in natural waters
• Werner Brack (UFZ), Professor and project coordinator of SOLUTIONS research project – Assessment of chemical risk in water 

15.10 – 15.30 Q&A and discussion 

For more information about the webinar and how to register for the event please contact:

SARA JOHANSSON
Senior Policy Officer for Water Pollution Prevention
sara.johansson@eeb.org