ENSOr 2024 (V5) - ensor-conference.eu

Day 1, Thursday March 14th

10:10-10:40

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 AmericaLucia 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

13:50-15:30

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

Report

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

Pitches remediation techniques

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
Presentation cannot be shared

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

Day 2, Friday March 15th

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

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.