Impressions of the SOLUTIONS Final Conference Leipzig 2018

For improved water quality in Europe’s rivers
Impressions of the final conference of the EU project SOLUTIONS from 19 - 21 June 2018, UFZ

Many of Europe’s rivers contain mixtures of chemicals that are harmful to algae and aquatic life. Although the concentrations of some pollutants are monitored in the EU’s water bodies, there are doubts as to whether monitoring focuses on the right substances and what role is played by transformation products and combinations of substances. In the European project SOLUTIONS, a team of researchers led by the UFZ has developed tools, methods and practical solutions for identifying substances that require priority treatment, assessing the risk posed by chemical mixtures, and minimising the pollution burden.

At the final conference in Leipzig, project members from 39 institutions in 14 European countries as well as China, Brazil and Australia met to discuss their results with stakeholders and end users from government and public authorities.
In the video you get an interesting insight into the results of SOLUTIONS and the importance of this project from different perspectives.

1. Prof. Gisela Umbuzeiro, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Faculty of Technology, Brazil
2. Dr. Robert Burgess, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), USA
3. Armelle Hebert, VEOLIA Research & Innovation, France
4. Dr. Christoph Schulte, German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
5. Dr. Mario Carere, Italian Insitute of Health (ISS), Department Environment and Health, Italy
6. Prof. Annemarie van Wezel, KWR Watercycle Research Institute & Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
7. Prof. Xiaowei Zhang, Nanjing University, Department School of Environment, China
8. Prof. Beate Escher, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Head of Department Cell Toxicology, Germany
9. Andreas Schüttler, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), PhD-student at Department Bioanalytical Ecotoxicology, Germany
10. Dr. Adam Kovacs, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR), Austria
11. Yasuyuki Zushi, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan
12. Dr. Ninja Reineke, CHEM Trust, Head of Science, Germany
13. Prof. Rolf Altenburger, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Head of Department Bioanalytical Ecotoxicology, Germany
14. Dr. Indumathi Manivannan Nambi, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Assistan Professor at Environmental and Water Resources, India

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