18th International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment

12 to 15 September 2016
Ghent, Belgium


Programme

Overview

Sunday, 11 September 17:00 - 18:00 Registration
18:00 - 20:00 Welcome Reception
Monday, 12 September 08:00 - 08:45 Registration
08:45 - 09:40 Opening Ceremony
09:40 - 12:10 Plenary Lectures
12:10 - 13:40 Lunch and Poster Sessions
13:40 - 17:10 Parallel Sessions

18:30 - 20:00 Social activity
Tuesday, 13 September 08:30 - 09:10 Plenary Lecture
09:10 - 12:00 Parallel Sessions
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch and Poster session
13:30 - 14:10 Plenary Lecture
14:10 - 17:20 Parallel Sessions
17:00 - 18:15 Interactive Poster Session
Wednesday, 14 September 08:30 - 12:00 Parallel Sessions
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch and Poster Session
13:30 - 14:10 Plenary Lecture
14:10 - 17:20 Parallel Sessions

19:30 - 23:00 Conference Dinner
Thursday, 15 September 08:50 - 10:30 Parallel Sessions
11:00 - 11:30 Plenary Lecture
11:30 - 12:00 Closing Session
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch

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Programme

Sunday, 11 September 2016

Day Schedule

Sunday, 11 September 2016

17:00 - 18:00Registration

18:00 - 20:00Welcome Reception

Monday, 12 September 2016 Day Schedule | Parallel Sessions | Poster Contributions | Overview

Day Schedule

Monday, 12 September 2016

08:00 - 08:45Registration

Opening Session

Chair:Filip M. G. Tack (Universiteit Gent, Belgium)
Room:Oehoe

08:45 - 08:50Welcome by the Conference Chair
Filip Tack

08:50 - 09:00Welcome by the Dean of the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
Marc Van Meirvenne

09:00 - 09:10Welcome by the Rector of Ghent University
Anne De Paepe

09:10 - 09:20Welcome by the First Executive Councillor of the City of Ghent
Matthias De Clercq

09:20 - 09:30Welcome by the Flemish Minister of Environment, Nature and Agriculture
Joke Schauvliege

09:30 - 09:40Welcome by the ICHMET Conference Organizing Committee
Jerome Nriagu

Plenary Lecture

Chair:Filip M. G. Tack (Universiteit Gent, Belgium)
Room:Oehoe

09:40 - 10:20Fate of Technology-Critical Elements in the Environment, With a Focus on Less-Studied Ones
Montserrat Filella (Université de Genève, Switzerland)

10:20 - 10:30Conference Picture

10:30 - 10:50Refreshment Break and Poster Session

Plenary Lecture

Chair:Filip M. G. Tack (Universiteit Gent, Belgium)
Room:Oehoe

10:50 - 11:30Developmental Effects of Metal Neurotoxicity
Philip Grandjean (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark)

11:30 - 12:10Emerging Evidence for Methylation of Mercury in Diverse Environments
Elsie Sunderland (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, United States)

12:10 - 13:40Lunch and Poster Session

Parallel Sessions

13:40 - 15:00Track 1: S01 - Contamination in the Urban Environment

13:40 - 15:00Track 2: S02 - Remediation of Heavy Metal Contamination in Soil, Water and Air

13:40 - 15:00Track 3: S03 - Bioavailability: 21st Century Nexus between Site Characterization, Risk Assessment, and Remediation

13:40 - 15:00Track 4: S04 - Heavy Metals in Terrestrial Ecosystems

15:00 - 15:30Refreshment Break and Poster Session

Parallel Sessions

15:30 - 16:50Track 1: S01 - Contamination in the Urban Environment

15:30 - 17:10Track 2: S05 - Heavy Metals in Sediments: Biogeochemistry and Remediation

15:30 - 17:10Track 3: S03 - Bioavailability: 21st Century Nexus between Site Characterization, Risk Assessment, and Remediation

15:30 - 16:50Track 4: S04 - Heavy Metals in Terrestrial Ecosystems

Social Activity

18:00 - 20:00Exploring the City of Ghent: Boat Tour and Walk


Parallel Sessions

Monday, 12 September 2016

Parallel session 1

S01 - Contamination in the Urban Environment

Chair:Gijs Du Laing (Universiteit Gent, Belgium)
Gerald Zagury (Polytechnique Montréal, Canada)
Room:E1.012

13:40 - 14:00Impact on the Environment from Steel Bridge Paint Deterioration Using Lead Isotopic Tracing, Paint Compositons and Soil Deconstruction
Brian Gulson (Macquarie University, Australia)

14:00 - 14:20The Influences of Rainwater and Surfactants on the Desorption Processes of Heavy Metals from Road-Deposited and Sewer Sediments
Jin Zhang (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany)

14:20 - 14:40Temporal Dynamics of Urbanization-Driven Environmental Changes Explored by Metal Contamination in Surface Sediments in a Restoring Urban Wetland Park
Shen Yu (Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

14:40 - 15:00Sequestration of Traffic Related Heavy Metals in the Leaves of Roadside Plants in a Megacity
Shidharth Sankar Ram (Institute of Physics, India)

15:00 - 15:30Refreshment Break and Poster Session

15:30 - 15:50Plant-Fungi Association: Track to Dig for Sustainable Agriculture; Beware of Metal Pollutions in Urban Areas
Antoine Pierart (EcoLab (UPS - CNRS - ENSAT), France)

15:50 - 16:10Heavy Metals in Site-Specific Urban Runoff in Beijing, China: Occurrence and Partitioning
Md Tariqul Islam Shajib (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)

16:10 - 16:30Lead in the Urban Environment: Case Study of Yerevan, Armenia
Gevorg Tepanosyan (Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies, Armenia)

16:30 - 16:50Physico-Chemical Characterization of Manganese-Bearing Particles in an Urban Area Located Close to a Manganese Alloy Production Plant
Ana Hernández Pellón (University of Cantabria, Spain)

Parallel session 2

S02 - Remediation of Heavy Metal Contamination in Soil, Water and Air

Chair:Nanthi Bolan (The University of Newcastle, Australia)
Dan Tsang (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)
Room:E1.015

13:40 - 14:00Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron for Metal Sequestration from Fracturing Flowback Water and Wastewater
Daniel Tsang (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)

14:00 - 14:20Prospective Remediation of Antimony Mine Area
Vladimir Matichenkov (Institute of Basic Biological Problems Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation)

14:20 - 14:40The Calcareous Deposit Formed Under Cathodic Polarization of a Galvanised Steel Electrode as Metals Remediation Device of Seawater
Peggy Gunkel Grillon (University of New Caledonia, New Caledonia)

14:40 - 15:00An Innovatice Approach to Bioremediation of Mercury Contaminated Soils
Damien McCarthy (Macquarie University, Australia)

15:00 - 15:30Refreshment Break and Poster Session

S05 - Heavy Metals in Sediments: Biogeochemistry and Remediation

Chair:Anna Knox (Savannah River National Laboratory, United States)
Jörg Rinklebe (Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Germany)
Room:E1.015

15:30 - 15:50Ecological Risk Assessment of Trace Metal in the Sediments of Hooghly-Matla Estuarine System
Punarbasu Chaudhuri (University of Calcuta, India)

15:50 - 16:10Geochemical Fractionation and Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Superficial Sediments of Anzali Wetland, Iran
Samar Mortazavi (Malayer University, Iran)

16:10 - 16:30Determination of Metal Concentrations in Surface and Trapped Sediment of the Golden Horn Estuary, Istanbul
Önder Kılıç (Istanbul University, Turkey)

16:30 - 16:50Acidification and Mechanical Disturbance Induced Metal and Metaloid Release at the Sediment Water Interface
Lars Duester (Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany)

16:50 - 17:10Release of Buried Heavy Metals from Different Depths in Contaminated Sediments by Bioturbation/Bioirrigation
Bin Men (Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

Parallel session 3

S03 - Bioavailability: 21st Century Nexus between Site Characterization, Risk Assessment, and Remediation

Chair:Nicholas Basta (Ohio State University, United States)
Lena Ma (Nanjing University, China)
Room:E2.009

13:40 - 14:00Predicting Arsenic Bioavailability in Contaminated Soils by Using in Vitro Gastrointestinal Bioaccessibility for Site-Specific Risk Assessment
Nicholas Basta (Ohio State University, United States)

14:00 - 14:20Deriving Metal Bioavailability Parameters for EU Environmental Compliance Assessment
Christopher Cooper (International Zinc Association, Belgium)

14:20 - 14:40The Link Between Soil Geochemistry in South-West England and Human Exposure to Soil Lead
Joanna Wragg (British Geological Survey, United Kingdom)

14:40 - 15:00Arsenic, Lead, and Cadmium Bioavailability in Contaminated Soils: Comparison of in Vivo Animal Models and Prediction Using in Vitro Bioaccessibility Assays
Lena Ma (Nanjing University, China)

15:00 - 15:30Refreshment Break and Poster Session

15:30 - 15:50Comprehensive Evaluation of in Vitro Bioaccessibility Methods to Predict Bioavailability of Arsenic in Contaminated Soils
Brooke N. Stevens (Ohio State University, United States)

15:50 - 16:10Independent Measures for More Confident Selection and Application of Arsenic Bioaccessibility Methods to Predict Bioavailability
Shane Whitacre (Ohio State University, United States)

16:10 - 16:30In Vitro Assessment of Arsenic Bioaccessibility and Intestinal Transport, Including Gut Microbiota Contribution
Marta Calatayud (Ghent University, Belgium)

16:30 - 16:50Speciation and Bioavailability of Lead in Complementary Medicines
Shiv Bolan (University of Newcastle, Australia)

16:50 - 17:10Real Metals for the Real World: Mixture Bioavailability & Toxicity in Soils
Steven Siciliano (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)

Parallel session 4

S04 - Heavy Metals in Terrestrial Ecosystems

Chair:Brett Robinson (Lincoln University, New Zealand)
Filip M. G. Tack (Universiteit Gent, Belgium)
Room:E2.010

13:40 - 14:00Soil Contamination in the Seine River Basin: an Attempt to Relate Land-Use to Persistent and Emerging Metallic Pollutions
Sophie Ayrault (Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, France)

14:00 - 14:20From Old Mines to Brown Trouts - Tracing the Fate of Hg & Pb in a High Mountain Catchment Using Stable-Isotopes
Sophia V. Hansson (Université de Toulouse; INP, UPS; EcoLab; ENSAT, France)

14:20 - 14:40Soil Cadmium Uptake by Cocoa in Honduras
Anja Gramlich (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)

14:40 - 15:00Soil Organic Matter and Salinity Modify Cadmium Mobility in Soil
Lana Filipović (Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb, Croatia)

15:00 - 15:30Refreshment Break and Poster Session

15:30 - 15:50Barium Leaching from Alluvial Soils and Certified Reference Materials
Valérie Cappuyns (KU Leuven, Belgium)

15:50 - 16:10Hexavalent Chromium Dynamics in Acidic and Limed Soils and its Effect on Origanum vulgare
Vasileios Antoniadis (University of Thessaly, Greece)

16:10 - 16:30Modeling Chromate Partition in Soil Minerals/Water Phases
Xueyuan Gu (Nanjing University, China)

16:30 - 16:50The Role of Clay Minerals, Hydroxides, and Timing of Dissolved Organic Matter Addition in the Competitive Sorption of Heavy Metals: a Soil Column Approach
Yasser Refaey (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands)


Poster Contributions

Monday, 12 September 2016

S01 - Contamination in the Urban Environment

S01-P01Heavy Metals in the Finest Size Fractions of Road Dust
Christof Lanzerstorfer (University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Austria)

S01-P02Trace Metals in Topsoils and Street Dust Sampled in the São Paulo University Campus, Brazil
Christine Bourotte (Geoscience Institute, University of São Paulo, Brazil)

S01-P03Capacity to Accumulate Thallium in Surface Microlayer of Water of Urban Ponds (north Poland)
Damian Panasiuk (Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, Poland)

S01-P04Geochemical Characterization of Road Dust in Urban Environments
Ewa Adamiec (AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland)

S01-P05Co-Occurrence of Mercury and Carbon in Size-Segregated Particulate Matter in Urban Air
Halina Pyta (Institute of Environmental Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)

S01-P06Particulate Mercury and Carbon in Urban and Non-Urban Sites in Poland
Halina Pyta (Institute of Environmental Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)

S01-P07Heavy Metals in Urban Dust - Anthropogenic Versus Natural Sources
Neele van Laaten (Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany)

S01-P08Assessment of Composition and Properties of Urban Dust Near Large Cu Smelter
Yury G. Tatsy (Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation)

S01-P09Accumulation of Trace Metals in Leaf Vegetables Cultivated in High Traffic Areas in Ghent, Belgium
Veronique Troch (University College Ghent, Belgium)

S02 - Remediation of Heavy Metal Contamination in Soil, Water and Air

S02-P01Extraction and Transport of Cd Ions Through a Polymer Inclusion Membrane Containing Tetraalkylphosphonium Ionic Liquid as a Carrier
Claudia Fontas (University of Girona, Spain)

S02-P02Removal of Metals and Metalloids by Mg-Fe Layered Double Hydroxides
Barbora Hudcová (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic)

S02-P03Washing Sludge from Neutralization Cyanide in the Process of Benefit of Gold in a Mine in North of Colombia
Iván Urango Cardenas (University of Cordoba, Colombia)

S02-P04Immobilization of Co2+ and Sr2+ on Lesscrystallized Mg-Al Layered Double Hydroxides (LDH)
Sayo Moriyama (Kyushu University, Japan)

S02-P05Modeling of Cr(VI) Adsorption on Mixtures of Selected Soil Minerals
Veronika Veselská (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Slovakia)

S03 - Bioavailability: 21st Century Nexus between Site Characterization, Risk Assessment, and Remediation

S03-P01Heavy Metals and Gut Microbes Interactions
Shiv Bolan (University of Newcastle, Australia)

S03-P02Mechanisms and Permanence of Sequestered Pb and as in Soils: Impact on Mobility and Bioavailability
Nicholas basta (Ohio State University, United States)

S03-P03Combined Bioassays and X-Ray Spectroscopy for Studying the Bioavailability of Arsenic in Contaminated Soils Using Earthworms
Gattullo Concetta Eliana (University of Bari, Italy)

S03-P04Modelling the Effect of Sorption Model on pH Buffering and U Retention
Diederik Jacques (Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, Belgium)

S03-P05Comparison of Bioavailability Measurements Determined Using Juvenile Swine and Adult Mouse Models for Arsenic Contaminated Soils
Brooke N. Stevens (Ohio State University, United States)

S03-P06Predicting Arsenic Bioavailability in Moderately Contaminated Soils
Shane Whitacre (Ohio State University, United States)

S04 - Heavy Metals in Terrestrial Ecosystems

S04-P01Cumulative Distribution Functions to Describe Uranium Solid-Liquid Distribution Coefficients in Soils
Anna Rigol (University of Barcelona, Spain)

S04-P02A Generic Reactive Transport Model to Simulate the Fate of Heavy Metals in Soils: Mercury as a Case Study
Diederik Jacques (Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, Belgium)

S04-P03Heavy Metal Bioaccumulation in the Spider Xerolycosa nemoralis (Lycosidae) from Variously Polluted Areas
Elżbieta Szulińska (University of Silesia, Poland)

S04-P04Coordination Chemistry of Selenate in Ettringite
Binglin Guo (Kyushu University, Japan)

S04-P05Vegetative Parameters and Mineral Components of Salt-Sensitive Strawberry Exposed to Combined Salt Stress and Cadmium Contamination
Gabrijel Ondrasek (University of Zagreb, Croatia)

S04-P06Canopy Influence on Trace Metal Dynamics of Snowfall, Snowpack, and Snowmelt
Yannick Agnan (Desert Research Institute, United States)

S04-P07Solubility of As and Sb in Soils Enriched from Various Sources in Lower Silesia, Poland
Katarzyna Szopka (Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland)

S05 - Heavy Metals in Sediments: Biogeochemistry and Remediation

S05-P01Arsenic Speciation in Surface Sediments of Marque River (Northern France)
Josselin Gorny (Université de Lille 1, France)

S05-P02Resuspension of Metal Contaminated Sediments and Caged Gammarid Responses in Navigated Channelized Rivers
Dumoulin David (LASIR - Université Lille 1, France)

S05-P03Concentration of Zr, Cr, Cu, Zn and Fe, Mn in River Sediments and Soils of Different Types of Southern Baltic Catchment
Saniewska Dominika (University of Gdańsk, Poland)

S05-P04Major and Trace Elements Distribution in Sediments of a Southeastern Brazilian Coastal Environments
Eduardo Schettini Costa (Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil)

S05-P05Temporal Changes of Metal Contamination of Marine Sediments Due to an Industrial Plant
Elena Romano (ISPRA, Italy)

S05-P06Surface Geochemical Provinces of the Espírito Santo Basin, Southeast Brazil.
Fabian Sá (Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil)

S05-P07Total Mercury Ditribution in Organic Matter Extracted from Sources of Sediment Samples With Different Types of Water in the Amazon Basin
Luiz Fabricio Zara (University of Brasília, Brazil)

S05-P08Which Is the Influence of Anthropogenic Inputs on Metal Contamination Pattern in Surface Bottom Sediments from a Urban River Catchment?
Jon Garcia Garcia (University of Basque Country, Spain)

S05-P09Temporal Trends of Thallium Pollution in Fluvial Sediments of the North River, South China
Juan Liu (Guangzhou University, China)

S05-P10Mercury Remobilization from Marine Sediment and from Soil
Bełdowska Magdalena (University of Gdansk, Institute of Oceanography, Poland)

S05-P11Metal Features in Sediment from a Mediterranean River Basin (Tafna River, Algeria): Hydrological and Anthropic Influences
Benabdelkader Amine (EcoLab/Legen, Algeria)

S05-P12Trace Metals Remobilization During Resuspension of Contaminated Sediment from a Dam Reservoir
Monnin Lucie (CEREGE UM34, France)

S05-P13Sediment Quality, Metal Bioaccumulation and Antimicrobial Properties of Mangroves of Sundarban, India
Punarbasu Chaudhuri (University of Calcuta, India)

S11 - Bioremediation of Metal Contamination

S11-P01Environmental Metabarcoding Reveals Contrasting Microbial Communities at Two Poplar Phytomanagement Sites
Michel Chalot (Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, France)

S11-P02Rhizoremediation of Co-Contaminants Using Australian Native Vegetation
Nanthi Bolan (University of Newcastle, Australia)

S11-P03Combined Approach to Assisted Phytoextraction: Influence of Chelators, Microbial Consortium and Co-Planting
Agnieszka Kutrowska (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland)

S11-P04Phytoremediation of Pb-Contaminated Soils Using Vetiver Grass
Behnaz Attaeian (Malayer University, Iran)

S11-P05Phytoremediation and the Fate of Heavy Metals in Digestated Pulp
Isaias Emilio Paulino do Carmo (Poznan University of Life Sciences, Brazil)

S11-P06Phytoextraction of Mercury, Arsenic and Lead in Constructed Wetlands Planted With Juncus effusus, Typha Latifolia and Cyperus alternifolius
Siday Marrugo (University of Cordoba, Colombia)

S11-P07Phytochem: Developing Eco-Innovative Chemical Processes to Valorise Phytoremediation-Borne Biomasses
Michel Chalot (Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, France)

S11-P08Mercury Uptake Into Poplar Leaves
Mohamad Assad (Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, France)

S11-P09Arundo Donax L. for Phytostabilization of an Industrial Polluted Soil: Plant Performance and Variations in Soil Biological Fertility
Nunzio Fiorentino (Universita' degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy)

S11-P10Effects of Mixed Cropping Four Herbaceous Plants on the Phytoremediation of Combined Heavy Metal Contamination
Dong Ying Bo (University of Science and Technology Beijing, China)

S11-P11Enhancing Phytoremediation Technique in Contaminated Soils Using Novel Biotechnology
Alaa El-Din Mohamed Zaghloul (National Research Center, Egypt)

Tuesday, 13 September 2016 Day Schedule | Parallel Sessions | Poster Contributions | Overview

Day Schedule

Tuesday, 13 September 2016

Plenary Lecture

Chair:Filip M. G. Tack (Universiteit Gent, Belgium)
Room:Oehoe

08:30 - 09:10Current Status, Gaps and Needs in Sustainable Treatment and Management of Metal Contaminated Sediments
Anna Knox (Savannah River National Laboratory, United States)

Parallel Sessions

09:10 - 10:10Track 1: S06 - Contamination from Long-range Atmospheric Transport of Heavy Metals

09:10 - 10:10Track 2: S07 - Risk Based Management of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils

09:10 - 10:10Track 3: S08 - Risk Assessment and Health Impact: Pathways, Transformation, Bioavailability, Toxicity and Clinical Treatment

09:10 - 10:10Track 4: S09 - Heavy Metals in the Aquatic Environment

10:10 - 10:40Refreshment Break and Poster Session

Parallel Sessions

10:40 - 12:00Track 1: S06 - Contamination from Long-range Atmospheric Transport of Heavy Metals

10:40 - 12:00Track 2: S07 - Risk Based Management of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils

10:40 - 12:00Track 3: S08 - Risk Assessment and Health Impact: Pathways, Transformation, Bioavailability, Toxicity and Clinical Treatment

10:40 - 12:00Track 4: S09 - Heavy Metals in the Aquatic Environment

12:00 - 13:30Lunch and Poster Session

Plenary Lecture

Chair:Filip M. G. Tack (Universiteit Gent, Belgium)
Room:Oehoe

13:30 - 14:10Analytical Results on Heavy Metals in Environmental Samples – Fit for Taking Decisions?
Hendrik Emons (Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, Belgium)

Parallel Sessions

14:10 - 15:10Track 1: S10 - Diffuse Contamination and Contamination over Large Areas

14:10 - 15:10Track 2: S11 - Bioremediation of Metal Contamination

14:10 - 15:10Track 3: S08 - Risk Assessment and Health Impact: Pathways, Transformation, Bioavailability, Toxicity and Clinical Treatment

14:10 - 15:10Track 4: S09 - Heavy Metals in the Aquatic Environment

15:10 - 15:40Refreshment Break and Poster Session

Parallel Sessions

15:40 - 17:00Track 1: S10 - Diffuse Contamination and Contamination over Large Areas

15:40 - 17:20Track 2: S11 - Bioremediation of Metal Contamination

15:40 - 17:00Track 3: S08 - Risk Assessment and Health Impact: Pathways, Transformation, Bioavailability, Toxicity and Clinical Treatment

15:40 - 17:20Track 4: S12 - Fate of Emerging Elements and Nanoparticles in the Environment


Parallel Sessions

Tuesday, 13 September 2016

Parallel session 1

S06 - Contamination from Long-range Atmospheric Transport of Heavy Metals

Chair:Claude Boutron (Joseph Fourier University, France)
Eiliv Steinnes (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)
Room:E1.012

09:10 - 09:30Chemical Cycling and Deposition of Atmospheric Mercury in Polar Regions: New Insights and Remaining Research Gaps
Hélène Angot (Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l'Environnement, France)

09:30 - 09:50Soil and Plant Hg Dynamics in the Arctic Tundra
Christine Hedge (Desert Research Institute, United States)

09:50 - 10:10Atmospheric Mercury Across the Australian Continent
Dean Howard (Macquarie University, Australia)

10:10 - 10:40Refreshment Break and Poster Session

10:40 - 11:00Atmospheric Transport of Metals to Norway 1975-2015
Eiliv Steinnes (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)

11:00 - 11:20Heavy Metals in Precipitation and in Aerosols in Sweden and in Northern Finland
Ingvar Wängberg (IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Sweden)

11:20 - 11:40Trends in Forest Soil Heavy Metal Concentrations at Swedish ICP IM Sites: Responses to Reductions in Atmospheric Deposition
Staffan Åkerblom (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden)

11:40 - 12:00Mercury Stable Isotope Compositions in Airborne Particulate Matter in Ambient Air of China
Xinbin Feng (Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , China)

12:00 - 13:30Lunch and Poster Session

S10 - Diffuse Contamination and Contamination over Large Areas

Chair:Xinbin Feng (Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Irena Twardowska (Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)
Room:E1.012

14:10 - 14:30Sources Contribution to Metal Concentrations in PM2.5 in a Coastal Industrialized Area
Pascal Flament (Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, France)

14:30 - 14:50Inventory of Mercury Emission to Air, Water and Soil in Poland for Year 2014
Damian Panasiuk (Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, Poland)

14:50 - 15:10Historical Variations of Mercury Stable Isotope Ratios Recorded in High Arctic Snow.
Christian Zdanowicz (Uppsala University, Sweden)

15:10 - 15:40Refreshment Break and Poster Session

15:40 - 16:00Role of Forests in the Global Biogeochemical Cycling of Mercury
Che-Jen Lin (Lamar University, United States)

16:00 - 16:20Landuse Impact on Metals in Stormwater: Mass Loads and Size Fractionation
Erica R. McKenzie (Temple University, United States)

16:20 - 16:40Assesment of Temporal Trends of Trace Metals Over France Between 1996 and 2011: How to Include the Effects of the Protocol and the Geographical Variations?
Emeline Lequy (Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, France)

16:40 - 17:00The Impact of Military Activities on the Concentration of Mercury in Marine Sediments and Soils of Military Training Grounds
Jacek Bełdowski (Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)

17:00 - 18:15Interactive Poster Session

Parallel session 2

S07 - Risk Based Management of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils

Chair:Jayanta Kumar Biswas (University of Kalyani, India)
Erik Meers (Universiteit Gent, Belgium)
Room:E1.015

09:10 - 09:30Biotransformation of Heavy Metal(loid)s in Relation to Bioavailability and Remediation
Nanthi Bolan (University of Newcastle, Australia)

09:30 - 09:50Impact of Emerging and Low Cost Alternative Amendments on the (im)mobilization and Phytoavailability of Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn in a Contaminated Floodplain Soil
Sabry Mohamed Shaheen (University of Kafrelsheikh, Egypt)

09:50 - 10:10Mobility and Toxicity of Heavy Metal(loid)s Arising from Contaminated Wood Ash Application to a Pasture Grassland Soil.
Luke Beesley (James Hutton Institute, United Kingdom)

10:10 - 10:40Refreshment Break and Poster Session

10:40 - 11:00Reduction of Cd Plant-Availability on Paddy Soil
Elena Bocharnikova (Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science of the RAS, Russian Federation)

11:00 - 11:20Liming Effects on Heavy Metal Bioavailability in Acid Soils
Niklas Lehto (Lincoln University, New Zealand)

11:20 - 11:40Heavy Metal Cycling in Former Industrial Land: Implications for Safe and Effective Urban Renewal
Emily Hepburn (RMIT University, Australia)

11:40 - 12:00Alkaline Hydrothermal Stabilization of Cr(VI) in a Sandy Soil
Gattullo Concetta Eliana (University of Bari, Italy)

12:00 - 13:30Lunch and Poster Session

S11 - Bioremediation of Metal Contamination

Chair:Franz Jirsa (University of Vienna, Austria)
Lena Ma (Nanjing University, China)
Room:E1.015

14:10 - 14:30Endophytic Rhizobacteria and Companion Planting Influence on Efficiency of Assisted Phytoextraction
Agnieszka Kutrowska (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland)

14:30 - 14:50Isolation and Characterization of Dark Septate Endophytes: Towards Their Use in the Phytomanagement of Metal-Contamined Sites?
Damien Blaudez (Universite de Lorraine, France)

14:50 - 15:10Gentle Remediation Options of Copper Contaminated Soils: Aided Phytostabilisation and Phytoextraction
Lydie Le Forestier (Institut des Sciences de la Terre d'Orléans, France)

15:10 - 15:40Refreshment Break and Poster Session

15:40 - 16:00Application of a Red Mud Derivate in the Phytostabilisation of Mine Tailings: Effects on Trace Elements Solubility, Speciation and Plant Accumulation
Rafael Clemente (CEBAS-CSIC, Spain)

16:00 - 16:20Phytoextraction of Trace Metals With Noccaea caerulescens for Urban Agriculture Development
Arnaud Jacobs (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)

16:20 - 16:40The Use of Energy Crop Species for Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Sites
Jacek Krzyżak (Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas, Poland)

16:40 - 17:00An Ecotechnological Tool for Cadmium Sequestration Using Waste Stabilization Ponds in India
Jayanta Kumar Biswas (University of Kalyani, India)

17:00 - 17:20Biological Treatments of Cadmium Contamination Continental Waters With Spirulina platensis (Nordst.) Geitl. Immobilized in Na-Alginate Beads
Popescu Tudor (Université de Science et Technologies de Lille, France)

Parallel session 3

S08 - Risk Assessment and Health Impact: Pathways, Transformation, Bioavailability, Toxicity and Clinical Treatment

Chair:Nanthi Bolan (The University of Newcastle, Australia)
Daeseon Kim (National Institute of Environmental Research, Republic of Korea)
Jerome Nriagu (University of Michigan, United States)
Room:E2.009

09:10 - 09:30Cadmium and Mercury Levels in the Urine of a Belgian Adult Population
Pirard Catherine (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège, Belgium)

09:30 - 09:50The Relationship Between Urinary Metals Concentrations and Oxidative Stress in a Cohort of School Age Children.
Andrea Hinwood (Edith Cowan University, Australia)

09:50 - 10:10To What Extent Agrochemicals Exposure Affects Male Gonads?
Armindo Rodrigues (University of the Azores, Portugal)

10:10 - 10:40Refreshment Break and Poster Session

10:40 - 11:00Chronic Exposure to Indoor Radon in a Hydrothermal Area and DNA Damage in Oral Epithelial Cells
Patrícia Garcia (University of the Azores, Portugal)

11:00 - 11:20Lung Bioaccessibility of Metals in Particulate Matter obtained from Geological Samples
Gerald Zagury (Institut de Recherche en Mines et Environnement, Canada)

11:20 - 11:40Arsenic Induced Skin Lesions and its Association to Inflammatory Cytokines
Muntasha Quddus (University of Chicago, United States)

11:40 - 12:00Could Consumption of Tea from Street Vendors Pose a Risk for Aluminium Accumulation: a Pilot Study
Sharda Shah Peshin (All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India)

12:00 - 13:30Lunch and Poster Session

14:10 - 14:30Site-Specific Risk Assessment of Lead in Surface Waters With BLM-Tool PNEC-pro V6.
Jos P.M. Vink (Deltares, Netherlands)

14:30 - 14:50Relative Risk Approach: a Methodology for the Ecological Risk Classification of Inorganic Substances
Marie-Claude Sauvé (Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada)

14:50 - 15:10Trace Elements in Commercial Infant Food: a Simplified Risk Assessment
Miguel Izquierdo (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain)

15:10 - 15:40Refreshment Break and Poster Session

15:40 - 16:00Combining Risk Assessment and Life Cycle Assessment to Derive Remediation Standards for Soil Contaminated by Heavy Metals
Deyi Hou (Tsinghua University, China)

16:00 - 16:20Multi-Metal Investigation in Groundwater and Saliva in an Area of West Bengal, India
Subhamoy Bhowmick (University of Kalyani, India)

16:20 - 16:40Water Quality and Metal Exposure Assessment in the Krka River, Karstic Phenomenon and National Park in Croatia
Vlatka Filipović Marijić (Ruđer Bošković Institute, Croatia)

16:40 - 17:00Hazard Traffic Lights and Total Hazard Points: Two Legislation-Based Methodologies for Risk Assessment of Materials
Gonzalo Rodriguez Garcia (Helmholtz Institute Ulm for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Germany)

Parallel session 4

S09 - Heavy Metals in the Aquatic Environment

Chair:Bruce Fowler (Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, United States)
Anna Knox (Savannah River National Laboratory, United States)
Room:E2.010

09:10 - 09:30Metal Pollution Status of Suspended Particulate Matter and the Influence of Anthropogenic Activities of the Deba River Urban Catchment
Jon Garcia-Garcia (University of Basque Country, Spain)

09:30 - 09:50Impact of Marine Mercury Cycling on Coastal Atmospheric Mercury
Johannes Bieser (Helmholtz Zentrum Geesthacht, Germany)

09:50 - 10:10Global Patterns of Mercury Contamination in Cetaceans
Maike Sabel (Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, Germany)

10:10 - 10:40Refreshment Break and Poster Session

10:40 - 11:00Mercury Concentration Variation in Different Fish Species of the Gulf of Riga and the Baltic Sea
Natalija Suhareva (Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Latvia)

11:00 - 11:20Influence of Mercury Concentration on Methylation in Freshwater Sediments from Scottish Canals
Olga Cavoura (National School of Public Health, Greece)

11:20 - 11:40Biotic Mercury Methylation in Settling Particles from the Water Column of an Oxic Freshwater System
Elena Gascon Diez (University of Geneva, Switzerland)

11:40 - 12:00Methylmercury Production by the Gut Microbiota of Herbivorous and Piscivorous Freshwater Fishes from Cazaux-Sanguinet Lake (South-Western France)
Elisabeth Carlier (Université de Pau et des pays de l'Ardour, France)

12:00 - 13:30Lunch and Poster Session

14:10 - 14:30Molecular Organic Matter Composition Controls Mercury Methylation in Boreal Lake Sediments
Andrea Garcia Bravo (Uppsala University, Sweden)

14:30 - 14:50The Impacts of Nutrient Supply on Aquatic Mercury Dynamics and Plankton Methylmercury Concentrations
Anne Soerensen (Stockholm University, Sweden)

14:50 - 15:10Impacts of Environmental Change on Methylmercury Bioaccumulation in Marine Ecosystems
Amina Schartup (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, United States)

15:10 - 15:40Refreshment Break and Poster Session

S12 - Fate of Emerging Elements and Nanoparticles in the Environment

Chair:Gijs Du Laing (Universiteit Gent, Belgium)
Dan Tsang (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)
Room:E2.010

15:40 - 16:00Should nanoparticles be used in sunscreens
Brian Gulson (Macquarie University, Australia)

16:00 - 16:20Effects of Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron (nZVI) and Fe2O3 Nanoparticles on Root Hydraulic Conductivity of Solanum Licopersicum
Domingo Martínez-Fernández (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic)

16:20 - 16:40Dispersion and Mobility of Technology-Critical Elements in the Aquatic Environment and Sediments of the Flanders Scheldt Estuary
Folens Karel (Ghent University, Belgium)

16:40 - 17:00Distribution and Speciation of Rare Earth Elements in Coal Combustion Byproducts
Mengling Stuckman (National Energy Technology Laboratory - Department of Energy, United States)

17:00 - 17:20Interactions Between Terrestrial Plants and Rare Earth Oxide Nanoparticles
Zhiyong Zhang (Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)


Poster Contributions

Tuesday, 13 September 2016

S07 - Risk Based Management of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils

S07-P01Potential Value of Synthetic and Natural Phosphate Compounds in Enhancing Immobilization and Reducing Bioavailability of Mixed Heavy Metal Contaminants
Nanthi Bolan (University of Newcastle, Australia)

S07-P02Effect of Alkaline Amendments on Solubility and Phytoavailability of Zinc and Copper in Abattoir Wastewater Water Irrigated Soil
Balaji Seshadri (University of Newcastle, Australia)

S07-P03Derivation of Soil Criteria for Cadmium Applying Species Sensitivity Distribution
Changfeng Ding (Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , China)

S07-P04Effect of Organic and Inorganic Amendments on the Arsenic and Cadmium Bioavailability in Soils
Claudia Rocco (Universita' degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy)

S07-P05Sulphur Supply Increases the Potential of Massai Grass for Cadmium Phytoextraction
Flávio Henrique Silveira Rabêlo (University of São Paulo, Brazil)

S07-P06Stability of Heavy Metals (Cd, Pb and Zn) in Contaminated Soil Upon Treatment With Calcined Clam Shell
Mohammad Nazrul Islam (Chonnam National University, Republic of Korea)

S07-P07Risk Element Sorption Characteristics in Soil Treated by Biologically Transformed Dry Olive Residue (DOR)
Jiřina Száková (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic)

S07-P08Assessment of Activated Carbon and Compost for the Remediation of a Mine Impacted Soil
Teresa Fresno (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain)

S07-P09How Soil Amendments Affect Toxic Elements Mobility and Willow Growth in Highly Multi-Contaminated Soil
Stanislava Vondráčková (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic)

S07-P10Various Mechanisms and Effects of Cu and as Release from Strongly Polluted Amended With Sewage Sludge
Katarzyna Szopka (Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland)

S08 - Risk Assessment and Health Impact: Pathways, Transformation, Bioavailability, Toxicity and Clinical Treatment

S08-P01Characteristics of Pollution and Ecological Risks Associated With Heavy Metals in the Fuyang River in China
Yuxi Gao (Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , China)

S08-P02Heavy Metal Contents of Food Seasonings and Bouillon Cubes from Aba, Abia State Nigeria
Alisachristopher Onyemeziri (Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria)

S08-P03Heavy Metal Contents of Tobacco Leaves and Snuff Products from Southeastern Nigeria
Alisachristopher Onyemeziri (Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria)

S08-P04Assessment of Pollution Levels and Human Health Risk of Heavy Metals in Snow Dust (Case Study, Yerevan)
Nairuhi Maghakyan (Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies, Armenia)

S08-P05Study on the Solid-Phase Fractionation of Potentially Toxic Elements in House Dust Within the Human Health Framework
Paula Marinho Reis (Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal)

S08-P06Korea National Survey for Environmental Pollutants in the Human Body 2008: Heavy Metals in the Blood Or Urine of the Korean Population
Jin Heon Lee (Kongju National University, Republic of Korea)

S08-P07Mercury Exposure Levels Among Schoolchildren and Related Factors and Health Effect in High Mercury Exposure Areas in Korea
Daeseon Kim (National Institute of Environmental Research, Republic of Korea)

S08-P08Effects of Blood Lead on Intelligence and Personality in Schoolchildren
Daeseon Kim (National Institute of Environmental Research, Republic of Korea)

S08-P09Serum Heavy Metal Levels of Residents in the Vicinity of a Petrochemical Complex in Taiwan
Tzu-Hsuen, Yuan (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)

S09 - Heavy Metals in the Aquatic Environment

S09-P01Function of the Hyporheic Zone in the Cd and Zn Transfer in the BiaŁa Przemsza River Valley
Urszula Aleksander-Kwaterczak (AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland)

S09-P02Heavy Metal Contents in Deep Aquifers from the Republic of Moldova
Barbara Nisi (CNR-IGG Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, Italy)

S09-P03Mercury in Fish from Brazilians River and Reservoirs Hydroelectric Power Plant
Luiz Fabricio Zara (University of Brasília, Brazil)

S09-P04Estimated Loads and Geochemical Baselines of Heavy Metals in Sediments in a Watershed of Northeastern Brazil
Francisco Jose de Paula Filho (Federal University of Cariri, Brazil)

S09-P05Concentrations and Loads of Metals (V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, As, Rb, Y, Zr) from the Cliff Erosion to the Gulf of Gdansk
Jacek Bełdowski (Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)

S09-P06Mercury in the Zoobenthos of the Coastal Zone of the Puck Bay (Southern Baltic Sea)
Bełdowska Magdalena (University of Gdansk, Institute of Oceanography, Poland)

S09-P07Metals Forms Distribution in the Surface Waters of the Kola North Under Different Atmospheric Precipitation
Marina Dinu (Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation)

S09-P08Monitoring Heavy Metals in Water, Suspended Particulates, Sediment and Clam Flesh at Clam Farms in Coastal Area of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Nguyen Phuoc Dan (Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Viet Nam)

S09-P09Zinc in an Oligotrophic Patagonic Lake: Response to a Natural Environmental Disaster in Low Trophic Levels
Sergio Ribeiro Guevara (LAAN-CNEA, Argentina)

S09-P10Methylmercury Production and Associated Microbial Diversity Within an Oligotrophic Temperate Freshwater Lake (Cazaux-Sanguinet Lake, South-Western France)
Elisabeth Carlier (Université de Pau et des pays de l'Ardour, France)

S10 - Diffuse Contamination and Contamination over Large Areas

S10-P01Does Nitrogen Supply Impact the Cadmium Fluxes to Developing Durum Wheat Grains?
Bofang Yan (French National Institute for Agricultural Research, France)

S10-P02First Investigations of Metal Contents and Pb Isotopes in Protected Salt Marsh Sediments (NORTH Sea Coast of France)
Françoise Henry (Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, France)

S10-P03Assessment of Anthropogenic Trace Metals and Rare Earth Elements in a Subtropical Urban Area (The Danshui System, Taiwan)
Lerat Antoine (University of Bordeaux, France)

S10-P04Spatial Distribution and Contamination of Heavy Metals in Soils of Arzew Algeria
Boudia Hayat (University of Science and Technology of Oran, Algeria)

S10-P05Effects of Annual Precipitation on Heavy Metals in Runoff from Soils in the US Great Plains
Moustafa A. Elrashidi (National Soil Survey Center, United States)

S10-P06Grapevine Accumulation of Potentially Toxic Elements from Vineyard Soil
Tijana Milićević (University of Belgrade, Serbia)

S10-P07Cadmium Level in Soil, Coarse Fodder, Organs and Tissue of Cattle in West Siberia
Valeriy Petukhov (Novosibirsk State Agrarian University, Russian Federation)

S10-P08Can Diffuse Source Analysis Help to Prioritise Chemicals Risk Management for Metals?
Hugo Waeterschoot (Eurometaux- European Association of Metals, Belgium)

S10-P09Radioisotopes as Indicators of Heavy Metals Translocation in the Environment
Piotr Godyń (University of Opole, Poland)

S10-P10Mass-Dependent and -Independent Mercury Isotope Fractionation During Gas-Phase Oxidation of Elemental Mercury Vapor by the Atomic Halogens Cl and Br
Jonas Sommar (Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

S10-P11Source Identification Using Pb Isotopic Composition: Contamination Fingerprinting in City of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Anna Kunčíková (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic)

S10-P12Optimization of Lead (Pb) Isotopes Measurement Using Quadrupole-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (Q-ICP-MS).
Abida Usman (University of Nottingham, Pakistan)

S10-P13Systematic Study of Stable Isotope (Hg, C & N) in Bivalves Along the French Coastline: Preliminary Results from the Trococo Project
Briant Nicolas (Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer, France)

S10-P14Lead Chemical and Isotope Characterisation in the Upper Loire River Basin, France
Romain Nigris (Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada)

S10-P15Distribution and Isotopic Signature of Pb in the Environment of Arctic Norway
Hana Šillerová (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic)

S10-P16Spatial and Temporal Trends of the Contamination in an Urban Catchment: Coupling Metal Isotope Geochemistry and Radionuclide Chronometers.
Claire Froger (Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, France)

S10-P17Atmospheric Mercury Measurements at Cape Point, South Africa: Latest Trends and Findings
Lynwill Martin (SA Weather Service, South Africa)

S12 - Fate of Emerging Elements and Nanoparticles in the Environment

S12-P01The Influence of Synthesis Washing Specimen on the Microstructure of Titanate Nanomaterial and its Adsorption Property of Lead(II)
Jin Zhang (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany)

S12-P02Adsorption Characteristics of Hazardous Oxoanions on HDPy-Modified Montmorillonite
Wuhui Luo (Kyushu University, Japan)

S17 - Interactions of Plants with Metals

S17-P01Effects of Selenium on the Uptake and Speciation of Mercury in Plants and Further in the Food Chains
Anja Kavcic (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)

S17-P02The Cell Wall as Shield Against Cadmium Toxicity: Proteome Changes in Alfalfa Stems Exposed to Cadmium
Annelie Gutsch (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg)

S17-P03Bioconcentration of Mercury by Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) from Southern Nigeria
Nnorom Innocent Chidi (Abia State University Uturu, Nigeria)

S17-P04Effect of Sulfur Application on Soil Copper Forms
Christos Tsadilas (Hellenic Agricultural Organization "Demeter", Greece)

S17-P05Multivariate Data of Trace Elements in Mushroom Sarcodon imbricatus
Martyna Saba (University of Gdańsk, Poland)

S17-P06Some Metallic Elements and Arsenic in Medicinal Wolfiporia extensa from Polymetallic Soils
Martyna Saba (University of Gdańsk, Poland)

S17-P07Radioactive Caesium in Cortinarius caperatus Mushrooms
Jerzy Falandysz (University of Gdańsk, Poland)

S17-P08Mercury in Unprocessed and Household Processed Mushrooms
Jerzy Falandysz (University of Gdańsk, Poland)

S17-P09Cadmium Leaching from a Household Treated Chantharelles and Cadmium Uptake from the Chantharelles in a Meal
Jerzy Falandysz (University of Gdańsk, Poland)

S17-P10Trace Elements Composition of Boletus Mushrooms from the Province of Yunnan, China
Martyna Saba (University of Gdańsk, Poland)

S17-P11Variability in Grain Cadmium Concentration Among Durum Wheat Cultivars: Impact of Aboveground Biomass Partitioning
Cornu Jean-Yves (Institut National de Recherche Agronomique, France)

S17-P12Imaging Radiocesium Movements in Intact Plants
Naoki kawachi (National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Japan)

S17-P13The Ros-Medited Copper Toxicity in Rye Varieties
Krzysztof Gediga (Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland)

S17-P14The Accumulation of Compounds Heavy Metal by Fussy Mathematic Evaluation and the Antioxidant Enzymes Activities in Five Species of Terrestrial Plants
Hai Lin (University of Science and Technology Beijing, China)

S17-P15Heavy Metal Effects on the Green Alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: a Gene Transcription Study
Nikos Lydakis-Simantiris (Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Greece)

S17-P16Accumulation of Mercury in Different Rice Genotypes Cultivated in Soils from the Region of La Mojana, Colombia
Siday Marrugo (University of Cordoba, Colombia)

S17-P17Noninvasive Imaging of Zinc Movement in an Intact Plant Using 65Zn
Nobuo Suzui (National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Japan)

S17-P18Effects of the Exogenous Glycinebetaine on Photosynthetic Apparatus in Cucumber Leaves Challenging Al Stress
Piotr Stepien (Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland)

S17-P19Unraveling Aspects Related To Tolerance Of Tomato Accessions Under Cadmium-Induced Stress
Marcia Carvalho (University of São Paulo, Brazil)

S17-P20An Empirical Model To Predict Cadmium Concentrations in Cultivated Spinach
Filip M. G. Tack (Ghent University)

Wednesday, 14 September 2016 Day Schedule | Parallel Sessions | Poster Contributions | Overview

Day Schedule

Wednesday, 14 September 2016

Parallel Sessions

08:30 - 10:10Track 1: S13 - Geophysical/geochemical Methods of Soil Pollution Assessment with Airborne Potentially Toxic Elements in problematic areas

08:30 - 10:10Track 2: S14 - Heavy Metals and Biochar Interactions

08:30 - 10:10Track 3: S15 - Records of Anthropogenic Contamination

08:30 - 10:10Track 4: S16 - Interactions of Biota with Metals

10:10 - 10:40Refreshment Break and Poster Session

Parallel Sessions

10:40 - 12:00Track 1: S13 - Geophysical/geochemical Methods of Soil Pollution Assessment with Airborne Potentially Toxic Elements in problematic areas

10:40 - 12:00Track 2: S14 - Heavy Metals and Biochar Interactions

10:40 - 12:00Track 3: S15 - Records of Anthropogenic Contamination

10:40 - 12:00Track 4: S17 - Interactions of Plants with Metals

12:00 - 13:30Lunch and Poster Session

Parallel Sessions

13:30 - 14:50Track 1: S13 - Geophysical/geochemical Methods of Soil Pollution Assessment with Airborne Potentially Toxic Elements in problematic areas

13:30 - 15:10Track 2: S19 - Waste Streams and Secondary Resources

13:30 - 15:10Track 3: S15 - Records of Anthropogenic Contamination

13:30 - 15:10Track 4: S17 - Interactions of Plants with Metals

15:10 - 15:40Refreshment Break and Poster Session

Plenary Lecture

Chair:Filip M. G. Tack (Universiteit Gent, Belgium)
Room:Oehoe

15:40 - 16:20New concepts and upcoming challenges in the environmental risk assessment of metals
Koen Oorts (Arche-consulting, Belgium)

Parallel Sessions

16:20 - 18:00Track 1: S18 - Advances in Analytical Tools and Speciation Analysis

16:20 - 18:00Track 2: S19 - Waste Streams and Secondary Resources

Conference Dinner

19:30 - 23:00Conference Dinner in Handelsbeurs, Kouter 29 9000 Gent


Parallel Sessions

Wednesday, 14 September 2016

Parallel session 1

S13 - Geophysical/geochemical Methods of Soil Pollution Assessment with Airborne Potentially Toxic Elements in problematic areas

Chair:Tadeusz Magiera (Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)
Irena Twardowska (Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)
Room:E1.012

08:30 - 08:50Tracing Metals in Soil by Magnetic Parameters
Karl Fabian (Geological Survey of Norway, Norway)

08:50 - 09:10Cross-Variograms of Geochemical, Vertical and Surface Magnetometric Measurements in Areas With Strong Anthropogenic Pressure
Piotr Fabijańczyk (Warsaw University of Technology, Poland)

09:10 - 09:30Endmember Analysis of Magnetic Properties of Soils from Norway and Poland
Karl Fabian (Geological Survey of Norway, Norway)

09:30 - 09:50Discrimination Between Different Sources of Soil Pollutants Using Magneto-Geochemical Data Set
Marcin Szuszkiewicz (Institute of Environmental Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)

09:50 - 10:10Enhancement of Magnetic Susceptibility of Soil Resulting from Resuspension of Dust from a Metallurgical Slag Heap
Małgorzata Wawer (Institute of Environmental Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)

10:10 - 10:40Refreshment Break and Poster Session

10:40 - 11:00Mapping Heavy Metal Distribution Around the Kozani-Ptolemais Power Plants (Northern Greece) Using Magnetic Parameters of Soils
Simo Spassov (Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, Belgium)

11:00 - 11:20Impact of Iron Mining and Nikel-cupper Metallurgy on Surface Soil Magnetic Susceptibility in Pasvik Valley (Northern Norway)
Tadeusz Magiera (Institute of Environmental Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)

11:20 - 11:40Assessment of Transboundary Metal Deposition from a Copper-Nickel Smelter Complex Using Peat from an Ombrotrophic Bog
Sebastian Stefaniak (Institute of Environmental Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)

11:40 - 12:00Ombrothrophic Peatlands as a Tool for Evaluation of Cumulative Anthropogenic Trace Element Deposition from Long-Range Transport
Irena Twardowska (Institute of Environmental Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)

12:00 - 13:30Lunch and Poster Session

13:30 - 13:50Poland as a Source Region of Heavy Metal Deposition in Norway as Assessed by Analysis of Peat Cores
Eiliv Steinnes (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)

13:50 - 14:10Determination of Atmospheric Deposition of Arsenic and Selenium Across King George Island (Antarctica) Using Neutron Activation Analysis
Tomasz Mróz (Pedagogical Univeristy in Cracow, Poland)

14:10 - 14:30Transfer of an Industrial Marker, from Atmosphere to Life
Sophie Ayrault (Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, France)

14:30 - 14:50Evidencing Distant and Local Influences of Industrial and Other Metal Sources in PM2.5 in a Medium City
Dominique Courcot (Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, France)

15:10 - 15:40Refreshment Break and Poster Session

S18 - Advances in Analytical Tools and Speciation Analysis

Chair:Hendrik Emons (Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, Belgium)
Filip M. G. Tack (Universiteit Gent, Belgium)
Room:E1.012

16:20 - 16:40Advancement in Single Particle ICP-MS - From Femtogram Detection Limits to Single Cell Analysis
Chady Stephan (Perkin Elmer)

16:40 - 17:00Mercury Isotopic Analysis Via Cold Vapor Generation - Multi-Collector-ICP-Mass Spectrometry as a Key Tool for Evaluating Pollution in Marine Ecosystems
Ana Rua Ibarz (Ghent University, Belgium)

17:00 - 17:20Exploring New Sensors Based on Functionalized Membranes for Mercury Monitoring in Aquatic Environments
Claudia Fontas (University of Girona, Spain)

17:20 - 17:40Tandem ICP-Mass Spectrometry With Chemical Resolution: an Ideal Tool for the Determination of Ultra-Trace Concentrations of Metals and Metalloids in Environmental Samples
Eduardo Bolea Fernandez (Ghent University, Belgium)

17:40 - 18:00Effects of Selective Extraction Schemes on Redox-Sensitive Sb: Implications for Environmental Quantitative Sb Radionuclide Dispersion Scenarios
Teba Gil-Díaz (University of Bordeaux, France)

Parallel session 2

S14 - Heavy Metals and Biochar Interactions

Chair:Jörg Rinklebe (Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Germany)
Filip M. G. Tack (Universiteit Gent, Belgium)
Room:E1.015

08:30 - 08:50Copper-Accumulation in Vineyard Soils as Consequence of Fungicide Applications - Biochar as Rescue?
Gerhard Soja (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Austria)

08:50 - 09:10Biochar and Iron Sulfate as Amendments for an As and Cu Contaminated Soil
Teresa Fresno (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain)

09:10 - 09:30Potential of Biochar Derived from Pig Manure for Cd Stabilization and Improved Plant Yield
Christophe Loix (Centre for Environmental Sciences, Belgium)

09:30 - 09:50Biochar Reduces the Release of Heavy Metals Under Dynamic Redox Conditions in Contaminated Wetland Soils
Joerg Rinklebe (University of Wuppertal, Germany)

09:50 - 10:10Biochar as an Amendment for the Remediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil
Reinhart Van Poucke (Universiteit Gent, Belgium)

10:10 - 10:40Refreshment Break and Poster Session

10:40 - 11:00Effect of Different Biochar to Reduce Metal(loid)s Availability in Contaminated Mining Soils and to Promote Poplar Growth
Bourgerie Sylvain (University of Orléans, France)

11:00 - 11:20Application of a British Hardwood Biochar in Soil Remediation
Zhengtao Shen (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)

11:20 - 11:40Remediation of Extremely Contaminated Soil With Cd, Pb and Zn Using Biochar – 3 Years Experiment
Katerina Brendova (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic)

11:40 - 12:00Removing of Metal(loid)s from Aqueous Solution Using Biochar and its Modifications
Lukas Trakal (Faculty of Environmental Sciences, CULS Prague, Czech Republic)

12:00 - 13:30Lunch and Poster Session

S19 - Waste Streams and Secondary Resources

Chair:Gijs Du Laing (Universiteit Gent, Belgium)
Gerald Zagury (Polytechnique Montréal, Canada)
Room:E1.015

13:30 - 13:50Heavy Metals and the Beneficial Reuse of Biowastes
Brett Robinson (Lincoln University, New Zealand)

13:50 - 14:10Life Cycle Assessment of Waste from Electric and Electronic Equipment: a Review
Gonzalo Rodriguez-Garcia (Helmholtz Institute Ulm for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Germany)

14:10 - 14:30Effect of Energy Grass Additions on Methane Production and Heavy Metal Fractionation During Anaerobic Digestion of Sewage Sludge
Changming Yang (Tongji University, China)

14:30 - 14:50Shape-dependent Adsorption of Selenium and Tellurium by MIIFe2O4
Weiyi Pan (Peking University, China)

14:50 - 15:10Magnetic Chrysotile Nanotubes Modified With pH-Sensitive Poly(methacrylic Acid) for Enhanced Uptake of Cu(II) Ions
Simo Pehkonen (University of East Finland, Finland)

15:10 - 15:40Refreshment Break and Poster Session

16:20 - 16:40Heavy Metal Extraction from Aqueous Solutions Using Ionic Liquids Immobilized in Polypropylene and Polyvinyl Alcohol Beads
Marko Klaic (University of Vienna, Austria)

16:40 - 17:00Properties of Mercury in Gypsum Studied by Mass Spectrometry Technique in Development of Methodologies for Safe Secondary Use Or Disposal of Gypsum
Majda Pavlin (Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia)

17:00 - 17:20Increasing Phytomining Efficiency on Waste Incineration Bottom Ash
Theresa Rosenkranz (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria)

17:20 - 17:40Studying Zn Sorption on Clays in the Context of Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste
Liesbeth Van Laer (SCK-CEN, Belgium)

17:40 - 18:00Bioremediation of Soil Irrigated With Sewage Effluent Benefitting New Kinetic Tactics
Alaa El-Din Mohamed Zaghloul (National Research Center, Egypt)

Parallel session 3

S15 - Records of Anthropogenic Contamination

Chair:Sophie Ayrault (Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, France)
Claude Boutron (Joseph Fourier University, France)
Sophia Hansson (ENSAT in Toulouse, France)
Room:E2.009

08:30 - 08:50Assessment of Historical Trace Metals Contamination Along a River-Estuarine-Coastal Gradient in Sediment Cores from the Garonne-Gironde System (France)
Guia Morelli (University of Bordeaux, France)

08:50 - 09:10Mercury Contamination and Bacterial Activity Downstream of a Chlor-Alkali Plant in the Olt River
Andrea Garcia Bravo (Uppsala University, Sweden)

09:10 - 09:30Novel EDTA-Based Method of Washing Pb Contaminated Soils: Hazard Mitigation and Sustainable Soil Use
Domen Lestan (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)

09:30 - 09:50Historical Perspective on the Hazards of Environmental Heavy Metals Contamination of Sediments of the Odra River Valley (Poland/Germany)
Aleksandra Ibragimow (Polish-German Research Institute, Poland)

09:50 - 10:10Distribution of Sediment-Associated Metals in a Relatively Pristine Watershed Following the Catastrophic Failure of a Mine Tailings Storage Facility in British Columbia, Canada
Philip N. Owens (University of Northern British Columbia, Canada)

10:10 - 10:40Refreshment Break and Poster Session

10:40 - 11:00The Worst Brazilian Environmental Disaster Altered the Distribution of Metals in Water at the Doce River Estuary and Marine Region
Renato Neto (Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Brazil)

11:00 - 11:20Chromium Contamination of Water Due to Ni Mines, New-Caledonia
Peggy Gunkel-Grillon (University of New-Caledonia, New Caledonia)

11:20 - 11:40Distribution of Mercury, Antimony and Arsenic in the Shallow Groundwater System from the Former Hg-Mining Areas of Abbadia San Salvatore (Tuscany, Central Italy)
Orlando Vaselli (University of Florence, Italy)

11:40 - 12:00Control of Metals from Energy and Industrial Sources
Jozef M. Pacyna (NILU - Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Norway)

12:00 - 13:30Lunch and Poster Session

13:30 - 13:50Assessment of Vertical Contamination of Cd, Pb and Zn in Soils Around a Former Ore Smelter in Wallonia, Belgium
Amandine Liénard (Université de Liège - Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Belgium)

13:50 - 14:10Surficial Soil Contamination Around a Zinc Processing Factory
Dumoulin David (LASIR - Université Lille 1, France)

14:10 - 14:30Transfer of Trace Metals Between Air, Soil and Cacao Beans in Areas Impacted by Oil Activities in Ecuador
Fiorella Barraza (Geosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET). Université Paul Sabatier, France)

14:30 - 14:50Chronology of Metal Pollution in Golden Horn Estuary Istanbul, Derived from 210Pb and 137Cs Dating
Murat Belivermiş (Istanbul University, Turkey)

14:50 - 15:10From Iron Ore to Ecotoxiological Impacts: One Thousand Years of Manganese History
Quentin Petitjean (University of Franche-Comté, France)

15:10 - 15:40Refreshment Break and Poster Session

Parallel session 4

S16 - Interactions of Biota with Metals

Chair:Kevin Francesconi (University of Graz, Austria)
Franz Jirsa (University of Vienna, Austria)
Room:E2.010

08:30 - 08:50Heavy Metals in the Mallard Anas platyrhynchos from Eastern Austria
Christof Plessl (University of Vienna, Austria)

08:50 - 09:10Accumulation of Heavy Metals in Samples of Biota Growing in the Forest Areas of Southern and North Eastern Poland in the Years 2014-2015
Maria Zielińska (University of Opole, Poland)

09:10 - 09:30Combined Exposure to Metal Mixtures and Predator Stress: Sublethal Effects on Asellus aquaticus
Marjolein Van Ginneken (University of Antwerp, Belgium)

09:30 - 09:50Isotope Ratio Indicators for the Source of Lead Poisoning in Mute Swans
Łukasz Binkowski (Pedagogical University of Cracow, Poland)

09:50 - 10:10A Report of Heavy Metal and Porphyrins Levels in Penguins
Winfred E. Espejo (University of Concepción, Chile)

10:10 - 10:40Refreshment Break and Poster Session

S17 - Interactions of Plants with Metals

Chair:Jayanta Kumar Biswas (University of Kalyani, India)
Erik Meers (Universiteit Gent, Belgium)
Room:E2.010

10:40 - 11:00Localization and Bioavailability of Mercury and Selenium in Edible Mushrooms Boletus edulis and Scutiger pes-caprae
Katarina Vogel-Mikus (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)

11:00 - 11:20Increased Temperature Enhances Photosynthesis and Inhibits Copper Uptake in E. siliculosus
Alex Santillan-Sarmiento (Plymouth University, United Kingdom)

11:20 - 11:40Demethylation of Methylmercury in Growing Rice: an Evidence of Rice Self-Detoxification for Hg Pollution?
Jiating Zhao (Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

11:40 - 12:00Root-Applied Glutathione Inhibits Cadmium Translocation from Roots to Shoots Selectively in Oil Seed Rape Plants
Shin-ichi Nakamura (Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

12:00 - 13:30Lunch and Poster Session

13:30 - 13:50Cadmium-Induced Effects on Endoreduplication in Leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana
Sophie Hendrix (Hasselt University, Belgium)

13:50 - 14:10Plant-Microbe Symbiotic System Based on Cadmium Tolerant Pea Mutant, Mycorrhizal Fungus, Rhizobia and PGPR
Andrey Belimov (All-Russia Research Institute for Agricultural Microbiology, Russian Federation)

14:10 - 14:30Multi-Metal Resistance and Plant Growth Promotion Potential of a Wastewater Bacteria and its Synergistic Benefits
Jayanta Kumar Biswas (University of Kalyani, India)

14:30 - 14:50Desferrioxamine B vs. EDTA for Improving the Phytoextraction of Metals by Sunflower
Cornu Jean-Yves (Institut National de Recherche Agronomique, France)

14:50 - 15:10Spatio-Temporal Analyses of 100 Year Heavy Metals Pollution in the Watarase River and Biological Responses of Japanese Dace, Tribolodon hakonensis
Shosaku Kashiwada (Toyo University, Japan)

15:10 - 15:40Refreshment Break and Poster Session


Poster Contributions

Wednesday, 14 September 2016

S13 - Geophysical/geochemical Methods of Soil Pollution Assessment with Airborne Potentially Toxic Elements in problematic areas

S13-P01Geostatistical Assessment of the Risk of Soil Contamination Using Soil Magnetometry
Piotr Fabijańczyk (Warsaw University of Technology, Poland)

S13-P02Application of Soil Magnetometry for the Soil Pollution Study in Upper Silesia (Southern Poland) in Two Different Scenarios
Tadeusz Magiera (Institue of Environmental Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)

S13-P03Discriminant Analysis of Heavy Metal Contamination in the Depth Soil
Young-Tae Jo (Chonnam National University, Republic of Korea)

S13-P04Juxtaposing recent and sub-recent magnetic impact records of air pollution – bio- and soil magnetic monitoring in a Belgian harbour area
Ynse Declercq (Ghent University, Belgium)

S14 - Heavy Metals and Biochar Interactions

S14-P01Valorisation of By-Products and Biochar to Reduce Arsenic and Copper Mobility in Contaminated Soils
Rebeca Manzano (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain)

S14-P02Sorption of Heavy Metals on Modified Biochars for Soil Remediation
Reinhart Van Poucke (Ghent University, Belgium)

S14-P03Effects of a Biochar Amendment to Improve the Physicochemical Characteristics of a Former Mine Extraction Soil Contaminated Mainly by Pb and As and to Enhance the Growth of Three Willow Species
Bourgerie Sylvain (université d'Orléans, France)

S15 - Records of Anthropogenic Contamination

S15-P02Main Source and Sink of Mercury in a Catchment of Wanshan Hg Mining Area, Guizhou
Zhihui Dai (Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

S15-P03Research on the Migration Simulation of Heavy Metal Cr, Pb and Zn in Soil of Mining Area
Jihong Dong (China University of Mining & Technology, China)

S15-P04Trace Metals in Mangrove Soils in the Subaé River Basin, Bahia, Brazil
Jorge Antonio Gonzaga Santos (Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Brazil)

S15-P05Adsorption of Heavy Metals on Road-Deposited Sediment: Kinetic and Isotherm Investigations
Jin Zhang (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany)

S15-P06Natural Attenuation of Arsenate-Contaminated River Impacted by Acid Mine Drainages: Characterization of Suspended Particulate Matters
Keiko Sasaki (Kyushu University, Japan)

S15-P07Leaching of Lead (Pb) in Abandoned Mine Soil in Column Leaching Experiment
Nguyen Xuan Phuc (Chonnam National University, Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

S15-P08Integrated Assessment of Lead in Soil from a Battery-Disposal Site Before Remediation
Paola Adamo (Universita' degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy)

S15-P09Heavy Metals Distribution of Artemisia argyi Grown in Indigenous Zinc Smelting Slag
Yishu Peng (Guizhou University, China)

S15-P10Potentially Harmful Elements in Breakages of Glazed Tiles from Three Sites in Lithuania
Ričardas Taraškevičius (Nature Research Centre, Lithuania)

S15-P11Acid Rains and Behavior of Heavy Metals in Geochemical Technogenic Area
Yury G. Tatsy (Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation)

S15-P12Distribution of Thallium in Scots Pine from a Pyrite Mining and Smelting Area, South China
Juan Liu (Guangzhou University, China)

S15-P135500 Years of Lead Deposition Recorded in Staroselskii Moch, an Ombrotrophic Peat Bog in Nw Russia
Tatiana Pampura (Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science of the RAS, Russian Federation)

S16 - Interactions of Biota with Metals

S16-P01Trace Metals Enroute Wastewater and Their Toxicity to Marine Fish Using Gaussian Model
Ah Bu-Olayan (Kuwait University, Kuwait)

S16-P02Arsenic Biotransformation by Microcystis Aeruginosa Under Different Nitrogen and Phosphate Levels
Changzhou Yan (Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

S16-P03Silver Accumulation in Chironomid Larvae in Relation to Their Ecological Preferences in an Ultraoligotrophic Lake
Sergio Ribeiro Guevara (LAAN-CNEA, Argentina)

S16-P04Calcium Concentration in Muscle Longissimus Thoracis and Meat Tendernes of Nellore Cattle
José Cavalcante Souza Vieira (Sao Paulo State University, Brazil)

S16-P05Mercury Fractionation in Tucunaré (Cichla spp) and Filhote (Brachyplathystoma filamentosum) from Brazilian Amazon
José Cavalcante Souza Vieira (Sao Paulo State University, Brazil)

S16-P06Metallomic Study of Hg in Muscle Tissue of Jaraqui
João Vitor de Queiroz (UNESP Botucatu, Brazil)

S16-P07Effects of Spinosad on Vitellogenin Expression in the Cadmium-Selected Beet Armyworm Strain
Maria Augustyniak (University of Silesia, Poland)

S16-P08Evaluation of the Immune System of Female Steatoda grossa (Theridiidae) Spider Exposed to Food Contaminated With Copper
Monika Stalmach (University of Silesia, Poland)

S16-P09Stress Markers in the Beet Armyworm from Control and Cadmium Starins Exposed to Additional Stressors
Monika Tarnawska (University of Silesia, Poland)

S16-P10Mercury Cadmium and Selenium in Liver and Muscle of Mediterranean Spearfish
Stefania Ancora (University of Siena, Italy)

S16-P11Heavy Metal Resistance in Bacteria Isolated from Humboldt Penguin (Speniscus humboldti) Excreta
Winfred E. Espejo (University of Concepción, Chile)

S18 - Advances in Analytical Tools and Speciation Analysis

S18-P01Task Specific Ionic Liquids for Solvent Bar Micro-Extraction of Heavy Metals
Jose Antonio Lopez-Lopez (University of Cádiz, Spain)

S18-P02A New Approach for Sampling and Monitoring of Dissolved Heavy Metals in Urban Runoff by Means of Passive Sampler Sorbicell
Md Tariqul Islam Shajib (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)

S18-P03Factorial Design for Method Development Aiming at Selenium Determination in Broccoli Parts by GFAAS
Daiane Placido Torres (Embrapa Clima Temperado, Brazil)

S18-P04Analysis of Selected Mercury Compounds in Environmental Samples Using Thermo-Desorption Technique
Saniewska Dominika (University of Gdańsk, Poland)

S18-P05Determination of Trace Elements in the Open Ocean: Method Validation
Emiliya Vasileva-Veleva (IAEA Environment Laboratories, Monaco)

S18-P06Factors That Influenced Drying Procedure of the Samples Intended for Trace Metals Analyses.
Magdalena Semla (Pedagogical University of Cracow, Poland)

S18-P07High Resolution ICP-OES: a Powerful Diagnostic Tool for Nuclear Forensic Studies
Krachler Michael (European Commission-Joint Research Centre-Institute for Transuranium Elements, Germany)

S18-P08Application of APDC for Separation of Chromium, Thallium and Arsenic Forms from Water Samples - Preliminary Results
Natalia Ospina-Alvarez (Universität Potsdam, Germany)

S19 - Waste Streams and Secondary Resources

S19-P01The Fate of Heavy Metals in Anaerobic Digestion Process
Ivona Sigurnjak (Ghent University, Belgium)

S19-P02The Analysis of the Transition Metal Contents of Leached Out Bottom Ash
Tom de Wolf (University of Technology Eindhoven, Netherlands)

S19-P03Grouping of Radionuclides in the Belgian Geological Disposal Concept for Radioactive Waste
Benny de Blochouse (ONDRAF/NIRAS, Belgium)

S19-P04Trace Metal Distribution and Mobility in Drill Cuttings from Marcellus Shale Gas Extraction
Mengling Stuckman (National Energy Technology Laboratory - Department of Energy, United States)

S19-P05Stability and Immobilizing Potential of Novel Surface-Modified Amorphous Manganese Oxide
Zuzana Michalkova (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic)

S19-P06Impact of Scrap Tyre Dumps on Soil Contamination
Inmaculada Valverde-Asenjo (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain)

S19-P07Thermodynamic Study of Mercury Containing Waste by Pyrolysis
Yailen Busto Yera (Technological University of Israel, Ecuador)

S20 - Bioindication and Biomonitoring (B&B) Technologies for Observing the Environment

S20-P01Concentrations of Heavy Metals in Moss as Indicators for Atmospheric Deposition
Winfried Schröder (Universität Vechta, Germany)

S20-P02Investigating Role of Phragmites australis as Heavy Metals Pollution Indicator in Dez River, Iran
Farzad Veysanlu (Islamic Azad University, Iran)

S20-P03Integrative Assessment of Data Measured by Biomonitoring and Calculated by Use of Models Indicating Atmospheric Deposition of Heavy Metals
Stefan Nickel (Universität Vechta, Germany)

S20-P05Biomonitoring of Metals by Using Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis in Rehabilitated Estuary: Golden Horn
Murat Belivermiş (Istanbul University, Turkey)

Thursday, 15 September 2016 Day Schedule | Parallel Sessions | Overview

Day Schedule

Thursday, 15 September 2016

Parallel Sessions

08:50 - 10:30Track 1: S20 - Bioindication and Biomonitoring (B&B) Technologies for Observing the Environment

08:50 - 10:30Track 2: S21 - Spatial and Temporal Changes in Environmental Contamination

10:30 - 11:00Refreshment Break

Plenary Lecture

Chair:Filip M. G. Tack (Universiteit Gent, Belgium)
Room:Oehoe

11:00 - 11:30Green Revolution and Worldwide Decline in Concentration of Trace Metals in Our Food Supply
Jerome Nriagu (University of Michigan, United States)

Closing Session

Chair:Filip M. G. Tack (Universiteit Gent, Belgium)
Room:Oehoe

11:30 - 12:00Closing Session

12:00 - 13:30Lunch


Parallel Sessions

Thursday, 15 September 2016

Parallel session 1

S20 - Bioindication and Biomonitoring (B&B) Technologies for Observing the Environment

Chair:Bernd Markert (International Graduate School Zittau, Germany)
Simone Wünschmann (Environmental Institute of Scientific Networks, Germany)
Room:E1.012

08:50 - 09:10The Biological System of Elements - Beneficial, Essential and Toxicological Effects of Chemical Elements Revisited
Simone Wünschmann (Environmental Institute of Scientific Networks, Germany)

09:10 - 09:30Biomonitoring Long-Term and Large-Scale Deposition of Pollutants Based on Moss Analyses
Marina Frontasyeva (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Federation)

09:30 - 09:50Metal Contamination Monitoring With Aquatic Bryophytes: Impact of an Abandoned Mine Site on the River Merse (Central Italy)
Fabrizio Monaci (University of Siena, Italy)

09:50 - 10:10Urban Green as Indicator of Metal Pollution
Ana Castanheiro (University of Antwerp, Belgium)

10:10 - 10:30Microscopical Analysis of Particulate Matter Intercepted by Moss-Bags in Urban, Industrial and Agricultural Areas of Three EU Countries
Simonetta Giordano (Università di Napoli Federico II, Italy)

10:30 - 11:00Refreshment Break

Parallel session 2

S21 - Spatial and Temporal Changes in Environmental Contamination

Chair:Sophie Ayrault (Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, France)
Kevin Francesconi (University of Graz, Austria)
Room:E1.015

08:50 - 09:10Trends of Atmospheric Trace Elements at a Sub-Arctic Site Pallas in Finland in 1996-2014
Katriina Kyllönen (Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland)

09:10 - 09:30Emissions, Controls and Isotope Signatures of Hg from Coal-Fired Power Plants in Southern China
Zhonggen Li (Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

09:30 - 09:50Sedimentary Record of Anthropogenic Metal Inputs in the Tuzla Shipyard (Turkey)
Erol Sari (Istanbul University, Turkey)

09:50 - 10:10Quantifying Present and Future Mercury Deposition and Bioaccumulation to Rice in China
Sae Yun Kwon (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)

10:10 - 10:30Atmospheric Speciation of Mercury at Ny-Ålesund
Torunn Berg (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)

10:30 - 11:00Refreshment Break