10:10-10:40

Diffuse soil contamination in Flanders

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

11:30-11:50

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

13:50-15:30

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'

11:20-11:40

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