Henk Tennekes lecture at 12th International Fresenius Ecotox Conference on Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecotoxicology and Risk Management in Mainz, Germany

This year, the conference by Akademie Fresenius for the agrochemical industry focussing on EU regulation (EC) 1107/2009 about the placing of plant protection products on the market, covered new findings in ecotoxicology and environmental risk assessment (ERA) as well as risk mitigation and management. The expert meeting “Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecotoxicology and Risk Management” with representatives from the industry, research facilities and regulatory authorities took place from 27 to 28 November 2012 in Mainz (near Frankfurt)/Germany. The conference introduced news concerning bee health, mechanistic effect models and refined exposure scenarios. Furthermore, the meeting dealt with time-dependent toxicity of pesticides, environmental risk assessment of pesticides and biocides and effect assessment of insecticides. In regard of regulation (EC) 1107/2009, interfaces with the Sustainable Use Directive were pointed out. On top of that, the current state of the zonal authorization procedure Guidance Document in Northern Europe and other documents in preparation was discussed at the conference. The programme and the lecture by Dutch toxicologist and author Dr. Henk Tennekes are attached.

THE EXPERTS:
Anne Alix Dow AgroSciences | Jos Boesten Alterra / Wageningen University and Research Centre | Theo C. M. Brook Alterra / Wageningen University and Research Centre | Mark A. Clook CRD, UK Health and Safety Executive | Michiel Daam Technical University of Lisbon | Peter Dohmen BASF | Gregor Ernst Bayer CropScience | Maike Habekost BASF | Udo Hommen Fraunhofer IME | Chensheng (Alex) Lu Harvard School of Public Health | Mark Miles Dow AgroSciences | Caroline Moermond Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) | Siri Nesbakken Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) | Véronique Poulsen French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) | Thomas G. Preuss RWTH Aachen University | Miguel João Santos University of Aveiro | Keith Solomon University of Guelph | Henk Tennekes ETS Nederland | Helen Thompson The Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) | Joke van Wensem Dutch Soil Protection Technical Committee (TCB)
Venue:
Atrium Hotel Mainz
Flugplatzstraße 44 / 55126 Mainz-Finthen / Germany
Phone: +49 6131 491-0
Fax: +49 6131 491-128
mailto: info@atrium-mainz.de
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