Workshop: How do we define Zero Pollution?

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Save the dateOctober 5, 20223:00 PM - 5:00 PM (GMT+2)

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Organizer: Water Europe

Phone: +32 489638220

Contact Person: Anca Paduraru

Email: community@watereurope.eu

Event Details

Meeting goal:

In this meeting we will translate the general phrases like 'Zero Pollution' and 'Toxic Free Environment' to practical objectives and principles that contribute to achieving a water-smart society. We anticipate to have input from different angles, i.e., knowledge providers, water utilities, policy, industry etc., to create a balanced and informed position on the definition of the concept of Zero Pollution.

Breakout discussion:

Discussions in the breakout sessions will follow a tapered design. We will start working in groups of two persons from different background (or WE colleges) to discuss one of the given questions. After that, you will report back to a few larger groups that collate the input, followed by a plenary discussion of the outcome.

Agenda

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Introduction – The concept of ‘Zero Pollution’; White paper zero-pollution
Introduction – The concept of ‘Zero Pollution’; White paper zero-pollution
AGENDA
1. Introduction – Jan Hofman, Lian Lundy or Leonard Osté
• Short introduction to the concept of ‘Zero Pollution’ and the practical issues connected to it.
• White paper zero-pollution
2. Breakout 1
3. Breakout 2
4. Synthesis and resolution
• In this session a plenary discussion follows to define an informed position of the Wg Zero Pollution
5. Closing
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Breakout 1 – How can we translate “zero pollution” to a practical standard or guideline?
Breakout 1 – How can we translate “zero pollution” to a practical standard or guideline?
Breakout room 1
• Q1: Analytical procedures can’t measure zero: so what does “zero” in zero pollution mean?
• Q2: Is “zero pollution” the same thing as “toxic free”? Or is “zero pollution” equal to “zero emissions”?
• Q3: Is zero pollution based on environmental concentrations or loads?
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Breakout 2 – How can zero-pollution be implemented?
Breakout 2 – How can zero-pollution be implemented?
Breakout room 2
In this session we follow a similar procedure as in 2.
• Q1: Does compliance with WFD (2000), IED (2010) and/or environmental permit specifications mean you comply with zero pollution objectives?
• Q2: Does zero pollution start ‘today’, or does it include a need to remediate historic and legacy pollution?
• Q3: How will zero pollution be connected to geographic entities, e.g. critical emission levels per WFD water bodies?

Speakers

Lian Lundy (Professor Environmental Science at Luleå University of Technology)

Lian Lundy

Professor Environmental Science at Luleå University of Technology

Leonard Osté

specialist Sediment and water quality at Deltares

Leonard Osté

specialist Sediment and water quality at Deltares

Dr. Leonard Osté is the chair of the working group on Zero Pollution of Water Europe. He has a wide experience in soil, sediment, and surface water quality. He has done a lot of work in developing legislation and guidelines. He was involved in the development of Dutch standards for reuse of sediment and he was a member of the drafting group for an EU guidance on bioavailability of metals. In recent years, he has focused more on contaminants of emerging concern with a specific interest in the occurrence of PFAS in different compartments. He was involved in prioritization studies on a national and European level, trying to select the most relevant compounds out of thousands of chemicals. He is also a member of the NORMAN working group on prioritisation of emerging compounds.

Jan Hofman (Director Water Innovation and Research Centre of University of Bath)

Jan Hofman

Director Water Innovation and Research Centre of University of Bath

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Workshop: How do we define Zero Pollution?

Introduction – The concept of ‘Zero Pollution’; White paper zero-pollution

Introduction – The concept of ‘Zero Pollution’; White paper zero-pollution

Breakout 1 – How can we translate “zero pollution” to a practical standard or guideline?

Breakout 1 – How can we translate “zero pollution” to a practical standard or guideline?

Breakout 2 – How can zero-pollution be implemented?

Breakout 2 – How can zero-pollution be implemented?

Lian Lundy

Professor Environmental Science at Luleå University of Technology

Leonard Osté

specialist Sediment and water quality at Deltares

Jan Hofman

Director Water Innovation and Research Centre of University of Bath

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