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GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM ON SOIL POLLUTION | AGENDA

02 MAY 18TIME ITEM

9:00-10:00

13:30 -14:30

16:00 -16:20

17:30 -18:00

18:00 -19:30

Afternoon session

Afternoon session

Registration

10:00

Morningsession

Opening of the symposium

Introduction to the GSOP18 Ronald Vargas

Setting the scientific scene for GSOP18

Lunch break

Coffee break

Visit to the photo exposition / technical corner

Cocktail

Keynote speakers

ITPS Luca Montanarella Status of World's Soil Resources. What we know about soil pollution?

Theme 1. Soil pollution on agricultural fields and other land uses Steve McGrath Soil pollution and agriculture: status, drivers and challenges

Theme 2a. The impact of soil pollution on food production and safety Roland Weber Assessment of pops contaminated sites and the need for stringent soil standards for food and feed safety

Theme 2b. The impact of soil pollution on the environment and overall human well-being Esperanza Huerta Emerging pollutants in soils and the challenges of risk assessment for both environmental and human health.

Theme 3: Remediation of polluted sites Lena Q Ma State of the art of remediation of soil pollution: can we really do it?

Theme 4: Global status of soil pollution Ravi Naidu Clean Soils: Humanity’s next great challenge

Sub-theme 1.1 Drivers of soil pollution in agricultural fields

Sub-theme 2.1 Soil pollution and food safety

Sub-theme 3.1 Monitoring soil pollution

Sub-theme 1.1 Drivers of soil pollution in agricultural fields

Sub-theme 2.1 Soil pollution and food safety

Sub-theme 3.1 Monitoring soil pollution

UNEP Mette Wilkie Towards a pollution-free world

WHO Marco Martuzzi Soil pollution and human health.

BRS Conventions Melisa Lim Implementing the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions to prevent and mitigate soil pollution

GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM ON SOIL POLLUTION | AGENDA

03 MAY 18TIME ITEM

10:30 -11:00

12:00 -13:00

13:00 -14:00

Morning session

Morning session

Afternoon session

Coffee break

Poster session

16:20 -17:30 Poster session

17:30 -19:30 Side Event Actions on soil pollution at European level (European Commission - DG Env)

17:30 -19:30 Side Event Training on Bioavailability of Contaminants in Soil: Considerations for Human Health Risk Assessment

Lunch break

16:00 -16:20 Coffee break

Sub-theme 1.2 Drivers of soil pollution in non-agricultural soils

Sub-theme 2.2 Risk assessment of soil pollution on the environment and human health

Sub-theme 3.2 State of the art of remediation techniques of polluted sites

Sub-theme 1.2 Drivers of soil pollution in non-agricultural soils

Sub-theme 2.2 Risk assessment of soil pollution on the environment and human health

Sub-theme 3.2 State of the art of remediation techniques of polluted sites

Interactive discussion on theme 1

Interactive discussion on theme 2

Interactive discussion on theme 3

GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM ON SOIL POLLUTION | AGENDA

04 MAY 18TIME ITEM

10:30 -11:00

13:00 -14:00

Morning session

Morning session

Afternoon session

Coffee break

16:30 -16:40 Closure of the Symposium

Lunch break

Sub-theme 4.1 Developing policies and setting thresholds for addressing soil pollution

Sub-theme 4.2 Case studies at global, national and regional scales

Sub-theme 4.1 Developing policies and setting thresholds for addressing soil pollution Interactive discussion on theme 4

Sub-theme 4.2 Case studies at global, national and regional scales Interactive discussion on theme 4

Presentation by Theme Chair to provide a summary of the main session outcomes and key messages

Interactive Panel (list members)

Conclusions and way forward

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