Events
Events
Topical Scientific Workshop on Risk Assessment for the Sediment Compartment
7-8 May 2013, ECHA, Helsinki, Finland
The Topical Scientific Workshop on Risk Assessment for the Sediment Compartment, held on 7-8 May 2013, attracted over hundred world-wide experts from Europe, North-America and elsewhere representing academia and regulatory scientists from government and business. For two days, these experts brainstormed and developed updated scientific principles for assessing the ecological risks of chemical substances for freshwater and marine sediments with a one common aim: setting the scientific principles to be used in the regulatory context.
The active role of experts via a set of structured consultations was an essential element in the preparatory phase of the workshop contributing to the drafting of the "thought starter papers", the selection of the case studies and the poster exhibition.
The Workshop programme consisted of invited speakers' presentations on the use of risk assessment in the regulatory context and selected case-studies. The six break-out groups focused on three topics that were discussed from different complementary aspects: Topic 1 Risk Assessment: Problem definition and conceptual model: Prospective risk assessment / Retrospective risk assessment, Topic 2 Exposure assessment: Organic chemicals and pesticides / Metals and Topic 3 Effect assessment: Effect assessment using tests on sediment organisms / Integrated testing strategies, EPM and use information from other taxa.
The expert consultations continued in summer 2013 when the Workshop participants had a chance to identify research and development needs as well as to give comments to the Workshop Proceedings before its publication at ECHA website.
The Proceedings report summarises the outcome of the discussions and serves as a regulatory state of the art for risk assessment in the sediment compartment. It is highly relevant as a scientific background in improving the approaches used in different regulatory frameworks both in the EU and internationally.
Workshop programme and list of participants
Final programme [PDF]
List of participants [PDF]
Biosketches [PDF]
Proceedings
Proceedings of the Topical Scientific Workshop [PDF]
Current status of Sediment Risk Assessment in the regulatory context: European and non-European examples
Selected Case Studies
- Nickel EU assessment, Chris Schlekat, NiPERA [PDF]
- Endosulfan, US EPA assessment, Keith Sappington, US EPA [PDF]
- Assess ecological risks of toxicants, Matthias Liess, UFZ – Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH [PDF]
- Lake Rummelsburg (Berlin) assessment, Georg Reifferscheid, German Federal Institute of Hydrology [PDF]
Case studies for plenary sessions
1 Case study Nickel [PDF]
| - Annex 1 [PDF] | - Annex 5 [PDF] | |
| - Annex 2 [PDF] | - Annex 6 [PDF] | |
| - Annex 3 [PDF] | - Annex 7 [PDF] | |
| - Annex 4 [PDF] | - Annex 8 [PDF] |
2 Case study Endosulfan [PDF]
3 Case study Sediment Quality Rummelsburg [PDF]
Case studies for break-out groups
4 Case study Framework [PDF]
5 Case study Estrogenic Effects River Elbe [PDF]
6 Case study Zn oxide Nanoform [PDF]
7 Case study Bifenthrin [PDF]
8 Case study Bixafen [PDF]
Exhibitors
List of exhibitors [PDF]
| Topic 1. Risk Assessment | ||
|---|---|---|
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Poster |
Authors |
Title |
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1 |
Peter M. CHAPMAN, Feiyue WANG, Sandra Sofia CAEIRO |
Transitional Waters Sediment Contamination — Assessment and Management |
|
2 |
N.J. DIEPENS, G.H.P. ARTS, T.C.M. BROCK, H. SMIDT, P.J. VAN DEN BRINK, M.J. VAN DEN HEUVEL-GREVE, A.A. KOELMANS |
Sediment Toxicity Testing of Organic Chemicals in the Context of Prospective Risk Assessment |
|
3 |
Laurence DEYDIER |
REACH Perspective Under Dossier Evaluation on a Sediment Assessment of a NONS Substance |
|
4 |
Anne FAIRBROTHER, Allen BURTON, Steve KAINE, Tim SPRINGER, Kent WOODBURN, David POWELL |
Benthic Invertebrate Exposure and Chronic Toxicity Analysis for CVMS Materials – A Probabilistic Risk Assessment Approach |
|
5 |
Anne-Mari KARJALAINEN, Francesca PELLIZZATO |
REACH Regulatory Framework for Sediment Risk Assessment under Dossier Evaluation |
|
6 |
Kenneth Mei Yee LEUNG |
Can We Possibly Derive Sediment Quality Guidelines for Chemical Mixtures? |
|
7 |
Elisa BIZZOTTO, Fabio COLOMBO (ENVIRON Italy), John PEKALA, Richard J. WENNING (ENVIRON USA), Craig JONES (SEA Engineering USA), Luciano ZANINETTA, Riccardo MOZZI (Syndial S.p.A.) |
Evaluation of a Conceptual Site Model for Sediment Processes and Geochemical Conditions in a Large Industrial Port Facility (Augusta Bay, Sicily, Italy) |
|
8 |
Elisa BIZZOTTO, Giorgia QUADRI, Sara CECCON; Fabio COLOMBO (ENVIRON Italy), John PEKALA, Richard J WENNING (ENVIRON USA), Luciano ZANINETTA, Riccardo MOZZI (Syndial S.p.A.) |
Characterization of DDT and Mercury Contaminated Sediment in Toce River And Lake Maggiore (Pallanza Bay, Italy) |
| Topic 2. Exposure assessment | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Poster |
Authors |
Title |
|
9 |
Amélie CAILLAT, Philipp CIFFROY, Matthias GROTE, Jean-Marie GARNIER |
Bioavailability of Copper in Contaminated Sediments Assessed by a DGT Approach and the Uptake of Copper by the Aquatic Plant Myriophyllum Aquaticum Summary [PDF] (No poster) |
|
10 |
Philipp CIFFROY, Y. NIA, Jean-Marie GARNIER |
A Probabilistic Multi-Compartmental Model for Interpreting DGT Kinetics in Sediments Summary [PDF] (No poster) |
|
11 |
Kevin FARLEY, Patricia T. HEEGLE, Kevin J. RADER, Richard F. CARBONARO |
Metal Release from Contaminated Sediments during Resuspension Events |
|
12 |
M.T. LEPPÄNEN, K. MÄENPÄÄ, K. FIGUEIREDO, J.V.K. KUKKONEN, P. MAYER, I. NYBOM, J. AKKANEN, A. KOSTAMO |
Modeling Pore Water and Benthic Animal Tissue Concentrations in PCB Contaminated Lake Sediments Summary [PDF] (No poster) |
|
13 |
Foppe SMEDES, Tatsiana P. RUSINA, Kees BOOIJ, Annika JAHNKE, Philipp MAYER |
Routes for Exposure Assessment of Hydrophobic Organic Substances in Sediment using Equilibrium Passive Sampling |
|
14 |
Marnix L.U. VANGHELUWE |
The SEM-AVS concept: Can it Fulfil the Promise, a Critical Review |
| Topic 3. Effect assessment | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Poster |
Authors |
Title |
|
15 |
G.A. BURTON, D.M. COSTELLO, C.R. HAMMERSCHMIDT, E.C. Rogevich GARMAN, C.E. SCHLEKAT |
Nickel Phase Partitioning, Flux, and Toxicity in Field-Deployed Sediments |
|
16 |
D.M. COSTELLO, A.M. HARRISON, G.A. BURTON, C.R. HAMMERSCHMIDT, R.M. MENDONCA |
Experiments Measuring Copper Bioavailability in Oxic and Spiked Sediments Summary [PDF] (No poster) |
|
17 |
Kay T. HO, Anthony CHARITON, Lisa M.PORTIS, Dina PROESTOU, Mark CANTWELL, Jeffrey BAGULEY, Robert M. BURGESS, Stuart SIMPSON, Marguerite C. PELLETIER, Monique PERRON, Claudia GUNSCH, Holly M. BIK, Anthony KAMIKAWA |
Using a Novel Sediment Exposure To Determine The Effects Of Triclosan on Estuarine Benthic Communities |
|
18 |
Jong-Hyeon LEE |
Derivation of Marine and Freshwater Sediment Quality Guideline for Metals in Korea |
|
19 |
Matthias LIESS
|
Assess Ecological Risks of Toxicants with the UP-DOWN Risk Assessment Approach |
|
20 |
J.P. MEADOR, K.G. SAPPINGTON. L.S. McCARTY |
The Tissue Residue Approach for Toxicity Assessment (TRA): Potential Application for Contaminated Sediment |
|
21 |
Lien T.H NGUYEN, Marnix VANGHELUWE, Michiel B. VANDEGEHUCHTE, Jan GARREVOET, Emily R. GARMAN, Chris E. SCHLEKAT, Laszlo VINCZE and Colin R. JANSSEN |
Advanced Research on Nickel Toxicity in Sediment: Species, Bioavailability and Toxicity |
|
22 |
A. PALMQVIST, V.E. FORBES, A. GERGS, H. SELCK, E. VALSAMI-JONES, B. NOWACK |
Minor Changes in Experimental Testing Procedures May Secure Better Data for Improved Future Environmental Risk Modelling Summary [PDF] (No poster) |
|
23 |
Francesca PELLIZZATO, Anne-Mari KARJALAINEN |
Sediment Risk Assessment: REACH perspective under dossier evaluation |
|
24 |
C.J. RICKWOOD, P.H.M HUNTSMAN-MAPILA |
A Weight-of-Evidence Approach to Investigate the Fate and Effect Of Metals In Sediments |
|
25 |
Henriette SELCK, Samuel N LUOMA, Marie-Noële CROTEAU |
The Biodynamic Model: A Means to Improve Sediment Bioaccumulation Protocols and A Potentially Regulatory Tool? |
|
26 |
Magali SIUTKOWSKI, Isabelle JACQUELET |
Monitoring of the Benthos in the Vicinity of EDF Nuclear Power Plants Summary [PDF] (No poster) |
|
27 |
Lisa TAYLOR, Paula JACKMAN, Grant SCHROEDER, Craig BUDAY, Rick SCROGGINS |
New Sediment Toxicity Test Methods Under Development at Environment Canada Summary [PDF] (No poster) |
|
28 |
Marnix L.U. VANGHELUWE, Frederik A.M. VERDONCK, Christan E. SCHLEKAT and Emily Rogevich GARMAN |
Development And Application Of Predictive Bioavailability Models To Assess Chronic Toxicity Of Nickel In Freshwater Sediments |
|
29 |
Eric VERBRUGGEN |
Derivation of Environmental Risk Limits for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs) Based on Internal Residues |
ECHA Newsletter article
Setting scientific principles for sediment risk assessment
Contact e-mail address
WSRA2013 (at) echa.europa.eu