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Workshop on monitoring strategies for biocides
Workshop on environmental monitoring of biocides in Europe - from prioritisation to measurements
Berlin (DE), 5-6 November 2012
The European Biocidal Product Directive 98/8/EC (BPD) on placing biocidal products on the market was adopted in 1998 and subsequently transposed into national law by the EU member states. It will be replaced by EU regulation No 528/2012 which will be applied from September 1, 2013. Further to the implementation of the BPD a number of substances has already been withdrawn from the market, or will be withdrawn soon as a consequence of non-inclusion decisions. Additionally, the use of certain biocidal substances will be restricted by risk mitigation schemes.
Environmental monitoring can help in assessing whether the implementation of the BPD has positive effects on the environmental quality (Are lower concentrations detected in recent years?), whether there is a risk (Are the measured environmental concentrations below the derived PNEC?), and whether the exposure estimations applied for risk assessment are realistic (Are the modelling results consistent with the monitoring data?).
This international workshop was held jointly by the German Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt) and the NORMAN network. About 65 experts from 11 member states representing research institutes, government agencies, industry and consulting organisations participated in the workshop. The workshop programme included three break-out sessions on: Prioritisation of biocides for monitoring; Practical aspects of sampling and analysis; Databases and exchange of monitoring data.
The workshop was intended as a kick-off to stimulate joint activities between European countries on biocide monitoring, including prioritisation, sampling and analytical methods development and establishment of a common database and data exchange facilities (e.g., organised by NORMAN).
Workshop Report (abstracts, conclusions from break-out groups, workshop summary)
WORKSHOP PROGRAM AND PRESENTATIONS
MONDAY, November 5, 2012
Welcome Address: Petra Greiner - Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Rosslau (DE)
Introduction
Chair: Petra Greiner - Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Rosslau (DE)
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Why is a biocide monitoring necessary? Introduction of the regulatory background
Ingrid Nöh, Stefanie Jäger, Silke Müller-Knoche - Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Rosslau (DE) -
The NORMAN network - Gathering information on occurrence and environmental effects of emerging substances
Valeria DULIO - NORMAN, Verneuil-en-Halatte (FR), Jaroslav SLOBODNIK - Environmental Institute, Kos (SK)
Session I - General aspects of (biocide) monitoring
Chair: Petra Greiner - Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Rosslau (DE)
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Analytical Methods for monitoring of biocides in the environment - are the data requirements sufficient?
Angelika Steinborn, Lutz Alder - Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin (DE) -
(Biocide) monitoring in European legislation - The WFD example
Bernd M. Gawlik - European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra (IT) -
European Environmental Specimen Banks
Jan Koschorreck - Umweltbundesamt, Berlin (DE) More information -
Survey of biocide environmental monitoring data in Germany
Burkhard Knopf - Fraunhofer IME, Schmallenberg (DE)
Stefanie Jäger , Stefanie Wieck , Silke Müller-Knoche, Ingrid Nöh - Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Rosslau (DE) -
Proposal for the prioritisation of biocides for environmental monitoring
Heinz Rüdel - Fraunhofer IME, Schmallenberg (DE)
Stefanie Jäger , Stefanie Wieck , Silke Müller-Knoche, Ingrid Nöh - Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Rosslau (DE)
Session II – biocide monitoring in surface waters
Chair: Petra Greiner - Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Rosslau (DE)
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Antifouling biocides in German coastal and inland waters - How reliable are exposure prognoses of EU emission scenario models for marinas?
Burkard T. Watermann - LimnoMar, Hamburg (DE)
Michael Feibicke - Umweltbundesamt}, Berlin-Marienfelde (DE) -
Monitoring of selected biocides - experiences from Bavaria
Manfred Sengl , Siegfried Frey, Katharina Späth - Bavarian Environment Agency (LfU)), Munich (DE) -
Status of biocide monitoring in North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany
Harald Rahm , Friederike Vietoris - North-Rhine-Westphalia State Environment Agency LANUV, Düsseldorf (DE) -
Biocide monitoring in Switzerland
Nicole Munz , Christian Leu - Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Bern (CH)
Irene Wittmer - Eawag, Dübendorf (CH) -
Status of biocide monitoring in France
Alice James-Casas , Valeria DULIO , Sandrine Andres - INERIS, Verneuil-en-Halatte (FR)
Session III – Biocide monitoring in soils, urban environments and biota
Chair: Ingrid Nöh - Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Rosslau (DE)
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Biocides in facades - State of knowledge
Michael Burkhardt , Conrad Dietschweiler - HSR University of Applied Sciences, Rapperswil (CH)
T. Wangler - ETH Zürich Institute for Technology in Architecture, Zurich (CH) -
Monitoring of biocides from urban sources compared to agricultural plant protection products
Irene Wittmer , Hans-Peter Bader, R. Scheidegger, Heinz Singer , Christian Stamm - Eawag, Dübendorf (CH) -
Anticoagulant rodenticides in non-target biota in Germany: residues in non-target small mammals
Anke Broll , Jens Jacob , Alexandra Esther , Detlef Schenke - Julius Kühn-Institut, Münster (DE)
Erik Schmolz - Umweltbundesamt, Berlin (DE)
TUESDAY, November 6, 2012
Session IV – Introduction to break-out groups
Chair: Valeria DULIO - NORMAN, Verneuil-en-Halatte (FR)
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Prioritisation of biocides for monitoring campaigns in Switzerland
Irene Wittmer , Christoph Moschet, Heinz Singer , Christian Stamm - Eawag, Dübendorf (CH)
M. Junghans - Ökotoxzentrum, Dübendorf (CH)
Nicole Munz , Christian Leu - Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Bern (CH) -
Analytical challenges for the analysis of biocides in aqueous and solid environmental matrices
Arne Wick, Kathrin Broeder, Michael Schluesener , Thomas Ternes - German Federal Institute of Hydrology BfG, Koblenz (DE) -
Databases and exchange of monitoring data - experiences from NORMAN
Jaroslav SLOBODNIK - Environmental Institute, Kos (SK)
Parallel break-out groups
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(A) Prioritisation of biocides for monitoring
facilitator/rapporteur:
Bernd M. Gawlik - European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra (IT)
Heinz Rüdel - Fraunhofer IME, Schmallenberg (DE) -
(B) Practical aspects of sampling and analysis
facilitator/rapporteur:
Peter LEPOM - Umweltbundesamt, Berlin (DE)
Jan Schwarzbauer - GGCP RWTH, Aachen (DE) -
(C) Data bases and exchange of monitoring data
facilitator/rapporteur:
Gerlinde Knetsch - Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Rosslau (DE)
Jaroslav SLOBODNIK - Environmental Institute, Kos (SK)
Reports from break-out groups in the plenary and discussion
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Chair: Heinz Rüdel - Fraunhofer IME, Schmallenberg (DE)
Stefanie Jäger - Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Rosslau (DE)
Conclusions and closure of the workshop
- Stefanie Jäger , Ingrid Nöh - Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Rosslau (DE)
Poster
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Preparation of a prioritization concept for the monitoring of biocides - Refinement of the data set used for the regulation of biocides
Stefanie Jäger and al. -
Verification of the success of recent use restrictions for tributyltin by retrospective monitoring of archived biota samples from North and Baltic Sea
Burkhard Knopf and al. -
Retrospective monitoring of methyltriclosan in freshwater fish covering the period 1992-2008
Heinz Rüdel and al. -
Triclosan and Methyltriclosan in suspended particulate matter - Results from the German Environmental Specimen Bank
Mathias Ricking and al. -
Long-term monitoring of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides in non-target wildlife in the UK
Richard F. Shore and al. -
Monitoring Impacts of Vertebrate Pesticides in the UK: 1993 to 2011
Alan Buckle and Colin Prescott -
Non-target screening analyses of organic contaminants in river systems as a base for monitoring measures
Jan Schwarzbauer and Mathias Ricking -
The use of experimental data to estimate long term biocide leaching ratios from wooden facades
Morten Klamer and al. -
Dynamics of biocide emissions from buildings in a suburban stormwater catchment
Ulla E. Bollmann and al. -
Emission Scenario Documents (ESD) for biocidal products: Data refinement via questionnaires (11 MB)
Nathalie Costa Pinheiro and al. -
Antifouling-Wirkstoffe in deutschen Sportbootrevieren - Wie verlässlich lassen sich Einträge vorhersagen?
Burkard T. Watermann and al.
Map - from hotel Amano to Informal meeting - 4th Nov
Map - from hotel Amano to Workshop venue
Schedule - Public transport from Amano to Workshop venue
Map - from hotel Amano to Workshop dinner - 5th Nov