3.11.2021
09:00–14.00 (Helsinki time)
Virtual event (Zoom).
Welcome to discuss the topical issue of chemicalization of the environment from the perspective of pharmaceuticals. Pharmaceutical residues are an ever-increasing pollutant in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. In this stakeholder event you have an opportunity to hear and discuss the current status and future needs of risk assessment of chemicals, especially those of pharmaceuticals, from regulatory and scientific perspectives. Seminar is free of charge. The language of the event is English.
Programme
9:00 Welcome address
Jari Yli-Kauhaluoma, Professor, Head of the Sudden Consortium, University of Helsinki
Kari Jalonen, Research Area Lead, Demos Helsinki
9:15 Finland’s new chemicals programme – a status update
Eeva Nurmi, Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of the Environment
9:30 SUDDEN Research highlights relevant for the theme
Pharmaceutical residues in the critical waste treatment processes
Sari Kauppi, Senior Research Scientist, Finnish Environment Institute, SYKE
Pharmaceutical residues in sewage sludge
Heidi Ahkola, Researcher, Finnish Environment Institute, SYKE
Elimination of pharmaceutical residues at the WWTP
Mika Mänttäri, Professor, LUT University
Impact of pharmaceutical mixtures on drug elimination in fish in vitro
Tea Pihlaja, Doctoral Student, University of Helsinki
Regulation of global emerging risks: case pharmaceutical pollution
Mirella Miettinen, Senior Researcher, University of Eastern Finland
Break
11:00 Keynote: Science policy interactions in risk assessment and management of chemicals
Marlene Ågerstrand, Assistant professor, Stockholm University
11:30 Keynote: Assessing the risk of complex environmental exposures: a focus on pharmaceuticals
Thomas Backhaus, Professor, University of Gothenburg
Break
12:30 Panel discussion on the role of scientific knowledge in risk assessment and management of chemicals
Moderator: Niina Vieno, Water Expert, Law and Water Ltd
Panelists: Eeva Nurmi, Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of the Environment
Marlene Ågerstrand, Assistant professor, Stockholm University
Thomas Backhaus, Professor, University of Gothenburg
Virpi Virtanen, Senior Officer, Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency, TUKES
13:45-14 Closing of the event & farewell
Register via link. Once registered you will receive a confirmation mail with a link to the seminar.
More information on the seminar:
Sanja Karlsson, tel. 050 3486246
sanja.karlsson@helsinki.fi
Kari Jalonen, tel. 040 5801967
kari.jalonen@demoshelsinki.fi
