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SETAC
METALS ADVISORY GROUP MEETING
Monday 12 May, 18.30 – 20.00hr
Drinks sponsored by:
SETAC-MAG Mission
• Global advisory group
• Its mission is
– to exchange information on science and its
regulatory applications for metals
– to advance the science and understanding of the
fate and effects of metals in the environment
– to promote the use of the best available science
and approaches in evaluating potential
environmental consequences of metals in the
environment
SETAC-MAG Steering Committee
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Bill Stubblefield (chair)
Ilse Schoeters (chair)
Bill Adams
Joop De Knecht
Karel De Schamphelaere
Federica Iaccino
Joseph Meyer
Mereb Mirtskhulava
Eric Van Genderen
SETAC-MAG membership
• Open to anybody interested in metals
Agenda
Agenda item
Time
Who
1) MAG Forum – source of information for updates 10 min
on metal related research and regulations
MAG meeting chairs
2) Mixture toxicity of metals - Topical discussion
30 min
Intro by Katia Lacasse,
Joe Meyer, Karel De
Schamphelaere
3) Water Framework Directive (WFD) implementation issues for metals: importance of
good quality monitoring data - Topical discussion
30 min
Intro by Frank Van
Assche , Graham
Merringtom
4) Free interactions among the meeting
participants
15 min
All
1. SETAC MAG Forum
2-3. Topical discussions
•2) Mixture toxicity of metals - Topical
2) Mixture toxicity of metals
3) Water Framework Directive (WFD) implementation issues for metals: importance of
good quality monitoring data - Topical discussion
Metal sessions and meetings
• Tuesday
– Metals session 8.10 – 12.50hr – Boston2
– Improved Fate Modeling for Metals Hazard and Risk
Assessment: The Unit World Model, Status and
Boundaries -16:15 - 18:30hr - Samarkand/Osaka
– Effect of mining on the local environment – posters
• Wednesday
– Global mercury partnership 14.00-16.00hr – Miami
• Thursday
– Mercury biochemistry and Policy – Thursday - posters
4. Free interactions among the
meeting participants
…and enjoy the drinks offered by