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Topical Day | Dealing with environmental contamination: from response to impact assessment

26/11/2015
Lakehouse
Lakehouse
Boeretang 201
Mol
Engels

Overzicht

Assessing the biological responses and impact following exposure of the environment to contaminants is of concern to us all. Application of a multidisciplinary approach is necessary to evaluate the complex impact of abiotic stressors like organic molecules, metals, fine dust particles, radionuclides and (low dose) radiation on non-human biota as well as on humans. This Topical Day brings together the expertise in this matter of two institutes: “Centre for Environmental Sciences of Hasselt University” and “Environmental Health and Safety of SCK•CEN”. Their researches include both fundamental and applied approaches ranging from responses upon abiotic stress exposure in single organisms and populations to the development of toxicity tests, risk analysis and solutions for contaminated areas. It is the aim of this day to, through discussion, ignite future collaboration.

Onderwerpen

The following topics will be treated:

  • Use of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana to study effects of metals (e.g. Cd, Cu) radionuclides (U, Am) or gamma radiation
  • The search for biomarkers of exposure to e.g. radiation
  • Alternatives for human models: flatworms, human cell lines or the mouse model
  • The consequences of complex exposure situations: studying interactions of uranium and cadmium or gamma and cadmium mixtures
  • An approach to evaluate consequences of a nuclear accident like Fukushima on the marine environment
  • An epidemiological approach to study environmental problems
  • Using plant-bacterial interactions in clean up strategies of contaminated areas

Doelpubliek

This Topical Day aims at bringing together colleagues from research institutes and universities interested in studying the environmental impact of abiotic stressors.

Programma

Het volledige programma kan hier worden gedownload:

Programme Topical Day November 26, 2015.pdf

Preparation

No preparation is required in order to attend this Topical Day.

Prijs

Early birds registration: € 80 (VAT incl, until October 26, 2015)

Late registration: € 90 (VAT incl, as from October 27, 2015)

Registration for SCK•CEN and Hasselt University collaborators and students is free

Registratie

You can register by clicking on the registration button above until November 13, 2015, taking into account the availability of 100 places. Cancellation with total refund is only possible up to 2 weeks before the event.

Registration for SCK•CEN and Hasselt University collaborators and students is free.

Your registration is only final when you have made your payment by creditcard or bank transfer. You can use our E-terminal application (https://go.app.sckcen.be/eterminal) for paying by creditcard, or you can transfer the money to our bank account IBAN BE37 6790 0619 1428 of SCK•CEN, Herrmann Debrouxlaan 40, B-1160 Brussels. Name and address of the bank is BPOST, Centre Monnaie, B-1000 Brussels (SWIFT BIC-code PCHQBEBB). Please make sure that the payment should be made net of all bank charges and commission. Please indicate "TD UHASSELT" and your name on the bank transfer.

Accommodatie

The Topical Day is held at the Lakehouse of the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, Boeretang 201, BE-2400 Mol, Belgium.

Rooms can be booked directly via the Lakehouse website or via info [at] lakehouse [dot] be (info[at]lakehouse[dot]be).

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