🌍 Exciting Insights from the MCT PFAS Conference in Wageningen!
Around 100 attendees gathered at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) for a great symposium on PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). Here's a glimpse of the key highlights:
🔬 Tom Bosma discussed the impact of PFAS on soil and water management.
📈 Harry Boonstra elaborated on a recent AFFF contamination case in the Jelsumer Faert.
🧪 Nathalie Briels shared her results and insights on an extensive aquatic monitoring campaign in Flanders, Belgium.
🌱 Ioanna Gkika discussed bioaccumulation in a terrestrial ecosystem
🍓 Miriam Poretti pointed towards the contaminantion of homegrown vegetables in the Wallooon Region
🎣 Marieke Desender higlighted the insights on spatial and temporal trends from eel monitoring in Flanders.
🔄 Ayesha Siddiqa shared her work on chronic effects of PFOS on Cloeondipterum larvea development.
🦀 Samantha Hughes discussed her views on the use of a whole-body organism to explore and define toxic endpoints
⭐ Skylar Xie took a deep dive into physchem properties and how they relate to ecotoxicity.
🥚 Tessa Pancras unveiled contaminated earthworms as a source of PFAS in homegrown eggs
🍽 Chaymae El Amraoui Aarab shared a wealth of data on the PFAS occurence in the Belgian Food Chain
🌊 Anne Marieke Motelica discussed the impacts of PFAS removal in drinking water production
💡 The conference also featured posters, and the analytical chemistry contributions were put in the spotlight with pitches by Fabian Simon, Frederic Béen, Erik van Balderen and David Liwara.
📚 The increased number of participants, the contributions and the discussion, underline the growing interest in PFAS research and cross-border collaboration among environmental experts in the Netherlands and Flanders. Let's advance PFAS research and more!
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