The official language of the symposium is English. Further information about the joint research project SeKT you can find under

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1 Organizational matters Se Symposium The symposium will take place in the main building of the Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde (BfG), Am Mainzer Tor 1, Koblenz. You can find the main entrance in the Julius-Wegeler- Straße, near the Rhein-Mosel-Halle. The BfG is in 10-minute walking distance from the main station Koblenz-Hauptbahnhof. Please note that there are very limited parkingfacilities nearby. The official language of the symposium is English. Further information about the joint research project SeKT you can find under KT We ask you to make sure that your registration is received by 17 October Please use the Registration Form (attached hereto) that you may return by telefax, mail or . The registration fee is 20 and covers the costs of all refreshments offered during the coffee breaks and the lunch. The conference fee should be paid in cash at the registration desk. We have reserved a contingent of rooms for participants in the hotels Hotel IBIS H1831@accor.com; telephone: +49 (0)261 / Hotel Mercure H2004@accor.com; telephone: +49 (0)261 / 1360 There you can book accomodation by using the keyword sekt until 8 October Further information you find on the third page of this flyer. Participants are requested to arrange their hotel accommodation themselves. Federal Institute of Hydrology / BfG Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde Am Mainzer Tor 1, Koblenz If you have questions, please contact Ute Feiler concerning the contents Phone: 0049 (0)261/ Fax: 0049 (0)261/ feiler@bafg.de or Yvonne Strunck concerning the organization Phone: 0049 (0)261/ Fax: 0049 (0)261/ strunck@bafg.de Sediment Contact Tests Reference conditions, control sediments, toxicity thresholds November 2008 in Koblenz

2 Scope Programme Against the background of the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) there is currently a high demand for research and development regarding the application of tools to detect potentials in sediments to cause ecotoxicological damage. Sediment contact tests are suitable tools for sediment risk assessment, as they simulate realistic exposure scenarios, considering the bioavailability of sediment bound contaminants. The joint research project SeKT the acronym stands for the German word 'SedimentKontaktTests' (= sediment contact tests) was initiated with the aim to compare recently developed or standardized sediment contact tests in terms of their variability and practical applicability in sediments with a wide range of properties. The test battery (bacteria, fungi, nematodes, oligochaetes, fish and plants) included test organisms that represent different trophic levels and cover a broad variety of uptake routes for contaminants. By defining reference conditions and toxicity thresholds, the project wanted to sharpen existing tools leading to a better interpretation of sediment toxicity data for an environmental risk assessment and helping to better imply sediment toxicity testing into routine monitoring programmes. To round out the SeKT project, this symposium will not only summarize the outcome of the project, but connect the results with important issues in environmental science (block 1), method standardization (block 2), water management (block 3), and environmental monitoring (block 4). Within 1.5 days, stakeholders and scientists from various European countries and different disciplines, will present there view and discuss the relevance of sediment contact tests in the context of environmental risk assessment and the EU WFD. Wednesday, 12 November 18:00-19:30 Registration Thursday, 13 November 8:00-9:00 Registration 9:00 Opening: Peter Heininger (BfG, Germany) / Ute Feiler (SeKT coordinator) / Verena Höckele (BMBF, German Ministry of Education and Science) Introduction 9:10 Ute Feiler (BfG, Germany): The SeKT-Joint Research Project Evaluation of a Biotest Battery Proposed for Sediment Risk Assessment Block 1: Sediment Contact Tests and Science 9:35 Keynote: Jussi Kukkonen (University of Jonsue, Finland): Evaluation of Bioavailability and Toxicity of Chemicals in Sediments 10:15 Jaap Postma (Ecofide, The Netherlands): Developments in the Dutch triad approach to improve the knowledge on sediment toxicity 10:40 Coffee Break 11:00 Sebastian Höss (Institute of Biodiversity - Network, Germany): Sediment Contact Tests as part of a holistic approach: Part 1: Nematodes 11:25 Wolfgang Ahlf (Technical University of Hamburg- Harburg, Germany): Sediment Contact Tests as part of a holistic approach: Part 2: Bacteria 11:50 Henner Hollert (RWTH Aachen University, Germany): Sediment Contact Tests as part of a holistic approach: Part 3: Fish 12:15 Lunch Block 2: Sediment Contact Tests and Standardization 13:30 Keynote: Hans-Jürgen Pluta (Federal Environmental Agency, Germany): Benefit from standardization, regulatory and scientific requirements, procedures and participations 14:10 Phillipp Egeler (ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH, Germany): Standardization according to OECD rules: Sediment toxicity test with Lumbriculus variegatus 14:35 Juha Lappalainen (Aboatox, Finland) Standardization according to ISO rules 15:00 Coffee Break Thursday, 13 November Block 3: Sediment Contact Tests and Management 15:45 Keynote: Ulrich Förstner (Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, Germany) SeKT and river basin management: Focus on in-situ sediment remediation 16:25 Axel Netzband (Hamburg Port Authority, Germany): Sediment assessment from a user's perspective 16:50 Karl-Ernst Nowak (Limnowak, Germany): Sediment Contact Tests: Requirements on the practicability from the lab's perspective 17:15 Discussion / Summary 19:00 Get together Friday, 14 November Block 4: Sediment Contact Tests and Monitoring 9:00 Keynote: Mario Carere (Ministry of Environment/ISS, Italy): Chemical monitoring activity in the context of the Water Framework Directive 9:40 Eric de Deckere (University of Antwerpen, Belgium): Integrated sediment assessment in Flanders; From surveillance to investigative monitoring 10:05 Maria J. Belzunce Segarra (AZTI-Tecnalia, Spain): A proposal for including an integrated sediments evaluation in the European Framework Directive 10:30 Coffee Break 11:00 Mathias Ricking (FU Berlin, Germany): Implementation of sediments/spm in the WFD :25 Piet den Besten (Rijkswaterstaat, The Netherlands): Sediment quality assessment in The Netherlands: linking science to policy 11:50 Christophe Mouvet (BRGM, France): Hazards linked to dredged sediments a French perspective Martin Keller (BfG, Germany/IKSR): The ICPR sediment management plan for contaminated sediments 12:30 Final Discussion

3 Federal Institute of Hydrology Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde Am Mainzer Tor Koblenz Phone: 0261/ Fax: 0261/ posteingang@bafg.de Recommended hotels (for guests of the BfG, July 2008) No. hotel Hotel Brenner Hotel Hamm Hotel Hohenstaufen Hotel Höhmann Hotel Ibis Hotel Kleiner Riesen Reinhard Hotel Garni Mercure Hotel Koblenz single room two-bed room incl. breakfast 67,- 89,- 54,- 78,- 67,- 87,- 47,- 72,- 67,- 76,50 54,- 93,- 48,- 65,- 86,- 116,-- address telephone fax Rizzastr St. Josef-Str. 32 Emil-Schüller-Str Bahnhofsplatz 5 Rizzastr. 42 Kaiserin-Augusta-Anlagen 18 Bahnhofstr. 60 Julius-Wegeler-Str. 6 (+49)261/ (+49)261/ (+49)261/ (+49)261/ (+49)261/ (+49)261/ (+49)261/34835 (+49)261/136-0 (+49)261/36278 (+49)261/ (+49)261/ (+49)261/ (+49)261/ (+49)261/ (+49)261/ (+49)261/

4 How to find the Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG) By car: Either Motorway A3, exit Dernbacher Dreieck or Motorway A61, exit Kreuz Koblenz, continue A48 in the direction of Koblenz, exit Koblenz-Nord. Follow B9 towards Koblenz for approx. 8 km. Follow signs for Koblenz/Rhein-Mosel-Halle. Go straight on and turn right after the 4 th traffic light towards Rhein-Mosel-Halle/Weindorf. Follow the road to the left and go straight on at the lights. The BfG main building is on the right. (Parking facilities: Rhein-Mosel-Halle or in streets nearby). By aeroplane: From Cologne Airport by train to Koblenz via Cologne (Köln). Travel time: approx. 1½ hours. Train connection approx. every half an hour. From Frankfurt/Rhein-Main Airport by train via station Fernbahnhof. Travel time: approx. 1¼ hours. Trains to Koblenz go every hour. For further information: From Frankfurt/Hahn Airport by bus to Koblenz railway station (Hauptbahnhof). Travel time: approx. 1¼ hours. Bus connections five times a day. For details:

5 Registration Form (to be returned by telefax, mail or ) Please make sure that this binding registration is received by 17 October To: Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde z. Hd. Frau Strunck Postfach Koblenz GERMANY Fax: Symposium Sediment Contact Tests Reference conditions, control sediments, toxicity thresholds November 2008 in Koblenz Name, First name: Institution: Street/Post Box: Postal Code: City/Country: Telephone: Telefax: I will attend the get together on Thursday, 13 November 2008 yes no I will pay the registration fee of 20 in cash at the registration desk. Date Signature