Pharmaceuticals in the environment workshop
On the 6th September, HCWH Europe hosted a one day workshop concerning pharmaceuticals in the environment. Taking place in Brussels, we welcomed over 60 participants from 8 countries and heard from 16 speakers. Here you can find HCWH Europe's position paper on pharmaceuticals in the environment, and the workshop agenda:
Presentations featured in the workshop are also available below, as well as our workshop report:
The European perspective - where are we now?
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Study to inform the development of the commission’s strategic approach to pharmaceuticals in the environment
- Sarah Lockwood, BIO by Deloitte, France
A perspective from the European Parliament
- Axel Singhofen - Advisors to the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament
The scientific evidence - what do we know?
Pharmaceuticals in the environment: The Global perspective
- Dr. Tim aus der Beek - IWW Water Centre, Germany
Impacts of pharmaceuticals in the environment on human health and environmental organisms: A critical overview of the scientific evidence and knowledge gaps
- Thomas Backhaus - University of Gothenburg, Sweden
MistraPharma's recommendations for improving environmental risk assessment of pharmaceuticals
- Marlene Ågerstrand - University of Stockholm, Sweden
National policies -what is being done?
The Dutch approach to pharmaceuticals in the environment
- Sandra Mol - The Ministry for the Environment, The Netherlands
Swedish activites addressing pharaceuticals in the environment
- Maria Wallin - Chemicals Division, Swedish Ministry of Environment & Energy
Local experiences - practical steps towards reduction
Products of transformed pharmaceuticals: Formation and occurence in the urban water cycle
- Thomas Ternes - German Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany
Risk assessment of pharmaceuticals in the Danube River Basin
- Jaroslav Slobodník - Environmental Institure, KOS Slovak Republic
Sustainable procurement for a sustainable development: The case of Sweden
- Pauline Göthberg - Sustainable procurement, Swedish County Councils and Regions, Sweden
Environmental effective treatment and mapping of toxic medicine in hospital wastewater
- Thomas Møller, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark