2004-09-09 Final Meeting Microtox Acute Ringtest 09/2004 copies of presentations are available

Final Meeting

Quality Assurance on Toxicity Assays:

Inter-laboratory Comparison Exercises for the Microtox Test

Place:
Het Waterlaboratorium, Location Waterworks Amsterdam
Groenendael 6, 3439 LV Nieuwegein (NL)
Date: Thursday, 9th of September 2004
Time: 10:15 – 15:00 hours.

Agenda:

9:45 -10:15 Arrival of participants

10:15 – 10:30 Welcome & Introduction: Joep Appels; microLAN

10:30 – 11:30 Results Ringtest 2004 & Discussion: Juan Ribo Environmental Toxicology Laboratory – UPC

11:30 – 11:45 Coffee break

11:45 – 12:30 Presentation of Interlaboratory Comparison Program 2005 & Discussion (questions, doubts, suggestions, improvements etc.): Juan Ribo

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break

13:30 – 14:45

  1. Cost-effective pragmatic approach to toxicity testing of environmental samples in the UK; Kirit Wadhia, Alcontrol Laboratories (UK).
  2. Overview of the use of bioassays in Vlaanderen, implementation, future use and goals; Marie Pierre Goyvaerts, VITO Mol, (BE).
  3. Monitoring of effluent toxicity with luminescent bacteria tests – situation in Germany; Brigitte von Danwitz, Landesumweltamt NRW, Essen (D).
  4. Use of Microtox and Toxicity Bioassays in water control regulations in Spain; Juan Ribo, UPS (SP).

(There will be a coffee break in between these lectures)

14:45 – 15:00 Round up & discussions

15:00 – 15:40 Optional: visit to monitoring station of Het Waterlaboratorium with on-line Biomonitoring systems using light-emitting bacteria (the TOXcontrol), Daphnia’s, Algae and fish.

Registration / Inscription:
Attendance cost is € 55,-(excl BTW/VAT) per person

You can download the program en the registration letter here.

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