May 15, 2025 by Sylwia Kosmala-Grzechnik
It has been an extremely busy two days for the wca team at the SETAC Europe 35th Annual Meeting in Vienna. As well as numerous pre-arranged and ad-hoc meetings with clients and partners, we have also been ensuring we maintain our scientific profile through numerous platform and poster presentations.
On Tuesday, Lucy presented outcome of our work on the suitability of EU Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) that consider the ecotoxicity and prevalence of transformation products. Her platform was part of the well-attended session on Pharmaceuticals in the Environment, co-chaired by Dean. As hoped, this work has raised the profile of the issue of metabolites and transformation products in water quality standard derivation, particularly for pharmaceuticals, and we were very pleased to subsequently discuss this issue with a representative from ECHA, who will be responsible for deriving EU EQS values in the future.
Simultaneously, Adam chaired a session focusing on persistence and mobility, topics that have captured significant attention due to the new requirements for mobility assessment under the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) regulation.
Upcoming Poster Presentations
Looking ahead, Thursday promises to be another busy day as we present several posters on our recent work:
- 1.13.P-Th028: Why are Commercial Surfactants Difficult to Test? Examination of the Challenges Associated with Chronic Aquatic Testing
Authors: Erin Maloney, Rhiannon Smith, Becky Brown, James Dawick, Lauren McAnally, Frank Seitz, Chiara Maria Vitale, Jens Bietz, Marc Geurts, Liesa-Kristin Beuter, Sabrina Wilhelm, Philipp Hopp - 3.04.P-Th085: Where’s the Data? Updating the EU Physicochemical Freshwater Monitoring Database
Authors: Iain Wilson, Graham Merrington, Adam Peters, Elizabeth Middleton, Chris Cooper, David Boyle, Stijn Baken, Jelle Mertens, Paul Marsh, Kelly Croteau - 3.04.P-Th086: Simplified and Now User-Friendly! Updating bio-met for Better Risk Assessment
Authors: Iain Wilson, Graham Merrington, Adam Peters, Elizabeth Middleton, Chris Cooper, David Boyle, Stijn Baken, Jasim Chowdhury, Charlotte Nys - 3.04.P-Th088: Possibilities and Challenges in Setting Scientifically Defensible Discharge Limits for Aluminium in the UK
Authors: Adam Peters, Mark Craig, Jenni Hughes, Richard Smith, Fergus O’Brien, Peter Sugden, Ryan Oakley, Jay Bullen, Michael Brennan, Gillian Ide, John Bagnall, Joanna Wishart, Gavin Lincoln, Adam Smart, Simon Roe, Curtis Howell, Ben Bradford, Graham Merrington - 3.04.P-Th090: Development of an Approach to Account for Bioavailability in the Assessment of Potential Risks of Uranium Exposures to Freshwater Ecosystems
Authors: Adam Peters, Lucy Kennelly, Iain Wilson, Graham Merrington, Dean Leverett, Stephen Lofts, Lars Olaf Hoglund, Magnus Sidborn, Pernilla Boqvist, Celia Jones - 3.04.P-Th091: Initial Outcomes in the Development of a Bioavailability-Based Approach to Risk Assessment of Uranium in Freshwaters: Data Collection and Likely Bioavailability Relationships
Authors: Adam Peters, Lucy Kennelly, Iain Wilson, Graham Merrington, Dean Leverett, Stephen Lofts, Lars Olaf Hoglund, Magnus Sidborn, Pernilla Boqvist, Celia Jones - 3.04.P-Th092: Delivering a New Framework for the Implementation of Bioavailability-Based Metal Guideline Values in Australia and New Zealand
Authors: Jennifer Stauber, Jenni Gadd, Aleicia Holland, Rick van Dam, Erin Smith, Adam Ryan, Elizabeth Middleton, Graham Merrington, Adam Peters, Iain Wilson
Visit Us at Booth 40
If you’re attending SETAC Vienna, we invite you to stop by our booth (number 40 – on the far right corner of the main exhibition area as you walk in) to learn more about our work, discuss potential collaborations, or simply have a chat.