Themes and Topics
Contributions are solicited addressing the following Themes and Topics:
Theme S: SOURCES, NATURE AND PATHWAYS OF PHARMACEUTICAL RESIDUES
| S1 | Sources of pharmaceutical residues from human use of medicines (housing, hospitals, other medical facilities) |
| S2 | Sources of pharmaceutical residues from agribusiness (to boost growth or health of livestock) |
| S3 | Nature of pharmaceutical residues and their concentration at point of entry into the water system |
| S4 | Pathways of pharmaceutical residues from the point of entry into the water system down to the waste water treatment plants, or locally directly polluting surface water and groundwater |
| S5 | Potential effects of pharmaceutical residues on humans (for effect on plant and animal life in ecosystems see Theme E) |
Theme A: REMOVAL OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS
| A1 | Development of analytical methods for detection of pharmaceutical residues in water |
| A2 | Removal efficiency of selected treatment processes in regard to pharmaceuticals |
| A3 | Removal mechanisms in mechanical-biological waste water treatment plants |
| A4 | Advanced measures for municipal waste water treatment |
| A5 | Legislation and economic aspects |
Theme B: PHARMACEUTICALS IN SURFACE WATERS
| B1 | Transport, bio-degradation, sorption, breakdown and other processes governing the fate, persistence and distribution of pharmaceuticals in surface waters |
| B2 | Monitoring of pharmaceuticals in surface waters |
| B3 | Case studies on surface waters contaminated by pharmaceuticals |
Theme C: PHARMACEUTICALS IN GROUNDWATER
| C1 | Transport, bio-degradation, sorption, breakdown and other processes governing the fate, persistence and distribution of pharmaceuticals in groundwater |
| C2 | Monitoring of pharmaceuticals in groundwater |
| C3 | Removal of pharmaceuticals from groundwater |
| C4 | Case studies on groundwater contaminated by pharmaceuticals |
Theme D: PHARMACEUTICALS IN DRINKING WATER PRODUCTION
| D1 | Removal efficiency of selected treatment processes in regard to pharmaceuticals |
| D2 | Warning systems and water quality monitoring |
| D3 | Comprehensive risk assessment and risk management approach |
| D4 | Legislation and economic aspects |
Theme E: EFFECT OF PHARMACEUTICALS ON PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE IN ECOSYSTEMS
| E1 | Toxicological data and their interpretation |
| E2 | Precautionary principle, prioritization |
| E3 | Combination toxicology: Definition and problems |
| E4 | Effects of pharmaceuticals aquatic ecotoxicology |
| E5 | Aquatic ecosystem responses under multi-stress conditions |
| E6 | Ecotoxicological effects of pharmaceuticals in aquatic ecosystem – from molecules to complex water bodies |
| E7 | Ecotoxicological responses to pharmaceuticals and aquatic ecosystem services |
| E8 | Effect of pharmaceuticals on biodiversity |
Theme F: LEGISLATION FOR PHARMACEUTICALS IN GROUNDWATER, SURFACE WATER AND DRINKING WATER
| F1 | National and EU regulations – history and future |
| F2 | Guidelines and standards regarding content of anthropogenic constituents in water |
| F3 | Medicine take-back programmes |
| F4 | Good manufacturing practices |
