Joint SoBRA / RSC December 2021 Conference
Current Issues in Contaminated Land Risk Assessment
Date: 8 December 2021
Hybrid In-person and Virtual Conference
Venue: The Royal Society of Chemistry, The Library, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BA
Morning session
9:30 am Registration, tea & coffee
9:50 am Introduction – Kate Jones (RSC Toxicology) and Simon Cole (SoBRA Chair)
10:00 am Recent and upcoming issues in contaminated land – Theresa Cory (Environment Agency)
10:25 am Introduction to trace metal bioavailability for ecological receptors – Adam Peters (WCA Environment)
10:50 am Discussion and Questions to Speakers
11:00 am Morning Tea and Coffee Break
11:20 am Evidence review on the environmental, health and equity effects of remediation and redevelopment of contaminated sites – Danielle Sinnett (UWE)
11:45 am A case study in industrial brownfield investigation, decommissioning and remediation, and the application of innovative data capture methods to support robust decision making – Jess Shaw and David Atkinson (Arcadis)
12:35 pm Discussion and Questions to Speakers
12:50 pm Lunch
Afternoon session
13:40 pm SoBRA Annual General Meeting
14:00 pm C4SLs Phase 2 – Challenges and Outcomes – Simon Firth (Firth Consultants)
14:25 pm The importance of non-targeted analysis; what are we missing ? – David Megson (MMU)
14:50 pm Discussion and Questions to Speakers
15:00 pm Afternoon Tea and Coffee Break
15:50 pm Updates from Subgroups
- Climate Change and Controlled Waters: Helen McMillan (RSK)
- Vapour Intrusion: Mel Lyons (RSK)
- Ground Gases: Steve Wilson (EPG)
- NAPL: David Holmes (Geosyntech)
- Asbestos including launch of the Asbestos Toolkit: Simon Coles (AECOM)
16:30 pm Discussion and Questions to Speakers
16:40 pm Closing Remarks – Simon Cole (SoBRA Chair)
16:50 pm Drinks Reception