ESB Conference 2019

5th International Conference on Environmental Specimen Banks, Stockholm 3-5 June 2019.

The conference will be a meeting place for presentations and discussions about new techniques and methods for environmental specimen banking, environmental monitoring and new contaminant data for a variety of matrices, including top predators.

All based on the theme of the conference -The past, present and future of Environmental specimen banks.

Preliminary sessions

1. The use of specimen banks in research

• Case studies in retrospective monitoring

• How can we increase the visibility of ESBs for policy, research and the public?

2. Monitoring at the top of the food chain - The role of top predators in ESBs.

3. The use of abiotic matrices in environmental specimen banking.

4. Health-related monitoring in humans and wildlife.

5. How can environmental specimen banks support regulation and legislation of chemicals?

6. Environmental specimen banks and new analytical methods.

• Non-target/micro plastics/nanoparticles/genomics/stable isotopes.

7. Best practises and quality assurance for collection, sampling and storage of specimens and data.

8. Temporal trends of mercury. Workshop on worldwide mercury levels and trends.

Confirmed keynote speakers

• Derek Muir – Environment Canada

• Karin Wiberg – Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

More information will come

More information about program, abstract submission, registration and fees will be presented shortly.