SETAC Europe 35th Annual Meeting

May 11-15, 2025
Vienna, Austria

ARCHE Consulting will be present at the SETAC Europe 35th Annual Meeting. This year, the conference takes place in Vienna, Austria from May 11 till 15.

Below, you can find an overview of the conference contributions from ARCHE Consulting team members. Feel free to pass by the ARCHE Consulting Booth (booth nr. 6) during the SETAC Europe conference.

Join us at the SETAC Europe conference in Vienna, Austria from May 11th till 15th!

An overview of our contributions:

Monday, May 12th - 2025

Platform presentation

4.06.T-04

(10:20, Hall K2)

A virtuous cycle of phytoremediation, pyrolysis and biochar towards safe PFAS levels in soil and food

Hans Peter H. Arp, Nathalie Briels, Thomas D. Bucheli, Nicolas Estoppey, Andrea Gredelj, Nikolas Hageman, Sylvain Lerch, Simon Lotz, Daniel Rasse, Hans Peter Schmidt, Erlend Sørmo, Gerard Cornelissen

Poster presentation

5.02.P-Mo425

Designing a Sustainable Future: Assessment of a Novel Niobium-Based Anode Material (XNO®) for Lithium-Ion Batteries Using the Safe and Sustainable by Design Framework

Lígia da Silva Lima,  Jianshen Wu, Erasmo Cadena, Alexander S. Groombridge, Jo Dewulf

Tuesday, May 13th - 2025

Poster presentation

6.07.P-Tu471

Beyond default Mixture Allocation Factor-settings: how can we increase the applicability and scientific-relevance of mixture risk assessments for metal(oid)s?

Charlotte Nys, Karel Vlaeminck, Karel Viaene, Koen Oorts, Marnix Vangheluwe, Hugo Waeterschoot, Karel De Schamphelaere

Wednesday, May 14th - 2025

Platform presentation

4.12.T-05

(12:40, Hall K2)

National Approaches to European Soil Threshold Values: A Review Towards a Degree of Harmonization

Stijn Van Hees, Xenia Trier, Hans Peter H. Arp, Dietmar Müller-Grabherr, Nathalie Briels

Poster presentation

1.04.P-We018

AQUADIVERS: Employing metabarcoding to assess the local impact of metal emissions on freshwater biodiversity

Vanessa Moreira, Karel Viaene, Jana Asselman, Charlotte Nys, Karel de Schamphelaere

Poster presentation

3.02.P-We175

Finding practical answers to environmental exposure assessment questions

Johannes Tolls, Chris Bogi, Susan A Csiszar, Craig Warren Davis, Carolina Di Paolo, Sylvia Gimeno, Todd Gouin, Leen Jansen, Elke Jensen, Amanda Kuczynski, Diederik Schowanek, Mathijs Smit, Frederik Verdonck, Matthias Wormuth

Poster presentation

3.02.P-We187

Helping the Risk Assessor: Improvements to Tools for Environmental Risk Assessments of Metals

Iain Wilson, Graham Merrington, Adam Peters, Elizabeth Middleton, Chris Cooper, David Boyle, Stijn Baken, Jasim Chowdhury, Jelle Mertens, Paul Marsh, Kelly E Croteau, Charlotte Nys

Poster presentation

7.02.P-We531

Mapping contaminated sites and potential sources to understand the extent of known and potential contamination in EU

Juliane Glüge, Martin Scheringer, Nathalie Briels, Veronika Špirová, Hans Peter Arp, Silke Gabbert, Hana Horváthová, Anela Kaurin, Simon Gluhar, Grega Voglar, Ali Kanso

Thursday, May 15th - 2025

Platform presentation

3.04.B.T-05

(12:40, Hall D3)

Aquatic ecotoxicity of environmentally realistic metal-organic mixtures to the algae Raphidocelis subcapitata

Maria Laura De Donno, Marius Schmitt, Charlotte Nys, Karel Viaene, Hugo Waeterschoot, Karel De Schamphelaere

Poster spotlight

3.04.P-Th107

(10:45, Hall D3)

Updating the Bioavailability-Based Environmental Quality Standard Derivation Approach for Compliance Assessment of Zn in Freshwaters

Charlotte Nys, Karel De Schamphelaere, Stephen Lofts, Chris Cooper, Frank Van Assche, Howard Winbow and Patrick Van Sprang

Poster spotlight

3.15.P-Th242

(12:45, Hall K1)

ENCORE: a probabilistic framework for ENvironmental CO-exposure and Risk Estimation

Karel P.J. Viaene, Frederik Verdonck, Karel Vlaeminck, Sibren Loos, Jos Van Gils, Jannicke Moe, Samantha Martins, Sophie Mentzel

Poster presentation

3.04.P-Th105

The impact of metal mixtures on local biodiversity – an analysis of Flemish freshwater monitoring data

Karel P.J. Viaene, Charlotte Nys, Marnix Vangheluwe, Vanessa de Almeida Moreira, Hugo Waeterschoot and Karel A.C. De Schamphelaere

Poster presentation

3.04.P-Th106

MEED: Progress with the multiyear Metals Environmental Exposure Data Collection Program to Anticipate Challenges of the EU Zero Pollution Ambition Policy and the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability

Hugo Waeterschoot, Marnix Vangheluwe, Lara Van De Merckt

Poster presentation

3.04.P-Th108

Derivation of a Bioavailable Environmental Quality Standard for Copper

Charlotte Nys, Karel De Schamphelaere, Stephen Lofts, Katrien Arijs, Stijn Baken, Patrick Van Sprang

Poster presentation

3.04.P-Th109

Compliance Assessment of Cu under the Water Framework Directive

Charlotte Nys, Karel Vlaeminck, Karel De Schamphelaere, Stephen Lofts, Stijn Baken, Patrick Van Sprang

Poster presentation

8.07.P-Th404

Ensuring Chemical Safety in Drinking Water: Implementation of Article 11 of the European Drinking Water Directive

Nora Ferencz, Federica Iaccino, Lara Van de Merckt

Poster presentation

3.04.P-Th086

Simplified and Now User-Friendly! Updating bio-met for Better Risk Assessment

Iain Wilson, Graham Merrington, Adam Peters, Elizabeth Middleton, Christopher Cooper, David Boyle, Stijn Baken, Jasim Chowdhury, Charlotte Nys

Poster presentation

3.04.P-Th089

Free ion determinations to support silver bioavailability model development

Edward Salisbury, Nada Basic, Karel De Schamphelaere, M. Gloria Pereira, Katrien Arijs, Jelle Mertens, Stephen Lofts