The conference is organized by the Dutch research organization Deltares in cooperation with a Flemisch consortium under the lead of VITO (Flemish Institute for Technological Research NV), VLAKWA (Flanders Knowledge Centre Water) and OVAM (Public Waste Agency of Flanders).
On the event’s first day, pre-courses that deal with environmental forensics, PFAS, remediation and measuring techniques, among others, will introduce important topics that will be deepened in the following conference sessions. These will cover the main topics “Soil and water in the digital world”, “Advances in assessment of risk and monitoring of soil, sediment and water quality”, “Diffuse and emerging contaminants in the soil-sediment-water system”, “Advances in remediation technologies”, “Strategies and management of contaminated land including legal, social and economic aspects”, “Land stewardship”, and ”Land, soil, water and sediment in the circular economy”.
During the event, one full day will be dedicated to the legal and economic aspects of management of contaminated land.
Besides the conference programm, a total of nine different excursions to sites that match the overall themes of the conference are offered. Among them, the following water related tours will take place: an excursion to the project site of "Amoras" | Antwerp Mechanical Dewatering, Recycling and Application of Sludge and a guided tour to the location of a semi full-scale groundwater remediation project combining advanced in situ remediation techniques.
Further information: https://www.aquaconsoil.org