Agenda

Agenda

Symposium on Forensic Environmental Chemistry

Event details

On Wednesday 3 December 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., KWR in Nieuwegein will host a symposium on environmental forensics, organised by Waterwijs, a joint research initiative of drinking water companies and Vewin. This symposium will highlight the latest developments in this field. The target groups are the water sector (water management, drinking water, enforcement) and researchers in this field.

Provisional agenda for the Environmental Forensics Symposium

09.00 Doors open with coffee/tea

09.30 Welcome and introduction to forensic environmental chemistry in water systems (Thomas ter Laak, KWR)

Searching for traces

09.45 From trace to source: identifying the origin of substances (Harrie Boonstra, Wetterskip Fryslân)

10.15 De Groeve – where does that sweetener come from? Sjoerd Rijpekema, Waterbedrijf Groningen

10.45 Coffee/tea break

11.15 Sea spray and other sources of PFAS (Elvio Amato, KWR)

Forensic environmental chemistry in monitoring data

11.45 Those who sow monitoring will reap forensics – right? (Leo Posthuma, RIVM)

12.15 Lunch break with sandwiches on platters

13.00 Monitoring data mining: from data to emissions and processes (Thomas ter Laak, KWR/UvA)

13.30 Insights from the projects: ‘Drinkable IJssel’ and ‘WATERVERSE Data mining in NRW’ (Gerard Stroomberg, RIWA-Rijn)

Forensic Environmental Chemistry in policy and practice

14.00 Title to follow (Marloes Hoenerbos – van Lin, NVWA)

14.30 Discussion on the role of environmental forensics in lobbying, policy and enforcement (facilitator to be announced)

15.00 End of symposium