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6th Norwegian Environmental Toxicology Symposium (NETS)
- Assessing and solving environmental challenges in a multiple stressor world 25-27th of October 2016
Oslo Science Park
Oslo, Norway
Themes: The symposium will focus on a variety of issues related to environmental toxicology including monitoring, effect
assessment, risk assessment and management of priority and emerging contaminants, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, natural
stressors and climate change, with a special emphasis on stressors being relevant for the coastal waters, open oceans, terrestrial
areas and Arctic regions.
6th NETS Session themes
• Priority and emerging pollutants
• Nanoparticles and microplastics
• Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation
• From toxicity mechanisms to ecological effects
• Monitoring, risk assessment and environmental management
• From urban development to sensitive environments
• Multiple stressors and environmental interactions
Keynote Speakers
Abstract deadline: August 15, 2016
Dr. Tomas Brodin, Umeå University, Sweden - Antidepressants
in fish.
Registration deadline is October 15, 2016
Dr. Dan Villeneuve (USEPA, USA): Integrating toxicity data at
different levels of organization to provide a system toxicology
understanding.
Early Bird registration (by August 15, 2016)
Regular registration: 1875NOK
Student registration: 1250NOK
Dr. Renee Bechmann (International Research Institute of
Stavanger, Norway): Veterinary medicines used in aquaculture
of fish cause adverse effects to economic important marine
crustaceans.
Late Registration (before October 15)
Regular registration: 2500NOK
Student registration: 1875NOK
Dr. Veerle Jaspers (Norwegian University of Science and
Technology, Norway). Interactions between natural stressors
and pollutant exposure in nestling birds of prey.
Max. participants: 160 (First-come, first-served principle)
Dr. Frederic Alonzo (IRSN, France). Effects of Ionizing Radiation
from the molecular to the population levels.
Host: NIVA is Norway’s leading institute for basic and applied
research on marine and freshwaters. The institute’s research
comprises a wide array of environmental, climatic and
resource-related fields. (www.niva.no).
Scientific Program
Oct. 25: Student pre-symposium
Oct. 26: Symposium and poster session, conference dinner
Oct. 27: Symposium and poster, farewell
Contact us
Homepage: www.niva.no/nets2016
Email: [email protected]
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