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10 December 2026, 6.00pm AEDT. Please check your time zone.
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The management of PFAS in biosolids is an emerging challenge for regulators, industry and land managers worldwide. As scientific understanding improves and regulatory expectations continue to evolve, there is increasing focus on how PFAS is assessed, managed and regulated when biosolids and other organic fertilising materials are applied to land.
This international webinar will bring together leading experts from Australia and Europe to examine current regulatory frameworks, risk-based approaches and emerging research relating to PFAS in biosolids. Through a combination of policy perspectives, practical case studies and research updates, speakers will explore how different jurisdictions are responding to PFAS contamination, recent developments in guidance and regulation, and the implications for land application, agriculture and environmental protection.
In this webinar, our speakers will explore:
Participants will gain direct insight from regulators, researchers and practitioners involved in developing policy, conducting research and supporting decision-making in this rapidly evolving area.
This webinar is relevant to regulators, environmental consultants, contaminated land practitioners, risk assessors, researchers, wastewater utilities, waste and resource recovery professionals, government agencies, land managers and agricultural sector representatives involved in the assessment, management and regulation of PFAS in biosolids and land application programs.
A live question-and-answer session will follow the presentations, providing participants with the opportunity to engage directly with experts from Australia and Europe. The webinar will be recorded.
Webinar Moderator
Christian Andersen is an environmental policy specialist with experience in developing evidence-based approaches to environmental management at national, European and international levels. He is committed to supporting policy and decision-making through analysis, knowledge sharing and collaboration. In his role with Danish Regions and COMMON FORUM, he works to connect organisations, regulators and practitioners, facilitating the exchange of knowledge, promoting best practice and supporting capacity building across the contaminated land and environmental sectors.
Professor Matthias Zessner is Head of the Research Group of Water Quality and River Basin Management at TU Wien, Austria. His research focuses on the impacts of human activities on water quality, including pollutant sources, transport pathways and environmental effects across catchments and river basins. His work combines monitoring, modelling and interdisciplinary approaches to support water resource management, pollution control and sustainable environmental decision-making.
Pierre Jacquemin has been working for the Walloon Public Service Scientific Institute for the past eight years, where he is currently responsible for the Environmental Health Unit.
The unit focuses on three main areas of activity: human biomonitoring, the development of environmental health geographic information systems, and human health risk assessment.
Prior to joining the institute, Pierre worked for six years as a consultant in a soil and groundwater consultancy, where he gained hands-on experience in soil investigation, contaminated sites and the practical implementation of soil protection regulations.
In his current role, Pierre contributes to the development and improvement of legislation and policies related to the protection of soil and groundwater. His professional background therefore combines practical experience in the assessment and management of contaminated sites with expertise in human health risk assessment and environmental policy.
This combination has given him a valuable perspective on the links between environmental contamination, soil and groundwater protection, and human health, as well as on both the practical implementation and the development of environmental legislation.
Dr Antti Mikkonen is Principal Scientist at EPA Victoria and an Industry Associate Professor at RMIT University. His work focuses on the assessment and management of public health risks associated with chemical exposures. His current research includes understanding contaminant transfer and behaviour in biological systems, including PFAS uptake into livestock and crops, and developing modelling tools to support evidence-based regulatory decision-making.
Dr Lorenzo Ricolfi is an environmental scientist and health risk advisor. His work focuses on the application of research synthesis in human and environmental health, with a particular interest in emerging contaminants. He is particularly interested in evidence synthesis, meta-research, and methodological innovation aimed at making environmental science more reliable, reusable, and collaborative.
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