BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook 16.0 MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:GMT Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:16011028T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:-0000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:16010325T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZOFFSETFROM:-0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Stage 4 CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20230505T085842Z DESCRIPTION:PANEL SESSION - Hosted by NCEC/Ricardo\n“Persistence” - Exp loring the topic of persistence from a regulatory perspective\, including how chemicals are assessed\, current implications and how the policy lands cape is evolving\nhttps://www.chemicalukexpo.com/speakers/ncec-ricardo/\n \nSession Host: Caroline Raine\, Technical Director\, Regulatory - Nationa l Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC)\n \nFEATURE SESSION: \nDiscussion on Ch emical Biodegradability and Persistence\n \nAbout this session \nThere is growing societal concern about persistent chemicals. These are substances that are slow to degrade in the environment\, leading to greater exposure of people and organisms\, and accumulation that may be difficult to revers e. This issue has been highlighted by flagship issues such as plastic poll ution and contamination of drinking water by per- and poly-fluoroalkyl sub stances (PFAS)\, and is translating into significant developments both in terms of policy and the market. But what does this issue mean for chemical businesses\, what regulatory developments can be anticipated and how shou ld these be responded to?\nThis session will provide a focused discussion on the topic of persistence. This will include the evolving policy landsca pe\, market drivers\, and practical implications of this issue for compani es. \,We will pay particular focus to Europe\, where the Chemicals Strateg y for Sustainability is introducing major policy changes such as a restric tion all non-essential uses of PFAS and the introduction of a new hazard c lass for persistent\, mobile and toxic (PMT/vPvM) substances. We will also cover how companies are already responding to these growing concerns.\nFi nally\, we will discuss what this all means for organisations placing prod ucts on the market\, and how they can prepare.\n \nChair: Caroline Raine – Ricardo \n \nFeatured Panellists:\n* Chris Hughes – Ricardo\, Head o f Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology - National Chemical Emergency Cen tre (NCEC)\n* Chris Finnegan – Unilever\n* Nigel Crabtree – Biodegrada tion testing and Measurement Science Leader at Ashland UK\n \n DTEND;TZID="GMT Standard Time":20230510T133000 DTSTAMP:20230505T085842Z DTSTART;TZID="GMT Standard Time":20230510T130000 LAST-MODIFIED:20230505T085842Z LOCATION:Stage 4 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-gb:PANEL: Discussion on Chemical Biodegradability and P ersistence TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000C050D5B7DC7CD901000000000000000 01000000046CCA51D07DB9C4A9C2A2E03906CF1DD X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
PANEL SESSION - Hosted by NCEC/Ricardo
“Persistence” - Exploring the topic of persistence from
a regulatory perspective\, including how chemicals are assessed\, current
implications and how the policy landscape is evolving
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https://www.chemicalukexpo.com/speakers/n
cec-ricardo/
Session Host: Caroline Raine\, Technical Di
rector\, Regulatory - National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC)
FEATURE
SESSION:
Discussion on Chemical Biodegradability and Persistence
About this session
There is grow
ing societal concern about persistent chemicals. These are substances that
are slow to degrade in the environment\, leading to greater exposure of p
eople and organisms\, and accumulation that may be difficult to reverse. T
his issue has been highlighted by flagship issues such as plastic pollutio
n and contamination of drinking water by per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substan
ces (PFAS)\, and is translating into significant
developments both in terms of policy and the market. But what does this is
sue mean for chemical businesses\, what regulatory developments can be ant
icipated and how should these be responded to?
This session will provide a focused discussion on the topic of persi
stence. This will include the evolving policy landscape\, market drivers\,
and practical implications of this issue for companies. \,We will pay par
ticular focus to Europe\, where the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
is introducing major policy changes such as a restriction all non-essentia
l uses of PFAS and the introduction of a new hazard class for persistent\,
mobile and toxic (PMT/vPvM) substances. We will also cover how companies are already responding
to these growing concerns.
Finally\, we w
ill discuss what this all means for organisations placing products on the
market\, and how they can prepare.
Chair: Caroline Raine – Ricardo
Featured Panellists:
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