SETAC METALS ADVISORY GROUP MEETING Monday 12 May, – 20.00hr Drinks sponsored by:

SETAC-MAG Mission Global advisory group Its mission is – to exchange information on science and its regulatory applications for metals – to advance the science and understanding of the fate and effects of metals in the environment – to promote the use of the best available science and approaches in evaluating potential environmental consequences of metals in the environment

SETAC-MAG Steering Committee Bill Stubblefield (chair) Ilse Schoeters (chair) Bill Adams Joop De Knecht Karel De Schamphelaere Federica Iaccino Joseph Meyer Mereb Mirtskhulava Eric Van Genderen

SETAC-MAG membership Open to anybody interested in metals

Agenda Agenda itemTimeWho 1) MAG Forum – source of information for updates on metal related research and regulations 10 minMAG meeting chairs 2) Mixture toxicity of metals - Topical discussion30 minIntro by Katia Lacasse, Joe Meyer, Karel De Schamphelaere 3) Water Framework Directive (WFD) - implementation issues for metals: importance of good quality monitoring data - Topical discussion 30 minIntro by Frank Van Assche, Graham Merringtom 4) Free interactions among the meeting participants 15 minAll

1. SETAC MAG Forum

2-3. Topical discussions 2) Mixture toxicity of metals - Topical 2) Mixture toxicity of metals 3) Water Framework Directive (WFD) - implementation issues for metals: importance of good quality monitoring data - Topical discussion

Metal sessions and meetings Tuesday – Metals session 8.10 – 12.50hr – Boston2 – Improved Fate Modeling for Metals Hazard and Risk Assessment: The Unit World Model, Status and Boundaries -16: :30hr - Samarkand/Osaka – Effect of mining on the local environment – posters Wednesday – Global mercury partnership hr – Miami Thursday – Mercury biochemistry and Policy – Thursday - posters

4. Free interactions among the meeting participants …and enjoy the drinks offered by