1. Meeting the challenges of implementing bioavailability-based EQS for metals
Graham Merrington, Chris Schlekat, Olivier Perceval, Adam Peters
SETAC 2016

2. Introduction
Meeting Aims
Meeting structure (Agenda)
Your role!
Outcomes

3. Meeting aims
………..to provide an update on initiatives in regard to bioavailability and BLMs that are of relevance to regulatory implementation.
………..an opportunity will be available to discuss existing challenges and practical solutions.

4. Meeting Structure (Agenda)
Updates on research initiatives with regulatory relevance:
Australian Initiatives for nickel – validation and testing at low hardness
Zinc boundary condition extensions – pH range extension
Nordic Council of Ministers – validation testing in natural waters
Marine environments and bioavailability – North America testing
US and Canadian uptake of bioavailability concepts?
APEC initiatives and bioavailability application
Acute metal exposures and BLMs
EU – WG E, implementation of bioavailability based EQSs – Guidance?
Remaining challenges of implementing bioavailability approaches (ALL, please bring your problems – consider this group therapy!)
Administration and legislation on bioavailability – Global view?
Forward look, what is happening now or about to happen in regard to metal bioavailability? (ALL)

5. Your role Interact Bring your issues and challenges
Ideas and views welcomed (mostly….!)

6. Outcomes
A meeting note will be produced and circulated to all the participants…..
The power point presentations will be made available to all – probably via a weblink