4th International Conference COST Action 637 Kristianstad, Sweden October 13 15, 2010

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1 COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework programme Cost Action 637 meteau METALS AND RELATED SUBSTANCES IN DRINKING WATER About COST 4th International Conference COST Action 637 Kristianstad, Sweden October 13 15, 2010 COST is an intergovernmental framework, founded in 1971, for European Cooperation in Science and Technology, allowing the coordination of nationally funded research on a European level. COST contributes to reducing the fragmentation in European research investments and opening the European Research Area to cooperation worldwide. The goal of COST is to ensure that Europe holds a strong position in the field of scientific and technical research for peaceful purposes, by increasing European cooperation and interaction in this field. This research initiative makes it possible for the various national facilities, institutes, universities and private industry to work jointly on a wide range of Research and Development (R&D) activities. COST Action 637 METEAU Metals and Related Substances in Drinking Water The main objective of the Action is to stimulate better control of metals and related substances in drinking water and to minimise environmental impacts. Major objectives To provide an on going forum for knowledge exchange in connection with metals and related substances in drinking water. To promote good practice in the control of metals and related substances in drinking water. To more critically determine the environmental and socio economic impacts of control measures through the sharing of practitioner experience. To stimulate relevant collaborative research and demonstration studies at the European scale.

2 4 th International COST Action 637 Conference 2010 Kristianstad, Sweden KRISTIANSTAD, founded by the Danish king Christian the 4th in 1614 Pictures from Kristianstad, in parts situated 2m below sea level. The theatre surrounded by water during the flood in 2002 (lower right, The kingdom of water, UN Biosphere Reserve). Conference Topics All papers must be clearly relevant to Metals and related substances in drinking water classified under the following six technical sessions 1. Drinking water quality and health 2. Mineral balance in drinking water 3. Metal leaching from domestic pipe work systems 4. Treatment processes 5. Metal materials use and testing 6. Risk assessment and management

3 Sponsor of the Conference The Øresund Region The Municipality of Kristianstad is part of the Øresund Region, one of the most rapidly expanding regions in Northern Europe. By train or by car you can go across the Øresund Bridge to Copenhagen and Kastrup International Airport in less than 2 hours. The city of Kristianstad Kristianstad was founded on 22 May 1614 by the Danish King Christian IV. At the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658, Skåne and, as a result, Kristianstad was handed over to Sweden. The C4 symbol is still used in many different contexts to represent Kristianstad.The streets in the old fortress town still follow the original seventeenth century layout. The moats and other fortifications from the Danish period have long since vanished. Many of the moats gradually became tree lined boulevards, while the surrounding marshes were drained and used as building plots. The municipality has about 77,000 inhabitants and it covers an area of around 1,300 sq.kms. Since parts of the city are situated 2 m below the sea level, floods threat the city. Thus, the flood in 2002 almost reached the central city (see picture above). Every day, everyone in Sweden eats or drinks something from the Municipality of Kristianstad. Drinking water in mineral balance The drinking water of Kristianstad is mineral rich and has relatively high levels of nutrient elements like calcium, magnesium and bicarbonate, and very low levels of toxic metals like cadmium, uranium and lead. The groundwater is abstracted from aquifers at depths of 100 m beneath limestone cliff. The only treatment method used for the water is aeration followed by sand filter, where dihydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) is degassed and iron and manganese are precipitated on sand grains Typical concentrations of some elements and ions in the Kristianstad drinking water ph EC TH HCO 3 Ca Mg Fe F µs/cm o dh mg/l <

4 Registration and conference fees Registration for the conference should be made until 15 September 2010 (preferably before 01 August 2010) using the online registration tool available on the website or the complete attached Registration Form sent to or The completed forms can also be sent by mail to the Local Organizers (see below). Registration will only be valid after payment. Oral and poster presenters are free of charge of conference fee. Only refreshment and lunch charges will be levied. Conference fees Full registration after September 15, Full registration until September 15, Student fee The conference fee includes the Conference Package (preprints etc.), coffee, lunches and cocktail party on Wednesday evening and the gala dinner on Thursday evening. Accommodation You should book your accommodation directly to the hotel (before September 20, 2010) using the Hotel booking form in attachment, or on the website The Conference Hotel, Grand Hotel, Kristianstad, is offering special rates; please quote 4 th International COST 637 Conference when booking your accommodation. The Hotel contact is: Tel: (Mrs Annika Branting), Fax: , E mail: annika.branting@choice.se Call for abstracts (Deadline 01 July 2010) Send in an abstract on one or more of the topics mentioned above. The layout of the abstract is maximum one page A4 with 2.5 cm borders on all sides. The font is Trebuchet MS, 10pt, single spaced, full justified, with a maximum of 400 words in total. All acronyms must be defined. Equations, figures and tables can be used, if desired. Please submit a word document, which must be named after the surname of the presenting author. The abstract should be sent to: Technical Coordination, Eng. Maria João Benoliel, maria.benoliel@epal.pt COST Action 637 Core Group Dr. Colin Hayes, Swansea University, UK Action Chair, cr.hayes@swansea.ac.uk Dr. Maria Joäo Benoliel, EPAL Empresa Portuguesa das Àquas Livres, SA, Lisbon, Portugal, mjbenol@epal.pt Prof. George Pilidis, University of Ioannina, Greece, gpilidis@uoi.gr Joseph Klinger, WG 2 Chair, Mustafa Ersoz, WG 3 Chair, Peter Holm, Research coordinator, Vladimira Nemcova, STSM Coordinator. Prof. Prosun Bhattacharya, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden, prosun@kth.se Local Conference Committee COPST Action 637 Core Group, and Dr. Ingegerd Rosborg, Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden, rosborg@spray.se Local Conference Secretariat Ms. Ingrid Samulesson, Krinova Science Park, Kristianstad, Sweden, Tel: +46(0) , Fax: +46(0) , ingrid.wieslander@krinova.se

5 Conference location, Hotel, and place for Gala Dinner The Conference location is KRINOVA Science Park, close to Kristianstad University. The Gala Dinner is at Bäckaskog Castle, where the oldest parts originate from the early middle ages. Grand Hotel will host most of the participants in the conference. The haunted Bäckaskog Castle, place for gala dinner and the Grand Hotel Krinova Science Park, Conference Center Conference Venue Sponsor of the Conference What is Region Skåne? At the southernmost tip of Sweden lies Skåne. It is province, a county and a region. As a province it borders on its peers Halland, Småland and Blekinge, as well as Denmark, Germany, Poland and the Baltic States albeit with some water between. Skåne is also a county governed by a county council, which in Skåne's case is called Region Skåne. The county assembly is the highest political body in the region and its members are elected by the Scanians themselves. Many equate a county council with health care and Region Skåne is no exception. However, together with three other trial regions, it also has responsibility for development within its area. This responsibility extends up to and including 2010 and means that the county itself coordinates development of commerce, communication, culture and collaboration with other regions both in and outside of Sweden