5th EnvironChemTox PFAS Symposium
5th EnvironChemTox PFAS Symposium
1 October, 2026
Environmental occurrence, hazard and risk of PFASs
with keynote by Prof. Dr. Majorie van Duursen (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
PFAS: forever chemicals shaping health of future generations
Programme
- Keynote lecture: PFAS: forever chemicals shaping health of future generations. Majorie van Duursen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Method development and validation of a serum and urine method for the analysis of ultra-short chain PFAS in humans. Kevin Stroski, University of Antwerp, Belgium
- Online SPE with post-plasma chemical ionization MS for sensitive and rapid PFAS sum parameter quantitation in surface water samples. Fabian Simon, University of Antwerp, Belgium
- Screening of PFAS pesticides and their impact on (drinking) water treatment plants. Sanne Brekelmans, Het Waterlaboratorium, The Netherlands
- Scoping existing and emerging PFAS separation and destruction technologies. Gabriel Sigmund, Wageningen University - Environmental Technology, The Netherlands
- From target PFAS to total organofluorine: Assessing activated carbon performance in soil from batch to column scale. Welmoed Nauta, Örebro University, Sweden
- levels in soil and groundwater profiles: Implications for drinking water production from groundwater. Remco Vis, National Institute for Public Health and Environment (RIVM), The Netherlands
- Exposure and magnification of PFAS in a temperate estuarine food web, including top predators. Martine van den Heuvel-Greve, Wageningen Marine Research, The Netherlands
- PFAS contamination of domestic eggs and potential sources. Leontien de Pagter, Wageningen University & Research
- Toxicokinetics of PFOS in freshwater macroinvertebrates. Ayesha Siddiqa, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
- Molecular properties and species-specific sensitivities drive PFAS toxicity to aquatic organisms. Skylar Xie, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Posters
- Comprehensive screening of PFAS in packaging materials in the context of the new EU regulation. Ondrej Parizek, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Czech Republique/University of Antwerp, Belgium
- Development of a protein-based screening method for broad PFAS detection in water. Aart van Amerongen, BioSensing & Diagnostics, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
- Impact of sample handling and storage conditions on PFAS recovery and stability by LC–MS/MS. Ruben Kause, Wageningen Food Safety Research, The Netherlands
- Calculating physico-chemical parameters of PFAS molecules using COSMOtherm: Comparison with experimental data for pKa values and cell membrane binding affinities. Steven Droge, Wageningen Environmental Research, The Netherlands
- Screening of PFAS dynamics in the Rhine and Meuse catchment: Future scenarios in SimpleBox. Joris Quik, National Institute for Public Health and Environment (RIVM), The Netherlands
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance accumulation in field-collected mushrooms near a fluorochemical hotspot in Belgium. Jodie Buytaert, University of Antwerp, Belgium
- Uptake and depuration of TFA and a long chain analogue PFAS in a submerged, floating and emergent aquatic plants. Anna Huang, Wageningen Environmental Research, The Netherlands
- Comparative stress responses of two freshwater bivalves to emerging PFAS contaminants. Thimo Groffen, University of Antwerp, Belgium
- Toxicity assessment of perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) in a freshwater microcosm. Paul van den Brink, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
- PFAS hotspots versus omnipresence, putting things in perspective. Tessa Pancras, Arcadis Nederland B.V., The Netherlands
- New screening limits for PFAS offering an effective means of prioritizing risk assessment of PFAS in agricultural soils. Arjen Wintersen, National Institute for Public Health and Environment (RIVM), The Netherlands