Second SCOPE Environmental Cadmium Workshop
RISK
ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CADMIUM
University
of Ghent, Belgium on 3-6 September, 2003
Wednesday, 3
September
Opening
(Chair: Syers, Naresuan University, Thailand)
13.30 Welcome
on behalf of SCOPE (Gochfeld, Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee,
USA)
Welcome on behalf of the fertilizer industry (Maene, IFA, France)
Welcome on behalf of the University of Ghent (Verloo, University of
Ghent, Belgium)
13.45 Background
to the project and objectives of the workshop (Syers, Co-chair of Scientific
Advisory Committee, Thailand)
Introductory
Paper
(Chair: Gochfeld, EOHSI, USA)
14.00 Current
issues in world food security (Poulisse, FAO, Italy)
Discussion
Background Papers
15.00 Risk assessment and management of cadmium in agricultural
systems
(McLaughlin et al., CSIRO, Australia)
15.30 Break
15.45 Human
health risk assessment of cadmium (Tritscher, WHO, Switzerland)
16.15 Economic
and policy dimensions of phosphate fertilizers, with a special focus
on cadmium issues (Wanzala, IFDC, USA)
16.45 Cadmium and
world trade in agricultural products (Luetzow, FAO, Italy)
17.15 Discussion
17.45 Close
Thursday, 4 September
Specific Issue
Papers
(Chair: McLaughlin, CSIRO, Australia)
09.00 Cadmium
risk perception and assessment-principles and procedures (Chaney et
al.
USDA/ARS and US EPA, USA )
09.20 Public
perception and communication of risk (Rowe, IFR, UK)
09.40 The
EC risk assessment of cadmium (Smolders et al., Catholic University
Leuven,
Belgium)
10.00 The EC report on risk assessment related to cadmium: A
non-industry perspective
(Johnston, Rothamsted Research, UK)
10.20 Discussion
10.30 Break
(Chair: Johnston, Rothamsted Research, UK)
10.45 Trends
in the global trade of phosphate and processed phosphate fertilizers
(Prud'homme, IFA, France)
11.05 Removal
of cadmium from phosphate rock and during fertilizer processing
(Van Kauwenbergh, IFDC, USA)
11.25 Use
of genetic variability in reducing cadmium uptake by plants (Grant et
al.,
Agriculture Canada, Canada)
11.45 Management
of soil cadmium (Syers, Naresuan University, Thailand)
12.05 Bioavailability
of food cadmium as an issue in risk management and assessment
(Reeves and Chaney, USDA/ARS, USA)
12.25 Discussion
12.45 Lunch
(Chair: Poulisse, FAO, Italy)
14.00 Setting
standards for cadmium: How and for whom? (Gochfeld, EOHSI, USA)
14.20 Implications
of more restrictive cadmium standards: A perspective from the developing
world (Figueroa, University of Chile, Chile)
14.40 Socio-economic
consequences of regulations and external reporting initiatives (Piet,
TranspaRAbility, the Netherlands)
15.00 Implications
for WTO of trade barriers for environmental reasons (Verbeke,
University of Ghent, Belgium)
15.20 Break
(Chair: Van Kauwenburgh, IFDC, USA)
15.45 Present
and likely future policies in the EU (Pickering, EC, Belgium)
16.05 Position
of the European Fertilizer Manufacturers' on the draft proposal for
an EU-
wide Regulation on Cadmium in Fertilizers (Aldinger, EFMA, Brussels)
16.25 Cadmium
levels in fertilizers: Present and likely future policies in North America
(Herz, TFI, USA)
16.45 Discussion
17.05 Present
and likely future policies for cadmium management in Australia
(McLaughlin and Stevens, CSIRO, Australia)
17.25 Discussion
17.35 Formation
of Working Groups (Syers, Naresuan University, Thailand)
17.40 Close
Friday, 5 July
09.00 Working
Groups
WG 1. Data gaps for risk assessment of cadmium in the food chain
Chair:
Smolders, Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium
WG 2. Prioritizing
risk reduction and management strategies for cadmium
Chair: Chaney, USDA, USA
WG 3. Identifying
methodologies for setting standards for cadmium
Chair: Gochfeld, EOHSI, USA
WG 4. Risk
balancing for agricultural production in developing countries
Chair: Poulisse, FAO, Italy
WG 5. Socio-economic
implications of more restrictive regulations for cadmium
Chair: Bouma, University of Ghent, Belgium
10.30 Break
10.45 Discussions
continued
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Interim report
back to plenary from each Working Group and discussion
(Chair: Syers, Naresuan University, Thailand)
15.15 Break
15.30 Working Groups
conclude their discussions and discuss the content of their
reports
17.00 Close
(Chairs and Rapporteurs
prepare their reports overnight)
Saturday, 6 July
09.00 Plenary
discussion
(Chair: Gochfeld, EOHSI, USA)
09.00 Presentation
of Working Group reports to plenary and discussion
10.00 Discussion
10.15 Discussion
of Draft Workshop Summary
10.45 Break
11.00 Arrangements
for publishing the Workshop Proceedings
11.15 Discussion of plans for publication
12.00 Close