Environmental Geochemistry - Exploitation of georesources
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Program
09.00-09.30 Coffee
09.30 -09.45 Welcome
Per Aagaard, chair of the Tømte Foundation
Anders Elverhøi Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Introduction
Harald Sørby (Norwegian Environment Agency)
09.45 -10.30 Key note (Bio)geochemical mechanisms affecting the fate of trace elements such as selenium, mercury, arsenic, uranium and chromium in soil, aquifer and into the human body.
Laurent Charlet (Water Geochemistry, University of Grenoble)
10.30 -10.55 The role of dissolved natural organic matter in governing methyl-Hg levels
Rolf Vogt (UiO)
10.55 -- 11.20 Mercury pollution and cycling
Thorjørn Larssen (NIVA, Norwegian Institute for Water Research)
11.20 -11.50 Coffee
11.50 -12.15 Pb-210 as a natural tracer for Hg
Dag Øistein Eriksen (Primus.inter.pares AS )
12.15 -12.40 Speciation of metals in natural water
Øyvind Mikkelsen (NTNU)
12.40 -13.05 Antimony pollution - sources and behavior
Gudny Okkenhaug (NGI/NMBU)
13.05 -14.00 Lunch
14.00 -14.25 Environmental monitoring at the mercury contaminated U864 wreck site
Morten Schaanning (NIVA, Norwegian Institute for Water Research)
14.25 -14.50 Mining waste storage -- geological consideration
Knut Bjørlykke (UiO)
15.15-15.40 Leachate from Cu mines
Pål Gundersen (NGU)
15.40-16.10 Coffee
16.10-16.35 Capping of mine tailings to reduce metal leaching
Gijs Breedveld (NGI/UiO)
16.35 -17.00 Sea disposal of mine tailings - physio-chemical implications
Jens Skei (Skei Mining Consultant)
17.00-17.20 Marine mining waste disposal - Experiences
Tor Jensen (DNV-GL) for Nature Research
17.30 Wrap-up and Discussion: "Environmental regulations of mine waste storage. The role of researchers , research institutions, government institutions and environmental organizations."
19.00 Dinner for invited guests
