Agenda for the 8th and 9th of April
Last updated: 18.03.2025 – 17:12 CET
Tuesday 8th of April - PAPILLONS Stakeholder Forum (morning)
09:00 – 10:00 – Arrival of the attendees and welcome Coffee
10:00 – 10:30 – Opening session – Microplastics: red alert for European soils?
10:30 – 11:10 – Round Table nr.1 – The Soil Monitoring Law: an opportunity for European soils?
11:10 – 11:25 – Coffee break
11:25 – 12:05 – Round Table nr.2 – Exploring the economic, environmental and social impact of micro- and nanoplastic pollution
12:05 – 12:45 – Round Table nr.3 – Which paths towards sustainable use and management of agricultural plastics?
12:45 – 13:00 – Concluding speech
13:00 – 14:15 – Networking Lunch
Agenda updated 17.03.2025 12:00 CET.
Tuesday 8th of April - AGRIFOODPLAST Conference (afternoon)
14:15 – 18:00 – Parallel Sessions held in the meetings rooms Belgium II and Belgium III
14:15 – 15:55 (Belgium II)
A1 – Harmonisation and advances in the detection and characterisation of plastic pollution in the agrifood chain
15:55 – 16:25 – Poster time with coffee
16:25 – 18:05 (Belgium II)
B1 – Addressing sustainability of plastic in the agrifood sector
14:15 – 15:55 (Belgium III)
A2 – Plastics and plastic additives in food: a One Health perspective over plastic pollution
15:55 – 16:25 – Poster time with coffee
16:25 – 18:05 – Belgium III
B2 – Understanding the impact of plastics and associated contaminants in soil environments
Wednesday 9th of April - AGRIFOODPLAST Conference
09:00 – 12:10 – AGRIFOODPLAST – parallel sessions
12:30 – 14:15 – Networking lunch
14:15 – 18:00 – AGRIFOODPLAST – parallel sessions
09:00 – 10:30 (Belgium II)
C1a – Sources, distribution, fate and behaviour of plastics and associated chemical in soils
10:30 – 10:45 – Coffee break
10:45 – 12:35 (Belgium II)
C1b – Sources, distribution, fate and behaviour of plastics and associated chemical in soils
12:35 – 14:15 – Lunch break and poster time
14:15 – 16:00 (Belgium II)
D1a – Behaviour and transformations of plastic and associated chemical pollution in soils
16:00 – 16:30 – Poster time with coffee break
16:30 – 18:00 (Belgium II)
D1b – Integrating data and knowledge from plastic pollution monitoring
17:35 – 17:45 – Break
09:00 – 10:30 (Belgium III)
C2a – Effects of plastic residues on plants
10:30 – 10:45 – Coffee break
10:45 – 12:35 (Belgium III)
C2b – Effects of plastic residues on plants
12:35 – 14:15 – Lunch break and poster time
14:15 – 16:00 (Belgium III)
D2a – Unravelling plastic impacts in agrifood systems and beyond
16:00 – 16:30 – Poster time with coffee break ¨
16:30 – 18:00 (Belgium III)
D2b – Unravelling plastic impacts in agrifood systems and beyond
17:35 – 17:45 – Break