4 May 1998

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SOIL DECONTAMINATION TECHNOLOGIES

(Paris, April 1999)

Call for papers

A 3-day International Workshop on Analysis, Methodology of Treatment and Remediation of Contaminated Soils will be held in Paris on 13-15 April 1999 to examine the problems of remediating chemically contaminated soil. It will take place in parallel with an exhibition of state-of-the-art decontamination technologies by firms specializing in these areas. The workshop is part of a United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) project on cleaning up sites polluted by chemicals and/or chemical products in eastern and central Europe and will be held in conjunction with the first Biennial Show of Technologies and Industrial Processes.

The French Association Interchimie is responsible for the organization of the event, in collaboration with Ademe (French Agency for Environment and Energy Management), EPE (Enterprises for the Environment), Ineris (French National Institute for the Environment and Industrial Risks), UIC (Chemical Industry Association of France) and UPDS (French Professional Association for Soil Decontamination). The workshop is being held under the auspices of the UN/ECE and the patronage of the Minister for Industry and the Minister for the Environment.

Topics will include:

• Risk assessment
• Investigation techniques
• Treatment methodology for remediation
• Measures for minimizing exposure
• Decontamination strategies
• Legal, financial and communication aspects of clean-up

One half day will be reserved for visiting the Biennial exhibition, with a focus on soil decontamination technologies and on methods for soil analysis.

An urgent call is made to persons wishing to present a paper or a poster. They should contact the following person:

Mr. Vincent Limousin
Marketing Manager
Association Interchimie
F - 92038 Paris la Défense Cedex, France

Tel: +33 (0) 1 47 17 62 91 / 47 17 63 66
Fax: +33 (0) 1 47 17 63 65
E-mail: Limousin@worldnet.fr

before 30 June 1998.

Further information on the Workshop is available from:

Mr. Howard Hornfeld
Chemical Industry Programme
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Palais des Nations, room 429-3
CH - 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

Tel: +41 22 917 32 54
Fax: +41 22 917 01 78
E-mail: howard.hornfeld@unece.org