The objective of this conference is to exchange knowledge on plastics in European freshwater environments and to discuss its environmental and societal implications. Stakeholders from regulation, nongovernmental organisations, industry, water resources management, waste management and science will present lectures and posters.

Invited speakers will present lectures on various topics, including

Sources and Sinks ∙ Environmental Concern ∙ Risk Perception ∙ Management Options

The conference is organised by the German Environment Agency and the German Federal Institute of Hydrology on behalf of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety. It will include a full range of academic sessions, plenary lectures and poster corners. For further information please contact Dr. Beate Baensch-Baltruschat (Baensch-baltruschat [at] bafg [dot] de) or visit our conference website.

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Data protection

⁠UBA⁠, BfG (Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde) and ⁠BMUB⁠ have to deal with all personal data according to the law of § 4 under the Federal Data Protection Act. For your registration to the European Conference on Plastics in Freshwater Environments, the collecting, saving and processing of your personal data is imperative. This is done for the organisation, completion and documentation of the event. Conference recordings will be made for documentation and public relation purposes. When registering, we will ask for your consent.

Cancellation policy

Urgent: Please send cancellations, if necessary, to Ms Bänsch-Baltruschat via e-mail:

baensch-baltruschat [at] bafg [dot] de.