4th International Conference on Environmental Specimen Banks, 2-4 October 2017, Bilbao, Spain

Experts will dicuss new challenges for environmental specimen banks

From 2-4 October 2017, the Biscay Bay Environmental Specimen Bank (BBEBB) will host the 4^th International Conference on Environmental Specimen Banks (ESBs).

The German Environmental Specimen Bank will attend the meeting. The German ESB team and its contractors will present their current findings in lectures and posters.

Main topics of this years' conference are:

• Spatial and temporal trends for emerging contaminants
• Long term trends and monitoring programs: case studies
• Assessing contaminants and health status of marine mammals
• Non target screening and environmental specimen banking
• New ideas and applications for environmental specimen banking
• ESB as a tool in EU directives and regulation compliance