Introduction to FOCUS Degradation Kinetics training course

Jos BoestenAlterraWageningen University and Research CentreThe Netherlands

Outline

Introduction to FOCUS

Membership of FOCUS Degradation Kinetics

Training programme

Participants

Evaluation of training

Logistics

Introduction to FOCUS

• FOrum for Co-ordination of the USe of pesticide fate models in EU registration

• Founded in 1992 (co-operation between Commission and ECPA)

• Aim of FOCUS:– Guidance for environmental fate modelling in context of

Annex VI of EEC 91/414 (“… estimate, using a suitable calculation model validated at Community level, the concentration…”)

time evolution of FOCUS workgroups

Steering Committee Version Control

(permanent)

Degradation

Kinetics

Landscape &

Mitigation

Air Groundwater

Current FOCUS workgroups

• Participants are scientists– from governmental research institutes within EU

(typically 8-10)– working for national registration authorities (typically 2)– from ECPA (4)– new MS included in FOCUS Groundwater (CZ + LI)

• Membership decided by FOCUS Steering Committee

• Only money for hotel and travel expenses

Characteristics of FOCUS workgroups

Membership of FOCUS Degradation Kinetics

8 persons governmental research institutes, universities, regulatory agencies;7 Member States

4 persons ECPA (2 from Europe and 2 from US)

1 chairman

Members of FOCUS Degradation Kinetics

Claude Beigel

Otto Richter

Sabine Beulke

Jeremy Dyson

MartinDust

Russell Jones

SylviaKarlsson

Ton van der Linden

Guy Soulas

Oriol Magrans Soria

Inge Fomsgaard

Jos Boesten

Karin Aden

Training programme

Today

1.1 - 1.3 Introduction, aims of WG, regulatory use of results

1.4 – 1.5 General issues on models and data handling

1.6 – 1.12 Guidance for parent compounds in soil(including field studies)

Training programme

Tomorrow

2.1 – 2.4 Metabolites in soil

2.5 – 2.6 Demonstrations of other curve-fitting software

2.7 Guidelines for reporting

2.8 Water-sediment studies

2.9 Evaluation

Disclaimer on ModelMaker

Workgroup uses ModelMaker because it is easiest to use for this training

Workgroup reviewed a range of software packages:no ‘ideal’ package available

Use of ModelMaker in training does not imply that this is more suitable than other packages

Trainers

Workgroup members plus

Ralph Warren (replaces Martin Dust who switched jobs)

Dieter Schäfer (MATLAB expertise)

Participants

- 18 Member StatesFranceUKSpainSloveniaPolandBelgiumItalyGreeceDenmarkEstoniaFinlandSwedenNetherlandsAustriaSlovak RepublicGermanyIrelandCzech Republic

- Norway (associated states)- fate experts from ECPA- EFSA

Evaluation of the training course

Please fill in after each topic

Logistics

Who has ModelMaker not working at his/hercomputer ?

Lunch at 13.00 h : canteen in other building (100 m walk)

Dinner in Osteria Etruria:

- you have to pay yourself (45 Euro for four-course dinner including drinks and tip) - ECPA kindly offers bus transport to dinner (at fish market)

- please fill in YES/NO in list that circulates

DINER DU 26 JANVIER 2005SAVEURS ET PARFUMS DE LA MEDITERANEE

ANTIPASTIAssortiment de charcuterie Italienne

PREMIER PLATCannelloni ricotta & épinards

DEUXIEME PLATInvoltini (roulade) de volaille au taleggio

(fromage de chèvre) accompagné de polenta

DESSERTTiramisu traditionnel

BOISSONS

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 1997 “Colle Creta” (rouge)Pinot Grigio Aleandri 2002 (blanc)

Bière – Coca-cola – Coca-cola light – Jus d’orange

Eau minérale ou plate

Café – Tisanes (Camomille, Té, Verveine, Menthe)

Prix: 45 Euro/personne(including all drinks plus tip,

not including grappa/limoncello: 2 Euro)