CESAM is pleased to announce the upcoming seminar “Zero-pollution targets: where we are and strategy for the next five years”, which will take place on 29 October 2025, from 14:15 to 17:30 (PT time), at the Carlos Borrego Amphitheatre, University of Aveiro.

Preliminary Programme:
14:15 – 14:30 – Welcome Remarks and Introduction to the RC5 Seminar Series
Amadeu Soares (Director of CESAM)
Artur Alves & Regina Duarte (Coordinator and Co-Coordinator of CESAM’s RC5)

14:30 – 15:00 – Progress Towards the Zero Pollution Ambition in Europe
Ian Marnane, Head of Unit, European Environment Agency (online participation)

15:00 – 15:20 – Microplastics and the Next Five Years: Scientific Leverage for Policy, Innovation, and Impact
João Pinto da Costa, CESAM, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro

15:20 – 15:40 – Current Challenges and Future Perspectives for Addressing Urban Wastewater as a Vector of Pharmaceuticals into Aquatic Systems
Vânia Calisto, CESAM, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro

15:40 – 16:00 – Coffee Break

16:00 – 16:20 – Towards Zero Pollution in Soils: Science-Based Policy for a Sustainable Future
Diogo Cardoso, CESAM, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro

16:20 – 17:30 – Round Table and Final Remarks
With the participation of invited speakers, stakeholders, and the audience

Free participation with mandatory registration at: https://forms.gle/BijRuqGhw9ZYXEw89

Contacts:
Artur Alves – artur.alves@ua.pt | Tel. +351 234 370 766 (ext. 22733)
Regina Duarte – regina.duarte@ua.pt | Tel. +351 967 473 708