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BES 2008 Annual Symposium
Ecology of Industrial Pollution:
Remediation, Restoration and Preservation
Austin Court, Birmingham, UK
7 - 8 April 2008

PROGRAMME

MONDAY 7 APRIL

09.30 - 10.15
Registration and Coffee

10.15 - 10.30
Welcome and introductory comments

10.30 - 11.30
Keynote speaker: Professor Alan Baker, University of Melbourne, Australia
Metallophytes: a unique biological resource for ecological restoration and mine site remediation

11.30 - 12.00
Professor Bob Harris, University of Sheffield, UK
The Water Framework Directive and others

12.00 - 12.30
Dr William Purvis, Natural History Museum, UK
Lichens and industrial pollution

12.30 - 13.30
Lunch

13.30 - 14.00
Professor Ken Killham, University of Aberdeen, UK
The microbial ecology of industrially contaminated land: sorting out the bugs in the system

14.00 - 14.30
Professor Jon Lloyd, University of Manchester, UK
Biogeochemistry of radionuclides in the environment

14.30 - 15.00
Dr. Iwan Jones, CEH, UK
Ecological monitoring and assessment

15.00 - 15.30
Coffee

15.30 - 16.00
Dr Peter Gell, University of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Diatoms and reference conditions

16.00 - 16.30
Dr Alistair Grant, University of East Anglia, UK
Detecting the impacts of pollution in aquatic environments

16.30 - 17.00
Discussion/Questions

17.00 - 18.30
Poster session and wine reception

20.00
Conference Dinner

TUESDAY 8 APRIL

09.00 - 9.30
Dr Alistair Boxall, Central Science Laboratory, UK
Ecological risk of new and emerging pollutants

09.30 - 10.00
Professor Steve Ormerod, University of Cardiff, UK
Ecological responses following river restoration

10.00 - 10.30
Professor Mike Sadowsky, University of Minnesota, US
Diversity and evolution of micro-organisms and pathways for degradation of contaminants

10.30 - 11.00
Coffee

11.00 - 11.30
Professor Lorraine Maltby, University of Sheffield, UK
Sustaining industrial activity and ecosystem services: challenges and opportunities

11.30 - 12.00
David Knight, Natural England, UK
Brownfield Biodiversity: the value of open habitat mosaics on previously developed land

12.00 - 12.30
Paul Nathanail, University of Nottingham, UK
Ecological aspects of risk based contaminated land management - assessment and remediation

12.30 - 13.30
Lunch

13.30 - 14.00
Stephen Roast and Tim Gannicliffe, Environment Agency, UK
An ecological risk assessment framework for assessing risks to wildlife on contaminated land

14.00 - 14.30
Professor Terry Langford, University of Southampton, UK
The ecological recovery of the River Tame over 50 years: the significance of law, technology, economic evolution and biological processes

14.30 - 15.00
Dr Adrian Williams, APEM Ltd, Manchester, UK
The Manchester Ship Canal and Salford Quays: the industrial Legacy and ecological restoration

15.00 - 16.00
Hugh Potter, Environment Agency, UK
Future priorities and directions discussion session

16.00
Close and thanks

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