Call for Contributions: Arctic Symposium & Workshop "Arctic Organic Pollutants in a Changing Environment"
The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), in collaboration with the International Joint Research Centre for Persistent Toxic Substances (IJRC-PTS), invites researchers, experts, and stakeholders to participate in the Arctic Symposium & Workshop: "Arctic Organic Pollutants in a Changing Environment". The event will take place 2–4 November 2026 in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway.
Scope: The Arctic is warming three to four times faster than the global average, and this is reshaping the transport, storage, remobilisation and biological fate of organic contaminants. The symposium brings together researchers, monitoring specialists and early-career scientists around five themes: long-range transport and local sources; climate-driven remobilisation from ice, glaciers, snow and permafrost; chemicals of emerging Arctic concern including PFAS and pharmaceuticals; bioaccumulation, food-web transfer and effects on wildlife and human health; and local pollution and sustainable solutions in Arctic settlements.
The format is deliberately compact and discussion-oriented, oral and poster presentations in the morning, an interactive workshop session each afternoon. The outcome will feed directly into a joint white paper and a review on "Chemicals of emerging Arctic concern in a changing environment: global implications and consequences", and participants will have the opportunity to contribute to both.
Deadlines:
- Abstract submission: 10 October 2026 (extended)
- Notification of acceptance: 19 October 2026 [confirm]
- Regular registration: 20 October 2026 [confirm]
Full details and registration: www.persitox.com