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Introduction to FOCUS Degradation Kinetics
training course Jos Boesten Alterra Wageningen
University and Research Centre The Netherlands
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Outline Introduction to FOCUS Membership of
FOCUS Degradation Kinetics Training
programme Participants Evaluation of training
Logistics
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• 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)

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time evolution of FOCUS workgroups
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Current FOCUS workgroups
Steering Committee
Version Control (permanent)
Degradation Kinetics
Landscape Mitigation
Air
Groundwater
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Characteristics of 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

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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
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Members of FOCUS Degradation Kinetics
Claude Beigel
Otto Richter
Sabine Beulke
Jeremy Dyson
Karin Aden
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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)
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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
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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
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Trainers Workgroup members plus Ralph Warren
(replaces Martin Dust who switched jobs) Dieter
Schäfer (MATLAB expertise)
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• Participants
• - 18 Member States
• France
• UK
• Spain
• Slovenia
• Poland
• Belgium
• Italy
• Greece
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• Sweden
• NetherlandsAustria
• Slovak Republic
• Germany
• Ireland

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Evaluation of the training course
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Please fill in after each topic
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Logistics Who has ModelMaker not working at
his/her computer ?
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• 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

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DINER DU 26 JANVIER 2005 SAVEURS ET PARFUMS DE LA
MEDITERANEE ANTIPASTI Assortiment de
charcuterie Italienne PREMIER PLAT Cannelloni
ricotta épinards DEUXIEME PLAT Involtini
(roulade) de volaille au taleggio (fromage de
chèvre) accompagné de polenta DESSERT Tiramisu
traditionnel
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BOISSONS Montepulciano dAbruzzo 1997 Colle
Creta (rouge) Pinot Grigio Aleandri 2002
(blanc) Bière Coca-cola Coca-cola light
Jus dorange 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)