The NATO S&T Collaboration Support Office and the Applied Vehicle Technology (AVT) are pleased to announce the AVT-394 Research Specialists’ Meeting on "Water sampling, monitoring and control/remediation for live-fire military ranges"

to be held in Koblenz, Germany

14-16 October 2024

(In conjunction with 54^th AVT PBM, 14-18 Oct 2024)

The Research Specialists’ Meeting is open to citizens from NATO nations, Enhanced Opportunity Partner (EOP) and Partnership for Peace (PfP) Nations.

Theme:

Many NATO countries have documented soil contamination from munition constituents (heavy metals, explosive residues, propellants) migrating to surface water and groundwater in their respective training range areas. It is therefore high priority to understand how contaminants migrate through the environment to minimize any adverse effects, and to avoid potential range closures.

The main objectives of the Research Specialists’ Meeting is to:

exchange information and discuss current practices and research on the topics of water sampling, monitoring and remediation techniques concerning munition’s constituents.

Topics to be covered:

• Water sampling and monitoring techniques
• Surface water treatment and management
• Groundwater and active source zone remediation and management
• Hydraulic control measures to avoid off-site migration of contaminants
• Emerging munitions constituents as contaminants in water
• Cold region challenges and climate resiliency for range contamination

All details about deadlines and abstract submission are provided in the document "AVT-394 CfP" on the right side below the map.

 Note: Final date for submission of abstracts is 1^st March 2024