Weimar, Germany - January 10th - 11th, 2019
The 8th IBBA workshop addressed antibiotics in manure and digestate – their effects on the environment, the challenges of analysis and whether or not anaerobic digestion can provide improvement
The workshop is part of a Thuringian project called ABIOTEC, which aims to improve analysis of antibiotics and manure utilization
In modern animal husbandry, antibiotic agents are used therapeutically or preventively to protect the animals. Through the manure and other fertilizers, these are proportionately transported to the cultivated soils. Can the chemical-analytical detection of antibiotics in manure be improved? Can the microbial degradation of these substances be accelerated – for example by means of anaerobic digestion? Experts on the topic of antibiotics, their degradation and transformation products shared their experience at the IBBA workshop. The summary can be downloaded and an overview of the program can be found below.
Thursday, January 10th, 2019
13:00
Snacks / light lunch
14:00
Welcome to the 8th Inter Baltic Biogas Arena Workshop
Prof. Frank Scholwin, Institute for Biogas, Waste Management and Energy, Germany
14:20
Keynote: Fate and effects of veterinary medicines emitted to the environment in manure and slurries
Professor Alistair B A Boxall, University of York, UK
14:50
Introduction ABIOTEC and Workshop goals
Dr. rer. nat. E.- Peter Kulle, MFPA Weimar, Germany
15:20
Introduction MFPA Weimar
Dr. Konrad Nitsche / Mr. Burkhard Danz, MFPA, Germany
15:35
Break
15:50
Manure affects the fate of antibiotics in soil
Prof. Sören Thiele-Bruhn, Trier University, Germany
16:20
Out of sight, out of mind – Fate of antibiotics in manure
Dr. Astrid Spielmeyer, Justus Liebig University, Germany
16:50
Discussion in groups on selected questions / topics
18:00
Concluding Remarks for Day 1
18:30
Dinner and Discussion
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Friday, January 11th, 2018
8:30
Exploration of new methods for antibiotic detection
Frank Schütz, MFPA Weimar, Germany
9:00
Mass spectrometric analyses of antibiotic residues in manure and digestate
Dr. Sebastian Zühlke, Dortmund University, Germany
9:30
Characterizing the fate of chemicals in AD systems using stable isotope concepts
Dr. Marcel Nikolausz, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Germany
10:00
Break
10:20
Biotransformation of Sulfonamide Antibiotics in Activated Sludge
Dr.-cand. Stefan Achermann, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Eawag, Switzerland
10:50
Demonstrations in the MFPA labratories
Tobias Schnabel, MFPA, Germany
12:30
Lunch