Webinars
A Trio of Synthetic “P”s: PFAS Polymers, Nano Plastics and Phthalate Plasticisers
Time until webinar:
Date: 19 June 2025 11.00am - 1.00pm
Duration: 2hr
We are delighted to announce that A Trio of Synthentic “P”s: PFAS Polymers, Nano Plastics and Phthalate Plasticisers webinar will take place on Thursday 19th June 2025 (11-1pm) at a cost of £35 inc VAT.
Delivered by Paul Nathanail and special guests Paul Walker (Senior Technical & Development Specialist at Socotec) and Dr Ken Scally (Technical and Quality Director at Normec DETS and Normec Latis Scientific Laboratories).
National cuisines often have a trio of ingredients, such as aromatics, herbs, or spices, that form a definitive base flavour. This webinar will introduce a different trio of interlinked toxicants and carriers which will challenge the current risk assessment and risk management paradigm. Finer than a human hair, nano plastics are linked with behavioural disorders in biota and inflammation of the gastrointestinal and lung epithelial membranes. The manufacture, use and disposal of PFAS polymers results in release of PFAS monomers linked to cancer and other adverse effects in humans. Some phthalate plasticisers interfere with human hormonal systems and cause allergies. Co-occurrence of 2 or 3 members of the trio are known and the effect on properties, transport, fate and toxicity slowly being understood. This webinar will explore how this trio of individual families relate.
Speakers
Paul Nathanail
Director, Land Quality Management Ltd
Paul is a director of specialist contaminated land consultancy LQM. He offers expert witness and intelligent client services, delivers live and online training courses and carries out DQRAs. He balances consultancy, research and knowledge transfer in the fields of sustainable contaminated land management, brownfield redevelopment and circular land use. Paul is the lead author of CIRIA’s guide on PFAS (C819), supervised research projects on microplastics, featured in a Maggie Philbin documentary on phthalates, and has burnt several non-stick pans.
Paul Walker
Senior Technical & Development Specialist, Socotec
Paul Walker studied Chemistry at Grey College, Durham University, and has worked for SOCOTEC UK for 28 years. As Senior Technical and Development Specialist, Paul is responsible for improving and developing analytical methods and implementing new emerging work areas. Paul is a committee member of the British Standards Institution and a national expert to ISO and CEN, currently developing microplastic standards.
Dr Ken Scally
Technical and Quality Director, Normec DETS and Normec Latis Scientific Laboratories
Ken is an internationally recognised expert with over 30 years in organic chemistry, forensic data interpretation, and quality management. He specialises in petroleum hydrocarbon analysis and source correlation and holds key roles in AGS, NICOLE, CIRIA, and INEF, contributing leadership to PFAS research and international conferences, including chairing NICOLE Budapest 2025 and INEF 2024.
Jenny Davies
Technical Director at Element Materials
Jenny Davies is the Technical Director at Element Materials in Deeside. With over 20 years of experience in environmental analytical chemistry and a strong chemistry background, specialising in Mass Spectrometry and PFAS analysis.
Jenny plays a key role in advancing analytical methodologies and ensuring data quality and compliance.
