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WELCOME TO THE NORMAN NETWORK

LATEST NEWS: Signature of Collaboration Agreement between EC-JRC and NORMAN

On 10 June in Stresa, Italy, NORMAN signed an important collaboration agreement with the European Commission JRC, which marks an important milestone in the life of the NORMAN network.

This collaboration agreement will allow more effective and close collaboration with JRC and will strengthen even further the role of NORMAN in the organisation of EU-wide activities in the field of emerging pollutants.

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NORMAN NETWORK

The NORMAN network started its activities in September 2005 with the financial support of the European Commission (NORMAN project - 6th Framework Programme – Priority 6.3 - Contract N° 018486) and it is now established as a permanent self-sustaining network, of reference laboratories, research centres and related organisations for the monitoring and biomonitoring of emerging environmental substances.

Our mission is to:

  • enhance the exchange of information and collection of data on emerging environmental substances;
  • encourage the validation and harmonisation of common measurement methods and monitoring tools so that the demands of risk assessors can be better met;
  • ensure that knowledge on emerging pollutants is maintained and developed by stimulating coordinated, interdisciplinary projects on collaborative, problem-oriented research and knowledge transfer to address identified needs.

NORMAN operates via the organisation of a number of activities, including expert group meetings, workshops, databases and methods validation exercises.

The activities of the Association are planned and organised each year on the basis of an Annual Programme of Activities.

The Annual Programme of Activities is defined by the Steering Committee in consultation with the members of the Association (General Assembly) who are invited to present their proposals and comments, in accordance with the procedure defined in the Statutes.

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The NORMAN network relies on a number of Contact Points identified in each EU country to help the network gather information in the different countries about ongoing initiatives on emerging substances. Please if you want to join the network, propose yourself and your organisation as a Contact Point in your country, or provide us with relevant information regarding emerging substances.