Hans Peter Arp

Researcher · Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Persistent and Mobile Organic Compounds (PMOCs) are emerging pollutants in the environment that have only been rarely detected in previous years due to the lack of analytical techniques available for their analysis. Historically, we have been focusing on persistent organic pollutants which bioaccumulate and biomagnify up through the food chain, as is the case for most of the compounds regulated through the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. Recent developments in analytical techniques reveal a wealth of persistent water-soluble compounds, of which the fluorinated compounds are in the regulatory spotlight worldwide. Hans Peter Arp is leading the European Horizon 2020 project 'ZeroPM,' which just started in the autumn of 2021 and aims to prevent, prioritize and remove persistent, mobile substances. Arp, who is an experienced researcher with background in analytical chemistry and experience in working with persistent pollutants, will discuss the opportunities, uncertainties and challenges of working with PMOCs.

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