21st Annual workshop on emerging HRMS and LC-MS applications in environmental analysis and food safety

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is hosting this two-day workshop on October 7-8, 2025, in Ottawa, Canada

Workshop overview

The main objective of the workshop is to evaluate practical aspects of the usefulness of high resolution-mass spectrometry (HRMS) and tandem mass spectrometric (MS/MS) techniques for screening and quantitation of organic contaminants in the environmental and food samples.

The following practical aspects and state of the art applications will be discussed:

• Advances in HRMS instrumentation and their applications in environmental and food analysis
• Non Target Analysis (NTA) and Bioinformatics applied to environmental and food samples
• Advanced Wastewater-Based Epidemiology (WBE) for public health
• Fate, transport, treatment and effects of emerging contaminants
• Challenges, new methods, and applications in environmental studies and food authenticity

Important dates

Abstract submission opens – March 15, 2025

Registration opens – March 15, 2025

Abstract submission deadline – August 1, 2025 (or until capacity is reached)

Final oral presentation and poster file (ppt or pdf) submission due – September 15, 2025

In-person attendee registration closes – September 1, 2025

In-person 21st HRMS and LC-MS/MS Workshop – October 7-8, 2025

Registration

Participation in the workshop is free thanks to our partners, but registration is mandatory. Please contact us to register.

Event venue

Ottawa, ON, Canada

Please contact the Organizing Committee for details.

Program

The workshop program will be available after the committee reviews the abstracts.

Scientific Committee

• Diana Aga, University at Buffalo, United States of America (USA)
• Damià Barceló, IDAEA-CSIC, University of Almeria, Spain
• Stéphane Bayen, McGill University, Canada
• Antoni Ginebreda, IDAEA-CSIC, Spain
• Robert Letcher, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada
• Amadeo Rodríguez Fernández-Alba, University of Almeria, Spain
• Andrzej Wnorowski (Chair), Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada

Workshop history and background

This international workshop has taken place annually since 2005 on a rotating basis in Spain, Canada, or the USA.

The two-day workshop provides a forum to present and discuss recent scientific findings, exchange ideas, and to further investigate and troubleshoot challenges and needs related to advances in LC-HRMS and MS/MS applications in the field of environmental and food safety.

This workshop combines plenary and poster sessions. It is intended for scientists from academia, government agencies, industry, analytical instrument manufacturers, and students, all of whom are encouraged to present their work.

This meeting allows for networking and collaboration opportunities with other professionals. It also provides an unparalleled venue for younger scientists to meet and learn from the best in the field.

Contact

For more information and inquiries, please reach out to us by email.