International Conference on Heavy Metals and Contamination ICHMC on July 19-20, 2026 in Helsinki, Finland

Heavy metals in the environment and ecosystems
Heavy metals in the environment
Behaviour, cycling and pathways of metals in the environment
Processes of contamination and environmental impacts to ecosystems
Heavy metal toxicity and the environment
Environment and humans
Hazards of heavy metal contamination
Toxicity of heavy metals on the environment and human health
Heavy metals toxicity and the environment
Heavy metals and living systems
Approaches for remediation

Pathways, and environmental processes
Heavy metals in the atmosphere
Heavy metals in oceans and marine ecosystems
Heavy metals in terrestrial ecosystems
Heavy metals in urban environments
Radionuclides in the environment
Metallic nanoparticles in the environment
Technology-critical elements in the environment

Environmental contamination with heavy metals
Diffuse contamination sources
Mining and ore refining
E-waste
Environmental and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in sediments
Metal pollution in ecosystems
Metals from consumer goods and necessities

Metal resource recovery
Urban mining
Recovery of metals from waste streams and secondary resources
Management of metals in contaminated waste streams
Cradle to cradle concepts and processes in metal management

Remediation and environmental policy
Technologies for control of metal emissions
Remediation of heavy metal contamination in water and air
Remediation and sustainable management of heavy metal contaminated soils and sediments
Safe management of metal contaminated waste
Health impacts and risk assessment
Environmental policies, feasibility and sustainability

Measurement techniques and data management technologies
Advances in analytical tools and speciation analysis
Advanced sensors for monitoring heavy metals in the environment
GIS and data management techniques for heavy metal research