Prof. Ivan Holoubek, PhD, Professor of Environmental Chemistry, Director of RECETOX, Masaryk University, Brno, CZ. Research activities: the fate of persistent organic pollutants in the environment, environmental impact assessment, risks analysis - ecological risk assessment. References: 24 books or book chapters, 8 textbooks, over 750 scientific papers, conference contributions, research and technical reports. Coordinator of many international projects, member of great number of scientific societies and editorial board in prestige journals.