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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2005
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2005
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2005 |
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PLENARY |
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
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SESSION 1: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND SOLUTIONS IN THE PACIFIC BASIN |
SESSION 4: CLIMATE CHANGE & ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES IN THE PACIFIC BASIN |
SESSION 7: AIR POLLUTION, PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS & HEALTH |
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Dr. David Carpenter, PBC Chair, Welcome |
Dr. Kilaparti Ramakrishna, Woods Hole Research Center, USA:' The Asia-Pacific Partnership on Climate - Help or Hindrance? ' |
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Dr. Nancy D. Lewis, Acting President, East-West Center, Welcome |
Dr. Alistair Woodward, University of New Zealand: 'Climate Change and Human Health |
Dr. Sarah McGhee, University of Hong Kong 'The Value of the Health Effects of Air Pollution in Hong Kong' |
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Dr. David Carpenter, Institute for Health and the Environment, University at Albany, SUNY, USA 'Hazardous Waste Sites and Human Health |
Dr. ZhongXiang Zhang, East-West Center, USA: 'Will China Emerge as the World's Leading Supplier of Carbon Credits under the CDM?' |
Dr. Luis Cifuentes, Universty of Chile, Chile: 'An Assessment of the Health Benefits of Reducing Air Pollution in Latin America' |
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Dr. Toufiq Siddiqi, East-West Center, USA: ' Global Implications of U.S. Policies for Climate Change, Energy and Nuclear Non-Proliferation ' |
Dr. Sumeet Saksena, East-West Center, USA:'Review of Exposures Due to Indoor Air Pollution from Cooking in Developing Countries' |
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Dr. John Barich, EPA, USA: 'Science Relevancy and Research Translation Supporting Environmental Health Decisions ' |
Dr. Yasushi Honda, Tsukuba University, Japan: 'Observed effect of ambient temperature on human health in Japan' |
Dr. Xu Ying, State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, China:' Biotransfer of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Health Threats:A Case Study in Zhejiang,China Contaminated by E-Waste' |
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Dr. Irma Makalinao, National Poison Control Center, Philippines: 'Children and Poisons:Lessening the Guesswork through the Toxidrome Approach and Lessons Learned from Interagency Cooperation ' |
Mr. John McCarroll, EPA, USA: 'Trouble in Paradise: An Overview of Environmental Issues in the US- Affiliated Pacific' |
Dr. Mahmood Khwaja, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Pakistan: 'Study on Contamination of Chicken Eggs by Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Peshawar (NWFP) Pakistan' |
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Dr. Peter Spencer, Oregon Health & Science University, USA 'Uncovering Environmental Health Threats Linked to Human Disease''
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SESSION 8: ARSENIC & FLUORIDE AND HUMAN HEALTH |
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Dr. Vasken Aposhian, University of Arizona, USA: 'Arsenic Mobilizing Agents for Use in Humans Exposed to Inorganic Arsenic' |
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Dr. Chun Yuh Yang, Kaohsiung Medical University,Taiwan: ' Does Arsenic Exposure Increase the Risk for Coronary Heart Disease?' |
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Dr.James Farrell, Univesity of Arizona, USA: 'Reactive Media for Arsenic Removal from Potable Water' |
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Dr. Baoshan Zheng, Institute of Geochemistry, China:' Endemic Fluorosis Caused by Indoor Air Pollution of Fluorine and High-Fluorine Clay?' |
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Dr. A.K. Susheela, Fluorosis Research & Rural Devt Foundation, India:'Range of Health Hazards Due to Drinking Water Naturally Contaminated with Fluoride and Arsenic in India: Risk Assessment Methodologies with Interventions to Practise for Complete Recovery ' |
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LUNCH (PROVIDED) |
LUNCH (PROVIDED) |
LUNCH (ON OWN) |
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
PBC BUSINESS MEETING
(UNTIL 3 PM) |
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SESSION 2: CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH |
SESSION 5: PESTICIDES, POISONS & ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS |
PBC BOARD MEETING
(3:00 to 4:30 PM) |
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Dr. Peter Sly, TVW Telethon Institute for Child Health, Australia:' Impacts of Environmental Pollutants on Childhood Asthma' |
Dr. Lisbeth Lopez-Carillo, National Institute of Public Health, Mexico: 'DDT Exposure and Human Health Impact in Mexico' |
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Dr. S. Rajamani, Central Leather Research Institute, India: 'Health Hazards to Children working in Traditional Cottage and Small Scale Industrial Environment in India' |
Dr. Cesar Paz-Y-Mino, Pontifica Universidad Católica del Ecuador: 'Chromosomal aberration, comet assay and cyp 1a1 gene evaluation in individuals exposed to 27 kinds of pesticides and glyphosate in Ecuador' |
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Dr. Razak Lajis, National Poison Centre , Malaysia: 'Secondhand Tobacco Smoke: Health Effects on Children' |
Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour, University of Alberta, Canada: 'Handling, Disposal, Clothing Decontamination and Health Hazards of Some Pesticides' |
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Dr. Nerissa Dando, National Poison Management and Control Center, Philippines: 'Neurodevelopmental Assessment of Children Exposed to Mercury in Palawan' |
Dr. Mariano Cebrian, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico: 'A Strategy to Develop Environmental Sciences and Toxicology in Mexico: The US-Mexico Binational Center' |
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Dr. Vasken Aposhian, University of Arizona, USA' Search for a Biomarker for Autism' |
Mike Napier,Pacific Disaster Center, USA: 'Developing a Global GIS Based Model on Avian Influenza in Humans' |
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Simona Surdu, University at Albany, USA: 'Childhood Asthma and Indoor Allergens in Native Americans in New York' |
'Dr. David Koh, University of Singapore; 'Environmental Biological Hazards in the Pacific Basin' Powerpoint Presentation |
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Dr. Pichai Uamturapojn, Khon Kaen University, Thailand: 'Community Public Transportation: Toward a Sustainable Aging Society: A Case Study of Okinawa Prefecture , Japan' |
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SESSION 3: NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN HAZARDOUS WASTE REMEDIATION |
SESSION 6: MERCURY: SOURCES & HEALTH EFFECTS |
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Dr. David Reisman, EPA, USA" 'Innovative Technological Solutions to Environmental Treatment Issues' |
Dr. Feng Xinbin, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, 'Mercury Pollution in Guizhou , China – A Status Report' |
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Dr. Donald Kirk, University of Toronto, Canada: 'Treatment of Waste Water Containing Chelated Metals' |
Dr. Annabelle Yumang, Davao Health Department, Philippines: 'Health Effects of Mercury among Gold Miners' |
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Dr. Kirpal Singh, University of Papua New Guinea: 'Tolukuma Gold Mine: Biophysical Impact Caused by Sodium Cyanide Spill in Papua New Guinea' |
Dr. Donna Mergler, University of Quebec, Canada: 'An Ecosystem Approach for the Study of Neurobehavioral Effects of Methylmercury in the Brazilian Amazon' |
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Dr. Eddy Dean Smith, United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, 'Evaluation of a Composite Chitosan Biosorbent for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Industrial Wastewater Streams and Groundwater' |
Dr. Xu Ying, State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, China: 'Wastewater Aquaculture and Children Health Risk: A Case Analysis of Mercury Contamination in Ya-Er Lake in China' |
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Dr. Bounsouk Souksavath, National University of Laos: 'Environmental Management Measures and Existing Practices in Solid Waste Management in the Vientiane City: A Case Study from Laos' |
Dr. Barbara Brooks, Hawaii Department of Health, USA: 'Mercury Levels in Major Hawaiian Commercial Fish Species' |
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Dr. Genandrialine Peralta, University of the Philippines: 'The Hazardous Waste Certificate Program at UP' |
Dr. Heraline Hicks, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: 'ATSDR Great Lakes Human Health Effects Research Program - A Model for Determining Risks due to Environmental Contaminants' |
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Lei Wang, PhD Candidate, University of Arizona: 'Destruction of Aqueous-phase Carbon Tetrachloride Using an Electrochemical Reactor' |
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RECEPTION |
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