PACIFIC BASIN CONSORTIUM 2005 CONFERENCE AGENDA
HONOLULU, HAWAI'I

 

 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2005

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2005
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2005
8:30 - 12
PLENARY
PLENARY
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
 
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
  Dr. David Carpenter, PBC Chair, Welcome Dr. Kilaparti Ramakrishna, Woods Hole Research Center, USA:' The Asia-Pacific Partnership on Climate - Help or Hindrance? '
  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'

  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'
 
Professor Bo Ling, Institute of Environment & Engineering, China, 'A Field Investigation on Environmental PCBs Pollution in a District of China'
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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'
  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'
  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'
 

Dr. Peter Spencer, Oregon Health & Science University, USA 'Uncovering Environmental Health Threats Linked to Human Disease''

   
     
SESSION 8: ARSENIC & FLUORIDE AND HUMAN HEALTH
      Dr. Vasken Aposhian, University of Arizona, USA: 'Arsenic Mobilizing Agents for Use in Humans Exposed to Inorganic Arsenic'
      Dr. Chun Yuh Yang, Kaohsiung Medical University,Taiwan: ' Does Arsenic Exposure Increase the Risk for Coronary Heart Disease?'
      Dr.James Farrell, Univesity of Arizona, USA: 'Reactive Media for Arsenic Removal from Potable Water'
     
Dr. Eduardo Saez, University of Arizona, USA: 'Arsenic in Water: Residuals Disposal and Stabilization'
      Dr. Baoshan Zheng, Institute of Geochemistry, China:' Endemic Fluorosis Caused by Indoor Air Pollution of Fluorine and High-Fluorine Clay?'
     

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 '

       
12 - 1:30
LUNCH (PROVIDED)
LUNCH (PROVIDED)
LUNCH (ON OWN)
1:30 - 5:30
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
PBC BUSINESS MEETING
(UNTIL 3 PM)
SESSION 2: CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
SESSION 5: PESTICIDES, POISONS & ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
PBC BOARD MEETING
(3:00 to 4:30 PM)
  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'  
 

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'  
  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'  
  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'  
 

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'  
  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  
  Dr. Pichai Uamturapojn, Khon Kaen University, Thailand: 'Community Public Transportation: Toward a Sustainable Aging Society: A Case Study of Okinawa Prefecture , Japan'    
       
 
SESSION 3: NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN HAZARDOUS WASTE REMEDIATION
SESSION 6: MERCURY: SOURCES & HEALTH EFFECTS
 
  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'  
  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'  
  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'  
  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'  
  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'

 
  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'  
  Lei Wang, PhD Candidate, University of Arizona: 'Destruction of Aqueous-phase Carbon Tetrachloride Using an Electrochemical Reactor'    
       
5:30 - 7:30
RECEPTION