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One-day Symposium on Environmental Chemistry & Toxicology

The Symposium aims to provide a platform for scientists working on different environmental contaminants (e.g. Persistent Organic Pollutants, PM2.5 and etc.) to discuss and exchange information on the most recent findings, innovative theories, frameworks, and methodologies regarding environmental research. The symposium will cover interdisciplinary topics of significance, ranging from analytical chemistry and the characterization of environmental contaminants to toxicology.

Date: 24 August 2019

Time: 10:00-17:30

Venue: The Education University of Hong Kong, 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, N.T.

Application: CLICK HERE

Tentative Rundown:

Title	Speaker
Biomonitoring of Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals in the Context of Exposome	Prof. Kurunthachalam Kannan Deputy Director of the Division of Environmental Health Sciences at Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health in Albany, New York
Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Marine Wildlife	Dr. James Lam Assistant Professor, Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong
Tea Break
Look Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg – New Research Trends in Environmental Science	Dr. Barbara Wyrzykowska-Ceradini Senior Scientist IV/Project Manager, Jacobs Technology, Inc. USEPA Research Laboratory Support (RLS), Research Triangle Park, NC.
Unravelling a New Class of Chemicals of Major Environmental & Public Health Concerns in the Coming Decades	Prof. Rudolf Wu Research Chair Professor, Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong
Lunch
The International Standard for global monitoring of POPs	Dr. Sachi Taniyasu Senior Research Scientist at the Research Institute for Environmental Management, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan
Occurrence and ecological risk of retinoic acids in the coastal marine environment	Prof. Kenneth Leung Professor, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
What happens when POPs are accumulated in agro-envrionment	Dr. Heesoo Eun Principal researcher in Division of Hazardous Chemicals, Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, NARO
Tea Break
Chemical Profiles and Cell Toxicity of PM2.5 in Selected Cities of China	Prof. Xiangdong Li Chair Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
International team work and the environmental chemistry	Dr. Nobuyoshi Yamashita Chief Senior Research Scientist at the Research Institute for Environmental Management, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan
Assessing and managing risks of emerging chemicals of concern	Prof. Paul Lam Chair Professor, Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong

24 Aug 2019

10:00 - 17:30

The Education University of Hong Kong