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ATSDR
Calendar of Major Events
NIEHS
Meetings and Events
Public Health Training Network
Archives
and Updates
Special Web Site -
Association of State and Territorial
Health Officials Environmental Health Services
website at
www.astho.org/index.php?template=enhancing_environmental_health_s.html. The site includes reports from the states as well as resources from federal
partners, education and training opportunities, information on workforce
capacity building, upcoming events, and other relevant environmental health links.
2008 APHL Annual Meeting & Second State Environmental Laboratory Conference
May 18 to 21, 2008
St. Louis, Missouri
The meeting will discuss issues ranging from environmental issues to
emerging infectious diseases and emergency preparedness, from informatics to
food safety, newborn screening and global health.
3rd Annual National Environmental Studies and Sciences
Summit
May 22 to 24, 2008
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Abstracts for this event will focus on all aspects of
environmental studies and sciences are welcome including submissions
reporting interdisciplinary work, that address communication with broad
audiences, or that explore ways of teaching environmental topics at any
level, especially addressing innovations in career, curricula, and research
agendas.
National Environmental Health Association 72nd Annual
Educational Conference & Exhibition
June 22 to 25, 2008
Tucson, Arizona
This conference covers all areas of environmental health with more than 150
educational sessions in 20 technical sections.
Educational lecture sessions will be offered in
the following areas:
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ambient air quality
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children’s environmental health
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drinking water quality
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emerging pathogens
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environmental health
leadership development
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environmental health
research
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environmental health
tracking and informatics
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food safety and
protection
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general environmental
health
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geographic information
systems (GIS)
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hazardous materials and
toxic substances
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indoor air quality
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injury prevention/occupational health
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institutions and
schools environmental health
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onsite wastewater
systems
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solid waste
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swimming pools/recreational waters
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terrorism and
all-hazards preparedness
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vector control and zoonotic diseases
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water pollution
3rd International Conference on the Environmental
Effects of Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials
September 15 to 16, 2008
Birmingham, England
Themes of this event include:
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Chemical and physical
properties of manufactured or natural nanoparticles and other
nanomaterials in the environment
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Fate, behaviour,
interaction and biogeochemistry
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Toxicological,
ecotoxicology and biological effects
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Detection, measurement
and bioassays for nanosubstances
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Environmental Risk
Assessment, Life Cycle Analysis, modeling and human health
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Environmental and
industrial applications of nanotechnologies
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Positive effects of
nanoparticles in the environment
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Knowledge transfer
(e.g., what can we learn from ultrafines or other particulates?)
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Regulation,
legislation, policy and public perception of new technology
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