Program(Tentative)
Tentative Program and Schedule with final titles to be determined and supplied by the lead author |
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13:00 Opening |
I. Environmental Pathways of Mercury
13:05-13:25 |
Dr. Noelle Selin, MIT - Global Modeling of Mercury |
13:25-13:45 |
Dr. Leonard Levin, EPRI - Global Sources and Transport of Mercury |
13:45-14:05 |
Dr. Jung-Duck Park, Chung-Ang University - Mercury and Human Exposure |
II. Ecological Impacts of Mercury
14:10-14:30 |
Dr. Derek Muir, Environment Canada - Mercury in the Arctic |
14:30-14:50 |
Dr. Michael Bank, University of Massachusetts - Ecotoxicology of Mercury and Environmental Change |
14:50-15:10 |
Dr. Mineshi Sakamoto, Japan-NIMD - Mercury and Human Health and Toxicology |
Break 1
III. Managing Mercury in Heterogeneous Environments
15:25-15:45 |
Dr. Xinbin Feng (Chinese Academy of Sciences) - Overview of Mercury in China |
15:45-16:05 |
Tim Kasten, UNEP - Mercury and Policy |
16:05-16:20 |
Ms. Junko Murase, Nomurakohsan Kansai Co. Ltd. & Dr. Ludovic Bernardeau,
UNIDO |
IV. Summary Remarks
16:20-16:30 |
Dr. Koji Arizono and Dr. Michael Bank - Brief Summary |
Break 2
Panel Discussion
16:45-18:00 |
Discussion Panel Members (5)
1. | Dr. Ross Smith, Hydrobiology Business - Mercury in South Asia/Pacific Region |
2. | Dr. Monica Costa, Brazil - Mercury in South America |
3. | Dr. Nicola Pirrone, CNR-Italy - Global Mercury Observation System |
4. | Dr. Vernon Somerset, CSIR (South Africa) - Mercury in South Africa |
5. | Mr. Andrew Helps, Australia, Hg Recovery Ltd. - Mercury in Australia |
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18:00-19:45 | Poster Session (40) and Refreshments |
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