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Research Symposium Bushfire Smoke Issues 28th – 29th April, 2011
Perth, Western Australia
In April this year, a Research Symposium on Bushfire Smoke Issues was held at Edith Cowan University (ECU). The symposium was hosted by PBC member A/Prof Andrea Hinwood of ECU and sponsored by the Fire and Emergency Services of Western Australia, the Centre for Ecosystem Management, EcoTech and ECU’s Office of Research and Innovation and Faculty of Computing Health and Science.
The symposium was attended by participants from a wide variety of organisations including researchers, fire and air quality managers, industry and non government organisations. PBC member Dr Budi Haryanto gave the opening address of the symposium on the global health effects of bushfire smoke. He outlined the scale of the issue globally and the significance of smoke from a public health perspective. Dr Haryanto’s presentation was followed by a range of presentations on smoke composition, health effects, personal exposures, techniques for modelling and monitoring smoke and management activities. The symposium had a number of workshops on key topics which are currently being summarised for distribution to interested groups. Information on the symposium including presentations and a summary of the workshops can be obtained from Anthea Ward: anthea.ward@ecu.edu.au
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