Opening Plenary Session, Saturday, October 27, 2007 8:45 – 12:00 - Sunny Hall, Yingjie Exchange Center, Peking University

Chairs: Dr. TAO Shu, Peking University, China; Dr. David CARPENTER , University at Albany, USA

8:30

Welcoming Remarks

Li Xiaomin, Assistant President for Academic Affairs, Peking University

    David Carpenter, Chair, PBC
    Toufiq Siddiqi, East-West Center

9:00

The Risk Transition: How Environmental Health Risks Change with Development

Kirk R. SMITH, University of California, Berkeley, USA

9:30

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in China: from Emission to Respiration Exposure

TAO Shu, Peking University, China

10:00

Creating Inter-sectorial Alliances to Protect Children's Health from Environmental Threats: the Role of NGO's "Working Together as One" on CEH: Partnerships in Action

Lilian CORRA , International Society of Doctors for the Environment, Argentina

10:30

Tea Break

 

10:45

Exposure to Chemical Pollutants in Food in China

WU Yongning, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China

11:15

Dioxins - with a Special Reference to Public Perception, Science and Policy in Japan

Chiharu TOHYAMA , University of Tokyo, Japan