Call for Papers
The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies
Pacifichem 2020
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 15-20, 2020
Symposium Title: Agricultural Sustainability – Critical Links between Chemistry and Chemical Measurements, Exposure Assessment, Risk Assessment, and Regulations.
Sustainability in agriculture relies in part on regulated pesticide use which requires a scientific understanding of the complex relationships between pesticides, human exposures, and associated health outcomes. There is an increasing interest in using an integrated approach of environmental measurements, human exposure data, and epidemiology research to understand the potential for human health risks associated with crop protection products. Uncertainties in analytical data, variability in data quality, incongruent objectives, and study designs, all adversely impact our ability to use the collective information as the basis for public health decisions. Guidance and approaches for assessing data and study designs (including data related to analytical measurements, exposure assessments, and health outcomes) are being developed internationally. This symposium will explore the state of the science in disciplines of chemistry, exposure assessment, biological mechanisms, and epidemiology. Critical gaps in the science that hinder our ability to sustainably use crop protection products will be examined.
US Organizer: Jeanette M. Van Emon (jmvanemon@gmail.com)
Find Congress information at pacifichem.org
Abstract submission opens January 1, 2020