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Agenda & Presentations
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Disclaimer: The contents of these documents do not necessarily
represent the views and policies of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute
endorsement or recommendation of use. |
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Day 1,
Sunday, January 25, 2004 |
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9:00 - 5:00 |
Registration |
11:00 - 1:00 |
State and Tribal Regional Work Groups
Topics of Interest to Regional Groups
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1:00 - 2:00 |
Lunch |
2:00 - 2:15 |
Forum
Organization & Objectives (PDF, 110KB) |
Jeff Bigler, USEPA, OST
Robert Brodberg, CA EPA, OEEHA
Steve Ellis, Tetra Tech, Inc. |
2:15 - 2:35 |
Pros
& Cons of Focus Group Testing (PDF, 240KB) |
Steve Bradbard, Consumer Studies, Food & Drug Administration
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A. Monitoring Strategies to Support Fish Advisories |
Moderator: Randy Manning, GA Department of Natural Resources |
2:35 - 2:55 |
EPA
National Contaminant Study Design & Uses of Data (PDF,
433KB) |
Leanne Stahl, USEPA, OST |
2:55 - 3:15 |
Model
Application for Developing Fish Advisories (PDF, 1MB) |
Stephen Wente, USGS |
3:15 - 3:30 |
Round Table Discussion on How Federal Agencies Can Assist State/Tribe Monitoring Programs |
3:30 - 3:45 |
Break |
B. Approaches to Melding Commercial & Noncommercial Fish Advisories |
Moderator: Bob Gerlach, AK Department of Environmental Conservation |
3:45 - 4:00 |
Minnesota
Fish Consumption Advisory (PDF, 544KB) |
Pat McCann, MN Department of Health |
4:00 - 4:15 |
Maine
Fish Consumption Advisory (PDF, 734KB) |
Eric Frohmberg, ME Bureau of Health |
4:15 - 4:30 |
North
Carolina's New Advice on Eating Fish (PDF, 1.6MB) |
Luanne Williams, NC Department of Health & Human Services |
4:30 - 4:45 |
Florida Fish Consumption Advisory (presentation
currently unavailable) |
George Henderson, FL Fish & Wildlife
Conservation Commission |
4:45 - 5:15 |
Round Table Discussion |
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Top Day 2: Monday, January 26, 2004 |
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8:00 - 8:20 |
Formal Welcome & Introductions |
General Forum Moderators:
Jeffrey Bigler, USEPA, OST
Bob Brodberg, CA EPA, OEHHA |
Welcome from USEPA |
TBD |
Welcome from California |
Val Siebal, CA EPA, OEHHA |
Mercury
Issues |
Moderator: Henry Folmar, MS
Department of Environmental Protection |
8:20 - 8:35 |
Mercury
Levels in Tuna & Other Major Commercial Fish Species in
Hawaii (PDF, 310KB) |
Barbara Brooks, HI Health Department,
Hazard Evaluation & Emergency Response |
8:35 - 8:45 |
Mercury
Concentrations in North Carolina's Top Five Commercially Sold
& Recreationally Caught Marine Fish (PDF, 85KB) |
Luanne Williams, NC Department of Health
& Human Services |
8:45 - 9:00 |
Options
for a Gulf States' Mercury Advisory for King Mackerel (PDF,
2MB) |
Donald Axelrad, FL Department of Environmental
Protection |
9:00 - 9:15 |
Recent
Washington State Data on Mercury Concentrations in Tuna
(PDF, 1MB) |
Jim VanDerslice, WA Department of Health
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9:15 - 9:30 |
Recent
FDA Data on Mercury Concentrations in Fish (PDF, 18KB) |
David Acheson, Food & Drug Administration
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9:30 - 9:45 |
Panel Questions for Clarification |
9:45 - 10:00 |
Break |
10:00 - 10:10 |
Forum Organization
& Objectives (PDF, 76KB) |
Steve Ellis, Tetra Tech, Inc. |
Mercury
Issues, continued |
Moderator: Henry Anderson,
WI Department of Health & Human Services |
10:10 - 10:35 |
Update
on Recent Epidemiologic Mercury Studies (PDF, 368) |
Kate Mahaffey, USEPA. |
10:35 - 10:55 |
Update
on the Current Mercury RfD & the Implications for Revisions
Based on Recent Data (PDF, 37KB) |
Alan Stern, NJ Department of Environmental
Protection, Division of Science, Research & Technology |
10:55 - 11:05 |
Panel Questions for Clarification |
11:05 - 11:35 |
National
Mercury Advisory: Description of Existing Advisory & August
2003 FDA FAC Recommendations (PDF, 33KB) |
David Acheson, Food & Drug Administration
Denise Keehner, USEPA |
11:35 - 12:05 |
National
Mercury Advisory: Exposure Assessment & Peer Review
(PDF, 55KB) |
David Acheson, Food & Drug Administration
Rita Schoeny, USEPA |
12:05 - 12:15 |
Panel Questions for Clarification |
12:15 - 1:45 |
Lunch |
Mercury
Issues, continued |
Moderator: Henry Anderson,
WI Department of Health & Human Services |
1:45 - 2:00 |
Mercury
Focus Group Testing Results (PDF, 139KB) |
Marjorie Davidson, Food & Drug Administration
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2:00 - 2:35 |
National
Mercury Advisory: Overview of the new Joint Agency National
Mercury Advisory (PDF, 362KB) |
Jim Pendergast, USEPA, OST
& David Acheson, Food & Drug Administration |
2:35 - 2:50 |
Panel Questions for Clarification |
2:50 - 3:15 |
National Mercury Advisory: Communication/Implementation
Strategies: Open Forum |
3:15 - 3:30 |
Break |
3:30 - 5:00 |
Regional Breakout Sessions
Mercury Issues: State/Tribe Reactions & Needs Assessment
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6:00 - 8:00 |
Reception & Poster Displays |
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Top Day 3, Tuesday, January 27, 2004 |
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8:00 - 8:15 |
Welcome & Introductions |
General Forum Moderators: Jeffrey Bigler, USEPA, OST Bob Brodberg, CA EPA, OEHHA |
8:15 - 9:25 |
Regional Group Reports: National Mercury Advisory Comments & Reactions |
9:25 - 9:40 |
Break |
Risk Management Issues |
Moderator: Luanne Williams,
NC Department of Health & Human Services |
9:40 - 10:00 |
Results
of Different Methods Used to Evaluate State Mercury Advisories
(PDF, 406KB) |
Henry Anderson, WI Division
of Public Health |
10:00 - 10:20 |
Web-based
Guidance on Risk Communication: An Update & Demonstration
(PDF, 1.2MB) |
Barbara Knuth, Cornell University, Department
of Natural Resources
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10:20 - 10:50 |
Risks
& Benefits Revisited (PDF, 667KB) |
Grace Egeland, McGill University |
10:50 - 11:10 |
Fish
Smart, Eat Safe! - Risk Communication to Diverse Populations
in an Urban Setting (PDF, 491KB) |
Lin Kaatz Chary, Great Lakes Center for Occupational
& Environmental Safety & Health, University of Illinois at Chicago,
School of Public Health |
11:10 - 11:35 |
Palos
Verdes Shelf Fish Contamination Risk Communication (PDF,
1MB) | Sharon Lin, USEPA Region 9,
& Gina Margillo, Impact Assessment, Inc. |
11:35 - 11:55 |
Mississippi
Delta Case Study: Risk Communication (PDF, 6.6MB) |
Linda Vaught, MS Department of Environmental Quality, Information Center |
11:55 - 12:15 |
Risk
Communication for Medical Practitioners (PDF, 395KB) |
Steve Blackwell, ATSDR |
12:15 - 1:30 |
Lunch |
Monitoring Contaminants in Fish |
Moderator: Brian Toal, Connecticut Department of Public Health |
1:30 - 2:00 |
Contaminants
in Farmed Salmon from Around the World (PDF, 467KB) |
David Carpenter, University at Albany, SUNY |
2:00 - 2:20 |
Factors
Affecting Contaminant Exposures in Fishes: Habitat, Life History
& Diet (PDF, 6.2MB) |
Sandie O'Neill, WA Department Fish & Wildlife |
2:20 - 2:40 |
Model
Application for Developing State Fish Advisories (PDF, 1.8MB) |
Stephen Wente, USGS |
2:40 - 2:55 |
Panel Questions for Clarification |
2:55 - 3:15 |
Break |
3:15 - 5:00 |
Regional Breakout Sessions
Monitoring & Risk Management: State/Tribe Reactions & Needs Assessment |
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Top Day 4, Wednesday, January 28, 2004 |
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8:00 - 8:15 |
Welcome & Introductions |
General Forum Moderators: Jeffrey Bigler, USEPA, OST Bob Brodberg, CA EPA, OEHHA |
Chemical Updates |
Moderator: Joseph Beaman,
MD Department of the Environment |
8:15 - 8:40 |
PBDEs
- Rising Levels in Fish, Tox Review & the California Ban
(PDF, 1.7MB) |
Tom McDonald, CA EPA, OEHHA
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8:40 - 9:00 |
Dioxin
(PDF, 85KB) |
Rita Schoeny, USEPA, OW |
9:00 - 9:20 |
Arsenic:
Speciation & Hazard (PDF, 47KB) |
Charles Abernathy, USEPA, OST |
9:20 - 9:35 |
Break |
Forum State/Tribe Reactions & Needs Assessment: Regional Presentations & Discussion |
Moderator: Bob Brodberg,
CA EPA, OEHHA |
9:35 - 11:20 |
Regional Presentations |
11:20 - 11:50 |
Questions & Comments |
11:50 - 12:00 |
Closing Remarks |
General Forum Moderators: Jeffrey Bigler, USEPA, OST Bob Brodberg, CA EPA, OEHHA |
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