The ABCs of EDCs - March 13, 2007

Endocrine Disrupting Compounds

"The ABCs of EDCs"

A Regional Science Forum for the Mid-Atlantic
March 13, 2007
Hood College
Whitaker Campus Center
Frederick , MD

Background:
In follow-up from the November 2006 conference "EDCs - What We Know and What We Don't" , the sponsors teamed with Hood College to present the data from the previous forum to a broader audience of interested stakeholders.

Available Documents:
"The ABCs of EDCs" - Factsheet

Agenda

Presentations:

The What, Where, How, When, and Why of EDCs

Keynote Speaker: Ed Orlando, Florida Atlantic University

Endocrine Disruptors Effects in Humans

Maricel Maffini, Tufts University
For more information on Dr. Maffini's presentation, please contact her personally.

EDC Effects on Different Organisms: Consequences of Embryonic Exposure - Timing is Everything!

Mary Ann Ottinger, University of Maryland

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in the Mid-Atlantic

Lance Yonkos, Wye Research Institute

Altered Behavior and Physiology in Male Fathead Minnows

Andy Kane and Jim Salierno, University of Maryland

Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Wastewater Streams

Beveryly Stinson, Metcalf & Eddy

Agriculture and EDCs

Nancy Shappell, USDA - Animal Metabolism - Agricultural Chemicals Research Unit

Solutions for Reducing EDC Releases

Rolf Halden, Johns Hopkins University

Current and Future Research at EPA

Elaine Francis, Environmental Protection Agency

For more information, please contact:
Daphne Pee
University of Maryland
Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Program

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