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Ligthart: ChemSec, the SIN (Substitute It Now) List and how to eliminate hazardous substances including brominated and chlorinated fire retardants

Jerker Ligthart, International Chemical Secretariat (ChemSec), Sweden
“ChemSec, the SIN (Substitute It Now) List and how to eliminate hazardous substances including brominated and chlorinated fire retardants“

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Wong: California Green Chemistry Initiative

Jeffrey Wong, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, Department of Toxic Substances Control
"California Green Chemistry Initiative"

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Clark: Improving Health and Quality of Life in Europe How can Chemical Policy Reform Contribute

Ian Clark, European Commission, Visiting Scholar, UC Berkeley
"Improving Health and Quality of Life in Europe How can Chemical Policy Reform Contribute"

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Panel Discussion: 08 May, 2009

Panel Discussion

Presented at Flame Retardant Dilemma: 08 May, 2009

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Janssen: Exposure to and health effects of halogenated fire retardants

Sarah Janssen, MD, MPH, Natural Resources Defense Council
Exposure to and health effects of halogenated fire retardants

Presented at Flame Retardant Dilemma: 19 April, 2007

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Wilson: A comprehensive chemical policy for California

Michael Wilson, PhD, Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, UCB
A comprehensive chemical policy for California

Presented at Flame Retardant Dilemma: 19 April, 2007

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Sundberg: The “Molecular Heat Eater”, a non-toxic fire retardant from Sweden

Lars Sundberg, President, MHE Technology Corporation
The “Molecular Heat Eater”, a non-toxic fire retardant from Sweden

Presented at Flame Retardant Dilemma: 19 April, 2007

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Batson: Manufacturers in the crossfire: achieving fire, health, and environmental safety

Russell B. Batson, VP, Government Affairs, American Home Furnishing Alliance
"Manufacturers in the crossfire: achieving fire, health, and environmental safety"

Presented at Flame Retardant Dilemma: 19 April, 2007

Blum: Flame Retardant Dilemma Review: 20 September, 2007

Alrene Blum, Ph.D.
Flame Retardant Dilemma Review: 20 September, 2007

Presented at Flame Retardant Dilemma: 20 September, 2007

McGuire: An analysis of fire data and the impact of fire safe cigarettes.

Andrew McGuire, SF Trauma Foundation
An analysis of fire data and the impact of fire safe cigarettes.

Presented at Flame Retardant Dilemma: 20 September, 2007

Klosterhaus: PBDE’s in the San Francisco Estuary and What We Do and Do Not Know about their Replacements

Susan Klosterhaus, Ph.D., Environmental Scientist, San Francisco Estuary Institute
PBDE’s in the San Francisco Estuary and What We Do and Do Not Know about their Replacements

Presented at Flame Retardant Dilemma: 20 September, 2007

Blum: Flame Retardant Dilemma Review: 25 January, 2008

Arlene Blum, Ph.D., Visiting Scholar, UC Berkeley;
Flame Retardant Dilemma Review: 25 January, 2008

Presented at Flame Retardant Dilemma: 25 January, 2008

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Klosterhaus: Firemaster 550, the major pentaBDE replacement, is found is sewage sludge and household dust

Susan Klosterhaus, San Francisco Estuary Institute
Firemaster 550, the major pentaBDE replacement, is found is sewage sludge and household dust

Presented at Flame Retardant Dilemma: 19 September, 2008

Curras-Collazo: New information on how exposure to fire retardant chemicals before birth can permanently harm the neuroendocrine system, body

Margarita C. Curras-Collazo, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience, UC Riverside
New information on how exposure to fire retardant chemicals before birth can permanently harm the neuroendocrine system, body water regulation, and cardiovascular function

Presented at Flame Retardant Dilemma: 19 September, 2008

Blum: Flame Retardant Dilemma Review: 19 September, 2008

Arlene Blum, Ph.D., Visiting Scholar, UC Berkeley
Flame Retardant Dilemma Review: 19 September, 2008

Presented at Flame Retardant Dilemma: 19 September, 2008

Batson: Manufactures caught in the crossfire: achieving fire, health, and environmental safety

Russ Batson, VP, Government Affairs, American home Furnishing Alliance
Manufactures caught in the crossfire: achieving fire, health, and environmental safety

Presented at Flame Retardant Dilemma: 30 January, 2009

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Webster: Exposure to PBDEs: From Product to Person

Tom Webster, D.Sc., Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health
Exposure to PBDEs: From Product to Person

Presented at Flame Retardant Dilemma: 30 January, 2009

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Geer: How to measure human exposure to persistent halogenated chemicals

Laura A. Geer, PhD, MHS, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
How to measure human exposure to persistent halogenated chemicals

Presented at Flame Retardant Dilemma: 30 January, 2009

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Janssen: Halogenated Fire Retardants

Sarah Janssen, PhD, MD, MPH, Natural Resources Defense Council
Halogenated Fire Retardants

Presented at Flame Retardant Dilemma: 30 January, 2009

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Blum: Fire Retardant Dilemma Review, 30 January, 2009

Arlene Blum: Ph.D., Visiting Scholar, UC Berkeley
Fire Retardant Dilemma Review, 30 January, 2009

Presented at Flame Retardant Dilemma: 30 January, 2009

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Blum: Flame Retardant Dilemma Review, 08 May, 2009

Arlene Blum, PhD, Visiting Scholar, Department of Chemistry, UC Berkeley
Flame Retardant Dilemma Review, 08 May, 2009

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Flame Retardant Dilemma: 19 April, 2007

Date & Time: 
Thursday, April 19, 2007 (All day)

Speakers:
Russell B. Batson, VP, Government Affairs, American Home Furnishing Alliance
Manufactures caught in the crossfire: achieving fire, health, and environmental safety

Sarah Janssen, MD, MPH, Natural Resources Defense Council
Exposure to and health effects of halogenated fire retardants

Lars Sundberg, President, MHE Technology Corporation

Flame Retardant Dilemma: 20 September, 2007

Date & Time: 
Thursday, September 20, 2007 (All day)

Speakers:
Alrene Blum, Ph.D.
The Flame Retardant Dilemma

Terry Collins
Collins: Green chemistry: sustaining a high technology civilization

Lauren Heine, Ph.D., Director of Applied Sciences, Green Blue Institute
Heine: Are there less toxic alternative fire retardant strategies?

Michael Kirschner, President, Design Chain Associates

Flame Retardant Dilemma: 25 January, 2008

Date & Time: 
Friday, January 25, 2008 (All day)

Speakers:
Arlene Blum, Ph.D., Visiting Scholar, UC Berkeley
Flame Retardant Dilemma Review

David Epel, Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University
Ancient Cellular Toxic Defense Meets A New World Of Chemicals

Mytro Petreas, Ph.D., MPH, Environmental Chemistry Laboratory Dept of Toxic Substances Control
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Flame Retardant Dilemma: 02 May, 2008

Date & Time: 
Friday, May 2, 2008 (All day)

Speakers:
Ian Clark, European Commission, Visiting Scholar, UC Berkeley
Clark: Improving Health and Quality of Life in Europe-How can Chemical Policy Reform Contribute

Kristin Robrock, Environmental Engineering, University of California Berkeley
Biodegradation of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs)

Flame Retardant Dilemma: 19 September, 2008

Date & Time: 
Friday, September 19, 2008 (All day)

Speakers:
Arlene Blum, Ph.D., Visiting Scholar, UC Berkeley
Flame Retardant Dilemma Review

Margarita C. Curras-Collazo, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience, UC Riverside
New information on how exposure to fire retardant chemicals before birth can permanently harm the neuroendocrine system, body water regulation, and cardiovascular function

Flame Retardant Dilemma: 30 January, 2009

Date & Time: 
Friday, January 30, 2009 (All day)

Speakers:
Arlene Blum, Ph.D., Visiting Scholar, UC Berkeley;
Flame Retardant Dilemma Review

Rachael A. Baker, Environmental Supply Chain Manager, and Tom Cooper, Environmental Design and Research, Kaiser Permanente.
How Kaiser is using supplier engagement and environmental disclosure practices to drive the market for safer materials

Russ Batson, VP, Government Affairs, American home Furnishing Alliance

Turyk: PBDEs and Human Health: Effects on Thyroid and Reproductive Hormones

Mary Turyk, PhD, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago
PBDEs and Human Health: Effects on Thyroid and Reproductive Hormones

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Wilson and Schwarzman: Green Chemistry: Cornerstone to a Sustainable California

Michael Wilson and Megan Schwarzman, School of Public Health, UC Berkeley
“Green Chemistry: Cornerstone to a Sustainable California“

Presented at Flame Retardant Dilemma: 19 September, 2008

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Senecal: Protecting our Troops from Fire Injuries as well as Fire Retardants

Kris Senecal, Research Biologist, US Army Natick Soldier Center
Protecting our Troops from Fire Injuries as well as Fire Retardants

Presented at Flame Retardant Dilemma: 08 May, 2009

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Shaw: Bioaccumulation and Health Risks of PBDEs and PFCs in Marine Mammals: Are We Running out of Time?

Dr. Susan D. Shaw, DrPH, Director, Marine Environmental Research Institute (MERI), Blue Hill, Maine
Bioaccumulation and Health Risks of PBDEs and PFCs in Marine Mammals: Are We Running out of Time?

Presented at Flame Retardant Dilemma: 08 May, 2009

Mensching: The ABCs and PBDEs of Feline Hyperthyroidism: Current Findings on a Modern Epidemic

Dr. Donna Mensching, DVM, U of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine
The ABCs and PBDEs of Feline Hyperthyroidism: Current Findings on a Modern Epidemic

Presented at Flame Retardant Dilemma: 08 May, 2009

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Flame Retardant Dilemma: 08 May, 2009

Date & Time: 
Friday, May 8, 2009 (All day)

Speakers:
Arlene Blum, PhD, Visiting Scholar, Department of Chemistry, UC Berkeley
The Flame Retardant Dilemma Review

Dr. Carl Cranor, PhD, University of California, Riverside
Reckless Nation, Contaminated Nation: Some Legal Strategies to Reduce Risks to Children

Dr. Donna Mensching, DVM, U of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine

Flame Retardant Dilemma: 12 February, 2010

Date & Time: 
Friday, February 12, 2010 (All day)

New Research on Human Health Impacts

Speakers:
Arlene Blum, Ph.D., Visiting Scholar, UC Berkeley,
On the toxicity of flame retardants in buildings and what to do about it

Asa Bradman, PhD, MS, Center for Children's Environmental Health Research, School of Public Health, UCB,
Exposure and Health effects of PBDE exposure in pregnant women and children in a California agricultural community

Flame Retardant Dilemma, Beijing: 22 August, 2009

Date & Time: 
Saturday, August 22, 2009 (All day)

Presentations given at the 2009 Symposium on Flame Retardants in China. Click the titles for English and Chinese language versions

Speakers:
Arlene Blum, PhD, Visiting Scholar, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
The Fire Retardant Dilemma in China: Human Health and the Global Environment
阻燃剂面临的问题 ——防火、人类健康与环保

Linda Birnbaum, PhD, DABT, ATS, Director, U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
An Overview of Halogenated Fire Retardant Research
卤代阻燃剂研究概述

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