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OVERVIEW

Risk Assessment in California and the Need for Further Investigation to Insure Infant and Children Protection
Melanie Marty,Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Children and the Environment: An Overview of Risks, Rates and Policy Implications
Lynn Goldman,M.D.,M.P.H.,Johns Hopkins University

DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY

Mechanisms Underlying Children’s Susceptibility to Environmental Toxicants
Elaine Faustman,Ph.D.,University of Washington

Adolescent Health and the Environment
Mari Golub,Ph.D.,Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

NEUROTOXICITY

Development and Maturation of the Nervous System: Neurobiological Basis of Vulnerability to Environmental Contaminants
Stanley Barone,Jr.,Ph.D.,U.S.Environmental Protection Agency

Specific Examples of Impacts of Toxicants on the Developing and Maturing Nervous System
Deborah Rice,Ph.D.,U.S.Environmental Protection Agency

OVERVIEW

Science Strategy for EPA’s Office of Children’s Health Protection Michael Firestone,Ph.D.,Office of Children ’s Health Protection, Environmental Protection Agency

THE LUNG

Development and Maturation of the Lung: Age Specific Vulnerabilities (slides / text of presentation)
Ira Tager,M.D.,M.P.H.,University of California,Berkeley

Impacts of the Criteria Air Pollutants on the Developing Lung
John Balmes,M.D.,University of California,San Francisco

Possible Role of Hazardous Air Pollutants in Adverse Respiratory Responses Among Children
George Leikauf,Ph.D.,University of Cincinnati Medical Center

ENDOCRINE FUNCTION

PCB’s, DDT, Breastfeeding, and Growth in North Carolina Children Followed From Birth to Puberty
Walter Rogan,M.D.,National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

IMMUNOTOXICITY AND SENSITIZATION

Development and Maturation of the Immune System: Vulnerability to Toxicants
Steven Holladay,Ph.D.,Virginia Polytechnic University

Developmental Immunology and Potential Windows of Vulnerability to Asthma
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John Armstrong,Ph.D., Immunarm, Inc

CARCINOGENICITY

Panel Discussion

Re-evaluating Cancer Risk Estimates for Short-term Exposure Scenarios
Chris Portier,Ph.D.,National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Characteristics of Risk of Perinatal Carcinogenesis
Lucy Anderson,Ph.D.,D.A.B.T.,National Cancer Institute

PHARMACOKINETIC ISSUES

Pharmacokinetic Parameters Dale Hattis,Ph.D.,Clark University

Exposure to Dose Models: Their Uses in Helping Access Relevant Dose in Children - This transcript has been reviewed in accordance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's peer and administrative review policies and approved for presentation and publication. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.
Jerry Blancato,Ph.D.,U.S.Environmental Protection Agency

Xenobiotic Metabolism and Chemical Fate from Early Childhood Onward
Gary Ginsberg,Ph.D.,Connecticut Department of Public Health

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