SHORT COURSE ON MEDICAL GEOLOGY -
HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT
1-4 December 2003
Geoscience Australia, Canberra. Australia
Day 1: Monday December 1, 2003
8:30-9:00 GENERAL REGISTRATION
9:00-9:15 WELCOME REMARKS
Official Opening of the Short Course by Dr Ian Lambert
Leader of the National Resources and Land Use Advice Group, Geoscience Australia.
9:15 – 9:30 Objectives and Short Description of the Short course
Dr. Robert B. Finkelman, USGS, and Dr. José A. Centeno, AFIP
9.30-10.15 Medical Geology: An Emerging Discipline in Environmental and Human Health.
Dr. Olle Selinus, SGU
10.15-10.30 Coffee break
A. Environmental Health : Sources of Exposure and Effects of Toxic Metal Ion
10.30-11.15 The Diversity of Trace Elements and Toxic Metal Ions in Environmental Health and
Human Diseases:
Dr. José A. Centeno, AFIP
11:15-12:00 Natural and Anthropogenic Sources, Transport and Fate of Toxic Metal Ions in the
Environment
Dr. Robert B. Finkelman, USGS
12:00-12:15 Discussion and General Remarks
12:15-13:15 LUNCH
13.15 – 14.00 The Context for Geohealth in Australia.
Dr. Graham Taylor UC.
B Environmental Pathology, Geochemical Studies and Health Effects.
14.00-14.45 An Overview of Health Impacts of Coal and Coal Use: Arsenicosis and Fluorosis
Dr. Robert B. Finkelman, USGS
14.45 – 15.00 An Introduction and Overview to Chronic Arsenic Poisoning: Natural History,
Toxicology and Health Effects
Dr. José A. Centeno, AFIP
15.00-15.15 Coffee break
15.15-16.00 An Environmental Pathology Overview of Tissue Reactions to Selected Toxic
Metals and Metal Compounds.
Dr. Florabel Mullick AFIP
16.00-16.30 Problems of High Fluoride Waters in Turkey, (Hydrogeology and Health Aspects)
– An Overview.
Nazmi ORUÇ. Eskisehir Environmental Protection Association (NGO), TURKEY
16.30-17.15 Discussion - Dr. José A. Centeno, AFIP
Day 2: Tuesday December 2, 2003
C. Special Topics on Environmental Toxicology and Human Health Research on Metal Ion
9.00 - 9.45 Clinical and Toxicological Effects of Mercury
Dr. José A. Centeno, AFIP
9.45 - 10 30 Medical Geology as Applied to Vector-born Diseases, Organics, Dust etc.
Dr. Robert B. Finkelman, USGS
10.30 - 10.45 Coffee break and Poster viewing.
10.45 - 11.30 Geogenic Processes and Human Health Sustainability.
Prof. Ravi Naidu (CERAR)
11.30 - 12.15 Speciation of Trace Elements and Toxic Metal Ion Species and an Overview of
Selected Analytical Methods for the Study of Metal Ions in Biological and Tissue
Samples. - Dr. José A. Centeno, AFIP.
12.15 - 13.15 LUNCH and Poster viewing.
13.15 - 14.0 Pediatric Medicine and Exposure to Toxic Metals.
Dr. Florabel Mullick AFIP
14.00 - 14.45 Sources of Lead in Children in a Primary Zn-Pb Smelter Environment.
Dr. Brian Gulson Macquarie University/CSIRO.
14.45 - 15.00 Coffee break and Poster viewing.
15.00 - 15.45 Life and Death, Health and Weathering: another perspective.
Dr. Boyd Dent. University of Technology, Sydney
15.45 - 16.30 Potential Health Impacts of acid sulphate soils in the Australian environment
Dr. Warren Hicks. CSIRO.
16.30 - 17.15 Discussion
Dr. José A. Centeno, AFIP.
Day 3 Wednesday December 3, 2003
9.15 - 10.00 An Overview of Arsenic Distribution, in the Gold-fields - Bioavailability, and
Hazard Potential. Dr. Kim Dowling.University of Ballarat.
10.00 - 10.30 Mobilisation of Lead from Bone Tissues.
Dr. Brian Gulson Macquarie University/CSIRO (25 min + 5 min)
10.30 - 10.45 Coffee break and Poster presentation.
10.45 - 11.30 Paper presentation Dr. José A. Centeno, AFIP.
11.30 - 12.15 Paper presentation Dr. Robert B. Finkelman, USGS.
12.15 - 13.15 LUNCH and Poster presentation.
13.15 - 15.00 Discussion program on Opportunities and Needs in Environmental Toxicology,
Medical Geology and Human Health - All Speakers
15.00 - 15.30 Coffee break and Poster presentation.
15.30 - 17.00 - Discussion program continued.
17.00 Presentations of Certificates and adjournment.
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Day 4 Thursday December 4, 2003
FIELD TRIP
08.30 Departs Geoscience Australia Complex
Examination of mining site contamination, natural and human -induced metal contamination in an urban environment, soil salinity and metals mobilisation problems - light lunch provided.
4.30-5.00 Return to Geoscience Australia Complex.
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