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Chair Dr. Jose Centeno The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Dpt of Environmental and Toxicologic Pathology Washington DC, 20306-6000 USA Phone: + 202 782-2839 (office) + 202 782-2832 (Lab) Fax: +202 782-9215 [email protected] Dr. José A. Centeno is a Senior Supervisory Research Scientist and Chief of the Division of Biophysical Toxicology at the Department of Environmental and Infectious Disease Sciences, U.S. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) in Washington. D.C. Dr. Centeno received is BS and MS in chemistry from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez in 1979 and 1981, respectively; and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Michigan State University in 1987, and completed a postdoctoral training in biophysics at the AFIP. He is the Director of the Tissue Reactions to Drug Registry, the International Tissue and Tumor Repository on Chronic Arseniasis, the Registry on Uranium and Depleted Uranium, the Embedded Metal Fragment Registry, and the International Registry on Medical Geology. Dr. Centeno has presented over 250 invited seminars and lectures, and he is the author or a principal co-author of over 100 manuscripts, book chapters, reports, monographs, and research abstracts on various topics of trace elements, metals and metalloids, medical geology, environmental toxicology, human health, and ecosystem issues. He has been involved in numerous academic, government and professional activities related to biomedical research, environmental health, toxicology, and geoscience including serving as General

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Chair

Dr. Jose Centeno The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Dpt of Environmental and Toxicologic Pathology Washington DC, 20306-6000 USA Phone: + 202 782-2839 (office) + 202 782-2832 (Lab) Fax: +202 782-9215 [email protected]

Dr. José A. Centeno is a Senior Supervisory Research Scientist and Chief of the Division of Biophysical Toxicology at the Department of Environmental and Infectious Disease Sciences, U.S. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) in Washington. D.C. Dr. Centeno received is BS and MS in chemistry from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez in 1979 and 1981, respectively; and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Michigan State University in 1987, and completed a postdoctoral training in biophysics at the AFIP. He is the Director of the Tissue Reactions to Drug Registry, the International Tissue and Tumor Repository on Chronic Arseniasis, the Registry on Uranium and Depleted Uranium, the Embedded Metal Fragment Registry, and the International Registry on Medical Geology.

Dr. Centeno has presented over 250 invited seminars and lectures, and he is the author or a principal co-author of over 100 manuscripts, book chapters, reports, monographs, and research abstracts on various topics of trace elements, metals and metalloids, medical geology, environmental toxicology, human health, and ecosystem issues. He has been involved in numerous academic, government and professional activities related to biomedical research, environmental health, toxicology, and geoscience including serving as General

Chairman of the 6th

International Symposium in Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine

(ISMIBM) (May 7-10, 2000), and co-chairman of the 7th

, 8th

, and 9th

ISMIBM (2002, 2004 & 2006), participating in several national and international committees including the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC, Lyon, France), NIH grant proposal Study Sections, the USEPSA TOSCA-Interagency Testing Committee, the International Working Group on Medical Geology, the National Research Council Committee on Research Priorities for Earth Science and Public Health, and the U.S. Department of Defense Working Group on Biomonitoring.

Since 2005, he has served as Regional Officer for the International Union of Geological Sciences and its Commission on Geosciences for Environmental Management (IUGS-GEM), and serves as a Senior Advisor for the IUGS-International Year of Planet Earth (2007-2009). He serves on the Editorial Board of five scientific journals, as associate editor of the book on Essentials of Medical Geology (2005), as associate editor of the book Metal Contaminants in New Zealand (2005), and as founding member and co-chairman for medical sciences for the International Medical Geology Association. He was recently elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, UK.

Dr. Centeno holds Adjunct Professorship positions at major universities and medical institutions including the George Washington University-School of Public Health, Turabo University, Jackson State University, and Universidad de la Republica-Uruguay. He is the recipient of the 2008 Special Recognition Award from the Universidad Metropolitana in Puerto Rico, the 2005 Jackson State University Research and Sponsored Programs Excellence Award, the 1996 and 2003 Superior Civilian Service Award from the Department of the Army, the 1999 Distinguish Alumni Award on Science from the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Guest Professorship Award from China University of Mining and Technology (2002), Distinguished Professor Award from Turabo University in Puerto Rico (2003), the William Evans Visiting Fellow from University of Otago, School of Medicine in Wellington, New Zealand (2004). He serves on the External Advisory Board for several university programs including the NSF Model Institutions of Excellence (MIE) Program at Universidad Metropolitana-PR, US Presidential Advisory Board on Health, Science and Engineering for Ana G. Mendez University System, NIH Research Centers for Minority Institutions (RCMI) Program at Jackson State University, as Chairman of the NIH ”URGREAT-MBRS-RISE” Program for Universidad del Este in Puerto Rico, and as Chairman of the NSF Science and Technology Access to Research and Graduate Education (STARGE) program for Jackson State University.

Over the last decade, he has focused attention on research, training, and diagnostic activities on environmental toxicology, environmental pathology, tissue reactions from bioimplantable materials, medical geology, and health effects of trace elements, metals and metalloids, and has conducted research and teaching training activities on medical geology in over 30 countries.

Co-Chair for geoscience

Dr. Olle Selinus Geological Survey of Sweden Post Box 670 Uppsala, 751 28, SWEDEN Phone +46 18 179000 Fax +46 18 179210 [email protected] (office) [email protected] (home)

Olle Selinus is a Ph.D. geologist working with the Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU). During the 1960s and 1970s, he worked in mineral exploration with a mining company and at the SGU, mainly lithogeochemical exploration. Since the beginning of the 1980s, his research work has been focused on environmental geochemistry and geostatistical methods, including research on medical geology. He has served as the organizer of several international conferences in this field, as a member of numerous scientific committees, and has published over 90 manuscripts in scientific journals and several books. He has also acted as scientific expert for the European Union. He was the Head of the Geochemical Division at SGU, and also in charge of external research and development at the geological survey. He serves as Editor-in-Chief for the book on "Essentials of Medical Geology" which has received several prestigious international awards. He was appointed Geologist of the year 2005-2006 in Sweden and was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Reward of the Commission on Geoscience for Environmental Management (GEM) in 2006. He chairman of "Earth and Health" of the IUGS-UN-UNESCO initiative of Planet Earth (IYPE), and chairman of the health sector of the 4 GeoUnions Initiative as well as Senior Advisor of IYPE and also vice president of 33International Geological Congress in Oslo 2008. He is associate editor of Applied Geochemistry. At present linked to the Linneaeus University in Kalmar.

Co-chair for medical science

Professor Philip Weinstein Dean of Graduate Studies Graduate Research Centre University of South Australia SM1-10 , City West Campus 29 North Terrace, ADELAIDE SA 5000 Ph: +61 8 8302 5129 Fax: + 61 8 8302 0828 E: [email protected]

Caption: Prof Phil Weinstein by a gnamma (water filled erosion hole) on a granite inselberg in the Boorabbin National Park, Western Australia. These geological formations were critical to the survival of Western Desert Aboriginies for tens of thousands of years, and later to early European explorers and prospectors.

Professor Philip Weinstein is a graduate in both medicine (MB BS) and ecology (PhD), with specialist postgraduate qualifications in epidemiology (MAppEpi) and environmental health (FAFPHM). With this dual training he has become involved in research on the relationship between human health and ecosystem health, and has published extensively on the environmental determinants of water-borne disease. His interest in Medical Geology stems from his work on the relationship between human health and volcanic eruptions in New Zealand. He is now extending this interest to include geological hazards as well as trace elements in analyses of the environmental disease burden.

Recent publications of interest:

Weinstein P. and Patel A. The Mount Ruapehu eruption 1996: a review of potential health effects. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 21: 773-8 (1997)

Hickling J., Clements M., Weinstein P. and Woodward A. Acute health effects of the Mt. Ruapehu (New Zealand) volcanic eruption of June 1996. International Journal of Environmental Health Research 9: 97-107 (1999)

Weinstein, P. and Cook, A. Human health impacts of volcanic eruptions. Histopathology 41 (Supp.2) 329-333 (2002).

Pearce EIF, Weinstein P, Cronin SJ, Suckling G and Cutress TW. A risk assessment of dental fluorosis from volcanic activity in New Zealand. J Pub Health Dent (in review).

Secretary

dr Kimberley McCauley

Manager – Strategy and Planning Manukau Institute of Technology Private Bag 94006 Manukau 2241 NEW ZEALAND Ph: +64-9-968 7627 E-mail:[email protected]

Treasurer

Dr David Slaney Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd (ESR) PO Box 50-348 Porirua New Zealand Tel: +64 4 913 9607 Fax: +64 4 914 0770 Email: [email protected]

David is a Senior Scientist in Ecology and Health and biologist working in environmental health since completing a PhD in 1999. His main area of research interest is the health effects of anthropogenic ecosystem disruption. Some of his current research projects include the study of mosquitoes in New Zealand and their public health risks, the development of environmental health indicators for informing government policy, microbial and chemical forensics and biosecurity, and envirogenomics (understanding the relationship between environmental exposures, genomic variation and human disease). The latter research area includes the investigation of environmental exposure to trace elements and prostate cancer. David is interested in developing Medical Geology Indicators and would like to hear from other researchers interested in this area.

Profile http://www.esr.cri.nz/competencies/populationhealth/DavidSlaney.htm

Councillors

Bernardino Ribeiro de Figueiredo (Geologist, Brazil) Institute of Geosciences University of Campinas - UNICAMP PO Box 6152 CEP 13083-970, Campinas, S.P., Brazil Phone: 55-19-3788 4572 Fax: 55-19–3289 1097, 3788 4653 E-mail: [email protected]

1. PERSONAL DATA Name: Bernardino Ribeiro de Figueiredo Birth: December 24th, 1946 Home Address: Rua Alfredo Antonio Martinelli, 279 CEP 13083-330, Campinas, S.P., Brazil Phone: 55-19-3287 43 01 Work Address: Institute of Geosciences University of Campinas - UNICAMP PO Box 6152 CEP 13083-970, Campinas, S.P., Brazil Phone: 55-19-3788 4572 Fax: 55-19–3289 1097, 3788 4653 E-mail: [email protected] 2. EDUCATION, TITLES and AWARD 1979 - Bachelor of Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden (validation of former studies at the University of São Paulo and University of Chile completed in 1971) 1980 - Doctor of Sciences, Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, Uppsala University, Sweden (Doctoral Thesis entitled Solid Solution Studies of Synthetic and Natural ZnS and MnS, Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, v. 546, 1980) 1997 – Professor Livre Docente, Metallogenesis and Geochemistry Area, Institute of Geosciences, University of Campinas, Brazil 1997 – Unicamp’s Prof. Zeferino Vaz Academic Award (academic achievement evaluated by external committee) 3. PRESENT POSITION Associate Professor, Department of Geology and Natural Resources, Institute of Geosciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp) – Level MS-5 – Exclusive dedication regime (the highest is MS-6, Professor)

Research Fellow of the National Research Council (CNPq), Level 1C (the highest is 1A) 4. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1972-1973 - Mining Geologist, Empresa Nacional de Mineria (ENAMI), Chile 1974-1975 - Exploration Geologist, Boliden AB, Sweden (summer job) 1976-1979 - Exploration Geologist, Swedish Geological Survey, Sweden (summer job) 1976-1978 - Amanuensis (teaching assistant), Uppsala University, Sweden 1980-2003- Coordinator and participant of a number of research projects on mineral deposit data file, ore deposit modeling, analytical geochemistry, ore metamorphism, gold deposits, isotope geology and, environmental geochemistry and health effects 1983-1986 - Coordinator of the Post-graduate Commission, Institute of Geosciences, Unicamp 1986-1989 - Elected representative of faculties at the Unicamp’s University Council 1989-1993 - Director of the Institute of Geosciences, Unicamp, and Member of the Unicamp’s University Council 1997-1998 - Coordinator of the Undergraduate Commission of the Earth Science Course, Institute of Geosciences, Unicamp 1980-2002 – Consultant for a number of Brazilian agencies and journals and, since 2001, member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Soils and Sediments 2000-2002 – Member of Education Commission for Geology and Oceanography Areas of the Ministry of Education, Federal Government. 2002-2004 – President Director of the Foundation for Development of University of Campinas - FUNCAMP

5. TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1970-1972 -Mineralogy, undergraduate level, Department of Chemistry, State Technical University, Santiago, Chile 1982-1986 - Mineralogy, undergraduate level, Institute of Chemistry, Unicamp 1984 - 1990 - Global Metallogeny, post-graduate level, Institute of Geosciences, Unicamp 1986-1998 - Ore Petrology, post-graduate level, Institute of Geosciences, Unicamp 1999-2002 – Field Work, undergraduate level, Earth Sciences Course, Institute of Geosciences, Unicamp 2000-2003 – Geochemistry, undergraduate level, Geology Course, Institute of Geosciences, Unicamp 2000-2003 – Environmental Geochemistry, undergraduate and graduate levels, Institute of Geosciences, Unicamp 1980-2001 - Short Courses on Sulfide Mineralogy, Ore Petrology and Mineral Deposit Models, at post-graduate level at various Universities, mining companies and scientific meetings, 1999 – Short Course on Environmental Geology, undergraduate level, Escuela Regional de Ciéncias de la Tierra, State University of Guerrero, Mexico 2001-2002 – Short Courses Environmental Processes in Atmosphere, Pedosphere and Hydrosphere and Environmental Earth Science – Geochemistry, Hydrogeochemistry and Applied Mineralogy, Institute of Geosciences, Unicamp, undergraduate and graduate levels, in cooperation to Prof. Jorg Matschullat and others (University of Freiberg, Germany) 1993-2003 - Supervisor or co-supervisor of 9 Master dissertations and 4 Doctoral theses (completed) and, 3 Master dissertations and 1 Doctoral thesis (ongoing) 6. CURRENT RESEARCH INTEREST Environmental Geochemistry and Medical Geology (mining areas) Metallogenesis and Ore Deposit Models (gold and associated metals) Ore Petrology (mineralogy, geochemistry and isotopes)

7. COURSES AND TRAINING 1986 - Workshop on Mineral Deposits Modeling, IUGS/UNESCO/IBRAM, 100 hours, Drs. Charles Cunningham, Charles Thorman, Carl Anhaeusser, Stanton Cadey, John Kerswill e Eduardo Ladeira. Brazilian Institute of Mining Industry and UNESCO 1988-1989 – Post-doctoral Research Training, Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, Uppsala University, 9 months. Sponsorship: FAPESP and The Swedish Institute 1992 - Short course on Structures, Fluids and Mineralization, Unicamp, 15 hours, Profs. Dave Sanderson e Steve Roberts (Univ. of Southampton) and Prof. Dr. Roberto Xavier (Unicamp). Link Unicamp-University of Southampton (UK). CAPES-The British Council Agreement. 1992 - Graduate Course on Isotope Geology Applied on Ore Deposits, University of São Paulo, 40 hours, Prof. Dr. Colombo Tassinari (USP). 1993 - Visiting Professor, University of Southampton (UK), 3 weeks, Supervision of Prof. Robert Foster. CAPES-The British Council Agreement. 1994 - Short course on Metamorphism, Microstructures and Fluids, Unicamp, 20 hours, Prof. Dr. Andrew Barker (University of Southampton). CAPES-The British Council Agreement. 1994 - Short Course on Mineralization Styles and Metallogenic Belts of Chilean Andes, Unicamp, 20 hours, Prof. Dr. Waldo Vivallo (Universidad de Chile). UNESCO Grant. 1995 - Visiting Professor, Federal University of Pará, Brazil, 3 months, CAPES Fellowship. 1980-1995 - Geological Expeditions in various metallogenic provinces in Brazil, Abitibi belt- Canada (1984), Baltic Shield-Finland (1989), Carolina Slate Belt-USA (1995) etc. 1997 - Sort Course on Behavior of Metals and Organic Contaminants in Environmental Compartments of Water, Sediments, Biota and Air, VI Brazilian Geochemical Congress, Salvador, SBGq, 20 hours, Dr. Egbert Duursma (University of Groningen). 1998 – Sort Course on Development of Precambrian Orogenic Belts, IG-Unicamp, 12 hours, Prof. Brian Windley (University of Leicester). 1998, 1999 and 2001 – Short Course on Environmental Geochemical Processes in Atmosphere, Pedosphere and Hydrosphere, IG-Unicamp, 30 hours, Prof. Jorg Matschullat (University of Heidelberg and Freiberg). 1999 - Sort Course on Isotopic Geochemistry Applications on Mineral Deposits and Environment, IG-Unicamp, 40 hours, Prof. Udo Haack (University of Giessen). 1999 - Visiting Professor, Escuela de Ciéncias de la Tierra, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Mexico, 2 weeks, UNESCO. 2002 – Short Course on Medical Geology - Metals, Health and the Environment, Universidad de Santiago, Chile, and JBC-Tokyo, 30 hours, IUGS-Cogeoenvironment, USGS, UNESCO, JBC and AFIP.

Fiona Fordyce (geochemist, UK) Fordyce Fiona BGS, Murchison House West Mains Road EH9 3LA Edinburgh GB-GREAT BRITAIN 0131650 0393(6671000 0131 668 2683 [email protected]

Fiona Fordyce has a BSc in geology and has worked for the British Geological Survey for 17 years. Her main areas of research include environmental geochemistry, geochemical baselines, urban geochemistry and geochemistry and health specialising in chemical toxicities and deficiencies of elements such as As, Pb, Se, I, Zn, Cu, Cd and fluoride. She has carried out extensive land, crop and water quality investigations related to human and animal health problems in several areas of the world including China, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Central Europe and the UK. These studies have contributed to the international Medical Geology field. She has served as the International Medical Geology Association European Councillor for 3 years. Other experience includes managing national geochemical survey field and urban land quality programmes in the UK and she is a former secretariat of the International Geological Correlation Programme (IGCP) Project 360 Global Geochemical Baselines and Forum of European Geological Survey (FOREGS) Geochemistry Task Groups 1993 – 1996.

Dr Maxwell Mwase University of Zambia, School of Veterinary Medicine P. O Box 32379 LUSAKA, ZAMBIA. PHONE: +260 211 293673

FAX :+260 2111293727 CELL: 260966759932 EMAIL: [email protected],

1. NAME: Dr Maxwell Mwase

2. DATE OF BIRTH: 6TH MAY 1964

3. NAME OF INSTITUTE: University of Zambia, School of Veterinary Medicine, P. O Box 32379, LUSAKA, ZAMBIA. PHONE: +260 211 293673 FAX :+260 2111293727. CELL: 260966759932. EMAIL: [email protected],

4. POSITION: Senior Lecturer and Researcher

5a . DEGRE : Masters of Science in Pathology,Swedish University of Agriculture sciences

5b. RESEARCH FIELD: Metal and pesticides effects on terrestrial and aquatic animals

6. PROFESSIONAL CAREER:

1995-2008: Senior Lecturer in veterinary pathology, School of Veterinary medicine, University of Zambia.Teaching Veterinary Pathology for the Past thirteen years

7. PUBLICATIONS

Have been a member Medical geology since 1996 and working on the impacts of metals and pesticides on as a result of Copper mining activities on terrestrial and aquatic animals.I have published many papers in scientific papers such as

1. Patterns of pyrethyroid bioaccumulation in fish species from the Kafue river, Zambia. Choongo,K C , Mwase, M, Shindano J and Siyubi S. Zambian Journal of veterinary Science(ISSN 1024-8889) (2007)

2. Coefficient of condition in relationship to Copper levels in muscles of Serranochromis fish and sediments from the Kafue river, Zambia. Mwase M, Choongo KC, Syakalima MS, Bullet. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. (75(4):645-51 (2005)

3.Hepatic and renal concentrations of 10 trace elements in crocodiles(Crocodylus niloticus) in the Kafue and Luangwa rivers in Zambia. Bjorn Almli, Maxwell Mwase, Tore Sivertsen, Mike M Musonda, Arne Flaoyen. Science of the Total Environment 337 75-82 (2005)

4. Hepatic and renal concentrations of copper and other trace elements in hippopotami (Hippopotamus amphibious L) living in and around the Kafue and Lwangwa rivers of Zambia. M. Mwase, B. Almli, T. Sivertsen, MM. Musonda and A. Flaoyen. Oonderspoort Journal of Veterinary Research , 69:207-214 (2002)

5. Bioaccumulation of Lead in Wildlife Dependant on the Contaminated Environment of the Kafue flats. M.S Syakalima, K.C Choongo, P Chilonda. B Ahmadu, M. Mwase, M. Onuma,

O Sugimoto, T. Tsubota, H. Fukushi, M. Yoshida, T. Itagaki, J. Yasuda, Y, Nakazato. Bullet. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 67:431-445 (2002)

6. Effects on tropical fish of sediments collected in Kafue river Zambia. Mwase M., Norrgren L. and Victor T Bullet.Environ.Contam.Toxicol. 61:96-101(1998)

I have presented papers on several scientific forum organised by the medical geology. E.G

• Bioaccumulation of Lead in wildlife dependant on contaminated environment of the Kafue flats. Presented at the 6th International Symposium on Environmental Geochemistry ( University of Edinburgh) 7th to 11th September 2003

• Chemical and morphological studies of some fish species living in the Kafue river Zambia. 2nd Southern and East African Conference on Geomedicine and Geoindicators ( 26th June -1st July 2001)

• Levels of essential and toxic elements in tissues of Hippopotamus (Hippopotami amphibius L ) living in and adjacent to the Kafue and Luangwa rivers of Zambia (Uppsala Sweden), 5th September 2000

Prof Hisashi Nirei The Geo-pollution Control Agency, Japan Rose highs-no.1, 24-1, 5 chyo-me Makuharihongoh, Hanamigawa Chiba City, 262-0033 Japan

[email protected]

Family name: NIREI

First names: Hisashi

Education:

Institution Date Degree or diploma obtained

Osaka City University 09.80-07.85 Diploma of Doctor of Natural Sciences

Membership of professional bodies:

Chairperson of The Society of Geo-pollution Control, Japan

Professor Emeritus Ibaraki Univeresity , Japan

Counsellor, Geological Society of Japan

Chairperson of Japan Branch, IUGS Commision on Geoscience for Environmental Management (GEM)

Counsellor, Geological Society of Japan

Advisor, Japanese Society of Geo-pollution Science, Medical and Urban Geology

Chairperson of the Committee of Environmental Geology, Geological Society of Japan

Counsellor/ Executive, International Society for Environmental Geotechnology(ISEG)

Present position:

A . President of (NPO) The Geo-pollution Control Agency, Japan. (since April 2006).

B. Professor Emeritus of Ibaraki University (since April 2006)

C. Officer of GEM-IUGS ( 2008-2012), Chair person of the Japan Branch of GEM-IUGS(since August 2005)

Professional Experience Record:

A. Date (from - to) Since 04.06

Location Rose highs-no.1, 24-1, 5 chyo-me, Makuharihongoh, Hanamigawa, Chiba City, 262-0033, Japan [email protected]

Company The Geo-pollution Control Agency, Japan

Position Chair person (NPO) The Geo-pollution Control Agency, Japan.

(since April 1999)

Description

Management for scientific diagnosis for clean up on geo-pollution site, geo-pollution research work etc.,publication activities and every workshop on geo-pollution in

B. Date (from - to) Since 04.06

Location Ohu Itako

Company Center for Water Environmental Study, Ibaraki University

Position Professor Emeritus /Lecturer

Description Geo-pollution Science;

C. Date 2008-20012

Location 1277-1,Motoyahasgi-kamayauchi,Katori City ,287-0025, Japan.

[email protected]

Company IUGS Commission on Geoscience for Environmental Management (GEM)

Position Officer

Description Management on each workshop and symposium

Professor Umran Dogan Department of Geological Engineering, Ankara University Tandogan, 06100, Ankara, Turkey & Adjunct Professor Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering The University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa, 52242-1527, USA Phone: 319-335-1400 Fax: 319-335-1415 e-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Dogan is a Professor of Mineralogy at the Department of Geological Engineering of the

Ankara University of Turkey, and Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering of

the University of Iowa, USA. He teaches mineralogy-petrology-geochemistry and publishes

heavily in medical mineralogy-medical geology. He also teaches short courses and workshos

at the international meetings. His expertise include quantitative characterization of zeolite-

asbestos-silica-clay group minerals and fine-ultra fine particles using the state-of-the-art

electron microscopy-x ray microanalysis techniques. Recently, he won the prestigeous

Landon Foundation-AACR Innowator Award for International Collaboration by the American

Association for Cancer Research.

Prof Nelly Manay Dept of Toxicology and Environmental Hygiene Faculty of Chemistry University of the Republic Gral. Flores 2124 Montevideo URUGUAY Tel (+598 2) 924 18 09 Fax (+598 2) 924 19 06 E-mail [email protected]

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