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FOOD AND WATER SAFETY EXECUTIVE SUMMIT:
EXPLORING ANALYTICAL METHODS TO ADDRESS THE IMPACT OF OIL
SPILL CONTAMINATION ON WATER QUALITY AND MARINE LIFE
Department of Food Science
Louisiana State University
June 25th, 2010
Food and Water Safety Executive Summit
Knapp Hall Auditorium
The aim of this summit is to bring together senior experts in environmental and food safety
testing to discuss analytical challenges arising due to the unprecedented oil spill catastrophe in
the Gulf of Mexico. This one day meeting is designed to facilitate an open exchange of ideas
among attendees with a particular focus on the implementation of effective contaminant
detection and laboratory workflow methodologies.
Friday, June 25th 2010
8:15 - 9:00AM
Arrival & Breakfast
9:00 -10:30AM
Roundtable Discussion 1:
Detecting Petrochemical Contamination in Soil Challenges and Solutions
10:30 – 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 - 12:15 PM
Roundtable Discussion 2:
Detecting Petrochemical Contamination in Water Challenges and Solutions
12:15 -1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00-2:30 PM
Roundtable Discussion 3:
Detecting Petrochemical Contamination in Food –
Challenges and Solutions
2:30 - 2:45PM
Break
2:45 - 4:15PM
Roundtable Discussion 4:
Short and Long Term Effects of the Oil Spill
Catastrophe on Water Quality and Food Safety
4:15 – 4:30 PM
Concluding Remarks