SEGH 2010 International Conference and Workshops
Environmental Quality and Human Health
Galway, Ireland, June 27-July 2, 2010
www.nuigalway.ie/segh2010
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SEGH 2010 Conference venue: NUI Galway
South Park
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Heavy metal pollution in South Park, Galway
National Soil
Database of Ireland
(n=1310)
Galway attractions
 Natural Beauty
 Well preserved Irish tradition
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Natural Beauty: Fieldtrips
>1,000,000 international tourists
Conference Themes
Alongside the traditional topics in environmental geochemistry of air, water,
sediments and soils, we will explore the following pressing issues:
 Biogeochemistry of trace elements, organic pollutants and radio-nuclides
 Medical geology, environmental pollution and public health
 Interpretation using GIS, such as health atlas and geochemical mapping,
whilst allowing for uncertainty
 Urban geochemistry, contaminated land and waste management
 Environmental impacts of climate change and human activities: agriculture,
industry, transport and pesticides
 Chemicals fate, transport and exposure in environmental extreme events
 Minerals and the environment
 Perception and communication of environmental health risks and social
inequality
Special sessions
 Honorary session for lifetime achievement award
(Recipient: Prof. Iain Thornton)
 IMGA (International Medical Geology Association) session
 House dust
Workshops
1. Medical Geology (http://www.medicalgeology.org, June 27-28)
2. MULTITUDE (Multiple Links Towards Integrating Teams for Understanding of
Disease and Environment, July 1)
3. Vapour Behaviour and Assessment at Contaminated Sites - Risks Posed to
Human Health (July 1)
Keynote speakers
Prof. Iain Thornton (Former SEGH Chair, Lifetime achievement award recipient)
Imperial College and Imperial College Consultants London, UK
Title: APPLIED ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH
Prof. Shu Tao (SETAC Asia/Pacific Chair)
Peking University, China
Title: Emission, fate and respiration exposure risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
in China
Dr. Olle Selinus (IMGA founder and co-Chair)
Geological Survey of Sweden, Sweden
Title: THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL GEOLOGY - WHAT WILL
HAPPEN NOW AND IN THE FUTURE?
Prof. Luke Clancy (Director General, RIFTFS)
Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society (RIFTFS), Ireland
Title: AIR POLLUTION AND HEALTH IN IRELAND -OUTDOORS AND IN PUBS
International Advisory Committee
Dr. Ariadne Argyraki, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Prof. David J Briggs, Imperial College, UK
Prof. Joy E. Carter, University of Winchester, UK
Dr. Mark Cave, British Geological Survey, UK
Dr. Jose Centeno, The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, USA
Prof. Luke Clancy, TobaccoFree Research Institute, Ireland
Dr. Greg Davis, CSIRO Land and Water, Australia
Prof. Meral Dogan, Hacettepe University, Turkey
Prof. A. Umran Dogan, University of Iowa, USA
Prof. John G. Farmer, University of Edinburgh, UK
Dr. Robert Finkelman, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Prof. Andrew Hursthouse, University of the West of Scotland Paisley, UK
Prof. Xiangdong Li, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Prof. Virginia Murray, Health Protection Agency, UK
Prof. Michael H. Ramsey, University of Sussex, UK
Dr. Pat Rasmussen, Health Canada and University of Ottawa, Canada
Dr. Clemens Reimann, Geological Survey of Norway, Norway
Dr. David Russell, Health Protection Agency, UK
Dr. Olle Selinus, Geological Survey of Sweden, Sweden
Prof. Eduardo Ferreira da Silva, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Dr. Alex G. Stewart, Health Protection Agency, UK
Prof. Shu Tao, Peking University, China
Prof. Iain Thornton, Imperial College, London, UK
Dr. Ron T. Watkins, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
Prof. Ming H. Wong, Hong Kong Baptist University, China
Organizing Committee
Dr. Chaosheng Zhang, NUI Galway – Chair
Dr. Martin Feely, NUI Galway
Mr. Maurice Mulcahy, HSE West
Dr. Martina Prendergast, ECI, NUI Galway
Mr. Garth Earls, Geological Survey of Northern Ireland
Dr. Carrie Caravan, University of Limerick
Dr. Harry Comber, National Cancer Registry
Dr. Rachel Creamer, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle
Dr. Albert Daly, National Roads Authority
Mr. Tiernan Henry, NUI Galway
Dr. Frank Houghton, Limerick Institute of Technology
Dr. Valerie Ledwith, NUI Galway
Dr. Mícheál Lehane, Environmental Protection Agency
Dr. Aidan Moody, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Dr. Liam Morrison, NUI Galway
Dr. Patrick O’Connor, Geological Survey of Ireland
Dr. Diarmuid O'Donovan, NUI Galway & HSE West
Prof. Dennis Pringle, NUI Maynooth
Mr. Kevin Rogers, Western Regional Fishery Board
Important Dates
September 1, 2009
Abstract submission opens
December 15, 2009
to Jan. 25, 2010)
Deadline for abstract submission (extended
February 1, 2010
Registration opens
February 15, 2010
Decision on abstracts notified to authors
April 30, 2010
Deadline for early registration
May 24, 2010
Unregistered abstracts to be removed,
Book of Abstracts finalized
SEGH 2010 International Conference and Workshops
Environmental Quality and Human Health
Galway, Ireland, June 27-July 2, 2010
www.nuigalway.ie/segh2010
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