Petr Kukucka
Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment
(Brno, Czech Republic)
Temporal and Spatial Trends of Selected POPs in Riverine Sediments:
What Can We Learn for Assessment of Risks Associated with Frequent Flood Events?
Anne Myers
University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada)
Analysis of Bromo/Chloro Dioxins by Gas Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS/MS)
Pamela Noyes
Duke University (Durham, NC, USA)
Impacts of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) on the Metabolism of Thyroid Hormones in Early Life Stages of Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas)
Simon Roberts
Duke University (Durham, NC, USA)
Species-Specific Differences and Structure-Activity Relationships in the Debromination of PBDE Congeners among Three Fish Species
Laurence Roosens
University of Antwerp (Antwerp, Belgium)
In vitro Metabolism of HBCD Isomers by rat Liver Microsomes
Jack Thompson
University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia)
Comparison of PFOS and PFOA Serum Concentrations in People Undergoing Regular Venesections and in the Broader Community
Jonathen Byer
Environment Canada, Burlington, Canada
Dioxin Concentrations in American Eel (Anguilla Rostrata)
Captured in Eastern Canada
Yijun Chen
School of the Environment, Nanjing University, China
State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse,
Degradation of PBDE by Lignin Peroxidase from White Rot Fungi
Larissa Cunha
Eduardo Penna Franca Radioisotope Laboratory -
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Persistent Organic Pollutants in Eggs of Brown Booby (Sula Leucogaster, Aves: Sulidae) from Three Reproductive Colonies Along the Brazilian Coast
Antunes Fernandes
Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Division Toxicology,
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
In Vitro Inhibition of Aromatase Activity and Activation of the GABA Receptor by NDL-PCBs and Their HO-Metabolites
Sarah Josefsson
Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, Sweden;
Release of PCBs and PBDEs form Different Depths in Contaminated Sediments Due to Bioturbation
Eva I Ha Loi
Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, China
Partitioning Behavior and Trophic Transfer of Perfluorinated Compounds in
Hong Kong Mai Po Tidal Shrimp Ponds, China
Lutz Ahrens
GKSS Research Centre, Institute for Coastal Research, Geesthacht, Germany
Longitudinal and Latitudinal Distribution of Polyfluorinated Compounds in Surface Water in the Atlantic Ocean
Elsa Piccinelli
Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Ambiente e del Territorio,
Universitá di Milano Bicocca, Italy
Effects of Fabric Filter and Activated Carbon on PCDD/F Congeners Distribution in Flue Gas of a Secondary Casting Aluminum Plant
Mohamed Abdallah
Division of Environmental Health and Risk Management, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
The Effect of Light on Hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) in Indoor Dust
Xenia Trier
Faculty of Life Sciences, Basic Sciences and Environment, Copenhagen University, Denmark
Polymeric Type Polyfluorinated Compounds in Technical Standards and from Food Contact Materials
David Szabo
Curriculum of Toxicology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
Hexabromocyclododecane Gamma: Tissue Disposition and Elimination Kinetics in Mice
Niclas Johansson
Department of Environmental Toxicology, Uppsala University, Sweden.
Neonatal Exposure to Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) Affect Developmental Marker Proteins, CaMKII, Gap-43 and Synaptophysin Levels, in the Mouse Brain
Helen Engelstad Kvalem
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Can Non-DL-PCB Concentrations in Serum be Predicted by Dietary Intake?
A Validated Prediction Model
C. Bogdal
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, Laboratory for Analytical Chemistry, Dübendorf, Switzerland.
Partitioning of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers Between Air, Water, Sediment and Fish in Lake Thun (Switzerland)
Q. Chen
Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan School of Public Health,
Ann Arbor, USA
Serum 2,3,7,8-TCDD Concentration in a Michigan, USA Population with no Unusual Sources of Exposure
VLB Jaspers
Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium
Nondestructive Biomonitoring of POPs and PBDEs in Magpies (Pica pica): Comparison of Feathers, Serum and Preen Gland
L. Linderholm
Department of Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden.
Human Exposure to PCB and PCB Metabolites in a Hot-Spot Area in Eastern Slovakia
H. Takakuwa
Department of Environment Conservation, Ehime University, Japan
Profile of PCDD/Fs and PCBs in Forest Soil
L.W.Y. Yeung
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST),
Tsukuba, Japan
Persistent Perfluorinated chemicals and Total Fluorine in the Blood of Wild Rat: New Approach to Estimate Human Exposure
Christian Bogdal
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (EMPA), Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Dübendorf, Switzerland
Polychlorinated Naphthalenes: Congener Specific Analysis and Source Identification in a Dated Sediment Core from Lake Thun, Switzerland
Kai Hsein Chi
Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei
Effects of Asian Dust Storm Evens on Ambient PCDD/F and PCB Concentrations
in Northern Taiwan
Simon Gaul
Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Höhenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Photolytic Dehalogenation of the Natural Product Q1 and Screening Samples
for the Obtained Hexachloro Isomers
Marike Leijs
University of Amsterdam, Medical School, Netherlands
Delayed Initiation of Breast Development in Girls with Higher Prenatal Dioxin Exposure
Jenny Rattfeld
Umeå University, Department of Chemistry
Uptake in Zebrafish of a Structurally Diverse Set of Brominated Flame Retardants After Dietary Exposure
Mitsuha Yoshikane
Environmental Research Center, Tsukuba, Japan
Concentration of Perfluorochemicals in bivalves in Japan by Alkaline Digestion Method
Britta Fängström
Department of environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden
A Retrospective Time Trend Study of PBDEs and PCBs in Human Milk from the Faroe Islands
Yun-Seok Kim
Nihon University, Fujisawa, Japan
Isomer-Specific Analysis of Nonylphenols with Estrogenic Activity and their Distribution in Aquatic Environment in Relation to Endocrine Disrupters
Nihon University, Fujisawa, Japan
Sergio Noboru Kuriyama
Charité University Medical School, Berlin, Germany
Sex-Dependent Behavioral Changes in Rat Offspring after In Utero Administration
of a Single Low Dose PBDE 47
Joachim Melcher
Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Höhenheim, Germany
Identification and Quantitation of the Halogenated Natural Product BC-3
Stefan Voorspoels
Toxicology Center, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium
Brominated Flame Retardants in Birds of Prey from Flanders, Belgium
Jana Weiss
Department of environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden
PBDEs and HBCDD levels in Blood from Dutch Mothers and Infants -
Analysis of a Dutch Groningen Infant Cohort
Jean-Francois Focant
Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, University of Liège, Belgium
On-line Automated PLE and Multi-column Clean-up System for PCDD/F and PCB Analysis in Food Samples
Da Qing Jin
College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Kyongsan, Korea
Role of Cell Cycle Regulators in Neurotoxic Effects of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
Joelle Prange
National Research Center for Environmental Toxicology, Queensland, Australia.
PCDD/Fs in the Atmosphere and combustion Material During a Forest Fire in Queensland, Australia
Hughes Preud'homme
Laboratoire de chimie Analytique (LCABIE-UMR5034)
Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Pau cedex France
Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans in the Exhaust Fumes and
Fly Ashes of Municipal Waste and Industrial Incinerators
Luisa Ruiz
PANKRAS II Study Group, Municipal Institute of Medical Research,
Barcelona, Spain.
Correlations among Serum Concentrations of Highly Prevalent Organochlorine Compounds in Patients with Exocrine Pancreatic Cancer
Kaj Thuresson
Department of Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden
Decabromodiphenyl Ether Exposure to Workers manufacturing Rubber
and in an Industrial Setting Producing Rubber Coated Electric Wires
Jean-Francois Focant
Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, University of Leige, Belgium
New High Capacity Disposable Silica Columns (HCDS) Instead of GPC for Automated Clean-up of Biological Fatty Matrices in PCDD/Fs and cPCBs Analysis
Caroline Gaus
National Research Center for Environmental Toxicology, Queensland, Australia
Historical PCDD/F Records in Dated Marine Sediment Cores
from Queensland, Australia
Matthias Koch
Technisch Universitat Berlin, Germany
Source Identification of PCDD/Fs in Sewer Biofilm of Industrial and Municipal Sewage
Merja Korkalaien
National Public Health Institute, Laboratory of Toxicology, Kuopio, Finland
Molecular Cloning of the Hamster Ah Receptor Reveals a Unique Q-Rich
Subdomain Structure
Jane M. Rogers
Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis, USA
Application of a Human Ovarian Cell Bioassay for the Detection and Analysis
of Estrogen-Toxicant Interactions
S. Skopp
Organic Analytical Chemistry, University of Basel, Switzerland
Enantioselective Metabolism of Four Toxaphene Congeners in Rat After
Intravenous Administration
Teija Strandman
National Public Health Institute, Division of Environmental Health, Kuopio, Finland
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in Placenta and Human Milk
Sheyl A. Tittlemier
Centre for Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, Carleton University,
Ottawa, Canada
Examination of the Bioaccumulation of Halogenated Dimethyl Bipyrroles in an
Arctic Marine food Chain Using Nitrogen Stable Isotope Analysis
Competition was open to all Symposia participants
Per Andersson
Institute of Environmental Chemistry, Umeå University, Sweden
Low Temperature Catalytic Destruction of PCDD/F in Flue Gas from
Waste Incineration
Bert van Bavel
Institute of Environmental Chemistry, Umeå University, Sweden
Results from the Third Round of the International Intercalibration Study on PCDDs, PCDFs and Planar PCBs: Part 2 Soil/Sewage Sludge
Anders Bignert
Contaminant Research Group, Swedish Museum of Natural History,
Stockholm, Sweden
Similar Decreasing Rate of OCs in Both Eutrophic and Oligotrophic Environments -
A Result of Atmospheric Degradation? Part II
Karin Karlson
Department of Zoology, Institute of Applied Environmental Research, Stockholm University, Sweden
Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Contaminants and Methyl Sulfone Metabolites in Harbour Porpoises (Phoecoena phoecena) in Swedish Waters
Isamu Kawakami
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Tokyo, Japan
Two Investigations of Dioxin Emission from the Incineration of Waste and PVC
Ulrika Örn
Department of Environmental chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden
Synthesis of Some 14C-Labelled Brominated Flame Retardants
Anuschka Polder
Department of Pharmacology, Microbiology and Food Hygiene,
Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology,
Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, Oslo, Norway.
PCBs, Toxaphenes and other Chlorinated Pesticides in Human Milk
from the Archangels district, Russia
Masaru Tanaka
Department of Waste Management Engineering, National Institute of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan
Dioxins from Waste Incinerators and Control Measures Against Them
Gavin W. Ten Tusscher
Neonatology Department, Academic Medical Centre of the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Open Chemical Combustion Results in Local Increased Incidence of Orofacial Clefts
Peter Behnisch
Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Tubingen, Germany
Occurrence of Non-ortho, Mono-ortho and Di-ortho Substituted PCB Congeners in Polecats, Stone Martens and Badgers from the State of Baden-Wirttemberg, Germany
Kathrin Mahnke
Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Tubingen, Germany
Biomass - an Important Source for Global PCDD/F-Emission?
Roland Weber
Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Tubingen, Germany
Quantum Chemical and Metabolic Studies towards an Explanation of the Exceptional Status of the 2,3,7,8-Positions in Dibenzodioxin