Experts in the field of children's environmental health will hold a news briefing on Monday, August 23rd, at 10:15 a.m. to discuss the latest risk assessment research in a variety of areas, ranging from the risks of chemicals in the environment to those in a pet's flea collar.
The news briefing participants are taking part in a special 3-day, 30-paper symposium at the 218th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society.
WHAT: News Briefing on Children's Health and the Environment
WHEN: Monday, August 23, 10:15 A.M. (CST)
WHERE: New Orleans Convention Center, ACS Press Room #201
WHO: Dr. Larry Needham, Chief of Toxicology, National Center for
Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Symposium
Organizer,
Dr. Richard Jackson, Director, National Center for Environmental Health, CDC
Dr. Ken Sexton, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health,
Dr. Janice Chambers, Mississippi State University, College of Veterinary
Medicine
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: ACS PRESS OFFICE 504-681-5452
A nonprofit organization with a membership of nearly 159,000 chemists and chemical engineers, the American Chemical Society publishes scientific journals and databases, convenes major research conferences, and provides educational, science policy, and career programs in chemistry. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio. (http://www.acs.org)