SEGH 2010: 27th European 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)
 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
Topic: Medical Geology

Prof. Luke Clancy (Director General, RIFTFS)

Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society (RIFTFS), Ireland
Topic: Air Pollution and Health
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
Prof. John G. Farmer, University of Edinburgh, UK
Dr. Robert Finkelman, United States Geological Survey, 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
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

1 September, 2009 Abstract submission opens

15 December, 2009 Deadline for abstract submission
1 February, 2010 Registration opens
15 February, 2010 Decision on abstracts notified to
authors
30 April, 2010 Deadline for early registration
SEGH 2010: 27th European Conference and
Workshops
Environmental Quality and Human Health
Galway, Ireland, June 27-July 2, 2010
www.nuigalway.ie/segh2010

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