Assessing Bioavailability as a Determinant of Pollutant Exposure: Building a Multidisciplinary Paradigm for the 21st Century and Beyond

February 19-21, 2008
Doubletree Hotel
Tampa, Florida

Introduction

This Conference, "Assessing Bioavailability as a Determinant of Pollutant Exposure: Building a Multidisciplinary Paradigm for the 21st Century and Beyond", seeks to bring together prominent researchers and officials from Environmental and Medical Sciences, Public Health, Toxicology, Risk Assessors, Regulators, and Remediators to establish common concepts and identify major systematic gaps in our knowledge of bioavailability and its implications, as well as define and prioritize research needs. A major focus will be on defining the uncertainty we all face in dealing with bioavailability issues, and the potential role of bioavailability in the continuum from existence of chemicals in the environment to disease in humans and animals. The program is a combination of presentations by leaders in many aspects of bioavailability, followed by facilitated discussions of the major uncertainties we face in health effect, regulation and remediation. All participants will be involved in the discussion and developing a consensus for future direction.

Steering Committee