Short Course – Mass balance models for assessing chemical fate and exposure – Dr. Jon Arnot – University of Toronto

When:	Back to Calendar » June 21, 2012 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Where:	Trent University 1600 E Bank Dr Peterborough,ON K9L 1Z7 Canada	View Full-Size Map » ✔ Add to Calendar Add to Google Calendar
Contact:	Alison Fraser afraser@dillon.ca
Categories:	Short Courses

Join us for a half-day short course at Trent University on Thursday, June 21, 2012, where Dr. Jon Arnot and Liisa Toose (Reid)will initiate us to the joy of fugacity modelling!

Tens of thousands of chemicals are produced and used in society; however, few measured data for exposure and risk assessment are available. To address scientific and regulatory interests, multimedia mass balance models have been developed to quantify and evaluate the environmental fate, bioaccumulation, exposure and potential risk of chemicals to humans and ecological receptors. For organic chemicals, many of these models are conceptually similar. The objectives of this short course are (i) to introduce some of the basic principles underlying multimedia mass balance models for chemical fate and exposure, including “Mackay box model” and fugacity concepts, and (ii) to provide some “hands-on” experience using selected models (i.e. the EQuilibrium Criterion (EQC) and Risk Assessment IDentification And Ranking (RAIDAR) models).

INSTRUCTORS: Dr. Jon Arnot (University of Toronto) and Liisa Toose (Reid)

Jon completed his Ph.D. at Trent University in 2008 under the supervision of Don Mackay. Jon joined the Wania group as a post-doctoral fellow in January 2009. His primary research interests are the development and evaluation of multimedia mass balance models and the development of methods for estimating biotransformation, biodegradation and toxicity. His research is being applied in various projects including the evaluation of commercial chemical inventories to identify substances with the greatest potential for exposure and risk to humans and the environment.

Liisa completed her M.Sc. at the Canadian Environmental Modelling Centre at Trent University in 2005 with Don Mackay. Her research has focused on modelling the global transport of single- and multi-species contaminants to the Arctic, although her projects have included modelling the fate of these contaminants at smaller scales as well; in lakes, agricultural ponds and soils.  More recently, Liisa has been working with Jon Arnot to adapt the RAIDAR model to include ionic chemicals and to address the role of plants and plant metabolism in these risk assessments.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Thursday June 21st – 1-5 pm – SHORT COURSE – Mass Balance Models for Assessing Chemical Fate and Exposure

Thursday JUNE 21st – 6:30 - 9:30 pm - POST-SHORT-COURSE/PRE-AGM PUB
Join us at Gerti’s on Thursday night.
Gerti’s: 225 Hunter Street West, Peterborough – http://www.gertis.ca.

Friday June 22nd – 8:30 am – 5:30 pm – ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Plan to join us for the AGM as well! * Click here more information

ACCOMMODATIONS:  We have booked a block of rooms at Trent University Residences and the Holiday Inn Peterborough (Deadline May 21st and May 20th, respectively). See our AGM page for more information.