Program
Date: October 22, TUE, 2013
Time: 13:30-15:40
Venue: Lecture Room 3, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan
13:30~13:50 Yared B. Yohannes, Hokkaido University, Japan (Ethiopia)
OCPs in fish and bird species from Lake Ziway, Ethiopia: Association with trophic level and human health risk assessment
13:50~14:20 Prof. Nico Smit, North-West University, South Africa
Ecosystem functioning, sustainable utilization and management of aquatic resources of the Lower Phongolo River and floodplain, South Africa
14:20~14:50 Prof. Victor Wepener, North West University, South Africa
Application of the Relative Risk Methodology to assess human and ecological risks posed by DDT use in the lower Phongolo iver and floodplain.
14:50~15:20 Prof. Johan van Vuren, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Biomarkers of pollution in fish from the Phongolo River and floodplain where DDT is used for malaria control
15:20~15:40 Dr. John Yabe, University of Zambia, Zambia
Lead poisoning in children from townships in the vicinity of a lead-zinc mine in Kabwe, Zambia