Conference: Developing US-Moldova Environmental Research Through U.S. Participation in the Third International Conference "Ecological Chemistry 2005" in Moldova, Spring, 2005

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0531542MalinFifteen U.S. scientists, including three graduate students, will attendthe Third International Conference "Ecological Chemistry - 2005" scheduled to be heldMay 20-23, 2005 in Chisinau, Moldova. Intellectual merit: The conference will discussecological chemistry of water, air and soil; waste management; chemical risk assessment;ecological policy and legislation. Participation by the U.S. environmental scientists andstudents will allow them to witness first hand reports on little-known environmentalconditions in the Republic of Moldova and surrounding regions of Romania and Ukraine.Broader Impact: Attendance at the conference will offer significant opportunities fordirect interaction with Eastern European colleagues and students, fostering developmentof international scientific collaborations. Several of the invited U.S. scientists havealready begun collaborations in Moldova and will be present to help their colleaguesexplore opportunities for collaborative research.