The Eighth International PCB Workshop

描述（由申请人提供） 本申请旨在申请资助将在马萨诸塞州伍兹霍尔举行的第八届国际多氯联苯研讨会，题为“学校中的多氯联苯”，2014年10月5日至9日。目标参与者是从事多氯联苯研究的政府、学术界和工业界科学家，他们在多氯联苯的检测、发生、接触和风险评估、监管和政策制定方面具有专门知识，特别是那些在学校中具有多氯联苯相关经验的科学家。鉴于这一专题的及时性，调查人员还预计会有高度感兴趣的非专业观众，特别是参与学校多氯联苯问题的公民团体。该地点特别适合这个主题，因为它位于驾车距离之内 来自美国东北部主要城市的学生受到最近在建筑材料和旧校舍空气中发现的多氯联苯的直接影响。对于参加讲习班的人来说，从最近的两个机场有可靠的巴士服务，可以有效地运送到会场。一 讲习班的主要目标是分享有关主题的信息，讨论将大大有利于与会者。但是，为了将调查结果和结论传播给更广泛的受众，将编写一份关于这一主题的特刊，并在一份主要的环境卫生杂志上发表。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant) This application is to request funding to help support the Eighth International PCB Workshop, entitled "PCBs in Schools" to be held in Woods Hole, Mass., October 5-9, 2014. The target participants are government, academic and industry scientists working on polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), with expertise on their detection, occurrence, exposure and risk assessment, regulation and policy development, especially those scientists with relevant experience with PCBs in schools. The investigators also anticipate a highly interested lay audience given the timely nature of this topic, with special appeal for citizens groups involved in PCBs in Schools issues. The venue is especially appropriate for this topic, in that it lies within driving distance from major northeastern U.S. cities directly impacted by recent revelations of PCBs found in building materials and the air of older school buildings. For those attending the Workshop, there is reliable bus service from the two closest airports, enabling efficient transport to the venue. A major goal of the Workshop is the sharing of information on the topics, discussions that will greatly benefit those present. But to transfer the findings and conclusions to a broader audience, a special issue on the topic will be prepared and published in a major Environmental Health Journal.