The Eighth International PCB Workshop

描述(由申请人提供) 本申请旨在申请资金，以帮助支持将于2014年10月5日至9日在马萨诸塞州伍兹霍尔举行的第八届国际印刷电路板研讨会，题为“学校的多氯联苯”。目标参与者是从事多氯联苯研究的政府、学术和行业科学家，他们在多氯联苯的检测、发生、暴露和风险评估、监管和政策制定方面具有专门知识，特别是那些在学校拥有多氯联苯相关经验的科学家。调查人员还预计，鉴于这一专题的及时性，将有高度感兴趣的非专业受众，对涉及学校多氯联苯问题的公民团体具有特别吸引力。场地特别适合这个话题，因为它位于车程之内。 来自美国东北部的主要城市，最近发现在建筑材料和旧校舍的空气中发现了多氯联苯，这些城市直接受到影响。对于参加研讨会的人来说，最近的两个机场有可靠的巴士服务，使他们能够高效地前往会场。一个 讲习班的主要目标是分享有关专题的信息和讨论，这将使出席者受益匪浅。但为了将调查结果和结论传递给更广泛的受众，将准备一期关于该主题的特刊，并在一家主要的环境健康杂志上发表。

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.