Sixth International Symposium on Flame Retardants (BFR2013)

描述(由申请人提供)：本提案请求部分支持将于2013年4月7日至10日在加利福尼亚州旧金山举行的第六届阻燃剂国际研讨会(BFR2013)。本次会议将重点介绍一种主要的污染物，即阻燃剂，这种污染物已被发现，并将越来越多地出现在危险废物场所。本次研讨会的重点是讨论有关阻燃剂的多个方面，包括关于来源、控制和监管、暴露、毒理学、环境、室内污染和替代品的会议。这些会议中的许多都是对NIEHS 2012-2016战略计划中所述主题的回应。这次会议与健康有关的是，最常用的阻燃剂多溴二苯醚(PBDEs)已经在环境和人类中普遍存在，尽管人们努力限制它们在家居和消费品中的使用。对替代阻燃剂的担忧促使科学家和监管机构寻求关于这些新的、不同类别的化学品的更多信息。演讲将探讨这些问题的复杂性，并可能使人们认识到新的研究途径。会议的广泛和长期目标是增加我们对现有和替代阻燃化学品的了解。本次会议的具体目的将是召集来自世界各地的代表阻燃科学和政策关键领域的演讲者，总共有250人参加为期2.5天的研讨会。该计划将于周日晚上以欢迎招待会开始，为与会者提供在实际会议开始前会面的机会。七个口头陈述会议将讨论阻燃科学和政策的最新发现。两个海报会议将允许所有参与者对这些主题做出贡献。所有的课程 将同时举行。海报将全天展出，休息时间供观看，并专门与作者互动。这一应用的意义在于，BFR研讨会已成为国际学术界成员、政府官员和私营行业讨论阻燃化学品最新科学和法规发展的主要论坛。正在寻求14 900美元的会议经费，用于：1)为与会者提供出席2013年BFR的旅费和会议注册费支持；2)支持部分设备租赁费。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal requests partial support for the Sixth International Symposium on Flame Retardants (BFR2013) to be held April 7-10, 2013 in San Francisco, California. This meeting will highlight one major class of contaminants, flame retardants, which are found, and will increasingly be found at hazardous waste sites. The focus of this symposium is to discuss a multitude of aspects regarding flame retardants, including sessions about sources, control and regulation, exposure, toxicology, environment, indoor pollution, and alternatives. Many of these sessions are responsive to the stated themes expressed in the NIEHS 2012-2016 Strategic Plan. The health relatedness of this conference is that the most commonly used flame retardants, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), have become ubiquitous in the environment and in humans in spite of efforts to limit their use in home furnishings and consumer products. Concerns about replacement flame retardants have prompted both scientists and regulators to seek more information on these new and diverse classes of chemicals. Presentations will explore the complexity of these issues and potentially bring awareness to new avenues of research. The broad and long-term goals of the conference are to increase our understanding about current and replacement flame retardant chemicals. The specific aims of this meeting will be to convene speakers from around the world that represent critical areas of flame retardant science and policy with a total of 250 participants fora 2.5 day symposium. The program will commence Sunday evening with a Welcoming Reception to provide the participants with an opportunity to meet before the actual meeting starts. Seven oral presentation sessions will address the latest findings in flame retardant science and policy. Two poster sessions will permit all participants to contribute to these topics. All of the sessions will be held concurrently. The posters will be on display all day with time at breaks for viewing and dedicated sessions for interacting with the authors. The significance of this application is that the BFR Symposia have become the premier forum for members of the international academic community, government officials and private industry to discuss the latest scientific and regulatory developments regarding flame retardant chemicals. Conference funding in the amount of $14,900 is being sought to 1) provide travel and conference registration fee support of participants to attend BFR2013 and 2) support a portion of the equipment rental fees.