Characterisation of sites impacted by petroleum hydrocarbons
Sites impacted by petroleum hydrocarbons represent a significant proportion of Australia’s contaminated land and proper characterisation of these sites is therefore a major concern Poorly planned and executed site characterisation… [
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Incorporating bioavailability into human health risk assessment
When assessing the impact of an ingested chemical on human health risk assessment the chemical’s toxicity is influenced by the degree to which it is absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract into the body (i e its bioavailability)… [
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Environmental Health Risk Assessment 2010
A short course in Environmental Health Risk Assessment will be held from 12-16 July 2010 in Brisbane The course is jointly organised by the National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology (Entox the University of Queensland)… [
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Environmental Risk Communication
Today as community concern about human health and ecological impact from exposure to contaminated sites emerge pressure is put on organisations to incorporate community consultation into their risk management practices Increasing… [
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Dr Peter Beck
Dr Peter Beck was a visitor to CRC CARE in June 2009 and during his visit accepted an invitation to present a seminar entitled: “Is there contamination between my sampling locations ” Dr Beck… [
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TPH Workshop
CRC CARE in partnership with Environmental Laboratory Industry Group (ELIG) held a workshop on the development of a consistent and harmonized approach to the analysis and reporting of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) on Friday 1… [
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Asbestos Seminar
CRC CARE in partnership with NSW Australian Contaminated Land Consultants Association (ACLCA) held an afternoon seminar on Friday 1st May 2009 in Sydney regarding the latest developments in the assessment and management of Asbestos… [
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Site Assessment and Planning Workshop 7 - 9 September 2010
Contaminated Site Assessment and Planning Workshop 7 - 9 September 2010 Registrations have now closed for this event In partnership with leading contaminated land industry professionals ARIC is coordinating a 3 day Contaminated… [
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Site Contamination Policy Seminar
On Tuesday 5th August in Adelaide at the Hilton Hotel the CRC held a Breakfast Policy Seminar with a site contamination theme At the seminar attendees were able to hear from two of the leading policy/strategic thinkers in Europe… [
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Asbestos in Soils Workshop
Asbestos in Soils Workshop CRC CARE held a one day workshop in August in Sydney on asbestos in soil With 60 participants from across Australia the workshop presented the latest developments in asbestos research and policy in Australia… [
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CleanUp 09 Conference
CRC CARE was proud to host CleanUp 09 from 24–30 September The conference combined the 5th International Workshop on Chemical Bioavailability in the Environment (24–25 September) and the 3rd International Contaminated Site… [
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Trace Elements Presentation by Professor Ron McLaren
Professor Ron McLaren form Lincoln University in Christchurch New Zealand was a visitor to Adelaide in May and was kind enough to accept an invitation from CRC CARE to present a seminar on the topic of: “Too little or too much… [
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Environmental Health Risk Assessment (EHRA)
A short course in Environmental Health Risk Assessment (EHRA) will be held from 14-18 July 2008 on the Gold Coast south of Brisbane The course is jointly organised by the National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology (EnTox)… [
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Cleaning Up Toxic Fire Fighting Foam Workshop
Anionic surfactants are a group of specialty chemicals used in detergents One particular class of surfactants fluorinated surfactants has unique properties that make the compounds especially effective in fire-fighting First developed… [
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PRB Presentation
Dr Volker Birke and Dr Martin Wegner were visitors to CRC CARE in January and were gracious to provide presentations relating to their experience in the development and implementation of Permeable Reactive Barriers (PRBs) … [
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Heavy metal phytotoxicity workshop 31 May 2007
CRC CARE held a one day workshop on ”Heavy Metal Phytotoxicity” in Sydney on Thursday 31 May 2007 at the Mercure Hotel 818-820 George Street Sydney The workshop was attended by more than 40 people… [
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