Course Details
- Presenter:
by
Dr. Frances P. Solomon
- Dates:
- Duration:
2-day course
- Location:
Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Fees:
CAD 1,550
- Delegates:
20 Max
- How to Register
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Course Availability
Next Course:
10 - 11 May 2010
Seating Still Available:
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METAL MINING DISCHARGES - IMPACTS AND CONTROLS
by
Dr. Frances P. Solomon
Provisional Schedule
Day 1
| Time |
Session |
Presenters |
| 08:15 – 08:45 |
Registration |
|
| 08:45 – 09:00 |
Welcome and profile of participants |
Fran Solomon |
| 09:00 – 10:00 |
Properties and sources of metals; exposure pathways; modes of action; toxicity measurements |
Fran Solomon |
| 10:00 – 10:15 |
Refreshments |
|
| 10:15 – 12:00 |
Factors affecting metal toxicity |
Fran Solomon |
| 12:00 – 13:00 |
Lunch |
|
| 13:00 – 14:00 |
Impacts of mercury on aquatic organisms and human health |
Fran Solomon |
| 14:00 - 15:00 |
Global Mercury Project - guest lecture |
Rodolfo Neiva de Sousa |
| 15:00 – 15:15 |
Refreshments |
|
| 15:15 – 17:00 |
Impacts of cadmium, lead, copper, and zinc on aquatic organisms and human health |
Fran Solomon |
Day 2
| Time |
Session |
Presenters |
| 09:00 – 10:30 |
Impacts of silver, tin, nickel, and gold on aquatic organisms and human health |
Fran Solomon |
| 10:30 – 10:45 |
Refreshments |
|
| 10:45 – 12:30 |
Impacts of aluminum, manganese, chromium, arsenic, selenium, and uranium on aquatic organisms and human health |
Fran Solomon |
| 12:30 – 13:30 |
Lunch |
|
| 13:30 – 15:00 |
Prevention and control of ARD generation |
Fran Solomon |
| 15:00 – 15:15 |
Refreshments |
|
| 15:15 – 16:45 |
Small group exercise - presentation and discussion of case studies of closed, currently operating, and potential mining sites |
Fran Solomon |
| 16:45 – 17:00 |
Course evaluation |
|
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Registration form
