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Provisional Schedule
| Day 1 |
| Time |
Session |
Presenters |
| 8:15 – 8:45 |
Registration |
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| 8:45 – 09:00 |
Welcome and profile of participants |
Fran Solomon |
| 9:00 – 10:00 |
Properties and sources of metals; exposure pathways; modes of action; toxicity measurements |
Fran Solomon |
| 10:00 – 10:15 |
Refreshments |
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| 10:15 – 12:00 |
Factors affecting metal toxicity |
Fran Solomon |
| 12:00 – 1:00 |
Lunch |
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| 1:00 – 2:45 |
Impacts of mercury on aquatic organisms and human health; Global Mercury Project |
Fran Solomon |
| 2:45 – 3:00 |
Refreshments |
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| 3:00 – 5:00 |
Impacts of cadmium, lead, copper, and zinc on aquatic organisms and human health |
Fran Solomon |
| Day 2 |
| Time |
Session |
Presenters |
| 9:00 – 10:30 |
Impacts of silver, tin, nickel, and gold/cyanide on aquatic organisms and human health |
Fran Solomon |
| 10:30 – 10:45 |
Refreshments |
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| 10:45 – 12:30 |
Impacts of aluminum, manganese, chromium, arsenic, selenium, and uranium on aquatic organisms and human health |
Fran Solomon |
| 12:30 – 1:30 |
Lunch |
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| 1:30 – 3:00 |
Prevention and control of metal discharges and ARD generation |
Fran Solomon |
| 3:00 – 3:15 |
Refreshments |
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| 3:15 – 4:45 |
Small group exercise - presentation and discussion of case studies of closed, currently operating, and potential mining sites |
Fran Solomon |
| 4:45 – 5:00 |
Course evaluation |
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