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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA |
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4121.0: Tuesday, December 13, 2005: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| Food and drinking water are routinely contaminated with measurable levels of many toxic pollutants, often at the part per million or billion level. About 90% of human dioxin exposure occurs through food, as does most mercury exposure. Do these food-related exposures matter? What health concerns arise from chronic exposure to low-level toxicants in the food chain? This session reviews recent science around several types of common food and water contaminants, among them dioxins and related compounds, brominated flame retardants, and plasticizers. Potential health effects are examined, as are broader science policy issues regarding whether current models for assessing risks from these compounds are sufficient for protecting the food supply or public health. Presenters will give examples of strategies consumers can use to lessen their exposures to food chain contaminants. | |||
| Learning Objectives: 1)Describe two emerging issues regarding toxic chemicals routinely found in drinking water or food. 2)Articulate at least one mechanism by which very low-level exposures to food contaminants are hypothesized to interfere with biological function. 3)Give example of two sensible food choices that should lessen toxic contamination of food or drinking water, or exposure to contaminants therein. | |||
| David B. Wallinga, MD, MPA Barbara A. Laraia, PhD, MPH, RD Sara B. Fein, PhD Eileen Parrish | |||
| Kathleen E. Schuler, MPH Arnold Schecter, MD, MPH | |||
| Dioxins in the Food Chain: Old Issue, New and Persisting Health Concerns Robert Lawrence, MD | |||
| Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in US food: An emerging hazard Arnold Schecter, MD, MPH | |||
| Polycarbonate baby bottles are made from a sex hormone: The low-dose effects of bisphenol A Frederick vom Saal, PhD, John Peterson Myers, PhD | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Environment | ||
| Endorsed by: | Epidemiology; Food and Nutrition; Public Health Education and Health Promotion | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA