Contaminated Land - Tricky Topics in Toxicology

Overview

This course is for those who undertake or review human health risk assessments for contaminated land, giving an overview of the toxicology, health risks and implications for the most commonly encountered chemical contaminants. It will be useful to those involved with assessing human health risks from land affected by chemical contamination, in particular those who are assessing contaminated land under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act.

The course will benefit:

  • Local Authority Officers with contaminated land responsibility
  • Environment Agency Officers with contaminted land responsibility
  • Consultancies specialising in contaminated land, especially risk assessment
  • Developers and contractors involved with redevelopment of potentially contaminated land
  • Those producing or evaluating land quality reports

It is taught in an interactive classroom environment. The material is put into context using real-life examples and exercises. Speakers are selected from our pool of qualified toxicologists, specialist contaminated land advisors, and guest speakers from the Environment Agency. They will be on hand throughout the day for informal discussions. The Health Protection Agency plays an important advisory role in the assessment of public health risks of land affected by contamination, working alongside the Environment Agency on development of contaminated land policy including provision of expert advice on the toxicology of chemicals.

This course begins with an overview of the basic principles of toxicology, and how these translate into risk assessment. This leads into a more detailed examination of the toxicology of some specific contaminants which can cause problems for contaminated land assessment. Participants will gain a more detailed understanding of the issues behind the most common contaminants encountered during contaminated land assessments, and how this may affect the decisions that are taken to protect public health.

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Course Details

Date and Venue

Tuesday 24 January 2012, Health Protection Agency, 5 St Philips Place, Birmingham, B3 2PW

Fees

Places are limited and early booking is therefore advisable.

Earlybird discount rate (valid until 31 December 2011)

£150 for public sector (local authorities, HPA, EA etc)

£200 for private sector

Rate after 31 December 2011

£200 for public sector (local authorities, HPA, EA etc)

£250 for private sector