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Environmental Health Publications Available

The Toxicologic Hazard of Superfund Hazardous Waste Sites. This review of US hazardous waste sites and their effect on health is available in the publication Reviews on Environmental Health 12(4):23551 or through the Internet at http://atsdr1.atsdr.cdc. gov:8080/toxhazsf.html.

Proceedings of the Expert Panel Workshop to Evaluate the Public Health Implications for the Treatment and Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls-Contaminated Waste. This document focuses on the health effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), incineration of PCB-contaminated waste, and non-incineration remedial technologies. It is available at /HAC/PCB/b_pcb_cvr.html or as document number PB 96-145396 through the National Technical Information Service at (703) 487-4650.

The Effects of Environmental Hazards and Regulation of Urban Redevelopment. This report provides insight into some of the most basic issues confronting brownfields policy and the relative importance of environmental risk versus neighborhood economic distress as deterrents to neighborhood redevelopment. It is jointly sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and EPA. The report can be downloaded at http://www.huduser.org (enter complete document title in the search command line and press enter). It is also available for $5 by calling (800) 245-2691.

Environmental Health & Toxicology Research Program, Meeting Environmental Health Challenges through Research, Education, and Service. The member institutions of the Minority Health Professions Foundation (MHPF) include 11 medical, dental, pharmacy, and veterinary schools in historically African-American colleges and universities. MHPF's Environmental Health and Toxicology Research Program is designed to focus on the health problems of poor and minority populations through research in toxicology, risk assessment, and environmental toxicology. The program is conducted through a cooperative agreement between ATSDR and MHPF. This report describes the research program and current studies, results, and impacts. Copies are available from MHPF, 3 Executive Park Dr., NE, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30329; telephone (404) 634-1993; fax (404) 634-1903.

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 Calendar 

December

• December 2-5, 1998. Gene Environment Interactions Conference, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Austin, Texas. Sponsored by the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health. Contact: Janet Riley, telephone (919) 541-7621; e-mail riley@niehs.nih.gov

• December 2-5, 1998. National Institute for Environmental Health Studies sponsored conference December 810, 1998. 13th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control: Prevention, Translating Research into Public Health Practice; Atlanta, GA. Contact: Christine J. Domino; telephone (303) 280-1112; fax (303) 694-3100; e-mail CJDomino@compuserve.com. Internet http://www.cdc.gov/majevnts/majcal.htm.

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January

• January 28-29, 1999. CDC and ATSDR Symposium on Statistical Methods: Emerging Statistical Issues in Public Health for the 21st Century; Atlanta, GA. Contact: Bradford A. Myers, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS-D01, Atlanta, GA 30333; telephone (404) 639-3806; fax (404)639-4463; e-mail bam6@cdc.gov.

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February

• February 28 - March 4, 1999. 25^th Waste Management Symposium: HLW, LLW, Mixed Wastes and Environmental Restoration: Working Towards a Cleaner Environment, Tucson, Arizona. Hosted and sponsored by the College of Engineering and Mines, University of Arizona. Contact: Shari Brabham; e-mail or Donna McComb, Laser Options, Inc., telephone (520) 292-5652; fax (520) 292-9080.

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July

• July 6-9, 1999. 63^rd Annual Educational Conference and Exhibition, Renaissance Hotel and Nashville Convention Center. National Environmental Health Association (NEHA). Early Bird registration ends December 31, 1998. Contact: A NEHA customer service representative, telephone (303) 756-9090; fax-on-demand (303) 756-9090 (ask for document 208, select option 5).